Illustration Friday : Surprise

This was done for cgtalk a loooong while back like 3 months ago.
It is my videogame monster.
Done in painter 7

Illustration Friday : Blue

Here is my painting of Bloo from the hit show
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends on Cartoon Network.
Done in painter 7 with wacom tablet
Click on the image to enlarge it.
Post your crits and comments and enjoy.
I have another painting on the topic blue coming up.

Internet Humor : Shingo!

Prepare to laugh!
Click here to see this funny video!

post your comments about the video lol.
I was going to post another poem but I wanted to do something different
called internet humor where I find something funny on the internet and share it with you guys.
I like the hoody mafia in the video lol.

Illustration Friday : Small

Here is my quick painting of a small tree in the middle of nowhere lol.
This was an experiment gone good.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.

Swan like pose! Cgtalk 15 min.s sketch-a-thon

Photoshop 7 about 18 mins.
I did this on cgtalk's sketch-a-thon thread.
It is mad fun!
Click to enlarge the image
Post your crits and comments.

Illustration Friday : Free

Here is a shaolin monk flipping cuz' he is free!
I also did this for cgtalk forum.
Photoshop 7 and wacom graphire 2 time=10 mins.
Post your crits and comments
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Superman Returns Trailer

You can see the trailer here
http://supermanreturns.warnerbros.com/
Post your comments

Illustraion Friday : Strength

The strong leader.
His stern face shows some strength.
His eyes cause fear in his enemies.
Done in photoshop7 with my wacom graphire 2.
done in 30 mins.
post your crits and comments.
Time to get back on track.
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Bad Speedpaint again lol.

Lol another bad speed painting
Photoshop7 and wacom
Post your cruts and comments.
Man my voice is horse lol.
At least it does not hurt lol.

Sorry about the lack of updates :)

I have recently bee raking leaves then my cold got a little worse and choking on snot is not fun at night when you are sleeping lol ewwwww i know lol :)

I am getting right back on track.

Post your crits and comments :)

P.s. I am still alive

Tee shirt Idea

Would you buy a tee shirt from me if I set up a store.
Post your comment on this topic. :)
I have some nice ideas for shirts.

Illustration Friday : Night

I call this one :The Leafwoman Dreaming on a Fall Night"
I wanted to go with the warm Fall colors on this one.
Done in photoshop 5.5 I think
This is and ooooooooooooooooold picture
I think that I was in high school when I did this.
This was before I had a wacom tablet it was done with a mouse.
Oh yeah 100 perecnt digital even it was drawn with a mouse lol.
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Boy oh Boy look at that signature lol.
I remember those days lol.

My monster and new avatar!

The top image is my dsg speed painting from cgtalk
Done in photoshop7 with a graphire2
The bottom Image is my new avatar.
His name is Riley and he is a character from the comic strip
The Boondocks, You may have seen it in you local newspaper.
The comic has been turned into a cartoon show on Adult Swim.
It debuts tonight at 11pm eastern time 10pm central time.
For the official site for the show go here.....
THE BOONDOCKS OFFICIAL SITE
You can check out a fansite for the show here......
THE BOONDOCKS FANSITE CLICK HERE!

Character design in animated style.

Done with wooden no.2 pencil from papermate on printer paper about 10 mins.
Here is the 3rd character I sketched out for the project. I dunno if he will make it in.
I felt like drawing a character in hip urban clothes in an animated style.
Post your crits and comments.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Looks like I picked up the pencil again.
I keep wanting to call this character, "Jaycen"
I have to still work on a last name. :)

Sorry no update today lol. Working on something secret.

Right now I am designing some characters for a comic idea that I have. I already have 2 characters done. I also changed up my drawing style to something more animated. Wooooooooooooooooo! Lol :)
Plush I have been reading some online comics and getting some ideas.
This gives you time to search my archives and search out my old but good artwork. :)
Will you get to see it? I dunno some one my take my idea befroe I get rejected from another company for the billionth time :(
One day I will make it
One day.

