Totem Island!

For the sake of keeping to my promise on frequent updates, I present work from my most recent Fantasy Art assignment.


(animated version will go here once I figure out how to upload vids to the web)


(initial totem designs)

Elderly Barbarians

First assignment of the Spring semester's Fantasy class with Jaime Zollars, and I'm drawing old people in breast plates and leather.
(sketches below)

Domovoi

Toward the end of last semester I started drawing these little imps at work. With traffic at the bar being generally slow, I filled quite a few sketch pages with little old man trolls, and even developed a loose story relating them to witches and housework. I won't say more because that' about as far as I got, but who knows where they'll pop up again?





(Sorry for the cruddy scans, btw. The scanner I used belonged to the school, and was very worn and torn from a semester's worth of use.)

Animation PreProduction, Fall 2010

development sketches/environments/characters


storyboards

Star Wars Critters

One of the first things I did in the new year was watch the original Star Wars trilogy, unedited. What better way to express my love for the creatures in SW universe than draw my two favorites?

2011

Oh my! Is it a new year already? How fast the time has gone, and how largely my neglect has grown on this place. I suppose with the turning of the calendar, resolutions are in order.
To myself, I resolve to develop a more steady work pace for all future art projects, and to make it a habit to be inspired every day by something new, so as not o get hung up by a lack of passion to create. And to all those who've watched this little blog filled with little pictures grow, I resolve to give you more finished pieces to look at than last year, as well as progress shots and roughs to ensure that everything in the aforementioned goals is in check. Thank you, once more for watching me, and look forward to a bunch of updates very soon!
-Shanti

Chalk Boards!

Did I ever mention I do chalkboard illustrations where I work? Here's my latest commission:

+detail:

'Micro-emotions' Spot

Here's a mini piece done for a mini assignment involving spot illustrations for articles. Mine was all about the dissection of micro-emotions, and stories about certain people who can spot them.

Character Design - Djinn

Sorry guys, I haven't posted much content here regarding school assignments. I have no excuse! This must be fixed.
Below is a recent assignment given in a character design course I'm taking this semester: Redesign a main character from 1,001 Arabian Nights. I was paired with the Djinn from Aladdin's lamp, and I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy taking a few major liberties in pushing this figure past conventional identity. Apologies, for my sense of rendering is a little rusty.


bonus! sketches:

Mapping the Quest

A map simplifying young Prince Ivan's travels, in search of the fabled firebird. I took some liberties in detailing the kingdoms; according to the original tale there's no specification of where the kingdoms are located.