EDM Arena Challenger Reveal 8 and 9

Two-part character reveal for Batch 7!!!

Dillon Faceless (Dillon Francis)
     - Faceless was first teased in one of the comic panels from this post.
     - Based off of Dillon Francis' internet personas. From left to right: Dillon loves Taco Bell (default pose holding the taco), middle guy is DJ Hanzel, and third is DJ RichAsFuck.
     - Faceless is a rogue A.I. who's origins are currently unknown. He makes his first appearance by sabotaging Channel 42, completely rendering the entire TV station inoperable. He may or may not have a connection with the local taco place, DJ Awareness Tacos... (a Dillon Francis reference)
     - In game, each of Faceless' personas differ slightly in techniques and strategy. To become Hanzel, he puts on a pair of shades, DJ RAF a hat, and back to Dillon consuming a taco. He has a "super" mode called "Burnin' Up" (based on of Dillon Francis' songs dubbed the same name) in which he gets a glowing pair of eyes and shoots rainbow lasers and cats out of his face (reference to the Burnin' Up music video).

Chella (Dog Blood)
     - The development of this character was aided by a great friend of mine, hybridblood.
     - Chella's name is based off of one of Dog Blood's songs "Chella Ride".
     - Vulgar (based on Dog Blood song "Middle Finger"), intimidating, and prone to mindless violence, Chella is one of nastiest characters to roam The City. A bounty hunter from the same solar system as Mirza, she's on a mission to hunt Mirza down for a wrong that she did in the past. Mirza is unaware that she has a bounty on her head, but her nomadic nature helps cover her tracks from the likes of Chella.
     - Chella occasionally plays guitar and even then she's still terrifying. (Based on another Dog Blood song "Shred or Die".)

Only one more character left for Batch 7!

Tiny Keyboard

R felt left out while G spent hours of the day practicing on the bass, so I made him a little keyboard:

Detail shots:

 

Same as the bass guitar, the keyboard is crafted out of cardboard and masking tape. Painting the tiny details took several hours to complete as well, with the exception of the lines that divide the keys which was done with a 0.25 point pen. Reference was based off of Rob Swire's keyboard:

(Photo credit ?)

Tiny Bass Guitar

Had a sudden impulse to make a tiny bass guitar for my G KP plushie:

Detail shots:

The guitar is crafted out of cardboard and masking tape. The painting of the tiny instrument's details took a few hours to complete. The strings are white thread sewn through the cardboard and masking tape. The strap pins and tuners are 18-gauge wires. Reference was based off of Gareth Mcgrillen's guitar:

(Photo by David Baird)

I make pointless things on a whim.

Process Log 22: Mivari

This log documents the concept process of creating a character brand for an electronic artist named "Mivari".

The wings were scrapped but otherwise the desired final product was a semi-realistic illustration of the Mivari character. I had set the canvas dimensions to Facebook cover size:

And here is the final render:

EDM Arena Paintings - Ziv and The Upbeast

Similar to the 2013 October series, I think I'm going to a series of EDM Arena paintings that feature characters using or are themed off of songs from their respective artists. Here are paintings for Ziv and The Upbeast:

Ziv - Lights & Thunder

Song: "Lights & Thunder" by Krewella ft. Gareth Emery

The Upbeast - Bones

Song: "Bones" by The Upbeats ft. Ned Worboys