IlluXCon 2010 Teaser

IlluXCon 3 is right around the corner and I still have tons of work to do before the show. Last year was such an amazing convention. I got to see a lot of great work and meet a lot of great people. At this years IlluXCon I will have lots of new original work for sale as well as original drawings, prints, and artist proof cards. Displayed above is a small teaser of some of the new work I will have displayed. I hope to see a lot of you I saw last year!

Lucas' Influence Map 2010

So here is my current influence map. I say current because there are always new artists and other influences makeing their way into my life. It will be interesting to do this in a year or two to see what's changed. These are by no means my only influences either. There are just too many people that influence me to all fit on this tiny map. So if you don't see you're work up on here, it's nothing personal.

New WoW Illustrations

Here are a couple of new World of Warcraft TCG illos I did for the Icecrown set. Both oil on masonite.

Watts Atelier 2010 Fall Schedule

The NEW Fall 2010 class schedule for the Watts Atelier is available. We are on the last week of our Summer term, and recommend early registration for the next term. Classes fill up quick. Classes start October 11th. Here is a list of classes I will be teaching:

DRAWING THE FORESHORTENED FIGURE
Mondays
2:30pm-5:30pm

HEAD DRAWING
Mondays
7:00-10:00pm

20 MINUTE FIGURE LAY-INS
Tuesdays
10:00am-1:00pm

PERSPECTIVE ESSENTIALS
Tuesdays
2:30pm-5:30pm

Click on a class above to be directed to the class page.

Artwork On A Mousepad

Sony is now selling prints and mousepads with a couple of images I did for their Legends of Norrath series. Pretty cool. Sony Online Store

Illustration Sketches

Here are some examples of my final drawings for various illustrations. After the rough sketch is approved by the art director, I shoot my reference and then do a tighter drawing that I will later transfer to my painting surface.

Lord of the Rings Illustrations

Those of you who know me well, know that I'm the biggest fan of LOTR...That's right bigger than any of you! =) I finally got the chance to work on a LOTR card game and I couldn't be more excited! Here are my contributions.



"Gandalf the Grey" - 11x14 oil on masonite


"Radagast's Cunning" - 12x16 oil on masonite

Chesley Award!

Some big news here! I just got a call from my friend John Picacio informing me that I've won the category I was nominated for in the Chesley nominations. Irene Gallo has put up the list of winners on the Tor website. Congrats to all of the winners!

Tor Article

Charcoal Demos and Warm-ups: Spring Term 2010

Here are a few of my demos from last term at the Watts Atelier. All of these are charcoal on newsprint and about 25min each.

On The Shelves - "Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes"

I've been a fan of Adam Hughes' work for a long time. I love his creative compositions, the personality he can get in each of my favorite superheroes, and his simple yet not so simple look he gets in his work. This book is long overdue for me. It has most of his iconic illustrations in full color, full page reproductions. It also has a lot of sketch and thumbnail work(my favorite stuff)through out the book. The book comes in at 208pgs and will cost you $26.39 on Amazon.com. If you're a fan of his work, do yourself a favor and pick this one up while it's still inexpensive.

Here are a few shots from the book:

2010 Illie Nom

I just found out that my piece, "Tiamat" was nominated for the 2010 Illie, as best traditionally painted illustration of the year.(I don't know about that!) Head on over to the site, register, and vote for your favorites. Congratulation to all of the other nominees!

2010 Illie Nominees

Fantasy+

Last summer I did an interview with a Chinese book publisher. I had completely forgot about it and today I had a surprise waiting for me in the mail! The complimentary copy of the book finally came. This book is done very well. 192 pages with 200 illustrations. The prints of each image are high quality and lots of full page images. In the book you also find work from Donato, Vokan Baga, Daren Bader, Eric Fortune, Don Maitz, and many more talented artists.



In case you were dying to get this book, the only place I've been able to find it is at the publishers site: Cypi Press. If you download their PDF catalog it has the price and other info. The book is in English.