Step off into the deep

Daggers

2012-01-20T13:17:00.001-07:00

Fire: Allows you to snuff out torches after concentrating on one. Allows you to find torches and ignite them. Allows you to knock out fire guards by turning their burn off. (this is gained in latter levels as you are stronger)

Cloaking: Allows a near invisibility for short bursts. This time grows longer as you get stronger.

Vision: Allows you to see in the dark for short bursts. The duration and brightness grow as you level up.

Iron: Allows you to unlock "Lock and Key" doors after a time of concentration. The time shortens as you level up. This will not allow you to open Rune sealed gates and doors. Possible metal push and pull as you level up.

Air: Allows you to jump higher and climb faster. (I could see area where you need to jump large gaps to avoid guards.

Speed: Allows quick dashes of speed

Mist: Turns you into a human sized mist shape. It allows you to pass through smaller areas, and in some levels that have mist patches you are invisible to guards.

Blizzard internship apps due soon....

2012-01-18T07:10:00.001-07:00

Just trying to paint like they do, and I am experimenting with fire. I will finish this up in the next day our two I think. a lot left to fix.

Chasm

2012-01-17T00:42:00.000-07:00

Working on Chasm stuff. More to come as I find time to upload.

wip

2011-12-17T00:01:00.003-07:00

Johnny Clover and the Horror Hunters

2011-12-16T08:34:00.000-07:00

not done yet but some environment sketches....

Creature number 2

2011-12-15T18:11:00.002-07:00

Creatures

2011-12-13T16:19:00.003-07:00

Some of what I am working on right now. More to come. Lots more to come.

More Herod's Tample

2011-12-06T16:48:00.001-07:00

It feels good to be back in Maya

2011-12-05T02:10:00.001-07:00

I haven't been working in Maya for the last few months. Other work has kept me busy. But I finally had a project I needed to get working on so here is the first part. Paul Gerla, Kieth Beavers, and I are doing a model of Herod's temple for a New Testament class. Paul did the modeling and Kieth and I are doing uv's and maps. Here is one small part of the overall work. We are deploying the project in Unity so that we can get familiar with it. These textures are composite photos and some paint overs.

From the book to you

2011-12-03T22:30:00.001-07:00

I hate finals, I am way to busy to be doing some nominal thing like finals. so I take a break to bring you a little segment I call "from the book to you." Drawings from my sketchbook right to my blog. they get no pass through photoshop, nada, just scan and post.

doodles

2011-11-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

some stuff

2011-11-30T03:19:00.001-07:00

I did a bunch of these for a client in GA. I had to bust these out fast, but it was a fun project. Took me about 3ish or 4 days of solid all day work to get these done.

Goldenlocks

2011-11-25T14:26:00.001-07:00

I have spent the last forever working on this kids book. Goldenlocks and the 3 Bears, Here are the first two images. I will post the rest when I feel like it.

A French Turtle...

2011-11-13T19:46:00.000-07:00

need I say more.

Voldemort

2011-10-21T18:19:00.001-06:00

I recently finished all of the Harry Potter books. Yes, I audio booked them, but its the best way to be productive and live inside the covers of a book at the same time. Originally, I was one of those guys who carried a mild loathing for the whole Harry Potter nonsense. Yes, you might be thinking that I generally saw the whole thing like the Dursley's saw wizardry, but that's not the whole case. Fandom that borderlines on obsession is never healthy. I know... I used to be the biggest Anime Otaku of all time. However, it was not this that made me resist (those far too enthused fans were just a turn off, not a full show stopper). It was more to the fact that I had been reading books like 'Wheel of Time' by Robert Jordan and the 'Shannarah Series' by Terry Brooks. These books are much more high fantasy and pull me in much more than hearing about Harry Potter and his f-ed up under-the-stairs living situation (I would have raised hell if I were him).
Then, with the mixture of my new wife's subtle encouragements, joined with our going to Harry Potter World in Orlando this last summer, helped me decide that it was finally time to see what all the fuss was about. I must say that it was a rather fun read/ listen, and even though it probably won't go down as one of my favorite book series in the world, it will remain high on the list.

