Phil In the Blank

New Website/Blog :]

2011-12-11T21:15:00.002-08:00

Hello!!

So I have a new site/blog that will be my primary means of showing work and such, please check it out!
www.philliplietz.com

I will no longer be using this blogger.
I do have a tumblr, so check that out at: http://plietzing.tumblr.com/

See you on the new site! :D
Thanks!!!

-Phil

zzzz

2011-12-09T00:19:00.000-08:00

A number of things to put up. I just returned from a visit to Austin to see friends (both jiu-jitsu and art related homies) Here are some drawings that I am going to paint soon, a few quick studies, a personal drawing or two and some life drawings. Thanks for looking!

Been a minute......

2011-11-27T16:19:00.000-08:00

Hi, it's been too long since my last update. No access to a scanner can do that to a guy. But I have a number of paintings and studies to show after this post. Thanks for looking :]

just a couple pages

2011-09-29T02:31:00.000-07:00

quick update with some scraps....thanks for looking!

jiu-jitsu related WIP

2011-09-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

in the works.....:)

uhhh

2011-09-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

i have been practicing drawing robots. i am not used to it, and i haven't practiced in a long time. so i found various references and tried it out. this was a lot of fun and I am going to keep doing these. thanks for looking.

WORKSHOP and tumblr

2011-08-27T06:54:00.000-07:00

Massive Black Inc, SIXMOREVODKA, The Safehouse Atelier and Steambot studios.........nuff said :]

http://www.massiveblackworkshop.com/

Also, I have a tumblr now........so check that out :]

http://plietzing.tumblr.com/

Thanks for looking!!

study time :]

2011-08-23T09:16:00.000-07:00

working on a study

catchy update title..

2011-08-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

Things at work have been quite busy and very fun. I was working on this in between stuff at work and jiu-jitsu, so it took me a while to find time to update. Now I am off to Amsterdam for the weekend. Thanks for looking!

uno mas

2011-08-06T17:19:00.000-07:00

giggle town

2011-07-29T08:41:00.001-07:00

giggles abound

blewp

2011-07-25T09:10:00.001-07:00

started working on this fellow........ill update when its done, thanks for looking :)

more schtuff

2011-06-27T09:08:00.001-07:00

beanstalk again and a...........guy.....thing......and a weird drawing of something goofy hehe :p

-Phil

Life Drawz

2011-06-24T06:48:00.000-07:00

Just a few :)

Phil

Some doodlies :)

2011-06-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some life draws, some sketchbook stuff, and a painting im working on. Thanks for looking!!

SMVLD and Odds n Ends

2011-06-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

Some life drawings from SMV sessions and some pics of life.

updatery

2011-05-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

some sketchbook stuff and some life drawings from the last session here at SMV. Thanks for looking!!

meaw

2011-05-10T14:31:00.000-07:00

meaw meaw.......meaw.....just stuffy stuff and a life drawin from SMV sessions ;)

Thanks for checkin it
Phil

Nice Weather

2011-04-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

The weather has just warmed up quite a bit. Everything turned green almost overnight. Here are some pics of the green and a few sketches. Thanks for looking!

First Update in Berlin

2011-04-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't updated in too long. I've been really busy getting my move together. Basically, after getting back from my first visit to Berlin, I had was working remotely, getting my move set up, seeing friends one more time before leaving and all that. So I was super busy hehe. My last few days in Austin were great, I am really going to miss my friends there, my wonderful girlfriend too, but I will see them again for sure. Then I spent one week back at home in Colorado with my family and see friends there. As a special treat during my time there, my original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors at Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu promoted me to purple belt! This meant a great deal to me. Here is a funny picture from that class:

Then I left for Berlin and my new job at Sixmorevodka. Its been amazing! The company has a new website up, and its amazing! Check it out here: www.sixmorevodka.com
I am currently crashing at a co-workers place until I get a more permanent home here, so here are a few pictures of my walk to the TRAM station and then to work. There is a lot of graffiti here, there are a couple shots of it here.

