Wrapping up this series, here’s Doctor Zaius:
Of course the good Doctor is one of the most recognizable characters from the Planet of the Apes franchise, but I suspect more people know him from this:
Going Ape (Part 4 of 4)
Month: May 2009
Going Ape (Part 3 of 4)
He’s from the second movie–Beneath the Planet of the Apes, which is easily the most boring of the series. However, I wanted to represent each species of ape, and Ursus happens to be one of the gorillas with a more interesting uniform, so here he is.
Going Ape (Part 2 of 4)
Cornelius, Zira, and baby Caesar, from the Planet of the Apes:
I wish I had a chunk of time to expound upon my deep fondess for the Planet of the Apes movies, but I don’t. Consider yourselves lucky!
Going Ape (Part 1 of 4)
“Lawgiver, who knows the future?”
In case you were not aware, this is the Lawgiver, a character from the Planet of the Apes movies.
Do I have a figurine of the Lawgiver, as a constant reminder that ape must never harm ape? Yes, I do. Am I the world’s biggest dork? Likely.
It’s a Stretch…
Resident yogi from the Street Fighter series, Dhalsim:
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My previous Street Fighter pieces have all been pretty static–starting with this one I’m trying to pepper in more dynamic/interesting shots. Okay, I’m tired and busy, I spare you from further rambling!
Fascinating.
Let it never be said that I can’t admit when I’m wrong. And yes, that was a double negative.
A year ago, if you had asked me about the-then-upcoming Star Trek movie, I would have said, “Why bother? End the franchise, it’s over.” Star Trek had been dying slowly for years, and I was not a fan of Alias or Lost, and therefore not a fan of J.J. Abrams.
Well, I watched Star Trek over the weekend–it was good, and the franchise is back. Not only was I wrong, I’m glad that I was wrong. Mr. Abrams you now have not only critical and financial success, but also the respect of this nerd. I’m sure that must mean the world to you.
Here’s Spock:
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I may have enjoyed the new movie, but just to be clear, this is Leonard, not Zachary. Or Spock Prime as they’re now calling him.
Not So Secret
He’s the least secret of all secret characters, but he’s still bad-ass. From the Street Fighter franchise, Akuma!
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Akuma’s greying temples are seen in some of the offical art from Street Fighter III, but generally are not standard. I decided to include them, because I like the idea of this being the most ‘current’ version of Akuma, relative to his imaginary age. I don’t even know what I’m talking about anymore. Bedtime!
FOR RENT: tower of untold mystical might, 2000 bed + 2000 bath, spacious, Battle Cats okay, street parking.
Drawn for a re-design challenge at the He-Man.org fan-art forums. The thread is here, and my post is here. The voting thread is here
The subject this time around is an environment–the Three Towers of the Eternia Playset. It’s probably a safe guess that the Three Towers were an attempt to one up Tolkien. I however, found myself short of time, and was only able to draw up one of the three–here’s the Central Tower of Eternia:
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The subtitle comes from the He-Man mini-comic about the Three Towers.
Landscapes and environments are not my strong point, so this was a good exercise. My take on the Central Tower is an attempt to ground the playset in ‘reality.’ The griffin statues were gold on the original toy, but I gave made them less eye-catching in my version to avoid drawing attention away from the Guard Lion, who really is the main attraction here. I tried to create a sense of the epic size of this thing… to give you a better idea of what I had in mind–ten adults could stand comfortably abreast in each of the windows located near the top of the tower.
By the way, does anyone else think the Central Tower must be cousins with the Cave of Wonders from Disney’s Aladdin?
No Apologies
THIS IS A SPOILER ZONE FOR TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED… YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
I claim to be such a huge Transformers nerd, and yet I don’t believe I’ve mentioned how much I enjoy Transformers Animated–I’m caught up on season three, which has been amazing. Both the series and the toyline are easily amongst the best incarnations of the franchise since Generation One (for anybody keeping score, I do enjoy the two most controversial incarnations of the series–Beast Wars and the live action movie). Transformers Animated has introduced a fresh asthetic, invigorating a franchise that was in danger of stagnating. The new, cartoony look is largely the doing of Derrick Wyatt, who’s quickly becoming one of my favorite character designers. The asthetic has been translated into the toy line masterfully by the team at Hasbro, and provides a great visual counterpoint to the gritty realistic look of the Transformers live action movie(s). It is a good time to be a Transformers geek.
Today’s post features the Autobots’ half human, half-Cybertronian sidekick, Sari Sumdac:
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I elected to draw Sari in my own style, because I think it would be foolish to try and out-Wyatt Derrick Wyatt. Sari is depicted in her powered-up teenage form from season three, though I did take some minor liberties with her costume. I tried to make this one a bit more dynamic, since I know static-ness is an on-going poblem with my art. Sari’s costume makes her look like a RAcaseal from Phantasy Star Online, which is definitely a good thing.
- Please check out the fantastic blog of Derrick Wyatt, bad-ass character designer, and genuine Transformers fan: A Delightful Tedium