Design of a 3D bird and icon for the BirdEye iPad and iPhone Twitter application.
More imagery: sevensheaven.nl
Feb 29, 2012
iPhone app icon design
Feb 27, 2012
The Space Marine System
For more than a hundred centuries an illustrator has sat immobile in his golden office chair. He is the master of Flash-based character generation systems by the will of the gods and creator of some awesome Astartes artwork by the might of his inexhaustible pens.
Feb 26, 2012
Feb 24, 2012
Capable
Acrylic on Canvas - 24 inches high by 18 inches wide
My Illustration Friday entry... yes, that's me. yes... those are my toes.
Feb 23, 2012
Moon Child iOS
Like rock-solid old school platform gaming? Then get Moon Child for your iPad or iPhone.
All graphics created by Sevensheaven.
Feb 21, 2012
Kick the Chick title screen
Cartoon-style 3D title image for the Kick the Chick game for the Apple iPhone and iPad.
More: sevensheaven.nl
Feb 20, 2012
The Departure Game App Made Possible By Kickstarter
Hey everybody! I've been encouraged to turn some of my characters into games for awhile now. I'm looking to make that happen with The Departure and would like to invite you all to participate in the kickstarter game campaign.
It's a super cool way to raise funding for projects like this. I've included a bunch of fun rewards for all the donation levels. Please check it out and share it with everyone you know! Thanks so much! Kickstarter Game : The Departure
Feb 19, 2012
Feb 17, 2012
Chewy and Lumpy
A figure sculpt I molded and casted of Chewbacca's son "Lumpy" from the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Tim's blog
Feb 16, 2012
Nerosunero in the Annual of Associazione Illustratori
Eight of my works have been selected and will be included in the
2012 ANNUAL of the ASSOCIAZIONE ILLUSTRATORI
(the annual of the Italian illustration)
associazioneillustratori/annual 2012
The Annual published by Fausto Lupetti Editore
will be launched at the Bologna Book Fair in March 2012
nerosunero
Sing Sing
Sing Sing: A One Act Opera, cover
The SPACE Small Publishers Expo in Columbus Ohio has nominated my mini-comic Sing Sing for the 2011 SPACE Prize in Minicomics / Short Story. Page samples are on my blog: zillustration.blogspot.com
If you have pull with the voting body... Throw some love my way. Click the image to see the cover at twice the size... mmmm... bigger...
The SPACE Small Publishers Expo in Columbus Ohio has nominated my mini-comic Sing Sing for the 2011 SPACE Prize in Minicomics / Short Story. Page samples are on my blog: zillustration.blogspot.com
If you have pull with the voting body... Throw some love my way. Click the image to see the cover at twice the size... mmmm... bigger...
Feb 15, 2012
Blue Landscapes now on sale at Paperwork Gallery
On San Valentine's day Paperwork/Ugallery
has released a new limited edition of one of my most recent digital prints: Blue landscapes / Escape
The new limited edition print can be bought exclusively on line at
Paperwork: Mario Sughi
Paperwork / Ugallery (14 II 2012, San Francisco & New Yorks, USA)
A nice blog relating to the new release of this new print can be read at
ugallery.com/blog/post/Paperwork-Newsletter-Its-Not-About...
In 2011 Paperwork/Ugallery released two editions of my prints:
Blue Shadows at Paperwork
New art gallery at Paperwork
Blue Landscapes / Escape, Limit ed print by nerosunero
Flying Saucer
Today my second publication with Vanin Publishers came out. I made some illustrations for a story about a robokid Rodi and it's friend Mick. Mick gets to meet Rodi's uncle and they get a better look in his flying saucer. This story was written by Rian Visser and published in 'Het blad van Vos & Haas'. Want to see more? Then go have a look on my http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickclaes/
Feb 14, 2012
Work in progress - Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
Feb 13, 2012
Cupid:Modern Warfare
Feb 12, 2012
Feb 11, 2012
Toy tiki
Toy designs of a cannibal figure with tiki mask, cooking-pot, campfire, ladle and spear.
More: sevensheaven.nl
Toy bird and worm
Design of a parrot toy figure, worm toy figure and toy plants.
More: sevensheaven.nl
Feb 10, 2012
A lot of new stuff from my website. An article from Drink and Draw Montreal, semi-finalist for the FIMA poster contest and much more to come... like a portrait of Hendrix. Come visit my website !
Feb 9, 2012
Nicki Minaj for Grammy Week
The Grammy Awards are this Sunday and to celebrate, I've created a series of illustrations dedicated to the nominees. Today's illustration is Nicki Minaj. Feel free to view the others here. Thanks for looking!
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| Nicki Minaj by Nicole Alesi - www.stuffbynicole.blogspot.com |
In the SFG Spotlight-Wade Mickley!
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| © Wade Mickley |
Tell us a little about yourself and your work.
I'm currently working as a full-time graphic designer at NASA, a part-time freelance illustrator and showing my work in galleries as a fine artist.
