New iphone app Alien Eye with art created by Fian Arroyo

Hey folks, check out the new iphone app Alien Eye that just came out. Its a FREE, fun, simple and educational app for kids with illustrations done by yours truly...Fian Arroyo. Check it out for yourself at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alien-eye/id419179462?mt=8

Below is a screen shot from the Apple app store online with a description of the app Alien Eye.

It was a joint venture between Top Floor Studios (the folks who created the app itself), The Health and Science Museum in Asheville,NC (who it was created for) and Fian Arroyo Illustration,Inc. (who did all the illustrations).

I am in the process of finishing up two character development projects, one a character design of the mascot for the Mexican soccer team Chivas for Miller Lite. Another is a cute mouse character for car dealerships in California. I will post sketches and final art soon when I get clearance from my clients.

Back to the drawing board...deadlines are a calling.

Dice Game box cover art

Happy New Year! This my first post of the new year. This illustration was done back before Christmas but it has been too busy to post it sooner. Its actually the entire layout with final art for the box cover. Also posted it to my Facebook fan page. It was done for the dice game Fandooble which should be in stores this spring...cool! What a treat to work on a fantasy piece like this with stylized characters I created. I used to love drawing Lord Of The Rings type stuff like this back when I was a kid, before computers, internet...MTV :-) I love the tag line: The only thing more fun than stealing gold from a Dragon...is stealing it from your friends! I was given free reign to do what I wanted, character wise and composition wise and with no revisions at all....totally awesome experience! Love how I was given name credit nice and big on the side panel where the bar code is.

Just wondering if I can steal away this week to play hooky and go snowboarding :-)

Skateboard Madness Board Game cover Illustration

Heres an Illustration I did for a game board box cover for wonderful folks at Mindtwister. I also did character art that will be on game pieces and various pieces of art for other aspects of the game. It should be out in stores hopefully this spring. What a great project to work on. Being a skateboarder its very rare I get to combine my passion for art and skateboarding in one shot. The characters (which I will post soon) were really fun to create, they reflect different personality types in the world of skateboarding. Working closely with Tony Mag (skateboarding legend and owner of Mindtwister) has been a real blessing! One of the coolest guys I've had the pleasure to work with and get to know...period! In the process of creating art with Tony for a dice game with a fantasy theme...dragon,knights and wizards...AWESOME! I will post the sketch for the cover next week...so stay tuned.

I have this wicked chest cold. I've lost my voice....bummer!

Horned Lizard Character Design

Heres a recent character design of a horned lizard named "Spike" for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Did him up, in Illustrator CS-4 which is a real treat and change of pace from working in Photoshop. I really like the flat colors and simple shapes and overall clean look you can achieve with vector art. I have 4 more poses to create with this guy before its wrapped up.

Going to post some other characters soon for a gameboard I am doing which involves skateboarding as the theme of the game. Still in the process of working on it so I can't post just yet.

Still trying to find time to set up a shop on Zazzle.com linked to my site to sell goods with my art. Lemme know what you think if you've had any experience with that...I'd love to hear your input.

Read this quote the other day on Facebook from a friend of mine which goes:

Opportunity tends to knock once, then it's gone... temptation, however likes to stand there and lean on the doorbell.

Sooo true!

-Fian

George Washington Illustration

Here's the final illustration of George Washington turning in a 221 year old overdue book I created for Scholastic News. The sketch was done in Corel Painter. I really love the way you can draw a pencil sketch using Painter and making it look like a real pencil sketch. The final art was created in Photoshop CS-4 using layer masks and the airbrush tool as the primary tools.

What caption do you think would make a good one for this illustration?