Recent Work

Kittybeast and Twirly Tree

J.Riddle — Mon, 14 May 2007 23:55:02 -0600

This is something I've been noodling with lately. It has a certain dorky charm and bright colors appeal that I find vaguely amusing for some reason.

Lorem Ipsum [042907]

J.Riddle — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:56:19 -0600

I have tons of ideas right now and no time to get them out. Must...focus...

roughsketch-man-yellowbg

J.Riddle — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:26:35 -0600

Busy, busy, busy is what I've been lately. I felt like drawing though so I had to wrestle my Wacom back from my lovely wife. Of course, in order to do so I had to exchange it (temporarily, until we decide to by a third, larger tablet) with a much smaller stand-in tablet that I picked up on eBay for cheap. I guess we are now both officially addicted to our drawing tablets.

This is NOT a self portrait or a picture of anyone that I know by the way. As usual, it's just another doodle to emerge from my noggin. Inspiration unknown.

Coat Pocket [line-art]

J.Riddle — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:28:13 -0600

I've been doing a lot of vector illustration stuff lately. I know it's hopelessly trendy at the moment but I still can't get enough of it, when it's done well.

Mask (2)

J.Riddle — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:37:51 -0700

Another angle and closer view of a wooden mask which I photographed recently. Obviously this has been "enhanced" to emphasize its ghoulish features to a great degree.

Keeper of the Nerd-Utility-Belt

J.Riddle — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:56:54 -0700

This drawing is based on someone that I (used to) have to interact with on a regular basis. He always had several gadgets hanging off his belt (large PDA in a hanging belt-case, ratchet-phone case, etc), because he was convinced someone would steal his crap if he left it at his workstation. One day I drew this caricature of him to amuse myself. Enjoy.

Trampoline Boy

J.Riddle — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:43:47 -0700

A recent doodle. Not sure of the inspiration (if any), but I like the mad expression on this little rug-demon. Also unsure if I will develop this further, but it's off to a funny head start.

Brutus and Longpig

J.Riddle — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:04:00 -0700

This is something that I sketched recently when I was trying out a new set of Letraset markers. I am in love with these things. To me they feel better than any other marker I've ever used. Great for drawing, but on the pricey-side at around $5 bucks a pop. They are worth it though, in my summation.

Mask

J.Riddle — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:38:44 -0700

A mask which hangs in the house of a relative of mine. I was there visiting over the holidays and snapped this shot. Although the mask is both interesting and menacing in it's own right, it also serves as a great focal point to throw filters and visual effects at to see what happens. This is just one (of many) of the versions that I happened to like quite a bit.

Poser 7 (test 1)

J.Riddle — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:59:26 -0700

I have been messing around a bit in Poser 7 this morning (for the first time). Although at this stage of my 3d modeling experience (total nOOb) using the software feels more like playing with a toy than creating art, it definitely is an extremely fun and compelling toy, to say the least.

Here is something that I made after just a few minutes fooling around with the program. This is not that bad for a first run. Background shadows added later in Photoshop.