Jonathan Strange - Another WIP

So I had another whack at the Jonathan Strange portrait I posted a while back.  I was trying to get a sort of 19th century portraiture feel.  The previous version, I felt was kind of too caricatured, and didn't feel as much like the character, looking back.  Here, I'm trying to get disheveled-yet-brilliant...

Anyway, it's obviously not finished yet, but I'm getting closer!  In the back the intention is to get a lot of those accoutrements common to Georgian-era portraits... like the busts of famous people and curtains and all that hanging in the back.  I've been getting a lot of inspiration from the paintins of Ingres, who (though french) was contemporary with the period the book (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Suzanna Clarke of course) was set in.

Enjoy!

Progress Video - The Headless Horseman

As I did with my piece The Egg Thief a while back, I've made a progress video of my World of Warcraft Card Game illustration of The Headless Horseman

Click to Download Video - appox 4mb

Incidently, if you'd like to pick this up as a bunch of card sleeves, that's what was their intended use.
Let me know if you like these videos and I might be able to make more.  The way I work has the happy byproduct of producing a chronology in the layers, so it's not impossible to recreate the steps I took to make them.

Violet Proto-Drake

In keeping with the theme I've had going on lately, more World of Warcraft: TCG!  This time it is the fabled Violet Proto-Drake, who I understand is quite the bugger to acquire in the game.  He was painted to go on a playmat, hence the horizontal format not in keeping with the normal WoW cards.

I am also still doing non-wow artwork lately, I promise.  Just not anything I can show.  Patience though, because it should show up here eventually!

World of Warcraft TCG - Lumbering Oaf

Sorry for the lack of posting, everybody!  Though I've got a little bit more -- a card I did last year for the WoW card game.  These are always super fun.  I'm glad I've had the chance to work with these guys.



WoW Cards - Throne of Tides

Here are some illustrations I did a few months back for WoW: TCG Throne of Tides deck.  Different set to Hogger, but all of these seem to be releasing at the same time, so I have lots of work to show!  Win.

Hogger

As promised, here's the full image of Hogger.

Rarg!

Blizzcon was awesome fun.  I have had my t-shirt and Diablo III beach towel needs met for the next year at least.

Dragon WIP

I figured I might post a WIP of this guy, seeing as I haven't posted in a little while.  I started him over a few lunch hours in the past couple of weeks and since have taken him home to get a bit more polish. 

...and a closeup

He's not done yet, but seems reasonably likely to get there eventually.  Hope you guys enjoy!

Unrealised Sculptures





Maybe it should say "failed" instead of "unrealised" up there, since that's definitely what this one is at this point!  I did make an attempt at a sculpt of this guy about a year ago, and I have to say it was a mega-fail.  Artistically I guess it was coming along, but I foolishly glopped a ton of sculpey onto him without thinking about his rather tenuous armature.  The result was him flopping over and being unsalvagable.  I dug this up the other day and I think I may try to make another go at it (with a bit more thought beforehand) because I really do like this drawing... I guess we'll see!