Update and Hisako

Hello dear viewer, it's been awhile since I last updated. I've been busy with client work, had the opportunity to get attached to several animated shows I never imagined I would touch. Gotta keep a lid on it for now, but when they are released I will let you know. In my spare time, I've been watching a lot of Hisako from Killer Instinct. Love the playing style of the character. I felt compelled to make this composition. Enjoy!

Sketch Dump 3

Happy new year and stuff! To celebrate the new year, some sketches. Personal favorite is the conversation piece, really leaves a lot to the imagination.

A little Castlevania

I don't do much fan art, but I was thinking about Castlevania at the time, and I felt compelled to make this. Enjoy!

I only have one question: What is a man?

Sketch Dump 2

Recently, animation work has subsided and I now have time to work on personal stuff. I'll be taking full advantage of this free time to work on my personal projects. Had a lot of fun today, hit a stride with my drawings. Enjoy!

Like Bad Brains?

Hello again viewers!

Been busy lately working on client work for animation. My spare time's been dedicated to working on side projects. My work music constantly shifts genres and moods, lately it's been on a Bad Brains fix, which motivated me to make this piece.

Jose Walk Cycle - Completed

Hello viewers!

I'm proud to present to you all, the finished version of the Jose Bendera walk cycle. I had quite a time drawing this, and I'm quite proud with how it turned out. Enjoy!

The Criminal Element Revisited

Last year, I started on a piece called the Criminal Element. Like many things, I put it on the backburner in light of other projects. Recently, I decided to go back to it, and push it a little bit further. So without further ado, this is my second take on "The Criminal Element". Enjoy.

Jose Walk Cycle

Earlier, I posted artwork of character I made back in Elementary School named Jose Bendera. I took to the design so much that I selected to use the character for a walk cycle. It's still a work in progress, the rough clean up process is completed, all that's left is to add the living boombox and then the tight clean up process begins. Enjoy!

 

Role Model update 2

I'm happy to say that I've finished collecting the reference shots for my webcomic Role Model. Now I can start roughing out the panels, which I'm aiming to have done by the end of July.

Spot black works

Hello dear viewers, it's been awhile since I've given you all an update. Throughout May, I found myself making black and white pieces of obscure characters from games, anime, and movies. Characters that don't really get much attention in the way of fan art. So I give to you all, Mugetsu from The Bouncer, Guildenstern, Ranmaru and Marcellus from the Onimusha franchise, The Tall Man from the Phantasm series, and Guts from Berserk.

Donnie Baxley

The Donnie Baxley dialogue piece has finally been completed! Enjoy!

Donnie Baxley Dialogue Piece from Jaron Johnson on Vimeo.

Role Model Update

After months of plotting, contingencies, and revisions, I am pleased to announce that I have finally finished the character designs and cover art for my comic strip Role Model. The script has already been finalized, which means the boarding process has begun. Stay tuned for more developments!

Been a minute

Hello dear viewer!

It's been a few months since I've posted on this blog, just wanted to pop in and show that I'm still alive. Since the start of 2014, I've been immersed in animation work. I've gotten the opportunity to work on a music video. And in what little spare time I have, I've been working on the designs for my Role Model comic. Expect to see the finished versions of those soon.

Where I grew up, vultures can often be seen flying about. They've always held a special place in my heart. Recently, it struck me as odd that I've never drawn one of them before, so much so that it compelled me to do this piece.

A brief update on Role Model

Hello dear viewer, I apologize for the lack updates in recent weeks, I've been busy what with Christmas and all. In my spare time, I've gone back to my wrestling comic project 'Role Model'. I've been revising the script and pushing the character designs. Here's a little peak at what Mark Arrow looks like now.

 Stay tuned for more updates!

On a fighting game fix

Hello dear viewer, it's been a minute since my last update. I've been busy with animation.

In my spare time I've been watching and/or playing a lot of Killer Instinct, Soul Calibur 2 HD Online, Guilty Gear Xrd. Really been on a fighting game fix lately. Normally, I don't do fan art but this compelled me to break from tradition and draw Ryu. Enjoy!

Sketch Dump

Some sketches I've done over the past 2 days. For the most part, they're all nameless doodles but the guy with the axe and shotgun is a character from a story I was working on during a road trip. I took to calling him Cimakuu. Anyways, enjoy!

P.S finishing up another animation pass at Donnie Baxley, expect to see it uploaded soon.

Slain demon

Hello dear viewer,

Last night I was feeling a bit unproductive, felt I was losing my muse. I've been playing a lot of the Devil May Cry HD Collection lately, and with that came thoughts of Maximo, a forgotten gem of the old PS2 era. Also, some friends of mine were showcasing some pretty impressive inked pieces, which compelled me to do something a little creative with these ideas. 

Rather than just listening to the soundtracks of those games, which would've just led to me doing fanart, I decided to listen to the Overture from Jesus Christ Superstar on loop without a single pause. Something unrelated to keep me working from my head alone. I did this in 3 hours straight, no breaks. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-qJf7R5JY

It was a good little psychological exercise, seeing how my brain pieced things together. A little bit on the gross side but the human squirting out of the demon's side was an unfortunate victim from earlier. During the demon's last moments, he was on the verge of vomiting him out. The barf ended up getting clogged up and eventually burst through the side. Eww...

Sentai Transformation

Hello, dear viewer. Lately, I've been having a marathon of Power Rangers seasons 1 through 3. On top of that, I've been getting in some Ronin Warriors as well. So yeah, watching a lot of Sentai. And because of this nostalgia, for my next animated project, I'm gonna tackle a sentai henshin (transformation). The motif will be fire, which will mark the first time I'll be animating effects. So far, I've finalized the character and mask, all that's left is deciding on the costume and then I can start on the animatic.

Flea Market

Hello dear viewers, sorry for the wait. I noticed that I usually forego the backgrounds for my artwork, focusing solely on the characters. The reason for this is I personally can't stand looking at my backgrounds. It never looks as good as I want it to. But seeing the artwork of my fellow crew compelled me to try my hand at it again.

When I was a kid, growing up in Southern Georgia, I always went to the Flea Market in Jacksonville, Florida. It'll always hold a special place in my heart, because it was there that I got the VHS tapes of The Five Deadly Venoms, Chinese Super Ninjas, and New Legend of Shaolin (Legend of the Red Dragon), the first Jet Li movie I ever watched. Whenever I think of it, I remember the smell of popcorn and peanuts from the concession stands, and then I decided to draw this. 

Two hours, one layer, 70% Opacity on the brush, no filters. Enjoy

My first animation job

Hello dear viewer,

Some of you may have been wondering why I haven't uploaded any new material lately. That's because... I've been hard at work with my first animation job! I am now doing clean-up animation for the new TV show, Axe Cop! It's part of the animation domination block on FOX, which plays on Saturdays. Make sure to check it out, it's an awesome show.

But please believe, I haven't forgotten about my blog. Soon you'll be seeing a lot of new content on here, new characters, new sketches, and my personal animation projects. Stay tuned!