Friday, June 3, 2011

New Second Life avatar Queen of Blades




The Queen of Blades; Sara Kerrigan from Starcraft. Now available in the Second Life marketplace. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ALIEN-HIVE-QUEEN-starcraft-inspired-avatar/2347906

Friday, May 6, 2011

Sketchdump










Sketchdump of some of my favorite doodles over the last few months.

1.Werevolrine
2. Energy Mining Alien
3. The Persecutor vs. Hydra
4. Mander's SMG
5. Maiden Suit early design
6. Hydra
7. Frigid Cousin
8. Chupacabra
9. Chickadee M*A*S*H* Radio Operator
10. 7-eyed predator

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Art award retrospective.

I did a Google search for my name to see if my newly uploaded website is up and running.

andrewminniear.com

and found the following on the Western Middle School webpage.

MAEA High School State Art Winners
Kathryn Marshall - 2011 Top 100 in the state
Madison Palmer - 2010 Michigan Youth Arts Festival
Anna Zerull - 2009 Top 100 in the state
Rachel Mathews - 2008 Top 100 in the state
Amanda Trudell - 2007 Michigan Youth Arts Festival
Alyson Sommerfield - 2006 Top 100 in the state
Andrew Minniear - 2004 Top 18 in the state
Amber Fridd - 2003 Michigan Youth Arts Festival

Its surprising how one vaguely creepy pen and ink drawing got me into the top 18 in the state for 2004, in comparison to some of the other very talents students. I've always been encouraged by this; even creepy stuff can compete with more traditional artistic subjects.

I'll have to upload a picture of it sometime soon.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Creature Design- Jungle Basilisk

Jungle basilisk (Female)

The Jungle Basilisk is a large carnivorous bird-like creature whose disheveled green feathers camouflage it among the leaves of it's habitat. They hunt in packs, leaping with agility through the branches of trees or up stony embankments after prey.

Males employ a different hunting technique. Their plumage and brightly colored wattle make it resemble native pitcher plants, the contents of which supply nutrients for many species in the jungle. It waits motionless, sometimes for days at a time, waiting for the opportune moment to spring like a viper and poison it's prey, the effecting paralysis has been described as being slowly turned to stone.



Male to come next.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Jungle Temple Maquette





Maquette for The White Temple on Xaeth's Clan-world of Tashim VII.

Work in Progress.