Pooboy's Creative Flush

Mr. Kovacs

2009-03-11T23:37:00.001-07:00

Gotta love that face!

Watched the Watchmen

2009-03-10T22:09:00.001-07:00

Gears of War 2

2009-01-22T21:39:00.001-08:00

R.I.P. Betty

2008-12-29T22:12:00.000-08:00

Wicked

2008-12-29T12:44:00.001-08:00

I desperately need to catch up on my book paintings. Loved this book much more than I ever wanted to. I'm still baffled how it became a hugely successful musical. Sex, murder, and teen angst in the Land of Oz. How can you go wrong?

Pin-up Hayden

2008-12-21T19:07:00.000-08:00

This one took me forrreeeevvvvvar!! I had such a hard time with the face. Days and days of frustration! Finally I forced myself to sit until I worked it out. Now I'm happy and I never want to see Hayen's face again! Just kidding... for some reason I'll still watch Heroes.

Rock God

2008-12-07T18:19:00.000-08:00

I didn't put enough time finishing this but it's as far as it's gonna get for a while.

Rhino

2008-11-16T20:25:00.000-08:00

I was watching Ice Age 2 today, and I realized I never do animals (or when I do I don't give them the time to get something decent). Well, that changes today. So, expect more animals inbetween all the girls!! Maybe Jungle Girl will be next... the best of both worlds!

Flyin' Jenny

2008-11-16T12:15:00.001-08:00

This a piece I did for the Drawing Board in a topic for 1930's superheroes. I had idea who Flyin' Jenny was before doing a google search. I couldn't resist the chance to do a female pilot! I even spent a little more time on the background than usual. I pretty happy with it overall.

Review: Fable 2

2008-11-13T21:30:00.001-08:00

It's been too long since I've posted anything... and that's mainly the fault of Fable 2. Even though there are many broken promises in this game, I can't help but be drawn in by it's charm. The World of Fable is a place I like to spend time in, just... to be there. It whisks me away to world that seems so innocent, not a care in the world for it's inhabitants. What is it about this place? It's not the combat, it's not the graphics. So what? I'm not sure. I spent countless hours buying all the property in the world for the sole purpose of having villagers call me Queen (yes I played as a woman). Maybe it's a game for the OCD in all of us. I really don't know how to review this game. There's nothing I loved and some things I hated (what's the point of online play if you can't play as the character you've spent all this time crafting?). But I kept finding myself coming back.

When I played the 1st Fable, I felt with some improvement it could be the greatest game of it's kind. A tweak here, a tweak there, it would do wonders.Well, Fable 2 isn't that game... but there's always Fable 3.

Review: Dead Space

2008-10-26T17:58:00.001-07:00

This is a new thing I'm going to attempt: I want to do a piece for every game I play though and book I read accompanied by a short review. So, this being the first I give you:

Dead Space.

Dead Space is a great game. It's a lot of things. Great story, solid game play, great visuals... it all comes together to make what I'd call this year's Bioshock. Speaking of which, I couldn't get past the feeling the developers were "inspired" by last year's hit. The main character looks remarkably similar to a big daddy, the feel of a lost colony that is now insane and "changed". The title also borrows heavily from Resident Evil 4's gameplay. I'm not critisizing the dev team for this. They obviously took the "right" parts and even improved upon some things (strafing and inventory).

The most amazing thing about this game is the UI (or lack of). Good job guys. You did it. Talk about immersing the player! It's all "in game", meaning it's like the charcter in the game is interacting with this stuff. We developers can learn a few things from this. It's a bold step and I can't wait t see the influence of this in future titles.

Another amazing revelation is this is an EA game! What? When did EA make not only a good game, but a new IP as well? You did it guys. I'm sold. Keep it up. See, you don't need hollywood. Us game makers have ideas too!

The only thing that felt off in the whole experience is my character not having a voice. He's silent the whole game. I understand the choice. It allows the player to immerse themselves in to the character. In Bioshock it makes sense, you're a Big-Daddy, a mindless thug. But it felt wrong for this story. A minor complaint.

I'd reccomend this game to anyone who loved Resident Evil 4 or Bioshock or the horror genre in general... or just damn good solid games.

Reading Girl

2008-10-26T17:53:00.000-07:00

A quick sketch. I want to do more of this stuff. I tend to over-render and over-think things.

Rollergirl

2008-10-12T21:54:00.000-07:00

3 for Saturday

2008-10-04T22:10:00.001-07:00

I just felt like painting today. One from the Drawing Board the other two are from the OC blog. Never thought I'd get to paint Jack!!!

Beaker and Bunson

2008-09-30T22:30:00.001-07:00

From a topic from our work blog... I couldn't think of a cool invention (damn you brain!) so it's just a two shot.

Naruto Sketch

2008-09-23T23:48:00.001-07:00

Earlier this year a friend of mine convinced me to start reading Naruto. 417 Chapters later I'm still reading! I highly reccomend it. It's like Harry Potter with ninjas! Sasuke is such a douche... yes, I'm lame.

Drawing Board Girl: Mosh

2008-09-23T22:33:00.000-07:00

My friend Adam runs a drawing jam every month or so. Usually the models are pretty sultry which is a good change for me because I normally would not do that in my personal work. These pieces are a way for me to explore new styles and techniques. I'm never really happy with them but I've gotten better.

A long time coming...

2008-09-07T13:39:00.000-07:00

I've been wanteing to start my own creative blog for a while. I've posted a lot of other places but now it's time to take the plunge and branch out on my own. My hope is to post something weekly. Hope I can keep it up!