robert j! lake is the offspring of two lawyers. he writes, draws, sings, animates, produces, and attempts to make friends. he has done
a
lot of work on
the
soundtrack
for
homestuck as well as some video games he goes to the school of the art institute of chicago.
homestuck isn't all he does. really it isn't. saying that will be bad and not true
for example, here is an album he made that is about a giant shark
process shots for the art for the omegalodon album (which you should buy) (please) (i want your money ok). start to finish was about a solid week of work.
you might be wondering why exactly i even bother with a scanned drawing if the final version is so removed from it!
WELL
aside from getting my ideas down on paper (which helps me more than you’d probably think; i find traditional drawing far easier to get started than digital drawing for various reasons i might go into later), the scanned drawing was invaluable in mapping the pixel art, the bulk of was done in ms paint.
that third pic should give you an idea of the resolution i work at; this is so that it’s future-proof in case i ever want to print this (like if i ever do a vinyl edition of the album, hint hint). that shot of the eye is at 50% zoom.
Guys, go buy Omegalodon and its album they are both awesome