"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,

On the tip of my Insidious tongue...

Okay pretty sure you wanted to see the next poster I did for the Insidious / Talenthouse competition. Right? Sure you do.

Check it:

© Insidious: The Last Key concept poster. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (@bluntspear). All rights reserved to respective owners.

A remix of the previous still image renders I did, but this one meets qualifying criteria. Is she about to swallow it? Did she just bring it up? Was it under her tongue the whole time? Who knows. But being The Last Key, it is sure to be a keepsake you'd want to keep close to the chest. Let me know what you guys think? Comment section!

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Devoted

"Awakened, He Heard Only Silence"

I entered a video recently in the Hammock /Talenthouse competition. Check it out gang. Hope you enjoy it. I shot it on my Canon 60D, and edited it in Pr and Ae. Voting starts July 24th, so be sure to click on this link and press 'Support Dulani'. You gotta. You just gotta. Every time you don't an angel loses its halo. Fact.:

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/1996

But for the meantime, you can also watch the Hammock vid I did on YouTube:




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Awakened, He Heard Only Silence.

SP's "The Lightning Strike" Voting ends in 2 days!

How goes the Internet? Some urgent (ish) news that requires some exigency! I am currently in the top 50 for the competition hosted by @talenthouse and @snowpatrolband and need your help to solidify dominance. Every vote counts and you can check out the cool video I did for the band's song The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?). It's got halos, missile silos, babies. What is there not to love? Vote here and show some artistic love for the vagabond :) :

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/967

There is only two days left to vote. Be sure to check out the other entries and see what you like too. Thanks alot gang. Let em count.

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I've got some "All That Remains" news too... and some MOQ news. News everywhere!

All That Remains' "Asking Too Much"

Hey Pistoleros!
How's it going out there in Internetland?
Thought I'd share a music video I entered into a Talenthouse Competition hosted by All That Remains and Razor & Tie. It's for ATR song 'Asking Too Much'. Cool track, and thought I'd take part, as I haven't really done anything music video-wise for the kind of rock/metal crowd. But it proved to be fun. Although spent 5 days illustrating in photoshop and animating/editing/rendering because I saw the competition last minute. All strenuous stuff. I had only an hour and 1 minute to spare after I uploaded it.

Voting is now live, and I need your help to get noticed. Follow through and have a look-see:
http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/1707

The video is embeded on their for you to watch, or have a double take and watch the video here too:



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It's my 50th video apparently. That must be a milestone somewhere. Right, YouTube? Keep rocking people! :)

"The Lightning Strike" storyboards

Check out the storyboards that I did for the making of "The Lightning Strike" music video. It's apart of the @SnowPatrolBand and Talenthouse competition. Not many of the scenes I imagined changed during the animatic/ story art phases, but I thought it would be interesting to show you all a little bit of the process behind the madness. May put the animatic up as well. But for now:

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (1 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (2 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (3 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (4 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (5 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike" Storyboards (6 of 6). Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

My story art is usually bare bones when I am the only one that will be using it as reference, FYI.

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Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike"

Music Video. Animation. Missiles and angels will fly. It's for the Snow Patrol/Talenthouse Competition for their single The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?). Voting has not started yet, but check it out on my YouTube channel:



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Meh, enjoy(ish).

"Babylon is Burning"

Currently working on the storyboard/ animatic for a music video in the works. Also have another animation, music video and possible animation music video in the works. So keeping my head down for the next couple weeks.

I tend to do story art really crudely when I do it for my own references. Check it out:

©2013 Snow Patrol's "The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)" Story Art by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners. 

What do you think it's about so far?

More to come.

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Only a few hours to vote ladies and gents. Just hit up the Talenthouse website and hit me on the head with the vote button. It's like Florida, you can vote twice (hey, Florida is not like that) Sorry. But you can vote twice for the #animationvagrant:

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/908

Will you be one of the 20 strong? #PullOutNeverRetreat

Hey gang, It's that splendid time again to help this cosmonaut shoot for the nearest star and grab the comet by the tail. Vote for my video in the Talenthouse/PSN competition if you could so kindly. Thanks so much guys. Love's in the air. Just click on the pic or the link. Or both.

© 2013 "Pull Out, Never Retreat". Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All Rights Reserved.

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/908

Just a simple click of one of the vote buttons will do. Plus you can vote twice if you have a twitter and Facebook account. Spread the love. Spend the bullets. #WayOfPlay #PullOutNeverRetreat

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Arrgghtem.

Terrorist Bunnies, Poetry and Zombies ;)

http://blog.talenthouse.com/2012/06/21/where-theres-dulani-wilson-theres-a-way-lazarus-rising/

Where there is a Wil. people, there will be a way. It's going to be a bloody year.

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Thanks for that, you have directly made me know where to focus my attentions.
#lazaruswillrise

"Headlights" Starlight Shine Bright

Oh yeah, not sure how this totally slipped the cranium, but ahm... I thought I might as well show you Morning Parade's Official Music Video for "Headlights" via another blog:

http://blog.talenthouse.com/2012/04/23/dulani-wilsons-headlights-video-shines-bright/

:)

As soon as the it was announced, 2 dislikes of the video magically appeared on the Youtube Video. Go figure.

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#animationvagrant thanks ya!

"Caught in your Headlights"

Hey dudes and dudettes!

The #animationvagrant , your ronin of creativity sharpened his blade recently making this little vid entry for indie rock band Morning Parade's "Headlights". It should be a high contender (hopefully) but I will need some of yo' votes. So vote for the kid here:

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aa0b7bcac4515bb04d69d04f7055fd87/459

Voting starts the 27th of March, so be sure to support the kid bright and early.
Here's the vid on my YouTube page:



If you got a profile there too, subscribe and drop me a message or comment, and I will sub back. Because I am a big fan. Long as you're human and love art. www.youtube.com/bluntspearanimation

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Currently doing so concept art for a script I wrote. Then editing for Acoustic Rhymes. I have other stuff to do, but this is more important. Til nex' time... Chao!