Foresty Fun

Sorry for the gap between posts---I'm turning now to old stuff to keep things going. An environment I did at work that will never be used for anything.

Angry Yellow Eyes

I've seen lots of tributes for "Where the Wild Things Are" lately, and I couldn't help but wonder what it would look like if you made one of the monsters into a real live creature and not just a man in a suit with a CG face.

Nemesis

My dreams are strange. Part of my conscious is always aware that it's a dream, and when things get too tense it just takes over---concocting powers and abilities that allow me to deal with the wagon of ninja clowns or whatever the threat happens to be. Because of this I'm never afraid of nightmares.

But last night I had a dream about being hunted by a Tyrannosaurus Rex in a desert canyon. As usual, just when I was cornered with the T-rex bearing down, my brain flipped the switch and I flew out of there like a rocket. But when I looked back, there was the Tyrannosaurus, soaring over rock formations and bursting through cliffs as it flew after me. And no matter what I did I couldn't stop him. My brain kept coming up with new powers, each of which the T-rex countered with a power of its own. I finally woke up, but I'm still puzzling over my new nemesis, the Super-Sith Rex. Will I run into him again? What could it all mean?

Stormy

We've had a bunch of storm clouds pass through our area lately, blasting us with driving rain, hail, and lightning. The bright side is that we get to see all sorts of cool cloud formations. I did this one night after I saw these clouds approaching. Unfortunately, the photos (last two images) are still cooler.

But Oz Never Did Give Nothing to the Tin Man

This represents a few hours more on top of the last iteration I posted. And it still needs more help, but I'm calling it done.

More artists

Samuel Michlap: I feel like I've posted his work before, but even so, his art is worth posting again.

Jeff Turley: Really appealing work with a variety of styles.

Pedro Sanchez: Has a truly unique and interesting style.

Zaruhi Galstian: Does some really appealing and expressive character designs.

Hadi Tabasi: Just fun.

Cory Loftis: My new favorite artist. So, so versatile.

Brittney Lee: I can't say how much I love Brittney's art. Her designs and compositions have all the charm of a Pixar movie and the finesse of an artsy French film.

Tatevik Avakyan: Again, super fun characters.

Tom Humber: One of those amazing artists who can do just about anything.

Artists to check out

I haven't shared links for a while now. Here are some that aren't in my sidebar---in my mind, these are the best of the best out there:

Justin Gerard: If you aren't familiar with his work, you need to be. His latest series for the Hobbit are some of the finest examples of how to handle comlex composition that I've seen in illustration.

Dave Guertin and Greg Baldwin: Two artists from Insomniac. The energy in their drawings never ceases to amaze me.

Erwin Madrid: Great style, lighting, and composition.

Jason Seiler: The most amazing caricature artist since Sebastian Kruger decided to get all serious on us.

Annette Marnat: Beautiful, fluid lines.

Mike Lee: Has awesome designs and a great handle on values.

Ben Caldwell: Has a fantastic sense of design. The Wizard of Oz picture I'm working on was actually inspired one of his drawings.

I have more, I'll post them next week.