Justice League After Hours

If my friends and I were in the justice league, knowing our humor I would imagine something like this happening on a daily basis.

STORYTIME

These are some concepts I am working on for a personal project. I will probably be working on this for the next few years since I have a lot of things on my plate right now (which is a good thing). Anyways, the character Gunner is self explanatory. Think Roadblock from G.I.Joe with twin gatling gun pulse rifles.

This vehicle will be part of a MECH DISPOSAL UNIT. Basically, they clear out the wreckage of fallen mechs. Hopefully you can see the direction this is going in, if not then please stay tuned for future posts!

-Patrick

Villains

Just felt like doing some villains. It's fun to revisit these old cartoons, some of the designs still hold up to today's standards while others could use a little makeover. This is my humble take on an infamous 3rd Earth inhabitant. I plan to do more of these as a tribute to those villains I loved to watch fail.

Long live the 80's!

Tuckered Out

While out eating lunch with the wife, I saw a kid with her dog. Seriously, the dog was HUGE and it was the interaction between the kid and wolf-dog that was awesome. When I have kids I am getting them a wolf, especially if I have daughters....lol.

BACK OFF.......

I'm about to go ape #**T!

DOODLE DEE

Just a quick sketch for the night. I had nothing planned when drawing this just messing around with some color and lighting. Sometimes you just need to do a random image and draw without any pre-planning involved. It can be nerve racking but quite freeing at the same time.

You Shall Not Pass "Baddies"

A few posts ago I shared an illustration that was my take on an awesome heroic journey. The original concept was to have both good guys and bad guys incorporated into it but the composition was starting to get a bit crammed. Instead, I decided to do a second take on the journey with a few alterations here and there.

I was really happy with this one because I was able to use a different lighting scheme and incorporate darker elements that I have never really played with before (rain and puddles). It was a great learning experience and I had a ton of fun doing it. I plan on making this one into a print so leave a comment or send me an email if you are interested.

Thanks for stopping by.

RECAP

Thank you again to everyone who showed up and supported us during the the book release party of "The Adventures of Super Bunny and Giant Cat Bear and Charlie" at the Happy Six Store on Sawtelle this past Saturday. It was a great success and we sold out that night. However, we are taking online orders here and we will be back in stock ASAP so do not fret.
Here are a few images from that evening. 

All I remember was putting my head down to draw at 7:00 p.m. and all of a sudden I looked up to see a huge line in front of me. I was quite shocked.

Here are some happy guests that got sketches from me; thanks again for waiting in line!

Future Bandit in the making!

DRAW, DRAW, DRAW!

Co-creators showing off our mugs.

How do I feel right now?.....It was well worth it but if you need me I will be resting my hand. In the meantime, my drawing monkey will resume all my artistic duties for a bit.

Thank you to everyone and special thanks to our gracious host Sophie Snow for letting us have the book release at her store.

Next post will have more art so stay tuned!

EXCLUSIVE PRINT AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND ONLY

Reminder, the book release party is this Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the 

Happy Six store in Los Angeles.

We will be signing the books and if you purchase a book that evening you will get a free sketch from yours truly!

For more info please click on the image below.

Also, available only that evening, we will have an exclusive print for sale to celebrate the launch of our children's book. We have a limited number of the prints so make sure to drop by early so you can take one home with you.

Lastly, just some random sketches. I try to do these weekly just to stay loose and get warmed up for the week of drawing. A lot of these are just practice sketches; I'm just trying out new shapes and color combinations. Practice makes perfect so do not be afraid to make mistakes, it's the only way to improve. 

Happy February!

DEMOS AND SKETCHES

Some of these are demos that I give to my students in class; others are just studies and sketches that I do when I get a chance to flee my cave.

The Journey

Had an idea for this before the new year so I wanted to knock this out to start off 2012 with a new illustration. Can you find your favorite member of the fellowship?

Here is the initial comp with rough sketches:

I have another idea in mind for these whacky guys but that might need to be put on hold. I have a long list of illustrations I want to do so stay tuned. Also, I will be making "Storytime" available as a print--below is an image of it. Beginning next week it will be available at the Happy Six store and you always have the option of ordering it directly from me. Email me for details.

Thanks! More news to come especially for the Book Release Party coming up next weekend, Feb. 11!

BIG NEWS

So this is what I have been waiting to share with all of you! After 4 years in the making my buddy, Kevin Staniec, and I are releasing a children's book. Our company name is "TREEHOUSE BANDITS" and here is the cover:

We will be doing a book release party---selling and signing the books for only $10. We will have two posters for sale as well as an exclusive print available only on this day.

Here is the info:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Happy Six, 2115 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025

RSVP@TreehouseBandits.com

To keep up-to-date with Treehouse Bandits and to preview some pages from the book please visit us at

http://treehousebandits.com/

Many thanks to everyone for all the support, we are very eager to share this with all of you!

SKETCHES AND MORE

While in London I had the opportunity to visit the Imperial War Museum. One word...WOW! This place was a military nerd's dream come true. It was packed with different military vehicles from WWI and WWII as well as an entire floor dedicated to the uniforms, armament, and memorabilia from that time. Guess what...it was all free too! That's right ladies and gents, no admission fee! If you are in London I highly recommend you visit this place. I spent all day there and it was still not enough time. I wanted to draw everything inside, alas, there are only so many hours in a day. 

Here are a few of the sketches I managed to squeeze out. All drawn on site.

Below are a few more sketchbook pages from the trip. 

And lastly, this wasn't on the trip (that would have been cool) but it is a creature demo from my last term that I started to render up a little bit just for a change of pace.

Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. Stay tuned for Monday, I will have some exciting news to blog about!

-Patrick

CHALLENGE!

As we traveled around each city of course I would have my sketchbook handy and be drawing everything in sight or try to that is. My wife is very patient and gives me the time needed to complete these drawings, however, one day she decided to change it up for me.

While in a London coffeeshop hanging out she looks at me and says CHALLENGE. I looked at her and said what challenge. She was calling me out and pointed to an area of the street and said draw it! I looked at her a little confused then said OK. Below is the first challenge.

From city to city she would walk around the sites find a spot and beckon me over and say challenge. This was actually quite liberating because I would just have to sit down and draw. Here are the rest of the challenges. All were drawn on site, no rulers just a lot of patience and a lot of prayers for a good drawing.

 Interior of the coffeeshop.

First Church I drew on the trip.

Interior of a tapas bar in Madrid.

Book store in Porto, Portugal that inspired the aesthetics of Harry Potter.

Majestic Cafe, where J.K. wrote Harry Potter, Porto, Portugal.

Church altar detail.

Some exterior sites in Cordoba.

Mezquita.

Tapas bar, I had a few too many canas while drawing this.

Alcazar, holy crap I was cold while drawing this. I wanted to stop but the wifey told me to suck it up.

Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

THe tomb of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel. 

Barcelona cafe.

Sagrada in Barcelona.

Detail studies of lamps and tombs in Barcelona.

I will be posting more sketches and images from the trip in the coming weeks. Next post I will show some new art I am working on to shake things up. Enjoy!