"No Neck" Digital artwork, completed July 25, 2020

"The White Whale" Digital artwork, completed May 4, 2020

Surf's Up!

Time to grease up and hit the beach here in the bay area, 'cause it's October (our best weather of the year).

Further Exploration

Still exploring this guy. I'm not sure if I like this direction yet. I'll have to look at him for a few more days to decide. His face reminds me of the actor Phil Silvers (Sgt. Bilko, for anyone old enough to remember). Here he is anyway:

Another Character Sketch

Finally, something that's not western themed. This is a fun character I was working on this week, hope you like it. Kind of looks like the "Early Bird" buffet line on a seniors cruise :) 

Video Turntable of my Zbrush sculpt

Here's a video turntable of my Zbrush sculpt.  

You can see a higher resolution version in my web portfolio here (click the top right thumbnail image):

Character Design Page

Another Version

I wasn't really happy with my first pass at this character (especially since I wanted to try and sculpt it in Zbrush). So I reworked it, and here's another version:

I'm still working on the Zbrush sculpt, but I'll post it soon.

New Character Design

I've been trying to really dig into character design. Working my butt off on weekends and in my spare time. Here's an exercise (sticking with the western theme):

Character Design

I have so much respect for character designers, it's a much more difficult undertaking than most artists would think. Just trying to come up with original shapes and faces is hard enough, and when you add to that, trying to create shapes and forms that embody a specific personality and that will still be animation-friendly, you quickly see how complex and challenging the task is. I'm still just scratching the surface.

Western Theme Continues

I'm continuing with the western theme...

In a Western Mood

I'm  feeling in a bit of a western mood this week, so I just went with it. This guy turned out looking a bit like Lee Van Cleef, one of the great Western Film villains of all time. It wasn't intentional, it was something I just noticed, when I was finished with the sketch.

Robotopia

This is something I did for the pure fun of it.