artonomix

Editorial Thesis- #occupydc

2012-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

This piece was derived from a Bloomberg article (THREE WEEKS AGO).

Update 2: Counting Sheep

2012-02-01T06:20:00.000-08:00

Counting Sheep- demo

2012-01-30T18:55:00.000-08:00

Here is a work-in-progress for a short film I'm putting together. Still a rough cut, but I'll add more progress as this project continues.

Illuminated Luminaries, Part 2 (DARWIN)

2012-01-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

Illuminated Luminaries, part 1 (TESLA)

2012-01-22T15:53:00.000-08:00

RESEARCH 1
RESEARCH 2

Sorry for the lack of updates!...

2012-01-10T21:02:00.000-08:00

...But long story short, I've had to restart a project over. It's good and bad- good in the sense that I still have six months to make up for this 'loss of time' and bad for not seeing it sooner. By this I mean investing in a project with an unrealistic deadline. That said, I'm currently working up a series of new Illustrations (with a more practical deadline!) In the meantime, I offer these personal pieces I've worked over the Christmas break :).

Website!

2011-11-30T15:08:00.000-08:00

COMING SOON!

The making of a comic (part 1)

2011-11-25T15:07:00.000-08:00

Hey all, sorry for the lack of updates but this has been overdue. I figured I'd take a moment to show a preview of material from an upcoming thesis project (a comic in this case).

I've never produced any (lengthy) sequential work before, and this is quite a major undertaking. For the thesis I am producing a comic novella (I am undecided on the format as of this time but I'll figure this shortly). Through the duration of this production (so far), I've picked up on a few lessons:
1)It is HELPFUL to have a script finished before you go off to draw.
2) Thumbnails are vital in figuring your visual pacing and storytelling!
3)(The biggest lesson for myself) CLARITY. A good story underwhelmed by poorly rendered drawings could affect the quality of the read.

Beyond this process, it is exciting to spend the time creating your own characters and the universe/environment that they inhabit.

The following images are only works in progress. I will continue to update with new process work. STAY TUNED!

Working cover for a project

2011-11-01T12:46:00.000-07:00

This is a cover I've been working on for an upcoming graphic novel.

I can't comment much on what it is, but I'll begin posting more

progress material soon. Stay tuned!

The Matriarch (WIP)

2011-10-22T18:44:00.000-07:00

Story and details to come. A.

2011-10-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits (Oct. 2011) part 3

2011-10-09T23:32:00.001-07:00

Quick Hits (Oct. 2011) Part 2!

2011-10-09T12:52:00.000-07:00

I will be posting some progress material from school, but in the meantime here's some visual snacks:

The Ragnarok

Dazzler (from X-men)

UNTITLED.

2011-10-04T20:04:00.001-07:00

Quick Hits- October 2011 (Part 1)

2011-10-01T18:10:00.000-07:00

Good and Bad/Narrative Excercise 2 (work in progress)

2011-09-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Narrative Excercise 1 (FINAL)

2011-09-22T00:53:00.000-07:00

Narrative excercise WIP

2011-09-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is a (re)interpretation of the story, the Princess and the Frog.

Quick Hits- September 2011 (part 3)

2011-09-19T12:08:00.001-07:00

Untitled (More to Come)

2011-09-12T22:34:00.000-07:00

10 years later

2011-09-11T09:06:00.000-07:00

Nananana...Batman!

2011-09-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits September 2011 (part 2)

2011-09-03T18:38:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits- September 2011 (part 1)

2011-09-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

Just listened so some Guns n Roses earlier, took previous and/or unfinished image files and this was the result.

Quick hits FINAL pt (August 2011)

2011-08-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

Just a few random (and quickly-made) pieces for today. The third piece in particular is Little Richard from Black Dynamite, which was a (very) hilarious film.

They came from the Skies (wip)

2011-08-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

Pardon the bad grammar, writing...but I'm playing around with an idea that I might use for...something. No clue yet but mostly likely I'll be writing notes and doing more concepts later in the week.

Quick Hits- August 2011 (Part 4)

2011-08-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

Fly Like An Eagle

2011-08-17T23:43:00.001-07:00

Hmm...

2011-08-12T17:22:00.001-07:00

Imperfect

2011-08-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

On a tangent, this piece is dedicated to Terry Fox and anyone who overcame incredible challenges in life, physically and mentally.

The Flash!

2011-08-11T06:52:00.001-07:00

Quick Hits August 2011- part 3

2011-08-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits- August 2011 part 2

2011-08-06T21:03:00.001-07:00

Hansel and Gretel

2011-08-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

These illustrations are reinterpretations of the fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel.

August 2011- quick hits/wip

2011-08-03T11:49:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits July 2011- Part 6

2011-07-29T07:54:00.001-07:00

Seasons

2011-07-28T20:34:00.002-07:00

Quick hits- July 2011 part 5

2011-07-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

An interesting take on Supergirl and an interpretation of the protagonist from the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Perennial

2011-07-27T18:46:00.001-07:00

Quick hits- July 2011 part 4

2011-07-24T19:04:00.000-07:00

Quick hits- July 2011 part 3

2011-07-23T22:07:00.000-07:00

Quick hits- July 2011 part 2

2011-07-22T16:48:00.000-07:00

Gandalf and the Balrog

2011-07-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

insta.stalgic

2011-07-10T16:34:00.000-07:00

Remedy

2011-07-07T17:55:00.001-07:00

Quick Hits- July 2011 (Father and Son)

2011-07-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

I'm thinking of giving the first two Superman films a revisit. Hmmm...

