Bogus

Nimbus

2011-06-09T18:18:00.000-07:00

Junior Birdman

2011-06-09T18:15:00.000-07:00

Warrior Freep

2011-06-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

Sketched in pencil, finished in Photoshop

The Feed

2011-05-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

Poolhall Junkies

2011-04-08T21:19:00.001-07:00

Dedicated to the hustlers.

doodle

2010-12-11T22:38:00.000-08:00

Moleskine Acrylic

2010-12-10T15:58:00.000-08:00

I never knew acrylics would be this fun until I tried them. Basically no cleanup time compared to oils!

Swamp Freeps

2010-12-02T08:43:00.001-08:00

Drinking mead and hanging out with friends on a leaf boat... does life get any better than this?

Freep Beast

2010-11-04T20:45:00.001-07:00

Freepius

2010-10-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

I'm hoping to make an entire village of these guys.

whatisit

2010-10-06T15:36:00.000-07:00

Website idea

2010-09-09T20:32:00.000-07:00

Thinking about what I want to do with my website once I get my new domain name (jakemasbruch.com)...

The Stitchin' Hen

2010-09-08T18:33:00.000-07:00

Been working on a website for my mother's small business, called "The Stitchin' Hen". It's given me an opportunity to use some of the new things I've been learning about HTML, CSS, JQuery, so on so forth.
She does costuming, mending, custom purses, things of this nature. The link is here, please check it out!

The Stitchin' Hen

Voodoo Monkey

2010-09-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

Gator

2010-08-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

Bogus Monk

2010-08-20T15:03:00.001-07:00

Radd and the Foxx

2010-08-06T18:58:00.000-07:00

Chillin

2010-05-18T11:52:00.001-07:00

Evolution of a Logo

2010-05-10T22:25:00.000-07:00

I was messing with some ideas for a sushi restaurant logo, using the idea of a "J" (for Japan) that also evokes connotations of fishhooks/forks/squid (all pertinent to the theme of food/sushi bar).

Some logos

2010-05-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

Did some practice logos for fun recently, not for specific companies, just throwing ideas around. If anyone has any ideas for logos let me know, I'd be happy to get some more practice.

The Many Faces of Malarkey

2010-05-02T21:28:00.000-07:00

Pyramid Gun

2010-05-02T01:23:00.001-07:00

Mechsters

2010-05-01T21:14:00.001-07:00

Robit

2010-04-09T15:50:00.000-07:00

Little doodle I did based on a 3d model I'm in the process of making.

Lo Poly Car!!! (3dsmax)

2010-03-30T18:01:00.001-07:00

Test render of a car I made in 3dsmax.

Malarkey

2010-03-24T16:55:00.000-07:00

Colored up turnaround from an earlier design.

Randumb Doodle

2010-03-17T00:44:00.001-07:00

Solace

2010-03-09T21:54:00.001-08:00

Tribal Warrior

2010-03-06T14:28:00.001-08:00

Smelting Pot and Zbrush Soldier

2010-02-25T17:06:00.000-08:00

Weapons

2010-02-08T00:28:00.000-08:00

Sunflower Demon

2010-02-05T18:24:00.001-08:00

A concept I've been working on; started with thumbs and worked up to this painting. Planning on making this a Zbrush model as well, if my poor comp can handle it... I'll post the thumbs later, right now I've got some Mario to play.

Russian Guy

2010-01-24T18:03:00.001-08:00

Russian BAMF

2010-01-22T16:28:00.000-08:00

Sunfloras

2010-01-20T23:11:00.001-08:00

More on that

2010-01-20T00:12:00.001-08:00

ZBrush Russian Gangster

2010-01-18T22:34:00.000-08:00

Zbrush Head Model

2010-01-18T15:14:00.001-08:00

This program is insanely fun. The crazy crap these programmers come up with nowadays...

We Are Not Afraid

2010-01-14T15:53:00.000-08:00

This is a piece I made for "Spectrum", an annual illustration publication. Really hoping I get in this year...

Sunset 2.0

2009-12-07T22:50:00.001-08:00

Steisha

2009-11-27T00:22:00.000-08:00

Bot hatin' revamped

2009-11-21T16:38:00.001-08:00

Bot hatin'

2009-11-19T00:32:00.000-08:00

Hit by a truck

2009-11-17T17:21:00.000-08:00

Calvin Krandall

2009-11-15T23:31:00.000-08:00

Probably the last turnaround I'll be doing for a while - gonna focus on concepting a few cars for the world.

