"Bloodshot" Vs. Everybody 🔴

As you have probably seen over the past few posts I've been working on an illustration that I digitally painted recently for a Talenthouse competition. I would not go as far as saying it's the best thing I have ever created, but it is something that saw a bit of a return to the old me. Like using a pencil and paper and ink. Which should not be as weird as it sounds, being an artist and all. But with work, most of what I do tends to be Wacom, on-screen. So a change of pace to more tactile things was a much-welcomed instance.

The illustration and art were done for a bit of a competition for the forthcoming Valiant Comics + Sony Pictures' Bloodshot movie starring Vin Diesel. I have to say I was never as familiar with Bloodshot as I was with XO, but getting into the super-soldier, he reminds me of a Captain America meets Deadpool meets the Terminator. So, it was definitely fun rendering this one.

I didn't want to go too familiar with the key art already out for the movie (because then what's the point). As such I ended up with the idea of Bloodshot charging towards certain violence and danger, taking shots left and right, having his face blown off, yet still keeping an expression that was less "owwie" and more, "Alright, you're all starting to pissing me off".


So this is how things looked inked at first:

© 2020 Bloodshot. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (www.bluntspear.com)

Then took her to Photoshop and started playing around with colour and shading. I think it turned out okay in the end. But let me know what you guys think. Check it out:

© 2020 Bloodshot. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (www.bluntspear.com)

Click-clack gang.

Plus, if you could all do me a super solid and head over to Talenthouse and hit it with alike. Like, I'd be super grateful and indebted to you for life. Like kidney-level indebted. A digital kidney for your digital heart, of course. But a kidney nonetheless. Vote here: https://www.talenthouse.com/item/2266115/40c230dd

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Buhbuhbuh BOOM

With a grimace like that...

Been steady sketching and having the pen bleed. Tactile is always king. Few things have been annoying me lately so it's always good put the energy into something cathartic.

This weeks been quite, but that doesn't mean the work stops. Whoa is me with all this debris.

Had that image inked. Check it:

© 2020. Artwork by Dulani Wilson/bluntspear.com. All rights reserved.

I've also done a colour render and my Bloodshot Talenthouse entry is also live. Will share that and a speed art type of video I made too soon.

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Until then superfriends,

The World Ends In 5 Days

**UPDATE** The music is here. Check out below; #4 slaps:


New post! It's one of them things where you're posting non-stop on TheActionPixel.com it just takes up all the time. But you know that already, right.

But in any case here is some creative news that I can share.

Did some cover art for Scrulove next EP (nowadays we just call any compilation an album by all appearances; shows you how dated I am). It's called The World Ends In Five Days.

Check out the art:

© 2019 Scrulove's "The World Ends In 5 Days" cover art

© 2019 Scrulove's "The World Ends In Five Days"

Came up with the basic concept and spent a hectic Sunday, trying to take the perfect picture. An unforeseen issue with lighting (not my forte, for sure), but alas the images I needed were salvageable, more or less. Blended images and textures in Photoshop and the rest is history.

The album goes live in... like less than an hour so I'll add a Spotify link below for you to listen.

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Lighting 101, smh. But we godder done. 💐👓

Minx, Ant-Man and The Wasp, and Honey + Lemon

Have you guys seen the Ant-Man And The Wasp trailer! Absolutely banging! But how the do Paul Rudd like that? Can you imagine him with wings? Nah, me neither. Not exactly the most graceful. If you haven't seen it you should check it out: https://www.theactionpixel.com/comics/marvel-studios-ant-man-and-the-wasp-official-trailer/

But thought I'd share a late quick design I did for @Minx4Music

Check it:

Minx Live promo image. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (https://www.bluntspear.com)

Good stuff.

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Recovering from a flu-filled January. Okay universe, nice one bro. A few bees and lemon trees had to work overtime to produce what I consumed this month to soothe my symptoms. Wouldn't wish that on anybody. Bleh.

Is it Hentai if you still have your clothes on?

© 2018. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (www.bluntspear.com). All rights reserved.

It's been a shitty few days. Nothing that can't be overcome I guess. Just a lot of hemorrhaging and misdirection and dealing with quitters. But on the plus side, I made this sketch. Well, making. Tentacle porn.  Nah, although tentacles are present. Think I'll make it part of the TAP t-shirt design. Will update when I've added some lines and colour.

Inspired mainly by the fantasy artwork you find gracing the cover of Conan back in the day. Oh, and did you guys know Conan is back at Marvel come next year?! Pretty awesome news. But we digress.

Who know repetitively drawing those suction cups would be so tasking. But that's where I am at currently. And if my ass would stop getting distracted I'd have probably finished already. But I am currently battling the YouTube wormhole and dealing with adult disappointment. Whoa is me. Nah, I'm alright. Thanks for asking.

Til then...

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No Vaseline

Honey I Shrunk the Kids: Backyard Camping out edition

I was working on a few things last weekend, and the Downsizing movie competition on Talenthouse got me thinking about what the world would be like if people were 5 inches taller. Well, if human nature has taught me anything, any invention that can't be weaponised is sexualised, so you can only imagine the 'giantess' category on Pornhub would likely grow considerably.

Yeah, anywho, I thought about how one's backyard would instantly become a Safari with a simple shift in perspective, and imagined a family interacting with nature on a whole new plain.

And a quick sketch and digital render later, came up with this:

Downsizing – Backyard Camping. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (@bluntspear)

 Check it out on Talenthouse!

Humongous marshmallows. Campfire by a matchstick. That guy with a guitar that only knows one chord. Death ladybug waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Good Stuff.

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It's snowing today...

#godinthesnow #tracks #snowday #london #stopromanticizingthisprecipitation #stopromanticizing #akita #whiteakita #natgeo

A post shared by Dulani Wilson (@bluntspear) on Dec 10, 2017 at 4:52am PST

#TAPNews straight to the vein

Thought would share with y'all what I've started on www.TheActionPixel.com. #TAPNews – bite size video news chunks on everything pertinent in entertainment – has been launched! Check it:



Good stuff.

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#EntertainmentOnTAP

Guess who's back...

Hey, dudes and dudettes! Thought it best to dust off the ol' blog, let the people of the interweb know what the Due's been up to. at the moment, well... Not a whole lot. Well from the usual corporate, looking for follow-up projects, tying up loose end personal projects. Whoa is the life of the freelance.

starting circa tomorrow will be posting more, including so stuff I'm currently working on for a sports charity, plus what's happening with The Action Pixel brand - especially the blog and the store✌🏿️!

Til next time.

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Back on my regimen