GENERICROG

Red Horned Helmet

2012-01-28T23:42:00.002-05:00

Stockyard Tank sketch

2012-01-12T01:37:00.000-05:00

Alien Invasion Force v2

2012-01-09T16:10:00.002-05:00

Will edit these according to Eric Ryan's crits asap. For now, I'll post where I'm at:

Happy Holidays

2012-01-05T00:28:00.002-05:00

First ipad painting from last year. Forgot to post it during the blizzard of holiday activities.

Alien Invasion Force Figure Studies

2011-12-10T13:30:00.001-05:00

Alien Creature Head Studies

2011-12-07T10:22:00.001-05:00

Alien Creature Thumbs

2011-12-07T10:19:00.001-05:00

Some one liners to describe my alien creatures. I thought of them as classes in an alien army.

1.brainy amphibian-like spy
2.nocturnal shuffling sloth hunter with lure
3.stag like ramming grasshopper
4.blind armored bull dozer
5.light armored raptor-like extendable tendrils racer
6.brainy nocturnal opportunist with glow in the dark lures
7.light armored hyena-like mauler
8.belly acid spewing teethy scavenger
9.heavily armored spore artillery
10.ranged fire breathing support
11.tick-like armored melee hopper
12. ranged electrical discharge heavily armored tank
13.back stabbing opportunist with hidden spore grenades
14.brainy light armored mobile infantry spawn
15.nocturnal snake sloth with lure
16.brainy airborne infantry spawning carrier
17.brainy melee communications disruptor
18.brainy underwater light armored counter espionage
19.brainy underwater communications center, mobile infantry spawn
20.brainy light armored all terrain slow moving communication support tank

BANE: 4 figure studies

2011-11-18T21:48:00.001-05:00

4 Banes based on my thumbnails I decided to give them a "class" like in a video game. So we have Beserker, Commando, Strategist, and well...the generalist, overall well rounded Lean and Mean. =)

Bane Head Studies

2011-11-04T23:24:00.000-04:00

I wanted to design a more original Bane head without the mask, but it was a bit challenging, so I decided to focus on his signature mask. I saw Bane as being a bit of a tinkerer who had the ability to make some home brewed helmets/masks. His designs are crude and grotesque, resembling stripped down prototypes. My original thumbnails called for a tank or rig he carried on his torso/back, but since these were head studies, i decided to try and design a mask/helmet system that delivered the venom instead. The first page was a bit conservative, so i made a second page where I kit bashed them to make some what more wilder designs. After all, I guess its to make sure I shake out all the bad ideas. =) The last page just shows Bane without the mask. I wanted him to look a bit reptilian with thin slit like eyes. He should look like a brain-dead thug, but actually is super intelligent. Not sure if that came through.

BANE thumbnails

2011-10-28T03:14:00.001-04:00

I thought Bane was too often portrayed as a wrestler I decided to keep the mask , but change it so it becomes a gas mask/helmet or a device that facilitates venom inhalation. I was thinking the Venom could be vaporized and he could inhale it. Some helmet designs have concentrated tubes of venom which are inserted directly into his head. I thought this would eliminate the possibility of an accidental overdose, such as what occurred in Batman the animated series. I also struggled to get rid of those venom cables we often see on Bane because they don't make sense on a practical level when fighting. However, as you can see, I couldn't resist the aesthetic. I also struggled with trying to make Bane more lean and less brutish. He's a master strategist, so i thought making him less hulk-like would be a different approach to make him seem more intelligent. Of course i did give in to a couple brutish silhouettes, just to explore that. In some cases, I added alot more gear on Bane's body for processing the venom. I thought the traditional Bane had a very elegant/simple drug delivery system, so I wanted to explore making it more complicated, maybe even crude and frankenestein like. I added padding and armor to his uniform as extra protection when he wan't using Venom. I thought maybe prolonged usage would kill him, so if he can handle his opponents without Venom, he'll do it.

