Jez Tuya Illustration

Southern Man

2012-01-29T23:43:00.000+13:00

I've been wanting to illustrate something New Zealand-y for a long time, but after seeing this commercial on Youtube a few months ago, this idea came to mind:

Detail

Filled to the brim, with DANGER!

2012-01-21T22:06:00.000+13:00

If you like adventurous dames, maniacal villains , airplanes, zombies and all that, do yourself a favour and check out my buddy Josh Ulrich's webcomic Jackie Rose http://www.jackierosecomic.com/ He'll soon be releasing Jackie Rose in a physical graphic novel form, so watch this space or the Jackie Rose website for more info

J

A Plane A Day

2012-01-12T17:28:00.001+13:00

I've decided to sketch one airplane every day this year, so I've started a new blog dedicated for that. I'm on my 3rd day, and so far so good. You can check it out here: http://propblast.tumblr.com/

A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s way

2012-01-06T10:06:00.003+13:00

Remember this game [link] from nearly a decade ago? It was one of the best and underrated games ever made. Took a bit too longer to do than I'd expected, but meh.. here it is

**In other news, my good friend Sam Tilson did an incredible job of doing a 3D model of my Space Girl Sketch. The man is a beast considering he only used this one sketch to base the model on. Hopefully soon you will see her in full colour and animated. For more goodies, check out his personal blog [link]

Eowyn

2012-01-03T16:24:00.001+13:00

I figured I'd do something LoTR related since I've started watching the trilogy again, so here's my first post for 2012.

White Christmas? Not where I'm from!

2011-12-24T13:07:00.000+13:00

Man.. this year flew by rather quickly didn't it? Hope you all have a splendid Christmas/New Year!

Jez

Down with this sort of thing!

2011-12-21T18:24:00.003+13:00

Myeah. It's been a while.
Christmas-related post coming soon :)

Ready for Take Off/ Art for Water charity

2011-12-07T10:01:00.001+13:00

Last month, I was given the privilege of contributing some art work for the Art For Water Campaign. Art For Water is a non-profit campaign to aid water charities in bringing clean and safe drinking water to almost 1 billion who struggle without it.

Go on! Do your bit! :) Buy a print, save lives

you can get a print of Ready for Take Off right HERE

**HUGE thanks to Jacqueline for putting this charity together. I am honoured to be a part of this

Here are some of the preliminary designs/sketches that I did:

Ahab

2011-11-09T11:11:00.002+13:00

You know that feeling you have when you realize you've been working on the same project for a long time and you just wanna move on? So I've decided to close the lid on my Moby Dick project. It's been jolly good fun, but I think it's time to move on to other things.

Ahab with long coat:

Ahab in Battle Mode

Starbuck, Ahab and Queequeg

Plaid

2011-11-07T08:51:00.002+13:00

sorry for the lack of posts in the last week. Been a tad busy

Careers In Space

2011-10-24T16:41:00.003+13:00

Space people, doing space related things

Starbuck & Queequeg

2011-10-23T16:24:00.000+13:00

Nobody is allowed to smile in the Whale-ship Pequod (It looks like this). Nobody.

Here we have Ahab's First Officer Starbuck, and the pseudo-Polynesian expert harpooner Queequeg

Ahab

2011-10-21T00:58:00.002+13:00

The severed heads of Captain Ahab's clones are well vexed about a particular white whale.

Not really.

Pipe Band

2011-10-20T10:29:00.000+13:00

This project has dragged on for a bit, so I thought I should just wrap it up with these last 2 characters

Jeep

2011-10-11T11:54:00.000+13:00

Still got 2 more of these pinups to do. Should be jolly good fun

Soviet

2011-10-07T19:28:00.001+13:00

W.A.S.P. trainee

2011-10-03T23:48:00.001+13:00

They were a pretty badass bunch, but relatively unknown today.
Click HERE to read more about the WASPs

All Black

2011-09-30T10:19:00.002+13:00

Rugby union. The gentleman's sport.

Extra manly version (at the request of my friend Doug):

Tea.. and Donuts?

2011-09-28T11:03:00.002+13:00

It's been a while. My apologies for the long hiatus. The last couple of months have been INCREDIBLY busy. I'm taking a three-month sabbatical from doing my usual commission work, so expect more posts in the next few weeks.

