Sneak Peak

A behind the scenes shot for you, written by Scott Madden, Illustrated by your truly;

In Da Laboratory

A sneak peek at me getting busy , with some beer and rum, in the Lab working on a graphic novel/film of the sequel to Scott Madden's The Kiss. The Kiss was written and directed by my partner in crime Scott Madden.

A quick synopsis:
Young Jeremy's life is a daily slog through teenage hell -- his only shields are his iPod and his sour attitude. He doesn't even know that change is possible, let alone that it is coming... that it is inevitable, that it is... his fate. He's about to stumble into an ancient feud between two warring vampyre clans... Santa Maria, the forgotten Queen of the Clan of the Snake has been imprisoned and left for dead in a shallow grave in the desert of Hell. It has taken centuries, but She has finally mustered enough strength to plead loud enough for the right ear to hear... And as Jeremy's love resurrects Santa Maria's corpse from from the wasteland of death, Santa Maria's love for Jeremy raises him from the numbing death of his teenage life. But when Santa Maria needs to move up the food chain to keep her returning strength growing, Jeremy's love is tested... did he really fall in love with a ferocious, predatory monster? Did she ever love him? Is he next on her banquet table? Can love ever really last forever? All it takes is the kiss.

We are now working on the backstory and it is one sexy hell of a ride!!! Stay tuned.

Vampires, Angels, and motorcycle road rage

This first drawing features one of the vampire queens from the story I am working on written by my good friend Scott Madden.  The scary guy in the background is a character we call the master of souls.
First the thumbnail:


And the tighter pencils:


And here is a design I did for a friend.  He's going to be taking my painting and airbrushing it on his tank.  I'll be sure and post the process after he finishes it along with my finished painting.  Basically he's sending a message to all the people that run him off the road on a daily basis, because they are busy talking on their cell phones instead of keeping an eye on the road. 



Next is a tattoo I did today of a piece that is available on my online store as a print.  I call it Raziel , the Angel of Mystery.  My wife Vicky is the model for the warrior angel.  In the original painting I put the name of GOD on her forehead in angelic script and my name is on the sword, but I left all of that out of the tattoo.
below is the original piece, followed a few tattoo pics:












 

Vampire chic

Today's daily doodle was a warm-up sketch I did before diving into another page from Scott Madden's vampire queens story. I can't wait to be able to speak out some more about this project, for now though, here's another teaser.

Artist Profile / interview

I want to send a special thanks to my friend Mike Todasco and the guys over at the Sketch Maven site for the showcasing my interview/ work on their site. Sketch Maven is a huge Comic Book marketplace on the web (the biggest in fact), they ut up new artist profiles every Tuesday and Friday, so stop by and take a look through the rest of the site while you're there.
The links to my interview are:
Long URL: http://www.sketchmaven.com/cms.php?&content=Rafael_Rivera
Short URL: http://bit.ly/SMART26
I briefly mention a project I am working on at the end of the interview with my long time partner in crime, Scott Madden. Here is a little teaser page for you to check out. I'll share more when I can, Scott and I have tons of stuff we'll be working on in the future and last I heard there are a few Hollywood types showing some interest in our stuff, so stay tuned, it's gonna be craaaaaazzzzzzyyyyy.

We are having a baby

I just found out recently that my wife and I are having a baby (Yaaay). After 10 years of marriage , I really didn't expect it to ever happen. Vicky (wife), has 2 children, and I have 1 daughter from a previous relationship. This will be our first child together. The family is all very excited about this new addition. Best Christmas present I ever had. It seems like just yesterday, my step-children were little babies themselves. they are both grown and about to graduate high school soon. Now my wife will have some company to help her with any empty nest syndrome she may have experienced when her children go off to school.
I am also working on a graphic novel with my good friends Todd Livingston (MTV's Wild n' Out) and Scott Madden ( Producer - The Contender) . I will tell you more about that and the baby as it all develops. Here are some more cartoon faces I did for practice today. As always I enjoy trying out new techniques. If it isn't fun, I can't get into it.