Happy Holidays from the Team Epic Gamers!

Threw this out for the Epic Games community... SANTA COG! With the new "Santa Gear" outfit in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, I thought this was a nice concept to color Clay's outfit with the red color. :)

Merry Christmas, and hope you guys have a Happy New Year.

Alphonse Elric

My take on the Fullmetal Alchemist character, "Alphonse Elric." Thought it would be nice to give this piece a rough, and "metallic" look.

Done on Photoshop.

Take on RAAM's Shadow

In honor of the release of RAAM’s Shadow, I made a quick paint for the Epic Games community. Thought it would be awesome to throw out something that RAAM's good at: kicking COG butt!


This post is also featured on the Epic Games community site.

God King from Infinity Blade

The Epic Gamers wanted to see my take on the God King character, from the Infinity Blade series. So, I threw out two of them in two different styles.

Savage Corpser Paints

Introducing the Team Epic Gamers!

Today, Epic Games introduced a new community-focused program, called the "Epic Gamers." Within that, there are the "Team Epic Gamers," highlighting key leaders and aspiring individuals within different disciplines, whether it be art, community management, or events. They will also work closely with Epic Games to create experiences for fellow gamers.

That said, I am proud to say, that I am one of the founding members, along with 4 other amazing people. I traveled to the Epic Games studio, met with the other Team Epic Gamers, and thought of awesome stuff for you, the community. That, and we spent a good amount of time on Gears of War 3. :)

For more info, go to the official Epic Games Community Page.

Again, I am honored to be part of such a talented team, and I hope that I am able to bring out new and exciting experiences for you all.

Lambent Berserker

Say hello... to the Lambent Berserker.

Kantus Sketch - Livestream

Tried out a livestream for the first time... So, in there, I threw this out:



Dizzy Wallin

Clayton Carmine Quick Sketch

Did a really quick study... practicing how confident I can be with the strokes that I put in.

Monster Speed Paint

Here's some juicy Photoshop speed paints.

"Grunt" Speed Paint

Another Mass Effect speedy...

"Mordin Solus" Speed Paint

A quick paint exercise. "Mordin Solus" from the BioWare trilogy, Mass Effect.

My take on the "Lambent Drudge"

My take on the Lambent Drudge from the Gears of War series. Took a span of a few days on Photoshop...

Gotta say, that Epic really knows how to go crazy when it comes to creatures and character design!

Locust Pwns the COG!

The Epic forums wanted to see a Theron kick a COG's butt... so... :)

This piece was featured on the Epic Games Community Spotlight.

"Gears of Fan" Community Spotlight

Raczilla, the Epic Games Community Manager, approached me one day and asked me... "Hey, I'd love to feature some of your stuff."

"Sure, why not?" I answered.  Already, my mind was blown. I'm surprised that the fan art that I have been throwing out has gotten the attention of Epic.

Why not head over to epic.gm/arukun14 and check out the interview? Otherwise... back to the drawing board and see what else I can throw out. :) None of this would not have been possible without your tremendous support. Thank you all for your feedback!

"Rockworm"

Here's the Rockworm:

Some people have been asking me how I normally paint. So here's a process sheet, hope it helps!

"This is Me, and Me Boltok" - Theron Guard

Theron Guard minding his own business...

Gears "2011" Paints

Those are only a couple... there are definitely more to come in the future.
Head on over to the Epic Games forum... Give em a shout out! It's truly amazing to hear the feedback I get there. ;)

Lots of snots...

Some monster sketchy-ness...