Stockyard Scientist

2011-10-20T00:20:00.001-04:00

111008_SpringStreet

2011-10-10T11:53:00.002-04:00

DBR's SYMPHONY FOR THE DANCE FLOOR

2011-09-06T23:20:00.000-04:00

About this project

"I need you to help me make this piece... I need you to help me build this show... I need you to be my record label for this CD... I need you to help me create something new and wonderful... This Kickstarter campaign is how we can build this piece together. I want you to be a part of this.
I can never thank you enough. I thank you for supporting the work, supporting the music, supporting the performers who are always around me. SYMPHONY FOR THE DANCE FLOOR is another way for me as a composer and as an artist to express myself, and you are a very important part of that. I appreciate you being there, and, in some ways, dancing with me." -DBR

Known for bringing audiences to their feet with sonic collages of classical, pop and hip-hop sounds, DBR ushers the concert hall and dance club into the theater with SYMPHONY FOR THE DANCE FLOOR. Centered around the shrieking, singing, and seduction of DBR’s violin playing, the production is augmented with masterful collaborations including: choreography by Millicent Johnnie (former resident choreographer of Urban Bush Women); ebullient live dancing; bombastic laptop/turntable soundscapes; raw, uncompromising photography and video by Jonathan Mannion (best known for his soul bearing portraits of hip-hop icons Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Mos Def and Eminem); and emceeing by actor/rapper Lord Jamar (member of hip-hop group Brand Nubian and former star of HBO’s Oz) – all under the direction of D.J. Mendel.

Here's the tees for the concert. See the show, buy the tees! Thanks for the fun job Rika! http://sozomedia.wordpress.com/

First, Rika's selects for the concert:

and these are the extras:

Mila: Ulfsark Princess

2011-08-22T22:33:00.000-04:00

Inspired by Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon, I decided to create my own vikings. Ulfsarks are legendary viking warriors who went into a batlte wearing wolf pelts and were known for their beserker rage. Mila is the daughter of Vlog Rock Cutter, King of of the Ulfsarks. As the only child of Vlog, she does her best to live up to her father's expectations and the fierce Ulfsark traditions. However in her heart, she wants to be an artist. In the evenings, she secretly seeks out caves to carve dragon sculptures out of massive stalagmites with her ax.

Selina, Stockyard

2011-08-12T21:22:00.000-04:00

VLOD: The Rock Cutter, King of the Ulfsarks

2011-08-11T19:09:00.002-04:00

Calico Samurai II

2011-08-07T17:38:00.000-04:00

110730 SpringSt Session

2011-07-31T15:43:00.001-04:00

Dr Sketchy Zorro

2011-07-26T17:53:00.002-04:00

Selina-Stockyard

2011-07-26T12:53:00.000-04:00

mohawk dude

2011-07-25T00:53:00.000-04:00

The Walled City @ New York City International Film Festival

2011-07-18T14:24:00.003-04:00

My film, The Walled City will be shown at T he New York City International Film Festival

The Opening Gala (Black Tie) will be held on the Red Carpet at

The HUDSON THEATRE

145 W 44th Street, between 6th & Broadway

Thursday August 18

Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Open bar and hors d'oeuvres for 2 hours - Premiere screening : 8:00 - 9:45 pm + Q&A : 10:00pm

RobotLadyLegs

2011-07-12T23:21:00.000-04:00

Eyeglass gal

2011-07-12T23:08:00.002-04:00

Stockyard Skull Sketch

2011-07-12T23:04:00.002-04:00

Model's Skirt

2011-07-12T22:56:00.001-04:00

Timberline Lodge

2011-07-12T16:05:00.000-04:00

Inspired by the Timbeline Lodge in Oregon. The same lodge was used for exterior shots of the hotel in Kubrick's The Shining.

