Lizard Hat

More cintique fun. The other day I started doodling and ended up with a guy wearing a helmet with a lizard adorned on top. The idea made me laugh so I decided to use it as a basis for some more digital painting practice. I'm not sure if I like the black and white version or the color version more right now.

Early Space Siege Character Sketches

I don't know about you - I love me some iterative art. I enjoy seeing process so I figured I'd share some very early sketches I did for an earlier project. None of these will be used in the final game however they did contribute to the later designs.

Mr. Packrat

I have not had too much to contribute lately, unfortunately. I need to get back on the ball. Here are some sketches I did for a friend one evening this week. He's a packrat. Obvious influence from Ratatouile - hey, Pixar does it right. :) These we're real quick and simple... Cheers!

Cintique

I was planning on doing some coffee shop drawin' today but couldn't get any drawing companions. Instead, I decided to head into work and play with the ol' cintique. This is what came out of the random subject generator today.

Edit: Love the new header Ray, looks great. I took your advice about the contrast thing and played with the levels a bit. Much better, when i made it originally it was in a dark office.

Final Batman

UPDATE! I've added a process sequence over on my blog: http://raylederer.blogspot.com/2007/10/batman-process.html

Here's the final for the commission piece. I spent way to long on this. I learned much from it that I hope to apply to more interesting subjects later...:)



This was the section I enjoyed the most. I was able to play with textures in some unexpected ways...

I picked up some good things from this. Eh... I don't know... hopefully the next one won't be so ham fisted. Thanks for looking! -R

Darwyn Cooke's New Frontier MOVIE!

Oh hell yeah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Hb_d5Qnts

Batman Sketches

I'm drawing some Batmen for a commission piece. I'll likely do some more since I have some time and then choose one to paint with Gouache. I've always liked drawing the Bats...:) Here are some rough sketches so far...

Meeting Doodle

Among a page of work meeting doodles scratched while my mind was drifting - quite possibly towards a film I saw last night, 3:10 to Yuma (which is fantastic, btw). Decided to add a little color.

Beasties

Some more doodles. Didn't really start with anything in mind, i just sorta let the silhouettes evolve.

Goblin

Here's a little doodle on my day off. I think i'm finally getting close to a process i like for photoshop painting.

Some warm up sketches

Life drawin' again

Here's this weeks drawing. I think it was reasonable successful although I'm happier with last weeks attempt. I may move on to toned paper next week in an attempt to branch out.

Misinterpreted Topic

So Nate dropped a random topic yesterday for Skuntch - problem is that half-way through the drawing I forgot part of the topic. It went a little something like, "A Slimy Harlequin with... something..." Nobody else could remember it either. I just decided to finish it out as, "...with skeleton arms." :P

Large Post

Hey all! I have been working on some fun stuff during the past week. First image is a speed-paint I did yesterday. There is roughly 45-60 minutes into it. You can see the thumbnail I worked up in the lower right, very rough, really no aim. I thought it came out alright for a quicky though...

This next set of image is for a music project that my friend Neil from Yo! Flaco is starting up called The Littleague. It's basically good hip hop music for kids utilizing the talents of local MC's to bring to life these cartoon kids (a la The Gorillaz). You can listen to some of the songs here; http://www.myspace.com/thelittleague.

Lastly, a drawing I did at Skuntch Monday for my cousin's tattoo.

Earth

A very quick doodle-up for a friend's tattoo. I was asked to come up with something representing the element 'earth.' The sketch and inks took about 20min. - about 30min on the quick digi-color. I like it's simplicity and the ink-work, so I thought I'd share.

Comic Pin-up

A Pin-up for a trade paperback collection of a comic called Grunts by Shannon Denton and Keith Giffen.

Hey - BTW - Jim Valentino wrote Zirpoli last night to say that Image wants to publish our book Stitches! Naturally, we're both thrilled! So, anyway - nothing's official at this point - just wanted to share the news!

S'more life drawin'

Here is last night's drawing. I'm pretty happy with it overall - as always there are just a few little things that bother me.

Hooligans

A little quick something for Cole - Soccer Hooligans.

Figure Drawing Yesterday

Mike and I went down the figure drawing session in Boulder yesterday. I am reasonably happy with what I produced, especially considering the is the second life drawing session I have done in somewhere around 4 years.

Graphite/colored pencil on papah
Attempted timelapse

Lazy Vampires part 2

I barked Jim? Barked!?

Anyway, here are my passes on that topic, although mine neither convey lazy nor jetpack very well, I got caught up in drawing vampire heads. Specifically having trouble getting an eerie vampire chick face. Oh well, i didn't consider this page much of a failure. The small jetpack guy on the right side is the closest I got to the actual theme. Maybe i'll paint it one of these days.

Lazy Vampires...

Well, I have not gotten to the Yoda Meat topic yet, though I want to. Honestly, Ray nailed it, so I am giving it some thought... In the mean time, Nate and I got together for an evening sketching session complete with a viewing of Tromeo & Juliet. Nate barked the topic "A Lazy Vampire with a Jet-Pack." I tried to stop the barking - here's what happened. :)

It's not really a speed-paint - more like a couple-hour book doodle.

Yoda meat!

1hr 30min

New challenge... YODA MEAT!

Been pretty quiet 'round here lately... looks like it's time to start a new challenge. This week's topic has been picked by a 4 year old.

From our creative director's child...

'We were sitting at the table having dinner last night when my 4 year old said, “We should have Yoda meat some time.” After I was done laughing (and explaining the limitations of the meat department at Albertsons), I was thinking that might make a good challenge… assuming Lucas doesn’t sue us or something. It’s just a thought. I wanted to share that golden memory with you anyway.'

Hence the name of this week's challenge:

YODA MEAT!!!

Another Sketchbook Down

Hey all! So I finished up my latest sketchbook last night - the one I started back in December. I thought I'd pull a few out that I liked and that have not been posted - and post them! :P

I also want to send a thanks out to all of you! Because of this wonderful group of friends and Sketch Lunch, I am once again keeping and completing sketch books!

Thanks for the inspiration!

Some Quick Sketchery

Of Ant's and Men.

Well, I decided to finally post some of this Single File stuff. For those who I have not told, Single File is a local independent rock band from Westminster, CO. They came across some of my art and were talking to me about doing some promo work. I started out with the following images - some quick logo play in Illustrator and two quick cover paintings for an upcoming I-Tunes EP. Well, it turns out that these guys got signed to Warner/Reprise records and I believe are on the verge of blowing up (they do make some good music!). Sadly, since that time they have slowly diminished their talks with me. No worries... They've gotta' do their thing and I'll keep doing mine. :)

Anyway, I thought there would be no harm in posting these now. Enjoy!

Skrawliness

A quick sketch page...

Penny

Here's a peek at some stuff I am working on with Geiger. Squeeeee!