NIGEL LI

trying something different

2010-02-27T23:23:00.001-08:00

interview from the "toys" gallery

2010-01-14T11:32:00.001-08:00

"TOYS"

2010-01-05T23:22:00.000-08:00

Here's a little piece i did for my latest show with project 218:

some doodles

2009-04-15T01:13:00.000-07:00

I was watching the Bob Kato workshop for the gnomon dvd series, and doodled these faces. Very good tutorial, and I recommend it to anyone trying to start, or refine their skills on drawing the face. These were about 8 minutes each.

some old stuff from Ubisoft

2009-01-25T14:41:00.001-08:00

just a few out of the many things i worked on.
note: the prince of persia ad was not my drawing. just the layout.

ahhhhhh yea!

2009-01-17T13:55:00.000-08:00

So while I was in Hong Kong working for Imagi Studios, I worked on a project called T28. Here is the official trailer for it! I'm sooooooo excited. This is the first time my character concepts make an appearance on the big screen. (Of course the look has been altered a little through production) but I'm just glad I got to be a part of the project!

enjoy!

Interview with Fog City Vibe

2008-12-09T10:30:00.000-08:00

My first interview! it's wierd seeing yourself on camera.

oh yea, this was done a while ago, but I did the album cover art for KUROISOUL. really cool guy, with alot of talent.

check out one of his tracks here:

sweeeet!

2008-11-23T19:23:00.000-08:00

After a very fun, and work intensive few months at Ubisoft, I am now moving on to Activision in Foster City, CA. Wish me luck!

tin man WIP

2008-09-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

let me know what you think!

My Gallery

2008-09-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

It's tonight, niiiice.

Dorothy

2008-06-30T01:39:00.000-07:00

EDIT: Here is the final:

Here is a work in progress for her. any comments and suggestions are welcome. It takes a little while to get it looking as good as scarecrow.

a little test.

2008-06-19T01:27:00.000-07:00

EDIT: Here's the finished piece!

Recently, I have decided to take a more realistic / darker approach to some concepts to see where it will take me. This was the first of 7 that I have started to paint. Just a little test to better myself.

I guess it is obvious that these designs will reflect the 7 sins. I want to transform each one into a character, and try to portray how each sin would actually look and act as an actual being. What if they were serving an eternity in hell, and they are almost Lucifer's helpers/pets in a sense to punish people who go to hell. Just a thought. This is still at its beginning stages, so more to come later.

Gluttony has to survive by constantly searching and eating. That is his punishment for eternity, which explains the multiple mouths, eyeballs and a lack of hygiene.

any comments and suggestions, even ideas would be greatly appreciated.

JUNKTION DESIGN

2008-05-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

WOOH HOOO!

Finally, after so many years. My clothing line "Junktion Design" is out.

You can check it out at www.junktiondesign.com

Or you could visit these stores:

Rag
541 Octavia Street
San Francisco, CA

B2S1
522 Westlake Shopping Center
Daly City, CA 94015

WIZARD OF OZ

2008-05-13T01:28:00.000-07:00

Been working on this interpretation of Scarecrow for a while. Still has some lighting issues that I need to fix, and then clean up a little more, but it is pretty close to a finish.

final submision

2008-04-12T09:06:00.001-07:00

Character Description:

Name: Bang Bang
Race: Spirit
Class: Invoker
Artifact Power: Void

Description:

My character is actually a spirit that cannot be seen.

The armor it self is a weapon. And it tends to different personalities depending on the spirit that poses it.

Bang Bang is the spirit that poses artifacts to stay active. Since he is a spirit, he is unable to directly contact other races.

The power of this armor is void, because he is not really alive, and therefore hard for the machines to judge or kill.

As an invoker, Bang Bang is able to manipulate air to move this armor as his warrior.

Other details:

The springs compress and help with acceleration.
The head swivels up and down.
He is very observant.
His attacks are normally very strong, but is almost restricted to a all or nothing blow. When he attacks, its similar to how a swat team would use a battering ram to knock down a door.
Left side has more armor because it is the side that needs protection when he is jousting.

Character thread link:

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2907

final pose

2008-04-02T15:24:00.001-07:00

Heres the final pose for bang bang. Still working on the turnaround and character sheet.

