JLW CONCEPT ART

Oil Study (3hours)

2012-01-26T23:01:00.000-08:00

2012-01-11T22:49:00.000-08:00

projectakira.blogspot.com

2012-01-11T20:43:00.000-08:00

2011-12-12T19:31:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the amazing pieces from the Artist against cancer auction by talented artists Matt Graeber, Frank Gabriel and Ronnie Williford. There was many other cool pieces too. Looking forward to the next one.

Dumbledore :)

2011-11-28T09:45:00.001-08:00

2011-11-22T20:37:00.001-08:00

Some more work done on Disney's Epic Mickey that was printed in The Art of Epic Mickey

Harry Potter

2011-11-21T16:46:00.001-08:00

Art of Martin Deschambault

2011-11-18T08:54:00.001-08:00

Hi, I wanted to share this amazing art done by one of the top Concept Artists in the industry, Martin Deschambault. Martin worked on huge projects like Prince of Persia And the Assassin's creed series that shook the ground and inspire us.

Bonjour, j'aimerais partager l'art incroyable fait par un des grands artiste de l'industrie, Martin Deschambault. Martin a travaillé sur de nombreux projets comme Prince of Persia et Assassin's Creed qui nous ont impressioné et inspiré.

http://www.dechambo.com/Dechambo_Artwork/ACR_page_1.html

Voldemort

2011-11-17T19:33:00.001-08:00

Sketch of Voldemort in pen and ink.

Steve Jobs

2011-11-17T19:27:00.001-08:00

Sketch of Steve Jobs in pen and ink. The new biography of his life is a good read. It has the quality of showing both his strengths and weaknesses.

2011-11-14T23:41:00.001-08:00

http://projectakira.blogspot.com/

2011-11-14T18:38:00.001-08:00

I want to send out a big Thank You to Stephen Shamus for inviting me to the Austin Wizard World/Comicon event. I had the pleasure of showcasing some of my work and had a great time meeting some amazing artists. This was my first convention so I didn't know what to expect; it was awesome. It's what would happen if you took all the students that sketched in classrooms and gave them huge booths to exhibit their work! lol

Below is a painting done by an incredibly talented artist called Nick Runge. It's the cover for a GiJoe comic book cover. The next image is one of myself with Tommy Castillo, a famous comic book illustrator who's done work for plenty of big companies including the Disney Gallery. Next is a picture of Chad Townsend who's basically a veteran of the gaming and film industry; an honor to share a booth with.

I also got to meet and hang out with some of the current and past Powerhouse people; an awesome crowd from a studio that colaborated with Junction Point on Epic Mickey's short movies for the game. This includes: Stephanie Mccrea, Chris Beaver, Willis Bulliner, Robert Lovelett and Heidi Wong.

Ok, I realize that's a lot of info and I'll split this up into two post. So this will be the first of two posts.

2011-11-12T11:30:00.001-08:00

A shot of Tetsuo rising. http://projectakira.blogspot.com/

2011-10-28T19:03:00.000-07:00

Hi :)

Now that the Art of Epic Mickey book has been published and distributed, I share with you some of the work highlighted in the Book.

This image is of Mickey's first encounter with the GoBlob in Dark Beauty Castle.

This is the vista shot of the Haunted Mansion

This is an early inspirational pencil sketch of what was back then, Oswald's lab. As these ideas were quickly outdated, this concept among many others were rejected.

2011-10-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

After posting all these Sargents, here is my humble painting of orange offerings found in an asian home.

2011-10-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

Sir frank Swettenham by John Singer Sargent at the National Museum of Singapore. Sorry about the glare, the painting is preserved behind glass.

Enjoy!

2011-09-29T23:00:00.001-07:00

projectakira.blogspot.com

Sargent Painting

2011-09-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

Sargent Painting at the Museum of Fine Art Houston. I must of spent at least an hour looking at this master piece! If only I could bring my easel and spend a couple of days copying it!

Btw, my apologies for the bad resolution, these were taken with my iPod.

