Category: Illustration
Fat Suns Alight!
February 9, 2010 – 9:17 am
Prior to MiniSquadron, Tak was working on another game idea of his called Fat Suns Alight! The brief was simple: he needed a bunch of characters and some concept artwork to complement the prototype build he had done, so that he could pitch it to the publishers. Concept artwork for games was a whole new ball game to me, but it seemed like a fun-type of challenge so I decided to give it a go.
However, Fat Suns Alight! never saw the light of day (get the pun?), but the lessons weaned from it did result in him producing the highly addictive MiniSquadron. As much as I would have loved to see the characters in situ on the game itself, I do like the bunch of Fat Suns that were created and I’m sure they will probably come to life sometime in the future!
Impressions of a French Gangster
February 2, 2010 – 9:00 am
Thats the look I’ve got nailed down from the French gangster films seen recently:
Left: Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Public Enemy No. 1, Right: Un Prophet
Of course its a pretty generic statement, but couldn’t help noticing they were carrying a similar look (although you should check out the Guardian’s image gallery of Jacques Mesrine for the multitude of disguises he pulled off!).
While they both tell the story of a gangster’s rise to notoriety, they are still different enough to stand on their own.If you havn’t seen these 2 films (or 3 rather if you consider that Mesrine comprises of 2 films) they should definitely be ones to consider watching on the celluloid.
Mini Squadron – My planes
December 11, 2009 – 5:23 pm
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while and now that I’ve got some time, here it is! Below are some of my airplane design contributions to the addictive iPhone game Mini Squadron by Mr. Tak & Dave:
From top – bottom: Cherry Bomb, Blueprint and Greenwave.
Each have their own unique weaponry capabilities to defeat those zany enemy fighter planes and can be unlocked when you hit a certain score at different levels. Its highly addictive and easy to play and am still trying to unlock all the planes at the mo! (Of course, the ones I’ve designed have already been unlocked and deployed successfully in gameplay!)
Cherry Bomb’s my favourite and you get a sneak preview of her in this trailer here (the second plane featured):
And for those who already have iPhone, get your Mini Squadron now!!
Hippocampus
August 7, 2009 – 9:59 am
The hippocampus is a major component of the brains of humans and other mammals. It belongs to the limbic system and plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation.
- Wikipedia
My choice of meat in Gozo…
June 18, 2009 – 1:45 pm
I’d like to think he had a happy & content after-life:
Ranting Rascals
May 19, 2009 – 8:54 am
Yesterday, I broke into a rant, and these are the monsters that spew out when that happens. Not pretty – but a generally good reflection of my mood when I’m at it. Still, I’m glad I got them out of the way.
For now, at least.
Panda Power Cycling Gloves
April 1, 2009 – 12:04 am
Just me mittens I got a few years ago which are real “handy” for riding Scarlett. The fact that they aren’t identical gave them more of a personality. Maybe its the imperfection that adds to the charm. I think I need some names for them. :)
The Ferners & Cadence – X’mas wrappers
March 9, 2009 – 9:50 pm
Last year, I made some x’mas wrappers each with an iconic resemblance of the receipient’s to wrap their presents with. The wrapped presents were then nicely composed and taken on Dave’s iPhone. Alas, during transfer, the aliens have somehow zapped the transmitted particles in transit to the computer, resulting in image data being lost. Big fat POO.
In any case, thought I would redo the iconography of the family members again for use in future wrapping…
First post for 2009…
March 7, 2009 – 5:58 pm
Oopss! This update arrives 3 months later then its original intended date. … Plenty of excuses but its really down to one terrible sin – Procrastination. There’s definitely some stuff I’ve been busy with and the fear of migration to a new platform but all in all, think its better late then never!
Anyways whats the plan? I’ve finally gotten round to upgrading to WordPress 2.7.3 (from 2.0) using this handy Instant Upgrade plug-in which made the transition seamless. (Although this feature has now been integrated with WordPress 2.7 onwards). And boy o boy, do I really enjoy the new updated interface. Well done Happy Cog!
Hopefully this year will see me doing more posts as a documentation process of what I’ve come across on the web that I like and would like to remember (as previously I’ve always hesitated putting stuff up here thinking it was not entirely relevant).
And yes. I’ve been twittered up – Find me @shunnyzon
Oakley Design Brief – Shortlisted
July 31, 2008 – 10:07 pm
Got news that my submission for the Oakley Design Brief got shortlisted into the final gallery. Here’s the result:
(You may notice that this is an evolution from my eye tattoo illustration)
The winner will be announced later this year but I doubt my chances of winning are slim as the competition looks pretty good. Nevertheless, was happy to make it to the shortlist, period. :)