Just Don’t: Rehashed

Here’s another take on the “JUST DON’T” image that I worked on earlier this week. Every time I looked at it I thought it should be in one of those “truth” ads so I went and mocked one up. It’s a very simple ad and I think the image worked well with the over all design. Now keep in mind that this is just me playing around and not an actual ad. With that said,, enjoy! – ShanesArt

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“Movie Lover” illustrations

A couple of months ago I was contracted by Barb, an old co-worker, over at Starz. She asked me if I could put a few vector illustrations together to go with their new “Movie Lover” campaign for the Encore Channel. She showed me the final print materials and I have to say they came out great! The illustrations were also used in their on-air promotions. Who knows, you might have seen them.

Thanks Barb for keeping me in mind. – S

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TheDenverShop representin’!

Awhile back I created a new logo for the guys over at TheDenverShop and the other day when I was there they gave me some of the pieces they had it printed on. Some cards, decks and shirts. They all turned out great. Thanks for the pints guys! – S

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Latest work for Berendse Painting

The crew over at Berendse Painting thought it was time for a revamp of their existing logo and asked me to see what I could come up with. Nothing to fancy, just new and clean. This is the final version that was chosen and sent to print.

I’ve also been illustrating their “Home Show” mailer and banner for the past few years and thought I’d share with you what the series looks like thus far. He’s supposed to look like he’s horribly painting the house himself instead of kickin’ it on vacation with his family.- S

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Las Vegas Fortune

Here are some pics of a game board that I designed and illustrated awhile back. The design elements included: logo, game board, box, playing cards, property cards, money (chips), instruction sheet, etc. Not to mention the 160+ custom vector graphics. The pay sucked but the final product came out amazing. The quality is equal (if not better) to most of the special edition board games that are on the market now. The game itself is OK. It’s like playing a Las Vegas edition of Monolopy. For more info check out LVFortune.com. Website not created by ShanesArt. Enjoy – S

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beautifulSILENCE – NOW AVAILABLE!

FINALLY! ShanesArt is proud to announce that its first art collection book, beautifulSILENCE, is now available for purchase for $29.95. The book includes 4 section with 150+ images scattered across 68 pages. The images span through my Pencil Sketches, Airbrush Work, Vector Art and Digital Paint.

beautifulSILENCE is printed and shipped through Blurb.com and it takes about 10 days from the date of purchase to receive your copy.

• 7″ x 7″ softcover
• Saddle stitched
• 68 pages
• 150+ images

I hope ya like it. – S

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beautifulSILENCE: The Art Collection Vol.1

“beautifulSILENCE” is the first art collection book put together by yours truly! This soft cover book contains a collection of images that I have either sketched or painted in recent years. The book includes 4 sections with 150+ images scattered across 68 pages. The images span through my Pencil Sketches, Airbrush Work, Vector Art and Digital Paint.

• 7″ x 7″ softcover
• Saddle Stiched
• 68 pages
• 150+ images
• Printing by Blurb.com

I’m not sure what I’m going to price them at. I’m thinking between $25-30. To see a brief preview of the book click on the image below. Hopefully, if all goes well, I will be able to put one of these out a each year. Let me know what you think – S

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“Fantasy RePort” – interview

Awhile back I was contacted by Gerasimos Katramados of Etra Publishing. He told me that they where starting a new magazine called “Fantasy RePort” in Greece and would like to interview me for their first publication. He said that the magazine will center around the Fantasy/Science Fiction art world. I felt honored to do the interview and in turn they sent me a copy of the magazine. I wish them the best and hope their magazine does well! – S

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Since the magazine was printed in another language I have included the translation. Enjoy!
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• What are some things that inspire your work?
Much of my inspiration comes from comics, graffiti, movies, clouds, shadows, curves, the human form, nature, etc…

• What motivates you towards concept drawing?
I have found endless inspiration and motivation from the other artists in the CG and concept art society. Their work pushes me to better my work and learn new techniques that will take my work to the next level. I also have a few good friends that honestly and harshly critique my work trying to ensure that I continue to grow and increase my potential as an artist.

• What type of designs do you enjoy the most?
Eye catching designs that draw you in immediately with the first glance are always nice. There’s nothing worse than quickly flipping through a magazine at the local book store and not seeing anything that catches your eye right away. It’s always a joy to catch a glimpse of something and then once you turn back to that page you see the most amazing image that sticks with you and makes you want to just sit down and start sketchin’.

• Describe your pencil technique?
Quick pencil sketches for overall design and layout followed by a detailed line drawing of the final look and feel. After the final line sketch is done I scan the image into Photoshop and incorporate the line work into the final color illustration.

• Which oil paints you prefer?
I don’t really use oils but give me a mechanical pencil and a paper tablet to draw on and I’m good.

• What surface do you like to paint on?
Through my art career I’ve painted on everything from canvas and walls to t-shirts and automobiles. However, now I mainly use my computer for everything except the initial concept sketch. Even though the Wacom tablet allows you to sketch directly into the computer I feel that sketching onto paper gives you greater control and detail over the concept linework.

• Which applications and equipment do you use when you paint digitally?
Equipment used:
Apple PowerMac G5 and 23″ Cinema display
Apple 15″ G4 laptop and 23″ Apple HD Cinema display
Wacom Intuos 3 (6″x 8″)

• Software used:
Adobe Creative Suite 3
I live in Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Have you been part of any collaborations?
None as of yet.

• What do you like best about what you do?
There is a certain freedom that comes from drawing. The curves and shapes are up to you. It’s nice to be able to show the world what lies in your imagination.

New Beginnings: New Year’s Eve – Flyer

Here are a couple of designs I came up with for a clients New Year’s Eve Party. First, I developed a type treatment for the headliner and based the rest of the design around that. Enjoy – S

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Recent work

I’ve been posting so many illustrations lately that I bet you guys thought that ’s all I did. Well to be honest, most of the illustrations I do are just for myself. I do them really just to be drawing. It’s very relaxing for me.

However, between the random drawing and my day gig I’ve taken on some decent freelance jobs lately and thought now would be as good a time as any time post some pics of them. Here ya go – S

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