tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788638016984187342024-03-05T15:49:12.540-05:00Victor Preato IVVictor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-91720487966696727782014-11-16T14:59:00.003-05:002014-11-16T14:59:59.593-05:00Well I'm off to Tumblr...Well I've had this blog for a good 4 years and unfortunately it's time to move away. Until now I've been posting on both this blog and my newer Tumblr account - and truth be told...I like Tumblr better. I will no longer be updating this blog but I will keep it up and running for now.<br />
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To check out my current work head on over to my Tumblr page: <a href="http://victorpreato.tumblr.com/">MY TUMBLR!</a>Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-25943302849655312762014-09-08T21:17:00.002-04:002014-09-08T21:17:11.198-04:00The Green Power Ranger and Doctor McNinja<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I had actually commissioned <u>two</u> drawings from the Boston Comic-Con. This one is another Green Power Ranger with Doctor McNinja by Kent Archer. I already have the piece hanging in my studio above my desk, sorry for the glare on the photo - it's from the frame. Kent is also a former inker on Doctor McNinja - you can see his website and work here: <a href="http://www.kentarcher.com/">www.kentarcher.com</a>Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-78452052527251765832014-09-06T13:22:00.003-04:002014-09-06T13:22:51.997-04:00Ultra Vic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My father recently celebrated his 50th birthday and this year I wanted to make something special. Some of you may be familiar with a game called "City of Heroes." City of Heroes was an MMORPG, it was a lot like World of Warcraft, except it was superhero themed. The game opened in 2004 and captured my imagination as both a gamer and comic book/superhero fan. The game ran until 2012, and admittedly I lost interest as life got busy, however my father continued to play until the very last hours that the servers were still open. The game allowed players to create dozens of their own custom superheroes, so for my father's birthday I illustrated my father's favorite character, Ultra-Vic. Bonus points if you can identify the villain at the bottom of the picture.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-70253140023196225602014-08-30T16:50:00.006-04:002014-08-30T16:50:50.926-04:00The Lich Snail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The school year has begun! I've been rather busy in the past week with the first week of art classes underway. Admittedly I'll have just a little less time than I did during the summer for art pieces, but I'll still be posting regular updates with some work - in fact I have quite a few works I haven't had a chance to share yet (especially more Adventure Time works). Today's sketch is the Lich-possessed snail from Adventure Time. Did you know that the snail appears in *EVERY* episode of Adventure Time?<br />
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Original art available in my <a href="http://victorpreato.storenvy.com/products/9367438-the-lich-snail">store</a>.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-63679508438275010482014-08-24T20:03:00.001-04:002014-08-24T22:20:35.920-04:00Busy Busy Busy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I've been pretty busy recently, between working on a few of my own illustration pieces, art for Minion, and some sketches (mostly Adventure Time ones for now...). So here's a quick snapshot of my drawing desk (you'll see more of those drawings in the future).<br />
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For my smaller sketches like most of my recent Adventure Time works I've been working on 9x12 Bristol Board, pencil first, and then inks and marker on top. With the larger illustration pieces I've generally been working out sketches, comps, and pencils digitally and printing them out in light blue on 11x17 Bristol Board, on which I then ink, scan the piece, and color digitally. I've tried inking digitally, and even bought Clip Studio Paint EX (also known as Manga Studio - though I believe they are in the process of switching their names over), but nothing beats inking traditionally for me.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-23843587832452181702014-08-21T15:51:00.001-04:002014-08-21T15:51:13.838-04:00Farmworld Finn the Human<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I just started seasons 5. I'm really amazed at how well done and well thought out this show is. It has truly surprised me and gone beyond my expectations. The Farmworld episode was pretty interesting, though more than anything else it made me like Simon Petrikov's character even more. He by far is my favorite in the series. This and other original art pieces available in my <a href="http://victorpreato.storenvy.com/collections/727818-original-art">store</a>.