Ted Kimchee

Samurai Ogre

2012-01-24T00:25:00.000-05:00

This will be part of a bigger composition, squaring off against the hero (Project Samurai No.5)

New Website up!

2012-01-05T19:30:00.000-05:00

I’ve revamped my website, I figured it was about time and a good way to start off the new year. Check it out: http://www.tedkimchee.com/

Project Samurai - No. 5

2011-11-29T23:15:00.002-05:00

Finally have some time to do some personal work. Here’s a sketch of what will be a bigger battle scene.

Amazondra 2011 - sketch 2

2011-09-05T02:05:00.000-04:00

Finally got around to revisiting this character.

Crowbarb 2011 sketch

2011-07-26T01:37:00.002-04:00

Another character for my long over-due ABC book. This one's a new one, Crowbarb!
'Cause she uses crowbars and her name is Barbara, Crow + Barb...Crowbarb get it? Haha....ha. ;p

Blue Brawler 2011 - sketch 2

2011-07-26T01:36:00.001-04:00

Still wasn’t satisfied with the earlier sketch so I took another stab at it, and I have to say I’m much happier with this version.

REBOOT: FOREVER

2011-07-13T11:06:00.002-04:00

The new Reboot artbook entitled 'Reboot: Forever' is now out!
Thanks to Jim Su for inviting me to participate.

More info on the book here:
http://www.beach-studios.com/reboot.html

and on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ReBootForever?sk=info

MEGAMAN TRIBUTE

2011-07-11T23:12:00.000-04:00

Udon Entertainment’s Mega Man Tribute book will make it’s big unveiling soon at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Here’s my contribution to the book. I feel very fortunate and humbled to be included especially considering the many incredible pieces out there.

Here’s how to get your hands on a copy of the book:

MEGA MAN TRIBUTE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER

-the book is premiering at the San Diego Comic-con at the UDON booth (#5037), July 20-24

-for fans not attending the show, you can preorder the book at UDONstore.com http://www.udonstore.com/Mega-Man-Tribute-HC-Udon-Store-Exclusive-p/mega-man-tribute-exclusive-hc.htm

MEGA MAN TRIBUTE SOFTCOVER

- The standard softcover edition is also available for preorder on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/1926778308?tag=udoent-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1926778308&adid=0DS0GBZB0YWZK4H62YZM&

BBoss

2011-07-09T15:34:00.001-04:00

Hey y’all,

Check out BBoss, a hot indie rock-rap outfit makin’ waves in the Toronto music scene. ;)
The song is entitled ‘Remembered’ and it showcases artwork I recently did for them for their upcoming album.

Blue Brawler 2011 sketch

2011-04-14T13:42:00.003-04:00

Amazondra 2011 sketch

2011-04-13T00:24:00.001-04:00

A few years ago I had started art for an alphabet book, and even completed it. By the end of it though, I wasn't completely satisfied mainly because I had lost enjoyment of the art itself and was too absorbed with completing a self imposed deadline. So I'm finally revisiting it with a fresh perspective both mentally and artistically.

EDIT: Tweaked the proportions.

NOW ACCEPTING COMMISSIONS

2011-04-12T22:29:00.001-04:00

Over the years I've been asked whether or not I do commissions, until recently there wasn't really time for them. However, there's finally some breathing room where I can squeeze in a few here and there for the next little while. Read on for more info:

COMMISSION RATES

SIZE: 8.5x11 inches
FORMAT: digital, 300 dpi, JPG

FULL BODY SINGLE CHARACTER - MINIMAL or ABSTRACT BACKGROUND
sketch - $50
inks - $75
colours (with linework) - $125
colours (no linework) - $150
additional characters - add 60% of base price (but nothing outrageous, I'm not George Perez!)

Prices are in USD
PAYPAL only

Style and colouring will be similar to my vector pieces (without the text) such as the Martial Kin characters: example1 example2

For specific requests, please give appropriate info (ie, spidey in black suit hanging upside down etc). For creator-owned characters you must provide adequate description as well as any existing designs (ie, if your character is a pacifist with a super-brain than I probably shouldn't put him in a kung fu pose). Any revisions requested after the sketch stage will be CHARGED EXTRA.

No nudity nor explicit content (sex, graphic violence etc.)

PROTOCOL
Step 1. Send requests via email to ted(at)tedkimchee.com with 'COMMISSION REQUEST' in the subject line
Step 2. Once a request is selected, notification will be sent as well as instructions to pay the initial 50% of fees via paypal to seoulman(at)comic.com
Step 3. After the initial sketch is complete, a preview will be sent

*** REMINDER: any requests for revisions will be CHARGED EXTRA, so ensure that your initial request is precise! ***

Step 4. Once final art is complete, notification will be sent as well as instructions to pay remaining fees
Step 5. Upon receipt of total payment, artwork will be sent via email or YouSendIt

NOTE: Commissions are for personal use only. Any further commercial use for profit or gain is strictly prohibited. Don't be a Granito!

Turnaround time: I will do my best to complete each commission under a month (but no guarantees). My other client work and teaching duties take precedence but your commissions will be completed eventually. Thanks in advance for understanding!

Furthermore, any commissions posted online on my site(s) will be lo-res only and with possible watermark in fairness to paying customers.

