Krudar an awesome Muay Thai gym in Toronto is having a fundraiser for Kenya this Saturday Feb 11. I wanted to donate an illustration to the gym because it has done a lot for me and my friends. So in spirit of martial arts and fighting, I created these cute pixely Street Fighter Characters as a donation to auction!
More Info: Saturday Feb 11, 2012
6PM - 10PM $20 Donation at Door
Funds raised at Krudar on the night of Feb 11 will be donated to the global youth netwrok, for the Kenya project.
Learn More at: http://en.gyvn.ca/
Check Krudar's website for more details, among a whole bunch of things going on that night there will be Muay Thai demos. Should be exciting and fun hope to see you there!
Here is a quick illo I did for Treasury and Risk. The story is about COSO (A framework for enterprise risk management) has proposed changes within itself. The COSO framework visually is similar to a Rubiks Cube. Thanks to Amanda who was amazing to work with!
Oh hi there, didn't see you come in. Have a seat why don't you? Oh your sitting already? awesome ok now stand. Great were off to an amazing blog start here.
Here is a new illo and some spots for Killscreen. The article is about 50 Cent and how despite how he is portrayed in media (Songs,Movies,Videogames) as a ruthless cold hearted dude. But really deep down hes a ruthless cold hearted nice guy. I played it up and gave him some Anime sad eyes to give that sensitive human look. Check the full story HERE!
The spots were really fun to work on, I wanted to sorta combine aspects of 50 Cent together. Shown up top is the Vitamin Water Grenade and the Fiddy 50 Cent piece.
And of course here's a video I did during College when learning After Effects. It's 50 Cent as a Sandperson in Tatooine. OH College Juan your so cray cray.
Basketball is my favorite sport, I love it when they dribble up and down the court, Just like I'm the King on the microphone so is Dr. J and Moses Malone. Ok so I stole that from Kurtis Blow, but I can be the king of the mic?...sometimes? no? ok.
This illo is for Killscreen. With NBA 2k12 out, the article reminisces on the old Atari basketball game "One on One: With Dr.J and Larry Bird". Todays games don't have the same graphical constraints as they did back then. You had to really immerse yourself in the game to believe you were playing basketball. But there was something magical and unique about One on One compared to NBA 2K12. The way the basketball court was a blacktop and how the characters would float in the air and defy gravity. It was as if Dr.J and Bird were battling in space.
As a kid growing up I loved basketball video games. I grew up playing Bulls Vs. Blazers, NBA Live and of course NBA JAM! My all-time favorite though had to be NBA 2K1 for the Dreamcast, all those heartbreaking after school sessions playing friends. Sticking with the Raptors and believing they could beat any team, OH how young and foolish I was.
It was really fun to do a basketball illo. Whether its shaking my head and sighing while watching the Raptors or NY Jets, sports is really something engrained in my life. I think with this new year and a new NBA season. I definitely have more opportunities to create some sports illos. Lets all just hope the Heat don't win :D?
With another year almost closing, like sands through the hour glass so are the days of our lives. We always have to remember as the world turns, we must be bold and beautiful, and not young and restless. Because we only have one life to live and ummm... something something General Hospital? Dang almost had it there. That was oddly poetic, and frightening that I know that many soap operas.
2011 was a crazy year for me, and if there was one thing I really took away from the year its the phrase "Stand and Fight". Whether its a problem with money, an issue with a composition in your illustration or your just feeling down. We should never run away from our problems, we should face them head on and solve them. Fear is the one thing holding us back from our true potential, and we all have potential for greatness. So when ever you have a problem or are in a rut, stick through it and tough it out. You'll always find that in the end your ok and things aren't so bad after all.
Happy 2012 everyone :)
(The top image is a portrait of my family that I gave as a gift for Christmas!)
Well not really cold, but I just wanted to sing that. First person to guess where the tittle is from gets 10 imaginary points! Ok so moving on, here is an illustration for Canadian Lawyer In-house. This was my first full page illustration for Canadian Lawyer, prior to this I had illustrated spots for them. The article was about in-house lawyers helping to fight global warming.
Above is the initial concept, below is the developed rough. I actually did the roughs while I was in NY visiting. Thanks to Nimit for letting me use his tablet and thanks for the hotels crappy but free wifi #firstworldproblems.
A new illustration for Killscreen's Dance Central 2 Review. The review is more of a parody of Dance Central 2. Instead of the poses for the dances they wanted to show the dances people might do offscreen. Things like "The Breather" and my favorite "Haters gonna Hate" dances. Check out the full review HERE.
Above are some roughs and examples of the angle I was going for. I had a lot of fun making these simple characters. It was nice to keep it simple and let the body language speak for itself. Thanks to Ryan for another fun project!
Also lastly I just came back from American Illustration in New York and like to thank everyone for the amazing hospitality they shared with me and Nimit. Ill post some pictures shortly! Also I reached my dream goal of after Watching Night at The Museum, I finally went to the Museum of Natural History!!! #THANKYOUBENSTILLER
