Jerry Gao Illustration

And now for something completely different… trying out new...

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:34:39 -0400

And now for something completely different… trying out new things for this creature challenge week. A wolf… chipmunk?

Hilarious ART THOUGHTZ on Damien Hirst by Hennessy...

Wed, 02 May 2012 23:16:49 -0400

Hilarious ART THOUGHTZ on Damien Hirst by Hennessy Youngman:

“I understand, as an artist, if you actually touch your own artwork, the value of said artwork is severely depreciated. That’s just how the market works nowadays.”

Thanks Miss Mae!

http://www.purityringsongs.com/ Been listening to these guys...

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:42:53 -0400

http://www.purityringsongs.com/

Been listening to these guys while working all day.

What is it about animals… Cai Guo Qiang, Head On Beth Cavener Stichter, Study for “Hare...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:36:00 -0400

What is it about animals…

Cai Guo Qiang, Head On

Beth Cavener Stichter, Study for “Hare Leaping Over Nothing”

David Wojnarowicz, Buffalo Falling

Javier Pérez, Carroña

Banksy

eatsleepdraw: Charlie Kelly, the King of Rats from It’s Always...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:23:42 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

Charlie Kelly, the King of Rats from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Oh cool, thanks eatsleepdraw! Thanks new followers for checking me out, you all look very handsome tonight.

WIP update! Been a very busy week. Tonight: added the second...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:07:28 -0400

WIP update! Been a very busy week. Tonight: added the second figure and fleshed out the structure of the background. Tomorrow: add a water surface to the heart area, render out the whole picture in greater detail, and start color.

THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKETBOY I’ve wanted to just draw a...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:45:08 -0400

THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKETBOY

I’ve wanted to just draw a comic for a while now, so I finally did.

Basic concept for the next piece I’ll be working on.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:04:00 -0400

Basic concept for the next piece I’ll be working on.

Zodiacs Now there are two!

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:45:15 -0400

Zodiacs

Now there are two!

Space Race Finished! I’ll be working on another piece over...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:17:02 -0400

Space Race

Finished! I’ll be working on another piece over the next week, with more WIP updates as I go.

I renamed the blog today and moved it to this new address so as not to seem so random anymore....

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:21:10 -0400

I renamed the blog today and moved it to this new address so as not to seem so random anymore. I’ll also be trying to change the theme to one that more closely matches my portfolio site, so the place might get messy for a bit.

I think I’m done. For tonight, at least. I’ll have...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:41:00 -0400

I think I’m done. For tonight, at least. I’ll have to look at it again with fresh eyes tomorrow.

Sleep time!

WIP update 4. Put in a sky, moved my little spaceman around, and...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:14:00 -0400

WIP update 4. Put in a sky, moved my little spaceman around, and cast a shadow over him.

Things I still have to do:
1. Render the ground
2. Drop some little decals at the horizon to suggest a background
3. Sharpen up the space shuttle and shadow
4. Add ambient light all around ( = orange highlights)
5. Add some texture

Pretty close now!

So far I’ve been doing these with a preconceived idea in...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:52:00 -0400

So far I’ve been doing these with a preconceived idea in mind, but tonight I was tired and just started putting stuff down without thinking about it. I didn’t know what I was painting until I was about halfway through. I think it ended up being better that way…

I painted a little astronaut man tonight.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:28:26 -0400

I painted a little astronaut man tonight.

A couple more days of landscapes… I can make it. This...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A couple more days of landscapes… I can make it. This isn’t like pulling teeth for me anymore, but I gotta say I’m still not a huge fan. Tony and Indigo have been doing these little thumbnail composition exercises in grayscale, and I wanted to give it a shot. I liked doing these a lot more than trying to flesh out an actual painting from reference. Also check out Amanda who’s doing landscapes every day too!

WIP update with a painted space shuttle and some basic colors...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:49:36 -0400

WIP update with a painted space shuttle and some basic colors dropped in.

Here’s a speed paint of a sand dune and a city. I call it...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:22:00 -0400

Here’s a speed paint of a sand dune and a city. I call it “dunecity.jpg”

Back to portfolio work…

Landscape day 3. Bamboobushwhack.jpg. I had a lot of fun doing...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:31:00 -0400

Landscape day 3. Bamboobushwhack.jpg. I had a lot of fun doing this one.

Got my portfolio site up and running over the weekend, and...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0400

Got my portfolio site up and running over the weekend, and I’ve been poking at it ever since. I also set up a new email account with my domain name through Google Apps, which was a lot easier than I thought it would be (Google pretty much walks you through it). The site’s a work in progress, but I’m happy to have something up at last!

By the way, if anyone else in portfolio class has questions about setting up their website or email the way they want it, feel free to ask. I learned a lot doing this.

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