Comic Volt

Two Artist Collaboration...

2011-12-30T22:24:00.000-08:00

This piece was pencilled and inked by Marcus Smith(http://themasman.deviantart.com/) Then I did a first round of color work(the color on the top). Marcus then followed up with some awesome detail work of his own(color sample on the bottom. It is a perfect of example of two syncing their styles together. Fun stuff!

Portrait biz is getting more work!

2011-12-23T20:14:00.000-08:00

If you need something shoot me an email(kellron2082@gmail.com) or call(952-428-9825)

Phone Warz Concept

2011-12-15T13:47:00.000-08:00

One day I'm going to make a game out of this!

Portrait biz is getting work!

2011-12-08T20:21:00.001-08:00

Updated Princess!

2011-11-13T22:28:00.001-08:00

I went in and did some re-coloring...

The MASsacre!

2011-10-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

This is my good friend Marcus Smith aka MASMAN. Marcus is a huge horror fan. So I thought I take the time to do up a Jason/Freddy theme.

check out his site:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-MAS/101479929959546

Really tried out some new techniques with this one...

Vid

2011-10-21T19:08:00.000-07:00

Me and fellow comic producer Pat Garrahy are collaborating on spin off series. Its based of his current series called Sirn. Sirn is available on graphicly.com. Pat is currently working on releasing his 3rd installment. And is the early stages of producing his 4th issue. However issues 1 and 2 are available on graphicly:

http://graphicly.com/ocpstudios-llc/sirn

Below is a work in progress for possible character concept of the main character...

My first Cintiq drawing!

2011-10-19T12:55:00.000-07:00

Thanks to a good buddy of mine Aaron Quist(http://www.artofaaronquist.blogspot.com/) I got to test out a Cintiq for the first time! And its awesome! Thanks again Aaron!

New Work From "Work"

2011-10-12T14:52:00.001-07:00

This some artwork created for a upcoming book.(can't give details)

Darth Vader Rise and Fall

2011-09-19T20:11:00.001-07:00

Full colors...

Inks

Anthony

2011-09-19T20:09:00.000-07:00

This is for a possible side project I might be starting with a good buddy of mine.

Ethan and "Power" Julie

2011-09-19T20:05:00.001-07:00

Final Color

Pencils...

The Fiery Furnace

2011-08-27T23:26:00.001-07:00

Katy Perry SNL Character

2011-08-27T23:21:00.001-07:00

Aaliyah 2001-2011

2011-08-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe its been a full decade since the day we lost Aaliyah. Today would be the exact day she passed away. Sad, but it does give me good a reason to do a portrait of her:) I googled a photo of her to use for reference. Then created everything in photoshop. R.I.P Aaliyah!

Teacher of the Millennium

2011-08-05T16:18:00.000-07:00

Back in high school Mrs. Weldon drove me and two other students to portfolio day in Washington DC. There, I showed my colored penciled comic book to a representative at MCAD. Then I got offered a bunch of scholarships to attend MCAD. So it was either art college, or the NAVY. Basically my life wouldn't be what it is today if it wasn't for my high school art teacher. My art would've advanced as much as it did. I wouldn't have met my beautiful wife or the wonderful people I've come to know here in Minnesota. So with that all said. Thank you Mrs. Weldon. You were a great teacher!

Comix

2011-08-03T17:51:00.001-07:00

I did this comic for a job audition a couple months back. Didn't get the job but did get the chance to actually write a comic strip. It was pretty fun. I wish could do it more often. Feel free to read...

Marz Lovejoy

2011-07-29T13:43:00.001-07:00

I got the opportunity do yet another portrait illustration. All photoshop. This is portrait of coming hip artist, Marz Lovejoy. Her music is pretty tight: http://www.marzlovejoy.com

New Work!

2011-07-12T14:47:00.001-07:00

I'm starting to put a little more time into my work. Hopefully I can take longer next go round...

Fox Doppelganger?

2011-06-29T17:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Pat Garrahy, I'v been making some brushes. So I've found a new gateway for pushing myself :) In this example I used Megan Fox as reference source. Cliche' I know, but I figure why not.

