THE HIVE!@#$@!

Process-stage 2

Final Inks.

Process-stage 1

Here's a pencil rough for a cover submission I'm working on. Done with pencil on vellum.

Been a while Mr. Smith...

I haven't posted in a while due to some projects I've been working on, one of them being a comic submission-Here are some panel roughs done on vellum. I transfer them onto bristol via lightbox.



Here's a quick sketch of Black Bolt. Geekdom ensues!

Painterpeople!

My talented wife has a new painting blog called "painterpeople." Check it out to see some fine oil painting mastery! If you like what you see, and your pockets are fat, feel free to bid for one of her scrumptious paintings for a chance to call it yours.

LRRH-finito!

Finally finished this piece intended for a possible postcard image. I'd say it took about 8 hrs on photoshop mostly due to the fact that I'm pretty green with the software. The digital process is definitely more forgiving, and it's certainly nice to be able to correct mistakes or change color schemes instantaneously. I can't say I'd use it exclusively, but it's nice to have another tool to use in the creative process.

FIST-A-CUFFS

If you haven't checked it out already you should mosey on down the internet speedway to Sam Hiti's "FIST-A-CUFFS." It's a tourney of epic porportions that pits artist's creations against each other and the outcome of the battle depends on your vote. Some great artwork, and funny "smack" talk, makes for good times. See it now! or forever know you have missed one of life's greatest pleasures!

In the works...

Something I've been working on lately-finished version coming soon.

Communication Arts!

An illustration I did was accepted into Communication Arts Illustration Annual! It was entered in the unpublished category-done with FW acrylic inks. Good ol' Neil Young...

King No More...

It's been a long time since my last post and I have no decent excuses, accept that I just lost interest in the whole blog thing for a bit. Originally monstercake was meant to be a daily practice but I am of a weak constitution and couldn't deal. So I bring you a new monstercake, but not necessarily improved-there will be no attempts on my part to blog daily, just snippets into what i'm working on lately and observations about illustration and all things art related. So here goes with some work that I've done in the last year-



I know, who hasn't done a portrait of Johnny Cash? Done w. crowquill pen and FW Acrylic Inks. I practically drink the stuff.




Must see her live...someday. I started out with a light pencil sketch and painted the piece with Holbein Acryla-Gouche, which makes nice matte colors.



Same materials as Regina.



Sucka Punk.

MF Doom is a monster

Like Rip van Winkle

Too much has been going on for me to keep up with the posting. I've got plenty of new sketches to put up as well as other goodies so expect them soon. I apologize for the abrupt disappearance but day job + personal work = broke ass Eugene!

On another note: I am available for commissions such as this Old School Iron Man I did about a month ago;



full watercolor finishes - $175
pen & ink - $110
pencil finishes - $70

All commissions done on heavy duty cold press watercolor paper and are in the 11 x 14/12 x 16 size (default size, I'll work bigger or smaller and price accordingly). Could take up to two weeks, shipping included.

I'll be back

Roger the Homunculous

I'm not so sure about this one-it didn't turn out they way I had hoped.

The Foley Catheter explained + SBC is evil.

Lot's of things have happened since three weeks ago. As some of you may know I was gone for up to a week because I was drugged out of my mind while carrying a rather invasive instrument on (in?) my person. That ordeal is over now, and although I can't wait to tell my future spawn the time their daddy was half man, half machine, I never want to go through that again. What the hell is this Foley Catheter I briefly mentioned in a previous post you may ask? Well I've decided to draw one for you:



Well I had my crap back together for almost a week or so, until SBC decided to crap up my internet for the last three days. Bastards. The deal is fixed and I'm back. So here's my latest creation, an accurate representation of the little, angry-imp that's been fueling my hatred lately:



I'll be back tomorrow with my three monsters from the last three days!

Fuck SBC!

The Sandman

Zombie

I felt a little out of it today.

Boo...

chain-smoking sasquatch

I'm feeling better now.... so you know, my shits daily again.

The Twins pt2

The Twins