Tattoo Work

If you go back about 4 posts you will see that I was commissioned to do a half sleeve tattoo. Well the images of him getting the work done have started to come in. I will post the final image when it is all inked in.

Angry Gnome Comics / The Third Act

This is my second story I have done for Angry Gnome Comics. I really enjoyed doing these pages because it had the detective noir genre. I loved playing with the deep shadows and grey tones.

The Beautiful Beast / Candlelight Media Group

I have been hired again for another job with Candlelight Media Group. This is their newest movie The Beautiful Beast, they sent me images to "Hollywood" the poster

Here is the original Background

Here is the Original Photo

and after a great deal of photoshopping, and critique from the client, we have the poster that you see above.

A super fun Romantic Comedy Movie Poster.

Discovering Emma

Recently I have been hired by a couple of different companies to do some photoshop work for them and that led to this project. Discovering Emma is a the story of Emma Smith the wife of Joseph Smith the mormon leader. The company that hired me, Candlelight Media Group had created the top DVD cover for there distribution of the film, but were very unhappy with final result.

They sent me stills from the film and they wanted more realism and a rustic/pioneer tone to the piece. There are several versions of this DVD cover, but this is the one they ultimately choose.

Photoshopping and creating is a great art form, but it takes a lot of time and a great knowledge of the program to make everything work for you, I have great respect for people that do great photoshoped film posters after doing my one DVD cover.

Other Tattoo Commission

I have never been asked to do a half sleeve, I have designed smaller tattoos before even one that went across the entire back of a woman.. but this was the first tattoo that took up the upper half of someones arm.

This was option number one - The client wanted aspects of african american tribal, theater, music (piano) and the Holy Trinity

After showing the first design I was able to brainstorm on the size and the imagery.

This was the final design but everything had to be drawn out in very specific dimensions, which I did.

I can't wait to see the final product.

Character Design for a Mascot

Not all freelance jobs are comic book jobs.

I have been hired to create a mascot for a local water softener company, I was asked to do something fun and adventurous. I just finished the first round of fun sketches for the client which they really liked.

I will keep you all up to date as to which one they choose and I will show the final product.

Angry Gnome Comics

Well I have been hired to finally draw for a real live Comic Book!!

I was asked to draw a 2 page spread for a small publication named Angry Gnome Comics, true it is not Marvel or DC but you have to start somewhere.

The pages were written by Mario DeAngelis

Utah Arts Festival Gallery Stroll

I was selected to display my artwork at the Utah Arts Festival Headquarters for this months gallery stroll. I will have my pop caricature art hanging in the gallery, and two masks that will be on display and for sale as well.

I hope everyone can make it


230 South 500 West #120
JAN 18th - Feb 4th

Program Chair Comic and Sequential Imaging

I have recently been hired by Broadview Entertainment Arts University to head the division of comic book and sequential art. This is truly a wonderful job that will allow me to use all of my talents I have been cultivating for the past 25 years. I will teaching students about the great world of comic book and I will also help in developing the itinerary, curriculum, and education process for this University. I am very excited to start and get to know my students, staff, and fellow faculty.

If any of you have any question about BEAU go to this website and investigate all the amazing classes they offer.

http://beau.broadviewuniversity.edu/

BUDDHIST PRIEST APPROVED!!

My design was approved!!!

Please go to the link below and vote for my design to be printed!!!

Thank you everyone!

Buddhist Priest! Threadless design

I am at it again!! I am trying one more time to get my design printed on threadless.com, it is my goal!

This submission is a funny little idea and a couple of cute illustrations, it is a mashup of the classic Heavy Metal band Judas Priest and a couple of religious people.

Here is the original logo for the Heavy Metal band

Here are my sketches of my two religious people

And here is the final product!!!

I did the logo and finished Illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and the sketches on paper with graphite.

I have submitted it and now I hope it gets approved!!

Wish me luck, Namaste!

Week 8

I am still trying to do a sketch per week.. sometimes they slip from me.. but I do love to try to get them in.I have used this model before, she is rydenbunny on Instagram if you follow on IG.. and recommend going out and checking her photos out.

Willy Juan-Cah' the Candy Bandito

I think my white whale will be to get a shirt selected by threadless.com.... I have a new goal.

Threadless gets thousands upon thousands of submissions and very few make to completion of printed T-Shirts, my goal is to be one of those select few.

This is my third attempt at getting printed, it is called "Willy Juan-Cah' the Candy Bandito"

please go to the link above and underneath the two drawings and vote for my t-shirt, the more votes and the higher the rating, the closer I am to capturing my white whale...

I really loved creating this design and getting to completion. I had several design friends of mine give me input until I felt it was just right.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!

Ghost Rider on iPad

GHOST RIDER.... 

In honor of the new movie Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance and in celebration of me getting my new iPad 2 I did a sketch in my iPad on the Sketch Book Pro app.

It is a really fun and intuitive app that lets you sketch on multiple layers and in different colors and tons of brushes!!

I started with a basic blue line sketch like i would normally do...

I then add a new layer and put down some color...

The go over the top with black line art....

It is a very easy way to sketch and carry all of your information and music with you at the same time. I LOVE YOU iPad!!

The Dark Half

I have said forever that I would love to see a remake of The Dark Half by Stephen King.

I have a running joke with my friends is that Benicio Del Toro and Brad Pitt are actually twins separated at birth..and Benicio is the evil version. 

 

I made this fan poster (and by no means is this a real film or approved by any professional film or production company at all) but I think it is fun to make these posters to show a great film in a parallel world.

Short Keys for CS5

This is nice quick reference chart for Illustrator, since I use it ALL the time this will be handy to have. It is mostly just for me to look here really quick, instead of trying to find this in the web somewhere, when I need to add a quick anchor point. 

Brought to you by Wells & Drew, makers of fine engraved stationery.

Week 7

Again, this is definitely not week 7, but as a series I am just going to keep the title consecutive so I can find them easy on the blog. This is a Caiman lizard and I really liked drawing him (or her, hard to tell) because of all the great detail on its skin. It took awhile to finish this one because I only work on these when I have a few minutes and it seemed like I was drawing scales for days and days and days!!

I hope you like it.

Kim's Tattoo

I was commissioned by a friend, Kim Allen, to design a tattoo she was looking to get 

She loves Sunflowers and Music so she was looking for something feminine and very nice

I came up with this concept and she approved with very minor adjustments

and here is the finished art for her tattoo.

Star Wars Snowflakes

Today I found a great creative project STAR WARS CHRISTMAS SNOWFLAKES!! 

I did a Darth Vader one 

http://www.anthonyherreradesigns.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:star-wars-snowflakes&catid=34:anthonydesign-blog

Have fun and a very Menry Christmas!!

Week 6

This latest study took me a bit longer than a week, but I wanted to show the process of these sketches. I first find my subject matter, I try to find subject that will challenge me. 

This subject was a gorilla. 

I start with a blue line sketch to get proportions and shape down, at this stage I can change my drawing quite a bit.

I then take my graphite pencil and go over the highest detailed parts, and shadows can be filled in with ink and do not need to be filled in with pencil.

I then copy the pencil (and the blue line does not re replicate on a regular xerox so I just have a faint pencil sketch to go over with ink. I have been using Uni-Ball pens and sharpie to see how challenging the sketch can become.

This is my finished sketch, and I have several versions I can add to a portfolio.

Art is a challenge, I love being an artist and I hope you all keep challenging yourselves as well.