MIKE CAPPROTTI

Ghoul Worm

2011-07-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

Hey all!!! Been a minute or two since I put up some new art. Still waiting for a ton of NDAs to clear. BUT I just got the go ahead to post some of the first stuff I did for Paizo's Pathfinder. Hope you dig it, I'll have more up in the next couple of days.

Wizard World Philly

2011-06-20T16:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys, well it's been a YEAR since my last post but I've still been keeping busy. I've been putting most of my new work up on deviantART and have neglected my blog for some reason. But finally an update (but sadly no art :-( ) I just wanted to thank everybody that came out to Wizard World Philly and stopped by to say hello. It was awesome getting to meet you all. I had no idea what to expect and the turn out was incredible. Hopefully I can get some copies of the sketches I did and I'll upload them here. Still have 3 more to finish at home so they'll be up soon. Again thanks for making it such an enjoyable show. Hopefully I'll make it out to Baltimore if all goes well.

Mike

Deadpool Corps 3

2010-06-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

I forgot to upload this. It's the cover for the third issue of Deadpool Corps 3. It is supposed to be a play on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney. Hope ya like it!

Deadpool Corps

2010-02-15T14:31:00.002-08:00

CBR just posted the Advanced Solicitations for Marvels X Books and the Deadpool Corps cover I did with Rob Liefeld was among the bunch. Hope ya digz!

Mage Angel

2010-01-27T21:44:00.001-08:00

So here's the final painting for that Angel Illustration I mentioned before. I didn't go with the sketch I posted earlier because I wanted it to be much lighter since it was meant to be the opposite of another "dark" card. This was definitely a fun one, I hope you enjoy it!

New Liefeld Collabos

2010-01-20T18:11:00.000-08:00

Hey hey hey! Here are to pieces I did with Rob Liefeld that I recently saw on IMAGE comics' solicitations. Both of these were a lot of fun, especially because I got to be pretty painterly with them.

Dos Mas

2010-01-15T19:25:00.000-08:00

Last two of the bunch! These are two of my favs because 1. they're women and I never get the opportunity to paint women, and 2. The designs and poses were a ton of fun to mess with. I hope you dig 'em.

Exile Gods

2 More

2010-01-12T08:43:00.000-08:00

Here are two more!

http://fb.exilegods.com/

Exile Gods!

2010-01-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

Here are some "Character Card" Illustration I did for a game called Exile Gods. These were a lot of fun! My AD gave me free reign and I used the opportunity to try out some things I've been wanting to mess with for a while. Although he didn't need backgrounds for these I added some subtle backgrounds to a few of them. Also, the bottom half will be covered with transparent text so I kept it pretty loose down there. Hope you enjoy!

I have some more I'll be posting soon.

Mike

Study

2009-12-01T11:44:00.000-08:00

Here's a value/color study I did recently. I was actually studying Chris Rahn's value/palette to be specific. This was really fun to do, and will most likely end up getting finished. Hope you dig it!

Justly Earned Victory

2009-11-09T09:59:00.001-08:00

This is an OLD one that I revised recently. I thought the original had potential but it had some real weak spots. I'd still like to refine this some more but I probably won't for a while and I just wanted to post this already. Hope you dig it!

Photoshop cs4

Self Porttait Day

2009-11-02T12:07:00.000-08:00

Here's my submission for CA.org's Self Portrait Day thread. So much fun and a welcome break from the ridiculous amount of work I've been buried under. Hope you enjoy.

3 1/2 hours painted from life in Photoshop CS4

The Great Pumpkin King

2009-10-31T20:45:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys! Something pretty random today. I did this for my girlfriend, it's a combination of two of her favorite movies. It's been floatin around in my head for a while and I figured I knock it out today. Unfortunately I got a late start. I tried to do it while she was at her parents and she ended up comin home early :-( So I had to rush it. BUT it was fun and I plan to finish it up after I finish these couple pages that are pending. Hope ya enjoy! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Face Off!

