Paul Linsley Illustration

2011-12-02T10:35:00.000-08:00

This is a caricature I painted of Andy Serkis as he appeared in one of my favorite films "The Prestige."

2011-12-02T09:46:00.000-08:00

This is a property I had been developing for an animated series since I've been working at Nickelodeon. Here are some previs, zbrush models and pitch boards I modeled and painted for the pitch.

2011-10-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

2011-04-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

Yoshimi Battles The Pinks Robots

2011-03-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

The Laboratory

2011-03-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Quick sketch of a tribal village.

2011-03-19T01:09:00.000-07:00

More Environmental Concepts.

2011-03-17T08:38:00.000-07:00

Playing with lighting before I pose out the model.

2011-03-16T22:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a Thing I made...

2011-03-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peak of a character I am modeling.

2011-02-17T21:53:00.002-08:00

Some sketches I did for Jung Park's environmental design class at Red Engine Studios.

2011-02-06T00:35:00.001-08:00

Revisiting an old concept.

2010-12-22T00:24:00.000-08:00

Moody little quick sketch of the knighted thesbian.

"I've stop acting and started behaving more."

-Sir Caine

2010-12-19T20:55:00.000-08:00

Ron Yavnieli

Stand up Comic, actor, and a friend of mine from college.

2010-12-19T20:52:00.000-08:00

Kyle Maclachlin

From a body tapestry brilliant perfomances including:

Blue Velvet, Dune, TWIN PEAKS!!!, and Yes, Desperate Housewives.

I'm amazed how so many people overlook him.

2010-12-12T20:52:00.000-08:00

Here's my gooffy mug. My girlfriend says it doesn't look like me, but that's cause she loves me.

2010-12-12T15:45:00.000-08:00

Did this for Caricaturama 300o on facebook.

2010-12-06T01:55:00.000-08:00

A Sunday night indulgence.

2010-11-12T07:47:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a comic and I wanted to get a better sense of the characters. So I've begun sculpting them in zbrush to turn them around. Heres is one of the main characters I did last night, Gainer (also featured below on the cover of Gimbal). I'll be using these for reference while I draw the comic.

And I started with a sphere, That's right, Wynia, no base mesh.

... Of coarse the topology is a disaster...

2010-11-07T14:54:00.000-08:00

The world will never be the same.

... Of coarse it never is...

2010-09-19T21:25:00.000-07:00

Some call him Don. But we know who he really is.

2010-08-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

A quick study. More to come.

2010-08-08T21:56:00.000-07:00

I've decided to take my career in a new direction.

Nothing beats dolphins farting rainbows.

2010-06-20T00:58:00.000-07:00

Life has been busy lately. Had a few hours to relax and paint. Here is a study of Christopher Hitchens.

2010-04-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here is an interview I did with the venerable Pilar Alessandro from "On The Page" the best screenwriting podcast show out there. If you'd like to hear me make a fool of myself in real time check this out at:

http://onthepage.tv/archive/

I had a great time with Pilar and Aadip.

2010-03-28T13:47:00.000-07:00

GUESS THE CHARACTER

Here is a sneak peak of the sculpt I'm working on this week for my Zbrush class with Bryan Wynia (http://conceptdesignacad.com/). See if you can guess this character. Bryan, you can't guess, or Emily, or Winston or Albert. Apollo you can guess, because we have no clue where you are.

2010-03-19T22:13:00.000-07:00

I saw these amazing praying mantes and I wanted to do an alien inspired by them.

2010-03-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

Ninja turtles...

2010-03-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a head sculpt based on a concept painting I did.

2010-03-12T23:05:00.000-08:00

Another harpie.

2010-03-08T23:17:00.000-08:00

Here's the Harpie polypainted. PAPA LOVES THE ZBRUSH.... :)

2010-03-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

Here's a harpie I did for a greek mythology project we're doing in our CDA workshop. It's a study referncing the sculpt Bryan Wynia did in class. Yes... His is much better...

Bryan's the bomb

2010-03-05T20:55:00.000-08:00

Here are some sculpts I did of a Gorgon.

