Day 23 ... Fifteen minute faces 2

I lost my blue graphite pencil today. So I had to use the good ol' Bic.

Day 21... Time to OIL UP!!

This is the quickest of sketches. Here is the latest addition to the Street Fighter family. He goes by the name of HAKAN, and I can honestly say this is the most unique character I have seen in the SF universe to date. Is anyone familiar with Turkish Oil Wrestling??

Day 10... Juri

Not much to say here other than I am looking forward to Super Street Fighter IV . See you tomorrow folks!!

Day 2...The Scanner is up and running!!

As promised... Here is the drawing of the day. Plus, a better copy of Mr. Dudley from yesterday. The first image is what you may call a quickly thrown together still life. I was in my truck this morning making and taking phone calls, and figured I would draw the view in front of me. I know it is nothing special, but this is just an exercise. Over the past few months I have gotten away from what I love to do. So I am trying to use these 40 days as a means to reconnect. So stay tuned there is much more on the way.

(pebbles)

So a Funny Thing happened When I tried to use my scanner Today...

The damn thing did not work!! But I was so hell bent on posting today that I went ahead and took a picture with my phone. I am not totally happy with the picture quality, but it will have to do for now. In honor of the the new SSF4 news I decided to draw "Gutta Trash" Dudley. I will post a better picture as soon as I can get my scanner up and running again

This is the start of "40 days of posting". I made a resolution to draw/paint at least once a day... even if it just a sketch. And to keep myself honest I will be posting an image a day for the next 40 days.

So stay tuned to see me out right succeed ... or ... epically fail. Let's hope it is not the latter. And as always, comments are always welcome.

Fuerte's Rush Down....

Hello all, I just got back from my two week excursion last night, and while trying to catch up on things this morning, I had realized that I have not updated for a while. So I just wanted to make this a quick post. Here is the piece I submitted for for the Street Fighter IV Inside Cover Art contest. I think it is now safe to say I did not win...soooo I am pretty sure I can post this image now.

While I was in Trinidad a few new great opportunities had presented themselves. So I just wanted to thank those people that went out of their way to help me out, and get me in contact with the right people. So make sure to keep checking back for more information on some upcoming projects, and events.

Pretty Awesome in Pink...

Sure he looks like a giant butterfly, but would you want to meet him in a dark alley? This is the newest contribution to my SFIV alt. costume series. A friend of mine wanted to draw Guile but when i saw this get up.. I could not resist. Enjoy

Bison and the Bear...

This week I decided to Illustrate M. Bison for my SF project. I am asking the same question here that I am asking on the SRK forums. Which character should I do next? I want to keep this project going and I want so sort outside involvement. So if you want to .. feel free to leave a comment with your suggestions.

And for all you bear lovers out there here is a little extra for you. This is Big Bear in the Yellow Hat, and he wants to say hello.

Week 4 belongs to Sagat.

This weeks addition is Sagat. Like I have mentioned before I have been experimenting with new processes, and so far I like where it is going. This particular character is extremely stylized. And when it comes to Sagat it has to be just to let you know this man is menacing. Due to a friends advice I started posting on the SRK fan art forums. He told me make sure to post the SF images where real fans could appriciate the work. Which ... makes all the sense in the world.
And here is a little extra this week. One of my favorite novels of the recent day was Anansi's Boys by Neil Gaiman. This is a portrait of Anansi based on his description in the book. If you are familiar with African folklore you would know exactly who this character is. He is a character full of mischief and some of the greatest stories ever told.

Why is her foot on fire?

Here is one of the new characters called C. Viper in her alt costume. To me she is an amalgam of a few SNK characters but I'm not complaining. When I showed this to a close friend of mine the first reaction was .."Why is her foot on fire?". I made me laugh .. and at the same time it made me think. Enjoy, and make sure to check back next week for another installment of my little Street Fighter "tribute".

This Dude is a Beast!!

It is Monday, and therefor I have the second installment of my Geek-tastic project for you all. The Boxer was my second choice for my latest en devour. I love this new look (even though it is a mix up of Apollo Creed and T.J Combo ) because it adds another dimension to the characters. We have seen 25 years of the same old costumes and the near gear as well as the graphic and tactical update breathes an new life into the classic fighting game. Like the title says this dude is a BEAST , and to prove it take a look at the following video. About 37 seconds into the vid he unleashes one massive combo.


Aaaaand I think I am done geeking out for the day. So enjoy the piece and enjoy the video. Don't forget to check back for the weekly installments, there is a lot more where this came from.

Any one that knows me well enough has an idea of much of a Street Fighter fan I am. Just recently Street Fighter IV has hit a select few arcades in the United States, and I had a chance to play it. In all honesty... I completely GEEKED out over the game. So much in fact that I decided to do a series of pieces depicting the SF characters in their new alternate costumes. So each week I will attempt to post a new installment.




Also, I was recently asked to put together a few "sketches" of what a modern day detective office would look like, and I figured I would post them here.