410BC is a clothing company after my own heart. I’ve worked with them a few times in the past with each collaboration being a positive experience.

I was happy to see a request for three more designs in my inbox over the holidays. Comments in the brief were along the lines of, and I’m paraphrasing, “Make something with Hades and Zeus,” and “How about a tee with Lady Justice or corporate greed featured as a motif?”

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I never got around to posting my diptych from I Am 8-Bit. The image fits together when hung side by side.

Almost no one besides other presenters knew who Jim was! My faith in today’s youth was diminished!

Motherland, a swell heap of gents as well as a “…Motion, Animation & Entertainment Company…” asked me to provide art for a series of viral shorts for Black Tide (seen below).

Black Tide “Warriors of Time” No. 1 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide “Warriors of Time” No. 2 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide “Warriors of Time” No. 3 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide “Warriors of Time” No. 4 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide “Warriors of Time” No. 5 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

They provided the character design, reference renders, storyboards, and even frame-by-frame reference for the bits where traditional animation was required. It was a lot of work (with some shots in the fifth video having more characters in one instant than the entire first video’s run).

The way they animated the paper dolls I provided is humbling. I learned a lot in the process and am even tackling my own motion projects as a result. All in all, it was a great experience! I’ve even gone on to design other merchandise for the band.

After the jump is a sampling of the provided reference, my production art, and the illustrations I’ve done of the character since.

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I think anyone reading my blog has sense of humor in line with this series of webcomics I made sometime in 2006 starring Jason Voorhees. Done using a single color MS Paint like app. Obviously, the art was not the focus on these!

The first ten or so are pretty weak, but I think they are alright overall.

I found Drake through Stylus, a haven for wayward illustrators and private forum. You really ought to check him out. His updates these last few months have been ridiculously keen.

7″ x 14″ cel vinyl acrylic on watercolor paper