Asher

I posted a rough sketch before of what Asher's costume design looked like. Here's the progress I've made so far...been busy the last couple days and haven't gotten to do much on it...here's what I got though:

They're Naked

Until I put clothes on them...

I chanced upon a reference pic of essentially the same process I'm working on right now. Creating character designs using silhouettes, and building from there. Right now I'm working on Asher (prince of the desert thing I keep blabbing on and on about...honestly, I'd say an eighth of my day is spent daydreaming about possible scenarios for his little fantasy desert world). Here's the little nudie base. As I've got more progress done on his character, I'll post it up here. I'm really enjoying this idea, and I think it's going to segue into more silhouette-based art...it's been very good for getting my brain going and working loose!

Also did a bigger sketch on my large pad of a D&D character from the Darkraven campaign...more details/sketches from DARKRAVEN later, I'm sure. I'll post Gabriel Vermond, shadow hunter, up here when I scan him. Meantime, enjoy the nakedness!

More Desert Stuff

Bah, I totally meant to post this stuff up way before...I'm slackin!

This stuff is older, but in a similar style...more or less supposed to be from the same 'universe,' as Nilam. Desert stuff, desert stuff, desert stuff.

Goin' to the Crystal Castles show up here in Seattle tonight. Otherwise I'd be drawin' more stuff to post up here.



EDIT: Here are some of those older Desert-related sketches as promised.

Here's the most up-to date rendering of Asher (his belt/armor are constantly changing....I'm never satisfied with just one idea....:P), as well as some idea sketches for Nilam (also, constantly in a state of wardrobe flux).

Nilam, Desert Magician

So, I really need to be making use of this thing...gonna attempt to do that now!

Today was a day off (our restaurant is having REALLY slow business right now), so I sat at home, and drew all day. Like, really. Lol. This was intended to make it to a piece of bristol board, but I ended up just liking the sketch so much, that I ran with it. This is a character that I've been playing with the idea for for a little while now. A wizard (D&D style, with a spellbook and everything) in the desert. His father and hometown were slaughtered by a D'Jinn when he was a young child...seeking their revenge, he's taken his father's spellbook, as well as a few of his own to kick some ass!

Firsties

So, I started this blog up forever ago, and never ended up making use of it (or the email that I started with it...:P). I'm in the process of trying to beef up my portfolio, and I figured what better way to get some constructive criticism and some drive to draw more than use that ol' blog?'

It's time this thing stopped collecting dust and cob webs, and get some good lovin'!

AND, since this is my space, I can do a bit of blogging as well, so I'll start with the basics:

I'm Kevin. Around the interwebs, I usually go by Kellis. I live in Seattle, WA (for about 3 months now), and I absolutely love it. I studied Illustration at Brigham Young University - Idaho for just about 2 years, and then transferred to BYU in Utah (which was a big mistake) to study Animation. I decided to leave Utah because I didn't agree with paying a college to babysit me and I wanted to grow a beard (which they wouldn't let me do either...silly Mormon schools).

If you need any more information than that, then you're probably being nosy...or you should email me. :)