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

Heaven's Return

"Heaven's Return"
(Original Character)

This was only the second ever picture of my OC's that I've ever done traditionally, and the only reason I did this was because my work was bugging me to have a piece hanging up there. (lol)
I decided to go for something I feel would look awesome for a CD jacket or something like that.
This is, sadly, the only piece I've ever done that I've had framed, simply because my job supplied the frame for it.

July 8, 2010
Pencil and Prismacolor markers
on 9x12" vellum Bristol board

Shippu Doto ~Dairen'oh~

"Shippu Doto ~Dairen'oh~"
(Dairen'oh from Gosei Sentai Dairanger)

I have to admit I cling to my childhood rather tightly than I feel I intended to. But something about this mech has always been just pleasant (Although, I remember it as the Thunder Megazord from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2). I decided to run with the old rice paper painting style aspect for this one, however making the Dairen'oh more prominent by giving it stronger shading.
The "stamp" at the bottom was also a fun little addition to the piece, which actually is quite messy, from an aesthetic standpoint. ^__^;;

January 20, 2010
Micron pens and Prismacolor markers
on 11x17" cardstock*

 *Note that the paper texture was added digitally in Photoshop, as I had no means to obtain rice paper to complete this as desired.

Toward Tomorrow

"Toward Tomorrow"
(Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy, King Mickey, Kairi, and Riku from Kingdom Hearts II)

Probably the last Kingdom Hearts fan art I'd done, as the franchise started to get a bit carried away, even for me. Maybe once it wraps up, I might try it again, assuming it does in my lifetime.
I wanted to try a mix between my own personal styling and Nomura's, giving an interesting final effect that's nowhere near as bad as I imagined it could have been.
I had always wanted to add more to this, but the time has long passed and I hate "touching up" my traditional pictures.

July 12, 2009
Micron pens and Prismacolor markers
on 9x12" vellum Bristol board

Fate

"Fate"
(Original Characters)

A redo to my very first illustration for my story (originally done back in 2004), this was also the only digital illustration I did in the year of 2009. I'm still very, very proud of this piece, however it also represents WHY I went back to traditional methods. A lot of it is just too clean for the kind of style I was going for, plus the time I spent cleaning up little details simply because I could, made this a catalyst for my return to hand-made pictures on paper. This one will, likely, be redone, again. But not yet.

May 15, 2009
Ink pens and PainterClassic (Lens flare from Photoshop 7.0)
2086x2500 pixels

Death Does Wear Blue

"Death Does Wear Blue"
(Mega Man/The Megas)
 
I did this piece, not only for Mega Man (or Rockman), but also for The Megas.
If you've ever listened to their music, they make rock versions of BGM from the Mega Man games and give them lyrics, largely from the perspective of the robot masters, and make out Mega Man akin to a god of death, destined to pull them from their steel mortal coil. It gives a strong feeling of "history is written by the victors."

My first full illustration in Prismacolor markers! I had some real fun taking the liberties of making Mega Man look truly frigtening whilst still retaining what makes him iconic.

"Get Equipped with Fear!"

Back in 2009-2010, The Megas found my picture and posted it on their site. Sadly, their site has been overhauled and the fanart section since removed.


February 02, 2009
Micron pens,, Prismacolor Markers, and colored pencils
on 9x12" cardstock.