Zombies

I've been very busy lately finishing my film and preparing for my thesis defense. And also finishing my art book and demo reel. And then there's our animation festival. Very busy but it's still a lot of fun!

So here are some zombies I did! Enemies of The Brain Busters!:

Original Zombie sketches:

Damian Craig - Transformed

Damian Craig is a victim of his own misdeeds. An experiment goes wrong and he is transfigured into an abnormal being. Now he can change into a terrifying monster anytime he wishes and he will destroy anything that gets in his way, and that includes The Brain Busters.

Original sketch of Damian Craig - Transformed:

Damian Craig

Damian is the CEO of Craig Pharmaceuticals. His company is only a cover for his true misdeeds, he is bent on experimenting with human beings, transfiguring them and altering their DNA. He has no compassion for others and he will do anything he wants without thinking of how it will affect others. He hopes to create an army he can control and take over the city (I haven't thought of a name for the city of my story yet), and then later, the world.

He is the main enemy of The Brain Busters, he is Damian Craig:

Original Sketch of Damian Craig (I drew on a scratch paper so the markers on the other side of the paper bled through his face haha):

Also check out his transformed version here: Damian Craig - Transformed

The Brain Busters Lineup

Here they are! The Brain Busters team lineup!:

Ingrid Riley

And finally, the last member of The Brain Busters! Ingrid is mysterious and always serious. She is the "tough nut" of the group. She is the complete opposite of the joker, Elton. She always ignores his jokes and tends to concentrate on busting zombie brains all the time.

Her powers gave her the ultimate understanding of gadgets and weapons. She is the weapons expert of the team. Not only that but she is also the most combat experienced member of the team. She is also the only member of The Brain Busters who kills zombies the old fashioned way, by using weapons, melee or long ranged.

Check out my original sketch of Ingrid. She was supposed to have shoulder pads similar to her metal band and knee pads, but in the end I decided not to include it anymore. She was also supposed to have tactical goggles, but I thought the combination of the bandana and the goggles isn't right, so I decided not to include it in the final piece as well. I tried to maintain casualness (not too techy) so that she will not be too different from the other "busters":

Jennica Jones

Jennica is the team's teleporter. Able to teleport anywhere she likes, she helps the team get to wherever they need to go. She is especially handy during a fight, not to mention she has a mean right hook too.

Jennica Jones is the daughter of The Brain Busters' personal friend, Detective Walter Jones. Detective Jones, being in his position (not to mention his daughter is with The Brain Busters) helps the team rid their city of zombie hordes.

Original sketch of Jennica Jones:

Elton Reid

Flexible and agile, he is super stretchy. The "clown" of the group, he is always joking and makes everyone laugh, except for Ingrid. But don't underestimate this stretchy fella, for he can give a bustin' to anyone who crosses him.

Original sketch of Elton Reid: 

Nathan Grant

Nathan shocks his enemies with his powers of electricity. He is the leader of The Brain Busters, he will do anything to protect anyone from the zombie outbreak.

I also updated my personal logo by adding texture and reflection to make it more "personalized". Nathan Grant will also be included in my art book.

Original sketch of Nathan Grant:

Bobby Bowles

This is my character Bobby Bowles. He is the main character of the story that I recently made. He is in the same universe with my previous artwork, The Detective, who'm I now named Detective Walter Jones.

Bobby Bowles is your regular teenage nerd who gains the amazing power of super strength:

Original sketch of Bobby Bowles:

My story is all about a unique number of individuals evolving into more advanced beings and gaining powers beyond their imagination. And they band together to fight the outbreak of a virus that causes dead people to return to life. I wont go into details yet, but to summarize my story, it's about Superheroes vs Zombies. If I have the time, I would love to make my story into a comic, aiming for a "not-so-dark-but-still-colorful" look.

The Detective

I've been on an uploading hiatus recently because I've been so busy doing clean-ups of the animations for my short film. I needed a break so I practiced designing my own character. This is what I came up with. I call him "The Detective":

The Detective is a kind hearted police/detective who helps anyone in need. He is very casual, he wears only plain shirts and jeans, along with his brown loafers. I think I was inspired to do a police officer character because I've been watching the TV show Dexter lately, and I've been playing the game L.A. Noire again. (Both have detectives in them) If I ever have the time after I finish my current short film, I would like to make another animated short in the future and I would love to design new characters and write a new story. I can see me animating The Detective along with other characters I would design. I can even see him voiced by the guy who voices Officer Joe Swanson in the TV Series, Family Guy. I think that voice would be a great fit for The Detective.