Storyboard Portfolio - 2013

http://nickswiftstoryboards.blogspot.com/

I just set up my storyboard portfolio for online viewing!  Feel free to check it out if you have a moment.

Breaking Bad

It all comes to an end tonight!
In honor of the Breaking Bad finale tonight, here’s a little piece of fanart for one of the best tv series of all time.  I sure am gonna miss this show.
I raise my glass to you both, Walt and Jesse.

Portfolio Update!

Newly updated Character Design Portfolio, all ready to go for CTN-X this November!  I can't wait!
http://nickswiftportfolio.blogspot.com/

Lazy Morning

Its always nice to take a break, sleep in, and enjoy a little moment to yourself.

Another postcard piece for CTN-X this November.

Cozy Time

I just wanted to do something "cozy" and warm.
I'm going to have this as a postcard at CTN-X this November.

Train Hopping

"Thank you, sir!"
Hopping train to train, these two always know how to entertain the passengers of the NYC subway.  Donations are always accepted!

Three Card Monte

"Queen of Hearts, ladies and gentlemen!  Keep your eye on the Queen of Hearts.  Simple, isn't it?"

Not only skilled musically, Milo is also very talented with a number of other things- including magic and sleight-of-hand tricks.  Always the opportunist, Ricky is quick to use his best friend's talents to draw in unassuming passer-byes and make a little extra money.

Gotta Catch that Train!!!

If anyone’s been curious what I’ve been up to, I’m working hard on some new pieces to maybe pump up my portfolio for the upcoming CTN-X this November.
I’m expanding on an idea I had last fall- a story of 2 boys living in NYC, and the adventures they have.  Milo is the multi-talented goofball and hopeless romantic, while Ricky is the charismatic schemer who always has a trick up his sleeve.

"Attack!"

More of my jungle-warrior idea.
The girl's name is Chanda, and as a young girl she found a helpless baby tiger whose parents had been killed by something unknown.  The two never got along well, but they had to learn to trust on each other when Chanda's village was burned to the ground.  They escaped into the nearby jungle, despite the villager's stories of the horrors that hid within.

Chanda's Jungle

I've had this idea in my head for a little while about this young girl is stuck in a situation where she has to learn to fend for herself in a harsh and dangerous jungle.  She'd eventually grow to become this fierce jungle-warrior.
A sorta "Tarzan-esque" story, minus the gorillas.

1:55 Arrival, 2:00 Departure

I hate those times when you get in late from one flight and have to sprint all the way across the airport to catch your connecting flight.

I’m doing a series of illustrations based on different forms of mass transit.

Subway Gossips

 I’m thinking of selling this as a print in the near future.

Addy sketches

These are for a personal project of mine.  The left one looked too young for what I was going for, but I like to think of these two sketches like a "then and now" kind of thing.

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

A little gift for my parents.
Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad :)

Summer Postcard

Zebra-Stripe Flirt

Just having a little fun sketching.

Little Sketch

Ashley J Williams- Evil Dead series

"Hail to the King, baby."

Janelle Monae

A funky girl with a lot of soul!

Just updated my portfolio.
Feel free to check it out at either of these two links-
http://nickswiftportfolio.carbonmade.com/
http://nickswiftportfolio.blogspot.com/

WIP Model Sheet

Unfinished work for the model sheets I'm working on for my personal project "The Adventures of Jackie Sharp".

I want it to be summer...

 

Every year, right about this time, I start to think about the warm weather, sitting on the beach, surfing, and not having to bundle up every single day.  Then I get sad that I still have to wait several months, and then I draw beachy-themed pictures all the time... 

Valentines 2013

 Happy Day-After-Valentines Day.  Here are a couple of pics I did for the occasion.

  

 

This was based on a young woman I saw at Barnes and Noble one time.

This was just a warm-up sketch I did a couple of days ago.

Animation Insider interview

I was given the wonderful opportunity to do a small interview with the website Animation Insider.
Be sure to check it out!

http://www.animationinsider.com/2013/01/9681/

Sagittarius Warm-up Sketch

Here's some new work.

A warm-up sketch I did today.

A long while back (5 or so years), I had the idea about a group highly-skilled mystic female warriors based off of the Western Astrological Zodiac. This is a revised version of the Sagittarius character.

I may mess around with the others as time goes on.

Still playing catch-up with last year's art.  Here are a couple of my more recent works:

I made this card for a friend of mine who just graduated from University.

This was Christmas 2012's pin-up drawing, in continuation from the one I did in 2011.

 Here's a holiday card I did for 2012, featuring Jackie Sharp and her associate Mitch McCrady, the main characters from my upcoming project "The Adventures of Jackie Sharp".

Here is a non-holiday theme version.

Back in business for 2013!!!

Okay, wow!  I can't believe I let this blog wither and die.  It's been almost a year since my last post!

I'm looking to get everything back up and running now.  I guess I'll start with a few updates:

I have a portfolio website that can be viewed here - http://nickswiftportfolio.carbonmade.com/
Not much on there at the moment, but not for long!

You can also view my character design portfolio here- http://nickswiftportfolio.blogspot.com/

I also have a tumblr account, feel free to check it out - http://brokenlynx21.tumblr.com/

I have new 2 projects that I'm looking to launch this year, so I'll make sure to keep everyone posted about those.

I'm going to be playing catch-up, posting some of my work that I've done over the last year.  Here's a sketch I did last night though, for one of my upcoming projects. 

 

Here's to a new year!  Glad to be back!