Illustration Friday : Broken

I given you the broken apple.
Well..... It is not really broken but someone bit into it lol.
Post your crits and comments.

Dont forget about that new forum that just formed..
Lab-Organika Art Forum.

No art today lol. little sleepy but I am fighting it off :)

Sorry no images today. I was running errands. I will try to post the next darw. Right now I am drawing for this blog :).
Sorry:(!!

Rainy Halloween

Lol i did not even scan my monster drawin' in the computer. Man. Daylight saving time ended now my body clock is jacked up. I am somewhat tired lol. Lol what extra hour of sleep. and it gets dark earlier. More candy for me on this rainy day! And I bought a new pen from wal-mart. Everyday low prices! Time for me to draw.
Muahahaha! In the mean time Enjoy my art and join that forum here..

http://www.laborganika.com/forum/index.php

Its gonna be big.

Life drawing.

Used a pentel .05 pencil and printer paper.
I payed to much for the pencil. Nver buy pencils and pens from Walgreens.
The same products are cheaper at wal-mart.
I bought the same designed pencil but it is .07 pentel at half the price.
I have to get back to doing this kind of sturr ot counter act my toon style.
It is always good to go back to basics.
Post your crits and comments.
Click on image to enlarge.
Here is a cool new forum that just started called Laborganika.
Alp (a fellow cgtalk member and owner of the new forum) wanted me to bring more people there. Be a part of something new.
Click here to go there.

New experiment. Lost soldier.

Friday picture. I was reading some comicbook then I decided to draw this.
New experiment. All traditional
Printer paper works well for this style. I also tried this on cardstock paper and it did not work so well.
Click on image to enlarge and post crits and comments.
*update I just finished a brush pen version of this same character*

My first 3d renders ever. My Pimp Ship!!

I present to you the CRN-X5
(Chocolate Ramen Noodle-XFive)
Totoal time to make this was about 40 mins.
A luxury ship made to style and profile while saving your local galaxy.
Luxury doesn't mean a loss of speed either. This baby can boldly go where no man has gone before.
Top speed is Mach 1000. Lol.
Capatin Kirk would pee in his pants if he wanted to beef with this ship.
This is my first time rendering something in 3d.
No lie.
Time for you guys to laugh at my pitiful render rofl!
It started off looking like the tie fighter from Star Wars
I was freestyling and made this by accident. Well not really an accident but I did not know what I was doing.
I dunno 3d is not my thing lol.
Time to go back to 2d.
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Post your crist and comments.
Hmmm I may go back and add some speakers to the ship.
Yeah lol.
Yawn! Bedtime! Friday is a new day and more art need to be created by me.
PUSHA V DOING 3D SURPRISED? I AM SURPRISED MYSELF LOL :)!

Digital speed paint apple2 plus tutorial! LOL!!!!!

100 pecent digital. Total time 20 min.
Top version is the final image.
Middle image is the canvas version.
The bottom image is the tutorial. :)
Post your crits and comments
Click on the images to enlarge.
I know that I am cool!!!!
SAVE THE TUTORIAL! IT WILL HELP YOU.
*ENJOY :)*
CLICK ON THE ORANGE TEXT BELOW TO VEIW THE TUTORIAL STEP BY STEP IMAGE AT A LAGER SCALE. BLOGGER SLIM DOWN THE TUTORIAL IMAGE SO I UPLOADED THE IMAGE TO MY PHOTOBUCKET ACCOUNT SO YOU GUYS CAN ENJOY MY TUTORIAL AND TRY IT SOON! :)

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL/BIGGER SIZED TUTORIAL IMAGE!!!!

The Whitesox Wins!!!!

At least Houston Lost lol. It should have been the Cardinals in the World series!!!.

