Marianas

in progress

NO BLOOD, NO FOUL

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INVIDIOUS IDEAS

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A Skull of Unnamed Fear

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Piercing Truth

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BUGS AND SHIT

This was something I started work on a while ago, and just recently had the chance to finish.  I'm really proud of this one, and although I promised this to a close friend, I really don't wanna see this one go.  Oh, well.  Such is life.

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The Eternal Chase

Here we have the line drawing and watercolor painting of this cat and mouse painting.  Originally intended to be more cyclic-looking in composition, constraints in dimensions of the paper forced me to alter it a little.  However, I think it was quite beneficial, because the pose of the cat is pretty neat.  I was inspired by the ink drawings of Horimouja and some sweet traditional tats.

STAY TRUE

So this, and the vulcan hand from the previous post, were painted as gifts for the christmas holidays.  They were so popular among friends and family, that I have drawn up a list of desired subject matter from various family members.  The story might have gone another way, but owing to monetary constraints, I resorted to the use of art.  Yay!  But I see this as a positive project, one that will help my hone my drawing and painting skills.  So.  Expect to see more of these pop up over the coming days.

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Bugs Bugs Bugs

Bugs! I've been working on a sheet of flash with an insect theme. She still has to be colored.

Biomech Heart

More Homework!

Iterations of a Homework

Aaaaaand Here are the previous homework iterations.  Started out with something traditional, and ended up completely biomech.  Hell yeah.  The third Didn't get inked in yet.  I kinda skipped that step and went right for the next one...

Homework

The text is German for "God knows not"

Shawn, my master, has been giving me homework assignments regularly now.  Each one, so far, has been about the use and reinvention of the same subject matter.  In this case, the subject was the inclusion of a Skull and Crossbones, two to three Roses, an All-Seeing Eye, and a Banner.  This is Iteration #5.  It is quite obviously a very biomechanical interpretation of the subject matter.  I will post the other iterations soon!

Upcoming Gallery Show

I've got a gallery show at the most excellent Jungle Science Gallery in downtown Binghamton, NY!  I will be displaying a number of large and small-scale drawings for the duration of the exhibit.  Original works will be for sale, and prints will be made available at the same time on my Society 6 website.
junglescience

Man of the Ancient World

Tried doing Spitwash for the first time.  It was a little awkward, but exciting! I've been working on so many things lately, with a special project that will be revealed soon!
Considering the painting, there are still ways that I can improve my techniques visual style, and since this was spitwash Numero Uno, that means my gradients are going to get tighter.  Hurray!  But wow, what a difference a few months make.  Looking back at my earlier works, I already see them under a new light.
Also, gonna start using some watermarks as a just in case.  There are some crafty, thiefty persons out there, and they don't have a day pass. 

Womanface

Trying my hand at watercolor flashwork with a mysterious woman.  I don't like how the hair came out, but with practice, it will improve!

Chesty

Anchor Lady

Another drawing finished.  First design to incorporate anchors!  I've been browsing through a lot of tattoo-specific image-collecting websites and taking note of the recurring themes, on the assumption that these will be primary subjects when I (hopefully) am tattooing with a machine myself.  As far as self-criticism goes, I feel like the lady's anatomy is pretty wonky, and the anchor could have had stronger symmetry.  But on the plus side, my line-work is improving in confidence, and my designs are more consistently complex.
     My friend Dustin also pointed me to the works of Sean Morgan, of Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY.  Though he is still apprenticing there, his body of work is quite strong, and I'm totally digging some of his layered wavy skull-things.  Totally cool.  Gonna have to try some of that soon.

Scarab Body Arts (tattoo)