Barry Prioste

Steampunk Game Character

2011-11-21T13:44:00.001-08:00

Here are some stylized steampunk character studies I did recently.

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Harrison And His Flying Robot

2011-11-11T13:16:00.001-08:00

I created this illustration to hang in my son's room. Every kid needs a flying robot!

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Lunch Time Fun

2011-10-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

I have been having fun exaggerating the people I see at lunch.

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Sketchbook Pages

2011-09-22T13:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my favorites pages from my latest sketchbook.

I appreciate any comments you may have.

Gesture

2011-07-19T23:28:00.000-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "gesture". I happen to be in the middle of a great gesture drawing class right now taught by Pixar Story Artist, Alex Woo. These are one minute drawings from last week's model. It has been a lot of fun.

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Bicycle

2011-04-23T21:43:00.000-07:00

This is a caricature I did of a co-worker that just happens to fit this week's Illustration Friday topic.

Proverb

2010-09-15T22:54:00.000-07:00


"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "proverb". One of my favorite movies begins by quoting this Old Klingon proverb which inspired this image. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Any comments are much appreciated. Follow me if you want to see more.

Ahead

2010-04-29T22:20:00.001-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "ahead". I had a ton of fun with this one. Thanks for any comments.

Green Arrow

2010-04-25T22:41:00.001-07:00

This past week's Art Jumble topic was "Green".
I could not resist drawing another member of the Justice League.

Detective

2010-04-22T20:47:00.001-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "Detective" so I did a take on the world's greatest.
I hope you enjoy it and thanks for any comments.

Dip

2010-04-07T21:32:00.001-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "dip". Aquaman is a fun character to work with. I hope you enjoy the piece. Thanks for any comments.

Brave

2010-03-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

Last week's Illustration Friday topic was "brave". This one is late, but I thought the image was still good enough to post. Let me know what you think.

Anger

2010-02-20T16:49:00.001-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic is "anger". Someone did not listen to Yoda and let his anger determine his fate.

Adrift

2010-02-15T21:06:00.000-08:00

Adrift was fun topic for this week's Illustration Friday. I hope you enjoy it.

Muddy

2010-02-10T21:59:00.001-08:00

For this week's Illustration Friday topic I tried a new style.
It was a lot of fun and it suited the topic.

Not Locke

2010-02-07T16:21:00.000-08:00

Lucky for me this week's Art Jumble topic was LOST! The new season is off to a great start and inspired this image.

Focused

2010-02-01T23:06:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "Focused".

I can think of no one more focused than Yoda.

Confined

2010-01-14T21:06:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "confined". I went with another LOST image since I am getting psyched about the new season starting soon.

The Hatch

2009-12-17T20:48:00.000-08:00

"Drop the gun Brotha!"

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "hatch". I could not help myself.

Captain Crunch?

2009-12-10T20:44:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic was "crunchy". I tried to have some fun with it.

Phaser set to kill

2009-11-27T12:57:00.000-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic was Star Trek.

The new movie inspired me to create and image of a green woman kicking butt.

Mermaid

2009-11-22T15:12:00.001-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic was mermaid. I like the idea of mermaid as a warrior.

It's all in the reflexes...

2009-11-14T17:45:00.000-08:00

An image inspired by Big Trouble in Little China. One of the greatest films of all time.

Fast

2009-10-27T21:38:00.001-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic was a fun one.

Jedi Quick Sketch

2009-10-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

A quick sketch done in Flash with the Brush tool for the latest Art Jumble topic.

Samurai

2009-06-17T22:03:00.000-07:00

More fun with the digital Half Tone Screen technique.

Ninja

2009-06-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

This is my first attempt at using a half tone screen in Photoshop on top of my ink drawing.

Silk Spectre

2009-03-11T22:42:00.000-07:00

This week's Art Jumble topic is Watchmen.

Wonder Woman

2009-01-24T20:54:00.001-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic is Wonder Woman.

Faster Than You

2009-01-02T21:29:00.000-08:00

I was trying to keep things simple and quick with this illustration.

iPhone Paintings

2009-01-02T14:19:00.000-08:00

I had a chance recently to use the app called "Brushes" on my friend's iPhone to create some quick paintings. The resolution is small, but it sure is a quick and fun way to get some ideas down.