I started drawing people from the series. So first off.... here is Lord Voldemort. Maybe I will color it at some point. Not sure.

some more little musicians and a prize for the right guesses!

2011-10-21T14:07:00.003-06:00

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

Mandi Perkins facebook messaged me due to some blogging issues, but since its the first and only right answers received I am giving it to her. So congratulations Mandi!

For anyone else wondering, here is the order

from left to right, schubert, rossini, berlioz, wagner, tchaikovsky, debussy

Thanks for playing and stay tuned, as I will do more giveaways in the future! :)

Some Musicians I did for work. Can anyone guess who these guys are? If anyone can get them all right then I will make one for you. Yup, a drawing of you or whoever you want. Post guesses below ~~or e mail them to me at the e mail located over here:~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------>>>>

(If you work with me then you can't do this though or you will just look at the names psssssshhhhhhhtttt!) :p

Update:

Since people had a hard time figuring these out I am adding a list here of various names to chose from. First one to POST those names in the right order going left to right on the images wins.

Names:

Vivaldi

Beethoven

Haydn

Handel

Rossini

Wagner

Mozart

Debussy

Tchaikovsky

Schubert

Berlioz

Bach

A work in progress...

2011-10-19T15:53:00.003-06:00

Mummy Mo mummy

2011-10-17T07:57:00.001-06:00

I made this and some 20 other Halloween themed illustrations for a Halloween coloring book that is available as an app. I figured I should color one up and here it is.

Art dump

2011-10-17T05:12:00.001-06:00

Beethoven got some attitude

2011-10-06T15:38:00.000-06:00

I am just working on some more music stuff for class. I liked the way this little Beethoven turned out. I kind want a League of Leagands character based of an angry little Beethoven! Then I might actually play something other than Ashe.

Pierce from Community

2011-10-03T04:53:00.001-06:00

I have been a fan of Chevy Chase for ages. Ever since my dad and I would watch National Lampoons Vacation films when my mom was out of the house and could not cast her disapproving vote. Of course now days it just makes me happy to see him as Pierce on Community. As an assignment in Ryan Woodward's Character Design class we were assigned to do a Caricature study of someone famous. I used this chance to explore some Chevy Chase. This illustration was done pretty fast. I think 45 min-ish, maybe an hour after the touch up in photoshop.

something to post.

2011-09-29T15:17:00.000-06:00

Metal head rocker dude.

painted this morning

2011-09-28T09:52:00.000-06:00

Painted this little dude this morning for work. It took about an hour and 15 min total time from drawing to painted.

CS4

Intuos 3 tablet

Routes Book Cover

2011-09-26T06:35:00.000-06:00

This is finally done. I started this project a year ago and picked at it here and there, but now its finally done. The book wont be out for quite some time. I will post again on the release date when I hear about it. Until then enjoy this preview! :)

Viennie V Comic work

2011-09-26T05:41:00.000-06:00

Okay folks, so a few months ago I did the comic work for the Viennie V album insert. I had a lot of fun doing it, but I didn't get to plus everything I wanted due to deadlines. If you haven't seen Viennie V's music videos then take a look here: http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?threaded=1&v=4J1gC__24O8

Here you guys go, the first 3 pages up are in order and the last 3 are taken from different spots, but that's as much as I can show you here. Please support the album and go to Viennie's site to buy it!

Some fun

2011-09-22T12:43:00.000-06:00

I love me some Dubstep! Pandora has been keeping it spinning for me. I will likely do some more to this later.

A post

2011-09-21T09:53:00.001-06:00

I started working as an illustrator for Independent study center working on various courses. Thus I will be posting some work stuff up since its legit and and allowed.

I am currently working on a Music course so here are some cartoons of Vivaldi and Bach.

An update after too long

2011-08-11T06:01:00.000-06:00

I have actually been sketching this summer. I know it seems like I vanished, but I am still around. I have a bunch of things to post, but rather than dump them all on you I figured I would just grab a few sketches from this summer and throw them up now and slowly feed out the rest.

