A Phantom

MOVING

2011-05-04T23:44:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I'm moving my blog over to another.
http://artofwesleylin.blogspot.com/
:)

Spikey Mountains

2011-03-30T23:53:00.000-07:00

The composition and the underlay values/colors was initially inspired by this dream-like/random image I had in my head.
I painted the underlay with a mouse at first and then tightened up the details with the tablet. I had real fun with this one and I think I'm painting a lot faster now.
My friend says it reminds him of How to Train Your Dragon, and maybe that is because I've seen that movie about 5-6 times now.

Desert Cliff

2010-11-07T20:09:00.001-08:00

Try to practice with color

if these are coming out too dark, this is because I paint with a laptop.

Self-Portraits of Wesley Lin

2010-10-20T03:14:00.000-07:00

This first one was done during my early weeks of art center.

This one was done as a final for my Design Fundamentals I final.

This is a self-portrait of me after my frist term of Art Center.
It doesn't take an art historian to get the story that's being told here.

Blue Ogre

2010-09-19T15:16:00.001-07:00

Here's my new character: the blue ogre

I managed to get my CS5 trial starting again. This time, it's on the mac

And there's no lag. What a beast.

Played around with the color on this one. Don't know if you can tell. Probably can go even crazier next time.

These two are still very unsaturated.

It's supposed to be a blue, but whatever. I'm really proud of this one. Pops out a lot more and it looks very painterly.

The Breathing Tree

2010-08-07T00:31:00.000-07:00

For my grandfather, as well as for the benefit concert.
I took the shape of the tree from this Chinese sculpture I think. The shape was really interesting and surreal, and I felt I should have found a way to incorporate it into the world of Alice and Wonderland (my portfolio). I did make a thumbnail, but that was it. I felt...bad. haha
Well this makes up for it in I guess (:

Alien Astronaut

2010-04-13T00:18:00.001-07:00

Just a little something for funzies.

*Updated November 7th

Did this one in ps elements 8

Went for a more diplomatic and evil character.

NHS Homework Planner

2010-03-04T22:51:00.000-08:00

This is the current Northwood High School planner cover that I designed last year (the winner of the contest had their design published as the cover). The theme was "contrast," and so I took our mascot "the Northwood Timberwolves" and made a literal interpretation of that.

This year the school is holding the same contest, but the theme is "For the good of the pack." This one was actually pretty challenging, and I thought of all types of illustration ideas.
I got lucky in my opinion with these two ideas.

^
This is like our school salute? Our little hand gesture of school patriotism.
It's a wolf :P

Uncle Wolf Wants You!

Alice in Wonderland Portfolio

2010-03-02T01:28:00.001-08:00

This is my entrance portfolio to Art Center College of Design's entertainment design major.

I got in the fall 2010 term.

My portfolio is based on Lewis Carrol's famous book Alice and Wonderland. I chose this story for the topic of my portfolio because I found the story open to interpretation, which allowed me to bring a dark, surrealistic art direction to the project. In my Alice in Wonderland, everything also follows an Asian theme, which completely changes the design of the setting and characters.

Giants

2009-07-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

Giants. Formed by the wrath and hate of mankind, contained in a bubble supported by pipes and machinery, these monsters serve as guardians of the dark realms in which phantoms dwell. They also guard the those who attempt to escape phantom-claimed territories. They have the growth potential become more than 100 ft in height, an extension that would seem to have no end.

Giants tend to dwell under dark areas, and like their phantom cousins they have the ability to blend in with their surroundings. When needed, they will rush out of hiding. Rarely are they aggressively ambitious in chasing, and for the most part they remain true to only their role as guardians.

Yet on the occasion if the Giants were to act aggressively, it would be because one has induced them to act in such fashion.

The Infected

2009-07-21T02:03:00.001-07:00

The worse has come. The phantoms that have lived among humans have now discovered a method of inhabiting within their skins. They show their true faces when the host is put under stress/pressure. This stress factor thus wakes the phantom from it's sleep and therefore begins to dominate its host. The human returns to his or her true form once the task of killing its target (usually us) is complete.

Phantom 5

2008-10-27T17:24:00.000-07:00

A female phantom. This things may be slow at running, yet their brute strength along with the ability to extend their arm length (swinging those giant blades) prove them to be just as deadly as the other phantoms. They usually aren't seen mingling w/ the other phantoms and usually don't get along w/ each them either.
Now you ask, how the heck was the gender determined?

*I dunno I just decided to make a female one o_o. Use your imagination? haha.

Phantom 4

2008-10-23T22:20:00.001-07:00

An elite phantom, this one is usually seen making the "calls." As far as we can tell, these phantoms don't make any noise, yet there is rumors that they do indeed speak. Amongst bystanders they are the ones disguised as businessmen with cell phones at hand, and whether they really converse amongst themselves (or anyone at all) is unknown.

There are intricate designs on their armor and overall is stylized to resemble a samurai. They even throw shurikens and have been seen before flying, yet...

Phantom 3

2008-10-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

Not as agile as number 2 nor as noisy, this mute creature is rarely seen amongst bystanders. From his right arm he omits a deadly dark aura that scorches the surface of anything it touches. It's thick, tough shell allows it to ram through barriers as well as serve as a tough shield.

The texture here seems to be similar to coral reef wouldn't you say?

Terrain Phantom

2008-09-25T21:52:00.001-07:00

Most abundant of the phantoms, this little fellow pops out of anything with concrete texture or rockish tecture. Its tail is extremely powerful, but it still able to travel extremely fast. Spikes naturally grow out of its body, and if threatened, would propel a great number of them in all directions. It cannot speak unlike the Great Phantom, but it does shriek very loudly. They also share a connection with outdreamers (humans).

Yea that's just a description for my own personal reference. This phantom is by far my favorite though. I doodled up this guy in Spanish I freshman year :D. Real fun stuff.

A Great Phantom

2008-09-25T21:43:00.001-07:00

Here's something I did in my highschool freshman year.
I really focused on detail as well as rendering during that time, and as you can see there are lots of random elements popping out here and there on him. It somehow is able to somewhat come together though (lucky me).