2009-09-09T10:34:00.000-07:00

I don't really know what to call this one so I went with that cheesy title. I just finished this up and am ready to have my peers tear it apart! (hopefully) This was SO much fun, especially suggesting all the buildings in the background and the clouds. I also had a lot of fun with the palette. But I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Mike

Samurai Wolvie

2009-08-23T14:49:00.001-07:00

Not much going on lately, just work. But I had a little time the other night after finishing a page and knocked this out. It's definitely a speedpaint. I'd like to finish it but it most likely won't happen so I figured I'd post it as is.

Figure Study MMA

2009-08-20T12:24:00.000-07:00

Took some time to do a warm up piece today. I've been wanted to paint something from my MMA Reference folder for ever. Any time I do a study, it's always of a static figure. So I wanted to do something in action. Hope ya dig.

Mike

Clownface

2009-08-11T12:17:00.000-07:00

I painted this one during whatever breaks and free time I've had over the last couple days. This was a lot of fun and LONG over due. I've been wanting to paint Clownface for EVER! I'm sure I'll revisit him again in the future. Hope ya dig it.

Photoshop CS4 + Painter 9

Late Night Sketchin!

2009-07-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a super quickie I did last night before going to sleep. I was laying down and this image popped in my head so I had to get it down quick before it was gone. This'll definitely be painted... as soon as I've got the time again.

Infernus!

2009-07-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

So I actually painted it! And I'm really glad I did. This one started off very rocky, but eventually I hit a point where everything started falling into place and I was having a blast. "Infernus" came to mind when I was titling this piece, not realizing it's tie to Black Metal Gorgoroth's guitarist Infernus. But now I think the title's even more fitting. Hope ya digs!

Today's Sketch

2009-07-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

I took some time to do something for myself today and this is the result. Just a sketch but it will almost definitely be painted.

Sorceress

2009-07-15T20:35:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody,
So I had a couple free days over the weekend and decided to finish up a personal piece I started a little while ago. There are still a couple loose ends I wanna tighten up, but I've been lookin at this too long. I'll come back later with a fresh eye. Hope ya dig it.

Mike

Ser Barristan Selmy

2009-07-11T18:24:00.000-07:00

Just saw this on Fantasy Flight Games' site yesterday. This card was a LOT of fun to do. Kinda quick and dirty, I had to get it done in a day. Every once in a while it actually works out. Even though there's a lot of really loose elements, I enjoy the image as a whole and I'm glad FFG did as well. Hope ya digs!

Emerging Deep One

2009-07-09T18:40:00.000-07:00

I just got my comp copies of this card today and figured I'd post it. I actually did this one almost a year and a half ago. I had to do this one really quickly because I had procrastinated for so long due to some other work I was doing at the time but I'm still happy with the overall image. There are a couple of loose ends I like to clean up, but for a quick turn around I guess it's not too bad.

They actually used it for their packaging. That's always fun :-P
Here's the packaging

Quickie 002

2009-07-08T18:45:00.000-07:00

I did a squiggle to test my brush and kinda ran with the squiggle. This was super quick. About 3 minutes (def less than five). I'm happy with the freshness of it as simple as it is.

Quickies

2009-07-04T21:00:00.001-07:00

I knocked this quickie out while my daughter was napping this morning. Extremely random, and WAY outside my comfort zone but a lot of fun. Truly a Digi-Doodle. More to come.

In hindsight, this pretty much looks like a robotic Xenomorph. Oh well...

Wolvie Study

2009-06-15T22:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a speedpaint/study I did recently. Tryin to keep the blog alive but unfortunately I don't have much new work that I can show.

About 2 hours
photoshop cs3

The Beast

2009-05-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a new personal piece I did. This is kinda a before and after. I started this before going to bed one night and eventually took it to what I considered a finish. But after posting it a couple of other places and talking with some friends (especially Reau) I realized it needed more work. I hope you consider the new one to be an improvement. Either way I hope you enjoy the before and after.