Superman is a property of DC COMICS. :)

Launch

2011-06-28T07:45:00.002-07:00

Studying Kirby part 1

2011-06-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

Studying Jack Kirby is no easy feat. There is a reason why he is one of the many masters of the comics medium. In this reproduction study, I learned that one of Kirby's many strengths lies in his mark-making and his use of geometric shadows. The point of this reproduced drawing was not merely to 'copy' per-se, but to analyze the detail of his process. I will be following this subject with further posts so keep an eye for the next few weeks.
Recommendations:

The Twomorrows Publishing has numerous volumes of the Kirby Collector, dedicated to the life of Jack Kirby as well as many of his never-before-seen original art. These magazines also featured interviews from his peers, admirers and the creator himself.

The Comics Journal interview with Jack Kirby in 1990 (a year before his death). This interview covered Jack Kirby's recollections of his time in New York City, serving the U.S. army in world war 2 and more.

quick hits- June 2011

2011-06-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

A little teaser.

2011-06-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Orion and Darkseid (DC Comics)

2011-06-14T17:28:00.001-07:00

Quick hits- June 2011

2011-06-14T17:27:00.000-07:00

magneto

2011-06-11T18:42:00.000-07:00

Shadow

2011-06-09T22:13:00.000-07:00

Progress- Shadow

2011-06-09T16:01:00.000-07:00

Music: Heartaches by the Number

Quick post- Doctor Strange

2011-06-07T00:45:00.000-07:00

(assorted comic characters) The Vulture from Spider-Man

2011-06-02T21:43:00.000-07:00

Asleep

2011-06-02T21:42:00.000-07:00

assorted wip/sketches - June 2011 part 1

2011-05-31T23:51:00.000-07:00

...and another one

2011-05-26T19:20:00.001-07:00

SOAKED

2011-05-26T19:06:00.000-07:00

I recently took interest in the Illustration Friday competitions and wanted to participate. For this week, the word was "soaked". The inspiration for this work came from the idea of heartbreak. What its like to be hurt.

I will be posting more illustrations and studies following this post. Stay tuned.

A hint of things to come (May 2011)

2011-05-21T21:33:00.000-07:00

More to follow!

Video final- the Cleaner (a Prelude)

2011-05-05T17:19:00.000-07:00

Quick Hits!

2011-04-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

Another set of paintings, but I decided to have a little fun with these. Sometimes you have to go with your gut and throw some spontaneity into your process.

HULK is a property of Marvel/Disney comics and I'm just having some fun (don't sue :S)

PS- Read Planet Hulk. Don't see the animated version.

SPACE and Sea- update 2

2011-04-28T17:45:00.001-07:00

Progress of a painting- Space and Sea, Goodness Me

2011-04-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

BOY OH BOY!

I'm still figuring out the story for this, but the music of Lonnie Smith (specifically the cover to Beck's loser) was the musical fuel for this piece.

Ain't that a kick in the head?

2011-04-25T13:23:00.000-07:00

My tribute to Dean Martin.

Pen Canada products+ Drink Label Designs

2011-04-21T07:06:00.000-07:00

Preview of my animated final (sans audio)

2011-04-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

I figured I'd show this off. Hope you enjoy this preview.

SNEAK PEEKS! April 2011

2011-04-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

Art dump April 2011.

2011-04-07T16:27:00.000-07:00

1) (TOP RIGHT) A preview of a...painting? Maybe an idea? We'll see.
2) (TOP LEFT) Possible design for the second part of the interpretive assignment taking from the elements of advocacy group poster (see previous post)
3) (BOTTOM) Drink design/labels using the "fire+water" drink brand.

More to follow!

A.

Pen Canada final

2011-03-31T13:17:00.000-07:00

This poster was for an assignment on designing a poster for an advocacy group. I chose PEN CANADA, non-profit organization whose intent is to defend the freedoms of writers who have been oppresed or persecuted for their literary works (and silenced from their freedom of expression).

The poster design deals with the risk of a writer's freedom to express themselves; to feed your hand to the sharks. A literary piece that is open to (any kind of) scrutiny.

NOTE: I usually don't mention of music as an inspiration. The songs Intro (part 1 and 2) from the Howard Hello/Greeness EP played an important factor in the creation of this work. Give it a listen.

A logo preview and a preview of something else...

2011-03-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

Can't say what but I hope you dig this! Major post with details coming soon :D

Interpretive Poster final (pen canada) and mailer designs

2011-03-19T15:46:00.000-07:00

Just a snapshot of a recent interpretive assignment and promotional mailer designs. More to follow.

Watch for ice, kids.

2011-03-14T07:15:00.000-07:00

And now for something different.

