ART OF JAMES WOLF

New shots from Nexuiz :)

2012-01-14T14:11:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the slow updates :( I've been so wrapped up in work that I've had no time for personal stuff. At this point in time I'm pretty sure I've painted hundreds of concepts that will never see the light of day which is a shame but at the very least I'd like to post some things Of things I've been involved with in the past. So here are two more shots from the upcoming game Nexuiz that feature some of my character concepts :) Check out Nexuiz.com for more!

secret watering hole

2011-12-08T18:20:00.001-08:00

an unfinished concept that started out as a simple brush experiment, but eventually I found myself filling in details to a piece that had no clear direction needless to say, I've lost my enthusiasm for it but thought I'd post the piece anyway :)

Canyon secret

2011-10-28T09:08:00.001-07:00

Environments

2011-09-27T00:24:00.000-07:00

Two more environments, one of which is still unfinished :)

Ogre mummy zombie featuring Stingin Stan

2011-09-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

Ah HA haaaa! It was all a devious ploy (by ogre mummy zombie and Stingin Stan)... to lead you to my website!! AHAHAHAhaaaaaaaaaa!!

Travels

2011-09-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the non art related post but I've been doing a lot of travelling lately and thought i'd post a few pics from my ventures :) I of course have hundreds of photos taken from all of these places but I'll just post a couple of them 8)

in July issues of ImagineFX?

2011-08-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

Well apparently I was in the July issue of the international Art mag ImagineFX and never got the memo lol. They did a small FXpose feature on my work so if your interested please go check it out! :)

Back online!

2011-06-04T12:35:00.001-07:00

I've been so swamped with work that I haven't even had the time to get my work computer back online! Turns out the culprit was a corrupt antivirus program, anyway all is well now. I don't have much to show that isn't under some sort of NDA but I do have a quicky that was done for a small challenge a while back. Wish I had time to further it but alas I do not :(....:)

Check out my art in D'artiste Character design!

2011-06-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

I recently had some art accepted into Ballistics newest D'artiste book so Please check it out if you can! Anne Pogoda, Kekai Kotaki, and Gonzalo Ordonez all had great tutorials that should be very helpful to those looking to improve their character design skills! :)

Dragon concepts

2011-04-25T18:30:00.000-07:00

a recently completed dragon concept for a project I am working on with a client called "DELVE" More to come!

and a color variation:

the assassin and her playground

2011-04-19T23:47:00.000-07:00

Interviews both near and far!

2011-04-19T22:36:00.000-07:00

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed for both the Syracuse newspaper (near where I live) and The Fantasy Art magazine in China!

For the Syracuse article I was interviewed by Scott Rapp who was very friendly throughout the process and afterwords he and a photographer showed up to see how I work in person and to take a few photos of me at work! :) you can see a preview below:

For the Fantasy Art Magazine interview I had the honor of speaking with Lizzy Carft who sent me two sets of questions. First were a set of basic questions and after those were completed I was given some deeper questions to answer which I feel resulted in a very in depth and personal interview that I hope everyone can enjoy! For those who can't read Chinese I will post the interview below, not all of the questions were used in the article but I'm going to post them all since I feel there were a lot of good questions.

New Prints!! and Zazzle?!!

2011-03-28T13:36:00.000-07:00

I've added a new batch of high quality prints to my Inprnts.com profile! I chose some of the more requested paintings so check it out to see which ones!

www.inprnt.com/gallery/james_wolf/

I have also begun selling some products on zazzle.com (iphone, ipad cases, etc) so check that out as well! I set it up mostly for fun but if there are any specific requests let me know and I'll see what i can do. :)

ARTofJAMESWOLF

Thanks everyone! :D

3 more environments

2011-02-09T00:21:00.000-08:00

Some new, some old :)
the first one is for a personal project,
second one is a quick concept inspired by a certain franchise :)
and the third is an old piece I never felt was finish so I added a bit more to it.

thanks for looking!

The abandoned mines

2011-01-21T19:31:00.000-08:00

Plains of Despair

2011-01-21T16:51:00.000-08:00

small challenge piece, I threw the progress shots up in case your interested :)

Gallery Feature in HEAVY METAL!!