And I have a few sketches and pieces to show, nothing that interesting, just some stuff I've been doing in between work and such. Thanks for checking it out! :)

sketch a doo doo

2011-03-13T09:40:00.001-07:00

:p

phil

SIXMOREVODKA

2011-02-21T03:06:00.000-08:00

I am happy to share that I am now working at the killer studio SIXMOREVODKA in Berlin! I have spent the last week here getting to know the team. I am honored to join such an amazing group of artists! I am already learning a great deal from the team and I am unbelievably excited for the times ahead! Check out the studio blog: http://sixmorevodkastudio.blogspot.com/

started this thingy

2011-01-30T20:34:00.000-08:00

think its finished =]

after lunch

2011-01-26T10:38:00.001-08:00

I drew this dude a little while back, never got around to painting it until now. weird thing.....hehe

nother scape

2011-01-25T10:03:00.001-08:00

A little more work, I gotta get more reference:

greeeeenie :p Thanks for looking

Phil

wip

2011-01-20T15:33:00.000-08:00

more progress:

I think this is done:

started this up today. I have a lot more I want to do to it still. Thanks for looking!

Figs and Port

2011-01-15T15:43:00.001-08:00

just got a new brush pen, had a fun figure session. And then a portrait of my friend Andy. Thanks for looking =]

Phil

Some jiu-jitsu drawing

2011-01-13T16:39:00.000-08:00

I competed in a Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in east texas last weekend, and I did a little drawing while there. I took first in my weight and 3rd in open weight. Not too much concept stuff at the moment, but I am working on some things. Thanks for looking!

Some life stuffs

2010-12-18T18:34:00.001-08:00

Just got back from a rather insane short trip to San Francisco, lots of work and lots of fun. I had a lot of trouble getting home and I did not arrive until very late, but I managed to get to the POD in time for some figure session. Thanks for looking!

more self portrait progress

2010-12-03T12:18:00.000-08:00

finally made it back to this one gotta finish it up asap :]

Thanks for looking!

TAD Poster

2010-12-01T14:53:00.000-08:00

ya here's a poster....thanks for looking.

Stuffs and Wizard Con

2010-11-15T10:58:00.000-08:00

This weekend was craaaaaazy! TAD had a booth at Wizard Con and we had a ton of fun drawing and seeing all the cool costumes.
We also had Dr. Sketchy here and some great life drawing sessions. Thanks for looking!

brief update

2010-11-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

yoyo! SO been super busy with a trip home to CO and some other shenanigans, but here are a few things to look at. A self portrait I am working on, and then a life drawing, and then a picture from a festival here in Austin called Art Outside. This was a fun event that took place about 2 hours outside of Austin, we did some figure drawing and such and enjoyed the festivities. Lots of fun! thanks for looking!

Another Smaller Update

2010-10-08T18:40:00.001-07:00

Just a couple more from recent doings. Thanks for looking!

Update :)

2010-10-08T18:20:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy with school stuffs and training. But I found some time to make a post with some fun work and a bunch of work from school. There is a portrait of the one and only Francis Vallejo from one of our life sessions in which the model bailed on us. There are some potraits from photos and life, and some characters that were are collabo between myself and Demario! Also some life draws. Thanks for looking!

Portait Session

2010-09-02T21:15:00.000-07:00

here is a portrait from the last session. Thanks for looking!

Phil

Some different stuff

2010-08-20T13:29:00.000-07:00

This is some stuff that is a little different from what I would normally draw in my sketchbook. Thanks for looking!

A long pose at the POD

2010-08-07T15:27:00.000-07:00

We did a longer pose here at the ATX POD. Here is the drawing I made. Thanks for looking!

Portrait

2010-08-02T19:56:00.001-07:00

This is a portrait from tonights figure drawing session. This was an hour long pose. Thanks for looking!

Collabo with Dana

2010-07-29T11:29:00.001-07:00

I have posted about my experience with TAD pretty often. A good friend of mine, Dana Brancucci, is also participating in the TAD program. He is a great artist and there is a link to his blog on the right of this post. Dana and I did some collaborative speed paints today. It was great fun!

once again, life drawings......:]

2010-07-27T23:22:00.001-07:00

More of them...........Thanks for looking!

Phil

Even more life drawing!

2010-07-27T12:48:00.000-07:00

We are getting a lot of figure session in here at the POD. Way too much fun!

More Life Drawing!

2010-07-22T08:33:00.000-07:00

Loving this stuff big time! TAD is going great, got a lot of imaginative stuff working in the sketchbook...:p
Thanks for looking!

Figure Drawing

2010-07-18T11:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some figure drawings from one of the recent sessions at the studio. So much fun! Thanks for looking!

Jackoplantern

2010-07-14T12:27:00.003-07:00

A Jackoplantern and a sketch page. I am going to paint the Jackoplantern. Things are going great here in Austin, I am working very hard and learning a lot already.
Thanks for looking!

