Great News!
The Day After Ragnarok was deemed a success and there is going to be more! Click here for the official press release. This is good news for the Fans and for me as I have been asked to reprise my role and illustrate some of the NPC characters for the new modules / extensions.
Thanks to everyone for downloading the .pdf and buying the game and supporting the good folks down at Atomic Overmind Press!
Stay tuned for more.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
August Posting
Well Now. At least I have been (barely) maintaining my one post a month commitment. For this month I have a Metal Gear image and some Character Designs that I did for a local Prop Shop Studio Y Creations for their annual IAAPA booth.
My assignment was to design two characters for an intergalactic poker tournament. I drew the "Sexy Chick" and the " Melting Robot". Each image I'm posting is a summary of the designs evolution from thumbnail sketch to a finished turnaround. The project itself was an interesting collaborative and good experience for me. I had to learn and tailor my designs around the constraints of the materials that we could use. The process was for the design to be first modeled in Z brush and then sculpted out of primarily foam. The robot it self was intended to be 12.5 feet tall when completed. The last I heard, this concept has been scrapped and these designs may never be realized. Oh well, at least they can live on here on my blog. The Designs are posted WITH PERMISSION received by David Nolan of Studio Y Creations.
1st: Metal Gear. Because I just can't get enough. Here is our hero having a romantic moment!
2: "Sexy Chick"
This was a fun one to do but it was one of those assignments where I had to swallow my tongue and do what the client wanted even though it did not appeal to my own personal aesthetics. In the end, the character wound up being a skinny caricature of Angelina Jolie with a leather suit and a skullcap.
#3. "Melting Robot":
This character was a challenge because he was in fact two characters in one and he was a mechanical object. I think I proved to myself that I can draw mechanical things with this one and I grew fond of the fishy alien driver.
My assignment was to design two characters for an intergalactic poker tournament. I drew the "Sexy Chick" and the " Melting Robot". Each image I'm posting is a summary of the designs evolution from thumbnail sketch to a finished turnaround. The project itself was an interesting collaborative and good experience for me. I had to learn and tailor my designs around the constraints of the materials that we could use. The process was for the design to be first modeled in Z brush and then sculpted out of primarily foam. The robot it self was intended to be 12.5 feet tall when completed. The last I heard, this concept has been scrapped and these designs may never be realized. Oh well, at least they can live on here on my blog. The Designs are posted WITH PERMISSION received by David Nolan of Studio Y Creations.
1st: Metal Gear. Because I just can't get enough. Here is our hero having a romantic moment!
2: "Sexy Chick"
This was a fun one to do but it was one of those assignments where I had to swallow my tongue and do what the client wanted even though it did not appeal to my own personal aesthetics. In the end, the character wound up being a skinny caricature of Angelina Jolie with a leather suit and a skullcap.
#3. "Melting Robot":
This character was a challenge because he was in fact two characters in one and he was a mechanical object. I think I proved to myself that I can draw mechanical things with this one and I grew fond of the fishy alien driver.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Who Hub Interview.
Hi All!
Sadly, there is no new art from me today but that does not mean that I havn't been busy. It just means that I don't have anything to put up right now. In the mean time you will have to settle for an interview with myself that is up on WhoHub.com
http://www.whohub.com/mikeperryart
Drop by and take a look!
TTYL
Mike
Sadly, there is no new art from me today but that does not mean that I havn't been busy. It just means that I don't have anything to put up right now. In the mean time you will have to settle for an interview with myself that is up on WhoHub.com
http://www.whohub.com/mikeperryart
Drop by and take a look!
TTYL
Mike
Sunday, June 7, 2009
More sketches and an Art Challenge!
Just to show that I'm not just sitting back on my laurels. Here are a couple of images for you.
This first one is from an Art challenge issued by N8B over at Maxcellent. The idea was / is to push each other to do something new and grow/ improve as artists. So, this one is a Conan piece. The gimmick here was to get me to draw action on horse back. I think I squeezed a touch of foreshortening into this one but not enough to satisfy ol Nate. I intend on Inking this in my " old school" style.
Now because I just am a glutton for punishment, i just can't kick the Metal Gear itch. No matter how hard I try. So, here we go with another round of MGS3 related works. We got an inked piece of col. Volgin.
and.... We got a rough sketch of Ocelot juggling his revolvers. I'm fond of this one in particular.