Budofudo - indie game in the works

2011-03-31T16:26:00.003-04:00

In my spare time I've been working on a little indie game with some creator-owned characters that I posted a while back. I have a working prototype that's coming along and eventually I hope to port it over to iOS to reach iphone and ipad. Here are some screenshots of the game:

Kitsoonie - hit animation

2010-12-20T02:32:00.000-05:00

Click HERE to play

Kitsoonie - idle animation

2010-11-22T23:21:00.000-05:00

Click HERE to play

Ninjacker - hit animation

2010-11-17T10:46:00.005-05:00

Gettin' smacked in the gut.

Click HERE to play

Ninjacker - idle animation

2010-11-08T16:13:00.000-05:00

Here's one for Ninjacker, the crackerjack ninja!

Click HERE to play

Firefox Personas

2010-11-08T14:22:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, I have a couple personas up on Mozilla Firefox. Personas are custom themes you can apply to your firefox browser.

CLICK ME!

Budofudo - hit animation

2010-11-05T23:55:00.001-04:00

Here's another flash animation cycle.

Click HERE to play

Budofudo - idle animation

2010-11-05T13:38:00.003-04:00

My very first flash animation, ever! :D

Click HERE to play

Budofudo

2010-11-01T15:51:00.001-04:00

Some character designs for a little side project I'm developing.

Gun Ghoul

2010-09-27T10:15:00.000-04:00

Here's my take on a very cool character created by Will Caligan.
Be sure to check out his site, fun stuff: link

Puppet Warp

2010-09-26T15:56:00.002-04:00

Okay all you photoshop artists and animators, this is a crazy cool tool found in the new CS5.

It's called Puppet Warp, and you have to check this out:
http://vimeo.com/10953656

Wolverine Progression

2010-09-18T16:54:00.000-04:00

Here's a general breakdown for the Wolverine illustration:

1) Sketch Stage: I use to sketch in pencil and then scan but these days I do everything in photoshop, including the linework. What you're not seeing here, is I start of with a rough drawing of the line of action or motion of the body, then loose volumetric shapes to fill in the mass. Afterward, I sketch the actual drawing itself, which is what you see here.

2) Render Stage: I always paint in greyscale, this insures the values of an illustration read clearly. You can't rely on colour alone to distinguish things. One of my teachers always insisted one must ensure a drawing communicates well in black and white, adding colour is just the icing on the cake. A quick way to work is also to just duplicate layers or parts of a painting in order to adjust values. I don't usually just go right into painting heavy darks. Usually, it's a pretty flat under-painting, the same values of shadows all across just as a base. Then I duplicate layers, mask it out and paint away to reveal what's already there, and that's how I start to build up the darker areas. I'll touch up areas with paint afterward to blend things better.

3) Colour Stage: Once the rendering is done, colouring is very quick at this point. I just block out the colours and adjust the opacity level. I usually have the read as a 'color' layer in photoshop, 'overlay' and 'soft light' are used sparingly.

4) Final Stage: At this point, I'm tweaking and balancing colours, shadows and highlights. I always add a global colour at the end, meaning I add one colour over the entire character (usually 5-10% opacity on a 'color' layer). I do the same thing to the background, and then one more over the entire illustration. This harmonizes all the colours, theirs nothing more distracting than competing colours, saturation and contrast levels. This particular painting is fairly rough, you can tell the difference between this and some of my more detailed concept paintings because I'm using few brushstrokes, broader and looser. Something like this, takes a lot less time. This one took maybe 4 hours I'm guessing.

SNIKT!

2010-09-18T11:57:00.005-04:00

Finally getting back to more stylized and exaggerated fun. Who better to kick it off with than everyone's favourite feral mutant?

JLA reboot

2010-09-18T11:51:00.004-04:00

I took a stab at redesigning some classic DC superheroes. I don't think I strayed too far from their traditional design, just added to it - extra hot sauce maybe?

Showdown with Shoguns

2010-09-18T10:28:00.007-04:00

For quite a while I've been wanting to do a samurai themed mech, sort of a cross between the mechs in the Matrix movies and the giant samurai in the new Zack Snyder flick Sucker Punch. This is what I came up with!

Killer's Remorse

2010-09-18T10:19:00.007-04:00

Here's a series of concepts I did with an FPS theme in mind. I even did a cover mock-up for xbox 360, geeky I know. ;)

Science Fiction with Conviction

2010-09-18T10:14:00.006-04:00

Everybody was kung-fu fighting!

2010-09-18T01:35:00.007-04:00

Feudal Futura - this was a fun one to do, sort of a retro sci-fi utilizing design aspects of samurai armour and a medieval knight.

I called this one Game of Death Remix. I don't know why really, maybe just an excuse to draw a track suit with a stripe down the side like Brucey's.

When I painted this I had Tekken in mind, the game that is, not the movie! ;p

Environment Concepts

2010-09-18T01:28:00.009-04:00

Concept Art

2010-09-18T01:21:00.014-04:00

Some various character designs.

Illustration

2010-09-18T01:12:00.012-04:00

Vector Art

2010-09-18T00:50:00.019-04:00

This series was a tribute to 2D fighting games like Street Fighter.

It's Alive!

2010-09-18T00:20:00.009-04:00

So after much badgering from Kidchuckle, I'm finally resurrecting my blog. I'll do some art dumps of various stuff I've been working on over the year or so, and then update from there (fingers crossed).