All Contrived Office Comics

I am waiting for my lunch atm, so I decided to blog. I have been really busy the past month and have finished 4 Children's storybooks already. I am still working on some Privateer Press inspired posters on the side and various other fun projects.

One of my regular projects is this ALL CONTRIVED web comics strip. Super fun stuff to make! It is a web comics published weekly. I find it very relatable as I worked in a corporate setting for 10 years. The comics is written and created by Vex Chagrin. I am just commissioned to illustrate them.

I would love to use the characters for my own script sometimes. I will need to ask permission from Vex. I prefer a RAT with big ears as character for a boss tho ( LOL ).

Anyways, do check out the comics at Instagram, Facebook and at the link below...

ALL CONTRIVED web comics

We are also releasing a weekly Corporate Dictionary now. Should be funny! 

Anyways, thanks as always for dropping! Lunch is here! CIAO! 

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Flower Person Illustrations

I needed a break from all the serious, very detailed illustrations and watercolor paintings I have been doing these days. I am also not feeling well the past couple of days. But then again, I was commissioned to design a cute "Flower Person" for a Flower Shop in Canada.

I showed her 5 initial pencil sketches ( in varying body weights and costumes ), and the client chose this wonderful chubby Flower Person. This was all micron pens on vellum paper, scanned and delivered thru Google Drive. This was such a fun project to do! Can't help to put details in varying point sizes as usual tho.

Anyways, just wanted to share and archive this project here in my blog. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Rey Painting

I have been doing quick "sketchy" illustrations the past for days for a client ( below ). So I pushed aside a couple of huge commissioned artworks for the meantime. While waiting for client feedback ( different timezone ), I worked on this Rey ( Force Awakens ) watercolor painting.

I did an underpainting of Van Gogh watercolors for the skin and finished off the shirt, hair, light saber and details with Prismacolor Premium colored pencils. This was such a fun piece! I re-learned a lot of stuff! Will be doing a ton more in between commissioned works.

This Rey painting is now available as an ART print at the art shop...link below...

Rey Painting

Anyways, thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Darth Vader ART

Just finished this Darth Vader INK Painting. I used Vallejo Acrylic Ink to render this piece. I used mainly brushes and ink. Diluted the ink with ordinary tap water for the shading. The black ink has a brownish tint when diluted, but I like the warm effect. This was painted on a 9 x 12 inch 425gsm watercolor paper.

This is now available in very limited copies of 20 at the ART SHOP! Link of the SHOP below...

DARTH VADER ART

Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Trollbloods Inspired Poster DONE!

Just finished my very first Trollbloods inspired poster. All rights to the names and likeness of these characters belong to Privateer Press. This is just a fan art available in very limited number of copies.

There are only 35 copies left as of this writing. A couple of people also asked for reservations ( I have to figure out how to reserve in my automated webstore ). I had fun with this piece and I am very happy that people seem to like it! Work in progress photos of this piece are in HERE.

I might produce more posters for other factions. Thinking of Orboros or Legion next!

The LIMITED prints are available in the link below...

Trollbloods Inspired Poster

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Trollbloods Inspired Poster in Progress

All photos were posted at my Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Page... But I felt like blogging about this piece, as it is taking me a bit long to finish it. This is a photo heavy post.

I wanted to create something big, something nice to help launch my ONLINE SHOP, So I decided to do this huge project. I am enjoying the experience so far... BUT, I honestly cannot put a price on the original piece. I will also LIMIT the number of digital prints as usual.

These are Trollbloods inspired characters from Privateer Press. I own a handful of Trollbloods miniatures and I love playing my small Trollbloods army against my son's Legion, once in a while. Needless to say, I love my TROLLBLOODS!

It's been a week since I started this project. I hope to finish it tomorrow or Monday. Not too sure if I can. I will surely be so stoked once I finish this. This is the biggest detail heavy illustration I have done so far. I actually plan to do some more.

I might do the other armies next! I might also do  Ghostbusters, TMNT and He-Man posters soon! Depends on the mood... artist's mood is very unpredictable! LMAO.

Finished poster HERE

Anyways, hope you'll enjoy the progress photos below. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

A few close-ups of this poster...

I enjoyed doing both the furry coat of Borka and the foliage on the sides of the filler character.

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New LOGO

I just created a new logo today! I have been using my old DC23 logo on some of my accounts ( Blogger and Google+ ) for a while now. I have also been using a black and white photo selfie in my Twitter and Instagram accounts ( @don_suratos ). I needed a new logo for what I mostly do these days.

I rarely touch Gunpla nowadays ( DC23 days ), I mainly draw or paint miniatures. So I thought of creating a new logo that would best represent what I do a bit more. I also opened an ONLINE SHOP recently for limited digital prints of my drawings / illustrations. Thus a nice branding for all these stuff is a must.