I fixed the legs to give it a better pose. Guess I was just too lazy to do it at first. Thanks to Terry, Norm and Tony for convinving me!

more W.I.P

2008-03-17T15:25:00.000-07:00

Here are some more work in prgress pics. Still struggling to decide the final look of the character/story.

edit:

A quick color pass/ Im not really digging the gold too much, but thats the color theme we are suppose to stick with.

Dominance War 3

2008-03-11T01:47:00.000-07:00

So I entered the competition, and just trying to push myself into different genres as a challenge.

This is still a work in progress, so any comment/ suggestion will be great!

Thanks, enjoi.

Story:

- There are 9 remaining planets.
- Each planet has adopted back to traditional hand to hand combat to train their soldiers. Each planet almost resembling a country, eg. japanese = samurai, chinese = kung fu, etc.........
- Only a few have truly been able to adapt back to these art forms, and therefore are masters of that realm.
- My character's main style of combat would be jousting.

Personality:

- He is not actually strong, but very observant.

- Uses momentum from his massive weapon to strike opponent.

- He has to be very accurate, since it is all in one blow or nothing.

- "The best defense is offense" is his mentality.

- He is constantly off balance, but it almost works to his advantage because it makes him unpredictable.

- His left side heavily armored for protection, versus his right side which is bare for better mobility.

Movement:

- If you were to imagine holding a massive gattling gun, that would be his normal stance.

- When he attacks, its similar to how a swat team would use a battering ram to knock down a door.

Design:

These are early thumbnails and explorations:

Here is a different shape that I am more happy with:

Here is a cleaned up line drawing.

more refined characteristics:

My character is actually a spirit that can barely be seen.

The armor it self is a weapon. And it tends to different powers / personalities depending on the spirit that poses it.

eg., fire, water, etc.....

My character is going to be an invoker. By using air, he is able to manipulate and move this armor as his warrior.

He will definitely have to be inside of the armor, since he could be physically attacked.

OOwww, Its the Batman.

2007-12-04T01:56:00.000-08:00

Wierd, but this is the first time I have ever drawn batman in my life, and I'm pretty happy with it. Anyways, here it is Jp. Now you owe me a piece! Oh yes, and my process, since I have been asked a few times lately.

I'm back!

2007-11-27T21:52:00.001-08:00

Wow,

I didn't even realize its been more than a month since my last post. Well, I now back in Nor Cal now and things are starting to settle down. Just joined the "My sims" family over at Redwood City, and loving every minute of it. Heres a little something I did for them to practice the style. It would never pass copyrght anyways.

Akira Redesign Part 2:

2007-10-10T09:41:00.000-07:00

So, back to the Akira project. A redesign of Tetsuo. He was probably my favorite character, and to change anything about him was hard, since it was so good to begin with. Well, I gave it a shot for fun. Changed some colors, clothing, and defined the shapes a little differently. Enjoi!

And another one....

2007-09-26T11:47:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the mid autumn festival holiday that we have here, I managed to get this one out.

Finally!

2007-09-24T10:06:00.001-07:00

Man, work really eats up your time, espiecally when its an hour and a half away. But I manged to get this in....

J.O.B

2007-08-03T09:40:00.000-07:00

For those who do not know yet, this is where I am working now. Nice environment, and a very cool Boss. Just started for a few days, wish me luck!

http://www.imagi.com.hk/web/main.php

AKIRA REDESIGN #2

2007-07-25T21:29:00.001-07:00

AKIRA REDESIGN

2007-07-18T11:12:00.001-07:00

UPDATE:

I have currently set up a project for myself. As the title says, I'm going to attempt to redesign the characters from Akira. Now there is nothing wrong with the orginal designs at all, just thought it would be a fun excercise to try and get the perfect blend between the eastern and western style of character design. These are my roughs for the "clowns" motorcycle gang. More to come as I progress.

BARON DAVIS

2007-06-19T04:31:00.000-07:00

This is for Baron Davis, for taking us to the playoffs! Thought I would try to stylize it like Sean Galloway. Enjoi!

rough "erb" logo

2007-06-11T04:33:00.000-07:00

This is a rough logo for the company ERB: natural skin care line.

Something else.

2007-06-11T02:37:00.001-07:00

Some Personal Work. The shoes is for a UCLA basketball player Matt Lee.

Junktion Clothing. Package Design and Website design.

Logo design for Good Company (SF).

Ideas for a Cell phone GIF. for CSL (Hong Kong)

8 PAST cd cover design:

front cover:

inside cover (fold out):

cd:

credits page:

back cover:

Flyer Designs:

graphic design?