Mike

Before

After

Small Update

2009-04-15T10:09:00.001-07:00

Life has been incredibly busy lately with work, family and TAXES!!!! Booooooooo! Anyway, I'm waiting for my girlfriend to take care of some business so I can run a few errands. While I'm waiting I'm taking five minutes to do a quick update. I hope you dig some of it :-P

Here are the last batch of cards released for Alderac Entertainment Games' Legend of Five Rings. I'm in the process of revising the top two for my portfolio. I liked those pieces a lot but they just weren't finished enough. They still need a little more love.

Here's some of the recent stuff I did with Rob Liefeld. The Die Hard cover was a super quickie and it MAY be reworked a little before print, but I'm not sure if we still have time.

Mike

Missing in Action!!!

2009-04-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

It's ironic that my last post was the birth of my daughter because that's where my free time has gone. And I gotta say it's amazing! She's growing so fast (I know everyone says that, but it is unbelievably true). I'll post some new pics of her soon if anyone's interested. As for posting art well... still waiting for a lot of it to be published before I can post, still working with Rob Liefeld on a lot of projects I'll post some links for those, and I unfortunately haven't had a millisecond for personal work which makes me really sad. It's something I have to MAKE time for in the near future before I forget that this isn't just a job :-P I hope there's still one person out there still checking in vain for a new post. It's Easter which means dinner with friends and family bit I promise within the next day or two I'll throw up a few illustrations I did recently. Hope everyone has a good holiday!

Mike

Here's a link to the latest project with Liefeld.
CBR - Armageddon Now: Jada

And some links on some articles about the first book.
CBR - Amageddon Now Unleashed!!!

And a preview of the first book with the not so awesome cover.
Newsarama Preview

Sophia Capprotti!!!!

2008-11-21T09:33:00.000-08:00

In my last post I mentioned the fact that I had a daughter. Here she is in all her glory :P Born 7 lbs, 5 oz and 20 inches long I give you Sophia Caaaaaaapproooooooooooottiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!

I can't describe the sensation of realizing that you helped create a new life, especially one so cute! :P I'm still kinda in shock. Parent hood is so much more rewarding and so much more tiring than I ever expected :-P Ok maybe that's not entirely true, to be honest I think I expected to be so much more tired but either way it's a whole new experience and we couldn't be happier about it.

Holy Updates Batman!!!!

2008-11-19T12:22:00.000-08:00

I've been neglecting the hell outta this blog! And it's the easiest damn thing to update. I'm not gonna say that that from now on I'll update more often... cuz
I'm such a damn procrastinator! And now I've got another MAJOR distraction. A BEAUTIFUL baby girl. My daughter Sophia was born on the 13th of October and our lives haven't been the same since. Priorities have changed, routines are all outta whack and sleep...? I don't know the meaning of the word anymore! But it's all for the best reasons possible. At the risk of sounding corny, I feel so lucking to have such an amazing daughter.

As far as work goes, I've been working full time with Rob Liefeld on his Graphic Novel Armageddon Now. So that's been keeping me extremely busy! And I'm still working freelance on games like L5R and A Game of Thrones when I can. Every once in a blue moon I get to do something for myself. So I'll post all that good stuff here now. Hope ya digs!

Some L5R Cards

Some Call of Cthulu Cards

Some Liefeld stuff. Pencils by him, Paintover by me.

Variant Cover for Deadpool #1

Hardcover to Armageddon Now

SomePersonal stuff

A Wolvie for my boy Reau's Wolvie Wednesday Finale

2008 Olympic Monkey Movie

2008-08-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

Big thanx to Irene Gallo for sharing this on her blog, I had to repost it. I absolutely LOVE the Gorillaz! Everything they do is so much fun.

Muse Portrait

2008-06-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

So yea... my muse strikes again! This is a painting of my girlfriend that I did last night. I wanted to do a "quick" portrait just practicing some things. The only problem with that is I don't know the meaning quick. So technically this was a failure, but I'm still happy with the end result. I really do have to start working on my speed though, originally that was the whole idea behind the painting. Next time I just have to set a time limit for myself.

