WorkshopSF

Hey guys, it's workshop time!

Massive Black, SixMoreVodka, Safehouse Atelier, and SteamBot Studios along with a bunch of other artists are having an art workshop in San Francisco in November.  The workshop is geared at both beginner and professional artists in the entertainment, film, game, comics, illustration, and fine art industries. 

Some of the projects that these individuals have worked on off of the top of my head include X-Men, Tron, Assassin's Creed, Skyrim, Guild Wars 1 & 2, Magic the Gathering, Transformers 1 2 3, Left 4 Dead 2, DOTA 2, Red Dead Redemption, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, and much more.

I will be doing live demos, lecturing, and doing portfolio reviews at the workshop.  Availability is limited, and there is also an Early Bird Special, so if you are interested, you should grab a ticket while they are still available - November is just around the corner.  Hopefully I will see some of you guys there!

Here's the official page for more info:

WORKSHOPSF

Coke Super Bowl Commercial

Here is an update on some of the entertainment art I did a while back for Coke's Super Bowl commercial featuring orcs and dragons.  I did some key art showing the horde of orcs and their dragon, but I didn't design the "good guy" creatures.  This was a pretty fun project :)

You can check out the commercial HERE

This was an alternate payoff to the dragon drinking Coke

Magic: the Gathering - Update for 2011

I'm a bit behind on my Magic: The Gathering updates.

Here is some work from the last few expansions this year including Mirrodin Besieged, Magic 2012, New Phyrexia, and the MTG video game.  Stay tuned in the future for Innistrad updates.

Chandra Nalaar

Maul Splicer

Karn Liberated

Hellkite Igniter

New Phyrexia Fat Pack

Massacre Wurm

Puresteel Paladin

Thrun the Last Troll

Search for Karn

Phyrexian Unlife

Lord of the Unreal

Book Covers update

Looks like it's about time to post all of my recent book cover illustrations...

So Silver Bright
by Lisa Mantchev

The Humming Room
by Ellen Potter

Thief's Covenant
by Ari Marmell

Beyonders: Seeds of Rebellion
by Brandon Mull

The Princess Curse
by Merrie Haskell

The Resisters
by Eric Nylund

Sooner Dead
by Mel Odom

Red Sails in the Fallout
by Paul Kidd

Throne of the Crescent Moon
by Saladin Ahmed

2010 Chesley Awards

The 2010 Chesley Award winners were recently announced at Tor.com

I was very honored to have my work nominated for 2 categories: paperback cover illustration with Geist by Phillipa Ballantine, published by Ace, and for interior illustration with Vilcabamba by Harry Turtledove, published by Tor.com.

Anyway, long story short, Geist got the 2010 Chesley for Paperback Book Cover Illustration!

Wheel of Time: New Spring

Hi, everyone! Long time no updates!

Here is the cover image I did for Tor's Ebook release of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time book, New Spring.

There is a making of article with art director, Irene Gallo on the Tor site which also includes some sketches and in progress images. You can check out the article here.

2010 Illustration works

Here are a few more pieces I did last year. These are all book cover artworks for various publishers.



Spectyr (sequel to Geist)
by Philippa Ballantine
Ace Books




The Girl With Silver Eyes
by Willo Davis Roberts
Alladin




The Prince of Thorns
by Mike Lawrence
Ace Books



The Secret Spiral
by Gillian Neimark
Alladin




A Stroke of Dumb Luck
by Shiloh Walker
Tor

Magic: The Gathering - Scars of Mirrodin

Yay - end of the year break! Thought I would take this chance to do a couple of updates!

First up is the latest release of Magic: The Gathering artwork. I had the a honor of doing the packaging this time around, too!

Short Feature on Muddy Colors Blog

Hey everyone,

A short feature on one my pieces, Among Ghosts, just went up over at Muddy Colors. Muddy Colors is a blog run by some of the top illustrators from around the world. Unlike me, they update regularly with new art and some behind the scenes action on how they do their work!

In my feature, I cover briefly the steps I take when doing illustration work for clients and show you some of my early sketches and also what I do to quickly get inspired and motivated to work on a piece. Jump over to Muddy Colors for the full feature.

MUDDY COLORS

>Jason Chan Feature

New Massive Black Store

The studio I work for, Massive Black, has a new store up! Aside from selling MB gear, it will also be doing limited edition Artist Series T-Shirts and Prints. Right now my art director, Coro, is the featured artist. Get 'em while they're hot!

Massive Black Store

MADE: Art and Conceptdesign Symposium in Berlin

The artists of Massive Black and myself will be joining our friend Marko Djurdjevic and a number of other talented artists in Berlin for Marko's MADE symposium.

The event is a 4 day event limited to 200 guests who will be able to learn and talk with many top entertainment artists from around the globe. The event starts June 17th and runs until the 20th and SEATS ARE LIMITED. If you are interested, head over to the MADE site for more info.

Hope to see you there!

New Book Cover artworks

Here are some new illustrations I've done recently for book covers and story illustration.



Geist: Book of the Order
by Philippa Ballantine
Ace Books


Among the Ghosts
by Amber Benson
Simon @ Schuster Children's



Star Wars: Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
by Rodney Thomspon, Sterling Hershey, Owen K.C. Stephens, and JD Wiker
Wizards of the Coast



The Kneebone Boy
by Ellen Potter
Feiwel & Friends



The Girl Who Could Fly
by Victoria Forester
Square Fish


Vilcabamba
by Harry Turtledove
Tor.com


Perchance to Dream: Theatre Illuminata #2
By Lisa Mantchev
Feiwel & Friends

Recent Video Game Work

Here is some recent work (2009) that I did over at Massive Black that I am now allowed to show.


Here's a Game Informer cover I worked on with Mike Bierek for Visceral's Dead Space 2. The basic background and unposed, untextured space suit were provided by Visceral.


Here are a couple of BioShock 2 marketing images I worked on with the help of our 3D team who modeled, textured, and posed the characters. Composition, background elements, lighting, special effects, and additional painting were my job on these.







Here are a couple of character concepts for a project by Emotiv. Emotiv is researching the power of the mind, allowing you to control. I got to try it - it's pretty cool :)




Here is the box cover art for Cursed Mountain by Deep Silver.




Here are some character illustrations and concepts for Konami and Climax's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.