Midas Designs and Stuff

A speedpaint process showcasing the flat color stage of a typical illustration from me. Getting the colors and balance just right are important before going berserk on the little details!

Gallery formats have been updated/cleaned up, new works have been added, and the mobile version of the site is finally functional! Check it out, and feel free to let me know if you see any major issues.

Some recent commissions and pieces completed between December 2018 to April 2019.

Long time no see! I’ve recently been working on a small series of illustrated typography – all quotes are from my former college roommate, because she and I are collectively a treasure trove of nonsense.

Since I had the oversight of including sample strips for Sleepaway (and the listing does not have page previews), here’s a few!

Hey, everyone. It’s been a while. But see, I have a reason for that.

There was this thing called finally finishing up my undergrad! Which I have done! And walk a stage in two weeks! Who would have thought?

Anyway, some updates: In the next week or so, I’ll be updating my portfolio site with work from the past few months as well as a few possible new sections. I’m also toying with the idea of changing the site layout again, but we’ll see where that goes first.

Also, announcement of a new project! Sleepaway: A Comic Strip Memoir of A Summer Camp Job is a new comic strip series I have created based off of my experiences as a summer camp archery instructor. The first 30 strips are now available for purchase in book form via Lulu, and goes for about $8-9USD including the book and standard domestic shipping. The product is currently available via direct link only, so make sure you save the link and don’t go searching for it in the marketplace! The strip will eventually grow and continue as an online weekly strip, so stay tuned for news on that.

Find the book here: [x]

As I finish up the last dregs of college, I will be starting to update here more and on other platforms as I begin more personal work. First up, beyond the continuation of Sleepaway, is a full manuscript for Sparrowhawk, my in-progress science fiction graphic novel. Updates on all will come over time.

My submission for Talenthouse’s Promotional contest for Pacific Rim: Uprising

Hello all, a few updates on the portfolio site:

The Sparrowhawk Graphic Novel section is up and live, with more promotional art in the (hopefully) near future.

Alternatively, the ‘Works in Progress’ section has been made dormant and has been replaced on the home screen with an ‘After Effects/Video’ section. After Effects is a newer program for me, so I’ll be posting progress there when I can.

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On a general art note, I am currently working on my last semester of my Illustration degree! I am making progress on two separate senior thesis projects, one of which being more Sparrowhawk progress, and the other an unannounced weekly comic strip. More information on this second project will come as development continues.

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As a final note, I am once again always open for commissions. I pretty much draw anything, so check out my website for style examples and send me a message! Payments are currently done through PayPal. :)

Thanks for hanging with me, guys. I hope to post to this blog a bit more as things progress career-wise.

Cheers!

Some work for a senior thesis project this semester. I did five pieces based off of five of the seventy-two demons described in the Ars Goetia, using their physical descriptions and abilities to tell a story or add details into the works.

Some progress for the first promotional-type poster for my upcoming comic/webcomic project Sparrowhawk!

1. Initial thumbnail

2. Loose outline

3. Rough lines + text placeholder

New website update! Added a few pieces to the quick portfolio and illustration sections, and cleaned out older pieces from all parties.

Also introducing two new sections on the homepage! The WORKS IN PROGRESS page shows pencil stages or other partial images of unfinished pieces currently being worked on.

The SPARROWHAWK PROJECT page isn't live yet, but it will house various character sheets, sketches, and other future promotional pieces from my original comic project.

The Sparrowhawk 

There’s about ten other small different versions of this guy along the way, but these are the landmark progress designs I’ve gone through with an original character very dear to my heart. 

Dante and the Sparrowhawk robotic unit started off as a cheap Transformers knockoff– a direct translation of a different character’s personality into this one. In 2010, I had no concept of correct anatomy, of scale, or hell, how to even properly develop a character. I just had a vague story idea and I rolled with it. 

The very first version of Dante is not included here as it was never scanned, and quite frankly, it’s nightmare fuel. Dante was only a cyborg then. He still had a human head and half a chest, much like Genji of Overwatch would have six years later. Thankfully his character quickly changed to be a complete robot like we see here. 

I know it’s strange to be looking so fondly at a character progression before any of you will properly get to know Dante, but honestly? It’s been a long seven years to get to a final design, and it’s hard to believe that I’m finally there. And I am so, so excited to introduce you all to his story someday. 

New product on my Redbubble...I’ll slowly start adding on to things there, over time.