Hulk & Wizard World Philly

2008-06-09T19:19:00.000-07:00

Just got back from the Marvel screening for "The Incredible Hulk", and I gotta say damn... there was a whole lot of badass in that movie! They definitely turned up the action and intensity for this Hulk. The acting was great, I loved the story of Bruce Banner and where he was living in the beginning. Getting to see Marko's hulk come to life was a trip as well. I think my only real beef with it was that some of the CG looked a little rushed and too artificial. Whether you liked the first one or not, if you go back and just watch how the hulk's character was animated and look at the textures of things like his skin, hair eyes and such, it was damn near flawless. It's just too bad his color was so distracting that most people mistook neon skin tones for bad CG. Either way if you dig comic book movies this is definitely a must see. It was a lot of fun, you get all the kick ass one on one brawling action you want out of a Hulk movie.

I said I'd post some pics from Philly so here are a few.

The whole Koni Waves Gang!

Dex and Reau are straight GANGSTA! Oh yea, that's Reau's Art Arsenal on his wrist.

Frank and his wife pimpin out his book Eve. These guys are so nice! Good Peeps.

My buddy Jim and Dave Palumbo at the Marriot drinkin and drawing.

Dave, Koi (drunk as a skunk) Pham :-P and Joe Quinones gettin gangsta!

And in true Gangsta Geek style we all throw up our gang signs! I'm not sure who's is more hardcore, Joe's or Daves? Oh yea, and that's me on the right... west siiiide.

Brock "MUTHA F*CKING" Sampson

2008-06-08T23:18:00.000-07:00

I started this sketch at Wizard World Philly not long after chatting about the Venture Bros. with Joe Quinones . I said have to paint this, and here it is in all it's bloody glory. This is an homage to one of my favorite cartoon characters on TV as well as an homage to one of my favorite artists and friends Phil Rynda who was one of the original character designers for the show. I hope this painting does the character justice, it was a blast to do.

Wizard World Philly

2008-06-03T08:17:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Wizard World Philly this weekend and wow! What a good time. I wanted to say thanx to everybody who made it out, picked up a book, print, poster or just said hello! I walked out of there a much more fashion savy artist thanx to Joey Quin_Ones and my Pirate and Pink octopus shirt. This is EASILY the only time you'll ever catch me wearing pink, and I rock it with a smile. It was a blast getting to drink, draw and just bullshit with Joe, Jim B, my boy Reau and we even got Dave Palumbo out. Wouldn't have been the same with out him. All in all this show was small but somehow one of the more fun shows I've been to in a while. I'll post some pics soon. Peace! :-D

Mike

Cloud Study

2008-05-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

Finally did a cloud study, I've been wanting to for a while now. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.

Painter IX

Hulk Trailer 2

2008-04-30T23:07:00.000-07:00

Just checked out the article on CBR and they did a bunch of screen caps for the new Hulk Trailer. I caught this at the NYCC and nearly shit my pants! The last couple frames of the trailer show one of the scenes I worked on. To say I'm excited would be an understatement. Check it out.

-BTW- I'll have some new art up here soon too. Been pretty lazy lately. :-P

Carbonite Office Furniture

2008-04-05T16:42:00.000-07:00

I really... REALLY want this desk!!!

New Shit!

2008-04-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

So I haven't posted in a while. Been doin some Comic Book Coloring, and that's been taking up a lot of my time. But I scrounged a few things together to keep this blog goin. Hope ya dig 'em.

Here's a piece I did for the Koni Waves: Artbook

Hulk Trailer!!!!

2008-03-12T19:20:00.000-07:00

So one of the coolest thing's I've experienced so far happened tonight. My roomate (Reau) and I worked on the new Hulk movie who's trailer aired tonight at about 10:00. I didn't think I'd be lucky enough to catch any of the scenes we actually worked on and yeah... it was pretty much the whole damn trailer! Any of the scenes in Times Square, Reau and I worked on. I actually saw a specific part that we helped bring to life. So to date that might be one of the coolest things that's happened to me so far! I know I'm a geek, but I think you can appreciate it :-)

It's OUT!

