TURTLES: DAWN OF THE NINJA - Chapter 1 (30pgs) now FREE ONLINE!

CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER 1 AND PREVIEW CHAPTER 2!!

Written by Luke Keith & Jeremy Feist

Painted & Lettered by ME! (Psst. Ray Dillon)

http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com

Twitter@DawnoftheNinja

Facebook/DawnoftheNinja

"The Corrupted" - Horror Movie Concept Art

I painted these several years but have never posted the whole batch. For a horror movie titled "The Corrupted" for Scary Bits Films UK.
Have a great day!

~Ray

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"Original Monsters" Sketch Card Set 1

This is the first set of 6 hand-drawn sketch cards based on original concepts of monsters not from existing ideas but from my imagination and based on my own fears. The stuff I'm afraid will be around the corner at night.

They are available to purchase individually or as a collection and there will be many more to come. Horror fans, I hope you dig 'em!

If interested in collecting these, please email me raydillonggs@gmail.com and make an offer for 1 or all of this set and/or future sets to come.

Thank you for checking them out. I'd love to hear your feedback!

~Ray

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Droid-x Phone Art with Autodesk Sketchbook

My wife once again blows me away with her amazing Christmas gifts! (Previous gifts like the Axiotron Modbook!) This time with a Droid-X phone, which is going to be huge help this year! With the drawing app Autodesk Sketchbook I'm able to almost work on the level of my normal stuff in Photoshop, save PSDs, and export immediately to blog, email, twitter, etc. In fact, this post was created on my droid, too. Anyway, this is some of the work I've done so far. These are really super fast and still learning on a learning curve. Once I get really warmed up to the system I bet I'll be using this a LOT. Art in the grocery check out, paint at a traffic jam, etc. Score one for productivity! Thanks, wife!!

This was created using this neat 'Mirror Drawing' feature in Autodesk Sketchbook

Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

Thanks for looking!

~Ray

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The 5 Most Popular Pieces of My Art

I find it really interesting what pieces of my art have been the most viewed, downloaded, and used pieces of art. They've appeared on blogs and sites around the globe with 20,000 views or more. That's crazy!!!!! And weird pieces, too. I mean, Batman and Wolverine make sense, but that baby sketch painting and a mad scientist?







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Creator-Owned!!

Teensy bit of progress on a new creator-owned project with my writing partner Jeremy Fiest. Something big is coming! Don't want to give away the title or details just yet, but fans of Lord of the Rings & 300 will likely enjoy this! (We hope anyway!)





Tools: Photoshop CS5 and the Axiotron Modbook (Apple Tablet Computer)

If you like what you see, please SHARE the link and subscribe so you can follow progress and help support it in stores (when it gets to that point!) We appreciate it! Trying to take a big step in creator-owned direction with our careers and for our families. THANK YOU!!

~Ray

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Painted Pg.5 of "S.E.A." Comic & Movie

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For more info and previews of S.E.A. GO HERE

Tools: Photoshop CS5 & Axiotron Modbook Apple Tablet Computer

~Ray

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[VIDEO] Business of Art Vol. 1 by Massive Black

This is the trailer for a downloadable video series that will be very important to the art community. Business is never covered to any length or in such a direct way as this appears to be. Getting the entertainment business advice directly from an entertainment lawyer is fantastic! So, check out the trailer and got to http://www.ConceptArt.org and keep an eye out on the Downloads section for this to be released!



~Ray

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"S.E.A." Graphic Novel & Movie

Project I'm painting & lettering.


ABOUT "S.E.A.": A bio-weapons scientist driven underground by NATO violently reemerges to take back his stolen research even at the cost of relinquishing his last connection to humanity - the crudely bio-enhanced soldier made from his dead brother. http://www.NegativeImages.com




Some of the cast of characters:


"Betrayal is the birthplace of revenge."

Sketch to Paint


Tools: Photoshop CS5 & Axiotron Modbook Apple Tablet Computer

~Ray

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[VIDEO] Monster Speed Paintings

Around 15 minutes each:

FRANKENSTEIN



MONSTER FACE



And here are the finished pieces:

FRANKENSTEIN



MONSTER FACE

TURTLES: Dawn of the Ninja - Graphic Novel PAGE 1!