2011-03-07T11:15:00.000-08:00

ANIMATIC- rodchip and the merry bots

2011-03-07T08:16:00.000-08:00

MUSIC Credits: Wohjan brothers "Oh no you didn't"

More progress to come with the video.

EPIC ART DUMP (reading week edition- pt.1)

2011-03-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

Here is a collection of compiled sketches and explorations done throughout reading week. Could it be an idea for future projects? Maybee....

Part 2 coming soon.

Nigerian Email Fraud (the final)

2011-02-24T10:17:00.000-08:00

So here it is (unless I change my mind again). The task of this assignment was to interpret an illustration from reading a nigerian email fraud incident. To sum up the chosen article, the recipient of the email is called to be 'the next of kin' and facilitate the transfer of the money from a dead mining contractor by opening up a bank account.

And yes, boogeymen still exist.

AR.

Business Card and (ALMOST) Nigerian Final

2011-02-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

1) The set of business card designs are part of an assignment involving designs for a business card (and branding it with your own creative identity). So the design on the left is minimal. I'm fond of using black as it forces all other elements to "pop" (hence the use of white in my fonts). The design to the right is what happens when I've decided to throw as many color elements as I can, and using the subtlety of an earthly brown tone in the background. In other words, I did go apesh- (lol). I wonder which one I'll go with...

2) FINISHED? Maybe? Nay? I've yet to adjust many of the background colors and tighten this all up.

And on that note...

New banner design to the blog...thoughts?

Cya soon!

AR.

Monday night randomness.

2011-02-21T18:12:00.000-08:00

NIGERIAN FRAUD WIP

2011-02-19T21:21:00.000-08:00

More to follow.

Saturday night photoshop-a-mania

2011-02-12T22:07:00.000-08:00

Just dabbles and more musings....work in progess!

1) Orion and Darkseid from DC Comics. Of course I don't own these characters, but I do enjoy reading their characterizations...
2) Just trying to play around further with the lighting values...and fixing this up sooon!

Friday Fun...maybe?

2011-02-11T14:39:00.000-08:00

I'll let you decide. Just another after effects test.

ANOTHER work in progress (painting+video) :/

2011-02-10T14:03:00.000-08:00

The first piece is a work-in-progress painting for an Interpretive Illustration assignment. More details to follow (on the next post!).

The next piece is just an experiment/test on after effects. I was trying to create a scene regarding objects being fired at an air blimp. I don't know if I'm gonna redo this, but this made for good practice.

logo design explorations...WIP

2011-02-09T14:29:00.000-08:00

The task is to design a logo for a business card, so here are some explorations.

february sketches p1 2011

2011-02-07T19:58:00.000-08:00

Mighty Frost ice cream final+ Interpretive Final

2011-02-06T20:07:00.000-08:00

I'm happy with the results of this video. Of course there's room for improvement (I might fix that intro into a minute and a half when I have time), but here it is! Music credits go to Freesound

As for the interpretive final, I feel that I could've eliminated unecessary elements with this piece. Regardless, I'm content with the results. Bring on the next assignment!

Interpretive Illustration- recipe assignment (WIP VERSION)

2011-02-02T19:28:00.000-08:00

The task of this assignment is to create a recipe for a potential 'college guide' book. It could be about cooking, or anything whimsical or something least expected. My approach to this was the idea of paying homage to art history...or at least an attempt to, by the means of a prank.

More to follow on the next post.

Another demo test

2011-01-31T08:48:00.000-08:00

Here is another work-in-progess video for the video game assignment (posted as 'character designs'). Just a character selection test this time.

Mindless dabblings on a saturday night

2011-01-29T20:51:00.000-08:00

1) Another poster design exploration (there were ten more but I figured I'd show this one off)
2) WIP of a personal piece...cowboys and samurais...
3) Big Lebowski. Entertaining.

poster design final (art and art history)

2011-01-26T22:08:00.000-08:00

This is part of a poster design assignment, where the task was to give an interesting, hip and vibrant take to a program belonging to a program (of the teacher's choosing). I was given the task to design the poster for the Art and Art History program, and here is the final result:

CHARACTER DESIGNS

2011-01-24T17:25:00.000-08:00

This work is part of an assignment using concept work and After Effects. The task was to make a pitch to an ice cream company who wants to create a video game for the i-pad. This is just a work-in-progress, and a rough cut of the video opening.

SONG: (sampler/loop) Glitch Mob- "Drive it like you Stole It"

I don't own any rights to the song, I'll change it in the final version :)

Sketchdump, part 2- January 2011

2011-01-09T17:04:00.000-08:00

First entry of 2011: US trip...sketchdump!

2011-01-07T19:29:00.000-08:00

2010-12-16T17:36:00.000-08:00

NEW POST-12/02/2010

2010-12-02T05:03:00.000-08:00

NEW POST- november 2010 (zombie network diagram + cd cover (mock up)

2010-11-22T05:46:00.000-08:00

THE BLUEPRINT.

2010-11-09T22:43:00.000-08:00

random animation excercise...garbage crumple.

2010-11-01T10:50:00.000-07:00