2011-01-21T09:53:00.000-08:00

I have a gallery Feature in this months issue of Heavy Metal! (march 11) this is great news because i've always wanted to work with them and i was thrilled when they contacted me. Now i can check it off my list of goals and replace it with a heavy metal cover goal! ;) anyway be sure to check it out if you can :)

Kingdom process thumbs

2011-01-09T09:32:00.000-08:00

A quick concept that I never got around to finishing but just wanted to post up the process in case you are interested :)

Character Designs

2011-01-08T11:22:00.000-08:00

2010-12-18T11:17:00.000-08:00

Post Human studios used my image for their eclipse phase gatecrashers preview so that means I can add it to my blog now :)

You can see the preview here! Gatecrshing Ops!

Not Your Fathers Pin-up PINK RIBBON CALENDER!!

2010-12-08T23:56:00.000-08:00

hey :)
just wanted to let you know that the Not Your Fathers Pin-up PINK RIBBON CALENDER has just been released. profits will be donated to pink ribbon international so be sure to pick up a copy :) the 2011 calender can be purchased here: Link

Thanks!

Ghost!! scariest ghost photo!

2010-11-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

I don't normally post non art related items but I recently snuck into troy cemetery which my girlfriend proclaimed to be one of the 7 gates of hell or some such bologna (or so I thought at the time...) and I was like "pshh! sure, sure" but then I looked at the photos we took!!

anyway, happy Halloween!

Fire Nymph

2010-10-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

The Fire Nymph

Born of the mating of a human female and a fire Spirit, Once conceived the mother unwillingly carries the fire in her belly until one dreadful day when the burning from within is to great and the mother is incinerated in a burst of flames leaving nothing but ashes surrounding the newly born fire nymph. although their existence is short the Fire Nymph lives its life with great passion and vigor, indulging in all the splendors of the world until its life fizzles out as dramatically as it entered. :)

Lucifers throne or um hells goblet yea yea yea :D

2010-10-13T00:24:00.000-07:00

another lava themed piece :) finished? mmm...possibly, i'll have to give it a second look tomorrow 8D

The Hounds of Tindalos

2010-10-08T18:32:00.000-07:00

"They are lean and athirst!" he shrieked... "All the evil in the universe was concentrated in their lean, hungry bodies. Or had they bodies? I saw them only for a moment, I cannot be certain."
—Frank Belknap Long, "The Hounds of Tindalos"

an illustration for the HP lovecraft challenge over at the Artorder blog :)

I'll post the wips in a bit but just wanted to get the final? up now :) hope you like it!

Volcano concepts

2010-09-14T23:13:00.000-07:00

a concept done for a client. I've got a few of these so I'll post some more when i can :)

Stilt witch

2010-09-14T23:05:00.000-07:00

Found this one lying around so I might as well post it, I think its like a year old concept but anyway :)

Jenibabe revival!

2010-09-14T23:01:00.000-07:00

Hoping to revive this one cause I liked it but never had the time to finish it. It has some fixing to do but hopefully I'll be able to complete it this time :)

Banner Girl

2010-09-14T22:55:00.000-07:00

A simple pinup piece :)

Angel vs Dragon!

2010-07-28T10:55:00.000-07:00

New piece!

Eclipse Phase: Sunward

2010-07-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

I was just given permission to add some work I did for posthuman studios to my portfolio so here's one of them :) its about 6 months old at this point but I still wanted to get it up here heh heh

In Search of HUMANS

2010-06-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

another piece done for Oddball animation :)

New Print releases!

2010-06-11T09:55:00.000-07:00

Three more of my prints have been added to my inprnt.com gallery so please check them out! 8D view them here

D&D pin up challenge

2010-05-16T00:55:00.000-07:00

pinup piece for the D&D pinup challenge over at ArtOrder...as you can see i decided to go with a naked elf lass! 8)

Prints of this painting can by purchased here: Elf Print

CHOW#199 Courtier

2010-05-10T14:15:00.000-07:00

fine tuned it a bit, don't have any more time and its just a character concept so i think i'm finished with this one :)

submission for this weeks chow :)
and i'd just like to note that i'm still working on this one so check back soon :)

2010-04-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

some work done for a client, a bit more playful than usual :)

©2010 Oddball animation

Nexuiz!

