tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205584422024-03-07T02:47:14.540-06:00Illustrative ThoughtsWelcome to my creative journal. Constructive criticism is always welcome while flames will be put out. My images are my property and may not be used in any way without my consent.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-33196691698125672172008-10-24T11:54:00.001-05:002008-10-24T11:54:57.305-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiMhLh3uQJP7cQfKznhklEPZp_ZDjY6vufb8rZ2H2P6YNo3SzErjN52DR_DAViqwm7oGyjKVd1ug1t2eTm9IJbTJZ2EvDTwATuK99Mwmr4yojWFbuuoBentXfOV5nSPefUyDk/s1600-h/sphere.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260764922197086674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiMhLh3uQJP7cQfKznhklEPZp_ZDjY6vufb8rZ2H2P6YNo3SzErjN52DR_DAViqwm7oGyjKVd1ug1t2eTm9IJbTJZ2EvDTwATuK99Mwmr4yojWFbuuoBentXfOV5nSPefUyDk/s320/sphere.jpg" border="0" /></a> Something I painted up while trying out Art Rage 2. Yeah, yeah, I know, the subject matter is blah. I was just trying to get the feel for the program which isn't bad considering it's only $25.<br />Here's the link to the site:<br /><a href="http://www.ambientdesign.com/">http://www.ambientdesign.com/</a><br /><div></div>Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-87631281022152352492008-04-23T11:00:00.000-05:002008-04-23T11:02:21.465-05:00Arrggh!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzpb7gZnjU4Bjkg0J0eZZdIu8hLkBC_21GYF_gNf35MQxa-SplpbYPLeNy3OMjz5fwzXsTg9I22-yjJJiRK9Lx4w96Cg-plQ6VFYu97zAo59rhlM5iBP8xC6EKY6SweWwSzbU/s1600-h/argh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192471459851893330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzpb7gZnjU4Bjkg0J0eZZdIu8hLkBC_21GYF_gNf35MQxa-SplpbYPLeNy3OMjz5fwzXsTg9I22-yjJJiRK9Lx4w96Cg-plQ6VFYu97zAo59rhlM5iBP8xC6EKY6SweWwSzbU/s320/argh.jpg" border="0" /></a> I did this one in FLASH. I was messing around with</div><div align="center">using minimal colors on a dark background.<br /><br /></div>Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-13326669904989996712007-07-09T23:09:00.000-05:002007-07-09T23:18:39.991-05:00Shelley<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWooJ6dT0OhNPJzkYnEitoc6_9QMaF1w6-zYdbU4ODj1THQClSST1a5xSgPbqDTB8Wbilr_taDWRevskUzWAfjVHViaEwlRhBJEuY-tQ6K_tc8q-_BY85kWADxPhfIujt7-we/s1600-h/Characature_Rochelle_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085415816458729058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWooJ6dT0OhNPJzkYnEitoc6_9QMaF1w6-zYdbU4ODj1THQClSST1a5xSgPbqDTB8Wbilr_taDWRevskUzWAfjVHViaEwlRhBJEuY-tQ6K_tc8q-_BY85kWADxPhfIujt7-we/s320/Characature_Rochelle_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a charcoal charicature I recently made. Highlights were made with white charcoal pencil.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1155525525808752142006-08-13T22:17:00.000-05:002006-08-13T22:18:45.806-05:00Some Dude<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/guy_001.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/guy_001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A quick sketch of a generic character.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1155525423340875662006-08-13T22:15:00.000-05:002006-08-13T22:17:03.340-05:00Cowboy<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/cowboy.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/cowboy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A cowboy.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1155525317562660532006-08-13T22:13:00.000-05:002006-08-13T22:15:17.576-05:00Self Portrait<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/self1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/self1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A quick sketch of what I see in the mirror everyday. Scary...Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1138140455150903452006-01-24T16:04:00.000-06:002006-01-24T16:07:35.166-06:00Spandex Boy<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/sportsguy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/sportsguy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Blue pencil sketch I did early last year. Again, messing around with tones in the uniform. And, no, I don't own a pair of these spandex.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1136448698943518072006-01-05T02:06:00.000-06:002006-01-05T02:11:38.943-06:00Stubby<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/stubby_csheet.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/stubby_csheet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/stubby_poses.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/stubby_poses.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/pencilguy_csheet.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/pencilguy_csheet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A practice in drawing up a character sheet. Did two versions, but eventually ended up with the one with the legs.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1136448280380587632006-01-05T02:01:00.000-06:002006-01-05T02:05:16.300-06:00Aquatic<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/soldier.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/soldier.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This guy is my rendering of an aquatic soldier. I was concentrating on the helmet and trying to make it have a shell-like feel to it.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1136446760060702712006-01-05T01:37:00.000-06:002006-01-05T01:39:20.060-06:00Faces<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/faces.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/faces.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Some quick face drawings. Pencil & Ink.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1136442950744326922006-01-05T00:34:00.000-06:002006-01-05T01:31:41.696-06:00Scorpion<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/scorpion.3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/scorpion.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Being a big Mortal Kombat fan at the time, I drew up my version of Scorpion. Actually, my favorite character was Scorpion's nemesis, Sub-Zero, but ol' Scorpy was just too cool with his spear-on-a-rope! Maybe one day I'll draw Sub-Zero... This was inked using a combination of using an ultra-fine flair pen and ultra-fine Sharpee marker.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20558442.post-1136440634985483482006-01-04T23:54:00.000-06:002006-01-04T23:57:14.986-06:00Sticks<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/1600/sticks.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3522/2064/320/sticks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One of my early sketches. This guy I just called "Sticks". My main reason for sketching him was to experiment with how to shade and highlight the dark colored costume. I used a kneaded eraser to slowly pull out the highlights. Ebony pencils worked great to get the extreme darks.Mr. Fenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562822891208810445noreply@blogger.com2