Telling Secrets

Saturday night sketching

Easter is coming..

..so keep your friends close and your eggs closer!

Honey

Character I designed for Mahiki, London.

Quick environment test

This is an environment experiment I did today - instead of painting on separate layers. The surprise factor of the result you get is quite fun when you paint this way. More to come, stay tuned.

Ani

A sketch of my friend Ani. I must admit - painting close friends and family members is the hardest for me:)

Let me in

Here is another quick sketch influenced by a very cold weather in London. Does anyone know when the spring is coming for real?

Art vs. Cancer

Today I visited Art vs. Cancer exhibition in London in aid of Cancer Research UK. It showcased works of artists in the film VFX industry - after an auction I became a lucky owner of a painting by Anthony Trimmer (www.tonytrimmer.com)

Our Lady of Lourdes

Exciting! Here is a scene from an upcoming film Our Lady of Lourdes by Peter Szewczyk, where you can see the creatures I designed for it in 2012.

Our Lady Of Lourdes | Clip from Peter Szewczyk on Vimeo.

You can find the concept art for this scene here

The Last Day of Winter

I was thinking of A.Pushkin while sketching this one, a great Russian poet who died after his 29th duel with Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès.

Snow Queen

Happy Friday everyone! This is a character I painted from one of my favourite fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. English is not my first language, but I even wrote a primitive rhyme to go along with it "She took his heart and brought it still. Where is no way, there is no will. He's weak from cold and doomful sting. She signed his soul with steel: "Snow Queen"... Cheers!

That type of girl

Just saw an Olivetti Lettera 35 typewriter and a red dress by Mary Katrantzou - here is the result: "that type of girl"..

Ben Wood of Muay Thai Clinic

Here is a quick sketch of my muay thai teacher Ben Wood from Muay Thai Clinic. This is a very addictive sport and I can't get enough of it :D

Till next time, San Francisco!

Tonight I had a chance to swing by Safehouse Atelier again before I leave for London.

Kim Cogan is working some oil magic

Kemp Remillard is busy with some serious business

Back to school

Yesterday I had a great time at a portrait painting session with Carl Dobsky, Kemp Remillard, El Coro and Christian MacNevin at Safehouse Atelier, where I used to study some time ago. Here are some pictures from the class and my little portrait of the model John.

Apsara

I just came back from my first trip to Asia - I visited the beautiful Kingdoms of Cambodia and Thailand, where I got absolutely fascinated by vivid culture, great food and kind people. Here is a quick portrait of Apsara ទេពអប្សរ, a female spirit of clouds and water from Buddhist and Hindu mythology.

And here is a photograph of an ancient bas-relief depicting Apsara I saw at the ruins of Angkor, Cambodia.

Monmouth Coffee Princess

Sketch of a girl who works at Monmouth coffee shop, Borough Market (my favourite coffee place in London:))

Dark Rabbit Sketch

Merry KissMyAss

Result of today's holiday card making with friends - could not resist..

The Ox

I painted this one for a talented MMA fighter Charlie "The Ox" Watts, who has an upcoming Cage Warriors fight in Dublin, Ireland on the 31st of December. Good luck!

Pale and Purple

Based on a pale purple chick I saw in Harrods

Peasant Girls

Here are a few peasant girls I designed for the game Kings Road. It was fun to work on a series of stylised characters for this game. It is in Closed Beta now - give it a try if you fancy.

Sketch of my lovely friend G

Julie

Here is a quick sketch of my beautiful friend Julie.

Muay Thai Warrior

I am constantly inspired by my new martial arts training routine and here is a sketch of a dragon warrior I did.

Our Lady of Lourdes

A talented friend of mine has been working on a great short film since July of this year. I got a chance to take part in the film by designing a creature for it.

Thumbnails for the Dark Spectre:

Dark Face:

Demon Dog

3D WIP by Light+Mathematics

Savra and The Village Madame

Here are a few character concepts I did while back ago for the game Kings Road

Follow Your Dreams No Matter What

Today I got a great energy boost after a guest talk I gave at my former high school in Russia. It was a heart-felt event where I collaborated with students creating a zombie character for an imaginary project. Besides I got a chance to share my joy of being a concept artist and illustrator and inspire a few kids to not be afraid of following their dreams no matter what. Students will be sending me the images of their zombie designs and I will post them on my blog some time soon. Meanwhile here is a quick sneak peek to the todays event (in Russian)

Art Talk at ArtPark Festival, Moscow

Last Sunday I had great fun sharing my experience of being a freelance artist, working for tv, video games and film and did a short demo showing my work process. Thanks to Vakon for including me into the festival program and thanks to those who came to Flacon Design Zavod.

Princess of Asia

After watching a new music video by Coldpaly I decided to paint my own princess.

Sorceress

Lunch sketch

In100gramm

Fashion Kills

Need a haircut. My mane is getting out of control.

Phil