2008-03-05T16:19:00.000-08:00

Ok I'm a little excited. My first Marvel cover is out (pencils by: Rob Liefeld). Here's a sneek peak.

Cable Deadpool Pinup

2008-02-28T18:30:00.000-08:00

So Cable/Deadpool is over! :-( It ended last Wednesday with issue #50. Bad news for some... but good news for me! I got to color one of the pin ups in the back of the book. Unfortunately it printed full bleed so the grey dot on the right and the unfinished gun was visible. Oh well, I was still pretty happy about it.

Snake Sketch

2008-02-27T14:26:00.001-08:00

I hadn't set out to paint Snake at all when this started, but that's where it went. I was literally just playing around with marks and eventually this came out. Hope ya enjoy it.

painter 9.5 + photoshopCS3

Website Update

2008-02-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

Just updated/redesigned my site. This thing's always a work in progress so I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

Check it out!

Cable #1

2008-02-13T09:56:00.000-08:00

So I was on Comic Book Resources today and I came across this article. Cable #1. And if you look at the cover that WASN'T done by Ariel Olivetti you'll see my painted cover. I'm SO excited about this as it is my first Marvel cover so I hope you enjoy and hopefully there are more to come!

Comic Book Resources Cable #1

L5R - The Emerald and Jade Champions

2007-12-26T12:13:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to post these for a while. The were fore Legend of Five Rings and they were loads of fun. I'm working on some new ones right now. Hopefully they'll come at as well as I think these did. Here's two of my favs.

Painter IX + Photopshop CS3

Art or Porn?

2007-12-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

I decided to check out the profile of one of the most talented and my favorite painters today, Jeremy Lipking, only to be shocked by two black bars soiling this work of art. If you click the link to this page you can read the message that was sent to him due to the nude paintings. It's sad and appalling! They called his images inappropriate, and can (in their eyes) be compared to pornography. I don't think I need to point out all the porn stars and amateur porn stars, strippers and just girls who want to show of the good for some attention. They say that there are people as young as 14 on myspace and that jeremy's content is inappropriate for them? Give me a break, the amount of smut on myspace is immeasurable and if anything it could use a little culture! This is a dispute that's gone on for centuries, but I would have expected people to come to their senses and realize that these paintings aren't done for any sexual reason whatsoever! How many nudes do you find in religious paintings? Go through an art book and you'll find a countless number of paintings that are religious that contain nudity,most of which were commissioned by a church.

I think this is something that needs to be addressed now. Myspace is a community of interesting, talented and (i think for the most part) pretty open minded people, and the idea that you can't share your art uncensored when it's done in a tasteful manner is shocking! I'd love to hear what you have to say about this and hopefully we can find a way to work this thing out.

Mike Capprotti

Jeremy Lipkings Censored Painting

Random Sketch

2007-12-07T17:10:00.000-08:00

A sketch for something I'm messing with right now. A little different for me, but it came pretty naturally. And it was a lot of fun to do. Hope you enjoy.

L5R Trailer

2007-11-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

So I just saw the Legend of Five Rings trailer and they used all the illustrations I did! Pretty cool.

The first two illustrations I did start with "It is a time of greatness" and then the one right after that. The other two I did show up later, but there's no text to tell you where it is. Enjoy!

Here are the cards I did. Hope you enjoy!

Clouds

2007-11-07T10:00:00.001-08:00

I have a total infatuation with the sky, it's many moods, colors, textures, values. Whenever I'm in my car, I pay more attention to the sky than the road... wait, that doesn't sound very safe! Anyway I really need to start doing more sky and cloud studies. This one was loosely referenced. Basically I opened a picture, glanced at it once or twice and got carried away with the sketch. I really nead to do some more in depth studies from actual reference. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Redesign

2007-11-07T09:01:00.001-08:00

Got tired of the ole moleskine stlye blog. Especially since I haven't posted anything from my moleskine in forever. But what eva! Something new, something simple.

