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Joe Zavaletta
Joe Zavaletta
Portland, OR
Drawing since the age of 2 (I remember), I found an affinity for telling stories on paper long before I made it to a computer screen. Video games, cin
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Joe Zavaletta
Eisdaen, princess to the Elken Lords of the Waspordo Valley, sits confidently across her prince. A shape shifting folk who cross the frozen hinterlands yearly to find a more accommodating climate for mating, the Elken home in the Great North awaits their inevitable return.
Joe Zavaletta
Gnome home, new portfolio piece. I like to imagine gnomes sprout from the ground like polyps.
Joe Zavaletta
"Fall" Newer portfolio piece. More fantasy inspired pieces to come!
Joe Zavaletta
Recently completed painting
Joe Zavaletta
Super Monkey Ball Adventure! commissioned by SEGA of Europe
Joe Zavaletta
A picture I started for Mother's Day and finished on Fathers' Day!
Joe Zavaletta
Began a blog to hold myself accountable to consistent progress. Inspired by Seth Godin's encouragement to blog daily. http://tripplejaz.net/journal-posts/2021/5/28/o7ebc2ww4kzwc9shuxbfalo0j5lid7
Joe Zavaletta
Asked for help
If you had 3 months* to become a great artist, how would you study, and what would you study? *asking for a friend
James Doane
I would do quick gestural type sketches of everything I wanted to get better at drawing… lots of them! Definitely the best way to improve.
Joe Zavaletta
These are great! You should include #1 and #100 next to each other! I'd be curious to see the difference.
Matthew Shadinger
Thanks! That's a good point I didn't think of that. Here is #1 and the last two.
Joe Zavaletta
Some of my paintings from over the years. The Sonic painting is the most recent. Going to be working on updating my portfolio in the next couple months!
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