2010-02-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

Here is a character from a project that's in production right now.

It's going to be a cool film.

2010-02-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

Here is another Satyr for the workshop. Starting to introduce a little bit of expression.

2010-02-12T16:28:00.000-08:00

Here is a piece of animation that shows off a Chinese New Year Tiger that I designed. I love working with Falcon's treehouse! Go to the link below to see the animation.
http://www.falconstreehouse.com/NewYearCard/Chinese%20New%20Year.html

2010-02-10T16:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a Zbrush sketch of Panthro. I included some of the reference I used for the sculpt.

Thundercats Ho!

2010-02-09T15:41:00.000-08:00

Here is a satyr design I did for the Zbrush workshop. I love this program!

2010-02-08T17:40:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd try a recognizeable character, to get more control of the Zbrush tools.

2010-02-08T00:53:00.000-08:00

Here's another version of Charon.

2010-02-07T23:29:00.000-08:00

I'm getting into Zbrush. I'm taking a class with Bryan Wynia (check out his stuff at: http://bryanwynia.blogspot.com/) at the Concept Design Academy in Pasadena. Just had the first class last Saturday, feel like I'm already learning a lot. Above is my first head sculpture. We're doing a Greek Mythology theme. This is an interpretation of Charon.

2010-01-27T15:56:00.000-08:00

The New Apple iTchasketch!

I define myself first and foremost as a Mac person, secondly as an American, and thirdly as a carnivore (fourth and fifth place are up for negotiation). I like to prioritize it in case I'm interrogated. That being said, I finally got a peak at the newly forthcoming hand-held apple product. Those guys are constantly reinventing the wheel! Brilliant... Simply brilliant...

2010-01-26T00:58:00.000-08:00

2010-01-25T01:50:00.000-08:00

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na Batman!

2010-01-22T23:07:00.000-08:00

Here's some color on the Hellian.

2010-01-22T17:38:00.000-08:00

One is a caricature of Noam Chomsky the other is a photograph. I'll leave you to figure out which one is which.

2010-01-21T11:55:00.000-08:00

Here's a piece I did of Francisco Herrera's character.

2010-01-20T23:00:00.000-08:00

Guess I'm in a Hellboy mood.

More to come.

2010-01-11T18:58:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd do a Hellboy piece.

2010-01-09T19:59:00.000-08:00

This is a caricature I painted of Neville Page, one of the contemporary Masters of Creature Design. If you've seen, Avatar, Star Trek, Cloverfield, or Watchmen (among many others) then you've seen his stuff. Check out his work at http://www.nevillepage.com/. We met briefly at Comicon. Since then, I've been following his work like I bought Stock in it.

2010-01-06T17:59:00.000-08:00

This is a caricature I painted of one of my favorite artists, Francisco Herrera. If you don't already know his work you should check out his blog at http://www.herrerabox.com/blog/. His drawings are so dynamic. I keep his sketchbooks by my drawing desk just to punish myself whenever I think I'm getting good.

2009-12-29T19:44:00.000-08:00

These are two caricatures I did for for my friends at Falcon's Treehouse (Cecil and PJ). Just wrapped up a project with them recently.

2009-12-26T23:09:00.000-08:00

Spiderman/Venom

More to come:)

2009-12-23T23:00:00.000-08:00

This is my interpretation of a Sean "Cheeks" Galloway character named "Kuta."

2009-12-22T09:33:00.000-08:00

"Feel the magic. Hear the roar."

2009-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

"Panthro the deadly."

2009-12-19T16:41:00.000-08:00

"ThunderCats are loose."

2009-12-07T22:24:00.000-08:00

"They watched the skies for a sign.

Kahliam knew it was close just by the stillness. Except for the ringing of the bell, the air was noiseless. Nature held its breath leaving a vacuum of perfect silence. It was the kind of moment Kahliam would've relished had the creature not been out there, hiding among the clouds, waiting."

