EDM Arena Character Reveal 2

Character batch 4 for EDM Arena is now underway. Here's the first sneak peak:

D3S-DROID (derives from Destroid)
     - Based on Destroid's heavy sound, the first idea that came to mind for this character was "giant, brutal robot". I went through 4 different sketches until this final one was chosen. At first, I thought about giving it huge Gatling or rail guns (either mounted onto its back or carrying in its arms), but then the idea of a giant robot that just beats the shit out of anything felt more suitable. It also uses the chains on its shackles as whips.

Stay tuned for the final four of batch 4...

KP Skin Illustrations

First completed paintings of the New Year! :'D These illustrations are based off of Knife Party's EPs (with the exception of the Haunted skin, which was a poster) and are also influenced by League of Legends' splash screen arts' compositions. Enjoy! :)

Electric Skin (100% No Modern Talking)

Rage Skin (Rage Valley)

Haunted Skin (Haunted House Tour)

Here's a preview image of all three skins with their respective album arts:

The 2012 KP Story & Sketchstuff Updated

Happy belated New Year everyone! :)

It's been a while since there's been an update, so a few new pieces will be added to the Sketchstuff page. And for visiting my site, here's a look back at what happened in 2012 as told by the KP boys and Instagram:








July 30 marked Snare the Centipede's Birthday.

September 29 became [R] KP's B-day.

Then [G] KP arrived incognito sometime around October 20 which marked his B-day.

Fall was getting chilly and Snare was turned into an enchilada one cold Sunday morning...

... then suddenly hurricane Sandy showed up and ruined Halloween over on the East Coast. The power went out for several days so the KP boys got bored. With nothing else better to do, they tried setting things on fire in attempts to stay warm but security showed up and nearly arrested the KPs before G fired warning shots at the authorities  with the Lazer Cannon. Terrified, the cops let them off the hook as long as they stopped making bonfires.
R and G resulted in fake candles to survive the rest of the power outage.

Hurricane Sandy destroyed the KPs' hopes and dreams. Finding that the East Coast sucked, they made a decision to move out West.
Snare hated the move as he was forced to live in a check-in bag for several days.

Luckily, it didn't take long to find a suitable place. Out of all the apartments the KPs ventured to, the one with the J.J. Abrams lens flare sold them almost immediately.

This new place turned out to be more awesome the more the KPs ventured out and explored new worlds. They voyaged across a whole wooden table in a cooking pot.

Meanwhile, Snare was left alone to recover from his traumatic experience living crammed inside luggage. He and the cat, Chubs, had some bro sessions together...

... which later developed into a pretty adorable bromance.

December 25, 2012: KPs' first exciting holiday!!

They attempted to steal all the ornaments off the Christmas tree.

New Years was approaching and the party needed to spice up. Chubs used his feline summoning skills to call upon a rather familiar face.

Redmau5 in the hau5!

New Years was chill. Very chill. With a shit ton of bass n stuff.

And then a great friend from the East Coast showed up, formed a heist with R and G KP, and together they stole a pile of Asian candy.

Twas a very sweet 2012.




THE END

"Pikachu Used Thundershock" 3

After squeezing in free time through several months of work, the third installment of my music playlist "Pikachu Used Thundershock" is FINALLY finished!! For those who haven't seen the first 2 batch of characters, here's one and two.

Most of these characters weren't too difficult to come up with, as their designs are very close to their respective logos/mascots. Shout outs to the people who helped me find more EDM artists for this batch! Here's each character's design process:

Crooked Kitty (derives from Camo & Krooked. Info for this character can be found here.)

Werecat (Monstercat Media)
     - Originally, I was going to stick to just artists and not record labels, but the Monstercat logo was a prime candidate for turning into a character. Further suggestion for the character came from someone who commented on this blog, too (thank you ShiftOne). :)
     - Werecat's design is pretty much straightforward from the original Monstercat design. I just beefed it up and added some spiky fur.