More to come...

Dedication

2011-06-21T18:36:00.000-07:00

This illustration is a dedication to my sister-in-law's father...

Pastel Style VIA Photoshop...

2011-06-07T14:21:00.001-07:00

I was testing out some new techniques with the brush palette in photoshop cs5. This is what I came up with.

New Work!

2011-05-16T14:34:00.001-07:00

I really wish I had photoshop CS5 on my other computer. I'm starting to fall in love with the brush pallette. Anyway, new work I've been doing at Brio.

New work from "Work" 2

2011-05-04T14:50:00.000-07:00

New work all done in Photoshop!

Woe Is Oz Character Book

2011-05-01T21:04:00.000-07:00

I just got done designing the new character book for Woe Is Oz. Set to release in PDF format in just a week. You'll be about to download it for free from our website. Here is a quick screenshot of the cover page:

New Work From "Work"

2011-04-19T14:38:00.000-07:00

We are working on different illustration styles at Brio...

Issue 4 Cover for Woe is Oz

2011-04-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

I'm sure when I'm done-done, there will be tweaks. But why not show a sneak peak :)

Time to do throw back!

2011-03-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

more work...

2011-03-28T20:02:00.001-07:00

Work for church...

2011-03-24T22:03:00.000-07:00

I did this straight into photoshop--no sketches. Lol.

New Work

2011-03-21T19:38:00.000-07:00

At my job I get to do a lot of illustrating. So it gives me the opportunity to push new styles.

And two minutes later...

2011-03-16T20:22:00.001-07:00

...More illustrations. Similar style. Pushing myself :D

I'm A Geek Cover Art!!

2011-03-16T20:16:00.001-07:00

This was really fun project. I'm working on putting a extra edge to my illustration style. I'll be posting more soon!

2010 Freelance

2011-01-12T16:12:00.001-08:00

These are some freelance pieces I completed last year...

Get your portrait done today for $75!!

2011-01-04T19:21:00.000-08:00

As of now I will be doing portraits for $75. Name a style and I can get it done for you! Here are some samples:

2011-01-04T18:46:00.000-08:00

Since it's been forever, I thought I upload some new images from Woe is Oz. These might be included in the Woe Is Oz Character Book set to release this spring!

Addie's Pottie Book

2010-08-06T05:35:00.000-07:00

This is a very quick children's book I completed for my mother in law. The basic idea was to get Addie to use the bathroom properly :)

My Wife!

2010-07-29T05:29:00.000-07:00

I was thinking of doing avatars for people. They're really fun to do. I did a quick sketch of my wife. Then I inked it, scanned it and colored it in Photoshop.

Character Designs

2010-07-25T16:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some new character designs for comicvolt2.

Rough Sketches:

Completed designs in Adobe Illustrator:

Color Practice

2010-07-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

I was talking to a good friend of mine, Pat. He was telling me about some color rules. I thought I try them out.

"The Burbs" Final Cover Design

2010-03-10T19:50:00.000-08:00

This cover design took about 2 hours to color. Joe did a great job on the inks.

First Page Colors

2010-02-17T11:47:00.000-08:00

Here are some early coloring stage for page one of issue 2...

Woe Is Oz Issue 2 cover

2010-02-16T17:13:00.000-08:00

So I'm well on my way to finishing off the second issue of Woe is Oz(written by Ethan Tarshish). I just got done with the final cover design.

I did another cover about a year ago. Basically Dorothy is going crazy.

I plan to have the second issue done by April. Wish time on my side ;)

Hood Saint

2010-01-23T22:59:00.000-08:00

Hood Saint was created by another upcoming artist and good friend of mine Fines(Finess).

We talked about how the character design was going to go down. I think this is the first time Fines has had any of his creations on the web!

Check out some sketched I did of the his creations.

Hood Saint

Sensei

Joe Rheault's Asha

2010-01-23T22:48:00.000-08:00

A good buddy of mine has a comic he is working on. The character's name is Asha. And basically she kills monsters. And she's a very skilled monster assassin.

