hyrules

its been a while since i posted, so i thought i would throw up what i started last night. long way to go

link vs octorok











i like link's teeth

MotU re-draws - Prince Adam

okay

the last of 3 Masters of the Universe red-draws.

so here's the original...













this was the last one i drew 4 years ago, and was pretty rushed at the time.

and heres the re-draw...













kinda weird. feels kinda unsettling to me. i dont know if thats good or bad. i still feel like there is a certain charm to the originals, so going in and adding this level of detail almost feels like a betrayal to that charm. whatever

the lean body and fashion makes him some sort of a disco prince, which Prince Adam kinda was anyway. i adjusted the throne to be the same color as the paper background so it didnt fight with the big fella for attention. we'll see if i stick to that or put in the golden color from the old toys and tv show

im still unsure about the font, but i think this one is closer than the earlier choice. i have a feeling i will be coming back to all 3 of these re-draws before all is said and done, but for now im calling them done. ill come back and post the FINAL final pieces as i wrap up for designer con

thanks
PAUL

poor skeletor

part 2 of the MotU thing: Skeletor.

I cant say with confidence that this one is done for sure, i think ill probably touch this one up, but i feel like posting it tonight,

so, the original version...














and the new version...














again, trying to stay pretty true to the original, because i like it. still hoping the newer versions are better.

take that!

MotU re-draws - Trapjaw

yo

so about 4.5 years ago, i drew these quick Masters of the Universe sketches as part of a MotU-themed art challenge amongst some friends at work. i always liked them, but knew they were rushed. then, the hard drive they were on broke and now i have them only as lo-res .jpg's.

anyway, with the magic of my cintiq, i decided to re-draw them. i want to capture the simple charm that i liked in the originals, so my plan is to pretty much directly imitate the poses and moods.

so here's my favorite from the originals...Trap Jaw...













and the 2011 re-draw...













there is something simple about the originals that i still like. quick and cartoony

so...im not completely set on the font or background treatment yet, and ill probably be adjusting those things as i go through the 3 characters. i actually wish i still had or could find the font i used on the originals, because i always thought it fit the theming pretty well. however, i i dug through dafont.com for a while and didnt come up with it.

my plan is to attack prince adam next, and save skeletor for last.

dead lincoln

my very first blog post was a skateboard i had designed which had an abraham lincoln head floating in a jar. i painted it traditionally, and always felt like i wanted to 'fix' it. well instead of fixing the existing painting, i decided to redraw the concept digitally, and here it is.

the quick sketch














this was done on my cintiq in about 7 or 8 hours. i tried to stick to the original color palette because i like it.