So, I know you haven't heard much from me in the last few months. I started late last year working on a big personal graphic novel project. Here is a sneak-peek at one of the in-progress background panels..
More to come soon!
Things in the Dark
the Artwork of Michael Broom
Monday, August 17, 2015
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
some design work from 'Teen Wolf'
I was doing quite a few designs for characters for the Teen Wolf TV show for Almost Human FX last year (sometimes doing numerous variations on a character before approval), here are a few of my favorites.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Vintage Serial superheros re-imagined
Back when they were remaking Superman (the most recent time), I was working
on creature designs for a movie called R.I.P.D. My boss at that time was
designing for both Superman and Dark Knight Rises, so (being that he had his
hands full with those two mega-shows) I was happy and lucky to get a call to do
some fun monster stuff.
However, a part of me started to wonder what I might come up with if
given the opportunity to design a Super-suit.
Ever since I was a kid, my favorite
Superman was George Reeves (mostly, I assume, because he was the first one
I was exposed to), so I thought it might be neat to 'update' his look from the
cheaply-made felt(?) suits of that era.
(By the way, People have already complained
to me of my that lack of a giant 'S' on his chest already, but I always thought
it a bit silly to have a giant Letter or logo on heroes, especially in light of
more recent incarnations of the Dark Knight.)
I sculpted in a chiseled, angular Zbrush suit in the style of more recent
films, and photoshopped George Reeves into it. When I showed this to a friend,
he receommeded that I do a whole series of these, and my next choice was 1949's
Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan from the 'Batman and Robin' serial.
I, some time ago, had a dream that I was designing a 'Robin' suit for a
film (yes, I sometimes even am thinking up ideas even in my sleep) and made a quick
color sketch when I awoke. That idea inspired the ROBIN suit shown here (which
I tried to make as badass as possible, since the character's rarely given a
chance to shine), while trying to subtly keep in his trademark colors.
Actually, I learned a lot during my research (I had no idea that there was
a ‘Captain America’ serial!) trying to find some old-time Superheros of the
era, and I have included a few that I ran across in this blog posting.
Enjoy,
Michael
Monday, May 6, 2013
New Skateboard deck
Hi all!
Have been quite busy with a few design jobs, lots going on, BUT....
...wanted to update with this cool skateboard deck a friend of mine in Australia laser cut for me based on one of my drawings. Here are the first pics that have been released.
Going to start work on another very soon!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
New sketches
Hello my dozen lovely followers!
Here's a gew you may or may not have seen....(most of them are reposted from facebook), A couple of comp-sheets with alien/creature sketches, a zbrush sculpt, and a painting I did for a 'Carrie' book...
Sunday, February 24, 2013
more recent zbrush sculpts...
Here's a couple of more fantasy-inspired guys that i sculped in zbrush, taking advantage of their new lighting options...
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