Street Shark

Jawesome! Did this drawing a while ago and forgot to post it. Haven't had time to color it, unfortunately. Busy busy busy!

Lizard Man!

I had a couple random images in mind while painting this. One being the Kremlings from Donkey Kong Country, the other being these colorful arrows I had as a kid-- I did a little bit of archery growing up, and I remember really liking the colors and textures associated with modern bows and arrows. It's a lot of steel camo with neon-transparent accessories, like bright greens and oranges.

Weird things to base a character off of, but thought I'd share regardless!

Portal Perch

Time Tuna's nemesis! Concept by Louis Vieceli, art by me.

Time Tuna

This is my take on a character my friend Louis Vieceli came up with. Time Tuna was a big deal in art school. Good times!

Not much going on at work today, so I did this instead.

Self Portrait

It has been a LONG time since I've done a self portrait. I think the last one I did was the very first post on this blog, back in 2012. Did this one real quick and loose, and decided to leave it that way. Sometimes refining things can ruin a feeling.

Inspiration Board

Some of my favorite blog posts by artists I follow are those which showcase their inspirations. This post is for viewers interested in my creative roots. Here's a handful of real nostalgic images from films and television shows that helped shape my imagination:

I was always really into the weirder, darker Disney and Don Bluth animated films as a kid. I also grew up loving Looney Tunes, especially those under Chuck Jones' direction. Chuck always had a more visually interesting atmosphere in his stuff, like better frame composition or something. Dragon Ball Z heavily influenced the character designs I'd draw throughout grade school, with the ridiculously epic action hero thing and the edgy, geometric linework in anatomy and costumes.

This board focuses only on cartoons, since my art most closely relates to my cartoon influences in medium and in aesthetic. But generally I've always pulled inspiration from all kinds of stuff; I love classic muscle cars, I was unhealthily obsessed with the 1933 King Kong film as a kid, I collect 90's video games, Star Wars has always been hugely influential in everything I create, I'm a regular at the local comic store...all kinds of stuff.

Cheers!

- Jordan

Another Portrait

The coworker that commissioned me to do illustrations of her family members a few weeks ago commissioned me to illustrate her today! Sharing the rough layout sketch and the refined line drawing in addition to the final piece.