The spikes on the collar are a personal reference back to the spikes I used to wear on my leather jacket back when I was a punky kid. I mean, there is no time like your teen years where you get more o...
2018-11-15 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been wrapping up work on The Book of Watchers and I keep discovering little pockets of work that I didn't realize I needed to finish. One of them is an illustration to compliment the prologue. In...
2018-11-14 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Want to see some of the stuff that inspires me? I'd love to share some of the stuff I've found that has helped inspire the Angelarium aesthetic.
Let me know what you think about seeing content on he...
2018-11-12 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Circling back on these familiar figures has been a joy. With much of the design work already established by his first portrait, I'm able to build on the themes behind Kokabiel's character.
To me, Ko...
2018-11-09 12:34:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Rahab ferried the bodies of the dead into the sea. His promise to mankind was to bring them to a place where they would never be disturbed. They prayed that the abyss would give the dead peace. No one...
2018-10-31 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Rahab, Keeper of the Faith are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them ...
2018-10-31 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons,
I'm working on finalizing the second book and part of that has been organizing the work that's been done for the it over the past....uh, 3 years?
My memory for art is pretty good,...
2018-10-26 20:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Part of me keeps thinking that if I could just pull in the camera a little closer, I would have less stuff in frame to detail. Instead, the closer I get to the figure, the more details I want to revea...
2018-10-25 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
I forgot to mention that I'm running the yearly playmat event on the store right now. Until October 22nd, 50 discontinued playmat designs are available for a limi...
2018-10-19 11:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go.
Whenever I'm getting stuck adding color, the thing that needs fixing is almost never the color itself. The answer lies a step backwards in the values. Pushing the background into da...
Do you have experience building custom wood or metal items? We're looking for some help making custom hardware for our convention tables. Paid or trade.
In the past, we've worked with some peop...
Two paintings in a row started with a failed attempt at going to color. Must be my own cosmic punishment for having such an easy time with Azazel.
There is something slippery about attempting t...
Hey folks,
I've been thinking recently about revamping the structure of this campaign and I wanted to get your feelings before I put anything into motion.
First off, I've been talking about p...
The Angel of the Deep is one of the few Angels I've painted that actually has some classical lore attached to him.
When the Book of Raziel was thrown into the oceans by jealous Angels, Rahab was tas...
2018-10-09 23:23:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, a lot has been happening, so it’s time for an update.
There was a studio/warehouse where I was renting space for a year or so called The Secret Vaul...
2018-10-08 20:11:16 +0000 UTC View Post
All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Suphlatus, The Patient Hand are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them...
2018-09-30 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Suphlatus built a growing collection of halls and spires that cracked the desert horizon. Each one, it’s own a jagged landscape. Everyday, men would witness the Angel’s latest creations and each n...
2018-09-30 04:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
After peeling the color back out of this piece, I thought about what colors I WANTED to be there rather than which ones I thought SHOULD be there. Letting a 'should' into the creative process is alway...
2018-09-20 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We're all done with conventions for 2018!
I'm clearing out all the random stuff that I built up for sho...
I love painting night as day. The mixture of bright colors and starry skies just do it for me. Seeing a chance to do that, I messed with this approach to the color palette for a long time.
Look...
This month's upcoming piece is of the Angel of Dust. He's the first character I ever designed for Angelarium. This will be his 4th incarnation and the most different from the all the past versions.
All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Azazel, The Fallen Star are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them and...
2018-09-01 04:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The First Watcher of the North was a favorite among many. Azazel’s beauty and kindness were a thing of legend. He taught mankind to forge swords, handling both his hammer and his blade with equal gr...
2018-09-01 04:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Chosen,
I've been doing a really bad job listing the original sketches for all my paintings. They've been carefully scanned and archived, but most of them haven't been listed for sale quite ye...
2018-08-29 21:12:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of those rare pieces where the early stages of the painting process really make clear what the final work needs to look like. It's appearance is that of a slightly mushy, slightly blurry v...
2018-08-29 12:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a character I think about a lot, so making a new piece for him has been going very smoothly. The sketch was finished almost immediately and the color has fallen in place just as fast.
T...
Azazel has a special place in the Angelarium lore. He's the only Angel who looks like a traditional depiction of an Angel. The idea behind that choice was to suggest that he left such a strong impress...
2018-08-15 22:40:30 +0000 UTC View Post
All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Turiel, The Hero Immemorial are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them...
2018-07-31 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The First Watcher of the East
The way Turiel carried his massive stature was a matter of public spectacle. His feats of strength were sometimes put to good use but often bled into showmanship....
2018-07-31 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
I'm getting ready to move my warehouse and we're digging through all the flatfiles and stuff around here. Some of the things I'm digging up are ending up on the store.
These aren't e...
2018-07-26 17:52:32 +0000 UTC View Post