I am flying back to GA in a few hours for my wedding reception there and then its back home, finish up some work and then get ready for this 10 day production. Lots of awake all night on sets and a massive load of set dressing. It will be fun, but with school starting up it will also be taxing, especially now that I live a good 45 minutes from school and an hour from the shoot location.

I will update again soon I hope.

laters

Colored page.

2011-07-10T21:49:00.000-06:00

Colored first page. More to come.

tho project.

2011-07-08T20:50:00.000-06:00

Here is page one inked for the 12 page comic I am doing for a cd insert. this project is for a company out of LA and I have 10ish days to finish it up. I cant post the whole thing here, but I will post updates of some of it as I go.

some random stuff

2011-07-06T15:12:00.001-06:00

First I have the finished Telekinesis logo. I had to postpone doing this a few weeks longer than I wanted due to wedding stuff, the Riot art test, and the now 12 page full color comic I am working on. I took some breaks when I was sick of the comic and got this together.

Im trying to get a little more motion in my drawings and this levi ad kept popping up of a dude doing a hand stand so this happened.

this is old. It was me finishing up a tattoo design from a photo of the guys started tattoo. The jesus and the volcano and part of the mountain were already done.

This is older too. I did this a few months ago for Live for Music and Shaun Barret. It was a fun little work.

getting hitched and some ramblings about it and such

2011-07-05T03:16:00.001-06:00

The time has finally come. I am getting married. Yup, hitched, tied down, tamed, saying goodbye to the bachelor days and all that. I am luckily marrying my best friend. She is a patient, kind hearted soul who for some reason has the ability to deal with me and my tumultuous life. I really am quite lucky to have broken past the friend zone and swindled the girl into liking me! I have known Claire since 2007 so that makes it almost 5 years now. During that time I have had girlfriends and she has had boyfriends, but we still managed to stay friends and when the stars aligned and we both ended up in the right place, our paths stopped just crossing finally and paralleled. I for one am thankful that they did. I kept hearing that when you find the right girl its just easy. I never believed that because my relationships were always hard in one way or another.(a large part of that difficulty my own making!) Timing I have been told by some. Different goals by others. Religion differences. Well Claire was like glass. Smooth and simple. There were a few little air bubbles, but nothing major and as I spent more and more time with this woman I started to realize that this was what they all talk about. The easiness. The simplicity. The ability to just be open and accepting of one another. It hit me back in ferurary of this year that I really wanted this girl with me always and that I best put a ring on it. So in 16 days I will marry Claire Valene Bagley and we will take on this crazy adventure of a life together. WOOT!

So most of my friends and family will get this above invite soon, but if you didnt fill out the facebook forms or get me your address one way or another then know that your invited to the Utah reception, Georgia reception, or both. Come dance, come cut loose, and come help us celebrate our marriage. And dangit, stay classy folks!

p.s.
If you cant tell, there is a hint of steampunk in our wedding theme, so if you feel like dawning the monocle, top hat, Victorian styled garb, or geared up steampunk robot arm, feel free! ;)

Riot Games Art test

2011-06-23T11:45:00.000-06:00

A few weeks ago Riot Games contacted me and asked me to do an art test for them. I didn't get the environment artists position that they were looking at me for, but they have allowed me to post the work done for them which is pretty cool of them.
I had a lot of fun on this art test and I learned a lot. I had very little z brush practice before this and I have come to learn just how radically powerful Z brush is. This was painted mostly in z brush and then detailed in photoshop. I will be doing some more sculpts as soon as I can.

Cow-a-bunga, Righteous, and Pizza

2011-06-04T03:44:00.000-06:00

So for some reason I had flashbacks today to a happier time, a better time, a simpler time. When all one cared about was highlighter colored clothing, pizza, and the thrill of kicking some good old Foot Clan butt. I was born a short year after these Turtle dudes were, and I was in that prime moment of my life when they surged onto the scene riding skateboards and wielding the ninja's tools of destruction. My parents hunted down the last 6 action figures left in the state of Utah one year, for my older brother and I, for Christmas. We had the pizza launcher tanks, all the bad guys, and we had dreams my friends, dreams.

SO today 2 triggers launched me on memory lane.

