Siege Warfare: Greco Persian Wars

I had the honor of being one of the illustrators for Iron Maul Entertainment's next edition of their strategy card game: Siege Warfare. I had an absolute blast working on the Greco Persian Wars line and was fortunate enough to be commissioned for 7 pieces! Here are a few for your viewing pleasure and there are more to come as the game is released.

 

Hop over to their website, http://siegewarfare.com/ or their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/siegewarfaregame/ to get more details on the release date. Additionally, feel free to contact me at patrickwheeler@comcast.net if you'd like any prints or commission work done.

~Patrick

PS: Things are moving with Atlas Wars and I have another board game on the way soon ;)

A Frog in my Pocket

This cute little guy is a commission work for a book cover- the fittingly named: "A Frog in my Pocket. It's a digital painting done with a similar color palate as Monet's "Water Lilies" at the request of the client. I started with several rough sketches of green tree frogs to get the details right before I strayed from reality and ventured into capturing the jovial nature of the face.

~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler

Predator

A good friend of mine commissioned me to draw up a massive tattoo of Predator (one of my all-time-favorite movie monsters). What a blast! It took roughly 10 hours to fully render in pencil, and features the original Predator hero suit along with the spear from Predator 2. I'll post up a picture of the finished tattoo when my friend finds an artist to ink it for him.

~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler

Magnolia's; Street View

Lately I've been working on capturing more realism and observing light and color. I did this piece in less than two hours as a paint-sketch. I believe this is a location in Charleston, South Carolina; which I visited several years ago.  Simple shapes and a recognition of color temperature as it pertains to the light source are what helps this piece come across as realistic. The flat black of the sign in the foreground makes for a surprising focal point when contrasted against the rich colors of the background. Slightly overcast light made for soft shadows as a storm front was moving out of the area while the freshly shining sun bathes the background in warm colors.

~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler

Strife

I have a number of games that are in a constant state of development and Strife is one of them (though I believe there's already a game called "Strife," so I'll probably have to get a new name). It's a modern operational combat game showcases an area movement system and a diceless combat system. It's a solid system, but it lacks a little cohesion at this point. Regardless, I wanted to put up the board and a couple of demo pieces as an example of the kind of work I can do if I have an abundance of time.

~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

I enjoyed painting Max quite a bit and was inspired by the fantastic Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith to do another iconic character: The Wolverine. I tried to capture the mood of the book and above all, the fantastic characterization of The Wolverine. I generally haven't done much comic book art, so it was fun to try out some elaborate talk-bubbles that also aid in the immersion of the piece.

 ~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler

Mad Max: Fury Road Art Contest

Mad Max: Fury Road Art Contest

The Road Warrior always held a special place in my heart, so when my cousin, Brandon, told be about the art contest for the upcoming movie, I couldn't resist. I think the piece captures all of the aforementioned "fury" and danger as Max battles it out with some goons on the back of a truck. Of course, the bolt cutters also made a return as Max's blunt instrument of choice....

 ~Patrick

©2015 Patrick Wheeler