Fish Hook Studio (#2)

Migrate

2012-01-26T12:47:00.001-08:00

Do be sure to check out my actual blog at: http://www.fishhookstudio.com I am rarely able to update blogger....

Autumn

2011-09-12T11:49:00.001-07:00

Finished this up the other day and thought I'd post it here too. It served as a warm up for a few mornings. I tend to forget that I need to take about a half hour to warm up before I start working for the day. Also working on another image that I think I might make into a promo-poster. This was originally started for COW over on ConceptArt.org. I haven't participated with COW in so

Stride

2011-07-23T12:52:00.000-07:00

These two images were created a while ago but they are in the current issue of Imagine FX magazine and can be seen in the Q&A section. I really loved creating these two paintings. It's an awesome creature design issue! Bobby Chiu created an excellent cover for it! You can check it out here --> Imagine FX - Issue 72 Also, I just found out that I am on the confirmed exhibitor list for

Mars

2011-07-18T14:03:00.001-07:00

New personal piece. I actually didn’t like the way this image started but it grew on me as I worked on it. I’m currently working on some new work to replace some of the images in my portfolio that I feel are “out of date”. One of the images I was working on was this one, of a female space pilot. (Can you tell I’m trying to include more humans in my portfolio?) Anyway, this character is

Uppercase - Interview

2011-07-11T11:14:00.001-07:00

A while back I was asked about answering interview questions about my project The Morae River for Uppercase Magazine. I agreed and to my surprise the Uppercase team was the Renegade Craft Fair, this last weekend in San Francisco. I was able to meet the team and see the magazines! It's an excellent publication, if I can say so myself. It's filled with inspiring, beautiful and quirky things

Fireworks

2011-07-06T11:29:00.001-07:00

click for larger viewHere are two new beasties! I'll post more about them later when I get more info and such. click for larger viewI hope everyone (in the states at least) had a happy 4th of July! It was a great weekend for me. I was able to see family and sort of take a break from work. It was a good "re-charge" and I totally needed it. Excited to get back to work though. I have lot's

The Girl on Fire

2011-06-20T09:20:00.001-07:00

click for larger viewThis was sort of an experiment that turned into a finished piece. It's what I imagined Katniss Everdeen to look like from The Hunger Games series.

Books! And the ones I like!

2011-06-16T14:03:00.001-07:00

The other day I got an email from a student asking about books that I use for reference/inspiration when it come to creature design and animals of the sort. I actually get asked about books a lot so I thought I'd list some of my favorite books here in my blog in case you're interested in what I like to look at and read when it come to creatures. Here are the books that I own: Animal

Bear Face

2011-05-21T16:44:00.003-07:00

Got this today: Another two Q&A's I did for Imagine FX magazine. These are always so much fun to create. It's such a pleasure working with the team at Future Publishing! Here are the two illustrations I created: click for larger view click for larger viewBeen working on lots lately. I was also recently asked to do an interview about my work for a different magazine - I'll share more details

Marmoset Warrior

2011-05-10T09:37:00.001-07:00

click for larger viewA new personal piece I finished up. I'll be updating my website with some new work soon but for now you can see new work here and on my facebook page - Brynn Metheney - Concept Art & Illustration on Facebook. I also wanted to give a shout out to Chris Koehler! Chris is a freelance illustrator and instructor who I met through college. I never had the joy of taking his

Scars

2011-05-03T19:54:00.001-07:00

click for larger viewBeen working away lately and the year is going by so fast! I can't believe it's already May. Where is 2011 going? So far this year has been full of surprising opportunities and good things. Just finished two new pieces. I'll post more about them later when they go live and such. These were super fun to create! I always enjoy painting Gnolls and weird alien creatures.

Spectrum

2011-04-21T20:12:00.001-07:00

I am very happy to announce that I've found out that "Elegant Hunters" has made it into Spectrum this year! I am so incredibly happy and honored to be a part of this amazing publication! A big thank you to the judges for accepting me into this awesome book! I really can't wait to see it. "Elegant Hunters" was created for Imagine FX magazine. You can see the magazine article here. Anyway, I've

The Red Valley

2011-04-07T19:19:00.001-07:00

Things have been bittersweet lately. The sketch up above was something I thought I'd finish but it's been "collecting dust". I've had some really great prospects for a new job coming up soon. I'm really very excited about it! It would definitely be a step up and more in the direction I'd like to go with my career. Of course, as it is with movies and video games, everything is "Non-disclosure".

