Artwork website and some samples

[Zubkavich]

Hi Everyone,

I figured I'd add my two cents to this section and post a few pieces from my website.

I'm currently working at an animation studio doing backgrounds for Saturday Morning cartoons. In the evenings, I work on a web comic to keep my creativity flowing. Down the road, I'd love to create illustrations for RPG books or concept art for video games.

Role-playing wise, I run a weekly D20 Modern Campaign as well as a Planescape 3e D&D game from time to time.

Here's a new painting done by a friend and I. We joked about bizarre class/race combinations and he brainstormed up a
Kobold Samurai:

Here's an older sci-fi sketch:

Here's a page from my comic, it's not fantasy, but I thought you guys and gals might like it anyways:

For any aspring artists out there, I can also direct you to some tutorials that I've put togther:
http://www.makeshiftmiracle.com/Tutorials.html

I hope you enjoy the work!

 

[Aldymnor]

Okay okay, this is awesome stuff dude!! I can't believe no one replied - they must be busy
Seriously first thing i did was add to favorites.

That is one cool rabbit.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

Very nice!

And I'd like to add that I've known about your comic for quite some time, and I like it a lot...

 

[Eric Lofgren]

Very nice work

Jim, that is beautiful work. If you push the type of work as in the second example, you will doing a ton of RPG art. Not to say it all isn't great, it's just the second one jumps right out at you, well me, anyway. Awesome. I'll be found perusing your web site.


Eric

 

[Zubkavich]

Thanks, all of you! The praise is greatly appreciated. I'll keep pounding away at my work and cross my fingers when I submit my artwork to the gaming companies.

I just added a few new pics to the Illustration section my site, including this creature I'm using for my D20 Modern campaign called a Nether Falcon:

 

[Kilmore]

Honestly, I have trouble seeing why you can't find work in fantasy gaming products, unless they're not able to pay your worth. Your stuff is up to snuff. How hard have you looked? Just go down the publisher's list on the Reviews page and visit each company's website, looking at their submissions guidelines. I'm sure you'll find someone who will be thrilled to have you work for them.

Heck, I did it.

 

[Zubkavich]

Thanks Kilmore,

I'm going to put together a compiled Gallery page of my fantasy/sci-fi/rpg themed artwork and send it to a bunch of the publishers that I've been gathering contact info for.

It's not that I haven't looked. I honestly have been waiting until I have a decent body of work before I go on a submission blitz. 3-5 pieces that are of the proper quality and style aren't enough for a portfolio, are they? I was hoping to have 10-12 before I started "knocking on doors". I have other art, but if it's not RPG-flavored, I didn't think it would be worth showing to them.

Anyways, here's another piece. A d20 Modern creature I created for my campaign. It's called the "Flesh-Driven". Think of it like a specialized lesser Flesh Golem:

As always, comments and critique are welcome!