Photoshop WIP

2007-11-03T01:17:00.000-07:00

Here's that WIP I was telling you about. Finally got it to work. I hope to do more like this. Let me know whatcha think.

Joao Paulo Alvares Ruas

2007-11-02T17:13:00.000-07:00

When I first started this blog, I wasn't sure if I wanted to post "art related" things like links to artists websites, or articles about whatever. At first I just treated it as a way to showcase my art specifically, but honestly... there is just too much amazing art out on the internets just waiting to be discovered. And I feel it's my duty as a fellow artist to share things that inspire me. Maybe it will give you some insight into the things that make me tick, or why I draw or paint the way I do. Or if you see a random drawing one day that looks like I didn't even draw it, you can look at a previous post and go... "Waaaaait a minute, he was just looking at Jon Fosters site recently!" And it all becomes clear! Anyway like I said I hope these type of posts inspire you (if anyone is actually reading this :-P ).

Joao Paulo Alvares Ruas is such a talented artist from Brazil. The combinations of influences that fuel his art create a style that is like no other. There is no doubt that after looking through his work you will have to pick up your sketchbook (at least I hope). His website is in my links section... twice (by accident, but hey... he deserves it). Here's a pretty sweet article I found on him today. Enjoy!

Joao Paulo Alvares Ruas

KickStand Kids

2007-11-02T14:25:00.000-07:00

So the Kickstand Kids (a.k.a. Rico Renzi and Chris Brunner) have started a blog. This dynamic duo is responsible for such Comic Book Masterpieces like Batman: LOTDK "Rough Justice" and The Ride #4: Language Barrier. This is definitely one blog to subscribe to. These two guys really compliment each other well art wise. Check them out.

Kickstand Kids

Head Study

2007-11-02T13:06:00.001-07:00

Here's a quick study I did the other day. I'm a huge fan of artists like Travis Schlat, Kate Lehman and Jacob Collins. They were the inspiration for this one. It was a really fun and quick study, bout a half hour. I'll be posting a Video WIP when I finally get the damn video to save right. Hope you enjoy.

I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-31T19:17:00.001-07:00

It's too bad it's $1700.00 :-( 12 inches of beauty!

Wacom Cintiq 12WX

Character Design Academy

2007-10-24T17:45:00.001-07:00

Man oh man why the HELL do I not live in Cali!!!??? Here's an amazing school with amazing teachers, it's call the Character Design Academy. With teachers like Kevin Chen, Khang Le, Charlie Wen and Anthony Francisco, you really can't lose. Five minutes with these guys and you're immediately inspired (I'd Imagine). Check out their site, and posts on forums. You won't regret it.

Character Design Website
http://www.characterdesigns.com

Their Blog
http://conceptdesignacad.blogspot.com/

Conceptart.org Thread
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105502

And last but not least, CGTalk
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=4627946#post4627946

Enjoy!

Dark Wizard Revis

2007-10-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

I liked this original idea, but the finish was pretty weak. Really it was just a glorified sketch! But I went back into it and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Let me know what ya think!

Another Portfolio Piece

2007-10-23T11:48:00.000-07:00

Hope ya digs!

Blind Sorcery

2007-10-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

Just working on some stuff for my portfolio. This was a LOT of fun. I've been having a blast in photoshop. I think i might start using it to paint more often.

PhotoshopCS3

Speed Paint Self Portrait

2007-10-13T00:44:00.000-07:00

Bout ten minutes and as few brush strokes as possible. This was a fun quick sketch.

PhotoshopCS3

Don't you Feel the beating...

2007-10-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

Speed Paint

2007-10-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

Did a quick speed paint of a beautiful Waterfall/Jungle scene. I hope to do a lot more like this in the future. Bout an hour. Photoshop CS3

Update

2007-09-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

More Sketches

2007-09-18T22:25:00.000-07:00

Did a couple more sketches on this page. Figured I'd post them. Trying to keep this blog current.

Oh yea...

2007-09-17T14:23:00.001-07:00

Forgot this one.

Speedpaint. Bout an hour. Randomness.

