Time Lapse Video | Unfinished Art of 2013

After the long silence, I return.  Though I am not being silent on purpose, I do regret not being more consistent with my posts.  I have several paintings I need to add to my portfolio and write about, so, stay around for those in the near future.

As for the screenshots and video below, I wanted to share some of the unfinished work from the previous year, and talk briefly about a book I am putting together of my work over the last few years. Plus, new site layout, not sure if I like it yet…

Whats featured in the video is just a fraction of the work that I never finish. There are tons of paintings and sketches, that I start to take to finished pieces, but never find the time, or I move onto other projects.

Something interesting though. Recently I have been putting together a book of all my work since I got off my mission (pics below), and I have noticed how much my finished work draws from my unfinished work. Especially anything that has a story to it. I don’t know if it’s because I get too attached to an idea, or what, but my finish work is a culmination of things that never finish. Allot of the games my brother and I have started over the last few years have been doing this, and many illustrations and other paintings are a result of this as well.

Speaking of this book I am putting together. I am always thinking about possible career roots in the future, and I thought it might be a good idea to collect all my work over the last few years and get it in a nice hard bound book of some sort. The book can be used as a portfolio, but the main motivation is to get a hard copy of my paintings.

Currently, none of my recent work has been printed. The inherent properties of the digital medium make it a bit more volatile. So, having a hard copy of my work, I believe, will be a good idea.

The book will be 8.5×11 format, full color. Right now I have about 90 pages put together, and, at this point, it looks like the book will break 125 pages. The book will include an Illustration, Thor Media, Ongoing and Personal work, and a sketchbook section. Along with a small index to quickly find pages that feature character design, story boarding, etc… So far this has been a huge project to undertake, but I think it will be well worth the time in the long run.