Now Baseball season is over. :)
Time for the NBA and NFL and maybe a little NHL

Smell The Oils Rofl! John Singer Sargent Style:)

100 Percent digital.
Done in photoshop7 with wacom graphire2.
I only used to brushes a custom pastel and a custom made pallete knife.
Both brushes were made from scratch.
No reference was used.
The lighting of the apple is off some.
Total time 25 minustes.
I was watching the world series while painting this.
The top one is the finished version.
The bottom one is the Remixed textured version.
I managed to get that John Singer Sargent look in photoshop lol.
I trully am the brush king!!
Click on the Image to enlarge and smell the oils!
Post your crits and comments. :)
*UPDATE! I JUST FINISHED ANOTHER APPLE THIS TIME WITH THE W.I.P. STEPS*
7 in all. :)

Color Glazed Still Lifes

Remember this.
Greyscale painted in photoshop and color glazed in painter with my mouse with custom brushes in painter.
I loke painter better when it comes to color glazing.
Post your crits and stuff.
I will have to get back to posting more drawings.

Illustration Friday : Remote Part 4 The Remote Getaway!

Here we go lol. I got one out before I go to bed.
This time photoshop 7 did not crash.
Once again 100 percent digital
No references and total time 25 mins. :)
I think that I need a new wacom graphire 2 screen and nibs It fells like the tip is scratching the screen.
My screen has scratch marks on it :(. It may be time fir a new tablet.
Click on the image to enlarge
Post your crits and comments.
I think that I am getting good at landscapes.

Illustration Friday : Remote Part 3 Bad Speed paint :)

Last night I was speed painting and it turned out to be utter crap. Lol.
I present to you my "Explorer of the Remote Lands"
I get to let you guys see one of my rare ugly speed paints and I am giving a free tutorial.
I made this photoshop tutorial looooooong time ago to remind myself on how I did a certain thing.
Now I am sharing it with you guys. This is a thank you fro all of the comments that I got.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post crits and comments.
p.s. I had another "good looking" speedpaint but Photoshop crashed on my twice so I will try to paint again.
And I am studying some color theory. :)

Illustration Friday : Remote part 2

Here I am in a remote location called a classroom.
South park self portrait of me lol. :)
And yeah Kenny is still alive.
"Cartman where are my crayons b^%$#$ !" Lol I had to type that in for fun.
Post your crits and comments.
I AM SO FLY!

Ilustration Friday : Remote

Here is my Illo Friday paintings.
Total time spent 30-40 mins each.
1st one the castle in a remote land
done in painter 7 then I finished it up in photoshop 7
2nd one is the remote controlled soldier being controlled by an evil empire
done in 100 percent painter.
Both pictures are 100 percent digital.
Clcik on the images to Enlarge.
Post crits and comments.
LOL 2 IN ONE DAY!!

Speed Painting Once again. This time strokes only.

100 percent photoshop and graphire 2 wacom tablet.
Total time 30 mins.
No reference was used. Yay!
This time I did not work from a sketch.
100 percent round brush set at 90 percent opacity the to 70 for some details.
I did no want to over render this. I wanted to keep that painterly look.
Look at this image from a distance then look at it close up.
It is kinda like the works you see on Goodbrush.com
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.
I should have made a tutorial off of this but I did not know if it would turn out to be this decent.
Maybe on the next one I will :)
*UPDATE I JUST FINISHED 2 MORE SPEED PAINTS
AND ONE OF THEM IS FOR ILLUSTARTION FRIDAY*

Digital Sketches Late night Style :)

Yawn it is like 1:33 am and I just finished these drawings just a few minutes ago. I did not feel like scanning and hearing the scanner noise this early in the morning lol. :p
Clcik on the images to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.
I will veiw them whenever I wake up which will be like in 7 hours lol.
Oh yeah I almost forgot.....
Painter 7 was used and total time about 4 mins per sketch.
I am stepping my sketch game up. My eyes are getting heavy ;)
Time to sleep and slay a dragon and save a town. (|::::::::::::|::::::::::::::::::::::::::::>
*YAWN*
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

Speed painting tutorial step by step.