Far Side of the World

2011-08-20T23:01:00.006+12:00

Inspired by this scene from one of my favourite movies of all time

Detail:

Haggis Punk

2011-07-29T10:40:00.003+12:00

To those of you who know me pretty well, it's no secret I listen to this sort of music, quite often

Enemy Ace

2011-07-18T11:54:00.006+12:00

It's been a while since my last post, as I've been terribly, terribly busy with work D:

I've just finished reading Enemy Ace War Idyll, beautifully illustrated by George Pratt (you can get it here [clicky] ), and so I did this sketch just to get out of my system D: It's pretty much a ww2 take on the character

Hawker Typhoon

2011-07-07T22:22:00.006+12:00

I'm going through a WW2 airplane obsession phase again. T___T

"Jerry bandits, 3 o'clock low!" :3

Inspired by the awesome Jean Barbaud's warbirds :) http://jeanbarbaud.blogspot.com/

Air Sea Rescue

2011-06-27T22:40:00.005+12:00

After the call for artists was announced at Pixar Times [clicky], I couldn't resist

I decided to call name him Ralph, the RAF Air Sea Rescue chopper. Cheesy, I know, but it suits :P

Cleopatra- in SPAAAAAAACE!

2011-06-21T09:38:00.004+12:00

Last week, I have been given the privilege by my friend Mike Maihack to sketch a pinup of the space-faring, butt-kicking adventuress Cleo who graces the panels of his weekly webcomic, Cleopatra in Spaaaaace! If you have not read it before, you should. It's a good'n--> [clicky]
It's gonna be released as a physical graphic novel soon, and be sure to get your hands on a copy!

Batgirl

2011-06-13T10:03:00.004+12:00

I may as well.. :P

Super

2011-06-10T23:39:00.005+12:00

This AMAZING [clicky] George Petty painting inspired this sketch

Union Officer

2011-06-08T23:55:00.006+12:00

British Redcoat

2011-06-08T23:28:00.004+12:00

Inspired by the longest movie I've ever seen.

KILL MOBY DICK!

2011-06-04T16:40:00.004+12:00

"About time you've posted something!" That's probably what you're all thinking. I know, I know.. I'm sorry. I haven't been around the blog space in the last two weeks as I've been a tad busy doing multiple projects at once and it's kept me from doing personal work. I hope to post more soon, so fingers crossed!

Here's a quickie I did today

"MiG Hound"

2011-05-22T22:23:00.004+12:00

F-86s... Welsh Corgis... What's not to like?

there's still so much rust i need to shake off :/

Drum Major

2011-05-19T23:38:00.006+12:00

He's the guy who conducts and leads the pipe band. I really need to come up with names for these characters, no? :)

My apologies for a lack of posts lately, as Blogger is still acting pretty screwy for some reason *annoyed*

Salute

2011-05-12T16:09:00.001+12:00

Whale Catchers

2011-05-11T00:24:00.002+12:00

Some ideas for the Pequod.

The hull shape of the latter designs were largely inspired by the undersides of baleen whales

The Sargent Major

2011-05-10T16:40:00.005+12:00

He's the most experienced in the band

Apologies for the lack of posts in the last week, faithful followers. Been pretty occupied with a whole bunch of other non-art stuff lately, and I hope to get those distractions out of the way, and fast!

Piper

2011-04-27T23:45:00.008+12:00

At the rate I'm posting stuff in this here blog, I'm in danger of burning out. I think. Anyway, back to Moby Dick stuff tomorrow XD

*And.. I've just noticed I have reached 200+ followers! I should do something.. Suggestions?

Battle of the Planets

2011-04-25T00:17:00.002+12:00

That show as pretty cool.

The Pequod

2011-04-24T19:26:00.008+12:00

I had a ton of fun designing and painting this one (you could probably tell haha).
This is my take on Ahab's ill-fated whaling ship, the Pequod, and I did the best that I could to be faithful to the book's description. I'll post process sketches as soon as I can get a hold of a scanner. Meanwhile, enjoy :)

*Edit: And some of Ahab's harpoons

The Avengers revisited

2011-04-22T15:11:00.002+12:00

I thought I'd do a redesign of a similar sketch I did last year. All I can say, is there's nothing like this show

Hiatus

2011-04-17T00:12:00.004+12:00

It's been a good week since I've posted something. My sincere apologies, faithful readers. Commission work and a whole lot of other non-art things in the last week have prevented me from doing stuff on the side.

But here's a lil fan art I did today:

I friggin' loved that movie

Now for something completely different

2011-04-10T00:21:00.005+12:00

I should go to sleep

Edit: not really sure whats going on, but the colors seem to be darker here than the psd file. Hmm..

Ahab

2011-04-08T23:21:00.005+12:00

He's one angry whaler
Had some inspiration from the 1956 movie adaptation. That movie has some interesting looking characters, if you know what I mean.

A million pardons for not posting much this week. Been a tad busy with commission work, but never fear, faithful blog followers, I'll be posting like a wild man once its over and done with

Jet Set

2011-04-01T00:13:00.002+13:00

Retro

The White Whale

2011-03-29T20:33:00.004+13:00

Fun with Whales

There's more in my sketchbook, but I'm too lazy to scan *_*

Royal Guard

2011-03-27T23:56:00.003+13:00

Red

2011-03-27T00:22:00.002+13:00

I don't really know what this is for..