2011-08-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

http://projectakira.blogspot.com/

2011-08-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

http://projectakira.blogspot.com/

2011-08-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

Painted this quickly (under 2 hours) at a place called green house. I had no idea what this place is but apparently it's some sort of art house.

http://pleinairpaintinggroup.blogspot.com/

2011-08-01T16:34:00.001-07:00

projectakira.blogspot.com

2011-07-29T01:07:00.000-07:00

projectAKIRA.blogspot.com

2011-07-28T23:17:00.000-07:00

novusexpedition.blogspot.com

2011-07-28T20:02:00.000-07:00

novusexpedition.blogspot.com

2011-07-10T18:37:00.000-07:00

Image based on the story of Caligula taking the throne from Tiberius and getting the deed done by his general Macro. Historians hold different variations of the story but this image follows the version told in the Caligula movie with a little personal twist for dramatization.

Bellow are some quick color comps

2011-07-08T13:12:00.000-07:00

Yay! The Art of Epic Mickey is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com!!! Can't wait to see this book.

2011-06-09T15:48:00.000-07:00

2011-06-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

2011-06-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

Hi and welcome to this post on how to make your own painting box. I based this design roughly on a painting box that I saw Zhaoming Wu use at the workshop but with different measurements and materials. Total cost: 53$. Time estimate: 4 hours including planning, purchasing and building. Note, this is only a painting box without canvas support like OpenBoxM; it's a great solution for someone who wants more palette room to mix colors with the option of closing it shut to keep paints wet.

All materials were bought at Home Depot except for the Latches, those were 1.50$ at Hobby Lobby.

Breakdown:

Boards:

1x 18x12"

1x 6x12"

1x 12x12"

Hinges:

4x Hinges smaller than or equal 3/4"

Handles:

2x Handles

Wood:

6X 3/4" x 3/4" x 10.5"

1X 3/4" x 3/4" x 18"

1X 3/4" x 3/4" x 6"

1X 3/4" x 3/4" x 12"

1X 3/4" x 1.5" x 12"

1X 3/4" x 1.5" x 6"

(I cut these pieces from a longer piece at Home Depot)

Screws and Nails:

10x Screws #8 x 1.5" (Warning: Brass is really soft and it's easy to ruin the tip by pressing too hard, go slowly when screwing these in with a drill)

Nails box of #18 x 3/4"

Countersink drill bit #8 is very useful for making the screws flush with wood.

Finishing: Simply use any color you wish. I mixed some Windsor & Newton Transparent Oxyde Brown with Turpentine and applied a wash over the entire box and Voila! the color is the magic part!

Also, you can use an exacto to shave off any excess wood that is not perfectly flush.

That's it on how to make your own box. I hope this was useful. Thanks for looking!

Jordan

2011-05-30T09:03:00.001-07:00

This week, I attended the Zhaoming Wu workshop in Cedar Park. Zhaoming is an amazing artist from China who teaches in LA. He's published several books; most of which are (unfortunately for us) sold out. He's a great teacher and his work can be found here ZhaomingWu.com and his instructional DVDs can be purchased here LilieDahl.

2011-05-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

3.5 hour Figure Study at the Zhaoming Wu workshop

2011-05-22T22:38:00.000-07:00

This painting was done at the Zhaoming Wu workshop.

2011-05-17T23:35:00.000-07:00

18" x 24" Oil painting of a castle inspired by 'the art of Tangled' artbook.

2011-05-09T00:23:00.000-07:00

This is the 3rd of 24.

A big thank you to miriam for posing for this painting.

2011-04-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

This is the 2nd 10x14" of 24. Thanks to Katie for modeling.

2011-04-17T19:52:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to Rachel for modeling and to AJ for hosting this painting session.

10x14" Oil on canvas board

2011-04-16T20:50:00.001-07:00

Finally received my canvases for the summer. 60 x 3x5" and 24 x 10x14" canvas boards! (Jerry's artarama had a crazy sale)

2011-04-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

Large thumbnail an final drawing side by side.

2011-03-24T08:35:00.000-07:00

WIP of of a lizardy creature that turned out to be a dragon. Check out our new blog at http://entropyofwishfulthinking.blogspot.com/

2011-03-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

A quick Gibson study :) His work is a big inspiration for me.

2011-03-13T11:24:00.000-07:00

Plein air painting at Hula Hut

2011-03-08T10:15:00.000-08:00

This is one of the loading screens depicting the ClockTower boss.