The first came from Joe Olson's hyper stylized and gracefully executed Donatello posted here. http://joeolson.blogspot.com/

Then right after in the completely opposite style the legendary Dave Rapoza put this Leonardo up on CG hub. http://cghub.com/images/view/138397/

So I felt a need to draw a Raphael. It was done in a total of 3 ish hours on breaks throughout the day, and its the first ninja turtle I have drawn since 1996.

Enjoy.

drawings in church

2011-06-03T14:42:00.001-06:00

I have been swamped with work lately. Half of which I cant post or even talk about. But I did get permission the other day to start posting the comic that I am working on so look for that soon. Until then here are some touched up sketches from church the other day. This lady had some things to say that cast women in a poor light. My sweet fiancée sitting next to me was shaking her head and heating up over some of her thoughts with good cause.

a few character wips

2011-05-23T18:17:00.000-06:00

3D model WIP

2011-05-17T21:25:00.000-06:00

I have been working on this guy for 2 days. I think after having rebuilt the facial topology several times I have fount the theory i prefer the best. I have also become very familiar with several ways of redirecting my edge loops to accommodated fusing different topological areas of varying detail. Look for a dresses guy soon.

Chow

village wip

2011-05-10T19:31:00.000-06:00

Working on this village. It was part of the goblin animation, but I didn't use much of it. I am trying to map it all now. I still need to replace my super temp windows and get my lighting the way I want it.

Isles D' Honig "we want you" poster wip

2011-04-27T00:18:00.000-06:00

I might give this sea elf a more gruff look and add some facial hair and scars and tattoos. I am not sure yet. plus an Iris and so forth of course. Thoughts?

the captured maiden

2011-04-21T12:17:00.000-06:00

tree WIP

2011-04-21T12:16:00.000-06:00

The giants chest

2011-04-21T02:55:00.000-06:00

jack and the giant

2011-04-20T16:08:00.000-06:00

concepts for jack and the beanstalk

The sneaky goblin

2011-04-18T02:26:00.000-06:00

goblin test visuals from Christopher Hayes on Vimeo.

Goblin

2011-04-11T00:14:00.000-06:00

Working on my final, just finished the goblin model. So here in the little dude and i will post the set later. the next forever of my time will be rigging this guy.

Demo Reel

2011-04-05T11:07:00.001-06:00

Demo reel from Christopher Hayes on Vimeo.

Rocks, Game Environment asset creation

2011-04-05T11:03:00.000-06:00

Once this is mapped and textured it will be a tileable asset for mapping out game environments. I will post the final when it is done.

this model is almost there

2011-04-05T09:30:00.000-06:00

another few hours and its ready for a turntable.

props

2011-03-28T15:10:00.001-06:00

Just finishing up some more prop design. This is Jack's ax from Jack and the Beanstalk.

some more portfolio stuff to be finished

2011-03-24T17:09:00.001-06:00

Portfolio Update with more to come

2011-03-20T19:01:00.000-06:00

some environment asset stuff.

2011-03-15T17:59:00.000-06:00

just a quick shot from my blend shapes project

2011-03-15T04:16:00.000-06:00

Just added the teeth, should wrap this up tomorrow or monday.

A preview of a project i am working on. More to come.

2011-03-08T09:31:00.000-07:00

Christmas in march, but prep work now to pay off when the season arrives. :)

TV ad storyboards for a trunk monkey product.

2011-03-01T16:47:00.000-07:00

this is almost done, but Im gonna sleep

2011-03-01T03:24:00.001-07:00

I am painting up a bunch of things that I have wanted to paint for a while for my portfolio. This is a Mayan masked witch doctor design a did a bit ago and I'm just now getting to the paint.

Gus

2011-02-28T04:10:00.000-07:00

working on some story ideas for next year. This is Gus.

concept design for my blend shapes project

2011-02-18T23:57:00.001-07:00

2011-02-14T09:46:00.000-07:00

So i have been working on some maya dynamics. This will all get texture mapped eventually, but until then here is the motion.

some more photography from class including my lovely lady!

2011-02-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

Seriously like the prettiest girl alive! AND she is so so great to me!

First assignment in photography.

