Painting For My Muse: November 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Vampire the Masquerade: Giovanni

This illustration was done for a female vampire character of the Giovanni clan in the Camarilla faction of White Wolf's RPG, Vampire the Masquerade.

Medium: Graphite on vellum paper
Dated: 1994
Original size: 8"x 10"
Original Art: NFS

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Elaine

This illustration was another tribute to one of my early influences, Patrick Nagel. It also was the first time I drew one in a large scale format. I loved the challenge of seeing the world through Patrick's eyes and his style helped me to better understand both composition and anatomy.

This portrait is one of my favorite models in the 80's and 90's, Elaine Irwin.

Medium: Ink and prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1992
Original size: 6"x 8"
Original Art: NFS

Thursday, November 17, 2016

A Match Made in Hell - Sketch

This illustration is based on DC Vertigo's comic book series Lucifer, a spinoff of Neil Gaimon's The Sandman series. In the Sandman universe, the fallen Light Bringer and former ruler of Hell is a handsome blonde haired man dressed in a black tuxedo with a white bow tie. At his side is Mazikeen, his devoted ally and deadly demon lover who wields the ancient sword of the Lilim, a race descended from Lilith.

This illustration will be painted in oil on masonite panel.

Medium: Graphite on Vellum paper
Dated: 1998
Original size: 12"x 20"
Original Art: N/A

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Scars

This interior illustration was commissioned by Vajra Enterprises for their RPG, Fates Worse Than Death.

Medium: Graphite on Bristol paper
Dated: 2001
Original size: 8"x 10"
Original Art: NFS

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Gesture Figure Drawings

Gesture figure drawing is done with rapid quick lines for the purpose of capturing the inner/outer structure and basic proportions of an figure with varying volume and mass detail to give the impression of what the figure looks like. Typically they only take a minute or less to compose. The figure drawings below are from live models that I did while in my Drawing I class.