Little Red Riding Hood in Space

2011-06-29T23:11:00.001-04:00

Little Red Riding Hood

2011-06-22T21:24:00.000-04:00

Bobby Chiu has a little competition going on at ImagineFX. Here's my thoughts on a Sci-Fi Little Red Hood:

1. Little Red as a child pirate that delivers goods to the nefarious "Grandmother"

2. Little Red as a child Dead Space engineer, complete with surgical laser.

Hostage AI

2011-06-14T19:28:00.000-04:00

"Space Smugglers have hijacked an Imperial Chinese Junk Interceptor, killed all its passengers and ejected them into space. Ouch. Sneaking into Chinese Imperial Space with smuggled "Space Opium" (lol) should be a piece of cake now that they've captured the ship's AI and threatened to destroy it with an Ole' Ball and Chain Droid. Oops, a convoy of Space Sheriffs."

Demon Hunter

2011-05-26T20:37:00.000-04:00

I imagined a Demon Hunter with a cursed armor. The great powers the armor granted her also possessed her. The armor is a living entity composed of the trapped spirits of slain demonic foes constantly trying to emerge from the armor in the form of skulls, horns, scales and claws. Her weapons emerge organically from her armor into her hands. She wears a demon skin pelt, made of crudely stitched together skins of fallen demons. Her helmet is adorned with the scalps of a hundred demons. Cursed with an eternal blood lust, her only hope is to pass the armor to a worthy successor, or to die at the hands of a worthy enemy.

.....Eagerly awaiting Blizzard's own Diablo III Demon Hunter. =)

DEMON HUNTER WIPs

2011-05-26T13:46:00.000-04:00

Demon Hunter

2011-05-16T17:06:00.003-04:00

Ole' Rooster

2011-05-16T17:06:00.000-04:00

Sneaker Assassin

2011-05-16T17:05:00.000-04:00

Guardian of Atlantis

2011-05-15T01:21:00.002-04:00

110330 sketch dump

2011-03-30T20:08:00.001-04:00

110327 dr sketchys

2011-03-29T21:23:00.001-04:00

110304 summer sketch group

2011-03-29T21:21:00.000-04:00

The Walled City screens @ 7th NYC Downtown Short Film Festival Audience Choice Screenings

2011-02-10T13:26:00.000-05:00

7th NYC Downtown Short Film Festival

Audience Choice Screenings

February 24-25-26 2011 8 PM

DMAC-Duo Multicultural Arts Center

62 East 4th Street

East Village, NYC, USA

Tickets $12 at https://www.smarttix.com

AT&T Evolution

2011-02-09T14:24:00.001-05:00

From Motionographer: http://motionographer.com/2011/01/20/pandapanther-for-att/
I worked on lighting these fun characters!

"PandaPanther creates 3 simple and quirky spots with BBDO for AT&T. I want to take one of these creatures home as a pet."

Blown Away

ButterflyMoon Identity

2011-02-07T11:53:00.000-05:00

GRO-CUTE Identity

2011-02-07T11:48:00.000-05:00

The Walled City screens @ NewFilmakers NY

2011-02-02T12:35:00.001-05:00

http://www.newfilmmakers.com/

Left4Dead:Tokyo- Maria sketches

2011-02-01T12:04:00.001-05:00

110130_summersketch group

2011-01-30T20:18:00.001-05:00

110123 American Musuem of Natural History

2011-01-23T23:40:00.001-05:00

Getting back to sketching animals. Its too cold for the zoo, so for now....stuffed animals.

Have Smokes?

2011-01-18T22:26:00.000-05:00

Kontrast Identity

2011-01-18T22:14:00.002-05:00

Groupsta Identity

2011-01-18T22:13:00.000-05:00

ArchXchange identity

2011-01-18T22:09:00.000-05:00

From the Archives: Lumineux Cosmeceuticals

2011-01-18T21:43:00.002-05:00

From the Archives: Verposh identity for shoes & accessories line

2011-01-18T21:38:00.001-05:00

From the Archives: Tigerland Restaurant

2011-01-18T21:30:00.000-05:00

The Walled City @ Festivus Jan 15th, 2011 is coming!

