ValenTali's day

Happy Valentine's Day to Tali, from Commander Shepard.

Now that this card is done, I can finally go and play the Mass Effect 3 demo! EEEEE!

Also, happy V-Day, everyone :D

Doctor Strange & Dormammu

I was so glad that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 added Doctor Strange to the roster that I had to do a little more video game fan art.

Hope you enjoy!

Family Splatters

My fellow DrawedGooders were talking about having a Steve Urkel theme day, so this idea came to mind. Here's Steve after one-too-many people poked fun at him. Never give a nerd an axe, right?

Quina: EAT!

When I saw Zac Gorman tweet that he was putting together a Final Fantasy IX fan illustration zine and announced an open call for submissions, I immediately decided I'd try and submit something. And, strangely enough, the first thing that came to mind was "DRAW QUINA!" Now, I never really USED Quina in the game, but (s)he is definitely an interesting character. (S)he loves to eat. And uses that to...uh...its advantage.

Here's Quina surrounded by her meals, which consist of a good bit of the enemies in the game! I may have gone a little overboard, but I did really want to be included in the fun, haha.

BOOM(er)

Here's a quick illustration of a Boomer from the Gears of War series by Epic Games. Their "BOOM" haunts my nightmares, you guys. That, and Marcus yelling "REVIVE MEEEEE!" and "MEDIC!"

Haha, fun times.

Seaworthy

Next up in my "A Song of Fire and Ice" illustration series is Davos Seaworth. Davos isn't one of the flashier characters in the novels, but he has become of of my favorites. He's similar to Eddard Stark in that he's a very honest and loyal character, but has a past as a smuggler. This not-quite-legal career path led Davos to knighthood after he snuck into a besieged castle to deliver foodstuffs. Stannis Baratheon rewarded him for this venture, but took had Davos's left-hand fingers cut off at the first joint as a punishment for smuggling.

Davos kept the finger bones in a pouch around his neck to remind himself of the past and the actions that earned his family their name. Honor from dishonor, in a way.

Gossamurder

Here's a sketch reimagining of Gossamer from Looney Tunes. I believe we were talking about the new Looney Tunes cartoon at Drink & Draw earlier tonight, which inspired this illustration.

Doctor Who Companion Series

Here are two quick sketches of Donna Noble (top) and Martha Jones (lower), two Companions from Doctor Who. Done during Drink & Draw with a brush pen and Copic markers. May continue the quick-sketch Who series soon!

The Maid of Tarth

Here's another in my "A Song of Fire and Ice" portrait series. Brienne of Tarth, also known as "The Maid of Tarth" with a grip on Jaime Lannister's Oathkeeper sword.

I also have illustrations of Davos Seaworth and Reek on the way!

Here's Swampy

Last week my Twitter friend Ryan Russell suggested I draw Swamp Thing. I've never drawn him before so I figured it'd be a fun challenge. Of course I had to add a little humor into the composition, haha.

The actual ink drawing is on 11x17 inch bristol board, if anyone is interested in purchasing the original artwork. It's in straight black & white, of course. The colors were done digitally.

Doctor Robotnik

Here's my fairly disturbing rendition of Doctor Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog game franchise.

It's Adventure Time!

Threadless is currently having an "Adventure Time" Design Challenge. Here's my entry!
And HERE is my description:

Treasure hunting has always been a popular mode of adventuring, and one at which Jake & Finn are very skilled. It helps that people wearing bright yellow shirts are often known to hide treasure underneath their clothing. Also, shouting is a very important part of adventuring, as shown here.

Here's the direct link to vote for my submission on the Threadless page: Adventure Time

And, if this illustration pleases your eyes, you can reblog my Tumblr post to help spread the word. I'd love you forever. Let me know if you vote and/or reblog it. I'm going to do a THANK YOU illustration afterwards with everyone who lent a hand.

Thanks, everyone!

The Goon That Laid the Golden Egg

"The Goon," created by Eric Powell, has been one of my favorite comics for a long time now. Great humor and a nice variety of art styles, The Goon never fails to entertain.

So, I figured it was time to do some fan art. Here's our lovable roughneck leading a horde of demonic chickens into a clobberin' fest. And yes, he is wearing a giant chicken costume. TO BLEND IN.

