Kung Fu T-shirt Designs

Here are two kung fu inspired illustrations I put together in Adobe Photoshop to use as t-shirt designs. I love martial arts movies and philosophy, it's an inspiration in controlling mind and body. Visit my NeatoShop Storefront by clicking HERE or my TeePublic storefront by clicking HERE!

"Way of the Open Palm"

 

"Way of the Closed Fist"

 

STRAPPED

I've been working on a comic book pitch with writer Swifty Lang called STRAPPED (originally called The Surrogate). It's about a surrogate mother who goes on the run. It takes place in Miami and I decided to give the comic a faded textured look to give it a grindhouse tone befitting of the story's thriller atmosphere.

Here's the cover, page 1, some panels, and a title splash page I put together for the pitch, which is actually 7 pages long plus the cover.

Super Schmuck

Here's an illustration I did for Seth Kushner for a birthday gift. He does a semi-autobiographical comic series called Schmuck Comix, of which I did a story for, HERE. This piece is of his protagonist, Adam Kessler, and his insecurities towards the opposite sex as he gets back into the dating scene during his 20s. I was trying to do a Jim Lee-ish superhero for the dream, but I can't pull off Scott Williams' tight inking style.

 I colored the illustration in photoshop. This is being used to help bring the Schmuck web comics into a collected format by being a reward for helping back the project at Kickstarter. If you'd like to help out the project, and possibly receive this illustration as a print, visit the Kickstarter page (before 4/16/2014) by clicking HERE!

Terminus Team-Up #2 Pencils

I did pencils for an issue of Terminus Team-Up, published by Terminus Media. Here are a few sample pages from the issue, a time traveling tale that fits in dinosaurs, Neanderthals, Pompeii and steampunk wrapped up in a story between a woman and man. These will be inked by Rich Perotta, an inker who has done work for a lot of comic publishers and will be colored. I'll post up more pages once the book is released. These are penciled on 11"x17" bristol board.

SHAMUS BEYALE!!!

Here's a promotional poster I put together to be shown alongside my business cards. I was inspired by the poster for the amazingly awesome GRINDHOUSE movie of Rodriguez and Tarantino fame.
I overdid the textures on this piece, but I was messing around and practicing with adding wear and tear. I researched and found some amazing websites showcasing movie posters, which you can check out HERE and  HERE. I'm a fan of the painted variety of film posters, I think that they build up anticipation for viewing the film a lot better than Photoshopped floating heads and "photo illustrations" of today's output.

"I Killed Jessica Again" Book Cover Illustration

Here's another cover I drew and colored for Stranghouse Books, for an anthology of short stories.

This is based on a story titled 'I Killed Jessica Again' by Kevin Strange, and is about a dead girlfriend who is resurrected by cult zombies in an alternate dimension. That alone made me want to draw this, lol! I drew this digitally in Manga Studio EX 4 and colored in Adobe Photoshop CS3.

This is the tonal sketch I put together for the client to approve. I was told to change the position of her left arm, which I think helps out. It makes for a stronger silhouette of Jessica rising from the reanimating fluid.

"Strange Sex: A Strange Anthology"

A cover I illustrated for a book of short prose stories for an independent publishing company called StrangeHouse books. You can find their Facebook page HERE! This book will be coming out within a few months and you'll be able to order from them online, that is if you like strange stories about strange sex. This illustration was  traditional penciled and inked on 11x17 bristol board and colored in Adobe Photoshop.

Below is my rough tonal sketch that was approved to base the final illustration on.

Grimm Fairy Tales: Giant Size 2011 Sinbad Crossover #03

Below are pages from the issue I helped out on for Zenescope Entertainment's Grimm Fairy Tales: Giant Size 2011 Sinbad Crossover #03. I drew these pages entirely on the computer, using Manga Studio EX 4, which is an amazing program. I was one of two artists who drew the issue, which you should be able to purchase at your local comic shop!

Nigh of the Tentacles Movie Poster!

Here's a movie poster I did for an independent film called Night of the Tentacles. You can find the facebook page here!

This is my grindhouse version of the poster. I've always wanted to see if I could do something in this style because I do love good bad movies of that era.

This is the normal version of the poster. This was drawn digitally in Manga Studio EX 4 and then colored in Adobe Photoshop.

Here's my initial gray tone rough that I based the final image on. I do this to help me envision my light sources and composition of the piece.

You can check out the director of the movie's website, Dustin Mills, here.

MOLD! movie poster

Here is the finished acrylic painting to used as the poster for a movie called MOLD! The original size is 24"x36". Look to my older posts on this blog to see the various stages from preliminary sketch to final piece.

You should also view the trailer for the film on youtube here!!!

Here's a picture of me standing proudly by my work.

MOLD! Poster progression!

Here are more pictures showing the work in progress for Neil Meschino's movie MOLD!

I'm done with about 75% of the painting in these photos. 

Please go to to Youtube to see the trailer for the awesome movie!!!

All these photos were taken with a simple digital camera. So I can't wait to finish and show the final image taken with a more appropriate camera to show the true hues and values.

Man Cop Poster!!

Help Man Cop by visiting our Kickstarter project page!

Man Cop!!!

Man Cop is an independent comic being put together by Chris Bramante and drawn by me. We've set up a donation fund using the website Kickstarter, wherein we hope our first book would be finished with the help of much needed finances. Here is the cover and and first seven pages of the book. If you would like to donate to the project, please go HERE! Please check out www.mancop.com to see more about Man Cop!