VIDEO GAME GORE SHOW IN PHILLY!

"EVOLUTION"
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I finally joined The Autumn Society after a year of deliberation. Illustration has always been my second love after graphic design. I fell in love with joe's project after the 8-Bit Show in Philly. After seeing how much fun everyone had with the 3G Show in CA I could not put it off any longer. I contacted Joe and Jeff to learn about the next show. I couldn't have picked a better time - the theme for the next collaboration was Halloween and video games; Video Game Gore! I couldn't be more excited. (awesome promo flyer by Evan M. Lopez).

COROFLOT Portfolio

Just updated my portfolio over at Coroflot. Some tweaks and new some additions including my submissions to Urban Outfitters for some catalog design positions.

BIO ARM tattoo PART 2

It's coming along nicely...

BIO ARM tattoo

A friend of mine wanted a custom bio arm tattoo 3/4 sleeve. His inspirations were Jet from Cowboy Bebop and the robots from the Bjork video, "All is Full of Love".

We worked on a bunch of initial sketches from my book to a few napkins at lunch. He wanted a simple, clean body panel style with a peak of wires, gears, etc. We worked together through rounds over 4-5 weeks to get it just right with tweaks here and there.

The work needed to be a strong reference for the tattoo artist. Not exact, but enough pieces to put it together on his arm with some improv. The wires are multi colored in order to help communicate what was needed to be changed for final tattoo work (i.e. "make the pink one a double, ribbed wire and metallic") if the final art was entirely in grayscale, the wires would be a nightmare to discuss. In addition, I left the wires plain, but included a reference sheet of different styles to use for the tattoo artist to incorporate into the piece.

The N7 logo is from Mass Effect and was quite simple to replicate. The final tattoo art will also have imperfections of wear and tear...battle damage if you will. I was really happy to work on this and I am happy to see it has continued to evolve from the digital art to the final tattoo work. It's always enjoyable to bounce ideas back and forth and watch a piece come into it's own.

CYOA PART 8

Art in place. Title chosen. Copy written. Little easter eggs tucked in. DONE!
It's volume 5 for our 5yr anniversary. The ISBN # is the wedding/anniversary date. etc
Final print is framed and matted. She loved it! I'm glad I put in the easter eggs, she thought it was a volume she missed as a kid until she saw the author.

This artwork is not for sale and was created as a tribute to the Choose Your Own Adventure books for private use. Find the originals at your local yard sale, online at eBay or you can even try out their new iPhone app!

CYOA PART 7

I knew I would be playing the border colors throughout the entire process. It changed about a gazillion times. I worked on coloring the background art first. The shoreline, the night sky and the sand. I had to be careful with the dark night sky and water, in order to keep a night setting without losing both into one dark mass. The lasers were fun to bring out the couple's silo heads. The party goers all had different poses. And the DJ was able to have a little more detail, i.e. his shirt and sunglasses as I came closer to completion. I removed the music notes, it was getting too busy. The stars stayed and broke up the night sky very well. The third panel is the completed art. Time for layout!

CYOA PART 6

I was happy with the cover art layout now and after writing the copy for the front and back of the book it was time for the back cover art. I knew it was going to be the hand reaching out to the blue circles of the watch. it had to be simple and fun, but intriguing as well as in B&W. I referenced my own hand with some old bracelets. Shot it, drew it, scanned it. I added the rings and the wavy blackness in photoshop.