I need sleep.

Captain Ahab

2011-03-26T00:57:00.004+13:00

He's got a bone to pick.

Pipe Band

2011-03-17T11:06:00.002+13:00

I'm systematically putting together a Pipes and Drums band. On paper. During my breaks.

Search & Rescue

2011-03-05T09:34:00.004+13:00

To the awesome Urban Search and Rescue, Fire Dept. and Police who put their own lives at risk to save other people's lives in the Christchurch quake. :]

Bugler

2011-02-25T19:28:00.004+13:00

I've been watching quite a lot of historical movies lately, mostly classic epics based in the Napoleonic era and after. I don't really know why. In this case, I watched Zulu.
(anyone notice the pattern of characters with red coats I've been posting lately?)

Dragoon Officer

2011-02-20T23:25:00.004+13:00

mmm... history...

This has to be the first horse I've ever drawn. It was HARD.

Bagpiper

2011-02-15T21:56:00.006+13:00

Watched Waterloo today, and it inspired me to do a sketch of a Scottish bagpiper. To all my Scottish friends out there, here's to you! :p

J

detail:

Long Distance

2011-02-13T09:59:00.003+13:00

Sketch for Valentine's Day.

Commission!

2011-02-13T09:55:00.003+13:00

My friend Dan who's currently in Deutschland recently commissioned me to sketch the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

T'was fun, and thanks for the privilege, good sir Knight.

Wedge Antilles

2011-01-26T00:06:00.002+13:00

An ode to the unsung hero of the Rebel Alliance

Clint Chicken

2011-01-22T00:45:00.003+13:00

yep.

I hope you're happy :P
Sleep time

Underground

2011-01-12T09:49:00.007+13:00

I said I'd try to post something, so here it is:

I figured I'd do another classic videogame fan art- this time the lead character of the Playstation 1 classic, Medal of Honor: Underground, Manon Batiste. Hardly anyone remembers this great character nowadays, but she was actually based on a real partisan who fought for the French Resistance in WW2.

**I'm currently available for commissions (and/or employment too!) Interested? Well, I am! Email me at jeztuya.art@gmail.com)**

Recent Acquisitions

2011-01-11T11:28:00.004+13:00

Hey folks,
In the last couple of weeks, I've acquired two things. Good things I must add.

Firstly, just before Christmas, I received a sketchcard drawn by my buddy and awesome artist Wayne Medina (go see his blog, right away http://waynebmedina.blogspot.com/).

*Dude, if you're reading this, THANKS HEAPS!

Secondly, I've traded in a whole bunch of my old books for a copy of Prince of Egypt's art of book at a secondhand dealer in the city. (Mind you, this book is out of print and cost a LOT in Amazon.) Looking at Paul Lasaine's background paintings and Carter Goodrich's character sketches always has the propensity to blow my mind. It was well worth it :]

In other new, I'm in the middle of moving house this week, and if you're wondering why I haven't posted this week, that's the reason why. BUT I do have evenings free and I'm always up to something, so watch this space.

-->Also, I am in between projects, which means I am available for commissions! If you're interested, just shoot me an email at: jeztuya.art@gmail.com

Peace!

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T12:10:00.007+13:00

EDIT: I couldn't stand the crappy laptop so I did away with it :)

wow.. 2010 went by soooo quickly. It was a great year, and I hope the next, by God's grace will be even better :) Some of you who know me well enough know that, after Rockwell, I'm a bit of a J.C. Leyendecker fanboy. So I decided to do a quick New Year's greeting card inspired by Mr. Leyendecker's New Year babies

Blasted

2010-12-24T13:24:00.002+13:00

I really can't explain this one.. :3

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-23T10:19:00.002+13:00

Wishing all of you a fantastic Christmas!

"[Jesus] Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!" Philippians 2:6-8

Peace!

Tron!

2010-12-21T10:37:00.003+13:00

Granted the movie wasn't perfect, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. This sketch was bound to happen, so it's best to let it out of my system.

Christmas sketch coming soon, so watch this space :]

Peace

Peek-A-Boo

2010-12-17T22:40:00.002+13:00

Conquistador

2010-12-14T17:36:00.002+13:00

it always seems like the colors come out more saturated in Blogger than in photoshop :/

when I grow up

2010-12-10T13:42:00.003+13:00

Jackie Rose!

