Sly Cooper 4: Thieves in Time

Hey Guys!
I've been so busy with work and moving and all this house stuff that I hadn't had a chance to make this huge update. I worked on Sly Cooper 4: Thieves in Time back in the Sanzaru days and it finally released Feb 5th! This is a late update but I just wanted to share some Carmelita concepts I did. The direction was to “age her up” and make the game for older, adult audiences.

  

Some Dimitri concepts for Sly Cooper 4! I had a lot of fun redesigning him and exploring the possibilities. I was really happy that a lot of my updates to his original look were approved!

There are a ton more concepts I did that I want to share so I'll post little by little. To give you an idea of all the details we went into the game, here are some fish concepts I did that you may able to find swimming around in the fishing caves!

More to come soon!! ^___^
~Genevieve

Grease + Ghostbusters = Ghost Lightning!

...Or Grease Busters...

Hey Guys!

I wanted to get this out before CTN but got so swamped prepping for the convention! So originally these were my interpretation of the Grease characters from the song Greased Lightning, but at dinner Mike suggested, "This is random... but what if you made it a Ghostbusters crossover?" I chuckled at first, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea! So here you have it!

**UPDATE: This print is now for sale on my Etsy site HERE!**

 Here's a detail shot of the characters.

~Genevieve

CTN- X 2012!

Hey Everyone!

I'm off to CTN 2012 in Burbank, one of my favorite conventions! I'll be located @ T-29, please come by and say hello if you're attending this year! ^__^ Ahh, redeye flights, gotta love 'em! I haven't slept a wink but I'm super wide awake thanks to my random sleep schedule these past few weeks! Woo-hoo!! *falls over*

I haven't posted this on my blog yet, so here is a collection of some of the doodles I've been doing in my "For the Love of Lines" artbook! This is just the tip of the iceberg, too. I wish I got photos of all of the ones I drew when the book debuted last CTN! I guess you can call this the 1 Year Anniversary of "For the Love of Lines!"

Thank you ALL for your support! See you next week! ^__^

~Genevieve

Mad Monster Party & APE

"Mad Monster Party" Group Show

A group show tribute to the Rankin/Bass animated feature

Oct 13th - 31st, 2012

At the VAN EATON GALLERIES

13613 Ventura Blvd.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Artist List:

Here's my piece for the "Mad Monster Party" Group Show at the Van Eaton Galleries. It's sort of a take on the early years, before Frankenstein met his Bride... I call it, "When Franky Met Sally" hehe! ;)

Online Pre-sales for all pieces can be found HERE! Check out all the other amazing works in the show, like Pascal Campion's, Shane Prigmore's, and Gris Grimly's to name a few!!

Opening night is October 13th, 2012, 6pm - 10pm, curated by Phillip Graffham with book signings by author Rick Goldschmidt. If you happen to be in the area, please check it out!

Visit Us @ APE! Booth 121 & 122

Also, I will be sharing a booth with a couple of good friends/co-workers, Steph Dere and Steph Lew at Alternative Press Expo (APE) this year, sharing Booth 121 & 122 which we've lovingly dubbed "Friendship is MAGIC!" XD Please stop by and say hello! ^__^

Closeups & Older Roughs:

 

SDCC, STUART NG, GWENDOLYN & THE UNDERWORLD, YONO, CTN and MORE... UPDATES COMING SOON!

What Time Is It?!?!

It's DIABLO TIME!

It's Diablo Time!

C'mon grab your friends,

We'll go to very

Distant lands

With Jake the Monk

And Finn the Hunter

The fun will never end,

It's Diablo Time!

Hey Guys! I know I haven't updated in a LOOOONG time, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be tabling at San Diego Comic Con this year in Small Press Booth N-11!

The piece above is a crossover I've dubbed Diablo Time! The idea started out as a gift for my friend, Emmy, as we both LOVE Adventure Time and Diablo!

[EDIT: 7:49am 6/15/12] Hey Everyone!! Amazing news! On 6/13/12 my friends had pointed out that Kotaku had featured my Diablo Time print! I am SO grateful and excited to have all the support and appreciation of everyone who Liked, Shared, Twittered, Tumblr'd and spread the word about my work!! I'd personally like to thank my friends at Blizzard, all my pals at Zynga and EA, and especially all my close friends, particularly Mike and Emmy! THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS!!!

You can find the print on my Etsy site HERE! ^___^

Hope to see you in July!!
~Genevieve

Upcoming Beasts & Beats: "Oh, No! Tarot!" Gallery, April 7th

Hey Guys!

This year's Beasts & Beats Gallery, themed "Oh, No! Tarot!", will feature Tarot card art by over 30+ artists on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 @ Public Works SF. More details to come! What's also neat is that all of the art in the gallery will be made into an actual Tarot deck and be sold at the gallery!

My card was the 8th card in the Major Arcana: Strength. Instead of a maiden in white clasping a lion's jaws, I wanted to draw the maiden holding up a Cerberus in one hand with ease. Like many of the artists participating, I was inspired by Alphonse Mucha and wanted to give my illustration a similar feel.

History of the Strength Card (as cited from Wikipedia):
Some frequent keywords are:

Self-control	Being solid	Patience	Compassion
Composure	Stability	Perseverance	Moderation
Kindness	Gentleness	Slowness	Softness
Serenity	Comprehension	Discipline	Inner strength

The design of this card is fairly constant across tarot decks. The key characters are that of a woman and a lion, with the woman looking calm and gentle, yet dominant over the lion. Many cards, including that of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, have the woman clasping the lion's jaws. Another feature of the RWS deck is a lemniscate (a kind of geometric form) hovering over the woman's head. Other decks have the woman sitting upon the lion, or merely with one hand upon it. Some decks feature just one of the characters; flowers are often presented on this card.