The Luddite: Synopsis

2009-11-14T21:55:00.000-08:00

Ethan Brunner is a young, talented veterinary assistant who has just lost his job to an android.
As he struggles to get by in a society that has seemingly cast him aside, a single bad decision sends him into a downward spiral of paranoia and madness that ultimately leads him to reject technology altogether and lead his like-minded contemporaries in a revolt against this indifferent world.
Set in a near-future Minneapolis, The Luddite tells the foreboding tale of what can happen when the forgotten and downtrodden are pushed too far.

Anthony Hayward

2009-11-12T15:06:00.000-08:00

Another friend of Ethan's, and Sarah's (previous post) boyfriend.

Sarah Gessels

2009-11-10T13:21:00.001-08:00

And another turnaround in the bag! This would be one of the side characters, I have in mind a tomboyish personality for her.

Korinne Sumenthe

2009-11-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

Another character turnaround and some head sketches and doodling.

Ethan Brunner

2009-11-09T01:07:00.000-08:00

Here's a character "turnaround" drawing from my upcoming graphic novel "The Luddite". More drawings in a bit, it's late and I gotta crash.

Kitsch

2009-10-28T22:54:00.000-07:00

Just a weird random bit of deco.

Deft stone chip six

2009-10-25T23:38:00.001-07:00

Hillcrest is a good place to sketch

2009-10-25T21:38:00.001-07:00

Some new sketches for my gn, character head sketches for ya's.

Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk

2009-10-20T00:42:00.001-07:00

I have here some sketches I've done for my upcoming graphic novel, tentatively titled "The Luddite". Although to be honest some of these heads are me just f*ckin around.

Couple more

2009-10-12T19:39:00.001-07:00

Gah, forgot these. Practice environments.

Been a while...

2009-10-12T19:04:00.000-07:00

I just got this comp copy of "Revenge of the Giants" in the mail from Wizards of the Coast, which means... I get to post something! These are the giants from the book. One of the most fun projects I've worked on.

New Doodles

2009-03-13T00:31:00.001-07:00

So I was thinking today... what if I got a new tattoo that was just one word: "tattoo." Would that be stupid? Anyway, here's a couple recent doodles. Enjoy.

Middlewhite study and some doodles

2009-02-17T22:48:00.001-08:00

The first one's a study for a painting I'll be doing for my show at the Encinitas Library in August. The plan: to do a series of paintings telling a story, kind of a comic book on the wall.
The others are just doodles I did while bored at the cafe. It's hard to keep your sanity there sometimes.

Bone Wretch

2009-02-13T13:20:00.000-08:00

A character design I did for Wizards of the Coast. You can see others I've done on my website or in the Dungeons & Dragons supplement book: "Open Grave".

Armchair General

2009-02-06T13:58:00.000-08:00

Been working on some Wizards of the Coast stuff lately but here's a sketch I did a while back.

Gunrilla Revisited

2009-01-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

This is the finished version of my robot "Gunrilla", which I submitted to Spectrum. Finished in Photoshop.

Gunrilla

2008-11-24T20:05:00.000-08:00

Bot from the comic, redesigned in PS. Quick grey study with flat brushes.

Monolithic

2008-11-23T19:58:00.000-08:00

New photoshop study, playing around with the line tool and various other digital tricks. I wasn't satisfied with my sloppy perspective in past works and wanted this to be spot on. While it isn't exact, it's definitely closer than what I've done up til now.

Devil Children

2008-11-22T00:47:00.001-08:00

Just a picture of some creepy children with horns. All graphite.

2008-11-01T23:22:00.000-07:00

Done for International Self Portrait day! Charcoal and oil paint on Stephanie's wonderful toned paper.

Guns

2008-10-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Another sketch for the comic...

Killmeleon

2008-10-23T19:56:00.000-07:00

This is a machine created for a comic I hope to start soon. Pencils and Photoshop.

Brutality

2008-10-22T19:18:00.000-07:00

A piece I submitted to Spectrum 's annual publication, done in Photoshop...

Uphold the Standard

2008-10-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

Well here's one I just finished, about 12"x16" in oil on canvas.

Warning! Challenger Approaching!

2008-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

Sup yall! I figured I'd start this blog to show some sketches and whatnot, just for fun you know, and also because I don't yet have a section for rough sketches on my website. I will post some art soon, maybe some finished ones since I don't have many sketches scanned at the moment. Hope you like snakes and devils (even if you don't you may enjoy my drawings, I can only hope).

-Jake Masbruch