2011-03-08T10:11:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the images I worked on that are part of the unlockable content in the game.

2011-02-13T20:03:00.000-08:00

2011-02-11T16:02:00.001-08:00

2011-02-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

Personal Sculpture of Epic Mickey

2011-01-23T10:48:00.000-08:00

Little Kity was sleeping on the chair... got allergies for three days after that!

2011-01-16T11:22:00.001-08:00

Here is the completed painting of the Hunter Explorer

2011-01-03T00:39:00.000-08:00

Another quick oil study; approx 3-4 hours.

2010-12-07T00:14:00.001-08:00

2010-12-06T17:57:00.000-08:00

2010-11-10T21:33:00.000-08:00

1- a still life

2- a speed painting of Larissa sketching at Sketchnight at Genuine Joe's Coffee shop. Thanks for posing.

2010-11-07T18:51:00.000-08:00

A Plein Air painting at Mayfield Park and a still life. Getting back into painting!

2010-11-01T20:01:00.000-07:00

A fun tribute to Metal Gear's Solid Snake :)

2010-10-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

2010-10-17T11:44:00.000-07:00

2010-10-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

Painting of the Joker from the Dark Knight; painted with some texture brushes that I had created for the Nicolai Fechin study.

2010-10-15T10:00:00.002-07:00

This is a study done for fun. I like doing paintings in the style of different fictions every now and then to learn from the exercise. This painting is in an Emperor's New Groove Style. This is a personal study made for the sole purpose of learning.

2010-10-15T09:43:00.000-07:00

NOVUS EXPEDITION PROJECT

2010-10-08T15:36:00.001-07:00

More thumbs

2010-10-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

More 5" thumbnails

2010-10-06T09:15:00.000-07:00

quick still life study done after work at Junction Point. Thanks Shawn for the feedback on the orange peppers; adding green in the shadow color helped darken the shapes.

2010-10-05T15:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some Dr.Sketchy sketches. The first ones are short gestures and the second page are longer poses like 10-15min.

2010-10-04T10:01:00.000-07:00

These are some weekend sketches done for fun. They are thumbnails blown up to about 5" or so, to see if they're worth doing a final layout or not. The first one is done in an Emperor's New Groove style and the second one is just from imagination.

2010-09-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

New medium, new challenge: Watercolors. It's a fun but difficult medium that requires a little planning. For example, when painting the white flower, you paint everything darker to make the flower look light. I love how the colors mix when the paint is wet. Using a towel to soak up the paint is also a good way of 'erasing'. This a great way of getting whites back after doing a wash like the clouds on the blue sky wash.

REMINDER: MY FINE ART SECTION HAS MOVED TO http://jlwfineart.blogspot.com/

2010-09-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

This is the original low res copy of the image Nintendo used; before the editing and color balancing they provided.

2010-09-10T13:09:00.000-07:00

Here are the Nintendo power covers published for the October issue. The cover on right is the original 'on the shelf' version done by AJ Trahan and the image on the left is my own made for the 'subscriber' version.

On the bottom is an image of mine that was included on page 58.

2010-09-10T08:52:00.001-07:00

2010-09-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

Study at a coffee shop.

2010-09-01T22:35:00.000-07:00

Playing with some texture brushes and the theme of ritual offerings.

2010-08-28T23:40:00.000-07:00

Saturday night studies at rio rita on the east side. On the left is AJ Trahan. On the right, a random stranger who came and sat in my painting.

2010-08-25T18:44:00.000-07:00

http://novusexpedition.blogspot.com

2010-08-22T22:08:00.000-07:00

2010-08-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

Anatomy studies done from observation. These were done using strictly photoshop.

2010-08-12T23:12:00.000-07:00

Title: Nicolai Fechin Study by JLW  

This portrait study is done entirely with digital brushes in photoshop. The study took a total of 3 hours to replicate.  

My painting is on the left. On the right is a photo of the original from a book. Note: I copied it from the book, not from this jpg so the colors are somewhat different.

Feedback and critique is welcome,  

Thanks for looking,  

JLW

2010-08-02T01:36:00.001-07:00

2010-07-30T12:03:00.000-07:00

2010-07-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

This image is about a battalion taking heavy fire while trying to escape the jungle. I think I was inspired from watching the latest Predators movie.

