The Duel

This is a pencil drawing from 2006 (I think) that was colored digitally in Photoshop. It represents about the peak of my art skills at the time. I did this for a Blizzard art challenge that was posted online and the drawing represents a couple of characters from Warcraft. When I look back at this now, it looks terrible, but I still love it.

Zalei Ironhand

This is the original, first art, of a character from the Eternal Seven story. The concept has since been refined, but I love this old pencil drawing made sometime in 2006. Color is a simple overlay done in Photoshop.

Empath Demon

This is an ink drawing from 2015.
 

Ironically, this is also my most stolen artowrk. I've seen multiple instances on the internet where this artowrk was claimed/stolen by other artists, in some instances generating quite a lot of likes and comments. Once again proving I'm terrible at marketing myself and generating exposure for my art. It's ok though, at least I'm making the art. Maybe long after I'm dead my art will be worth something. For now it's just a release for me, and that is the ultimate point in art. Cheers!

Mr. Hat

This is a mixed media artwork created sometime in 2015. The character is inspired and named after a player from Subspace. Mr. Hat, if you're reading this, I miss u.

Ascending

This is an ink drawing from 2015.

Fantasy Landscape - Brush Test 2021

This is the result of a photoshop brush test.  Sometimes I like to try other people's brush packs and to just figure out what each of the brushes does I take it for a test drive.  When I started this I had no plan in terms of what I was going to draw, just made some shapes with the brushes, eventually something started looking like a tree and off we went... I actually love this process of painting, and some of my best works have come out this way.  

Cheers!

Becoming

This is a digital artwork entirely done in Photoshop in January 2021. At the time I was working through a serious artist block, COVID was raging around the world and we were in lockdowns. Even though I was doing fine, I had a serious problem sitting down and drawing. For me art was always an outlet, to let my dark engergy and emotions go, and to do something not so destructive. But even though I could sense that I needed to draw I really struggled to do it.

So one day I somehow forced myself to sit down and draw, and this is what came out... No references were used. Little did I know that it would open a floodgate of art over the next few weeks and months.

The Sea of Blood and Tears

This is a personal illustration which was inspired by this: I'm fine - by Goshun.

A NSFW photo was used as a reference for the figure.  Done mostly in Photoshop, sometime in 2021. 

Ars Goetia 61 - Zagan

Zagan, one of the nine Kings of Hell.

A very powerful entity who commands over thirty three legions of demons. Listed as the sixty first demon described in the Lesser Key of Solomon. He is classified as both President and King, both titles symbolic of the power and sway he has within the infernal abyss.

When summoned, Zagan often assumes the shape of a winged bull, but will transform into a man some time after being conjured. He has the power to turn water into wine, blood into wine, and back again. He also has the power to turn any metal into coins. It is said that he can impart great knowledge upon any man, and even turn a fool wise.

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Personal illustration from 2021, done in Procreate and Photoshop.  Here is the WIP:

Fashion Souls

I played Dark Souls 3 PVP quite a bit, I got into it during the Rona Lockdowns and invasions appealed to me very much.  There's a running joke in these games that armor doesn't matter (actually not true), and that you should always go for what looks good (actually kind of true)... 

Just before Elden Ring came out I made a NG+ character at SL150 intended for TRC dry-fingered assaults.  The initial build was pure strength, but I ended up switching it around to be mostly focused on Demon Greataxe and was truly a dark/chaos build with options for pyromancies and quite a few weapon swap options... but what appealed to me most was the look of this character, here are the mandatory items:

1. Sunset Helm - the crooked helm worn by Hodrick
2. Harald Legion Armor
3. Harald Legion Leggings
4. Gauntlets were whatever you could fit, but I also went with Sunset here.  

The initial look of the character was intended to be funny.  The real funny was how good this armor combo is in terms of absorption and actual looks.  I know it's in the eyes of the beholder, but this was my ultimate fashion souls char.  

One with the shadows and fire

There can be no shadow without light. Ink sketch from 2022.

Dragon Fire Sketch

This is a pencil sketch from 2013 that I intended to paint over but never went back to it. I really do like this dragon and the pose, so maybe one day...

Aptorian and Kalam

The Aptorian demon is a creature from the Shadow Realm described in the Malazan Empire series of books by Steven Erikson. It is a three legged demon, with a massive fasceted eye, and this is my take on it. Kalam is also a central character that features in many of the books, and notably has a story arc with the Aptorian demon. This is a tiny pencil sketch, when I say tiny, it's about 2 inches across, which I made in the margin of a notebook sometime in 2013.

Raze Zero Revisited

This is an Eternal Seven character named Raze Zero.

Pencil drawing from 2014, color overlay in Photoshop, otherwise no modifications.  

Faebruary 2024

I decided to color this one, digital updates made in Photoshop.

Dark Fariy ink sketch, obligatory Faebruary 2024 participation.

Evil Red

Red Riding Hood and the Wolf ganged up on grandma and the hunter, then lived happily ever after. 

 

Pencil sketch from 2011.

Broken Sword

Pencil drawing from 2011. The color is a simple overlay, otherwise no modifications were made.

Carrier Demon v2011

This is a pencil drawing which was colored in Photoshop and probably my favorite take on the Carrier Demon concept. Made in 2011, one of my best art years.

A more gratuitous detailed shot of the back for my own enjoyment. No, I really don't care if you like it.

K'Chain Che'Malle

Pencil drawing of a creature from the Malazan Empire series by Steven Erikson. Made in 2011, it was one of my finest artworks that I am most proud of.

Abandoned Tomb

Pencil sketch from 2009, modified in Photoshop.

Crystal Clear

Digital painting from 2009, though it may not be obvious a reference was used for the figure.

I N F E R N O

Fear not the dark my friend, and let the feast begin!

It's a quote from Dark Souls, the Ringed City, but it spoke to me in ways that are depicted in this picture.  At the time I made this artwork I wanted to push myself, to see what I can actually do as an artist.  I worked on this a long time, and I'm rather happy with the result.  Looking at it now, there are things I would change, but I suspect more art in this vein will come in the future.  

This digital painting was made in 2021.   

Detrail 1 is the angel being dragged down into the inferno.

Detail 2 is the big demons on the ground.

Detail of Flyer! These guys in and of themselves were in line with the usual quality of art I produce in a full piece, here they are just lost in the big picture.

Another flying little devil.

The last of the gratuitous detailed shots. This artwork was entirely done in Photoshop and on stream. A print is available for sale in my artstation shop. Hope you enjoyed!

Pantiless Assassin 2018

There once was a thread on conceptart.org that ran for many years, of people adding these female character assassins that were not fans of under garments. This original sketch was made in 2008 and finshed about a decade later.

And there's the WIP, this was all done digitally, with Photoshop and Procreate.

The Morrigan

The Morrigan is a goddess from Irish Myth.

This drawing was "updated" in 2018 but was originally made for a 2008 Character of the Week (ChOW) challenge at the now defunct conceptart.org website.

Corrupted Elven Sorceress

Ballpoint pen ink sketch from 2014.

The Devil's Dagger

Eternal Seven character art. 

Pencil sketch from 2014 which was modified in Photoshop.