Wild and Unpredictable

Is wild and unpredictable variation in subject matter a good thing or not?  I sure hope so.  On one hand, it keeps the creative juices flowing, and keeps me in practice.  On the other hand, I think I skip over things too quickly, and don't take the time to absorb the lessons I learn from drawing a single subject multiple times over.

Keep drawing, keep practicing.  That much I know is true.

Hawks and Vultures: Progress

Progress on the painting!  In other news, posts will be pretty sparse for the next week or so, apologies in advance.

Hawks and Vultures

A work in progress, ink on smooth Bristol paper.  More coming soon.

Digital Robot Villainess

Concepts for a lady robot with artistically villainous inclinations.  She's like a make-up artist combined with a digital illustrator, a pumped-up ego to match, and a deep desire to gain a following of millions, either through subtle digital machinations or overt displays of nanomachine-assisted superpowers. 

Pugnacious Watercolor Resist

This is Allison.  She's an illustrator with superpowers, and, if everything goes right, will be in a story of her own someday.  Right now, thought, she still needs a backstory, some idea of what her powers are, and more cool spell names, of course.

These are the sketches I made to finalize the concept for the Grouper probe from Battle-Nauts.  The idea was to evoke something bulky and slightly goofy-looking, but still intimidating–basically, the look of the actual grouper fish.  A cylindrical body with bevel edges and a tapering tail suggested the "space fish" look, it was putting the proper solar panels on it that was the trouble.

Independence Day 2014

Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July!

Battle-Nauts Process

Sketches from the development of the Battle-Nauts cover.  While the final image's composition was different from all of the thumbnails, I believe drawing the thumbnails put my mind in the right gear for composing the cover.

You know that great feeling you get, when you check off an item on your Lifelong Dreams list?  I just got that, big time.

If you enjoy science-fiction stories full of gritty characters, strange alien devices, and desperate struggles for survival, have I go something for you! My short story Battle-Nauts is now available in the Amazon Kindle store, for only 99¢.

So...

Let's see if I can get this blog thing rolling.
Name's Gabe.  I got hooked on creating crazy, fantastic stories and characters as a kid.  Currently polishing my illustration and writing skills, with the aim of making a career out of them.
Enjoy the art, and thanks for dropping by.