Angie Lai's art blog

2009-07-08T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

I would like to help spread the word about the disease of HIBM. HIBM (Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy) is a progressive and debilitating muscle-wasting disorder caused by a gene defect. It touches those between the ages of 20 and 40 and, although progression is slow, it typically leads to total disability within 10-15 years. Studies suggest that HIBM may be easier to cure than many other disorders or diseases, the only limiting factor is funds.

Friends of mine, Jason and his fiance Kam, whom I have known since art college, started a dollar campaign to raise funds for this cause. Unfortunately, Kam has been afflicted with this condition and the both of them have been working tirelessly to support the research towards the cure of this disease. Please support them and many others who are and will be affected by this disease.

Link to the dollar campaign: (http://www.hibm.org/arm/dollar:home)

ARM, a nonprofit organization that funds research towards a cure of the disease HIBM: (http://www.hibm.org/arm/index.php)

Thank You!

Farscaped re-imagined

2009-06-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

My take on Moya. The idea is that it is a living mechanoid ship that serves as a prisoner transport that the heroes live on. Here are some thumbnail shapes. I wanted to get away from the swoopy shapes and explore more rocky/boney, quirky looks.

More production art...

2009-06-08T22:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few sample pieces of concept art I contributed to Tomb Raider Underworld.

I'm alive

2009-06-08T22:11:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long gaps in between posts. I will try to be better at this whole blog thing!
Here are some speed paintings from a Yosemite trip I went on this year:

Bourne has hit the shelves

2008-06-25T16:36:00.000-07:00

Since the release of the Bourne Conspiracy, here is a sample of some concept designs I contributed to it during my little stint there. It was a super fun project and the game looks like it turned out really well!

naked ladies and dudes

2008-04-25T15:01:00.000-07:00

its been ages since i've updated this blog! i am indeed alive. here are some quick compilation of sketches from nude models.

speed painting

2007-08-03T17:46:00.001-07:00

here's a little experiment with photoshop brushes. from reference

figure study session

2006-07-27T23:16:00.000-07:00

5-10 minute poses

figure study

2006-05-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

i've been getting back into some figure drawing after a far too long hiatus. felt really good to draw from a figure again and realize how rusty I have become! Still fun..

more...

2006-03-21T10:02:00.000-08:00

another work related piece

2006-03-21T00:36:00.000-08:00

museum piece for midway's stranglehold game

fan art

2006-03-16T09:24:00.000-08:00

i had stalled on this piece so I finally decided to go back into it and wrap it up. very glad i did. it's pretty cool going back to a favorite childhood subject and making it my own. i enjoyed this one.

2006-03-12T17:22:00.000-08:00

this is a study in spontaniety

work related

2006-03-10T18:33:00.000-08:00

i actually quite like this piece. did it for the game. i think i like it because it really came about quickly compared to my other ones. i am happy to see it on IGN!

baaaaaaaaaaaaad

2006-03-10T17:49:00.002-08:00

oh man, i am embarrassed to show this.. at least i am not entirely at blame. imran did contribute w/ me in the creation of this catastrophe, hahah... fun to collaborate. we really just wanted to experiment w/ brushes, be random, and try to be sparth. sorry.

first post!

2006-03-09T19:20:00.000-08:00

this one came from wanting to do a simple fantasy piece with vibrant colors as a departure from all the neutral real world stuff i've been on for months. i've always wanted to do a piece inspired by some of the romantic imagery in the game chrono cross. so, it was great to get the ball rolling by doing something liberating and fun.