John Browns Rebellion

John Brown's rebellion was short, but poignant, was the inspiration for  Julia Ward Howe to write the Battle Hymn of the Republic. I learned this watching Ken Burn's classic documentary "The Civil War."

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on."

The Process and Two AK74 Pattern Rifle

Two more digital paintings of weapons. I'm thinking this will be a continuing series and new body of work. Relearning how to look at detail and convey on a canvas. Have to Give a shout-out to my College Illusionism teacher, Susan-Waters-Eller, who taught me how to convey depth with tone, and how to spend more time making work, who also said Digital has a place in the fine art world.  http://seeingmeaning.blogspot.com/


"The Process" - 7 hours of d-painting in Photoshop.


"Two Ak74 Pattern" - about 6 hours, Photoshop.

Shorty for a dude

Pro Bono comission, if that's a thing, for fun, spent about 3 hours. Fun analysis of detail.  Photoshop, Wacom Cintiq 22.

Garand Thumb's Kit

Painting study of a Post from Garand Thumb. Modern Kit for an Elite Warrior. (blue bolt carrier indicates training gear). About 2 hours, Photoshop, wacom cintiq 22.

Aerials 2049 Sketch

Fun spaceship concepting, inspired by some of John Berkey's work.  About 2 hrs in Photoshop, wacom cintiq 22

process video on youtube. https://youtu.be/HFjLYDmw6kc

Future Battle

Really fun commission I had the fortune to work on. I want to do more stuff like this over the next year. The concept was to draw a generic, near future battle with a mech involved, cover illustration for a table-top-game-rule-book. Probably spent about 24 hours of work, Photoshop, wacom 22" cintiq.

-Tom

Wrapping up Stiarna Fan Art, Samantha and Redpandroid

Fan art of my friend Samantha, her webstore is www.redpandroid.com. Talented costumer. Illustration based on a travel picture she posted. About 12-16 hours of work in Photoshop. 2 hours to plan, 2-3 to do the portrait, 10 hours to render the rest. Super fun to do and learn about rocks and moss and grasses.