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Moving

2010-09-06T19:30:00.002-05:00

I recently completely redesigned my portfolio site at http://www.nickwhitlock.com/. Stop by and tell me what you think. After a lot of procrastination I decided to move my blog over to http://nickwhitlock.tumblr.com/. I do quite a bit of video/animation work and its easier to post on tumblr. I hope to see you all there.

Color Study

2010-07-22T22:15:00.000-05:00

Lighting Study

2010-07-20T23:49:00.000-05:00

Here is a quick value study for a piece I put together a while back. Whenever I finally get around to updating my folio site I'll post the final.

2.5H Speedy

2010-07-19T01:01:00.001-05:00

I took a couple months off to just enjoy being a new dad. It was the best time of my life but I felt so inspired by every little thing she does that I couldn't wait to lay some paint down on canvas.

Belle

2010-05-18T11:26:00.000-05:00

So I had plans to get around to posting some new work last week but I got...sidetracked. Meet little Isabelle, the most beautiful thing I've ever made.

Back Log

2010-05-13T22:13:00.003-05:00

I've got a huge back log of sketches and traditional artwork that Im finally getting around to posting this week. The traditional paintings take from 2-3 hours and are painted from life whenever possible. Hope you dig 'em.

A Little Late

2010-04-16T03:00:00.001-05:00

Work has kept me crazy busy so sorry for the lack of updates. I have a gang of new work on my website so make sure to stop by. This is a remake of a recent painting of mine to test out some new brushes for matte painting. Hope ya dig it.

30 Minute Speed Painting

2010-03-02T02:21:00.000-06:00

2 Hour Speed Painting.

2010-02-25T00:47:00.000-06:00

1.5H Speed Painting

2010-02-16T12:35:00.000-06:00

1.5H Speed Painting

2010-02-04T23:43:00.002-06:00

2H Speed Painting

2010-02-02T15:09:00.004-06:00

1H Speed Painting

2010-01-31T02:37:00.001-06:00

Offensive?

2009-12-22T15:48:00.000-06:00

I guess the human body is a bit much for some people so I decided to pull the "Drawing" section from my site. They're a bit older anyway so its not too big of a deal but I figured I would post them here for posterity.

New Work

2009-12-21T17:31:00.000-06:00

Here is a new piece I finished last week. Hope ya dig it.

Sketch

2009-10-17T01:08:00.002-05:00

Randomness

2009-10-12T10:23:00.002-05:00

Thanks for everyones comments. They are much appreciated. Sorry for the lack of updates but work/life is a bit crazy right now but there is a ton of new work on the way.

Anyway, here are some of the billions of sketches I have laying around. Hope ya dig 'em.

Late

2009-10-03T02:16:00.000-05:00

Finished this up a few days ago but was to lazy to post it. Hope ya dig it.

WIP

2009-09-30T00:32:00.003-05:00

Here is a quick update on this shaman guy.

Sketches

2009-09-28T23:40:00.000-05:00

Things are busy here with the baby on the way but I'm manageing to work on a few pieces. Here are a few quick sketches from earlier today. They are actually just thumbnail sketches so they were painted pretty small.

All Thumbs

2009-09-23T22:18:00.001-05:00

Here are some quick thumbnail sketches. A couple of these might get worked on further.

Genius

2009-09-21T13:49:00.002-05:00

I spend a lot of time surfing around looking at other peoples' artwork. Maybe a bit more than I should but sometimes I come across something really cool and inspiring. Case in point "The Brainstormer" created by the concept artist Andrew Bosley. It lists tons of word combinations along with story conflicts to help get the creativity flowing. Here is a link to his blog so you can check out his awesome artwork
http://andrewbosley.blogspot.com/
And to the flash version of the "The Brainstormer"
http://www.distractionbeast.com/brainstormer.swf

2009-09-17T00:13:00.000-05:00

Here is the final version. I just concentrated on the ship since the background was meant to be pretty loose.

Baby

2009-09-16T11:05:00.002-05:00

I've been a little behind the past few days and slacking on the updates but I have a good excuse. I'm having a baby! Well, I'm not but my wife is...you get the point. Its our first so we are going crazy over here. Anyway here is a quick sketch I put together late last night.

2009-09-10T01:40:00.003-05:00

I this one is just about finished but I think the wings need something. Maybe. Maybe not.