Final Art of 2021!

 My final piece for 2021: A stylish, psychedelic silhouette of my original kaiju, Rekira! Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Rekira Color Profile Sketch - Alternate 2020 Design

 I got to the Outer Banks two nights ago. Just finished this pseudo-watercolor sketch of Rekira (the alternate 2020 design), drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca.

REKIRA Character Portraits: Verena and Raitaro

While I'm working on the characters of Rekira the Super-Monster on Blender, I did these character portraits for fun. Done on tablet in FireAlpaca, here's Verena Freston (AKA: Herald 3/Mysti-Girl) and Raitaro Hayama (Herald 6/Dengekid) of the Dynamic Heralds team. Dated December 2nd and 13th, respectively.

Godzilla's 67th Birthday!

New drawing of my own kaiju, Rekira, shaking hands with his main inspiration, and one of my favorite characters of all time, Godzilla, for the monster's 67th Birthday today! Not the first time I've drawn such a moment, but I always have fun doing so.

Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Tatsuo Kongoji Portrait

Portrait of Tatsuo Kongoji, one of the main characters of my original kaiju project, Rekira the Super-Monster, in a new design!

Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca. Started on October 7th, finished on the 13th (today).

 

Verena & Theresa on a Calm Afternoon

Here's some more fanservice of Verena Freston (AKA: Herald 3/Mysti-Girl) and Theresa Lin (AKA: Herald 4/Therma-Gal) from Rekira the Super-Monster, walking along a beautiful beach (inspired by Rockaway Beach, one of my favorite places back in NY). :)

Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca, started on September 24, finished today (October 3).

35th Dragon Con Commemoration Sketch

As hinted in the previous post, I'm currently at Dragon Con 2021, and finished this sketch late last night! Here's Rekira in a floating pose, with watercolor-style colors.

Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Raitaro 2021

Drawing of Raitaro Hayama, one of the main characters of Rekira the Super-Monster! Drawn while at DragonCon 2021, on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Introducing Rekira 2021!

Last month, I began work on a new, improved version of my CG figure of Rekira, my original kaiju, on Blender, and after my refined CG character modeling, the result is far more satisfying! Here's Rekira V2, finished tonight on Blender.

Dynamic Heralds 2021 Design Lineup

 While my original kaiju project, Rekira the Super-Monster, is in production, I've finalized the designs for the featured superhero team, the Dynamic Heralds, which I intend to use for the project! I've decided to go with a sort of Incredibles influence, with a bit of 1960s Jack "The King" Kirby, Japanese superheroes (most particularly Super Sentai), and also Olympic speed skating suits/helmets (which look very superhero-ish)!

 It's also a convenient day to post these, as today is also the 55th Anniversary of the official premiere of Ultraman (Tsuburaya; 1966) on Japanese TV (discounting the B&W pre-premiere special from a week earlier, Ultraman's Birthday)! With Rekira, I hope to continue that tokusatsu-style tradition.

Each character design was done from June 9 to July 17, on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Here's the team in Full Helmet Mode:

Mask Mode:

And with masks off:

More Beauties of REKIRA!

While Rekira the Super-Monster is currently brewing, I've been doing some more related art for fun! Here's a couple of drawings featuring the main girls from the story. Both done on tablet in FireAlpaca.

First up is Verena Freston (Herald 3: Mysti-Girl) and Theresa Lin (Herald 4: Thermo-Gal) dressed up as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn's characters from The Seven Year Itch and Breakfast at Tiffany's (The Girl and Holly Golightly), respectively. Drawn from June 23-26.

And finally, a psychedelic illustration of Verena, according to both her current design and thusly the CG model I'm working on! Drawn from June 30 to July 7.

Rekira's 30th Anniversary!

So 30 years ago today, I began on what ultimately became Rekira the Super-Monster! Who would've thought an angsty Godzilla fanfiction comic from my teenage years would ultimately become a more refined (yet still angsty, deep down) original personal work? I'm surprised at how far I've come, and very excited at what I'm doing with it. (You've seen some further WIP for the project.) :)

This was taken in Blender, then assembled in FireAplaca.

First Art of 2021!

First art of 2021; a loose watercolor-style illustration of Rekira, my original kaiju! As it notes, this year will be the 30th Anniversary of his conception. (And you can bet I'll have a commemoration art on that date!)

Drawn today on tablet in FireAlpaca.