It took me more than a couple of hours and a ton of design studies to come up with this logo design. I need more design exercises! The logo has a gas mask to represent my miniature painting. The gas mask has 5 holes which represent my family ( and me ). My drawings are mostly done with Pen and Ink. I don't use feathered pens tho, but it best represents the art of pen and ink drawing. Lastly, the overall shape of the logo looks like a small letter "d", for Don.

Anyways, I am stoked with how the logo looks like in my Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Page, Online shop, Blogger and Google+! Might put the logo as watermark on my finished artworks!

Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Eiffel Extravaganza at Kickstarter

Do check out the Eiffel Extravaganza at Kickstarter at the link below...

Eiffel Extravaganza at Kickstarter

Eiffel Extravaganza, 1896 starts with a collection of fine lasercut scenery sets for tabletop miniature games. Sets are in 30 mm scale so they suit perfectly with the major skirmish and wargames in stores now like Malifaux, Mordheim, Deadzone, Warmachine, Wild West Exodus, Guild Ball, Infinity, Confrontation and again: In Wolsung, Twisted, Empire of the Deadso on.

With your support, Eiffel Extravaganza will become a campaign pack with dedicated miniatures, background and missions. Scenery and Models will have general statistics such as movement, switches, and particular events etc. which can be adapted to the ruleset of your preference.  In future, it could even evolve into board-games, card games and other lasercut scenery sets! 

I will be producing the ARTWORKS for this project. It will all be in Pen and Ink rendition that would perfectly match the 1896 theme of the pieces. The artworks will look like etchings of sorts. We hope for your support with this project! I will be sharing my sketches for this project my @donsuratos accounts Twitter and Instagram, and at my Facebook page @DonSuratosArtist .

Thanks as always for dropping by! Please help us share the word! CIAO! 

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First Gundam Inspired ART

Just did a quick Gundam inspired sketch last night. I made them available as an 8 x 10 digital print at the ONLINE SHOP today!

Although I am still busy with a few commissioned drawings and a series of character design gigs, I plan to produce a series of Gundam Inspired ART as soon as I can. All of which will be available as digital prints at the ONLINE SHOP as soon as I finish them.

Me and wifey are still sorting out the details on how to offer high quality shirts with reasonable pricing. Once we have sort out the details, shirts with unique illustrations will be available at the online shop too!

Do check out the ONLINE SHOP for digital prints you might fancy!

Thanks as always for dropping by! Stay tuned guys! CIAO!

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Custom Made Drawing Table!

I just woke up, I figured I'd blog a bit before resuming work on some drawings today.

My dad crafted 30 Drawing Tables for a school a while back. He loves accepting projects in carpentry, metal stuff and whatever craft you could think of. Dad also cooks! He celebrated his 68th Birthday a couple of days ago. The old man is still rocking at his age. There were a couple of unfinished drawing tables at his cave. Figured I'd asked for one of them.

These are photos of my old man working on my custom made drawing table. It's huge! Made of solid "kiln dry" high quality wood. This table should serve me well for the rest of my drawing life.

The drawing table measures 42 inches x 31 inches. The glass area at the middle of the table measures 32 inches by 21 inches. It is huge stuff! Huge specially for the usual size of the drawings that I do. This table is perfect for one of the drawing / illustration project, that I will be doing next month! Stay tuned guys! Will work on an epic sized ART soon!

Anyways, Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post! CIAO!

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ONLINE SHOP NOW OPEN!!!

Decided to open the ONLINE SHOP on my Dad's Birthday! Should be memorable that way. I have been tweaking the shop for a few days now. Usually late nights when the WiFi is extra fast and I am a bit tired from sketching and drawing the whole day.

The ONLINE SHOP should be working fine by now. Product options, checkouts and pricing have all been set already. Customers should be able to create accounts and purchase already. Do check out the shop and the initial prints available. Will expand the print choices as I create more illustrations. Thanks as always for dropping by! LINK to the ONLINE SHOP below...

Don Suratos Online Shop

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Don Suratos Online Shop SOON!

Just finished the initial setup of my Online Shop yesterday. Uploaded a few artworks and did a bit of tweaks on the basic design. Still working on some settings and getting used to the admin page of the website, but I am pretty happy with the ease of use of the template so far.

Prices are all temporary. Me and wifey is to check the actual costs and shipping rates of selling these prints. We will also look into selling them on shirts. After working on some "Math" stuff, we should launch the Online Store as soon as we can!

I am also currently working on a series of character designs for an upcoming board game. You'll see glimpses of those drawings on my Instagram and Twitter accounts ( @don_suratos ). But will post them here, once I get to have a design approved by my client.

The "checkout" option of the Online Shop is still locked. But you could view the site and the drawings that will be sold there soon! As always, thanks for dropping by! Do check out our new Online Shop in the link below...

Don Suratos Online Shop

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