#zombieclique!

This whole zombie thing kinda started out as an inside joke amongst some friends.  Every so often, when I had an opportunity, I'd do a little quick zombie sketch/doodle.  Eventually, one of my friends actually liked one of my quick doodles, and he soon asked if I could actually come up with a zombie design.

That's how the drawing in the previous post came about.  As I mentioned, that drawing was rejected and it was back to the drawing board...or in this case, the drawing pad/sketchbook.  Fast-forward to the present...

This is the updated (approved) version that I finished a while ago, but just never got around to posting.

very different from the first initial concept

     

Something a Bit Different...part 2

I've been working on another t-shirt design for the same friend mentioned in the previous post.  There were a few requirements, but for the most part, it was pretty open-ended.  Yay for artistic freedom!  This was the initial concept.  I had a lot of fun with this and I'm really happy with how it turned out!

Brrraaiiiiinss

Unfortunately, this concept was rejected, due to it being a bit excessive.(Dangit!)  My friend was looking for something more simple as the image would essentially be turned into vectors.  I'll still probably end up finishing this one for myself, just because I like it so much. 

Something a Bit Different

So I was recently asked, by a friend, to do a t-shirt design for a youth dance team based out of Daly City.  Even though I've never done any kind of t-shirt design, let alone, any kind of graphic design for that matter, I still happily obliged.  My friend  used the Paramount logo as his basis for inspiration, but also wanted to include a ribbon along with the stars.  So these are my initial concepts.

thumbnails

1st color pass

2nd color pass

final design

I initially had a few issues with Illustrator because I haven't used it in so long and I'm so used to Photoshop.  But overall, I'm happy with it.  I even managed to get it submitted on time despite a few personal obligations.  I'll try to throw in a picture of the actual shirt, once I get it.

Happy Birthday Tribute

So today marks what would have been the 53rd birthday of the King of Pop.  So I decided to post this little tribute that I did in an older sketchbook.

August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009

This was originally done back in 2009 as a tribute after he had passed.  Even though it's not finished, I felt that posting it was appropriate, being that it is his birthday. 

It kinda makes me wonder...."How would someone like him actually celebrate his birthday?"  A huge party at Neverland, perhaps??
Just a thought.  Enjoy!

-jeff

New Scanner!! .......kind of.

So due to the lack of a scanner, I was finally able to get a hold of one through a VERY special person.  She just basically let me borrow her old scanner, and I just downloaded the necessary drivers.

 Anywho, this is the first thing I scanned. It's out of my sketchbook from way back in April. 

So long story short--during that time, I went down to LA for a weekend and stayed at a hotel in downtown.  The place creeped out a lot of my friends because it basically reminded us of the movie, The Shining.  During my stay there, I managed to tear off a piece of wallpaper and pay a small tribute to good ol' Jack with the classic, iconic scene we're all so familiar with.  Enjoy!!

Fast Hands!

So, about a year or so ago, I started following the sport of boxing (other than just Manny Pacquiao).  Just this past weekend I watched a boxing match on HBO featuring two Junior Welterweights, Amir "King" Khan sqauring off against Zab "Super" Judah.  It seemed like a very interesting fight going into it, but it ended up being a bit of a disappointment because, just like many recent fights, this was very one-sided. Although I must say, both fighters had power and amazing hand speed!  It makes me look forward to the Mayweather-Ortiz fight in Sept. And also the Pacquiao-Marquez fight in Nov.

So I tried showing a bit of quickness in my hands--I mean, hand--as well!  These are some speed paintings of both fighters.  Each of them were completed in about an hour, without the use of the eyedropper tool.  Enjoy, my friend!

Amir "King" Khan

Zab "Super" Judah

My Apologies...

...for neglecting the blog for such a long time.  I've just been in kind of a funk, which I'm hoping to get out of.

In due time...baby steps.