Fan Expo and Wired...Wired Expo???

Hello everyone and happy almost kinda sorta end of August! Above is an illustration done for Wired Magazine in Italy. The illustration is about how idleness creates creativity within the mind. Thanks to Daniela for the great project! Here are some roughs.

Initial rough.

Workup of the 4 toed dude.

With FanExpo officially over I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who came out, said hi and of course felt sorry and bought stuff from me :) This was my second Fanexpo and it was great to see the support the fans gave to the artist alley. Much respect goes out to the Artist Ally'ers who did their thing this weekend! Here are the few shots I took during the expo, was tough because me and Yuta were at our tables most of the time. But at any rate here they are.

Me pretending to do work.

Yuta pretending to not do work.

Craig and Rose! couldn't of done Fan Expo without their help! (this was during packup)

Another shot of the packup with the boys.

Chris Coles, Yuta Onoda, Me, Brian Huynh (aka Steve), Nimit Malavia, Wesley Tsang

Me on Endor, oh the LAUGHS we had

Lastly I want to thank E.Honda who kept me and Yuta company during the slow times.

That's all for now! Also If I met you during Fan Expo don't hesitate to keep in touch!

House of Pain

Here's a new spot illustration done for Canadian Lawyer: The article explains the case of Zoriana Krawchuk who purchased a home built on a peat bog. She bought the house for dirt cheap, that she even offered to pay 10k more. Unfortunately when she bought the property they found her foundation to be subsiding, the city of Sudbury ordered her to correct the problem which almost cost double the amount of the home. The article further talks about how not just the seller but the vendor of the home is responsible for letting all information be known.

I wanted to create an image of a perfect house but with hidden underlying problems. Here are some roughs!

Selected Rough

I thought it would be fun to play on the "sinking" aspect

Of course I had to do a closeup of the dog!

Woof Woof.

Boombastic

Hey everyone, here is a illustration done last week for Financial Post! The article was about how Managed futures are becoming increasingly attractive as a way to protect yourself in a world of volatility and risk. I thought it would be a fun image to draw someone walking through a mine field in a bomb suit. Inspired by Hurt Locker which conveniently was on my desk when thinking of ideas.

When illustrating business ideas I tend to come across common themes that pop up. Themes like Risk, Danger etc. Sometimes I get a little worried, I fear that sometimes the images can become redundant. When I'm stuck and out of ideas, going back to those past sketches that dealt with similar themes help a lot in figuring out a new solution.

This was another illustration that I explored without black lines, so far I'm having a lot of fun with it. Throwing a curveball at yourself tends to make you adapt and think different ways and really exercises your knowledge. Here is the rough.



Lastly! Fan Expo is at the end of the Month August 25-28, me and Yuta Onoda will be sharing a table! More details soon feel free to visit and bring us food as we will be starving and tired. Thats all for now more to come!