POD and Figure Drawing

2010-07-07T21:51:00.000-07:00

Well I have been in Austin for a few weeks now, getting my bearings, meeting some new folks and settling in to my new apartment. It's great here, and for the last several days I have been helping get the Austin POD ready for the start of The Art Department. Everything kicks off this Monday! I am very excited. I also started the blog for the Austin POD as each location will have a group blog to share our progress and post event dates for the POD. Check it out, the latest post has images from the newest instructor added to the list for TAD: the one and only Graydon Parrish!!

http://tadaustinpod.blogspot.com/

I don't have a scanner here yet, so I took a picture of one of my life drawings from a session here last week. Hope you like it.

Phil

Off to Austin!

2010-06-09T14:01:00.000-07:00

Well folks, today is the day. I am leaving for Austin tonight to start my TAD experience! It has been a long wait, and each day leading up to now has seemed longer and longer. Still hasn't really kicked in for me either, I still feel like I am going to wake up in a few days still here in Colorado. More art to come once I arrive and get settled in the new place. My excitement can really only be summed up in this image (and even then I am not sure it does justice!).

brush pen stuffs

2010-05-31T10:25:00.001-07:00

thanks for looking!

speed

2010-05-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

stuffy stuff stuff

digital sketch

2010-05-13T21:12:00.003-07:00

been really busy planning my move to Austin and reading, so nothing super interesting to post up just yet, but soon enough!

some sketches and such

2010-04-27T00:13:00.001-07:00

been mostly in the sketchbook this last week, but starting some finished stuff. thanks for looking.

Hola

2010-04-19T00:09:00.000-07:00

little drawing from the sketchbook. Thanks for looking!

Phil

Plotz!

2010-04-05T16:07:00.001-07:00

Aloe

2010-04-03T22:57:00.001-07:00

Here is a piece of something I am working on, I have some more of these in the mix, and I am going to paint this soon. More to come....stay tuned :]

Phil

Draws at the caffine joint

2010-03-28T21:52:00.000-07:00

just one, very busy right now!

Phil

TAD Scholarship and a couple images

2010-03-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

From the beginning of February until March 10th I was participating in a 5 week introduction to The Art Department. This course was called Discovery. This experience was both fulfilling and extremely educational. The full five week course along with information about the full programs offered by TAD can be found at: http://www.theartdepartment.org/info.shtml#
The Art Department is a collaborative program created by Massive Black Inc and The Illustration Academy. Both groups have an unbelievable wealth of information to share and they strive to provide the best art education available today. This is the first go around for TAD, but the Illustration Academy most of you should know :] and Massive Black has been running an atelier in California called the Concept Art Atelier which has produced many amazing artists. This combination is sure to be revolutionary. Shortly after the end of Discovery, the deadline for portfolio submission arrived, I had submitted mine early on. And shortly after that, I found out I was accepted. Thereafter, the deadline for scholarship decisions past. I was thrilled to find out I had been awarded a full scholarship to TAD's Entertainment Design program! I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity and it begins in June. :]
Here are a few life drawing pages from this past week.

whaaaaa

2010-03-15T01:19:00.000-07:00

I have been busy lately, a lot more on the way. Thanks for stopping by!

Puff!

2010-03-09T09:35:00.000-08:00

Colored versions of those dudes from earlier.

Turkey

2010-03-08T16:11:00.001-08:00

Don't hate on Turkeys........

revisiting some things

2010-03-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

speedpaint

2010-03-04T00:20:00.001-08:00

been really enjoying speed painting lately. this one was about 2 hours.

Phil

Dalai Lhama

2010-02-19T08:22:00.001-08:00

His Holiness.

speedy

2010-02-03T22:55:00.001-08:00

speed paint from today. fun fun :)

Phil

Sketchy fun

2010-01-28T20:33:00.001-08:00

From the SB

Phil

speed paint

2010-01-26T09:05:00.000-08:00

little paintie before workie today. :)

More Development on lizard thing

2010-01-25T08:57:00.000-08:00

This is a further developed drawing from the previously posted lizard creatures with ornate head structure. Now to paint!

Some sketches from today

2010-01-23T17:10:00.001-08:00

enjoy!

Dun

2010-01-20T20:47:00.001-08:00

WIP

2010-01-18T23:46:00.001-08:00

WIP fat lip

working on

2010-01-17T00:43:00.000-08:00

something I am fleshing out.....

