Surian Seed

Infinite/ colors by Walter Ostlie

Sinnerblock

colors by Walter Ostlie

 

 

 

The characters above are part of a new story I've been commissioned to do called Surian Seed. The concept was created by Maurice Mander Jr,  and due to life being life, we both faced major obstacles that forced us to constantly  stop, then restart the project. At first I was brought on just to flesh out artwork already started by another artist.Over the course of time, as is my nature, when I'm involved in a part I can't help but give my 2 (sometimes 3) cents worth, and the concept is currently being developed by us both. Maurice is still the creator and owner, and I'm in the background sprinkling on the spice in the form of character design, story elements and edits. With the help of a few great colorists, like Blair Smith,Watler Ostlie (who hooked up the above pics) and others, we hope to forge ahead with this project to a final release.

Characters:
Infinite- Infinite is a man burdened with trying to save not just the human race, but the whole cosmos. The threat is a new savage race of alien beings called The Surians, a race hellbent on spreading their dominance throughout the multi-verse. Infinite must now gather a new generation of heroes together to prevent the extinction of mankind!

Sinnerblock- A man cursed and blessed with power not of this world, this gentle giant joins Infinite in his quest to save the world.

R.I.P

Character from a story I was planning on doing called "VS".  From '06. Wow, check the cd player and horrible anatomy.

I saw a post by Ryan Ottley on DA a few months back that really got me thinking. In it he was talking about artwork of his he hated and not wanting people to see it. So he burnt them. The pieces not the people. As much as I hate a lot of stuff I draw, and there's A LOT of stuff I won't dare show people, I can't bring myself to destroy my work. However, there's some stuff that's in my portfolio that I'm retiring...not only is this stuff old but it's just bad art. And I've decided to publicly  share that retirement with you.
 Why? Not sure. Maybe I stand by where I was skill-wise when I did the piece. Maybe it's not that big of a deal. I will admit I'm a little nervous...there's something to be said for having bad art existing in this new digital environment that never forgets. I mean, suppose someone pulls up a horrible old piece of mine that they think represents the 2011 Shawn and that takes away from possible employment? Can't afford too much (or any) of that. But hopefully, that won't be the case.
Anyways, here's the first piece I will forever retire from my portfolio. Be kind.

later.

Exclusive

Someone thought it would be cool to interview me. Thanks for being kind enough to think so Nubian7 aka Pharaoh. You can see the results of said interview here:

http://360beyond.blogspot.com/2011/05/shawn-alleyne-interview-360beyond-show.html

It's kinda long but the man is nothing if not in depth.
 Be sure to let him(and me too, why not) know what you thought. As a special bonus, I slipped Nubian a special piece of exclusive art just for the interview. And as much as I would like to show that art here and talk about the project a little more, I feel it would go against the "exclusivity" of the piece. But then I thought, hey, why not just give you guys a never before seen piece here?

Well you twisted my arm. Here's a sketch I did of a character called Koth Of The Hammer from World of Warcraft.
Enjoy.

 

Back From The Dead..

...With some exciting news!
Last week saw the release of the official STREET TEAM COMIC!!!!
What's the Street Team Comic you ask? Well Silly, it's a collaborative comic book cross-over event, created by myself and 5 other independent creators, that features the team up of 5 unique vigilante characters. Click on the link below for a 5 page preview of the book, then go order yourself a copy...or 5(may as well keep the theme going).
www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5281

I'm excited cause this is the result of a lot of work. Not only did I ink the book, I co-wrote it, did edits, and provided the penciled and inked cover art. Shout out to all my Street Team creators though, who made it all possible.

But there's even more news: we didn't just stop at the comic. Nooo! We're currently developing THE STREET TEAM VIDEO GAME!! And we would like your help. Please check us out at IndieGogo where you can donate to our fundraiser AND receive cool stuff for doing so. With your help we can raise enough money to finish making the game and get it into your eager paws.   
www.indiegogo.com/BSH-Street-Team-the-Game


So that's it for now. Stay tuned for more updates and thanks in advance for your support.

Hoo-zah for the Indy Artist!

Peace

Art Dump

I feel like I've been slacking. It's been 14 days since my last S.O.D and there's no excuse for that, so I came up with a solution. I'm dumping 14 pieces of art on you to get us back to square one. Most haven't been shown before to my knowledge, and they're not very good, but oh well. Unfortunately I won't be able to do the daily sketches anymore. But it's good though, cause I'm working on a lot of much stuff I have to start promoting that so you'll still be receiving daily updates of some kind. See, you still win. 