Here it finally is! Page 1, painted by me for the fan-based graphic novel TURTLES: DAWN OF THE NINJA, a gritty, realistic approach to TMNT.



Here is the original layout sketch for page 1:


And here is the layout sketch for page 2, coming as soon as I can:


Follow for more! And visit the DOTN website: http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com

VIDEO: Me Painting RPG Fantasy Warrior Woman!

http://www.RayDillon.com

This was a commission for http://www.BigIronVault.com a role-playing game magazine.

I was asked to do a lookalike tribute to a Larry Elmore painting. Tried to do my best with that.

The model in this piece is Jessica, the wife of Keith Foo, owner of Big Iron Vault.

Please, let me know if you think the length and speed of this (and my other) videos is good or two slow/fast. I greatly appreciate your feedback.

ARTISTS: Check out these instructional and motivational books on art and career: LINK

Thanks for watching!

~Ray

New TMNT Paintings! Shredder, April O'Niel, Beebop, & Rocksteady!

I'll doing concept paintings and illustrating the graphic novel for Dawn of the Ninja, a gritty, dark, realistic take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's a fan-based graphic novel and movie concept.

Go to http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com to learn more!

Artists: You need this book!

Hey, you! Are you trying to learn perspective and it's super confusing?? Or are you well versed in perspective, but hate how long it takes to set up grids and what a pain it is to plot points 3 feet away from your paper? This is an absolutely essential book for any form of artist, not just comics. Features PERSPECTIVE SHORTCUTS that will definitely improve and speed up the way you work.

PLUS, it is a GRAPHIC NOVEL! I mean, it's literally all illustrated panels following characters as they discuss perspective. Fun, fast read and you'll understand perspective more than you ever have. Trust me, I read ALL the perspective books! All the complicated, dragging, confusing ones with chapters on just how to make a spiral staircase with perfect measurements. THIS book is what you're looking for.

VIDEO: Me Painting Michelangelo for DawnoftheNinja.com!

I'm doing concept paintings and illustrating the graphic novel for Dawn of the Ninja, a gritty, dark, realistic take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's a fan-based graphic novel and movie concept.

Go to http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com to learn more!

The music used are 2 POWERFUL original songs created for our project! Loch121 "Underground" and DeuceZ "Righteous Ninja." Follow them on Twitter! Hear the full songs here!

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TMNT!

Turtles: Dawn of the Ninja - Fan Graphic Novel & Movie!

I'll doing concept paintings and illustrating the graphic novel for Dawn of the Ninja, a gritty, dark, realistic take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's a fan-based graphic novel and movie concept.

Go to http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com to learn more!

PREVIEW: Peter S. Beagle's "The Last Unicorn" - IDW

A comic book adaptation of the classic novel. Also made into an animated feature in 1982. Drawn by my wife, Renae De Liz, who was highly inspired by the movie as a kid. Inks/Colors by me.

More info: http://idwpublishing.com/news/article/904/

Printed Sketchbook #1

Hi, everyone-

Here is the cover to my first ever printed sketchbook:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" - 28 pages - B&W interiors - Cover printed on a golden parchment

- This book includes sketches, sequential comic pages, and digital paintings of all styles. It even has a photograph evolution of me on the inside cover. ;o)

- Back Cover: Left blank with a border for personalized sketches! The back cover is also a golden parchment, perfect for adding those white, gold, and silver highlights.

Back Cover Sketches: The back is blank with a small border for doing original sketches. Black and white is $15.00, full-color is $30. Or you can just by the book for $7 (add $2 to each for shipping). Please allow at least a month or two for the sketches to be completed. I have to attend the San Diego Comicon and finish some comics projects in addition to these sketches.

You can purchase a sketchbook with Paypal or Credit Card by clicking the buttons down below. Please include your full name, shipping information, email, and details of the sketch.

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Ray Dillon Sketchbook #1
+ COLOR back cover sketch
$30.00 + shipping



Ray Dillon Sketchbook #1
+ BLACK & WHITE back cover sketch
$15.00 + shipping



Ray Dillon Sketchbook #1
- NO back cover sketch
$7.00 + shipping


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If you have any questions, please post them here or email me at rayd@goldengoatstudios.com

Thank you all so much for your continued support. I really appreciate it.

Have a great day!

~Ray