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Prehistoric Elephant - Platybelodon

Second in my weirdo elephantidae series after Deinotherium, Platybelodon!  Possibly the weirdest one.  I love their heads.  They're called "shovel tuskers" for a reason.Something I learned: Google...

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Green Dragon

Oh, what creativity I display in naming my posts...Sorry there's been no post in a while, guys.  I humbly offer up this little fellow as an apology.I do have an excuse, however -- lately I've been in...

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So I draw girly things too, sometimes.

I was rewatching The Last Unicorn the other day.  I can't tell you how much I loved that movie as a child, and it still holds up pretty well!  Quite stylish, for reals.  And it put me in mind to draw a...

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Unrealised Sculptures

Maybe it should say "failed" instead of "unrealised" up there, since that's definitely what this one is at this point!  I did make an attempt at a sculpt of this guy about a year ago, and I have to...

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Dragon WIP

I figured I might post a WIP of this guy, seeing as I haven't posted in a little while.  I started him over a few lunch hours in the past couple of weeks and since have taken him home to get a bit more...

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Hogger

As promised, here's the full image of Hogger.Rarg!Blizzcon was awesome fun.  I have had my t-shirt and Diablo III beach towel needs met for the next year at least.

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WoW Cards - Throne of Tides

Here are some illustrations I did a few months back for WoW: TCG Throne of Tides deck.  Different set to Hogger, but all of these seem to be releasing at the same time, so I have lots of work to show!...

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World of Warcraft TCG - Lumbering Oaf

Sorry for the lack of posting, everybody!  Though I've got a little bit more -- a card I did last year for the WoW card game.  These are always super fun.  I'm glad I've had the chance to work with...

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Violet Proto-Drake

In keeping with the theme I've had going on lately, more World of Warcraft: TCG!  This time it is the fabled Violet Proto-Drake, who I understand is quite the bugger to acquire in the game.  He was...

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Progress Video - The Headless Horseman

As I did with my piece The Egg Thief a while back, I've made a progress video of my World of Warcraft Card Game illustration of The Headless HorsemanClick to Download Video - appox 4mbIncidently, if...

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Jonathan Strange - Another WIP

So I had another whack at the Jonathan Strange portrait I posted a while back.  I was trying to get a sort of 19th century portraiture feel.  The previous version, I felt was kind of too caricatured,...

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Battle of the Aspects - WoW TCG Packaging Art

Moar WoW!   I happened upon the opportunity recently to make the packaging art for the upcoming WoW TCG Raid Deck -- Battle of the Aspects.  Word is, you can play as Deathwing or those other four...

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Zombie unicorn will cut you in the face!!

So it's been a fair while since I sculpted anything, and I was feeling the vacuum keenly for a while before I started this little fellow (ok, he's not that little, it's about 10 inches tall or...

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Gnomon Live 2012

I had the good luck to have been invited to give a presentation at Gnomon Live 2012 in Hollywood this past weekend.  I'm really happy to have gone - to be part of the same lineup as such other amazing...

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Hearthstone Launch Art

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to paint an image that would be the announcement piece for Blizzard's new digital card game, Hearthstone.Orc wins!I figure you blog readers might like to know,...

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Zombie Unicorn -- now with paint!

Finally finished this guy!  Also... finally made a lightbox so I can get half-decent photos of these things.  Not much to say about it... I just felt like sculpting an undead unicorn.

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Back from Comic Con!

... and we had giant pandas at our booth!  I did this piece about a year ago for the Mists of Pandaria launch, and he's been seeing a bit of use here and there since.He's life sized!  Or...

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The Burdens of Shaohao

Feeling lucky today that a project I've been working on for more than a year has finally started its release!  I did the final 2D components of the art, (i.e., the painting part) while the story,...

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The Burdens of Shaohao are now all out!

The last part of Shaohao's was released at the end of last week!  There are 6, including the prelude in my last post.  We learned a lot through the production of all of them .. for me they get better...

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Blizzard Trio

Recently I had the opportunity to paint this trio of characters -- obviously one each from the three main Blizzard titles.  Ever since I started working there, I have been DYING to paint a hydralisk,...

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Smaug - Out of the Shire

A few months back I had the happy occasion to be invited by Gallery Nucleus to take part in "Out of the Shire" -- the Tolkien themed tribute show that's opening up in Los Angeles this weekend.  I had...

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Dragon Turnaround

To all those interested, here's a 360 of Smaug.This guy's still available to see at Gallery Nucleus until mid Jan!

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Orc Bust

A few months ago I did a bust of a Warcraft orc as a demo at Blizzcon.  Just finished him up and took some photos!He was auctioned off to support the Children's Hospital of Orange County.   Thanks to...

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New website!

After being plagued with several years of technical issues that I can only begin to comprehend, and the unfortunately untimely death of CGHub, I have decided that I will start a new website!  A brave...

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Ceratosaurus with video!

So here's a little sketch I did after visiting the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller last week.  I'd recommend the place to anybody who has the slightest interest in dinosaurs.  They have some truly...

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