Tattoo 1.1

35 Denton Ideas

New Storyboards

http://www.aribrown.net/illustration.html
Added a Storyboard Gallery to the site.  Robocop Study is up and there's a Dark Knight Study on the way (once they've been formatted).  I think I'll do a John Wick study as well because it'd be a challenge to convey the complex choreography in the fight scenes.

Look, it ticks!

I will be honest.  Very honest.  I never met John Bullard in the flesh until today and when I saw him smile at all the work I made for this concert it filled me with a sense what I can only describe as...completion.  He saw the work and was moved.  If a few nights lost to sleep instead of work can bring about a smile like this, it's always worth it.  My thanks go out to Trees for hosting, King Camel Productions (Matthew Gray and Jeff Brown in particular) for organizing this amazing concert,  the bands:  Beach Fossils.  The Appleseed Cast.  Telegraph Canyon.  Indian Jewelry.  The Outfit, TX.  Son of Stan.  Ronnie Heart.  Madison King.  Matthew and the Arrogant Sea.  Dead Mockingbirds.  Moon Waves.  Leon Bridges.  The Blondettes.
You played amazing and also signed a poster I gave to John at the end of the night.  You guys were amazing and showed me an amazing time.  I hope never to forget this day.

Have a Heart

Come by Trees in Deep Ellum and pick up a commemorative print with proceeds going to John Bullard.  

New Have a Heart Poster

OK so this turned out to be amazing!  I am really proud of this one.  Come by Trees This Saturday to see and buy the posters made especially for this event.  A majority of the proceeds are going to help Mr John Bullard for his medical expenses.  I'll be offering a total of five compositions in 11"x17" tabloid and 18"x24" poster size.  Good art for a good cause.  See you there!

Changes to be made

Sometimes I think I'm all smart.  The biggest and best working brain in the room but frankly I'm writing checks my life isn't cashing.  It's time I start changing that. 
This means more.  More work.  More attention.  More production.   Making more of a difference every day. 
This also means less.  Less distraction.   Less consumption.  Less apathy and maybe even of what used to be me.
Let's get fired up about change.  About time I did that. W00t!
Here's a tattoo design by the way.

Have a Heart

I've come to a realization,

I can make things like this or sleep.

I think I chose right.

This is a benefit show for a cool dude named John Bullard.  I'm making a series of posters for this show to help raise awareness for cerebral palsy that are based off album covers of John's favorite bands.  This is the first.  More to come.

New Postings!

So I've added a few things to the site:
A new painting
http://www.aribrown.net/paintings.html

Several new designs
http://www.aribrown.net/designs.html

Please look, enjoy and tell me what you think!

Goddess of the Dead

Ever wonder who the dead might prey to?
Well while on a lovely outing with my most awesome of girlfriends, we asked that question AND came up with an answer.  This gal

(WIP)

Falcon for Falcon

So I got this photo off of Imagur via Reddit and I have to say that they made a quite faithful reproduction to one of the all time iconic spacecrafts of all time.  You'll note that the falcon is on a green screen so they wanted to give their falcon a bit more sparkle (as they should) and below is the result.

I think that's a valiant attempt but since I like my photoshop...

You can catch the documentation of their amazing creation here.

MOTUS Graphics

I've working a motion capture studio right here in Plano called Motus Digital.  Their new website MoCap Online is going to showcase some of my graphic work.

Here's the project:

Originally their link icons involved this fellow:

Meet MOTUS Man.  He's the model that Motus uses for all of their model packs they sell.  As he stands he's slick for sure but I made a suggestion that he could look a little more finished.  So I and my trusty Photoshop skills too a swing.  He now has carbon fiber textured panels, better contrast with cool low lights and I've added glowing pieces to his armor as well.

He'll be standing in front of these backgrounds in a variety of poses to demonstrate the pre-rendered motion packs they offer.

Here's an example of a finished combination

Please keep your eyes on MoCap Online and they can make your next game build a lot easier.

I couldn't resist.

I was at a MOOYAH on Northwest Highway and there was a wall...

I broke a bad portrait

Graphite & Markers on Toned Paper

A VERY old friend

I haven't drawn this dude in years.  I miss markers & toned paper.  Good stuff.  I used China Marker for the whites.

Tooth Fairy Progress

Tooth Fairy Progress

It's coming along.  Once this underpainting is done, I'll get at it with NeoColor

Tooth Fairy

Tooth Fairy Progress

Now I've started the underpainting.  More on the way