Life is hectic...

i got in a car accident last week... i hit someone's bumper, no one was hurt, and i was made to believe this wasnt a big deal. apparently i was wrong

it really sickens me how people try to take advantage of the system, and blow things out of proportion in order to try and ruins someone elses life... i wont go into detail, but suffice it to say im pretty pissed off and have lost my faith in mankind right now.... especially certain people in certain professions but i wont say who.

anyway, life goes on i suppose. here is some recent artwork im pretty proud of. i got stuck at one part and almost gave up, but im glad i didnt.

Im also working on updating my website... hopefully this one will finally be good enough to keep me satisfied for more then a year.

i feel like im in a funk, like i have little to look forward to. :sigh:

New Artwork "The Sand Lady 3"

Newest artwork iv been working on for weeks on end. I really needed to do something for myself even though i havent had alot of time to work on it with everything thats going on. Anyway you can find more info about this piece on its deviantart page. Below is the final and the progress animation. Youll be able to buy prints in my etsy store soon or you can buy them at My DA prints shop now!

Artist Feature : Amanda Turnage

I don't commission other artists that often, and sometimes people are curious as to why i do it at all. my mother has asked me "but... you can draw, why are you paying someone else to draw for you?" lol and the simple answer is that the artists i commission create work that i simply could not do justice to. I have a great appreciation for these people and adore their style, movement, and depictions of art. Plus its a great thing to see my characters interpreted in another light.


One of my FAVORITE artists to commission is Amanda Turnage (aka ArmadaRyu)
I have commissioned her more then any other artist actually, and every time it's a treat! What i like most about her work is the sense of innocence and  great detail with anatomy and drapery. Even when drawing horses she drapes the hair in a way that is so romantic and flowy! I might have stolen some inspiration from it XD.

Here is some of the amazing work she has done for me!

 

And this one is a collaboration we did, she drew the lineart and i colored it. The product was a beautiful splash of motion and fantasy!

Thank you Amanda for creating such beautiful work with my characters! I'll prob be spending money on you for many years to come ;-) lol. If you like what you see, what are you waiting for?! Go check out this girl's artwork. She has a variety of great work in her gallery from Star Treck fan art to fantasy illustrations, to scene crafted quilts! You wont be disappointed! Check out ArmadaRyu

my first movie gig...

Yup, me and my love tad will both be working on the same movie, both doing storyboards. This is a HUGE opportunity for me and im very happy and excited to be a part of the project! Ill only be working on the tail end of the story board production, but its still a great chance to get some good work and get my name out there, not to mention the fact that i love storyboarding!



i dont know how much more i can say about the movie so ill leave it at that, but no worries, ill fill you all in later!

Needless to say im gonna be MIA for a little bit, thanks to my clients for being really patient with commission work! I have the movie and a pile of graphic design freelance coming so im keeping busy. But i am making more of an effort to continue to do more of my own work. I was gonna post something new this week, but looks like ill have to postpone a bit.

SO yeah thats it for now, YAY!

New Artwork May

As may draws to a close i am really trying to push myself to draw more and get my portfolio and website back in gear. Here is some work iv finished recently...

This is a piece that i think will be a great addition to my portfolio. Its really different then my usual "cute fantasy" style. i really pushed myself here, i hope it shows. Initially the wings looked really crappy and cheap, but i was content to leave them that way, thinking "eh its good enough" but then i realized if i really want to be good at this i cant keep cutting corners so i went all out with them. here was my original attempt

Wow, see the difference? Im glad i decided to spend more time on it.
Here is a simple commission i just finished. I think it will look nice with my other "graphic design" type pieces.

Discovered this font on dafont.com, and it was a b*tch to render.

And here is my current personal project in the works, found some sweet vintage-y photos on etsy.com to reference the colors.

And here is some freelance graphic design i have done for some products. another great portfolio addition. These took A REALLY LONG TIME. so if you dont see me online much i am working, just on stuff like this.

Thats about all for now, i need to get ready to go out. Hopefully my new print shop will be opening this weekend and keep an eye out cuz my first customers get an AMAZING free gift!

bbl
-h

chugga chugga chugga...

its been a very busy few weeks, lots of graphic design freelance iv had to play catchup on. designed some shampoo bottle labels as well as a few other product packages. Knocking out the projects one by one. Iv also been catching up on commission work and getting back to my own personal art. here is the last commission i just finished, commissioned by an etsy member.

Im not used to finishing a work in black and white, i hope i did the concept justice! it was definitely fun to step out of the box and do something new. 

enjoy
-heath

Maya

In an effort to getting back to my artistic animation roots i want to try to learn maya. more specifically how to integrate maya and zbrush with displacement maps.
anyone got tips? tricks? links to useful resources?

im doing ok, need to blog about lots of things. will get to it later tho.
including a review of HTTYD! (how to train your dragon)