WIP_detail

Detail of something I've been working on and is now just about completed. Via Painter and Photoshop.

IM 2 is near

And the poster is officially OUT. And lookee, there's a peak at War Machine. Weeeeee

QUICK...DRAW

something! In Painter! A couple of things. And both to be finished during whatever spare time I can muster. Like now? Who needs sleep?

Cyber Ninja DJ Goh Goh

A commission piece. The guy has a full gallery of this character he created: Shwann deviantArt Goh Goh Gallery

Beautiful Grim

Anyone reading this, please go check out the following: Beautiful Grim

Concept artist, Daarken's girlfriend has been battling breast cancer this past year and he has organized a fundraising art auction to help her now battle the cost of treatment.

"My name is Daarken and I am a concept artist and illustrator working for Mythic Entertainment. My friend Leif Jeffers, an animator at DreamWorks, and I are organizing an art auction fundraiser that will be held next year.

Earlier this year my girlfriend, Cat, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25. On November 3rd, 2009, she had a bilateral mastectomy after going through 16 weeks of chemotherapy. As you can imagine it has been hard for her, not only mentally and physically, but financially. In order to help alleviate some of her medical bills Leif and I wanted to throw an art auction. The proceeds that are left over after her medical bills have been paid will go to a breast cancer related charity to be determined by the artists in the coming weeks.

We currently have artists contributing that hail from all regions of the industry: concept artists, animators, photographers, sculptors, fine artists, illustrators, you name it. The theme for the auction is "Beautiful Grim." The interpretation of "Beautiful Grim" has been left up to the artists. A tentative deadline for the art has been set for February 1st, 2010. Venues to hold the event are also currently being researched, but so far we are considering either San Francisco or New York."

It's an honor to be able to donate a piece for this worthy cause.

A few more brew process pieces

For your entertainment.

How Beautiful Beer is Brewed

and say that fast 10-times. Was asked to illustrate the beer process for that local brewpub I'm doing label art for. I hope they like these - these are just six of nine total and are to be (if accepted) put onto their little "process menus" in their pub. All done in Painter with a bit of editing in Photoshop.

Kwikie Digi Doodles

For warm up and to relax. About an hour all together for all four.

Line'n up for a vaccinashunnnn

Hopefully, today I get a H1N1 vaccination and next week, I rec'v the seasonal flu shot. I'll be all ready for the season. Seeing I'm a one of them heavy breathing asthma sufferers - I need them both. However, my asthma hasn't been that much of an issue for the last couple of years - but lately has been rearing it's ugly head.

Hence, the shots.

And tonight is another night of an Art All-Nighter. Have a LOT of work I need to complete THIS WEEKEND. Because next week brings another round of ART. Commissions are coming in (thankfully) lately. A possibility of a group art show and I've begun working on my own art show for February.

The bookstore is getting in the way; along with employees at the bookstore who want hours, but don't want to work them - leaving me, dependable one, to cover for them. That leaves me with less hours to work on art. Another thing - house. Big house with critters and lots of work around here that needs to be done.

A 34 or 38 hour day would be awesome. Or just a damn vacation to some tropical island with a bar.

My contribution to Self-Portrait Day 09

Here it is. I've been including in the description: "my big forehead, chin, nose, and lips" - cuz they are! Heh. I've included a few alter egos; some of them playful.

Painter and a bit of PS. Mirror, photo and imagination were the references.

And YAY! This day is SO MUCH FUN and I only wish more artists participated!