2011-01-18T23:56:00.000-07:00

I'm digging this class, and learning bucket loads more than I thought. It is taught by the brilliant Jessica Peterson. http://www.jesslorraine.blogspot.com/

a quick turn table on my bug. It needs lights.

2011-01-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

Old stuff

2011-01-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

This was a project I did real fast last semester. I only put maybe 4 hours into this project, I wish I had more time to follow through with this. It was supposed to be me as a kid with my imaginary friend.

final for Joes class

2010-12-22T13:26:00.001-07:00

DoNe!

2010-12-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

The bug is done. Here is the final image. Off my plate after forever!

Bugs

2010-12-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

I'm in the middle of texturing this beast. I have the obvious parts left and then I need to normal map it, specular map it, and then stage it for the final which involves modeling lots of leaves. This is my first real texture ever. I did that lego guy, but that was super basic.

Digital painting Dragonwatch Tavern

2010-11-16T15:15:00.000-07:00

updated

I have been slaving on this painting for a long time. like 4 weeks. Its nice to have it close to done. I am getting better, so I feel. Sams class is top notch. I will take it again before I graduate. The dude is a black hole of knowledge. Anyway. Here ya go.

Whatever tavern is by the shipyard in DragonWatch in the Isles D' Honig.

2010-11-12T17:03:00.000-07:00

Just a quick environment design for class. 3 1/2 hours start to finish.

Anime Banzai

2010-11-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

So I still have a few commissions from that con left to do and most are done, but I need the info from people who ordered stuff. I have a list of the things I was to draw. If you had one then let me know so I can send it to you. Otherwise you all paid me to draw stuff for myself.

Raven Heart

2010-10-26T20:41:00.000-06:00

A Character design I did while teaching art class. I liked the design so I took it all the way to colors.

Character Designs

2010-10-26T18:30:00.000-06:00

The production studio I am working with allowed me to post these designs for a new project in the works! I'm quite exited about it.

soviet theme

2010-10-19T22:01:00.000-06:00

we did a reworked version of our Vinyl Toy design in soviet theme. here he is.

Chibis to raise money so i can get home.

2010-10-01T12:20:00.000-06:00

So My dad runs a haunted house each year. He nearly kills himself to get it all up and this year both his sons are gone. Mike is in Washington and i am stuck here due to funds and whatnot. SO i am doing Chibi commissions to raise the money. They are $15 for the line drawing and $25 for a full color! I need in the range of 8- 12 commissions to make it back out to GA. I want to get out there by the 15th which would mean i could make the All Hallows Solar event as well!

Thanks for hearing me out. Here are some samples.

Zombie stompin

2010-09-30T14:42:00.000-06:00

Cuz sometimes you need to bash some skulls on Z day

Disturbed Circus Freak for Joe's Class

2010-09-22T10:05:00.001-06:00

my zombie Lego guy for class

2010-09-22T09:54:00.000-06:00

I rocked an all nighter to get this done. I feel like in maybe another oh.... year or 3 I might have Maya to a point where I can use it comfortably! ha Maya

finished up my sketchbook

2010-09-20T20:49:00.000-06:00

It took me 6 months. Way to long. i need to pick up the pace and draw more.

the ship in the sea

2010-09-15T03:10:00.000-06:00

I reserve this space mostly for art. and I have tried to keep it that way. There are times when it cant be. Everyone in life walks a path. That path is dictated by the choices we have made and sometimes we look back. we all do it. We say, "If I could do it again I would have...." but we never really get the chance. When we look back sometimes we are filled with horrible regret or sorrow for what might have been. The opportunities lost. In the end the path that has brought us here really only matters if we learned from what it taught us. Right now we can make changes to follow the path we want. I have walked a long road of emotions. If you look at it it has been a bit rocky to say the least. What gets me by is that I know those bumps in the road were for my good. I thank god for those hard times because they taught me things and made me better.

I stood on top of a mountain this summer. One with no trail to its peek. I stared across the vista and I came to a bold recognition as to how small I am, how vast the world is, and how big God must be to manage it. God has my life planned without even trying hard. To him its a piece of cake and while it seems so rough sometimes to me and so hard, my viewpoint is that of someone in the valley below the mountain who only sees a small portion of the world.