Sketches and stuff

2007-09-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

Here's an update on the caricatures. Right now these are in my sketchbook, but they'll be blown up and finished later.

A girl wearing a striped shirt in a a commercial inspired this drawing, and MY girl inspired the likeness. :D

This was supposed to be some old wiseman looking guy... it ended up just looking exactly like me, with a slightly longer goatie.

Characatures

2007-09-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

I'll be doing some caricatures of these guys soon. These were sketches of there faces to get familiar with their features.

2007-09-08T19:10:00.000-07:00

Why doesn't blogger automatically put your new link at the BOTTOM of you list!!?? I just don't get it. Anyway, couple new links over there. Go through those things, they're ALL HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! All people who inspire the shit outta me (as if you didn't already know that). Enjoy!

Sketches

2007-09-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Just some sketches.

New AGOT Card Art

2007-09-04T07:49:00.000-07:00

Just got some cards back from FFG. I did three, but the other two sucked horribly. Because I spent most of my time making this one as "bad-ass" as I could :-P Hope you enjoy it.

Some new Digi's

2007-08-30T22:15:00.000-07:00

It's definitely been a while. I'm such a slacker. The weird thing about blogs is you're never sure if anyone is even looking. But that shouldn't stop me from posting, so I'm going to try and improve on that. Here are some recent digital sketches I did. Each one more random than the last, but they were all good fun. Playing with texture and technique... always a good time. The Jack Skellington one was for my girl. She deserves it! I copped out on the hand though, since it was the last thing I painted and I had to finish it quick. :-P Enjoy.

2007-08-16T19:13:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already heard, we lost a great on Sunday. Mike Wieringo was a guy with TONS of talent, TONS of imagination and a great sense of humor! If you're a comic book fan you would probably remember him best for his work on his own book Tellos or his run (or runs) on Fantastic Four. He kept the industry fresh, and his stylized, almost children's book style made us all wanna stop drawing impossibly ripped body builder type super heroes and start drawing some wide eyed, smiling characters without over rendering everything. He made it look easy, and if you're an artist you know that simple is anything but easy! We're gonna miss you so much Mike, it's hard to imagine the industry or the world without you.

Mike Capprotti

Please check out his website...
Mike Wieringo

New Sketchiness

2007-08-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

My girls new hair!

Making fun of some " cool guy" who walked into my work the other day... he's cool!

Messing with some more inking.

Self Portrait

2007-07-26T20:34:00.001-07:00

Started messing with a self portrait on my "break" :-)

New Sketches

2007-07-25T10:33:00.002-07:00

Couple of sketches. The ink ones were silly super quick ones done on a marker test page. They were pretty fun, done straight with ink. Nothing spec ial but fun.

Koni Waves Pin Up

2007-07-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

Here's a pin up I did for the comic book Koni Waves.

Koni Waves

2007-07-18T19:15:00.000-07:00

Some Recent Sketches

Self Portrait

2007-07-05T13:43:00.000-07:00

Yea... That's how big I am!!! SO WHAT OF IT!!!!????

SUPES!!!

2007-07-04T21:04:00.000-07:00

Here's a lame sketch I did of supes. Started it at Wizard World Philly, finished it at home.

AGOT Iron Throne Promo Card

2007-07-03T13:58:00.000-07:00

I got some pretty cool news today. My art director sent out an email letting me know that there is now an Artist's Bio page on the "A Game of Thrones" website. While my bio is not up yet, I found some interesting news in the previous post. The illustration I did for the Iron Throne card will be used for their promo card for Gen Con Indy. This is the second card I illustrated that will be used as a Promo Card, and I really am honored! Hope you enjoy it!

The Official Site

SOME CRAPTASTIC SKETCHES!!!

2007-06-27T16:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches, some old... some new... some great... some poo!

It starts...

2007-06-21T15:12:00.000-07:00

So after procrastinating for eva eva, I finally decided to create a blog. Hopefully having this blog will force me to be more productive since I tend to waste time when I should be drawing. So here we go...
Just a couple of random images.