More Disney art

 Here's the bad guy as he forms

and an animated gif I did to help illustrate to the animators on how he "forms"

Bennie Boysen and I came about this idea together.

Night visit

Some monsters

Planet Exploration

Future Wizard

I wanted to create a future wizard.  We're always either in the past or present so I wanted to explore later down the road.

A cool down

Sometimes when you work too much in kid town 

you must divert your car to the disturbing village....

1 hours worth

with a different painting approach then normal

(which is just painting big shapes and carving away from the form instead of line work)

How'd I do?

The glare down

Trying a different painting approach

Weeeeeee!

A different type of thing

Trying something different.

Saucy Jack

Girlie warm up...

Shroom farmer

SDCC News about "The City"

For the first year at Comic Con, Julie is making a line of Jewelry inspired by the art of The City.  Another property I am establishing in the world of steam punkery.  Here are just some of the wicked ideas and designs she'll be debuting at Booth F-08 in the exhibitor hall.

I've changed the art style and designs a bit but you can see the story and the character ideas here 

http://www.whatsthekeytothecity.blogspot.com/

More news later but I was excited to show this portion off today!

The dark nevers falls

 

It got me out of my usual comfort zone and I had at it.

I was inspired by this post

http://cghub.com/images/view/387114/

Morning warm up that turned into an hour +

On another note.  We're at 253 backers 89% funded with 8 days to go!

See what I'm so excited about here

Spaced Out!

I also got a good question this morning and after replying thought more people could make some use of it.  Here is the question and answer that follows:

•  When I knew you at school you had "potential". What habit did you form to take you to the next level? You've inspired the heck out of me and I am ready to move out of my "potential" phase. Thanks man!
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   I made conscious decisions on who I spent my time with, where I spent my time, and what to "give up" to do it. That is all dependent on what your goals are. So I'll go in order of why I made certain decisions. I'll be blunt too, because I believe in it.
  
  1.Who I spend my time with
  Too many folks just do a job. No ambition, no drive. Their careers are basically handled by whoever is in charge of them at that moment. So I now surround myself with people who are pushing themselves. Artistically, musically, in any category. Doesn't have to be art. Just Go-getters. And let me tell you, I didn't find many in (an undisclosed location).
  
  2. where I spent my time
  I committed myself to draw every morning before work at a coffee shop. I woke up early, 7 AM I was out the door. I always had a plan of attack. One day, it was drawing from a book. The next day, drawing from life around the shop. The next, character development on an idea I had. Whatever got me thinking about art, not waiting for it to happen, but making myself go after it. I gave myself some slack days of course, but I was vigilant, still am. I also still go to figure drawing when deadlines permit. Try to push my shapes, try new tools, whatever I could. Forward progress, even if it was a tiny bit is better than none. Worse yet, standing still. I can't think of an artistic way to die faster inside.
  
  3. What to "give up" to do it
  I devoted to it for a while. I let my wife know there was a new relationship in our lives, my art and career. It was with me before she came along and god forbid she passes before me, will comfort me in the time I only have her as memories. I gave up drinking as it fogged my mornings (I'm back on it but I took a break) Made myself put away the internet and killed a ton of time on the PS3. I had less time to devote to friends. I balanced it, but for a spell, I was all in. I think to truly understand oneself, or a craft, you must devote to it for a time. Not forever mind you, or it gestates and destroys. Losing an ear or drinking yourself to pity and remorse isn't a lasting career. I knew I wanted a balance after all. A life, a happy marriage, friends, and smiling. Keep it in mind what you want and you'll find your balance.
  
  So those are most of my habits I formed. Devotion to it in simple mind setting ways. That and be introspective enough to see where you are lacking and attack those skills. If you're good at something, just drawing it more doesn't help. It's just hubris to get attention in a lot of ways. Pushing yourself into uncomfortable territory is the easiest answer to the hardest task.
  I hope this helps, isn't too long winded. I still have many miles to travel before I am a great artist so I feel weird giving advice, but this is what I've got for you thus far. I may even post this to the blog as I see many people could relate to some advice, hope you don't mind. I won't post you asking though, no worries.
  
  
  So that's it.  Hopefully someone out there reads something and it helps them in some small way.

  
  

  Cheers,

  Bean

Through the morning fog, he waged.

Again,  Trying to get out of my comfort zone and design and paint like I don't normally go.  Let me know what you think.  Just needed a mental break from the style and property of Spaced Out.

Grecian Wizard

Prime, a new art collection from 3DTotal

 I got the opportunity to be in a really cool book called Prime the definitive digital art collection.  A huge collection of artists and nothing but awesome nice folks at 3D Total so win win on who to give your money too.  ( I'm a big proponent on spending money on people I believe in...ugh, too many cool people on kickstarter ;)
 

You can pre-order it here

 PRIME 

 First 200 preorders get a cool card game too