tomikaze

The process is still in progress but “tomikaze” and a “tomikaze blog” are pretty much merged now. The union of the two just seemed like the smartest move once I started this blog up on WordPress.

So hence forth, typing in tomikaze.net will lead you here. The art galleries are nicely categorized and the site now serves as an online design portfolio as well. There’s also more info about my work history in the “about” section so it can serve as a resumé of sorts.

There you have it! Goodbye, ugly old site that I hadn’t revamped since 2007!

This is from a relatively new story idea. This yet-to-be-named character is an elf who’s on a quest to find her older brother who went missing. After several failed attempts to get the local folk hero to help her, she sets out on her own to find him.

Her love for cookies is a nod to the Keebler Elves.

Looks like Fruity Pebbles!

One of favorite bands here in Springfield gave me the honor of designing the cover for their first EP. They’re called the New Monsters Collective and their music is indescribably awesome. Although I’m pretty sure following the word “indescribably” with an adjective is contradictory, it seems fitting when describing NMC.

Anyway, count this as a preview. The process of making these was quite unique and I’m sure I’ll cover it in a subsequent blog entry. Most likely after the official release.

Meanwhile, check out the band here.

I started this one last year, and then left it dormant because it wasn’t working. Last week I dug it back up and decided that huge parts of it needed to be-drawn. Sometimes it takes a year’s time to realize what you were doing wrong on a project.

I got the idea for this from a lake trip last summer. Blasting across the lake on my brother’s PWC (that’s personal watercraft) I looked back at the spray of water and noticed a rainbow. Somewhere between that event and opening up Photoshop, it morphed in to the image above. The final product is obviously not a self-portrait.