2010-07-21T09:32:00.001-07:00

Following the same idea of Novus constantly changing and reforming itself. The newcomers explore the underwater activity of this volcano.

2010-07-21T09:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a waterjet that carves it's way on the 'water' pools of Novus. So, what if Novus (the planet) is in an unstable phase of forming itself; kinda like if we arrived on earth before its surface had all formed and stabilized. So, surface signs could be seen like sulfuric or volcanic eruptions... anything to give the idea that it's unstable and unsafe.

2010-07-21T09:24:00.000-07:00

Basically, a painting of them bringing down a massive worm.

http://projectsand.blogspot.com/

2010-07-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Novus: Spike Rocks

Radio Signal Transmitted message:

It's been months since we landed here. The bunkers made from our fallen ship wrecks are all that separates us from the ghostly figures that loom in the shadows of the night. We've established camp on the top of Spike Rocks, as we call it here. Far too many have died and very few remain. Many of the hunters have fallen ill by adventuring in toxic areas while chasing their prays. Some of the toxic areas are easy to spot because of the color that lingers in the air while other toxic areas show no apparent sign and are only visible on our monitors.

We're hoping that the rest of our fleet will make it here alive and hopefully will be able to trace our crash zone. We can't withstand this harsh environment without proper medical assistance and supplies. We desperately need your help. If anyone catches this message, please come to us before it's too late.

Survivors of the 4th fleet vessel, over and out...

NOVUS EXPEDITION can be found here

2010-07-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

NOVUS: Soldier

In this region, the inhabitants of NOVUS have to wear suits and helmets to protect themselves from the harsh environment. When exposed to the toxic lands, their bodies contrapt deseases which are often fatal. Below their exoskeletons, the NOVU are pale like a cadavre and most of them have skin rejuvenajence problems, giving them a sickly dead appearance.

2010-07-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Gemini School

I wanted to take a moment to mention Gemini's Open House that we attended on June 24th. Twice a year, Gemini holds these open house events where we get to see a showcase of student work; both, concept art and traditional paintings.

Gemini offers a really solid training and is run by Roger Barcilon and Colette Barcilon.

Roger is an amazing painter and he reminds me of some of the great Sheridan teachers that inspired us to push ourselves like Mark Thurman, Peter Bielicki and of course, Gerry Zeldin (to name a few).

This is the school where AJ Trahan and Shawn Melchor attended. Both these guys are super talented and I have the pleasure of working with them here at Junction Point.

Bellow is a compilation of shots from this event. Courtesy of Paul Richards.

2010-06-15T11:57:00.000-07:00

Good news, our cover is among the 20 winners of this year's 2010 INTO THE PIXEL contest!

A big thanks to everyone at JPS and at DIS for the opportunity to make it into the contest. And a special thanks to AJ Trahan, Matt Hall and Donnie Hamilton for their help and contribution.

http://www.intothepixel.com/artwork-details/winner_details.asp?idArtwork=1307

2010-06-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

This is concept art for a new project that we started called NOVUS.

2010-06-10T10:18:00.001-07:00

2010-06-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

2010-05-27T16:48:00.000-07:00

Concept inspired by Hong Kong scenery.

2010-05-25T11:37:00.000-07:00

A great artist has past away, leaving behind a rich heritage that influenced so much of our modern works and even tastes. I am speaking of course, of Frank Frazzetta. So, in his honor, here is a Tribute painting I did to celebrate his work. Godspeed, Frazzetta!

2010-05-23T16:41:00.001-07:00

Painting of the day. Thank you to Chris Barret for modeling.

2010-05-22T18:39:00.000-07:00

Gestures from Life Drawing.

Jordan Lamarre-Wan: Plein Air Painting and Epic Mickey � SMAG magazine

2010-05-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

Jordan Lamarre-Wan: Plein Air Painting and Epic Mickey � SMAG magazine

2010-04-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

2010-04-22T23:12:00.000-07:00

2010-04-22T23:04:00.000-07:00

2010-02-21T21:50:00.000-08:00

Quick painting for the Dune Project.

2010-01-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

2010-01-04T11:51:00.001-08:00