Gundam.

Some sketches of the original Gundam. Yep.

 

Neolithic stoneworks.

A few images inspired by the neolithic and bronze age stoneworks of ancient Ireland, particularly the tomb at Newgrange.

 

The Legend of Zelda: Ruins.

I love the original Legend of Zelda. In fact, it’s my favorite game of all time. So much can be said about it, and so much has, so I won’t rehash the more common material here. Instead, this will be more personal. One of my favorite aspects about the original game was the cold, lonely simplicity of the labyrinths. The dungeons all had the same architectural style, but different layouts and other variations. They all looked to come not only from the same civilization, but the same builder. Or, to be more out-there, the same imagination, perhaps one shared by a society very different from ours.

This is what I loved most about the original game; the mystery. Hyrule was an empty land bereft of any current civilization. Some people lived in caves, selling stuff or charging money for useless advice. Beyond that? Wilderness and ancient ruins, often with ominous entrances that resembled monstrous heads. It made you wonder who created these places, and why. Another great thing about the game was the manual; some of the artwork was wonderful, especially the artistic interpretation of the simplistic labyrinths. I’ve long had an affinity for the art in the manual, and I had been meaning to do some homages to it for a while now. Well, I finally got around to it, and here is what I came up with;

 

Statue and dungeon gate.

Envisioning a new interior.

These will be colored in the future.

The Guardian of Forever.

City on the Edge of Forever is regarded as one of the greatest episodes of the original Star Trek. The time travel story was written by Harlan Ellison, and is among the darker episodes of the original series, which was often lighter in tone and heavy on the silliness. The tragedy and uncertainty in “Forever” is on par with the paranoia and tension in “Balance of Terror”.

“Forever” also features one of the most under-appreciated an intriguing characters in Trek history: the Guardian of Forever. the Guardian is a sentient portal that can send the user anywhere in time and space, and is aware of the events of history as they unfold. His origin is mysterious. According to the dialogue in the episode, he had not interacted with anyone since at least before our sun came in to existence. He also implies that he exists outside of linear time.

I’ve been meaning to do a fanart of the guardian for a while now, and here it is;

Please click the image to see it in full-size. This was drawn on landscape paper with micron pens and copic multiliners. It was colored in photoshop.

Assorted life drawing pt.2 : Starbucks.

More life drawing. A salted caramel cake pop from Starbucks.

Emma, pt.1

This is the first of a series of sketches of a character in a short story that I may or may not ever finish. Her name is Emma, and she is one of the primary characters in said story. She’s supposed to have a hipster/indie rock sort of feel. These sketches detail her appearance and assorted elements of her design.

 

The story itself involves the search for an ancient artifact: a crystal pocketwatch that is thought to be capable of raising the dead. What it actually does, however, is far more strange and terrifying.

 

Emma, pt.1

Red.

This is a fanart of a fictional creature name Red, which is itself a character in another fan-created work called the Godzilla Creepypasta. I loved the GCP story so much that I had to do a fanart of the  creature Red, which is the primary antagonist of the story. Red is NOT my creation. He is the creation of Cosbydaf, the author of the Godzilla Creepypasta blog/short story. The Godzilla Creepypasta can be read here.

Red

Crystal tower.

Crystal towers rise above the rolling hills of the green field. They glisten in the sunlight and seem to vanish in to the endless sky. This illustration was done on illustration board, using markers, watercolor, illustration ink, and micron pens. The young woman is a wandering barbarian character, hence her being only clad in a loincloth and a top.

Crystal tower and barbarian girl

Fungal Forest

A while back I posted a sketch of an alien plant. It was titled “fungal tree”. Well, this is the ultimate outcome of that design. The piece is titled Fungal Forest. This was done on illustration board, with watercolor, markers, and micron pens. Please be sure to view the full magnification of the image. The character has reached out to touch the tree, and in the process has taken a handful of the soft, cloudlike fungus growing on it.

Fungal Forest

Venetian Tattoo.

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. This is an illustration of a young woman with a living tattoo. The tattoo of the venetian mask is emitting black light and gusts of wind, with leaves being carried by said gusts.

I the gallery below you will find the original sketch, and the full illustration. Please click the thumbnail beow the gallery to view the full magnification of the final illustration.

Venetian mask tattoo

Venetian Tattoo.

Venetian mask tattoo