2011-01-11T17:59:00.000-05:00

http://festivus.slated.com/2011/films/twistedtalesshortfilms_festivus2011_festivus2011;jsessionid=A2E7C9442558FE27155172B345F8172D

Summer Sketch 110109

2011-01-11T12:34:00.001-05:00

Left4Dead:Tokyo Maria sketch

2011-01-08T13:22:00.000-05:00

Selina: Vampirella-inspired

2011-01-05T17:27:00.000-05:00

Pink Wine Bottle Study

2011-01-04T23:46:00.000-05:00

A delicious pink wine bottle from Redhook for Yansheuw's friend. She doesn't read this blog, so its still a secret. lol. Anyway, Yansheuw and I are continuing our painting studies as our escape from the digital, and to sharpen our eyes. I found alot of things very relaxing and frustrating about physical painting. Mixing colors is a pain, but its also relaxing. You end up spending more time with your subject, studying the colors as you mix. In photoshop, you can always just sample your reference, but that encourages a certain laziness. The color your eye perceives sometimes is wrong because of the adjacent colors interacting with your perception. I find that mixing colors forces me to study how colors are interacting with each other. This may be obvious to most, but its nice to put this to practice with physical paint. Some purists will note the lack of an under painting. Sorry, I'm just being experimental.

Left4Dead:Tokyo The Guzzler

2011-01-04T19:40:00.000-05:00

Hoarding fuel in anticipation of the zombie apocalypse, Zed never expected to become infected in his own fuel safe house.

In its normal state, The Guzzler is a slow lumbering mass of muscle and fuel-laden flesh, carrying a dangerous payload of highly flammable fuel. The Guzzler's explosion causes massive splash damage to adjacent zombies and survivors foolish enough to be in range. Adjacent zombies ignited by the Guzzler's flames gain a temporary frenzied attack rate and increased resistance to damage. Once engulfed in flames, the Guzzler also attacks in a frenzied state, until its flames are extinguished or is burnt to death by its own flames.Headshots, chainsaws, kitanas, and ranged weapons are highly recommended.

Part I of a series of Left4Dead:Tokyo characters. Inspired by the anime Highschool of the Dead, I figured I'd take a shot at making zombies vs. highschoolers in Japan. The zombies for Left4Dead:Tokyo have a more fantastical anime bent to it.

Happy New Year and NEXTV 2010 WEB SERIES/SHORT FILM COMPETITION

2010-12-31T20:52:00.000-05:00

As I was getting ready for a New Year's Eve party, I was notified that The Walled City has made it to the finalists of NEXTV's 2010 WEB SERIES/SHORT FILM COMPETITION!

http://www.nextventertainment.com/blog/2010/11/congratulations-to-our-finalists-2010-web-seriesshort-film-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-1096

From the link:

After an extremely intense and difficult process, we have finally chosen the FINALISTS for the 2010 NEXTV WEB SERIES & SHORT FILM COMPETITION.
In an effort to make this competition truly relevant to today’s entertainment industry we ask content-creators, “CAN YOUR WORK BE ADAPTED FOR TV?”
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS:

Wolf, Yaniv	WHEN I AM KING
Richter, Karl	NOT THIS DIFFICULT
Tillman, Dempsey	THE COLLECTOR
Morgan, Larry	INDIE
Loxton, Dean	JACK MALCHANCE
Hakobyan, Vahram	POWER POISON
Deol, Kiran	WOMAN REBEL
Buffel, Carissa	GRAY EAGLES
Borie, Noella	THE FACE SHOP
Hereth, James	N.O.R.M.A.L
Hom, Roger	THE WALLED CITY
Husband, Jai	HOW WE GOT OVER
McCray, Blake	THE BUCK JOHNSON STORY
Livier, Ruth	YLSE.NET
Phillips, Will	MURDER SQUAD
Villanti, Joe	BAD TIMING

It was a good year for The Walled City. Can The Walled City be made into a tv show? Well , somebody certainly thinks so! =) Happy New Year and thanks for your support!

