Two of the earliest video games I worked on were Civilization II and CivNet. I was hired at Microprose Software mostly for my drawing skills. It was the mid 90’s. I was so new to the industry they would only let me draw concept art and make texture maps. Here’s some randomness from one of my early game dev sketchbooks. The drawing above the logo is from the back cover of CivNet’s game manual.
Enjoy galloping around on expensive thoroughbreds running packs of top breed dogs to terrorize and murder helpless foxes? You are a cowardly piece of shit. What I mean is you’re a human fecal smear and hopefully you’re thrown from your mount and shoot yourself in the face. Get over yourself, baby dick; you’re a despicable animal abuser.
3.5 Inch round vinyl coming your way. I like drawing these raccoon characters. They’re a visual indulgence of high mischief which I can’t resist. This dude’s name is Smiley J. Black and he’s the worst of the bunch. Never let him hold the money or the dope.[twitter_follow username=”@hungryknife” language=”en”]
From my senior year art school sketchbook.
I scribbled this with a ballpoint pen. I believe in the importance of fucking around.
The population in this area explodes in the winter months with seasonal residents (snowbirds). They flee back north in the springtime. They can’t take the heat; it’s brutal.
I’m a bonafide desert rat. I don’t mind the heat. After many desert summers you get accustomed to it. Then you start to like it. This desert belongs to me and the critters from June through September. I dig that.
When the heat is raw, the action is easy.
Earth Overshoot Day 2016 recently occured (on August 8), marking the date when humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year. Chew on that while you water your lawn.
2008 Sketchbook Doodle. Racoon is a violent offender. Settle down, fuzzbutt!
I’m really more of a dog person. I like cats plenty but I have three dogs that are way too gamey for kitty companionship. Cats are fun to draw, though. They have charisma and are easy to render as characters. I call this one Kill Kitty. I scribbled this while looking at the messed up vintage cat figurine pictured in the small photo. I don’t know the ceramic kitty’s story but you can find Kill Kitty at my Etsy Shop.
Here’s the ceramic kitty I used as my reference model. I found this photo somewhere on the internet. Drawing pictures of sculptures is great practice for stylizing anatomical forms.