The Brett Blog

Emmys!

2009-09-08T05:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry I STILL haven't posted anything. I'm still snowed-under at Spin. Just wanted to drop a line and say that The Future is Wild was nominated for three Emmys. Congrats to everyone who worked on it!

Workin!

2009-05-22T12:48:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted anything in months ... and months ... and months. I've been crazy busy in my new role as Animation Director at Spin here in Toronto. Yep ... got me a title and erverything.

Anyhoo, here's something I drew while some stuff was rendering. Thanks for checking back!

Boothed!

2009-03-19T06:07:00.001-07:00

Got confirmation yesterday that I'm going to have a booth in Artist's Alley at the 2009 San Diego ComiCon!

I'm pretty psyched since I was expecting it to be a couple of years before I would get in. I'm also freaked out because my sketchbook which I would love to show off there isn't done yet. Yikes...

Anyways, hopefully I can find some time between work, freelance and some other things I need to clear off my plate to do some drawing ... and some posting ... on this blog.

Slacker

2009-02-08T08:08:00.001-08:00

Whoa, it has been some time since I've updated my blog. Once again I've turned into one of 'those guys'.

Hang in there ... updates coming soon!

Business Card

2008-12-29T06:23:00.000-08:00

It's ironic that the only time I think about getting some 'busi'ness cards made, is when I'm not 'busi' at all.

Ba-doom ching.

Here's what I'll be using to schmooze my way into 2009.

All the love...

2008-12-01T08:57:00.000-08:00

I've posted my cover artwork on a bunch of forums, including conceptart.org, cgtalk, and the drawingboard and everyone seems really positive about it. Thanks for taking the time to view it and comment. I'm definitely going to be focusing more in the direction of that style from now on, at least for my personal work.

I've spent the last few years kind of floating when it comes to what my 'style' is. Not having one came in handy for work, since I could do whatever the client wanted, but I found it difficult to really look at my work and think of it as mine.

Anyways, here are some sketches from the Sunday Subway Sketch Group which I actually attended this week (and hope to make into a regular habit).

Cover - Process

2008-11-29T23:51:00.000-08:00

Here are the process videos for the cover of my book I just finished. Check them out if you'd like to see how the magic happens..

Cover Process - Part 1 from Brett Jubinville on Vimeo.

Cover Process - Part 2 from Brett Jubinville on Vimeo.

Cover Process - Part 3 from Brett Jubinville on Vimeo.

Cover!

2008-11-27T17:45:00.000-08:00

Each year I redo an illustration I first did in college of a samurai with a flaming sword. This year, I also made the illustration the cover for my artbook. Hope you like it!

Here are all the illustrations:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (the cover)

Art of Brett

2008-11-22T16:19:00.000-08:00

I've been quietly working away on my 'art of brett' book that I'm hoping to get printed sometime in 2009. I've got about 55 pages right now, and I'm hoping to have 72 pages when it's finished. I ordered a test print and am now going through and making any changes and corrections to what's there. Here are a couple photos:

I still have to wait a while for some of my most recent designs to be released before I can print. But I'm hoping to at least bring a few copies with me to Comic Con this summer.

Kung Fu Girl

2008-11-16T13:57:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. It's been a pretty crazy month work-wise. I designed the characters for two new shows (which I can't show yet ... booo), did the next issue of Sushi and prepped for a couple upcoming projects. One of those projects is a series of animated shorts!

My Directory of Illustration portfolio has finally been updated. You can check it out here.

There's a bit of a lull now so I was able to get some personal illustrations done recently.

This is a samurai girl I illustrated last night and this morning.

And this one was an illustration I did for Andrea and I's 3rd anniversary. She really likes photo booths.

Coming Soon...

2008-10-15T10:07:00.001-07:00

Zombies!!

2008-10-01T15:36:00.001-07:00

Guh ... I try so hard not to be one of those guys who only updates his blog once a month (or less ... you know who you are!).

Here's a little holiday cheer I designed for the good folks over at the Zombie Mosaic.

Gladiator

2008-09-08T12:01:00.001-07:00

I've been watching Rome for the last two days while I've been drawing. Damn good show, though not quite as good as Deadwood.

Here's a little Gladiator design I did.

Robit

2008-08-29T22:00:00.000-07:00

Too much Futurama...

Here's a robot design I did today. It was probably the most stubborn design I've done in a while. It's compiled of about three different drawings.

Lady & Gent

2008-08-27T23:29:00.001-07:00

A couple new sketches. Not entirely sure if the colour works. They might be better off left in pencil..

Ogre Sketch & Faces

2008-08-20T22:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some new sketches. An ogre and some faces. The top face is based on Cy from Deadwood.

Thanks!

Sketches & Thumbnails

2008-08-14T03:14:00.001-07:00

I'm starting to watch some Massive Black and Gnomon tutorial videos in an attempt to get awesome at drawring by the end of the year. Everything I've seen so far talks about the importance of doing lots of preliminary thumbnails and concept sketches before attempting a finished painting. I've got a concept in mind, and I plan on using the next few days to flesh out the designs further.

All Time Low

2008-08-13T01:14:00.001-07:00

Here's an ad I did for the band All Time Low. The image here is part of a much larger illustration which you'll have to go to their concert to see.

-b

Comic-Con 2008 & Sketchbook Pro 2009

2008-07-31T00:30:00.001-07:00

Comic-con was awesome this year. Met some great people, went to some great parties and got to pick up some really nice art books. Met Mark Hamill at the Gotham Group party. He's a cool guy, we chatted about the Batman animated series (he did the voice of the Joker).

Anyways, I picked up SBP 2009 a couple weeks ago. Tonight was the first time I could really sink my teeth into it (if only for an hour) and I really really like it. I'm putting together my sketchbook to sell next year, and I think I'm going to be adding a lot of digital sketches to it.

Who's going?

2008-07-22T17:38:00.001-07:00

I'll be there from Thursday through Sunday, buyin' art books and going to panels. Hope to see lots there!

quick sketch

2008-07-18T21:55:00.000-07:00

Just a quick one for today. I've been working on an illustration for the band All Time Low all day, and I went to a 3am showing of Dark Knight last night so I'm wiped.

Pilot Painted

2008-07-17T19:25:00.001-07:00

If you like this one, head on over to Deviantart.com and grab a print. Print.

Oh, and my iPhone is back to normal. Thanks to all who sent in their letters and prayers.

Bricked my iPhone

2008-07-16T00:27:00.000-07:00

Tried to update to the 2.0 and bricked it. Finally got it back to just being broken and not being useless, so now I just need to wait for someone to release some 2.0 hacking software.

Here's a sketch I did last week:

Alien

2008-07-07T21:04:00.001-07:00

I know I'm too late to work on Mass Effect 2 ... but maybe we'll see this guy in ME3?? Come on Bioware, you know my number!

Barbarian

2008-07-04T23:38:00.000-07:00

Diablo 3 was announced this week. That game, besides being fairly hack & slashy, always sparked my imagination and resulted in lots of artwork, both fanart and otherwise.

Here's a barbarian I did today. Hope you dig it.