Some bits of Art

Topless Robot Robot

2012-01-12T08:29:00.000-08:00

Over the Christmas break, Topless Robot had their 2nd Annual Art Contest. The winners would receive a TR T-shirt. Anyway, my entry won for the New Topless Robot Robot category. I get a TR T-shirt, yay! This is the second version. I had more time to spend on it. The original one was a rush job, but he liked it. I like the second one.

Here's the one that won:

Maybe it was the glowing "nipples", I don't know. The important thing is I finally won a TR T-shirt. Yay again!

Ice cream and old furniture

2011-11-17T07:02:00.001-08:00

The Ice Cream Parlor

The Antiques Shop

Happy Halloween

2011-10-30T12:55:00.001-07:00

Managed to finish one this year! Happy Halloween everyone!

Alibi In Ashes...Sneak Peak!

2011-09-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

So the Alibi In Ashes Official Trailer went live a few days ago, that means I can post a couple of shots. The Ice Cream Parlor and the Antiques Shop.

The arcade machine in the ice cream parlor was a late addition. Not sure who modeled it. Most textures by 2d artist Jayme Cory.

Most of the objects in the Antiques shop are mine, except the jet pack, steamer trunk, record player, dive helmet and the pulley. Made by Josh, James, and Mark respectively.

My first 2 Nancy Drew Game Environments

2011-07-10T09:56:00.000-07:00

The Study! (3d and some of the textures by me,except the chadelier, that was done by fellow 3d artist Dan Larsson. Most of the textures done by 2d artist James Silvers)

The Solar Room. The first environment I worked on @ Her Interactive. I've learned a lot during the soon to be year I've been at the company. In my opinion, the bgs that I'm currently working on reflect how comfortable I'm becoming with 3d. I'll post those when I can.
(3d and some of the textures done by me! Most of the textures are by 2d artist James Silvers)

The game is out! Nancy Drew The Captive Curse

Down Time Sketching!

2011-07-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

Downtime! Time to reacquaint myself with the sketchbook and red pencil!

20 years this June.

2011-05-15T11:19:00.001-07:00

It's been 20 years since I graduated high school. Wow, how time flies. Anyway, here are a couple of designs for our 20th High School Reunion T-Shirt. The first one is the one I sent in before they told me what they wanted. The second one is a knight helmet that's been given the "islander tattoo" treatment. It was originally done by a classmate friend of mine but he wasn't happy with his version, so I gave it a go. The whole idea for an islander knight helmet was that they wanted a shirt that people could wear even after the reunion and not a "class" shirt. I totally understand. Our original shirts were designed by me, and oh boy are they dated. Happy 20th class of 91!!

Ah work!

2010-09-24T13:44:00.000-07:00

So, I don't think I'll be posting any new art for a while. I've recently been hired on by Her Interactive as a 3d Environment Artist. I used to post bg's that I was currently working on but that was under Monkey Barrel Games. They didn't mention anything regarding posting current unpublished game assests in their contract. Her does, so you won't be seeing anything until after it gets shipped. This is more a post for myself than anything, to justify to myself why I don't have anything new posted.

Oh and I did turn down the contractor position with ArenaNet. Mistake, maybe, but for what I need, I'm happy where I've landed.

the Test: Elonan House

2010-08-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the very talented people over at ArenaNet, I was given an opportunity to try out for their internship program. They sent over this concept for me to model out for the test. I won't get into the specifics since IT IS A TEST!

UPDATE: 09/23/2010 - Finally heard back from them. I got offered a contractor position instead of an intern position. It's really great news, too bad it wasn't earlier...like a month earlier.

Below are a few renders of my final model for the test.

And finally, here are the texture sheets.

It's under the bed!!

2010-08-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

Found it!!

The cat's room...well, it's somewhere in here.

2010-08-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

can you find where the cat's secret "room" is? I'll give you a hint, it's not on top of the armoire.

No Parking

2010-06-15T18:00:00.001-07:00

My first car I've ever modeled...actually, it's my first car interior. Haven't modeled a car yet. Shouldn't be that hard.

shhhh it's a SECRET!

2010-05-13T13:13:00.001-07:00

This is the "Secret Room". Don't tell.

More from Crazy Old Lady Estates

2010-04-21T12:34:00.001-07:00

Not only is she a crazy old lady who makes gadgets, she grows grapes!! Chatuea de Crazy Old Lady!!

Homework progress!!

2010-04-05T14:07:00.001-07:00

Ok here's what I've got so far with my school homework. The building is half done. I still need to build the geothermal
plant part that fits right behind the building.

(Update: It's finished, but not finished. I'm going to go in another direction with the furnace..engine type thing in the back. The very wise and very capable Mr. Stokes from Future Poly gave it a nice paint over with all the things I could do to it. He really pushed the concept to something that I'm usually hesitant to venture into. I need to break out of my conservative ways if I want to get a job with the big boys.)

These are the textures for the building.

The Round Table

2010-04-05T12:34:00.001-07:00

I like the way this turned out. I've got to do more to the contraptions on the table, but I just wanted to post this as is.

Sleeping Quarters...aka The Bedroom

2010-03-02T13:35:00.000-08:00

School is helping me to be less intimidated by 3d. This bg took me 3 and 1/2 days from beginning to end. My usual has been 4 to 5 days. Thanks Future Poly!!

Last but not least...

2010-02-22T17:20:00.000-08:00

The family cat!!

The Offspring

2010-02-19T18:16:00.000-08:00

The offspring and the offspring of the offspring!! **Props to Jacob for the dog and the facial features of the Duke and Duchess. **

The In-Laws

2010-02-18T22:33:00.000-08:00

The pleasantly chipper in-laws.

Mom & Dad

2010-02-15T16:47:00.001-08:00

Portraits of Mom and Dad. A bit cartoony, but does the trick. Mind you, these aren't my parents.

Four More!

2010-02-12T18:06:00.001-08:00

Here are a few more. Castle grounds.

alright then, here you go!

2010-02-10T08:56:00.001-08:00

I shouldn't be doing this but...what the hell! This is for you Charles!!

These bgs are of the CRAZY old lady's house.

StreetFighter Character...from the P.I.

2009-12-16T19:00:00.000-08:00

The guys from work and I got together and decided to do some sketches. This week's topic is "Street Fighter: The New Challenger".
Name: Boboy
Country: Philippines
Fighting Style: Escrima

Ah, the forgotten Blog.

2009-06-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

I've been neglecting this blog...not on purpose. It's just that I've been distracted since Nov 08. Been doing art on another blog. Check it out Oni-Bot.

Happy Halloween....Belated....Damn!

2008-11-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

I was supposed to finish this sucker in time for Halloween. So much for that.

Zbrush Weekend

2008-09-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

I started messing with Zbrush about 2 weeks ago. I finished the door knocker tutorial the first week. I missed a week because of Force Unleashed. Now back to the tutorials

Revamp

2008-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

This is my entry. I just wanted to keep the original feel of the costume but bring it into the present. I think it works pretty good, but whatever. I'm done with it.

Wonder Woman

2008-09-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

This was my entry for the Comic Challenge over @ Game Artisans.
Suffice it to say that I didn't place. I can see why now, after not looking at this piece for almost a month. She doesn't have a personality. It's almost kind of boring. Anyway, I'm learning.

2008-09-08T08:48:00.000-07:00

Well, I've finally gathered all my strength to start this damn art blog. Now the real trick is to see if I can actually post on a regular basis.
For a while there working at a certain company sapped all my desire to do my own art. Since I am no longer with THAT company, my drive to do my own art has come back to me. This blog is mainly for me to build on my skills. Enjoy.