Paula - Heavygun Ver.

"Paula - Heavygun Ver."
(Original)

A rather fun one that came up, as a former-co-worker had appeared on one of those "zombie apocalypse" things on facebook where it randomizes your friends list to assign their jobs... Paula is a -at best- 5'1" Japanese girl (and adorable, to boot), so when it assigned her as "heavy gunner", we both knew this had to be done. I got to use my almost-otherwise-useless knowledge of heavy artillery, and did not waste a of effort making sure this looked as ridiculous as possible.
Note: She wanted the Chinese conical hat, despite it being culturally inaccurate... *shrug*

August 27, 2011
Micron pens and Prismacolor markers
on 9x12" vellum bristol board

Always and Forever

"Always and Forever"
(Portrait)

One of my only attempts at photo-realism, this was done for the wedding of my best friends, Kelli and Darryl McGee. This was the second ever piece I did using Photoshop for the colors, and despite some issues (mostly with my tablet), I feel turned out a little better than I expected. I'm not really a fan of photo-realistic art, but I feel they deserved it.

August 26, 2011
Pencil, Photoshop 7.0
2550x3150 pixels

Gerbera X Tiger

"Gerbera X Tiger"
(Gundam Astray Red Frame Kai from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray VS.)

Using my Master Grade kit as a reference, I did this piece with the intention on truly showcasing the samurai-esque aspect of the Astray RF - My favorite Gundam, period. This was also my first piece done solely digitally, using no lineart or sketchings. It's not a method I'm fond of, however, as this one took me well over a month to finish...
The "Lowe" and kai symbols were actually scanned from the model kit's decal sheet, with minimal clean up, and placed in the background.

April 3, 2011
Photoshop Elements 7.0
3000x1940 pixels