The character was created by Joe Rheault. He completely designed her. I actually came up with some monsters for her to fight. Asha's is really fun charcter to draw. Check out Joe's blog. He's doing a comic on her:

http://dirtyinks.blogspot.com/

Here's the art:

From the Rooftop

2010-01-17T15:59:00.000-08:00

This was a volunteer project for another rapper. His name is Tru Serva. This is a song of his album "Paperboy." I think you can get it off itunes. Anyway, you can see the video on youtube.

Here is a scree shot of the video.

Visit the link below:

Adobe Illustrator Work

2010-01-17T13:39:00.000-08:00

I've learned to become really fluid with the pentool. 100% of these illustrations and icons were rendered in Illustrator. Take a look.

Ecard Background

These are a couple of backgrounds I did for a interactive web presentation.

And finally these are just few of many icons, graphics and portraits all completed in Illustrator.

Photshop Illstration Work

2010-01-17T13:30:00.000-08:00

Most of these were completed in Photoshop. I mostly work with multiple layers for editing purposes. It's always fun.

The Protectors

2010-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

This is a cd comic book I did for a local christian rap group called Hour To Hope. I did 28 pages of comic work(cd format).

Here are some samples:

Woe Is Oz Character Designs

2010-01-17T12:38:00.000-08:00

These are some quick character designs I put together for the 2nd Issue of "Woe is Oz." Visit www.woeisoz.com to see the first issue.

Fireball

2009-05-09T11:39:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to do a piece for my nephew for the longest time. He's really into the dragons from "Reign Of Fire." So I drew up a dragon for him and colored it in Photoshop.

Take a look:

Inked pencil:

Finished color:

Spaceman

2009-04-27T14:28:00.001-07:00

This project was calibration with Michael Spanjers(gorilla ink). The project was a quick six panel story of a character Big Mike created.

Check it out:

The Burbs

2009-03-21T21:29:00.000-07:00

The Burbs was a short story that was written by Joe Rheault, a good friend and fellow comic artist. Joe's story was inspired by a dream that he had. The story or dream if you will, was about two kids who got chased by this maniac killer that carries a hatchet.

The production for this project was unique and very convenient. Joe wrote the script, then I penciled his story, he inked my pencils, then I colored his inks, then finally Joe topped it off by lettering the final colors. It took a while to complete because we were kind of working on it on the side.

I posted a finished ink and three final colors. It was actually one of the first comic books I got the opportunity to color.

It was a lot of fun.

The Burbs Page 6 (process)

2009-03-21T21:26:00.001-07:00

The Burbs Page 7

2009-03-21T21:25:00.001-07:00

The Burbs Page 8

2009-03-21T21:24:00.001-07:00

My Attempt at Drawing the Hulk!

2009-03-21T21:16:00.001-07:00

I really like drawing massive characters. With mad crazy muscles...So I drew the Hulk.

Jet Pack Girl

2009-03-21T21:15:00.001-07:00

Duplicated Ninja

2009-03-21T21:13:00.000-07:00

Some Older Sketches

2009-03-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

These are some older sketches I did a couple of months back. I was trying to get back into the feel of drawing comics. So I made characters out of some of my friends, AJ Ragland(Duplicating Ninja) and Nikki Courneya(Jet-Pack Girl).

Nu Bloga

2009-03-20T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone.

My name is Kelly Brown and I'm a driven artist. Well actually, I'm overly driven artist. Maybe one day it'll pay off--maybe when I'm 45;)

I came up with Comic Volt a couple weeks ago. Comic Volt is going to be a semi-interactive comic flash site. On the site I'll be posting animated comics--hopefully giving readers a cool online experience.

Me and a really good web programmer, Anthony Nollen are developing the "official" website right now. Meanwhile, I'll be posting some of the comics that will be on Comic Volt here on blogspot.

The first comic I'll be posting is called "Incredible Nollen"(Anthony Nollen). Basically this a 12 page comic that focuses on Anthony turning into a purple "Hulk."

Incredible Nollen Pages 1-5

2009-03-20T11:33:00.000-07:00