Yes... I wish it were Friday, Thursdays are just no fun. Although I did paint this quick little guy... not sure what it is. You could say it was a planet eating itself. Or it could be alien popcorn... Either way it was fun to paint.

I wish I painted that sucker! Even if you aren't excited about Starcraft II, you should check out the artwork Blizzard is showing. It's no question that Blizzard is home to some of the most creative minds in the gaming industry, and the Artists are no exception.

Starcraft II Concept Artwork

Well, I spent a long day at the Staples Center in Las Angeles, CA at E3. You would be amazed at the variety of nerd that show up in attendance at these kind of events. I saw nerds ranging from "never cut my hair" nerd, to "gigantor" nerd, to "jap/ninja" nerds. Pretty entertaining stuff.

And the show wasn't half bad either. One of the games I was looking forward to seeing was "Darksiders" by THQ. I was at first attracted to the game because it is based on the art and characters designed by Joe Madureira, a pretty famous comic book artist (he worked on X-Men among many others). I had a chance to sit and play the game for a good 20 minutes or so, and it was looking really good. It was almost like a more action oriented/mature Zelda game, which was definitely a good thing.

As for the art, check out the gallery of concepts up on IGN (these are older, but not irrelevant).

IGN - Joe Madureira on Darksiders: Wrath of War