2007-06-08T17:50:00.000-07:00

Thats right! Doing some graphic design freelance right now for a production company called "CaliGrown". This is just a work in progress. Let me know what you guys think!

Oh yes, and a picture from our BFA class gallery to wrap up the semester. (picture from Zach)

And another one...

2007-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

new character renderings.

2007-06-01T15:44:00.000-07:00

Got a chance to go back to the puppeets project and color some of the characters.

JUNKTION_CLOTHING_CO.

2007-06-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the designs for Junktion Clothing. Should be printed by the end of summer. Let me know which ones are your favorite, and I'll start with those..THANKS!

Some old water colors

2007-05-28T13:14:00.001-07:00

new stuff

2007-05-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

A little texture work for the background, and some texture plus particle systems for the Orc soldiers.

shadow puppet assignment

2007-05-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

These are designs for a malaysian shadow pupeteer who travels arround Malaysia in his cart performing his show. We used Enrique Fernandez's style as an inspiration.

Demon puppet

2007-04-25T02:28:00.001-07:00

Another maquette I did.

2007-04-18T01:39:00.001-07:00

Jack and the Beanstalk

2007-04-17T18:53:00.000-07:00

Finally, after 2 weeks, the giant from jack and the beanstalk at a stage that I think is working. Since he is so big, he is able to hide as landscapes to steal from you. Enjoy!

PinHead portrait bust.

2007-04-02T00:20:00.000-07:00

Moment piece.

2007-04-01T23:21:00.000-07:00

Henri final colors.

2007-03-23T13:11:00.001-07:00

MiMi finals

2007-03-17T15:14:00.000-07:00

Rufus Final.

2007-03-12T05:42:00.003-07:00

Another 12 hours or so later, here is the final colored rufus. Any comments is greatly appreciated.

ghosts hunters rendering.

2007-03-11T18:12:00.000-07:00

Heres the rough paint of charlie, and the final render! The rest to come once some time frees up.

victorian ghost hunters

2007-03-07T23:53:00.002-08:00

The story revolves around 3 ghost hunters in 1860's. They have all aged and retired from what they love to do. Because of their Ghost hunting career, they were never able to meet any women, and now only have each other to grow old with. One day, they run across a lost girl in their neighborhood. She is a little chinese girl named mi mi. Not really knowing what to do, they teach her the only thing they know how to do, ghost hunting.

They each want to pass on their skills to the girl, and overwhelm her with home made gadgets and tools. Inspired by the little girl, the 3 old men started to practice ghost hunting again. Though a little more than slow and clumpsy at it, they manage to rediscover their passion in what they do.

I thought I would try to push the story aspect of it into something more realistic and believable, while really having fun with the shapes of the characters. I really like how this can be a very touching and funny story, picking at the different behaviors of how old people nip pick at eachother, get mad, make fun, and care so much for children. It was interesting just to see my grand parents, how they turn into children themsleves as they get older.

recent projects.

2007-03-04T04:19:00.000-08:00

Yes, and finally the finished miniature golf course. This is going to be the last hole for a "Movie Monsters" themed course.

more golf course ideations

2007-02-08T19:55:00.000-08:00

FISHING FOR IDEAS?

2007-02-07T00:48:00.000-08:00

Something I did for fun to take a break from school work. Really reflects how i feel all the time.

Putt A Pet.

2007-02-06T16:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some ideations I did for a miniature Golf course. The main theme surrounding it is Halloween. It is a story about a girl from a poor family who tries to beat the golf course to win a prize for her little brother who has never gone trick or treating before. He was always made fun of for not havig a good enough costume, and has grown a fear of kids making fun of him during halloween. I'm still toying with the idea that you have to trade in your pet to have a chance to win unlimited supply of candy for a year.

Side Projects.

2007-02-06T16:31:00.000-08:00

Heres some projects i did on the side. One for a t-shirt design, one for a website, and another set of character designs for a short film named "Duck Hunt" created by Jesse Warren and Adam Dresser at San Jose State University.

Past Work.

2007-02-06T16:07:00.000-08:00

Here's some of my older work. Some were inspired by Steve Martin's "Cruel Shoes." And others are from short poems. Enjoy!

Pickle Designs.

2007-02-05T23:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some designs for my character "PICKLE".