Astro Ape Munny

2008-12-24T21:15:00.000-08:00

My third Munny design was created for my friend's son Marco. I call this character Astro Ape! This project was a long time coming. I hope you enjoy it, Marco!

Johnny Mo Munny

2008-12-24T21:13:00.000-08:00

My forth Munny design is based the character Johnny Mo from Kill Bill.

Snow Monster

2008-12-20T17:09:00.000-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic was Snow Monster.

Sonny Chiba

2008-12-14T17:35:00.000-08:00

This week's Art Jumble topic was Street Fighter, so illustrated "The Street Fighter" Sonny Chiba!

Leia as Boushh

2008-12-08T21:05:00.000-08:00

I finished this image a day too late to post for last week's Art Jumble topic. I hope you like it.

Dragon Slayer

2008-11-26T22:19:00.001-08:00

I had this illustration kicking around for awhile now and finally finished it.

The Fisherman

2008-11-24T22:09:00.000-08:00

Cute But Deadly

2008-09-20T20:49:00.001-07:00

This is my first post for the Art Jumble blog.

Island

2008-09-18T22:10:00.000-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday submission goes out to all of my fellow LOST fans.

Cactus Cowboy

2008-09-15T21:39:00.001-07:00

A quick character study in Flash.

Clutter

2008-09-11T17:03:00.001-07:00

Memories

2008-09-04T15:00:00.001-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "memories". My favorite memory from this summer was visiting Germany with my wife. The cathedral in Cologne, Germany was the highlight of the trip.

Routine

2008-08-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

Mr. Hyde in action

2008-08-22T22:10:00.001-07:00

Detach

2008-08-21T22:26:00.001-07:00

Canned

2008-07-31T22:44:00.001-07:00

It has been a while since my last post. So I came up with a quick idea for this week's Illustration Friday topic, canned.

Red Knight

2008-04-18T14:44:00.000-07:00

More Sketchbook pages

2008-04-13T23:22:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook pages

2008-03-22T17:52:00.000-07:00

Tales and Legends

2008-01-31T10:45:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "tales and legends".

Machete

2008-01-21T21:38:00.001-08:00

"They call him... MACHETE!"

Plain

2008-01-21T10:52:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "plain", as in drifting the plains.

More Drink and Draw Sketches

2008-01-16T19:46:00.001-08:00

I finished another sketchbook last week. Here are a few of the highlights.

Life Drawing

2008-01-16T15:45:00.000-08:00

Soar

2008-01-06T20:04:00.000-08:00

Last week's Illustration Friday topic was "soar".

Super Munny

2008-01-06T17:31:00.001-08:00

"Super Munny"

I designed this as a gift for a friend who is big fan of Superman.

Backwards

2007-12-18T15:00:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "backwards".

Little Things

2007-12-12T21:35:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "little things".

Excess

2007-12-06T14:27:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "excess".

More Sketches

2007-12-03T21:20:00.001-08:00

Some character heads I was playing with.

The Zoo

2007-11-29T22:25:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "the zoo".
I had been wanting to draw cowboys and chimpanzees lately so I combined the two.

Drink and draw

2007-11-25T18:53:00.001-08:00

Most Wednesday nights I head to restaurants and bars with some friends to eat, drink, and draw in our sketchbooks. Here is one page of drawings from a recent session.

Sketchbook pages

2007-11-25T18:51:00.001-08:00

Birds from the SF Zoo

2007-11-25T18:50:00.001-08:00

Head studies

2007-11-25T18:48:00.001-08:00

My first Munny design

2007-11-25T00:32:00.000-08:00

"El Loco Cráneo"
Also known as The Crazy Skull.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde color models

2007-11-21T14:59:00.001-08:00

Here are the colored versions of my Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Superstition

2007-11-20T16:36:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "superstition".

The Playoff Beard. Some superstitions become traditions.

Mr. Hyde expressions

2007-11-15T11:01:00.001-08:00

Here are some expression models for Mr. Hyde.

Scale

2007-11-14T16:30:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "scale".

Mr. Hyde turn around

2007-11-05T20:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the completed turn around for Mr. Hyde.

Hats

2007-11-04T17:44:00.001-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "hats".

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde designs

2007-11-04T13:03:00.001-08:00

I created these characters for a Character Design For Animation class taught by Stephen Silver. The concept is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as they would appear in an ancient Japanese folk tale.