Elegant Hunters

2011-04-05T17:13:00.001-07:00

Got this today :) Another set of tutorials I did for Imagine FX magazine. This magazine actually holds two of my tutorials from Artist's Q&A and a Reader FX Posé. So lots of work in this one! A very big thank you to the Imagine FX team for featuring some of my work! :) It is always such an honor to be included in this magazine and always so much fun answering questions for the panel!Here are

scribbles

2011-03-23T14:45:00.001-07:00

This month as been crazy! Actually the it's been crazy since January. I'm tired of talking about secret projects because it's going to be a long time until I can even think about showing anything I've been working on for them. I have a craving for gouache! I'm thinking I might need to pop over to the art store and grab some proper paper! I've tired to pain in my moleskine with no luck - the pages

Alpha

2011-03-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

This was an old sketch I stumbled across and I thought I'd post it. I was reminded of it by my recent "Daily Deviation" feature over on DeviantArt.com. "Dinner With Gnolls" was part of an idea I had to explore gnoll customs and physiology as a way to boost my portfolio with more fantasy/concept work. The piece was sort of a turning point for me as I began to experiment with light-source a bit

Facebook

2011-03-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone! I've made a Facebook Page for my work! Check it out here: Brynn Metheney - Concept Art and Illustration

New BrynnArt.com!

2011-02-08T11:51:00.000-08:00

I've given brynnart.com a make-over! Check it out! :D http://www.brynnart.com

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-25T22:17:00.001-08:00

Happy holidays everyone! Looking forward to the new year! Lots of fun and exciting projects coming up! Be sure to stay updated on my other blog - http://www.fishhookstudio.com

Prints

2010-10-10T18:39:00.000-07:00

Prints are now available from The Morae River! Check it out here! --> http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMoraeRiver Read about it here --> http://www.themoraeriver.com/2010/10/prints/ Thanks!

Fish Hooks...

2010-09-15T21:53:00.000-07:00

For A.P.E. this year I decided to put together a book of promotional and personal work from the past year or so. I thought I’d take a few pictures of the book to give a feel for what it will look like. I’m really excited to have finally done this and I feel like it came out really well. The book is 40 pages of full color drawings, sketches, and illustrations. It measures 8.5 x 11 (vertical) and

Battle Cat

2010-08-28T11:25:00.000-07:00

Been busy lately! You can read about how I created this image along with others on my blog: http://www.fishhookstudio.com battlecat is © to mattel Thanks!

Balandic Cula

2010-05-04T15:57:00.000-07:00

I've been revisiting species from the Morae River recently - refining their designs and whatnot. Check it out here --> http://www.themoraeriver.com

Wyvern Rider

2010-04-12T23:28:00.001-07:00

part of some promotional fantasy work I'm doing. You can read more about it on FishHookStudio.com

Mermaids

2010-02-21T00:27:00.000-08:00

New posts on Fish Hook Studio.com! Check it out here---> FishHookStudio

Devil

2010-01-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

Been up to a lot. check it out on my other blog! - http://www.fishhookstudio.com :D

The Black Mardik

2009-12-22T22:27:00.000-08:00

In progress post of the new species of Mardik that will show up on the blog soon! Here is some info on the species: “The black mardik is the second largest tree climber in Yabun forest as well as the second largest mardik. These mardiks are social and live in large troops of up to 30 members. The whole of the troop is made up of smaller family troops, each governed by a dominant male and

Carry On

2009-12-19T13:06:00.001-08:00

December is finally here and I'm officially finished with college! It seemed like forever and no time at all. I'll miss seeing everyone in the program all the time. I really did have an amazing time but Im glad to be done with it... On to other things. I've begun more writing on the Morae River recently. I'm really wanted to dive deeper into families and explore different species and how they

Slayers

2009-11-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

For a COW that was closed earlier than stated. I had no clue.... oh well.

Our Nature

2009-11-14T18:30:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since I've updated! The Morae River was featured on io9.com recently. That was quite a surprise! The book seems to be selling pretty well so far, although I'll be taking it down at the end of November. I initially wanted to take a break from the project but it really isn't letting up - as in I can't stop thinking about it. I'm assuming this is a good thing and I'll keep working

2009-10-12T14:23:00.001-07:00

APE is around the corner and Im getting excited to be around an amazing collection of people this weekend. The Morae River book won't be ready for APE but It will be here for the show at the end of this month. Its really starting to look finished now and Im excited to hold it in my hands. I will have prints and a few smaller items for sale at my table this weekend. If you like comics and art,