2010-12-09T08:59:00.004+13:00

Hey faithful readers. I know, I know.. it's been way too long since I last posted something. Sorry to keep you waiting. A whole heap of things have kept me from posting (and drawing as a matter of fact), but I'm here to break that lull. :D

This post is an ode to one of my favorite webcomics that I've been following in the last couple of months, and I think you should too. It's created by Josh Ulrich, and it's a treat to read. If you like adventurous gals, nazi zombies, airplanes, and a whole heap of craziness, check out http://www.jackierosecomic.com/

hangin around

2010-11-28T14:27:00.001+13:00

note to self: there is still so much to learn

King and Queen

2010-11-28T14:21:00.003+13:00

Hey folks! Apologies for the lack of posts in the last month as I've been extremely busy with commission work, and on top of that, getting picked to do jury duty (sigh). I figured I needed to take a break from doing digital work, so lately I've been re-learning the fine art of painting in gouache. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN IN MY LIFE (that was just an exaggeration, but really, gouache painting is really fun)

Bzzzzt

2010-11-02T19:44:00.002+13:00

So today is International Self Portrait Day, and to celebrate, here's a quickie from me.
(in case you're wondering, there was a wasp inside my studio today)

scribbles

2010-11-02T19:40:00.003+13:00

Just a bunch of doodles in my sketchbook. There's just SO MUCH TO LEARN!!!

Toy Story 3 tribute art @ The Pixar Times blog

2010-10-23T12:23:00.003+13:00

A few weeks ago, I was given the privilege by illustrator and fellow Pixar nerd (ahem, enthusiast) Jerrod Maruyama to contribute Toy Story art to the Pixar Times news blog. I couldn't say no to that :)

You can see the finished art here.

Book!

2010-10-16T10:58:00.004+13:00

The first [trade] book I've illustrated is launching today (and boy am I excited/nervous! *_*)

So, if you happen to be in in Wellington today, feel free to come along to the book launch Saturday 16 October 2010, Capital E National Children’s Theatre, Civic Square, 101 Wakefield St, Te Aro, Wellington.

Dakota

2010-10-02T00:34:00.002+13:00

It's been a while since my last post involving aircraft...
Here's a Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain I've prepared earlier. You can tell I watched Pixar's Cars as I was working on this... :D

Boba Fett

2010-09-24T23:54:00.002+12:00

I wish I could post stuff I've been working on, but here's something fun I've created earlier:

TV is bad for you

2010-09-13T15:36:00.002+12:00

Starfighter

2010-08-28T01:50:00.003+12:00

Speedy lil thing..

The 'Scaf'

2010-08-26T18:08:00.004+12:00

samples of character development work I did for a 72 hour project that didn't quite make it

The Avengers

2010-08-20T01:26:00.008+12:00

no, not the kind from Marvel comics. THIS one

You forgot something...

2010-08-15T00:12:00.001+12:00

Pikeman

2010-08-14T14:43:00.002+12:00

Cor, Blimey

2010-08-12T15:57:00.004+12:00

Zero

2010-08-09T22:22:00.001+12:00

personally, my fave Japanese ww2 fighter is the Ki-100, but the Zero's pretty cool too

Gull Wing

2010-08-07T23:42:00.000+12:00

Corsairs rule.

Groovy

2010-08-07T15:02:00.006+12:00

my take on one of the characters from one of the best games I've ever played

Fresh

2010-08-02T23:00:00.001+12:00

Apparently it's shark week..

Don't mess with her..

2010-08-02T15:47:00.003+12:00

seriously..

FLYBOY!

2010-07-31T01:30:00.002+12:00

I should be asleep already, but I had so much fun painting it, I couldn't stop

Rain

2010-07-23T16:16:00.004+12:00

quickie... well not really.

Derelict- Finished

2010-07-22T00:37:00.002+12:00

Derelict

2010-07-21T16:44:00.001+12:00

not so sure how this is gonna look like finished since I'm making it up as I go
~J

Gross..

2010-07-20T16:21:00.002+12:00

winter and ineffective cold relief does this to you. 30 min sketch

Sketchbook

2010-07-19T17:16:00.005+12:00

Just a collection of sketches I've done in the train, library, foodcourt and church. More to come soon

blah blahs

2010-07-10T21:48:00.005+12:00

just a whole range of stuff I've been working on- Redesigning Hansel and Gretel.

Get Some!

2010-06-25T23:52:00.001+12:00

I like tanks.

Cowboy

2010-06-05T23:00:00.003+12:00

thought I'd try something different. Was meant to be a self portrait, but it ended up not looking anything like me at all :| Anyway, I've decided to take my art to a different route. I don't really want to take the realism route anymore as I've been having much more fun with stylization I hope this is the beginning of something new.

NASCARRRR!

2010-06-05T01:37:00.001+12:00

I can't help adding shark mouths to everything..

FW190

2010-06-04T00:46:00.001+12:00

the bad guys flew sweet planes too..
the Focke Wulf Fw190 has to be one of my faves

747

2010-06-02T23:08:00.002+12:00

super chubby airplanes :D

P-38 Lightning

2010-05-31T13:21:00.000+12:00

this was so much fun to paint :D

GO BLACKHAWKS!

2010-05-31T00:13:00.003+12:00

Saying "I like ice hockey" is a complete understatement.