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-14401808382249857212014-08-20T14:51:00.002-04:002014-08-20T14:51:12.281-04:00The Green Power Ranger by Derek Hunter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So while I was at Boston Comic Con I spent most of my time checking out artist alley. As I <a href="http://victorpreato.blogspot.com/2014/08/boston-comic-con.html">mentioned in an earlier post</a>, I sat in on an Adventure Time panel with a few people who worked on the comics/show. I love original art, so I asked Derek Hunter, a background artist for the show to draw one of my favorite childhood characters, the Green Power Ranger. I just got it in the mail and I'm really excited to hang it up in my studio space. You can check out Derek's website and work <a href="http://pirateclub.com/?cat=72">by clicking on this link!</a>Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-27008846160484610282014-08-19T16:17:00.000-04:002014-08-19T16:17:39.818-04:00The Earl of Lemongrab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guess which episode in season 4 of Adventure Time I just watched?Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-3412719358712114382014-08-18T18:36:00.002-04:002014-08-18T18:36:21.772-04:00Lumpy Space Princess <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I've almost finished season 4 of Adventure Time. I'll more than likely just keep sketching some more Adventure Time characters while I watch the show. Today's lumping sketch is of the Lumpy Space Princess herself. I've added this and a bunch of other original art pieces to my <a href="http://victorpreato.storenvy.com/products/9158038-lumpy-space-princess">store!</a>Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-55772645578543657372014-08-15T15:52:00.005-04:002014-08-15T15:52:40.152-04:00Sonic the Hedgehog Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't think I've really drawn Sonic before, or at the very least not in a long time. While I was scanning my video game library I came upon "Sonic Generations" and ta-da! we have today's sketch. I'm currently working on a bunch of Minion card game art pieces right now, yesterday I finished sketching up and printing out 3 new ones. Now onto inking and coloring...Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-5223591431091021102014-08-14T16:21:00.003-04:002014-08-14T16:21:43.320-04:00Just a study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nothing too fancy today. I did a little portrait study digital painting in photoshop. It's far from a "finished" piece, it's got about 2 hours of work into it. No plans to go back and work on this.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-44390973937556052432014-08-13T21:06:00.001-04:002014-08-13T21:06:37.249-04:00Back to 2099!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Marvel fairly recently (re)introduced Spider-Man 2099 into the main Spider-Man continuity/timeline and has his own new book. I've read a few 2099 stories but honestly had never read the first issues until today. I picked up a few of the original 90's issues with his origin. The story was surprisingly better than I had anticipated, though definitely had the 90's gritty element that comics all seemed to get swept up in. But for now it looks like Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O'Hara) is stuck in present day New York until he can find a way to get back, back to the future!Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-20614833242959907462014-08-12T14:03:00.002-04:002014-08-12T14:03:12.684-04:00Robin Williams - Genie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday brought us the sad news of Robin William's passing. His voice, characters, and comedy were so profound. I remember watching Aladdin when it first came out, and who didn't love Genie? The lovable goofiness and friendliness of Robin Williams will be greatly missed.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-31170853195349764912014-08-11T14:44:00.001-04:002014-08-11T14:44:57.370-04:00The Ice King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just finished reading the Adventure Time Mathematical Edition and was feeling inspired to draw some more Adventure Time art. The Ice King has quickly become one of my favorite characters in the series.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-91254689683716420742014-08-10T23:22:00.001-04:002014-08-10T23:22:19.460-04:00Boston Comic Con<br />
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Hey everyone! I had a chance to go and check out the Boston Comic Con this past weekend. It was an awesome show and I had a blast checking out some really great art and sitting in on an Adventure Time panel (and meet the comic book illustrators, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb!) Of course I also stopped by to meet comic book legend, Neal Adams and get a signed Spider-Man print. I'm looking forward to a couple of pieces of art that should be arriving in the mail soon. I'm going to keep the details under wraps until then...Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-79307959800104340622014-08-08T15:08:00.003-04:002014-08-08T15:08:28.879-04:00Minion Art - Wild Willy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some more Minion art. This guy here is called "Wild Willy" I suppose he would have to be pretty crazy to come at you with a spark - I know I'd get out of his way.