Sabulo

2009-09-16T21:46:00.001-07:00

The Sci Fi show at the glen was a success! We had a good turn out and way too much fun. Thanks to all of my friends who came out to support us!I’m currently working on the foam-core boards for the Morae River show coming in October. They take some time to construct and format but I think the final presentation will look similar to a museum display. Some of the work is going slower than I’d like

Science Fiction

2009-09-06T21:48:00.000-07:00

This upcoming Friday the Red Tail Mardik will make a “mini-appearance” at “The Glenn” in El Cerrito. I’ll be showing with some very talented artists and so if you live in the area I suggest you stop by. The Glenn is part of the El Cerrito’s Stockton Art Stroll in which viewers walk down stockton to visit multiple galleries. So if you can, come out, see some art and bring some friends!

Howl

2009-08-24T10:13:00.001-07:00

Another doodle. I took an old face and gave him a body.Im currently laying down layouts for my show and its turning out to be a tight squeeze for all I would like to include. I have a lot of text that needs to be legible for the average sized person and so hanging everything at eye level is a good idea. This is proving to be quite the task. Printing all of the drawings and text will be

Blue

2009-08-14T20:55:00.001-07:00

A doodle to keep me distracted from work I should be doing....

Lions

2009-07-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

This last weekend was nice despite all of the craziness. We met up with some old friends for dinner at their house. Gary Lion is a member at the country club where I used to work as a waitress. He and his wife, Linnea are a very great couple, both being fans of art, music, and food. They are incredibly generous and have invited us over twice to enjoy "Smokin' Lion BBQ".

Teeth in the grass

2009-07-19T17:26:00.001-07:00

I saw this on the way to work today. I love walking to work because I find things like this. Oakland seems to be full of inside jokes represented by graffiti and symbols all over the place. I think its great that the internet and the street are so closely intertwined. Im sure most might find it somewhat sad, but I am really fascinated by it. I've seen so many things around

Brown

2009-07-12T14:53:00.000-07:00

Taking a break from writing about a new species to be seen on The Morae River.com soon. Im not sure what this sketch is accomplishing but I thought it was cute. ^^ We are half way through Pre College and so far things have been running somewhat smoothly. I was invited by Dugald Stermer to give a talk along with him and Ashley Benham about the illustration department and

Low

2009-07-04T09:24:00.000-07:00

This is still a work in Progress. Its for a challenge on Art Order. Ill have to type out more once I finish him. Summer is moving quickly and I've barely scratched the surface of what I had planned to do. Seems to always be the case. I've gotten some writing done having to do with Culas and their family trees, but I've yet to produce any new work for the Morae River. Im feeling that August will

Rumble

2009-07-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

More work in progress ... havent gotten too far :/

Dozens

2009-06-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

The trip to Mojave was wonderful and went by way too fast. Back to work...The Precollege program is staring next week and so we have been all over the place trying to get things ready for the students and thier arrival. In other news. The Morae River is getting a blog. I figured that The Morae River would work well as a blog for now, at least until I have time to tackle the website. Check it out

Black Bear

2009-06-14T22:44:00.000-07:00

Another one for the animals for kids series. I should have way more of these, but Im going to have to put them aside for now to work on the Morae River. Im hoping to have a blog up for it by the end of the month.

Pennies

2009-06-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

John's dad came out our way this weekend to spend some time with us. We went up to Napa to taste some wine and get a tour of Newton Vineyards. The Vineyard was beautiful and the tasting was awesome. They had pairings braised pears and marcona almonds, Duck pate and blackberries. The grounds were just as wonderful - with an intricate English tea garden and pagodas to contrast. Apparently the

Viking

2009-06-08T13:26:00.000-07:00

For a weekly challenge on Heytutti - the forum I created for the CCa illustration dept. John Mathis runs this forum and gives out prompts every week, this week was viking. Im not sure if Vikings owned dogs for sure. It is believed they might have, and if they did they would have owned St. john's Water Dogs. The breed is now extinct but they are similar to Labradors. Although, this was never meant

Harvest

2009-06-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

Working on some personal work now while Im putting together some promo ideas for the next upcoming weeks. Im having my senior show this October and so Im getting some work together as well as creating new work for it. Im also in the process of creating a book for the show to be on display and for sale at the show. The whole Morae River will be in the book for anyone to buy there or online through

Monstress

2009-06-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Two commissions for St. Mary's Magazine to accompany an excerpt from the short story by Lysley Tenorio,associate professor of English and winner of a prestigious 2008 Whiting Writers’ Award. The story was called Monstress. Look for them on the website too. I'll post the link later...