2010-03-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

A few concepts created for the Console version of Nexuiz set to release on both the PS3 and xbox360.

For centuries the Kavussari and Forsellians have waged a galactic war. Over time the two races entered into treaties with the Herald Accord, a union between different cultures in the galaxy. Even though peace settled across their planets, the seething hatred between the races kept the fire of war simmering under the fragile truce. Sensing their newest members could spread war throughout the galaxy; the nations in the Herald Accord gave the Kavussari and Forsellians a choice. Pit their warriors against each other in the arena rather than on the fields of war, or face total annihilation. The Nexuiz was formed, a series of battle arenas on the home planets of the Kavussari, Forsellian,and the ruined planet of Atavirta.

For more including screenshots of My concepts in action please visit www.nexuiz.com

also I will be releasing more art in this post as permission is given so check back for more. thanks!

©2009 Illfonic

2010-03-08T14:48:00.000-08:00

playing with a lighter style, its a bit different from my norm but I still had lots of fun with them :)

cybornic suiticus

2010-02-27T10:50:00.000-08:00

8) painted this up last night, just a quick suit design, it was fun so maybe i should do more :D

2010-02-25T22:31:00.000-08:00

a few sketches for the day, can't decide which ones to pursue though, any suggestions?

update...i decided! :) and actually this one just got second place in a mini competition over at http://www.itsartmag.com/

Titans Grail

2010-02-02T20:28:00.001-08:00

A new piece I painted last night, I neither love it or hate it but had fun creating it :)

2010-01-22T12:16:00.000-08:00

update, changed it up a bit. still lots more to do though.

A new piece! although it probably looks pretty close to being finish it actually has a looong way to go :) check back for updates on this one!

Tutorial: Hateful Draft

2009-12-12T18:43:00.000-08:00

I'd like to get some tutorials up but it may take some time so until then I'd like to redirect you to a tutorial I had done a while back for the 2dartist magazine :)

Hateful Draft:

http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorials/hateful_draft/

Check me out in 2dartist magazine :D

2009-11-23T00:27:00.000-08:00

I am being featured in both october and novembers issues of the 2dartist magazine so check them out!

http://www.2dartistmag.com/gfxartist/

boat chase

2009-10-19T21:29:00.000-07:00

one of a few pieces done for a future Shadowrun product release.

unearthly challenge 09 entry 2: Pire of Gods

2009-10-18T18:10:00.000-07:00

My second entry in this years unearthly challenge :)

unearthly challenge 09 entry 1: evacuation

2009-10-08T22:29:00.001-07:00

progress for this years unearthly challenge!

Cleava

2009-10-08T22:22:00.000-07:00

done i think :)

prints of this image can be purchased here: http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/james_wolf/cleava/

a new character piece for fun, I'm using it to try out a new softbrush technique. check back for progress :)

My prints can now be purchased through inprnt.com!!

2009-10-01T19:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.inprnt.com/profile/1808/

Check it out! :D

Kimiko

2009-09-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

A chow entry :)

To the End

2009-09-22T11:34:00.000-07:00

this was an old piece that i'm reworking because i liked the concept behind it, check back for updates!

stealing dragon eggs?!! thooose Jerks!

2009-09-22T11:21:00.000-07:00

done ?

update! getting close :)

well actually that has yet to be determined BUT! I just thought I'd get this one up here as well, return for more! :)

2009-09-20T21:15:00.000-07:00

another creepy enviro, sorta came out funky but it was super fun to paint :D

creepy floor O_O

2009-09-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

aaaannd finished!

more progress shots! err shot..!

some progress shots for my brothers animation

The abomination

2009-09-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

"Size comparison Man" gets screwed again!!

Jenibabe

2009-09-04T13:10:00.000-07:00

another character wip inspired by my girl and her bad ass uhh, ass 8) err Mannerisms!!

Ti'phar of the Ararita CHOW 171

2009-09-04T13:03:00.000-07:00

a work in progress of a new character piece. I'm trying out some new techniques and just having fun with it :)

lets get this thing started,

2009-09-02T11:27:00.000-07:00

I suppose I should post up a few environments since that's been my focus lately..:D