Solomon Kane sketch

Done on the iPad.

'Nother iPad drawing....

Old blog has now eaten the new blog

In a misguided attempt to showcase one style over the other, I created another blog. My intent was to keep one style from getting devoured while the other distracted from it. All it really did was hog interweb space. So I'll be filing it here instead.

Old Creeper

Always liked this one but never posted it here....

iPad sketch part 2

Downloaded yet another program called ArtStudio which is pretty rad and solves the problems of Sketchbook Pro and Brushes. Just a quickie for now though :)

New twitter feed!

In an ongoing attempt to shamelessly promote myself, i have shaken hands withthe devil. I am now on twitter.

http://twitter.com/atrabbold

iPad sketch

I recently got an iPad and the first two things I bought were Sketchbook Pro and Brushes from the app store. I like things about both (Brushes seems to have a higher rez) and dislike things about both (no way to change brush size in Brushes without stopping, opening a sub menu and moving the slider). It's a great virtual sketchpad but it won't replace photoshop any time soon. Or maybe it will. I dunno, what am I , Nostradamus?

Vampire

I've been accused of being "goth" with my work by certain people. this should prove them wrong.....uh......

Daredevil sketch

Evilest queen

Ironman sketch

late sketch....

New iPhone game- Pacifier

Friends of mine at Fish Sandwich Media have come out with their first ever game- Pacifier. It's a fun little app and you will get more than your money's worth:) facebook link here

Whispersmith

My take on Drognan, the whispersmith guide in Iron Council by China Mieville.

Late sketch

Frank Frazetta

February 9, 1928 - May 10, 2010
rest in peace

New Blog!

I have two distinct styles and I've decided, instead of dumping them all on one blog, to split them up. The more cartoony style is here while my realistic stuff is still on this blog. Hope you all dig the new blog!

Village...

Lady Body

lady moon

Purple lady...

Archvillain!

The new book Archvillain is officially announced with a cover by yours truly! It's slated for release in October of 2010 and apparently the final cover will have a gaggle of snazzy effects! You can read more about it here.

Witch...

"Onwards" or "Iron Sharpens Iron"

Welp, yesterday was officially my last day at Red 5 Studios. It was a lot sadder than I expected and I already miss the people I worked with. I could sit and rehash all the bad and weigh it against the good but I won't. There's no point, what's done is done and all that. What I will do is talk for a bit about the artists I worked with.

It started a few weeks ago when I was digging through my "artstuff" folder on one of my ever growing collection of hard drives. I came across several pieces I seemed to remember being pretty good and was shocked and appalled at what I saw. They were filled with mistakes, half finished and half hearted. Most of them were just lazy. A few minutes in photoshop could have fixed any number of problems. I compared it with my current work and realized there was a large discrepency between the quality and general polish of the pieces. What was the reason?

My coworkers.

Now, before I continue, let me make one thing clear: I in no way, shape or form believe I've "made it" or crossed the finish line. The beautiful and frustrating thing is that with art these things don't exist. I still see plenty of problems with what I do, with how I execute things. I still see my "safe zones" and how I hide in them. I always will. But being around the artists I worked with, it's made me want to push past those limits and learn, learn, learn. On a daily basis, each and every artist around me wow'd me with what they brought to the table and fed off each other in a positive way. It's a strange emotion. Kind of like envy but without the self-destructive nature. It's more akin to wanting to keep up with the pack.

That said, I have to give the most respect to Anthony Waters, Sungbo Baek, Jon Ryder, Mongsub Song, Phillip Wang, Doug Gregory, Arnold Tsang, Joe Peterson and Bill Petras. These guys innovated and pushed me to do better, both with subtle encouragement and zealous excitment. I hope and pray I gave back to them in the same way and can work with all of them again.

Cheers.

A.

Ogre

Various stuff...

Ares

Moon Knight

"Worst" sketch....

This is a character from the manga "Worst". That symbol means "flower". That is all.

Weird Tales #354 cover!

The nice people at Weird Tales magazine were nice enough to use one of my illustrations for their cover. You can visit their site by clicking here.

Vulture guy lunch quickie

Vulture guy.

Spiral...

Quickie before I go home...

Deep Lever Music Compilation #1 is out!

A new compilation of ambient music with a cover done by yours truly is out and available for free download. Tell everyone you know. TWICE. You can find the free download here.

Thaumaturge

Lunch quickie 2

Elephant Tug

Bellis Coldwine

Another character from the Scar, Bellis Coldwine.

Lunch doodle

Quickie over lunch. Hehe....."quickie".....

Tanner Sack

This is a pic of my favorite character, Tanner Sack, from "the Scar" by China Mieville. If you haven't read any of his books, run out right now and start. Go. Go on.

Shack...

I have this thing for rusty stuff. Maybe my years as a texture artist have left me scarred.....

Enviroments...

Done for Raven software during my tenure there. This is older work and I see a lot of mistakes in these but still like em :). That and I promised myself I would show the world my vision of a casino. BEHOLD....

Cactacae

This piece is a colored sketch of one of the cactacae people in the books by Chine Mieville. It turned out more "capcom-ish" than I was planning...

Some times you need to just call something done. this was a piece I could have noodled forever. But here it is. Moving on....

Life drawing...

I don't usually post life drawings but figured what the hell :)