Here is a speed painting tutorial I just made to show how it is done well the way I do it sometimes but not all of the time. Click on the image to veiw the steps. Save this to your computer. Use my knowledge lol.
I should have made a pencil sketch.
Post your crits and comments.
If you guys want more tutorials let me know.
Sorry for the size... Blogger servers scaled it down by a lot. :(
The top picture is the final image.

Speedpainting Still Life Pencil sharpeners

100 percent photoshop. I painted my pencil and sharpeners. I painted only 2 of the 3 that is in front of me.
Total time about 30 min. Done with my new custom brushes. Aw Yeah!
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.
HOO~RAAAAAAAAAH!
I am on fire speed painting. My 2nd one this day!!!!
I think that I am getting better.

Speaker Speedpainting

100 percent photoshop.
This is a speedpainting still life.
I was trying to somewhat employ Zhu Haibo's ( He is a cgtalk member) painting style with mapping ans impressing the figure with the basic round brush and smoothing edges with the airbrush.
Totoal time 20 mins.
Post your crits and comments.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Now time to make more paintings and look at thees painting books I have from the library.
ITS FRIDAY AND I AM GOING TO BE UP ALL NIGHT PAINTING YAY!
I HAVE TO GET BETTER.

Poetry With Pusha V : Who ate my soup?

Hello friends this is what I like to call Poetry with Pusha V. I know I know this is what you guys have been waiting for. You dreams have come true and no it is not a nightmare. Every once in a while I will drop a poem like cold fries in hot grease. Hehe sit back and enjoy. (My blog never sleeps it keep on updating itself.) I ALSO CHANGED THE RANDOM QUESTION ON MY PROFILE,

*Ahem*
Hey who ate my soup!?
My day was fine but now it is turning into poop.
Trying to find it I turned over the couch.
Disappointed I ran and screamed in rage out of my house.
I smell a soup!
Being so hungry I started to foam at the mouth.
People are staring at me as if I am a total goof.
Cuz' I left my soup on top of my roof!
Muaha ha ha
ha ha
ha
Thank you.
(Now you may snap your fingers)
Post your comments on this. Lol

Digital watercolors

100 percent photoshop7 sketch and digital water color (A custom brush I made).
I was playing around. I had to heat up the wacom that is under my computer desk.
Post crits and comments
click on the image to enlarge.
Lol a messy doodle. Burning free time at home.
I had to draw something when I came home.
Oh that is what the digital pencil looks like Alina if you were wondering (The ninja figure).

Dedication Image Character Designs

Click on the image to enlarge.
.05 pentel pencil and printer paper was used.
Here are some character designs for the dedication image.
Post your crits and comments.
I AM UNLEASHING MY INNER MANGA HA HA HA!

Classical Sketches.

Click on the image to enlarge.
Wooden number 2 pencil on printer paper.
Total time about 10 minutes
Post your crits and comments

Go Cardinals

We are still alive. Thanks to Albert Pujol's homerun shot. YEAH!!!!!

Dedication image Prelim1 Reloaded

I may add more people to this image.
I know what alina looks like from a pic on her blog and I do not know what Virginia looks like but I know that she likes dolls so I made her look like a lamodo from the hit anime show Zatch Bell.
Click on the image to enlarge.

Poetry With Pusha V : Why is there air?

Hello friends this is what I like to call Poetry with Pusha V. I know I know this is what you guys have been waiting for. You dreams have come true and no it is not a nightmare. Every once in a while I will drop a poem like cold fries in hot grease. Hehe sit back and enjoy. (Sorry No art right now lol. I am currently sketching.I will post some art soon like tomorrow.)

