Drawn2 Pilsen samples...

Stuff...




-Rm.

Bored...

Some environment work...

I don't normally do environment stuff but I really need to.
So here are three samples I did for practice.

Boiler room


Calcutta Alley


Stairway


Bedroom


I know the bedroom looks empty.
To tell you the truth I don't even remember finishing this piece.
I must have been in zombie-mode!

-Rm.

Me & Louis V.

I recently painted this piece for the release of Louis Vuitton's new Stephen Sprouse collection.
Thanks Chris!

*the final finished piece is still on display at the LV store on Michigan Ave. until Thursday or Friday.

Page 2 wip...

Seems the dudes already forgot about adding to the blog...

This is part of a page to Mike's anthology.



Finished panel:


Working on panel 3 and 4 (out of 4) to the page.

-Rm.

Painting Demo...

"How come you guys never upload videos?"

Hmm...I don't know.

This is a little demo, of sorts, of me painting something digitally in one of a few techniques I use.
I started the sketch in Painter6, then finished painting it in CS2 and recorded the process using Camtasia.
I haven't added audio because I doubt anyone wants to hear me speak for 18.5 minutes.
At some point I'll add a song or something but, for now, enjoy.



And here's the finished piece...



-Rm.

Doctor Octopus...

Started this Friday night as a quick sketch and then finished it Saturday afternoon for realz!



-Rm

sketchins...

for CC...


Nothing like a sketch to get the day going....

-Rm 2009

It's WEDNESDAY! And you know what that means....

Go get some!

-Rm.

A quick Batman sketch...

I haven't used Painter in a while and I actually felt like sketching something, and here it is:



A little Batman piece.
You want to color it Dave?
All are welcome to.

-Rm.

another random doodle...

found this one, thought it was interesting so I scanned it and treated it.

another doodle

another doodle...tryin to get dailies runnin.

some stuff...

Birthday Card

TV Doodles

I finally got some time after the holidays to relax and watch Hellboy 2 and just draw a little bit.

Skulls & Souls group show....

:SHOW INFO:
Friday, September 5th, 2008

The Native Soul Gallery presents...
SKULLS & SOULS
A group show.

6pm - Midnight
@
The Native Soul Gallery & Tattoo Shop
1712 S. Ashland Ave. Chicago, Il. 60608

My piece for da' shizow!...


*prints will be available.
word.

Candle group show piece...

:SHOW INFO:
Friday, September 12th, 2008

ALL HAIL & AOKAY present...
WAX BURNER
prayer candle group show

6pm - 11pm
@
AOKAY Official
3270 N. Clark St. Chicago, Il. 60657

My piece for the show....



word.

Comic strip...

So I started a comic strip some time last month...
But with everything going on these days, it's hard to keep it going on a regular basis.

Here's the first...



Oh yeah, every strip is based on stuff said through IM. Well, most of them will be.

-Rm

S.F. Tribute book update...

The book debuted at the San Diego Comic convention yesterday.
So, I guess it's ok to post my submission now.



BAM!
I'm happy with it.

-Rm.

Major website update...

My personal website/portfolio is going through a major re-do/do-over right now.
Once it's up you'll be able to see more of my work both old and new. I plan to have some time lapse videos of me painting murals and maybe a Camtasia vid or two of some tablet sketching/painting.
from what my web designer tells me, I'll be able to make updates pretty simply through a blog feature he's adding (some complicated flash thing).
I know, I know..."Dude, make it yourself." I want to but, I'm just too busy to get into learning all that right now.

So be on the lookout....
www.arempire.com

and here's a sketch...



-Rm.

New Mural...

Despite having a hundred things to do, I painted a wall with some friends this morning.
In the 12yrs, or so, that this wall has been painted, I've never had the chance to paint there.
So, when I was invited I couldn't say no.



This was fun.
Looking forward to the next one...

-Rm

(ps. we're closing in on 100 posts!)

Skate Deck for AOKAY group show...

Updates by the truck load...lol

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Mixed media on wood skate deck.

finished this for AOKAY's...

"Skate Deck Show"
@
AOKAY
3270 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657
773.248.4547

: : OPENING : :
July 25th, 2008
6 -10pm

Finished Ol' dirty Bastard piece...

Mixed media on Wood
21.5" X 32"

Finally finished this b*tch! lol
I didn't know how to end this one so I let it sit for a while and today I walked past some random spray paint cans in my basement and I said "F*ck it."
Added some background effects and viola, done.

ODB Show
@
Lotus Keep Gallery
1017 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60622
773-360-7884

Opening
July 12, 2008
6pm - 10pm

Keron Grant Sketch with added digital paint...

So those of you who may or may not know the works of Keron Grant http://www.kerongrant.net/ Hes got a refreshing style and is way cool.

Anyway, I wanted to paint something the other day, so I grabbed one of his images (hes aware of it) and painted it. Heres the result... character design and drawing by Keron, colors by davpunk!

Rest In Peace SOLVE...

Last week a street artist who went by the name "SOLVE" was murdered in an alley behind his apartment. I didn't know Brendan Scanlan personally but I felt like I should honor his passing somehow. I made this in his honor.



I just put it up at his memorial on Halsted St. and Grand ave.





Rest in Peace Brendan.

"Hood Angels" enamel painted wood panel series

I made some of these last year for the Chicago Comic Convention as a last minute thing to try and attract people to our table.

This year they're a little more refined and I plan to continue making more. Each one will be one of a kind due to placement and color choices for both the characters and the background. So pick one up when, if, you can.



-Rm.

Finished Street Fighter wall...

Finally finished the SF character wall today.
Now I just need to reduce all the glare in cs3 and get prints made for the con.



We're calling the whole production "LEGENDS".
Seeing as how these 3 are mos def' legends and Exhaust and I are too!
I'll post the whole final wall asap...

-Rm.

The CHICAGO Connection...

Howdy...
Another group show I have a piece in.
I painted a model freight train car for this show.
They said they were going to have 20 or so running
on a live track in the gallery. Should be a hoot.



54B Gallery
2128 s. Halsted
Chicago, Illinois
6pm - 11pm


For those who cannot make it, here's mine:





-Rm

Another SF themed wall i'm working on...

Ryu, Chun Li and Akuma...



And this is the piece going next to them.
Can you read it?

Hope to have it done by this Saturday.

-Rm

Ol' Dirty Bastard....

Going to paint this on some wood for a show dedicated to the one and only O.D.B. of the infamous Wu Tang Clan.



We'll see how it goes...

-Rm

Daves Sketchbook in Progress...

So Im jammin away at my book so I can have it ready for the Comic Show. I know Rod and Andy are doing the same on their projects as well! Its great that were all bustin ass on some art. Anyway, here you can track the progress of my book...

http://www.davpunk.com/pseudopress/spilled/

also Pseudo Press has been updated as well...

http://www.pseudopress.com

Box Show piece

Here's what it's supposed to look like.
Can you believe I never took a pic of the actual piece?
I'll update this post later with the photo from the shizow!
Peace.

-Rm

*update...
here's the actual piece.

Tree Gate Environment

finished this beast finally. 

check out the rest of the renders, and textures here

http://ryanhastings.com/treegate.html

--Ryan--

1 year Anniversary show...

@ The Montana Shop & Gallery
417 Harrison, Oak Park, Il.
708-848-0901
mtnshopchicago.com

MAY 17th, 2008
from 6 - 10pm



















And here's a sample of my piece...










I'll post the final version the day of the show.
-Rm

SAKURA in color...

hi...

This was the first S.F. submission I did.
They liked both but felt the Akuma was more unique.
Personally, I was partial to this one.
-Rm.