As an illustrator, my clients tend to be from the outdoor, adventure market or targeting a children’s audience. My illustration work is created digitally but I try to interject a lot of texture and layers to my work by scanning distressed materials, splats of paint, rust, etc. I love the outdoors, stand-up paddle boarding, comics, collecting old children's books, all things weathered and distressed, going to museums and a nice, hot, cup of tea.
What drew you to illustration as a career choice?
Drawing and doodling has always been second nature to me Growing up I spent countless hours tracing comic book covers with wax paper, eventually graduating to dip pens and markers. When I heard that people had careers as illustrators that intrigued me. I loved the idea of illustrating and interpreting articles through visuals giving me an opportunity to express my views through art.
Perhaps my love for drawing stems from being shy as a child because I felt it was another way I could express myself. I always knew I'd be drawing or doing something creative for a living. There were no other options in my mind.
My goal is to become a full-time illustrator. For now, my experiences as a design, illustrator and fine artist all compliment each other and help me grow as an artist.
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| © Wade Mickley |
What creative ways do you use to come up with ideas and concepts?
There are many and varied. Sometimes the best ideas come in the shower or while driving my car. For an editorial illustration, I start by concentrating on the words, look up references, brainstorm and sketch lots of ideas.
Letting the information settle for a bit by paddling, walking in the woods, going to the bookstore or an art museum then giving my mind a chance to connect some of my thoughts.
What do you do to keep your work fresh?
Besides putting my work in airtight Tupperware containers in the freezer, I consume media. I read books, comics, magazines, stupid blogs, and browse through bookstores. I also watch the news, doodle in my sketchbook, paint, take art courses, and network with other artists. All of this contributes to my personal, visual fabric.
I find inspiration in museums and the visual arts. When I research artists, I discover connections between what is going on now and what has already come before. It's cool when you learn that your favorite artist is strongly influenced by someone from 100 years ago. I recently started collecting some of Gustaf Tenggren’s illustrated children’s books that will quite possibly influence my own work.
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| © Wade Mickley |
Do you adapt what you do for certain markets or trends or does it just progress naturally as you go along?
Although I’m aware of trends, I don’t think I consciously adapt to them. I just try to be clever with my work and let my style evolve organically regardless of the market.
Do you get to create much personal work and promotions?
Yes...but never as much as I'd like too.
Is there any successes that stand out that has helped you progress as an illustrator?
One of my clients has given me quite a bit of creative freedom over the past ten years, which has helped me to progress as an illustrator. Working with peers, taking a Tutormill online editorial illustration class pushed me by requiring I illustrate outside my normal comfort zone.
The positive affirmation I received from juried shows, awards and peers has given me more confidence to keep moving forward.
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| © Wade Mickley |
What is your favourite part about being in illustration? The process? Ideas/concepts? The final artwork?
All of the above, they are all reasons why I am attracted to being an illustrator.
It’s always exciting to get a fresh, new publication and crack it open and see your work in print.
Describe your dream project or client.
Writing and illustrating my own children’s book or graphic novel would be a dream project for me. I'm also interested in creating my own animation and have a few ideas I'd love to bring to life in a short-animated film.
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| © Wade Mickley |
Feb 7, 2012
The Owl Forest
So below is my newest piece, I'm going through this owl phase where all I want to do is draw owls. It does have that Owls of Ga'hoole feel to it, but I was actually inspired by the Frozen Planet (again)! What can I say, I love that series! Also, it might be that I'm suffering from a severe cold at the moment, where I'm just sneezing my head off every two seconds. So owls and a cold on my mind equals this:
My Illustrations on Pocket Mirrors
Hi All
Just wanted to let you know I have opened up an Etsy store called Keri Dawn Studios. I will be selling pocket mirrors, prints, pins, magnets, etc with my illustrations, drawings and designs on them. Take a look and let me know what you think. Here are a few samples of the mirrors:
Here is the link to my store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/keridawnstudios
Thanks for looking!!
Keri
Just wanted to let you know I have opened up an Etsy store called Keri Dawn Studios. I will be selling pocket mirrors, prints, pins, magnets, etc with my illustrations, drawings and designs on them. Take a look and let me know what you think. Here are a few samples of the mirrors:
Here is the link to my store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/keridawnstudios
Thanks for looking!!
Keri
Feb 5, 2012
Feb 2, 2012
nerosunero @ frizzifrizzi
nerosunero @ frizzifrizzi
7 opere e 7 domande, alle 7 di mattina, ad illustratori che si svegliano presto o non sono ancora andati a dormire.
7 works and 7 questions at 7 oclock in the morning to those illustrators that either get up early in the morning or have not gone to bed yet!
by Ethel
FrizziFrizzi (Bologna, It, 2 II 2012)
Feb 1, 2012
NEROSUNERO DOODLE FOR ENQUIRE MAGAZINE
Enquire Magazine with the Doodle I created for the month of February 2012
www.nerosunero.org
"ENQUIRE is just another magazine about design, fashion, music, art, photography, trends and much more"
www.enquire.it (Italy, Februay 2012)
'Apart' Illustration
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