Why is there air?
Do I need it so I can eat my pear?
Do I need it so I can draw?
Do I need it in order to chase a mouse who is small?
Do I need it so I can dunk on a guy who is 11 feet tall?
Rising like a cookething cake.
I need my air for goodness sake.
Muaha ha ha
ha ha
ha
Thank you.
(Now you may snap your fingers)
Post your comments on this. Lol

I will repost my 20 things about me Lol.

I have been tagged to post 20 random things so here goes... I have been tagged 3 times and it hurts lol.
Tagged by.....
1. Lyn
2. Virginiajoe
3.Joli Noir Perle

People that I have tagged...
1.cecilia

1. I like ramen (no lie)
2. I like pizza
3. videogames are fun to play
4.Ice cream has no bones in it (That is a known fact) (A person told me this joke in high school)
5.drawing is fun
6.I watch cartoons and read comics and manga. In the words of Naruto Believe It! Lol.
7.cartoon inspire me at times
8. I like basketball and played alot of it a the YMCA
9.action movies are great
10.I used to have an afro (Lol I cut it off last july)
11.I like listening to hip hop and r&b
12.One day I will be the people champion
13.Comicbooks got me into drawing.
14.I use a wacom graphire2
15.I like to use photoshop7 and painter 7 when coloring my work
16.I am a sketch artist.
17.I grew up on playing nintendo
18.I own a sega dreamcast also
19.I watch football on sundays
20.I am a Cardinals and Rams fan.
GO CARDINALS WE WILL WIN THE WORLD SEIRES!!! Lol
Bring home the title.
21.(I will post what I dislike virginiajoe Lol :)) I don't like cheese. Yep Cheese. Ewwwww. Lol. (It is like kryptonite to me.)

Ilustration Friday : Cold

I just finished this and it was done in painter 7 and photoshop 7.
100 percent digital.
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Post you crits and comments.
Enjoy.

They're Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!

Done in photoshop 7 with graphire 2 wacom.
100 percent digital once more. I really should start drawin my stuff and scanning the lineart.
The top on is the 1st version and the bottom one is the 2nd revised version.
Furious Lol. I just had to say that. :)
Click on the images to enlarge.
Post you crits and comments.
I even saved the step by step w.i.p. So I may do a tutorial one day. :)

Sumi-e Tiger

I was trying to upload this all day. I guess that the servers were jacked up.
Here is my atempt at a sumi-e painting in painter 7.
Click on the image to enlarge
Post your crits and comments.
I also just finished a painting of a lion head. I will post that later but you can see it on cgtalk.

Lost bird

Done in photoshop 7 and wacom graphire2.
Same brushes as my other lost picture was used. I think that I have better control on of the brush now.
I posted this in my anatomy mixtape thread on cgtalk.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.
Enjoy. I will make more. muahaha! :)
I had to redeem myself after posting that awful lost picture.
I know that I could have done better.

Illustration Friday : Lost

Click on the image to enlarge it.
Done with wacom graphire 2 and Photoshop 7.
Your eyes are not going bad. The bluryness came from a custom brush in photoshop and I never tested it on an actural picture before until now.
What is goning on- An enemy drone warrior is lost in the forest and the videogame monster (in the background with the baloon) in creeping up on him and is going for the kill.
P.s. I also posted this as my concept fpr my contest piece on cgtalk.
I killed 2 birds with one stone.
Post your crits and comments.

Lost Concept.

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Done painter 7 and words added in photoshop7
This is a concept of Illustration friday's lost topic.
This is also a speed painting. I am getting better at it.
I also posted this on CGtalk under speedpainting thread.

Illustration Friday's Float

A woman asleep and dreaming. Just floating in her only little dream.
100percent digital with use of a Wacom graphire2.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Post your crits and comments.
Reference was used.
I used a picture of an asian woman off of some website.
I guess you can call this fanart maybe.
Enjoy!

Updated Image of "The Bath"

Here is the updated version that I promised.
Enjoy!
Click on the Image to enlarge.
Crits and comments are encouraged.