2009-12-06T02:34:00.000-08:00

The Narkomin

"They watched a figure move through the forest. It walked smoothly between the trees, barely making a noise. It was difficult to make out its features. It walked upright on two legs, but hunched over. As the two boys shuffled into the crevice under the vegetation, the figure stopped. It propped its head up, listening to the painful silence of the still woods. It took two steps in the direction of the boys.

They could see the figure was in the shape of a large man. But his features were barely human. His skin was pale and greenish in tone with dark veins spun across its body. It was taller than any man they had ever seen. It was almost naked, wearing only crudely fastened skins and sharp bones around its body. Its hair was a gnarled mop of thick twisted vines caked in mud. Thin metal rods, hooks, and studs pierced its skin forming random patterns. Its contorted face was riddled with scars and tattoos. More creature than man."

"The bark ripped away from the boys and the brush thrashed all around them. The forest exploded with a wicked roar and the branches and debris flung through the air from the whipping reach of the creature's long arms. A wind tore through the woods and stripped the boys of their cover. The creature towered over them poised with mouth agape.

Siduri looked at its black eyes. He never blinked again."

2009-12-01T21:13:00.000-08:00

"The great walls towered above Angutara and wrapped around it like a phalanx of giant, sculpted sentinels. The city rose from the crowns of broad sweeping hills that overlooked a lush valley. Buildings covered the land, crowding every spare plot in a near-random jumble of architecture. The shores of the wilderness up-surged in a high tide of forestation to the walls. It was alone in the world, far removed from any other country, a full moon in an empty sky."

This is a piece of concept art for a city I've been working on. I've been experimenting with mixing photo collage and some of my painting techniques. Haven't decided if I like it yet.

2009-11-29T11:08:00.000-08:00

"You failed!" yelled a man dressed in the rags. "You failed. The village is destroyed and everyone is dead!"

"I didn't come to save your village," said Kahliam, "I came to kill a dragon."

2009-11-25T21:20:00.000-08:00

"They were torn from their homes, hunted and gathered in for condemnation. As their eyes searched their minds, they could only wait for the Seraphim. Somewhere beyond the walls of their reproach the brothers searched for their deliverance."

Had a few days to work on a piece I've been wanting to do.

2009-10-03T14:46:00.000-07:00

I've been pretty wrapped up in a project (loving every minute of it!). So I thought I would post a painting I did more than a year ago. I hope you enjoy it. For those of you that know him, Yes, that is the legendary Cornelius Cole (Corny) that modeled for Abraham.

"Gathering Stones For An Altar"

This is a painting I did in oils (5'x4')

2009-08-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

BENTO BOX NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Just visithttp://www.stuartngbooks.com/newarrivals.htmlto get your copy!

2009-08-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some pages from Bento Box.

2009-08-05T15:39:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, you should check out my interview with Randall Sly at http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/

I've found more ways to embarrass myself through public exhibition.

2009-07-27T23:10:00.000-07:00

Jorge Garcia, Jess, and I at San Diego Comic Con

Just Got back from Comicon! Jorge Garcia and Beth Shady were cool enough to come by the booth and give me a signed picture! One of the highlights of my week! I also got to meet some of the artists that inspire me the most, "Cheeks" Sean Galloway, Francisco Herrera, Ronnie Del Carmen, Chris Sanders, Ryan Benjamin, Jose Lopez, Ragnar, Patrick Morgan, Daniel and Dawna Davis, Chad Hardin and many more. Went to the last LOST Panel. It was a BLAST! More Later.

2009-07-08T14:50:00.000-07:00

paullinsley.com

check it out!

2009-07-05T00:57:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!

Just wanted to let you all know that my site is up and running. Thanks to Jason and Ty Fredricks over at ODD Animation. Check it out. Let me know what you think.

http://www.paullinsley.com/

2009-07-01T08:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a little taste of Naveen Andrews for ya.

2009-06-29T21:40:00.000-07:00

By the way, just wanted to mention I'll be selling my caricatures of the "LOST" cast at the comic0n. So keep an eye out for them. Here's another taste.

2009-06-14T09:40:00.000-07:00

DONE!

BENTO BOX! When Good Sushi Goes Bad!

