Long Time

Hey Folks! Boy, have I been busy doing things other than updating this blog. Got a job at 343 industries, which has been a total blast, built a deluxe chicken coop in my back yard that my wife and I designed ourselves (that was an adventure, to say the least).

Also, I discovered this software called GameMaker. I'm fiddling around with it, and it's pretty fun. I'm excited about the stuff you can do with it...you might see a bit of indie-game fiddling from me in the future. :)

Threw this together tonight, making good on a month-old promise for my church. Should spend more time on this stuff...

First Oil Painting Ever

I have done it. I took the plunge. Witness my first foray into the crazy, high-maintenance world of painting in oils.

My subject is a garbage block from Tetris Attack. The idea is

to make a blue one for my brother (for his birthday, which has just happened), and a red one for me. We used to play this game all the time together. And his favorite color was always blue and mine was always red. Anyway, here's my progress and stuff. I only used three colors: French Ultramarine, Vermillion, and Mixed White. This was mainly so I wouldn't go crazy trying to mix a bunch of fancy colors that would end up looking like gray mud.

First test. After I painted this, I had a breakdown of "I am so terrible at this. Why did I only give myself a week to learn oil painting before I try to make some

thing that's supposed to be presentable?"

Second test. Tried to mix some red into his face, which didn't work. I also learned that white really de-chromas the vivid, beautiful blue. Must use sparingly on the final piece. (And I need to pick up some kind of yellow for the red version. Do not want pink.)

Final Painting. Sorry for the glare--not the best lighting conditions. All in all, I'm pretty darned happy with the result. I was stoked to give this to my bro on his birthday this weekend, and when it finally dries, I'm sure he'll be stoked to have something to hang on his wall, finally! (Like I'm one to talk...)

Yoga... Dump!

Sketch dump + Street Fighter theme = hilarious joke!

First: I know I'm supposed to be on a cruise right now, but that's a long painful explanation.

Second: I need to be packing for this weekend so I'm keeping this short.

Third: Here are some drawings of Dhalsim as a zombie (in no particular order). And some ninjas.

His and Hers

Quiet month so far. Gonna be even quieter because I'm taking my wife on a cruise at the end of the week! Yay!

I made this for my church last weekend.

Then I made this for the guys. :)

Robot Dog

Been a bit of a slow month for the ol' sketchblog (see previous post :P). Started playing Enslaved, finally, and I'm really enjoying demolishing robots and riding a "cloud" even though it doesn't really look like a cloud. Beautiful game; love the colors, and the characters.

And so, I threw a robot dog on the page yesterday.

Good Friday

Hey all! This post represents the culmination of the past five weeks of my life. These are the images my team and I crreated for my church's Good Friday service last week. We're super stoked for the work we did, especially in the time frame we had to work with, from inception to completion. And by the grace of God, we were able to color them all and have them look decent--in the 11th hour! Special thanks to my team: Kyle Rixon (mastermind, colorist, writer), Glen Salzman (pastor), Chris Hare (writer), and Dr. Paul Dean (pastor, historian). My duties included penciller, inker, colorist, and art director.

I plan on stringing together a video using the audio from the service, so the image sequence makes a little more sense; for those unfamiliar with the story, some of the panels might seem a bit non-sequitur. Rest assured, it'll all make sense in the end. And feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comments below.

Pass the Buttercup

Well the comp is over, and I ran out of time to play with the armor. Oh well, I'll still do it here!

More Buttercup!

Nickel and Diming...

Couple...more...minutes...before...bed...

Butter Hurry

All I had time for today. Now I need to watch a movie and eat pizza with my wife. :)

Ribeye

Not steak, but still fleshy...

Buttercupdate

Things are about to get real...Easter is a-comin', and my job hunt seems to be picking up. Boy I'd hate to abandon this project...we'll see what happens.

Commit your works unto the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3

Gotta get my priorities straight!

Also, renamed my blog again. Turns out I set a real high bar for myself, with the daily posting thing. Not an easy task, even when you're unemployed! I spent quite a few nights up late trying to keep to the standard, and I ended up just posting a lot of crap. So, I decided setting myself up for failure on a daily basis isn't such a great idea. I'll keep on posting, but it wont be every little scratch I put in my sketchbook. Quality above quantity, here.