I will enjoy tomorrow whatever it brings. My God steers the ship, and i know he will bring us home safely.

Digital

2010-09-10T03:30:00.000-06:00

I have been taking Sam Nielson's digital painting class. If you haven't seen his work hit this link.

http://artsammich.blogspot.com/

SO I took the class because I wanted to be a better painter, and at the end of week 2 in this class I am much better. Here is part of a painting i am doing for my cousin. it was supposed to be done last week but when you are getting better daily in such extreme ways its hard to not go and correct issues. So he will have to wait this one out. maybe I will have it done by the first of next week.

Current commission work schedule:

Character designs followed by the story boards for act 1 of the tv pilot.

Tattoo design/ painting for Brian

Children's book cover for author Ryan Wall

Meet with Racheal and Jordan about cd cover and merch project.

enjoy this, or don't, whatevs

tree crabs of the lonely forrest.

2010-09-07T13:25:00.000-06:00

Sketchbook ish fo reals yo

2010-08-21T10:17:00.000-06:00

(Since I have an animation meeting to go to right now I will stop here. I will upload more later, but I gotta run now. Enjoy.)

some stuffs

2010-07-17T20:59:00.000-06:00

Some concepts for a project that is still in development. The final results were nothing like these early drafts so i thought I would put them up. Enjoys

some thing that i think about

2010-07-16T05:38:00.001-06:00

My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things - trout as well as eternal salvation - come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy. -Norman Maclean

Lots of working on lots of things means...

2010-07-13T21:54:00.001-06:00

logos lately:

I never blog,

I'm always running about,

I have random fevers at inconvenient times,

I miss the Thrice and Kevin Davine show,

I need so rest.

working on the new site. here is a sneak peak

2010-07-04T18:57:00.000-06:00

lets talk about the places and see if this makes sense

2010-06-13T11:36:00.000-06:00

I have been out backpacking and camping around utah for 4-5ish weeks. I just returned a week ago to be bombarded with papers that I still have not completed. My recently becoming addicted to the tv show How I met your mother has not helped me along.

kayaking in Utah lake

squa peek

your guess is as good as mine

coyote gulch

the woods somewhere

lake powell on a houseboat

just north of the great salt lake

2010-02-27T22:43:00.000-07:00

Just a quick old picture i did a while ago. I have a lot of new stuff to post but as I m sitting in the library procrastinating the work I should be doing I figured why not put something up. i get these burst of inspiration to draw in this style. It only ever happens when I am exposed to a certain stimuli. I never thought this sort of thing would ever happen. That is that I gain a style when exposed to something and only that something. While this one was from about... 2 years go I have recently started another one that I will post soon. I ramble.

2010-02-27T00:56:00.000-07:00

ALL ThAt ReMaInS

2010-02-11T03:33:00.000-07:00

I am really enjoying the band All That Remains! Good stuff. Was sick today and everything good that I drew is under NDA agreements so I cant post anything. so I am gonna post something from my recent past, a commission for a guy in Atlanta that promptly disappeared after I finished without paying me. The reason I now have to do half up half down on all commission work. I have named her Alexis Ann Fire.

To much to do, so I procrastinate

2010-02-09T18:26:00.000-07:00

I have a large list of important to dos like the comic book cover that is due asap, but I am taking a small break. 93 cent gloves at walmart for the cintiq, ftw
I am in need of some food and a Mt Dew!

Walk walk walk

2010-02-09T15:41:00.000-07:00

just a quick shot of the walk cycle in its early prep stages and some scanns from my sketchbook in the last few months.

To see some of my older work take a look at www.chrisart.winkwild.com I may upload some of those later on.

2010-02-09T15:32:00.000-07:00

I have taken the plunge. Having avoided blogs since my high school days of livejournal, and having only used my previous blogs to banter back and forth with ex girlfriends and drama filed entities in my life, I am now starting a new blog here. Its primary intention is to get more of my day to day art up, record some of my ever present antics, and maybe even share a few incites. enjoy. The next blog will contain some drawings from the last month.