Pulled an all nighter to wrap up my new book "Bento Box"! It is off to the printer. Above is the final cover. After several fully rendered versions and a lot of wrong directions I finally found a piece that worked for me. For those of you that liked the sci fi girl, she's inside. For those of you that didn't (AJ and Ron) you can glue that page closed. The project had to be scaled down a bit from it's original inception. But I'm still pretty happy with it. It's kind of a tasty sampling of my work (professional and personal) from the last year. Okay there's some old stuff in there too. It is a forty-page, bite size meal that will leave you asking for dessert. (I mean because it tastes so good, that you can't get enough, not because it left you unsatisfied. Maybe I should come up with a better metaphor.) I'll be selling it at Comicon in the 8fish booth E5. So be sure to stop by and visit, Me along with Ian Johnston, AJ Bell, Ernie Harker and, of course, my booth babe, Jess. By the way we're going to be drawing caricatures at the con as well. That'll be fun to do some live drawing again. Can't wait to see you there. Meanwhile practice saying: 私はbento箱を有してもいいか。

Later.

2009-06-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

And there's my weekend.

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

I've had some friends ask me to show some kind of a demo of how I do some of the paintings. Since I'm in a Lost mood I saved out some iterations of a caricature of Evangeline Lily to show a little bit of my process. It's really just the basics of traditional oil painting, hopefully with a little style.

I start off with a few sketches until I get an approximate feeling for the character. The way I work I don't like to tie the drawing down too much. For me at least, most of the pleasure of the painting comes from the discoveries along the way. I guess I like to have a general direction without a restrictive plan. Otherwise it's just math. Once you get the basic equations down you don't have to do the long division. That's when it gets interesting. Anyway, I start with a sketch.

2009-06-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

I put down the middle tone

Then I go from the general middle tone to a slightly darker tone, without going full contrast. That way I control the tonal relationships with out getting too dramatic. Ya know the old saying "Subtlety in tone creates the illusion of depth, while high contrast flattens."
I go back and lay in a lighter tone than the general middle
From there I go back and forth progressing toward the to extremes of the tonal range
Cycle back and forth until the localized tones relate to the overall and.... viola. Ya know. Of coarse along the way I'm constantly adjusting the drawing with the rendering

You can pick up all of this stuff by studying some of Sargent's unfinished paintings. He's one that seemed to relish in the process. He never tried to hide his stroke.

Now that I look at it... This caricature kinda sucks. Shoulda done a demo on a good one. Oh well. Another time then.

2009-06-06T22:32:00.000-07:00

So this is my girl, Jess (the love of my life). I've had this on-going debate with a friend of mine about the similarity between Jess and Scout from the movie "To Kill A Mockingbird." Here is the evidence. Not only are the photos indisputable, I've never seen them in the same room a the same time. You be the judge.

How cute is that?

2009-06-01T05:57:00.000-07:00

So here's a comp for the new book. It's a collection of some of my recent work.

2009-05-04T20:25:00.000-07:00

Just toying with some logo ideas.

2009-04-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some character designs of "The Deadlies" by a friend of mine, AJ Bell. You can see more of his work at Story Quarry on my cronies section. He did some things with the characters i hadn't thought of. I really dig his sensibilities. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks AJ.

2009-04-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

Here's Boon.

2009-04-27T21:36:00.000-07:00

Some sketches for a new comp

2009-04-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

"The Deadlies" is a property I'm developing as an animated series.
It's about these kids that do things. I'll get more specific later, Jared.
Basicly, it's the last hope for humanity has an identity crisis.
(ya know, for kids)

2009-04-08T22:36:00.000-07:00

2009-03-25T23:27:00.000-07:00

2009-03-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

2009-03-02T21:20:00.001-08:00

2009-01-10T19:22:00.000-08:00

Mount Kiliminjaro

2009-01-06T03:07:00.000-08:00

Pilar Alessandra

Alfred Hitchcock

2008-12-27T18:59:00.001-08:00

Bill Gates - Steve Jobs

2008-12-27T00:55:00.000-08:00

Stephen Colbert

2008-12-26T00:26:00.000-08:00