Wizard of Oz: Winged Gorilla

I liked bringing in black next to the red and yellow as feathers below, but it covers up the body paint a little more than I like on the shoulders. The feathers on the shoulders also give the character a more aggressive warrior look and I'm shooting for just hunter - before enslaved by the Wicked Witch.

 I saw a picture of a hairless gorilla, and it seemed a perfect match for leathery bat wings. I designed this character not as the Wicked Witch's henchman, but more like a hunter gatherer of the deep dark jungles of Oz.

Wizard of Oz - Winged Gorilla - color variation.

I didn't see why an imaginary half primate, half bird animal couldn't have a striped coat.

Wizard of Oz - Winged Gorilla - Color

I don't usually do a black and white and then color overlay, but it does give things a nice painterly quality.

Wizard of OZ - Winged Gorilla Color Rough

Color Rough. Final color coming soon!

Wizard of Oz - Winged Gorilla

I just saw a trailer for the new "Oz the Great and Powerful" and was inspired to come up with some winged monkey designs of my own. Color and variations to come.

"Pepe and Lucas" short film.

Hi Everyone! After a year of work, BrainZoo Studios is proud to present our new short film "Pepe and Lucas"! We even made the long list for the Academy Short Films category! I was lucky enough to work on this project almost uninterrupted as art director, lead concept artist, and storyboard artist. Working on a story from start to finish was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences I've had as an artist and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of this project.

Concepts and storyboards to come soon!

Vasquez Rocks 11_11_12

 First time to Vasquez in over a year.