Blackbunny (Blackburner)
     - One of many artists I was introduced to by a fellow deviant on DeviantArt.
     - Again, a very straightforward character design. I mixed the style of Blackburner's bunny logo with the masks and clothing the artists themselves wear when they perform.
     - I wasn't too confident tackling a Blackburner character at first, but after seeing Rise of the Guardians and declaring Bunnymund as my favorite character, drawing Blackbunny became a piece of cake.

SKisMophobic (SKisM)
     - I hadn't heard of SKisM until a friend posted the "Experts" music video on my Facebook wall. It's pretty much the best music video ever.
     - SKisMophobic's design is a mix between the most common pics of SKisM I could find through Google, the wicked spider mech that appears in the "Experts" video, and the double skulls that are on the artist's albums. He was a fun character to draw.
     - (A fun little note: the texture on his hoodie is a picture of a fish I took at the Baltimore Aquarium.)

Epix (Eptic)
     - As simple as Eptic's mascot is, designing this character ironically took the longest and was the most stressful out of all the characters in this batch. I was conflicted whether or not to design Epix as epic or simple but could kick your ass (like ASOT 9001). I changed Epix's design about four times until I finally settled on this one.
     - Epix is a giant, pixel sprite. The orbs on its halo contain Epix's alternate forms: a mech, tank, killer UFO, some Godzilla/killer monster thing, and a mystery form. Whichever form Epix decides to use, the halo disappears and the respective orb expands and sinks into Epix's head, similar to the contained brain on Eptic's mascot.


It may be a while until the next batch of characters, mainly because finishing this one was kinda stressful. Who to pick next... ;)

Style Exploration: My Pokemon Battle Team

I've been busy with multiple freelance jobs lately and I haven't had time to work on anything personal, so I took a day off and decided to let off some steam by drawing Pokemon:

This is my Pokemon Battle Team. Strategy-wise, it's not the best lineup but these six Pokemon are my favorite to use in battle. CLAYDOL, CHANDELURE, BISHARP, and SCOLIPEDE are from my Pokemon White Version team whereas GALLADE and MISMAGIUS are from my Soul Silver Version lineup. The hexagon boxes below the images are the techniques I gave them in their respective games, the red highlighted boxes being the move used in the illustration.

Style-wise, I wanted to take a break from line art because that's the part of my drawing style that takes the longest. Since this was a stress-reliever exercise, I wanted to draw these Pokemon quickly, so after creating a rough sketch of their poses I went straight to colour.

For those curious about the nicknames:

[CLAYDOL] "Pendulum"
     - Named after my favorite band, plus "Pendulum" seemed to fit this Pokemon. I like Claydol's design for some reason - I think it has something to do with the "eyes" all around its head. It's weird, therefore I like it.

[CHANDELURE] "Daniel"
     - Named after the player character in Amnesia: The Dark Descent. This Pokemon is a ghost and a source of light, so I paid homage to the lantern Daniel carries in the scariest game I've ever played.

[GALLADE] "Jak"
     - Named after Jak from the Jak & Daxter games. I wanted to give Gallade a slick name and "Jak" was the only one I could think of at the time. I also gave him a partner: a Buizel nicknamed "Daxter".

[BISHARP] "Mr.Justice"
     - A name I thought of out of ridiculousness because Bisharp looked like a total badass. His design reminded me of Ultraman or some superhero, so I made him a guardian of justice. I made sure to match his techniques with the epicness of his name.
     - Mr.Justice is my favorite battle Pokemon on this team. Imagining him as a superhero makes him extremely fun to play.

[SCOLIPEDE] "Snare"
     - For the longest time, his nickname was "Pendoraa" which is his Japanese name because it sounded so cool and I couldn't think of a better name. So I took my Knife Party-inspired centipede plush's name and shared it with this centipede-inspired Pokemon.
     - Scolipede holds my favorite design out of this whole team.

[MISMAGIUS] "Onryo"
     - "Onryo" are vengeful spirits in Japanese folklore. Honestly, I was kinda bummed that I couldn't catch a female Mismagius, so it was tough nicknaming this male one.
     - Onryo was the first Pokemon in my Soul Silver Version to reach level 100.