FOUR YEARS LATER...

Life has a way of making you leave art for a good number of years. Well, maybe not completely. I've done a few things since the mild hiatus. Mostly, I've been busying myself with my alternate short story page, but now seems like as good a time as any to show off some recent work. Here's my entire Pokemon acrylics series (currently unlisted from online retail, but available upon special request)... and BATMAN. Cause' BATMAN.

"Fiverr"

This month's been about diving into Fiverr, a freelance Artist's Corral. I have my first option package set up there. The following three shots are promotional inserts I added to my site page. Look me up as "Makoumi" on Fiverr to find out more!

This one's a painting project I worked on via Photoshop. Good results, I think...

Chuck Norris Multi-stamp print, Thor Typography concept & Sandra Oh portrait. All Completed in Adobe Illustrator.

It came from Wegmans - Third Set

Hello, all! Just a small, quick drop for a new friend. More to come later.

New MISFIT Redesign

Seems I can't get away from tinker mode. Fine by me. Here's some redesigns of an elf character for a collab. project I'm apart of. The project's called MISFITS & centers around an odd team of Cowpoke goofballs who team up for goodness knows what...

Chibi's and Re-works

Working on aging down the main cast of Gad, as well as simplifying the story a mite. Laithe is about the same in this shot, but her cohorts will likely be more nuanced and magical. Hoping for strong results.

Project Gad 7-27

Today's drop shows more progress for Gad. There are sketches of Carla - one chosen for color treatment, and opening designs for Kyte, a secondary character with a confident and refined demeanor. She serves as something of a mentor-figure for some of the main characters.

"Abfus of Boiler Street"

It's been awhile since my last post. I thought I'd drop in a little work I'd been storing up from a recent group co-op project. Basel Yousef, a friend of mine, is the creator of this property, "Abfus of Boiler Street" - a spoof on the classic Sherlock works. It's tied in with a puzzle game concept that he's been developing in recent months. I did the color work for these panels.

A new batch of sign work finished in the 2012-2013 year.

THE CAST (development)

- New Characters for one partitular VG IP (currently untitled)-
There's one more guy to add to the main roster, but the overall
idea here is developing a more intimate take to famed action/RPG
The Legend of Zelda in which multiple characters
protect a main protagonist (the young lady at the top) while foiling
the dark designs of a foreign nation, positioned as a "supposed"
benefactor to their own region.

Wegmans Sign Artist- pt1

From August 2010 to the Present I've been working as a sign artist @ Wegmans Food Markets in Woodmore, MD. Here's a quick roundup of (what i believe are) my best pieces.

Zoo buisness & other stories (LOZ)

I actually went to the zoo twice since I last updated so, some of the best are displayed below. Maybe more will come, but I wouldn't bet on it...





This one's got a bit of backstory and nearly NO target audience as far as content is concerned, but the orangutang we saw reminded us of a chronically depressed King Louie.




& the following are inspiration shots for the LOZ title I'm helming. Script workings are around 60% complete as of now.




Below - newcomer character Laithe. She's the primary love intrest for this installment's young Link (which merely hints at the departure I'm aiming at for the series as a whole.) The series really centers more around her as the tale rolls on. See the old Hyrulian resemblance??

6/13/10 - Paragon & Spark-flow

Haven't been here for awhile. SO... um final work is here for Raine in (pending title) "Project Paragon", as well as my beginning work for Spark-Flow Animation Studios. Enjoy :)

Decisions

Okay, so I've decided on the direction I'll be taking my "closer to reality" characters & that direction will be in the format of a full length video game. This story will revolve around an otherworldly invasion that forces unlikely allies to join up in a resistance. First Jpg concept (as always) goes to flagship character Raine Stewart. Currently unfinished ~70%

New Pieces from a mini-comic challenge I participated in. This story involves a super-heroine character I thought up years ago named Syfe Etsura - a tragic figure, estranged from her home world. When she and her crew materialized in the Earth's orbit, she was taken hostage by the KAISER (antagonist) and forced into submission as a lackey. Months later, while in the service of the malevolent dictator, Syfe finds an opportunity to escape protocol and begin her journey home. She's currently in search of KAISER corp. - a think tank organization and lab facility instrumental to her current plan of action.

To see the Full Comic Spread, Hit this page!

The Syfe Saga

This collection of work was brought together just recently as part of a multi-student comic challenge. I wont place the whole story. But you'll get a jist at least. You can see the rest @ the link provided.

http://www.makephpbb.com/aiwchallenge/viewtopic.php?t=221&mforum=aiwchallenge

"Water and Rain"

These upcoming works are a part of an original storyline devised by me. Wheras Hippo and Janie are more wacky and fit for TV size animation, the characters in this storyline could only be fit for full movie production or a major game production. The latter is most likely most fitting but for now, I'm just focused on the script and character designs. The one in red and blue is Raine - a non-traditional, clumsy, fun-loving type. And the one just below her (in purple) is Mizu. She's a complete foil of the first - a tradition-centered, serious type. They could be considered mild rivals of one-another eventually coaxed into a solid sisterhood.