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Friday, October 7, 2016

Jeremy Riley vs Ronan Boyle

Here's a painting I did for Ronan Boyle in February. He got the panel prepared for me, and I ruined it. It was up for the ArtWalk around the Olympics here, and hosted by Grace Gallery.
The paintings are 6 feet by 4 feet.

Here's the process, from the blank to the finished product. It wasn't exactly fun, but it was done in three days, with a combined total of 40 hours. No sleep. Thanks Ronan, I'm okay with it.
Next time Watercolor. I am not down with acrylic.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Velociraptor vs Protoceratops Fighting Dinosaurs

During the Polish-Mongolian paleontological expedition to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, in 1971, an articulated Velociraptor mongoliensis skeleton was found with hands and feet grasping a Protoceratops andrewsi. Evidence suggests that these two dinosaurs were indeed killed simultaneously, smothered by sand, possibly during a dune collapse.

The active predatory nature of velociraptor is graphically illustrated as it grasps its prey with its forelimbs, while kicking and raking the belly and chest with its hindlimbs. Protoceratops was discovered in a semi-erect stance with the Velociraptor’s right forelimb clutched between its jaws in a desperate fight for survival. Their discovery reveals a snapshot in time, of a life and death struggle, between these ancient adversaries.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Black Dragon vs Centaur Half Sleeve Tattoo Design

I was asked to design a good versus evil theme, containing a black dragon and a fantasy-styled centaur by a client. In addition, he also wanted to include the dementor and the patronus from the Harry Potter books. I wanted to create a sense of struggle but I didn't want to favor one side over the other. I wanted to show the battle in a neutral state where not one side is winning over the side. When I first sketched this initially, I accidentally created this yin-yang shape which I liked a lot because it tied back to the theme. So I went ahead and continued that shape, modified the layout a little bit and came up with this design. The rendering process was a lot of work. There were lots of details to consider and I wanted to make sure I capture the essence just right. Overall I was very pleased with the final result, and I cannot wait to see this design get tattooed on my client.

Progress Shot: