Curtis Rioux

Thumbnails

A series of thumbnails, going to be 10 in total - a mixture of modern and ancient fantasy as well as Sci-Fi.

Elven Hunter

**Update**
This version has been ditched due to change of pace and plans.
It will be reused in a book cover type image, with an alternate background. Posting soon.

Werewolf WIP

Finished the ink on this character.
Plan to lay out the flats tomorrow?

Multitasking

Another piece thats currently in progress. Decided to share the process so far.

EDIT: Added a quick bg painting to help me nail down the light sources, continuing to shade the torso.

Happy Birthday

A birthday present i surprised one of my good friends and coworker with.
You can see her work here.

Tattoo Design

A tattoo design commission I recently completed.

A commission i did for a friend who helped me locate a Cintiq in this Cintiq dry spell.
This is the character from his game "Ray Ardent Science Ninja".

Check out the developers page here:
Ninja Robot Dinosaur

And play the game here:
Ray Ardent Science Ninja Go!

Digital Painting

A digital painting using reference provided by my good friend Leelynn Bardsley.

Self Portrait

A mixture of photo manipulation and 2D Art.
Photo by my wife Ashley Rioux.

(Please note that Blogspots auto resize has quality loss effects, particularly in the background of the image).

Sheriff Fog

Sheriff Fog is a character for a personal project I am working on with Darcy MacDonald.

Animations

The following is a small group of animations of mine that I edited to an audio arrangement of "Morrisons" performed by my friend and I.

For a HIGHER QUALITY version please click here.

Western Saloon

A personal project in the works between one of my good friends Darcy MacDonald and myself.
This is the first 2D image to be completed for the idea. More to come.

KITH

Promotional poster for a Local bands first album.
Band: KITH Album: Bastard Music
Expected release date: End of August 2010.

Dance on Broadway

I was credited in this title (Ubisofts Dance on Broadway) for Art and Animation of the User Interface (UI).
Above are some screenshots of the videogame displaying the UI in action, below are 2 links to video of the game where you can see the UI in motion.

Dance On Broadway - One night only
Dance On Broadway - Lullaby of Broadway

Gundead Defense

I was credited in this game (Gundead Defense for the iphone and ipod touch) for my artwork in the Cutscenes.
Above are some samples from the actual game and below is a link to the trailer for the game which shows some of the cutscenes in motion!

Gundead Trailer