Creed

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. Below is a caricature of Actor Michael B. Jordan in his role in The Rocky franchise spin off, "Creed", out today in theaters. The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. I look forward to checking out the film. For now here is piece I did for fun. Thanks for stopping by, Enjoy!!!

The Sweet Science

Here is a painting I have been working on, on and off  throughout the year.  A boxer sneaking in a counter punch from an unorthodox angle can cause a variety of damage :) I am a huge boxing fan and I even had a successful amateur career as a young man, so as an artist it's a great subject matter for me to return to, and one I know all too well.  This one was finished right on time for the release of Creed starring Sylvester Stallone  and Michael B. Jordan.  I can't wait to see the film, being such a huge Rocky fan.  Some of the Photoshop brushes used here were purchased on artist Aaron Blaise's website.  I have several of his brush sets, these were his canvas textured brush set which can be purchased here.  There are several great tutorials and texture sets available there as well.
Thanks for stopping by, Enjoy!!!!

Rocky And Adrian

Whoa, it has been a crazy couple of weeks, but it's time to start posting some new art and updating the blog again. I decided to revisit this old piece I did of Actor Sylvester Stallone and actress Talia Shire from the movie Rocky. Rocky is a 1976 American sports film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rocky starts out as a club fighter who later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. It also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. The film is also the reason why many pro fighters, including myself wanted to become fighters in the first place :) Below is the revised painting followed by the original (which I thought was awesome at the time, heh) and the reference material. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy!!!

Yo! Adrian, I did it !!!

Here's another Rocky Caricature, this time with his Soul mate Adrian. I started painting this years ago and lost the file right as I was almost wrapping it up. I was so upset, it took me a few years to want to tackle it again. Well, live and learn, I save often now, and I think it came out a lot better this time around.

Rocky Balboa

You gotta love Rocky. These movies made me want to learn how to box. I had a good time with this one. The shapes evolved quite a bit as I rendered it from sketch to color. I hope you like it.