Hahaha.

Tyrion

Here's a silly, quick illustration of Tyrion Lannister, from George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Ice novels. The first in the series, Game of Thrones, is about to premiere as an HBO show! So a couple of friends and myself are doing some fan art to celebrate it.

I can't remember if it was ever mentioned that Tyrion loved wine, but he REALLY loves wine in this illustration.

The Mountain

Here's a quick, silly illustration of Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane from George R.R. Martin's novel Game of Thrones, which is about to premiere as an HBO series. Which I'm, of course, very excited for.

The @GameofThrones twitterfeed retreated this illustration, which is INSANELY AWESOME and was one of the nerdiest moments of my life, thus far. It drew some nice comments, but some people were mad at how silly it was. Haha, sorry dudes. There's enough dark illustrations out there already, right?

Twin Mugs

Here are Agents Fox Mulder and Dale Cooper hard at work on a case. Of coffee. Let's hope they don't let it go COLD, amirite? ANYWAY, if you've seen Twin Peaks, you know that Agent Cooper is a huge fan of a nice cup of coffee. I think that in this illustration, he's preparing himself for that initial taste. Mulder is just taking in the whole experience.

I was a big fan of the X-Files back when it ran. That episode where there was that stretchy guy that could crawl through very small spaces stayed with me for a while. As did the one where the astronauts picked up some sort of ghost alien and the dude was staring at his ceiling and it just APPEARED ON THE CEILING AND DROPPED ON HIM. WTF, MAN.

A couple of years ago I went through the first season of Twin Peaks, and it was pretty awesome. The right mix of eccentricity, creepiness and intrigue. I've started the second season, but I'm not very far into it yet. Last weekend, one of my friends requested that I draw Fox Mulder, and then we talked about Twin Peaks. So I suggested that I could draw Fox and Dale together, and that's how we got to where we are today. Looking at two agents drinking coffee. Hahaha.

Very UnOodinary

Ever since Doctor Who came into my life, I've wanted to draw an Ood. So, here he is. Enjoying a drink on vacation. Because you can't serve others unless you serve yourself. OR SOMETHING. I just wanted to draw an Ood, alright? And I couldn't JUST draw one. I had to add a little twist to it. A twist of LIME, perhaps?

Sorry, it's 2am. I should be going to sleep.

Where's the TARDIS when you need it?

Mordin & Grunt

Here are Mordin and Grunt enjoying a night off of the Normandy. When the universe is at stake, one isn't allowed much leave time. So, when the opportunity does present itself, the characters from Mass Effect 2 need to have a little fun. Or a lot of fun, depending on the character!

While illustrating this, I laughed at the idea of a buddy-cop "Mordin & Grunt" spin-off comic. They'd be the perfect match to produce hilarious results, right? And there would always be that genophage tension in the background. It'd be BRILLIANT, I say!

Ohhhhh, I can't wait until Mass Effect 3 comes outtttttt (if you can't tell).

Bishop Takes Pawn. And Creamer.

I've recently devoured the first two seasons of Fringe on DVD, and have concluded that Walter Bishop, played by the MAGNIFICENT John Noble, is one of the best characters ever created (and acted).

Good job to you sir. I toast my coffee mug to you.

For those of you not in the know, Walter Bishop was a brilliant (albeit slightly crazy) scientist who, by way of an experiment-gone-wrong, was rendered insane for 17 years. The "Fringe" division of the FBI dug him out to help investigate matters in "fringe science," an area in which Walter was well-versed.

Now, as you'd expect, it takes a little adjusting to go from a mental institution room to the wide, wide world of Boston. So Walter's son, Peter, is also brought in to "keep an eye on him."

It's great. You should be watching it, if you're not!

Badgering Mal

Firefly was, in my opinion, a superb series. I haven't checked out any of the collateral creative, such as the comics, but the television show was right up my alley. A sci-fi western? Yes, please. I figured it was time I did some Firefly fan art; since Nathan Fillion is one of my favorite actors, I thought it'd be super fun to draw him.

SO here's Captain Malcolm Reynolds making a cautious truce with ol' conniving Badger. Though Mal is a man of his word, he's also a man about his wits. Well, except when it comes to Saffron, sometimes...

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