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Lady Maul

2010-10-11T02:53:00.002-04:00

NY Comic Con was this past weekend. Made me think of my favorite Starwars character. Then I drew his girlfriend.

2010-10-11T02:49:00.002-04:00

I like monsters too!

Smile

2010-10-11T02:47:00.000-04:00

Halloween is coming up!

Stiff in a Suit

2010-10-11T02:42:00.001-04:00

From an old sketch of mine I found. Decided he needed a bit of color.

practice girl

2010-05-23T22:15:00.003-04:00

This is just a rough of a piece I am working on.

cocoon

2010-05-06T03:02:00.002-04:00

For the Illustration Friday topic "cocoon" . Had to do this one in a hurry to meet the deadline!

84

2010-04-30T02:32:00.002-04:00

I recently upgraded my computer memory, finally, and now I can use photoshop again!
So here is the first image I did to get the rust off the ol' wacom. Its just a practice image I did from a magazine cover, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out in the end. It's amazing how much photoshop I have forgotten, but learned a ton from this one. (oh and 84 is just a number I like). Thanks for stoppin!

JM

The rest of the old

2010-04-25T17:23:00.002-04:00

Just getting the rest of my old stuff up here. Lookin forward to getting some new stuff done and up.

JM

Random images.

2010-04-21T17:22:00.002-04:00

A notice to anyone who cares:

2010-04-21T16:31:00.011-04:00

Today is a new day.

Starting today I'm officially picking myself up, dusting myself off, and will hold myself to the same standards I did when I was in school. To learn, to observe, to take risks, and most importantly to always grow as an artist.

So, If you find yourself seeing comments from me, or posts from me, and are thinking "who is this guy, and/or where has he been?" Its just me scratching and fighting my way back into the illustration scene. . . don't be a stranger (trust me it sucks).

So come back soon, I will be posting more often, and thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this . . . even if it is only you mom.

Joe

Daily sketch.... "hairy fat guy"

2008-04-05T02:00:00.002-04:00

I'm really getting to like sketching in Photoshop, I think it makes me see differently. I wanted to just start drawing a profile and see what happened... hairy fat guys happen i guess.
let me know.

Cave troll sketch...

2008-04-03T04:31:00.002-04:00

So Im starting to sketch digitally now, this is the first. I actually really like the process.
as usual let me know what you think.

Ka Boom!

2008-03-02T16:13:00.002-05:00

This was my piece for the "I spy cupcake" show at Digital 3 a while ago. The original name for the piece was "she bangs, cupcakes are the bomb/ explosiveo." but Ka Boom will do for now.
acrylic on board.

Da naaa na naaa na naaa BATMAN!

2008-03-02T16:10:00.003-05:00

Just messin around with acrylics. sorry the image looks so crappy, it looks better in person I swear... no really.

Pont Aven Watercolors

2008-03-02T16:05:00.004-05:00

These are the finals for my watercolor assignment in Advanced Media.
Im pretty happy with the way they turned out. They are photos from my time at Pont Aven France.

watercolor.... (sigh)

2008-03-02T16:00:00.003-05:00

This is a study I did for our watercolor assignment in Advanced Media. I usually don't enjoy watercolor that much, but I kinda liked this one... go figure.

Fun with Pen and Ink!

2008-03-02T15:56:00.005-05:00

These are the pen and ink pieces I did for Advanced Media.
The first is Dwight Schrudt from the Office. The next is my "Man, Pet, and a Machine" assignment. See if you can guess which one is the pet.

The Fighting Armadillos... Ha!

2008-03-02T15:49:00.003-05:00

This is the logo for our... or should I say "Your Ringling College of Art and Design Fighting Armadillos!"
Basically its the logo for the softball team I play on with some fellow students, the school was nice enough to sponsor us.
GO DILLOS!

The Saints

2008-03-02T15:43:00.003-05:00

These are loosely based on "The Boondock Saints". The idea was to do covers for the graphic novel version of the movie. The first is oil on board and the other is acrylic.

Girl

2008-03-02T15:14:00.002-05:00

I know, I know.... Its about time. Well I wish I could say its because I was waiting to reveal some major, amazing new pieces, but no... just havent gotten around to it.
Well Here are a few from the first semester and up untill today. Hope you enjoy, comments always welcome!

Work in progess

2007-10-03T18:34:00.000-04:00

illustration friday "suit"

2007-06-13T12:05:00.000-04:00

My old Samuel L Jackson illustration brought back for the "suit" topic on Illustration Friday.

Call Don Card Final

2007-01-23T14:21:00.000-05:00

This was the final before it went to print. He didnt want anything to fancy, just bold and to the point.
I realized I have a lot to learn about graphic design and im sure all you gic's out there are picking it apart,
any tips and comments always welcome for the future.

color adjustments

2007-01-23T13:31:00.000-05:00

some color adjustments for the call don logo, he wanted more of an emrald green color, as well as a white background.

retouch

2007-01-14T14:31:00.000-05:00

went back to it and made some small adjustments. might not be able to tell. you decide.
comments.

cupid

2007-01-13T19:46:00.000-05:00

did this one from a sketch i did a while back. heard a line from a song "cupid grabs the pistol."
is what it is had fun doing it.
comments always welcome.

Call Don

2006-12-23T06:41:00.000-05:00

this is a logo idea for a catering business called "Call Don Catering".
the black background is only for the blog.
comments?

self portrait

2006-12-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

pretty self explanatory.

Ringling 12x12

2006-12-13T19:31:00.000-05:00

some 12x12 paintings i did of ringling.
oil on board.

Military Blog

2006-12-12T23:25:00.000-05:00

this is a graphic novel style cover, done from a military blog excerpt.
comments welcome.

gwen redo

2006-12-09T20:30:00.000-05:00

this is an alternate version of my previous until gwen post.
unfortunately with out the overall diamond theme I had to lose my beloved lens flare...
next time. As usual comments always welcome.

Guinness Girl

2006-12-03T23:37:00.000-05:00

This is a redo from a previous project.
The assignment is to do an ad for something we like.
The toucan is a throw-back to old guinness ads,
there is a slogan that goes something like;
"If a guinness makes you happy then imagine
what TOUCAN do!" this is not exactly it but you
get the idea.
comments always welcome.

wrastling icons

2006-11-19T02:52:00.000-05:00

bob noxious, lord poetry, and the rest of the gang.

untill gwen

2006-11-19T02:50:00.000-05:00

my first crack at until gwen... i'll redo it. soon... i hope.

2006-11-08T00:09:00.000-05:00

2006-11-08T00:03:00.001-05:00

look what i found, my first oil painting, awww.

Goddess

2006-11-03T12:14:00.000-05:00

I did this for a show last year about vanity.
its acrylic on board and is roughly 14 x 24"

more old figure

2006-11-03T12:12:00.000-05:00

old figure work

2006-11-03T12:09:00.000-05:00