IF: Instinct

To stay alive, is the greatest instinct I can think of.

ESCAPE!!

I love making the custom watercolor textures.

All inked up.

I got rid of the Airship; I thought the idea was too overdone. So I'm going to put in a flying robot instead. I need scan this beast in now, which won't be easy cause the paper is 11x14. Sorry about the picture quality, my workplace has poor lighting.

Something to do tonight!

I love hour long lunch breaks! I'm gonna ink the living daylights out of this tonight.

IF: Celebrate

The idea behind this is a found photograph of a family vacation to Mexico.

Illustration Friday - Time

Illustration Friday: Flawed

Flawed ethics.
I thought of doing a portrait of Gov. Blagojevich, but I think someone else will probably draw him.
Don't worry the slug creature gets away.

Conflict

Skull Play

Illustration Friday: Climbing

Tears

2 minute pitt pen drawing.

HULK SMASH!!!

I had some downtime, so I designed a paper craft HULK!

And behind him are small scale models of the the ghost houses I made for work, they ended up being 8x8 when I finished designing and printing them.

PIE RAT

Another head study.

Tonight I'm busting out my Rapidograph pens. I'm thinking I'll draw an ancient robot being attacked by a band of monkeys.

Man Goat

Coffee shops bring out the goat in me.

Shout Lout

First drawing of the year.

Cards

Ink 3d

I like to challenge myself and draw an image with just ink (no pencil guides) right out of the gate. Trying not to make too many mistakes, and if I do... I work them into the image. For instance his hair turned into brains, and the lower half converted into a slug monster.
Now I'm going make it look like the classic 3D you see in the old comics.

Band Poster

Made a little poster for my musician friend.
I asked him two things: Name a favorite animal and color.

He came up with... Wildabeest & Pink.



This is what I made up for him.
Go see the show, if you like funky folk.

Portfolio site

If anyone is curious about my finished works, go to my carbonmade portfolio site.

nicholasstraight.carbonmade.com

Trying to be productive.

Working on a larger illustration this weekend, I'll keep you all posted.

Marker Rabbit!

Rabbit with turtleneck
-Prismacolor marker-

SPLAT!

Mr. Orange can shrink and teleport.
Also he has a penchant for destroying fruit.
I dunno why I drew this, maybe in my subconscious I want to escape.

Wah!

He is just as shocked as you are from that last post.
-Prismacolor marker-

A crack in the bottle.

It might be a little person... but why is he naked?

Lazy eyes

On my lunch breaks I've been trying to bust out the Wacom tablet. I'll do a quick grayscale painting with the airbrush. I used a canvas overlay that I scanned in to give more texture.

CHIMP!!!

Doctor Manhattan

"The one symbol I respect"

A quick 15 minute painting in Photoshop.

Art Show!!

I'm in a video game art show on Friday:

This November Altered Esthetics will unveil the third installment of Level_13, our biennial video game themed show.

Level_13: The Secret Level will offer a look at the way classic video games have influenced an entire generation of artists. The exhibit will feature an eclectic and vibrant mix of classic video game inspired visual art, installation and music.

Please join us for the opening reception on November 7, 2008 at 7:00pm.

As you can see I chose Bubble Bobble as my art subject.

DRAWMIT!!!!

Hello!

Drawmit is a combination of the two lovely words Draw and vomit.

This site will show my random sketches I do during the week, in hopes of becoming more fluid in my abilities.

Feel free to comment and I hope you will enjoy them throughout the weeks.


- Nicholas