Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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



Monday, August 22, 2011

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!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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