Magic the Gathering

For about a year and a half I've been doing work for Magic the Gathering, here are a few of my favorites so far, at least the ones that have come out

Bat Plane

Here's something I did for the Batman themed art show at the Mattel booth at Comic Con, its a Batwing if it was built in 1939, the year Batman debuted. I tried to incorporate ideas from planes that were cutting edge or experimental in the early 40's, assuming Batman would have that tech first. The jet-looking exhaust nozzles behind the engine aren't just artistic licence taken in lieu of realism. That idea is based on an Italian concept called a motorjet, where a piston engine spun a prop and also powered a compressor that added thrust out a nozzle at the back of the plane. One of the many weird inventions on the 40s, the transition time between piston and jet planes.  

Volta

So since September 2014 I have been a full time artist on retainer with Volta, a visual development studio based on Canada. It's been a great experience so far and I've gotten the opportunity to work on a lot of cool projects, doing illustration and concept art. Here is a small sampling of the work I've done for Hirez Studios on their game Smite.

Prehistoric Funeral

I've been very busy as of late so this is the first personal piece I've finished in a while. It's my idea of what a prehistoric funeral might have looked like, sabertooth skull and all.

Dragon Attack

Another dragon, this time in the act of attacking the castle. I really tried to convey movement in the dragons wings in the way I rendered them, especially contrasted against the static and very tight castle detail. Enjoy!

Dragon

First drawing of a dragon I've done in a while. I thought it would be cool to do a bird like dragon, its based largely on a turkey vulture and an egret.

Falx

A piece I did for a digital painting demo at work, this one came together quickly! It's just a tough looking warrior leading his men into battle on a cold day. I also enjoyed including a falx (that big nasty looking curved sword he's holding) a weapon used by the Dacians.

Barbarians

Thought I'd do something a little different with this one, fewer layers and going straight to color, and I like the results! And as for the subject matter it is a group of marauding barbarians, could be Goths or Vandals in the 5th century AD. Enjoy!

The Three Riders

Well I finally finished this triptych inspired by the Russian Fairy tale Vasylissa the Beautiful. The one on the right, the Black Rider, is the new one, but I've also reworked the white rider on the left significantly, I think it fits with the other two better, anyway enjoy!

White Rider

Finally finished the White Rider, the second piece in what will eventually be a triptych inspired by the fairy tail Vasilisa the Beautiful. I also included the Red Rider just for reference.

Spidy

Another marvel inspired piece, Spiderman vs Kraven the Hunter, meant to work as a gatefold

Thor and Loki

Another Marvel inspired piece done on my own accord, Thor vs Loki

Cap

Piece I did on my own time, Captain America standing on a Tiger tank.

Shriek

Did this for a presentation on digital painting and character design I was asked to do at Mattel. Decided to redesign one of my all time favorite DC characters, Shriek, from Batman Beyond. The presentation was quite lengthy but I included 5 small images to give an idea, plus the finish.

Skeletor

Another fun one, Skeletor redesign, done on my own initiative.

Green Lantern

Finally a chance to have some fun! Something I did for Mattel, a Green Lantern redesign made to look like it could fit in an Arkham Game. Naturally it when nowhere, still enjoyed it!

Waitress

Concepts I did for Gameloft a little while ago. A sassy waitress, nuff said. I thought she'd look good on roller skates. First image is the roughs, second is the finish.

Rockstar

A few images I did for Rockstar Games for animated shorts hidden throughout one of their games. It's essentially about hill billies in space. The first is a character design for the lover interest of the main character. Hopefully its clear that it's a play on two sci-fi staples, Star Trek and Total Recall. The second two are images of the ships nasty bathroom.

Red Rider

Finally got to finish a personal piece away from work. It's inspired by the fairy tail Vasilisa the Beautiful, throughout the story she encounters three riders, a white a red and a black, representing the dawn, the sun, and the night. This naturally is the red one. She also encounters a hag called Baba Yaga, hence the creepy old lady in the border.

Vehicles

A couple vehicle designs I did for a night class I took in entertainment design. First one is supposed to be a demolition vehicle designed to clear vast areas of forest to make aircraft landing sites. The second is a large space cruiser.