AND... a couple of head shots of my favorite hero / anti hero BIG BOSS.
That's it for now gang, Enjoy!
This first one is from an Art challenge issued by N8B over at Maxcellent. The idea was / is to push each other to do something new and grow/ improve as artists. So, this one is a Conan piece. The gimmick here was to get me to draw action on horse back. I think I squeezed a touch of foreshortening into this one but not enough to satisfy ol Nate. I intend on Inking this in my " old school" style.
Now because I just am a glutton for punishment, i just can't kick the Metal Gear itch. No matter how hard I try. So, here we go with another round of MGS3 related works. We got an inked piece of col. Volgin.
and.... We got a rough sketch of Ocelot juggling his revolvers. I'm fond of this one in particular.
AND... a couple of head shots of my favorite hero / anti hero BIG BOSS.
That's it for now gang, Enjoy!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
It's out!
Day after Ragnarok is Out!
Follow this link http://atomicovermind.com/blog/ to view the site and you can download a teaser .pdf.
None of my art is included in the teaser but my name is in the credits!
So far it looks like the reviews are positive and there is also going to be a physical book published.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The Day After Ragnarok
I just wrapped up a commission for Atomic Over Mind Press on their new RPG " The Day After Ragnarok" .
The job was to illustrate 11 characters for the game manual. The project was a ton of fun and I look forward to working on more projects in this genre in the future.
Drop by their website and take a look at http://www.atomicovermind.com
Tell them that you loved my work and that you want to see more( Shameless self promotion I know ;) )
All the images were executed in Black pencil on paper.
The job was to illustrate 11 characters for the game manual. The project was a ton of fun and I look forward to working on more projects in this genre in the future.
Drop by their website and take a look at http://www.atomicovermind.com
Tell them that you loved my work and that you want to see more( Shameless self promotion I know ;) )
All the images were executed in Black pencil on paper.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Calgary Comic Con 2009
Well, I came, I saw, and I saw it again. Yessir one more comic con down and it was a good time for all. It was much busier than last year and after waiting almost an hour to gain entry, I had a good afternoon getting my geek on.
At the con I had a couple of co-workers whose booths I loitered at such as what you see in the scene below of Nick and I at the fabulous NateB's table.
In case you are wondering, I'm the one in the middle.
Last year I missed out on an opportunity to meet one of my living art hero's Bruce Timm so I went down determined to remedy that this year. And.... I had zero luck!
The man is difficult to track down. ( I'll give you the Coles Notes version as this whole saga took all day to unfold) I got to see him from 4 ft out and I talked to his assistant but still no Bruce Timm. I had wanted to get a con sketch from him but I was SOL about 5 minutes after he showed up ( He's a very popular Artist). Lucky for me I have an insider. Nate was kind enough to sign up for me first thing on Sunday morning and now at long last, I have my very own Bruce Timm Conan sketch! Woot Woot!
Feast your eyes on this beauty! It will be framed and hold aplace of honor on my wall.
So, after all that eyes candy and creative energy, this was the best that I could come up with in my sketch book. Lots of head sketches.
Enjoy!
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At the con I had a couple of co-workers whose booths I loitered at such as what you see in the scene below of Nick and I at the fabulous NateB's table.
In case you are wondering, I'm the one in the middle.
Last year I missed out on an opportunity to meet one of my living art hero's Bruce Timm so I went down determined to remedy that this year. And.... I had zero luck!
The man is difficult to track down. ( I'll give you the Coles Notes version as this whole saga took all day to unfold) I got to see him from 4 ft out and I talked to his assistant but still no Bruce Timm. I had wanted to get a con sketch from him but I was SOL about 5 minutes after he showed up ( He's a very popular Artist). Lucky for me I have an insider. Nate was kind enough to sign up for me first thing on Sunday morning and now at long last, I have my very own Bruce Timm Conan sketch! Woot Woot!
Feast your eyes on this beauty! It will be framed and hold aplace of honor on my wall.
So, after all that eyes candy and creative energy, this was the best that I could come up with in my sketch book. Lots of head sketches.
Enjoy!
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