Summer Sketch Group #003

2010-12-20T00:20:00.000-05:00

I know this one is drawn incorrectly, but I like the unintentional exaggeration

Dr Sketchy's 101215 "The Apocalyse"

2010-12-19T13:39:00.002-05:00

BLUBLU

2010-12-16T10:09:00.000-05:00

http://blublu.org/sito/blog/

An incredible artist whose work I think shows a dedication to his craft. There's something attractive about seeing the blood sweat and tears in the work. Its the same reason I can stare at a Velázquez's globs of 360 year old dried paint for hours.

Rough Fruit Coffee Mug study

2010-12-13T10:41:00.000-05:00

Painting and drawing on the computer is more efficient in our business, but the pleasure of a physical brush hitting a surface and spreading paint shouldn't be underestimated.

Then you have the spuds of extra paint left on your palette. In photoshop you can just hit delete. In the real world it's a bit messier. So why not recycle that left over paint and create a spiky demon? Amazingly, my cheap sketchbook accepts paint really well.

The Walled City screens @ FESTIVUS

2010-12-08T11:15:00.002-05:00

http://www.festivusfilmfestival.com/

January 13 - 16, 2011 | denver, colorado

Summer Sketch Group #002

2010-12-06T14:12:00.003-05:00

StockYard NYC: Postcards

2010-12-01T23:45:00.003-05:00

Selina Mask

2010-11-30T16:51:00.002-05:00

Corel Painter 11 brush test

2010-11-30T16:44:00.000-05:00

NY Turkey Hunter

2010-11-24T18:12:00.002-05:00

The Walled City oven fresh dvds

2010-11-23T15:55:00.001-05:00

New DVD design and smaller eco-footprint.

One of A Kind Craftshow

2010-11-22T15:00:00.002-05:00

Photography: http://insearchofmyanimation.blogspot.com/

The Walled City @ ShortNonStop

2010-11-22T12:28:00.000-05:00

http://www.shortsnonstop.com/videos/watch/the-walled-city-/
Available on Canadian phones everywhere. =)

Girl With BoneSaw @ Dr. Sketchy's

2010-11-20T22:30:00.005-05:00

@ Paul Booth’s Last Rites Gallery, located in Manhattan, featuring the beautiful Marlo Marquise!

Gore make-up provided by Billie P. Budd, make-up artist extraordinaire.

BirdBot

2010-11-20T21:25:00.000-05:00

The Walled City @MOCA

2010-11-18T15:48:00.001-05:00

The Walled City will play at The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) before Dana's performance. Very exciting.

FULL! Target Free Thursday Performance & Lecture: Up Close and Personal with Dana Leong

Thu, Nov 18 from 7pm – 9pm

THIS EVENT IS FULL. ALL RSVPS RECEIVED AFTER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 3PM WILL BE ON THE WAITLIST.

Featuring special guest MC Rabbi Darkside.

Cellist/Trombonist/Composer Dana Leong fuses hip-hop, jazz and digital music to create a signature infinite sound. Often referred to as a "hi-def Yo-Yo Ma," Dana has revolutionized the cello with his cutting edge amplification, lyrical melodies, and collage of jazz textures and improvisations.
As an official Yamaha sponsored artist ambassador, Dana's pioneering fusion of digital music and ethereal jazz sensualities has garnered critical acclaim and wowed audiences worldwide.
In this autobiographical lecture and performance, MOCA’s new Composer-in-Residence Dana Leong explores the ties between the different worlds of recording, performing, touring, and producing music in multiple genres, balance between business and art, and his recipe for success. Dana will also discuss the inner-workings of his life as a successful independent musician living and working in New York.
www.danaleong.com

This event is free and open to the public, courtesy of Target.
LIMITED CAPACITY; RSVP REQUIRED to education@mocanyc.org.

