Prometheus

Isn't it about time I did Sci-fi? As much as I enjoy the genre, I rarely gave it any art love. After seeing Prometheus I felt compelled to screen cap one frame of every shot. Here's what I have so far:

Jonathan Duncan: ORIGINS

I owe a good bit to videogames. Ever since I was in Middle School anyone that knew me could attest to the fact that I was always drawing videogame characters from copies of Electronic Gaming Monthly or taking videogame guides into English class for mandatory reading time. It started out as an obsession, but after I matured (maybe) I came to appreciate games rather than have an unhealthy obsession with them. 

Metroid was one of my favourite franchises. It was by unlocking concept art in Metroid Prime that I knew I wanted to do concept art in videogames for a living, and Samus Aran is by far the character I've drawn more than any other. After a mother of an old friend found a rendition of Samus painted on her basement wall from around eight years ago, I decided to give it another go, for old time's sake:

There's something endearing I've lost with the newer version. 

Maybe it's the broken arm or the glam-rock boots. 

EVG Music

Commission for a friend's site. I told him I'd only work for him on the condition that he's good at what he does, so check out his music!

My Apologies

Lineart, a humbling experience for the messier of painters.

(Commission WIP)

I promise I've been active. Regrettably, I've yet to update my blog with my most recent works. I'll remedy this, and soon! 

UPDATE: Colour Comps!

Fan Art

I often think about artists that inspire me. I have tons of little doodles of their characters. Today, instead of doing homework, I paid tribute to one of many good sketches from Ayato.

Fishbot Animation

 

View the animation here.

I try to keep a record of progress on my digital sketches. I remembered to do so on the latter of the SIGGRAPH sketches from the last post. Enjoy!

Back from SIGGRAPH!

Done on the Cintiqs at SIGGRAPH's studio area

Drawing the old Space Police outfit on Charlie before going with the new design.

Afraid I'm still a sucker for vests!

Hadn't used Photoshop for a speed paint in a while.

Here. Have one on me.

Older Digital Sketches

Mostly small homework assignments and a few extras that embarrassed me too much to show. 


Hopefully the thumbnails are forgiving, but I have a higher-res version if you wish. 
(Looks like Blogger doesn't fancy a 1.7MB image)

A polite reminder to look into FFFFOUND

Abstract + Figurative

It's very lucrative to find joy in both.

Also feels good to tap back into Space Police. 

Colour Balance

This started out as an Andrew Jones-esque exercise in abstract symmetry, but then I ran with it in a different direction. (I think my favourite scheme is second from left.)

Before dA gets blocked again…

I'm going to post this:

PC Illustration Scene

Finally done with this semester. I'm glad it's over. I've never been pushed so hard in my life, and I feel like I didn't give it 100%. I hope to take what I've been given and utilize it to the fullest this summer.

I'm also trying to land some money, somehow. I have no source of income at the moment. Until then, lots of drawing!

Ferris and Charlie are fighting these huge beetle things… I guess. Enjoy the ten-minute colour job!

PC Illustration Concepts

Fleshing out the story for these characters will be a lot of fun. I'll try and keep you posted with more updates. If you're reading this, please know that I appreciate your time.

Ferris and Charlie work as partners for a generic police-in-space outfit.

Sketch Trades

My roommate and I took a stab at each other's characters. I'll link you to his original version of Jet-Pack-Guy here, if he ever gets around to scanning it.

You don't need to rocket away from aeroplanes to have a good Tuesday.
Be sure to carpe that diem in your own special way!

Art Faggotry

It happens sometimes. I promise I'll get around to updating after this semester turns its ugly head away from me. For now I'm completely bogged down with crap. Here's a sketch for you, fresh from Colour Theory.

I've been using Photoshop almost exclusively for this class. It's been a great exercise in speed and design, although my concepting is still horrendous. :P

A Start

Here's stuff I've uploaded elsewhere. It's not much, but it'll give you an idea of what to expect.

These images will follow the development of my current concept: designing an Ego, Superego, and Id in a world that ultimately serves as reference to my thoughts on God, myself, etc….

Here's a robot. He's the Superego.
Name witholding

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A rendition of the Superego in black oil paint




Concepts for the Ego.

I knew I wanted a gargoyle, since it's a sort of mockery of life through an inanimate object.
The goat face was added later to nudge the character into a less-than human air, a compromise that instead brings potential for comic elements and practice on drawing an unfamiliar subject.




The two meet for the first time

The Superego interacts in American Sign Language (always portrayed by a dotted word bubble.)