ZEITOUN Design Assets
Story Moment






Visual Development project
based on book ZEITOUN
by Dave Eggers

In the meantime...


fig painting sessions... only once a month at SJSU, but I will take what I can get... switched to oils this semester, and am "working it out." heh

Zeitoun Story Moment Thumbs (In Progress..)



This blog needs more love...
Lets try this again... Final semester at SJSU yay! Finishing up my masters in the Animation/Illustration seminar. This is a small batch of story moment thumbs to get loosened up for our project based on Dave Eggers book, Zeitoun.

Revisions: Exploratory Work for Jorinda & Joringle redux

color elevations

color isometrics

details

doors & foot bridges

Hey. New work that I did this week. I'm revisiting an earlier project and started with some color & design explorations. Next pass will be to texture & light these. Just felt I needed to post something again...

BFA - Collabo...


This was a background I provided for my classmate Kathleen O'Brien for her final animation project. It was a quick turnaround because her other collaborators fell through. It was fun to get back into the mix and really like working with others, especially when they are pleased.
The Top image is the background I did. Below is a shot of the animation profided by Kathleen... I think she still intends to get the lighting to match the background just right...

New Artz: BOARD TRACK RACING
Project 01 for MA/BFA Fall 2010


Explorations...

FOR HiJiNX

So... I entered this drawing for HiJinX Comics brand new Art Contest. The contest was draw your favorite super hero just pen/pencil on paper. I got it in under the wire, kinda waited till the last minute, and yes I realize the perspective, anatomy, & crotch problems... (I also like the energy of the thumbnail version better) But Robin (Dick Grayson version) is really my favorite character. He's the one I grew up with, the one I grew up loving and wanting to be. Anyhow, this is it. I was happy a) to get it done & b) just entering the art contest. All good fun!

UPDATE: Apparently, I won the contest. Not a lot of fanfare, not that I needed it. :D I got $25 of free new comics so that was pretty sweet. Thank you Dan from HiJinx Comics

KINGDOMS OF CAMELOT: Marketing Art
Property of Kabam! (formerly Watercooler Games)


These small illustrations are marketing art for the Facebook Game "Kingdoms of Camelot." I got a cool little gig at the beginning of Summer/End of School Year creating work for Kabam! (formerly Watercooler Games). Each week I'm contracted to create 10 original ads (shown actual size) as advertisements for the game. These usually go along the side when you look at your FB page. Maybe/Hopefully you've seen one and it compelled you to play the game. Iits interesting to find out which ones were effective and which really... really weren't. I'm surprised each time.

Big Props to my last semester's teach Ariel for helping us out with the gig!

"THE MAN UPSTAIRS" by Ray Bradbury
Character Concepts





Room Schematic


Story Moment

Moment Thumbnails...


These are for our last Adv. Illustration project. Concepts based on short story by Mr. Ray Bradbury. I wanted to try my hand at "horror." Characters and Story Moment from "The Man Upstairs.

Final: Moment Piece
Exterior Moment



Interior Moment

Planning two Moment Piece Illustrations. One for Exterior & one for Interior. I've narrowed it down to some 'beat boards.' These are the final ones in the running for each environment/story moment.

Moment Piece Thumbs:
(I Heart Color..).

Using Exterior Environment:

Using Interior Environment:

Final Phase of Project 01... Thumbnails for Moment Piece. Playing with color & composition shots for final piece. Did a batch for each of my environments exterior/interior. Will most likely work with a composition using the exterior, so that I can include all the characters.

Environment (Interior): Smuggler's Pitstop Hideout
Environment Color Render


Color Comps...


Grayscale Pre-Color Render...


Thumbnails...



Latest Work/Current Project. Still not satisfied with finished interior, not fully resolved but this was the final I turned in. Will continue to paint it out and give it more life/age... I like the mood.

Post-Catastrophe: In The Big City
Environment Color Render


Color Comps


Grayscale Pre-Color Render


Thumbnails



Setting for conflict between main characters. Where the Pontiff holds his masses & "business."

The End of the World: Character Dev
Characters: Final





Initial Thumbnails


Grayscale Finals


Color Comps


Character Development for current project following a global catastrophe... for Ariel Alvarez' 117 Adv. Fun Project so far... These are Final Character designs (still needs a few tweaks) and development: Initial Thumbnail Sketches, Grayscale Final Designs, and Color Comps.

ROBERT HUNT Portrait Painting Workshop (03/05-03/07)
Oil Paintings

Day 03: Natasha

Day 02:

Day 01: Rachel

Start/Finish


I had the pleasure of working under Robert Hunt for his first portrait painting workshop in Oakland, Cali. Beyond being an awesome artist/illustrator he's a gentleman, scholar, and a real hoot. A wonderful experience working with him and at the studio. Hope to visit again. Robert also took professional shots of our work. These were all painted with oils.