From The Archives: Rock Da Vote

2010-11-17T11:47:00.000-05:00

From the archives...an image created to promote the 2004 Bush vs Gore elections. It needed to be eye catching, even if it had nothing to do with politics.

GenericLife Wallpaper

2010-11-15T20:43:00.002-05:00

"Let's Be Generic" Wallpaper #0001

Figure Drawing Art Dump

2010-11-15T16:53:00.003-05:00

The brain gets sluggish when you haven't used it properly in a long time. Figures using copics and pencils. Next week I'll experiment with copics on charcoal paper, an unholy combination that may yield some messed up tips, but may also result in some cool new textured drawings.

Selina & Gun

2010-11-08T22:55:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween poster for my nephew. =)

2010-11-08T22:45:00.000-05:00

A fun poster for a kids' halloween party.

Big Rendering Chin

2010-11-08T21:05:00.000-05:00

Some doodles as I was render wrangling:

Walled City at Zero Film Festival

2010-11-08T20:33:00.001-05:00

Check it out:
http://www.zerofilmfest.com/

Tickets:
http://www.zerofilmfest.com/nyc_opening_party.html

Brochure:
http://www.zerofilmfest.com/2010ny_program.pdf

Johnathan reviews Walled City for the Festivus Film Festival

2010-10-20T15:22:00.000-04:00

Oversized Helmet

2010-10-15T14:50:00.000-04:00

Dirigible Port

2010-10-11T22:10:00.000-04:00

I imagined a porous coral-like port for dirigibles. A slum-like ramshackle village has formed at the base of the port, selling pirated wares transported here from all over the continent. New "pores" are carved into the structure for new ports. The shell like anticlastic structure consists of many internal vaults..well like a coral. =) The "pores" of the structure could accommodate dirigible ships of different sizes. Well, except for the Royal Queen's cruiser and her entourage who now must land on the roof.

Stockyard Ulfsark Standard Issue Side Arm

2010-10-11T18:47:00.000-04:00

Eraser Head

2010-10-11T17:57:00.000-04:00

Something to break creative blocks. Start drawing.

7th Annual Big Apple Film Festival

2010-10-11T14:50:00.003-04:00

THE WALLED CITY
premieres on Saturday Nov 6, 2010
http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/program_guide_sat.html

Tickets ONSALE 10.11.10
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com.

Big Fonts ...Big Deal. =)

Weapon X after-Barry-Windsor-Smith-meets- Predator

2010-09-30T14:14:00.003-04:00

M.R.S. Roboto sketch

2010-09-30T13:48:00.000-04:00

Stockyard locker room

2010-09-30T13:47:00.000-04:00

Alien Samurai sketch

2010-09-30T13:45:00.003-04:00

Quadraped Tank sketch

2010-09-30T13:45:00.000-04:00

Trapped Courtesan

2010-09-30T13:21:00.002-04:00

Stockyard art dump

2010-09-30T13:20:00.000-04:00

The Walled City on suckerPUNCH

2010-09-27T19:58:00.001-04:00

I made it on suckerPUNCH's front page today! Very exciting. This is one of my favorite websites for seeing the latest in design and architecture. Now I'm featured alongside of some of my favorite designers!

http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/

Walled City has also racked up invitations to two festivals: The Zero Film Festival and the 7th Annual Big Apple Film Festival.

http://www.zerofilmfest.com/
http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/

Stockyard Unit 22 rough WIP#1

2010-09-23T20:59:00.000-04:00

STOCKYARD Prototype Unit 22. Enhanced bloodhound sensory organs. Very rough. Bad topo, etc. Will block out body next.

Stockyard Armored Unit

2010-09-17T00:53:00.000-04:00

Tried a new medium...copics on vellum