RAFFI - captured by bloated flamingos

x2 color variations

Alright! here are the final two setting variations. I'm leaning to the night scene but I wanted to try a day scene just to see... I'm not too sure I want to go sooo tropical but I like the colors, so I may use it for a different scene.

Color Variations

Hmmmmm.... I'm working out another shot in this project of mine where Raffi gets transported to another island via these flamingos (yeah they need a workout or two). I want the scene to feel like when King Kong took Anne on his back around the island or taking a plane ride and seeing a foreign land for the first time. More work to do!

Instant Messenger Comic with Mindy

...a little something I did with a good friend of mine...(during work)

WIP---Raffi finds a friend

After entering wonderland (which I still have to figure out..hehehe), Raffi meets with a gigantic caterpillar with butterflies acting as its emotional vehicle (in this case a smile). they become friends in this magical world... I should finish this up sometime soon.. I hope! lemme know what you guys think! lates

RAFFI..lonely trapped in apartment

WIP...Raffi in his aptartment

Here's another WIP of my Raffi Vis Dev...lemme know what y'all think... anyways, I wanted the painting to look a little sad as if Raffi is stuck and wants something more... but at the same time I want the environment to feel like a real city (my version of SF). I wanted Raffi to feel small and insignificant to counterbalance how he will be depicted later on... enjoy!

Updated Website

On a side note... I updated my online portfolio! call it an art spring cleaning without the frayed matte board edges and dried turpentine containers.

http://www.rodneyf.com/

First RAFFI painting done!... more on the way

WIP...main character pug

WIP...Rafa or Raffi entering "wonderland"

...still debating on the name but here is an environment of my main character pug (my Alice in Wonderland) entering his Wonderland...

Project Rafa Begins!

Okay! I've been doing a lot of sci-fi oriented stuff at work and frankly I need a change. I do not know what the future holds but I thought I should expand my artistic mindset and grow. Thus, I am starting this personal project. Whether it be a portfolio piece or something I can expand and develop into something more...that I do not know. But I do know that nothing moves forward without a first step. So, this is my first step. Gulp! From here on out I will post whatever I can and see what happens. Wish me luck and please write me back with any suggestions comments or whatever you so deem that could help me in this venture.

So, here goes... I am creating a story inspired from Alice in Wonderland. I know that I am more of a visual person as appose to a oral and literal one. Thus, I brainstorm with painterly visions.. or so I hope. Lemme know what you think.. I will post up some WIPs and whatever I have soon...

thanks again!

Beautiful nature

My friends think I'm weird for being at awe with the sky but today....man! what a sunset! Quick painting... probably 10min.

ATHUL...the death bringer

Hey y'all... I'm doing this character for my friend Fabian to do a kick-ass model (you can see his work on another concept I did in Zbrushcentral.com). The idea is a character with a monk-link persona but with the goal of bringing death to those for their salvation. He severed his arm to bond with his new blade/hook arm to enhance his death bringer calling. Please lemme know if you have any comments or suggestions.. it's a work-in-progress... so any advance would be appreciated... thanks!

on-site Sargent study on the DS

One thing I love about the Gameboy DS is it's portability... so why not bring it to a museum! I had such a thrill doing this Sargent study in front of the ACTUAL painting... can you imagine! WOW! The actual non-reproduced colors, texture, and brushstrokes are there right in front of me...woah! So, I did this study of the hand in Sargent's Dr. Pozzi at Home in the Hammer Museum. I think I'll do more. I'm gonna post this in the Color Gallery if you wanna see the step-by-step of this painting....lates!

Yes... even more Gameboy DS paintings

These were all done alla prima (on site)...downtown LA, figure drawing workshop, and at BJs during lunch. In the next day or so I'll post my stuff in The Colors Gallery where you can see the step-by-step strokes for these paints...enjoy! ( my screen name is rodneyf )

Boo!.. in the spirit of Halloween

even more DS paintings...

ARM!.. a bit off topic but...it's for a good cause!

Hey...A costume party will be held at the Vanguard in LA and to benefit the research for a non profit organization called ARM http://www.hibm.org/arm/. ARM funds research for a rare debilitating muscle disease called HIBM. ARM is developing the first steps towards a treatment but needs funding to move forward. Go there or at Mindy Lee's blog for more info... I can't go unfortunately but it looks like fun!

Movie Study

If anybody can guess where this movie study is from, I give them major major props!