Chimeras

2009-06-02T23:16:00.000-07:00

I entered this "Design a Chimera" contest for CCA's mascot last semester and found out my design has been chosen by popular vote. Im excited as the mascot will represent the school for the school year of 2009-2010. The character (in various positions) will be printed on t-shirts, planners and posters. Expect more variations of this guy soon...

Arctic Fox

2009-05-31T20:40:00.000-07:00

Drew him just for fun and it turned into something better. I'm thinking Im going to head in this direction with the rest of the animals. The animals for kids series has finally begun! Im liking the way this little guy looks a lot more. I'll be doing a few more of these little guys and I might take them to be printed for selling...who knows? Job is going well so far. Im enjoying the flexible hours

Calvin

2009-05-30T23:06:00.000-07:00

This is what stares at me from across the room as I work on the computer...

Green Dragon

2009-05-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

Finished the painting. Fun and learned a lot as usual. Photoshop tends to feel different every time I use it. Im always struggling with it. I'll be posting more random critters and characters throughout the next couple of months to get better at the digital thing. Work on the Morae River coming soon! Im thinking working large might work better this time around. Im planning to pick up where I left

Heartbeats

2009-05-21T17:22:00.000-07:00

More painting... Sketches for a commission to be posted soon.also pics of new aquarium fish...hehe

Golden

2009-05-20T17:02:00.001-07:00

I was finally able to get my final semester lined up and figured out today. I've had two classes switch on me so far and it wasn't fun to re-arrange my entire schedule again. Glad thats over with. Im excited that its the last time I'll have to deal with it. Currently working on a small painting in photoshop for fun. Ill be posting that soon. It might change a bit so I wont write about what it

New Websites!

2009-05-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

So the websites have been re-vamped. Thanks to John, my portfolios are separated and the sites look great! One more site is coming soon, The Morae River should be up in June....even though it says May...lol.Check them out!

Devolved Gnome

2009-05-19T10:47:00.001-07:00

For a challenge online at http://artorder.blogspot.com/. I misunderstood the deadline and ended up being late on this. face palm*Ill catch the next one...

Trapeze

2009-05-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

I grew up in the Mojave desert. My tortoro vaguely resembles the imaginary character that would run beside the car when my mom would drive me places.

Canyons

2009-05-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been working toward completing more illustrations for the "Animals for kids" series. I've gone through and picked all of the animals I will be depicting although if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. The next animal I plan to explore is the Komodo Dragon. So far I've been using flat backgrounds to contrast the rendered depiction of the animal and Im liking the results. I

Spotted Hyena

2009-05-14T01:16:00.000-07:00

The next animal in the "Animals for Kids" series. The lemur was kind of an experiment, although I do plan to do another primate, I might leave the R.R. Lemur out for now. These next few critters (including this guy) will have more drawings and maybe type incorporated into the spreads.time for bed...

Red Ruffed Lemur

2009-05-10T21:11:00.001-07:00

Red Ruffed Lemur. One of 12 coming soon. Im thinking I might do some things differently for the next few animals. Brynnart.com will updated by the end of the month

Sandalista

2009-05-10T13:42:00.001-07:00

Life has slowed down a bit now. Most of my time lately, has gone to unpacking and organizing all of the little things that got tossed into boxes for the move such as these little guys. The silverware bugs were given to me as a random act of kindness not too long ago. Larry, if you ever stumble onto my blog - know that these small critters brighten my morning as I sit at my computer and check my

Lifespan

2009-05-08T11:50:00.000-07:00

Im finally moved into my new apartment. It's bigger, has better light, and the cats seem a lot happier with the wood floors - they're very cool and they lay all over them. Time for change. I've deleted most of the posts in this blog as part of my spring cleaning. Im currently working on cleaning up my web presence in general - starting with my personal websites. Im splitting my portfolios up

Enduring

2009-04-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

And so another semester has ended and Im exhausted. Overall things went better than I expected - all of my finals ran smoothly and my thesis came together nicely. I look at it now and it seems so small. Im hoping this is a good sign. I want to keep working on it through the summer enough to have the whole length of the river mapped out (including the river itself) in time for my show in the fall.

Sandwich Day

2009-04-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

Ive let my aquarium go for a bit. There hasn't been fish in for some time. The plants are thriving (too much). Algae has always been a problem. Although I don't really mind the look of it. My only issue with it is that it obstructs the view and can harm the plants if left to grow wild. The Amazon swords have to be pruned all the time. Its relatively simple but for some reason I'm having trouble