Sketchy sketch. It is snowing outside, my toes are frozen, and all I want is something warm to wrap around me.

Been drawing on napkins while waiting for food lately. I wonder what happens to the drawing when they clean up the table after I leave....

More practice! I did this sketch straight from my imagination with no photo references, I swear. I don't know why it looks like Rihanna...

Some relatively quick sketches I did to practice animated style faces. So much fun, holy s**t!

The awesomely talented Anthony Jones challenged his friends to create creature faces out of predetermined shapes. This was my go at it.

Created this for a good friend's birthday. Went crazy with the colors... because I looooove colors! Learned quite a bit while doing this, too. First painting signed with my new signature! Looks awesome, I must say.

Halloween creature concepts!

It's almost Halloween... and time to let out some of the nastier ideas that float around in my mind (these are actually pretty mild ones). Took to recreating some of the season's most beloved and cuddly characters. ;) ;)

How's about a little background stories for these guys....

Vampire: Since the beginning of time multiple species of aliens have lived amongst us. Most of them find ways to blend in and live unnoticed by the human world, but there are those who have not had as much luck. In order to explain these interaction with aliens humans spun webs of legends and mystical creatures around them. Vampires are the human name for a species of carnivorous aliens who generally stay away from humans, but have been known to occasionally seek out our blood to sate their thirst.

Frankenstein: Before any medical procedure is approved for human testing it is first tried on animals, right? Well, Dr. Frankenstein was no exception. Before putting together his monstrous human abomination he first did a bit of animal experimentations... and this is what he made.

Mummy: The Big-Bag theory was actually a cover up of a great nuclear war between the human race. Tension between the super-powers of the time had led to a disaster that wiped out nearly the entire population of our planet. Most of those who survived were sickened by radiation and left with no suitable medical facilities for treatment. A theoretical solution to stopping the spread of radiation was to wrap the infected up in ointment soaked fabric until the radiation eventually seeped out. Unfortunately, that solution transformed the victims into mutated creatures that stay dormant for years, but reek terrible havoc when they are awake...

Birthday sketch for my cousin. Futuristic astronaut... or a gentle looking Mr. Freeze?

Art Center Entrance Portfolio Spring 2014

So... after many long months of hard work I finally sent in my entrance portfolio to Art Center's Entertainment Design program for Spring 2014. When I was first figuring out how to go about putting this project together it was helpful to look at previously accepted student's portfolios. Therefore, I decided to put mine out there, too! Hopefully it will be helpful to anyone out there attempting this in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get accepted. 

(My portfolio is based on my own original ideas and I reserve all copyrights.)