Posted on June 23, 2020 by James
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My wife challenged me to draw a robotic wasp of sorts, but with a different purpose. This robotic mud dauber was invented to 3D print houses! A great way to build houses in remote, hard-to-access places. Would you live in a house made by…
Category: Blog Tags: 3d printer, 3D printing, 3d printing house, Arizona artist, artist, bugs, building houses, concept art, concept artist, dirt, illustration, illustrator, insects, mud, mud dauber, robot, robotic, scifi, sketchbook, video game art, wasps
Posted on February 26, 2018 by James
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I rediscovered an old idea I had written down in some idea notes, stuck in an old sketchbook. I decided it was time to draw out this cute little creature! It’s a cross between a Bumblebee and a Boar… a BumbleBoar! These critters are…
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Posted on December 1, 2017 by James
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A gaming group hired me to design a logo icon for their team. They will be using this Half Wolf – Half Skull art on their gaming characters’ armor. It was a unique and challenging concept to illustrate. Hopefully it helps intimidate all of…
Category: Blog Tags: artist, designer, gaming art, graphic design, iconic, illustrator, logo design, skull, team, vector, vector art, video game art, wolf
Posted on November 30, 2017 by James
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Just a crustacean sea monster dude checking his text messages… what text do you think he got? Reply in the comments! I sketched this guy out in my Travel Sketchbook. As you can see by some of the sketch lines I left showing, this…
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Posted on December 7, 2016 by James
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Here’s a fun Forest Troll character I drew in my travel sketchbook. Everyone knows they love rotten fish sandwiches! I feel that there’s more to this troll’s story. I’ll have to think what it might be. I drew this sketch by hand and colored with…
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Posted on April 4, 2016 by James
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In 2037, the American government will start the Manatee Relocation Initiative. Some thought it was in poor taste, for the robot to be propeller-based, but you can’t argue with the positive results of the first 6 months of the program. I’ve been working on…
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Posted on August 4, 2015 by James
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So I recently discovered the Color Palette Generating site: coolors.co. After wasting a lot of time looking at color schemes, I came up with an idea for the sketch group I’m part of… create a character inspired by a color palette. This robot otter…
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