Daphnia Pulex

Two posts in one day, wow!
This is a study I did recently of "Daphnia Pulex", a type of Water Flea. I'm always inspired by artists who can create such life like creatures using anatomies that aren't human. So I would like to try keeping up doing studies like this. I found a few microscopy pictures of these guy's that inspired me to do a study of them to absorb those, somewhat aggressive shapey shapes!

Me old Uni model...paint over

I did this guy when I was trudgin through University oh 5 years ago now. Decided to do a little paint over and post it up here.

brain jobby

That's what I think happened when I came up with this guy! One part, angler fish, one part lizard, one part.... ah, who knows. He's a bit of an abomination that was some fun to draw, and earned himself the name. Who knows, maybe one day we'll see little chaps like this in every household?

alien head

Considering the weather was quite shite today, I decided to stay in, and play on my laptop, I cranked this guy out in a few of hours. Used me good old tools, Zbrush and Photoshop and had a bit of help from my brain and hands. Started with an old base from another model. Just a bit of fun playing on my new bamboo and pretty happy with what I was able to do. Definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to get one for your laptop, painting on the couch has never been so fun! :)

Happy New Years Alien

Wishing you all a Happy New years! Oh yea, this guy wanted to wish you one too. Here's to a great 2011! Done with photoshop and Zbrush.

Demon...wooarrr!

I enjoy doing sketches like this. I find it a great way to explore an idea. It's not about the rendering, more about trying to grasp that idea that's stuck in your brain somewhere. Pushed these around for about an hour each, was kinda happy with the result so thought I'd post it up here seein as it's been a while, however I just got an awesome laptop, and will soon post some more sketchiness from that soon!

Homo ergaster Study.

This was a project I started a while ago. I was able to do a 3D scan of the Nariokotome Boy skull, which I'm still busy doing some 3D sculpting on, but also decided to do my own version of a Homo Ergaster, which was this piece. Will upload more of the sculpting work here as I get them done. Done in Zbrush and photoshop.

A Alien

I did this sketch for a project of mine, but didn't feel the overall design was what I wanted, but rather liked it anyway for what it was. Jut a quicky done in Photoshops.

The Sik part 2

I decided a while ago to do a full body, of the portrait study I did earlier of this guy. I've called this done, as it's been sittin around for a while so, out with the old, in with the new. It was a fun character study, and environment. It was painted in Photoshop.

Oh No!

It's a giant weta!!!

Pray for dawn

I was asked to do a couple of concept pieces for Stephen Batchelors, Pray for Dawn
based on Stephens descriptions on the characters. I made up these two over the weekend. Done in Photoshops!

blazed oracle

I kind of imagined a temple, with a lot of these guy's, accepting blessings, like chosen oracles of some sort. Getting blazed all day, talkin some spiritual babble every now and again. But in all seriousness, it was a fun painting, done in good old photoshop.

bioluminescent alien

Inspired a little from watching The Abyss again recently... great design on those aliens! Wanted to do something bioluminescent in a pretty much zero gravity environment. Just some fun anyway, all in photoshop.

Anno Mundi

This piece I called Anno Mundi. It's Latin for "In the Year of the World." I was browsing through some old folders and came across this one, and thought I'd share. Painted in Photoshop.

wierdo

A quick sketch I did towards the end of a work day, ended up not really being for anything, but, just something? none the less, the drawing was done, and he's a creepy bastard! Something I might sculpt in ZBrush one day... but posting the drawing for now.