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-33686900863799024432014-08-07T15:57:00.003-04:002014-08-07T15:57:41.339-04:00Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na BATMAAAN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been doing a lot of sketchbook drawings recently - it's not that I don't use it on a regular basis, but I've been working in it more than usual. I've already mentioned it before, but I find sketchbooks are some of the most important tools that I use. I sketch, doodle, draw, and write down ideas that I may forget later (<i>so it's a good thing I documented it</i>). Today's sketch is none other than the caped crusader himself - BATMAN! I recently watched a 3-part comic book documentary by PBS, it was really great - there was a ton of information and history on the industry that I was unaware of. If you're looking for info here's a link to the PBS site with episode descriptions: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/arts/programs/superheroes-never-ending-battle/superheroes-episode-guide/">PBS SUPERHEROES</a>Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-50240432336108567232014-08-06T14:19:00.000-04:002014-08-06T14:19:18.926-04:00ADVENTURE TIME!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't draw Finn and not draw Jake. It's simplistic but it makes me happy to have an entire sketchbook page of Jake.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-66790441524064578242014-08-05T16:17:00.003-04:002014-08-05T22:51:05.431-04:00What Time is it?!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Guess who's been watching Adventure Time? I started and finished seasons 1 and 2 (<i>currently up on Netflix</i>) and I reallllllyyyyyy liked it. I had watched the Pilot more times than I can count years and years ago when that was first released and just never got around to watching the actual show - strange, I know. The good news is that there are 104 more episodes that I haven't seen yet, so the adventure isn't over yet! Today's work is just a drawing out of my sketchbook colored with marker.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-15053798832638605902014-08-04T18:15:00.002-04:002014-08-04T21:55:54.712-04:00Rocket Raccoon Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really think Guardians of the Galaxy hit it out of the park. It was a really funny, enjoyable, action-packed sic-fi/comic book movie. Without a doubt Rocket and Groot stole every scene. Here's a quick Rocket sketch colored with some of my new Prismacolor markers (hurray for new art materials!).Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-4195951352212938832014-07-30T15:53:00.000-04:002014-07-31T01:49:05.486-04:00Reptar on ICE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While at the Brass City Comic Convention someone inquired if i had any Rugrats art, and sadly I did not. I set out to rectify that problem and I figured "What better character to draw than REPTAR?!" Now if you grew up in the 90's watching Rugrats episodes over and over again there's no way you can forget "Reptar On Ice" the musical. After watching that episode again I had to do a piece based on the epic love story of when a lizard takes a wife. Now, back to inking another childhood inspired piece...Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-90367073999069211722014-07-29T16:09:00.002-04:002014-07-29T16:09:31.073-04:00Minion Art - Swiss Army Bandage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"So I cut myself with the knife part of my swiss army bandage, at least now I can use it to cover up the wound!"Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-45505053425588939672014-07-26T17:27:00.001-04:002014-07-26T17:27:30.381-04:00Minion Art - Nukeity Goodness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I suppose the remote control detonator wasn't quite as clever as he thought? On another note, you can barely see it and I know it won't show up in the final card art (too small) but the Ultimate Killing Machine can be spotted in the bottom right corner destroying the city.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678863801698418734.post-80718257704815595132014-07-23T16:39:00.002-04:002014-07-23T16:39:23.165-04:00Happy Batman Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Batman Day! DC Comics has declared today, July 23rd, 2014 as Batman day in celebration of 75 years of Batman. Now I'll admit I've always been a Marvel fan over DC, but that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy DC stuff - especially Batman. As a 90's child I grew up watching the Batman animated series that ran 1992-1995, and a little bit of Batman Beyond (1999-2001).<br />
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It's really interesting to see the evolution and depictions of the character in comics, television, and the big screen. So here's a sketch of my favorite Batman parody!<br />
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Big shout out to everyone who came by at the Brass City Comic Con this past weekend! I had a great time! I will definitely be looking into jumping into some more conventions next summer. I've been pretty busy with a few things, expect some new posts with some Minion card game art in the very near future next.Victor Preato IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787093376489539710noreply@blogger.com0