Thats my purse!!!

2010-01-14T10:59:00.000-08:00

random

Demon

2010-01-11T18:32:00.000-08:00

Updated: Since the original post, I changed the rendering from lines to more flat strokes. I like this better.
Trying to decide where to go with this one.

Photoshop Sketch

2010-01-10T22:08:00.001-08:00

Getting the brain blood flowing this evening..........

Penpen

2010-01-09T22:36:00.000-08:00

Just a short page of faces

Liney

2010-01-07T20:17:00.001-08:00

Thought I would post a few drawings.......hope ya like them.

ChicRoss

2010-01-07T19:35:00.000-08:00

oh you know, Maybach style.........duh

Coming soon...

2009-12-25T22:12:00.000-08:00

Started this today, has a long way to go, but should be fun. :)

More Cold

2009-12-23T22:30:00.001-08:00

Based on the Flat Irons here in CO

Scape

2009-12-20T22:12:00.000-08:00

Really been trying to make a bunch of landscapes lately. Hope you dig it!

Quickscape

2009-12-17T00:01:00.000-08:00

cold cold theme these days

Finished Tusky thingy

2009-12-04T07:15:00.001-08:00

I think my next step is to put this guy in a place. :)

WIP it

2009-12-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

work in progress

Iceeeeeeee

2009-11-16T14:48:00.000-08:00

Hello...here is a little environment thingy. Enjoy!

but my captain, you robits need alcohol to function!

2009-11-01T09:58:00.001-08:00

Quoting Zoidberg for those of you who are not Futurama fans. For shame.......

Almost there

2009-10-26T10:56:00.001-07:00

Getting closer to being done............

Color Possibilites

2009-10-19T11:41:00.001-07:00

Started another painting today, going through a few choices before I move forward. These are just studies. I am going to paint the picture in black and white first, then overlay color.

Battle Beast

2009-10-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

Pretty self explanatory I think. This one and the previous bird/bear thing finished paintings are in the works. :)

WIP paint progress

2009-10-08T20:26:00.000-07:00

Here is a little color so far

Work in Progress

2009-10-04T08:37:00.001-07:00

Don't touch my egg!

88 Faces

2009-09-27T06:58:00.000-07:00

I divided up a page of bristol into 1 inch squares and made a different face in each one. It was a very fun exercise. Also a sketch from my sketchbook. Enjoy

Some Paints

2009-09-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the length of time between the last post and this one. I had to take some time to train for a Jiu-Jitsu tournament I competed in, and I had a shift change at work. I plan to resume the weekly posts on Sundays from now on. So anyway, here are some paints I have been working on. Hope you like them.

Brainstorms

2009-08-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hey hey,
Made a few pages yesterday at work that I am planning on making into a few more finished drawings.

2009-07-25T21:06:00.000-07:00

Envirodoodles

2009-07-19T07:01:00.001-07:00

Environment thumbnails

The Zoo!

2009-07-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

I went to the zoo today to enjoy some relaxing animal drawing. It was quite fun, the Denver Zoo has a wicked cool 40 year old Rhino Iguana they have on loan from the Dallas Zoo! He was way cool. Anyway, hope you like the drawings!

Hippocroc Color Studies

2009-07-10T20:28:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the previous sketches that I just used as color studies. I should have a final painting in a couple days. Also, I am thinking of updating my blog daily soon, not sure yet, but look forward to it being a daily sketch/paint blog.

Phil

More Sketches

2009-07-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

Hello, a little less drawing this week as I have been hitting Jiu-Jitsu pretty hard. Though next Sunday I plan on having a few finished pieces to post up.

Phil

HippoCroc

2009-06-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

Hey, I have been tooling around with this creature for a week or so. I remembered this old show on the Discovery Channel where the hypothetically pitted two animals against one another and tried to scientifically determine which would win. One episode they tried to decide if a Crocodile or Hippopotamus would win in a fight. I say "psh, I'll manufacture a hybrid more superior than either one! MMWWAHAHAHAHHA!

Phil

A Few Sketches

2009-06-14T08:43:00.000-07:00

I am running behind on the painting I started last week, so for now here are a few sketches from my sketchbook.

phil

Start of painting

2009-06-09T12:55:00.001-07:00

here is the digital painting in its early stages. Should have the final by Sunday if not sooner.

Phil