See ya tomorrow.

Chapter art for SpeedSuit Powers for Paul Allen Weaver

Concept art for Ancient Lands for Jason McCammon

Concept art for Ancient Lands for Jason McCammon

Chapter art for Knight Seeker Book 1 revamp for Eric Cooper

Chapter art for Knight Seeker Book 1 revamp for Eric Cooper


 

Concept art for JP Allen

Concept art for JP Allen

Concept art for a personal project

Tattoo design

Character turnarounds for Calvin Grace

Convention sketch

Character sketch of an associate's O.C

Character studies of DarkStorm for Kevin Grevioux

       

Character sketch of a client's O.C

Back From The Pitt

Another con come and gone. This past weekend was the Pittsburgh Convention and it was a good time. Learnt alot, had fun, and made a few dollars. What more could you ask for. I left some pics out so as not to overload anyone.

Arriving at the hotel after a 6hr(!) drive.

With artist extraordinaire Blair Smith aka Mega Mind(who wanted to dress like me). 

And writer to the stars Keith Thomas. (That look is probably him getting another idea.)

Add to the mix 1/4 cup of air brush specialist Matt Seel

The con started on Friday, but we arrived in Pitts on Thursday, and the good thing about the con is you can set up on Thursday. Place a little sheet on top and I'm ready to go....

....To the Thursday night Pre-Con Drink-and-Draw/Charity Sketch/Networking party they have every year.

...Where I was trying to get my little color game on. They hand out tiles with tons of sharpies and you draw whatever you want. I don't color, but everybody else was so I said what the hell. 

Which ended up being a mistake.(See? This is why I don't color.) You also can't erase on these things...which I found out the hard way.

So, Plan B: I do the lines.....

...And do a little collabo with Blair.

Near the end of the night there ended up being enough tiles to redecorate 3 bathrooms. Varied styles, tons of characters, and just a good time.

Matt was getting it in!

And here was the finished collabo.

Leaving out I had to take a pic of the cool sculpture the hotel lobby had.

 After a good night's sleep, it was time to head out for the con. That Friday was beautiful and set the tone.

 The party got even better when we were joined by our partner in crime Vince Aiken.

 I was already pretty much set up, so I took a sec to walk around and ran into the super talented Sara Richard. If you don't have this star on your radar already you're a moron. Check her out at www.sararichard.com
 

 

A little more sight-seeing. Some awesome lego block statues.

After that is was back to the table. The set up of  Artist Alley was a little weird but I made the most of it.

Fellow artist peeps Chris Vance and Kurt Barr. Check out their hilarious Bunnies on Fire strip: www.bunniesonfire.com.

Pittsburgh Steel Man? I think?

 

A little 11x17 Ra's Al Ghough action.

Hey, it's the same guy from Mega-Con. Supes gets around.

To hook him up I allowed him to take a pic with my art.

Blood Drive at a comic con? I guess it works. Alot of those fan boys were fainting at the slightest hint of boob.

Speaking of which.

"Hey lady, is that a dog in your purse or are you just happy to meet me?".....that made no sense.

A little 11x17 Man-Bat action.

 

Handle your biz Commander.

 

Joker and.....??

Taokaka from BlazBlue. I swear to eventually draw this character. 

Matt showing off his airbrush skills.

A little Hush action.

This was done right at the con.

Took a pic of Blair's painting of his character Reverent  from the Reject's comic.

OH SHIT!! Somebody got STOMPED!! 

Nah, just red paint from my Mileena vs Juri commish. And yes, I'm aware "Fatality" is spelt wrong. Don't worry, I changed it.

Thanks Alec.

Snap it!

My man Naruto

Where's the Bat when you need 'em?

Matt KILLED it with this Thor airbrush flask. Hey Matt, word of advice, get a website to show these bad boys off bruh.

A little Scarlett pose for a sketch I forgot to take a pic of. It was right around this time I started taking less pics cause as you may have noticed the lights are out. Guess that's what happens when you're stuck in the poor man's section.

One of my top favs. Damn you Nicholas Cage for trying to take my joy from me.

And that was it. Time to part ways till next con.