jibola's Work

zombie attack - morning sketch!

2011-12-23T06:18:00.000-08:00

morning sketch

2011-12-05T06:34:00.001-08:00

Man Vs. Beast!

2011-11-26T18:10:00.000-08:00

2011-10-15T16:21:00.001-07:00

Spike

Modeled in Zbrush and 3DS MAX

textured in Photoshop and Zapplink

Typography

2011-09-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Was just playing with some typography concepts and well.. doing some promotions for Jibola Studios
and I figured.. .put it on the blog :)

2011-09-08T14:50:00.001-07:00

D'Banj Kanye Don Jazzy Jay Z .... SWAG!

2011-09-07T05:29:00.000-07:00

As you all know, I'm not the best writer so I apologize for the bad grammer and the not so clever use of the English language, and to make matters worse, I'm really exhausted so I'm not doing any editing tonight :). Exhausted for good reason though, this piece took me longer than expected but it went pretty smoothly. Why I did it? Well, it was one of those moments that should be captured - a Nigerian artist signing with of the biggest names in music - now thats huge! I remember the feeling I got when I saw D'Banj and Don Jazzy with Kanye and Jay, I was like Swaaaaaaaaagggg!!! I never would have imagined that in 2011, Nigerian artists would be signing with one of the biggest names in the world, in music!

It tells you something is happening big is happening, one, we live in a smaller world and second, Naija music is the Bomb! I'm really curious to see hwo this would play out.. so proud of DBanj and Don Jazzy and a big ass fist bump to Kanye and Jay!

Enjoy the art :)

Life of A Freelance Graphic Designer

2011-09-06T06:36:00.000-07:00

Ok this is not my handy work but I think its super hilarious and

absolutely true!

Enjoy :)

jack layton Poster

2011-08-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the support I got on the Jack Layton poster, especially the incorporation of his letter in the piece, everyone seemed to enjoy it. Here was my own way of celebrating the man and his legend.

If you are interested in the tshirts or the poster, please shoot me an email - jibola@jibolastudios.com to order, its all print on demand so every tshirt is special :).

Thank you for all those who ordered already, proceeds from the poster goes to the Layton

family.

Cheers :)

Jack Layton Funeral

2011-08-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to send my best wishes to the Layton Family.

Its a sad day in Canada and we lost a hero.

What if Boy George was the face of L'oreal ??!

2011-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know I havent posted any of my work in a while, and this is not ur typical work but I was listening to Karma Chameleon at starbucks and I thot, how come no one ever used Boy George for a lipstick ad? I mean.. its freaking Boy George lol!

soo .. I took d liberty of putting something together, L'oreal better be grateful for the idea :)

Posters Design

2011-07-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

So a friend had to finish a poster in a rush, we had 2 hours to put something together. I already had plans for saturday night. Here's what I put together! I love design hah!

John Lennon Drawing

2011-07-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

Sketch of the Day!

2011-07-19T17:15:00.001-07:00

Great minds think alike!

2011-07-14T05:35:00.000-07:00

Here is something I've been working on.... a series called great minds think alike...

Ghandi, 3 x 5 feet, digital print on canvas. I also have John Lennon, Gil Scott, Andy Warhol and

Isaac Hayes. What they all have in common... they changed the world with their craft and their

ideas, and they all wear round glasses:)

Facebook Link!

2011-06-25T05:25:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,,

I just launched my website and I want you all to check it out and let me know what you think.

http://jibolastudios.com/

I have most of my work posted on the site and its also linked to my blog so you can follow me.

Also I have an online store set up so you can easily purchase my work.

Please do share with your friends and thanks for your continuous support.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jibola-Studios/226723797358880

Design Republic

2011-05-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone in cyber world!

So Design republic is this pretty awesome store that carries a lot of modern art

furniture and they recently decided to carry my art.

I know these are pretty bad pictures but its the best I can do for now. lol.

Enjoy!

Bummer!

2011-05-16T19:58:00.000-07:00

Ok so this one started as a fun sketch on the plane ride to the states - I was gonna do

a zombie Will and Kate but it changed after I read an article about the drastic unemployment in England and how the uprising in the middle east will slow down the global recovery.

Glad the fuss about the wedding is over to be honest, its even old story - at least in North America ...

Yours Truly,

Buzz Killington.

Erin Hunt

2011-05-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Hello World!

Its been about 2 weeks since I finished the Album Cover for Erin Hunt.

It was a lot a fun working on this one...

Ghetto Red Hot!

2011-05-09T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone in the blog world!

Here are some posters I did for my boy Jude Idada , I have been

meanin to post them for quite a while but somehow it skipped my

mind. Anyways I did these posters for my boy Jude... he's a an amazing

film maker. The posters in the background is for an up coming naija movie

unlike anything we've seen before... Cant wait!

Oh... I was quite happy to see these posters like this... kinda wished I was there. ..

Good times!

PS: sorry for the bad writing... I only know how to draw ;)

Royal wedding frenzy

2011-05-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

Toronto weather is being a douche!

2011-05-02T14:50:00.001-07:00

I'm sitting in a coffee shop, finishing up some work and I decided to do a quick sketch of the Sun.. . just wanted to do something fun after a long day :)

The Album cover

2011-04-25T07:42:00.001-07:00

Back on track.... the piece really started coming together and Erin is happy.

Just a couple more touches here and there, a couple of anatomy fixes and

we should be gold...

Oh by the way, this is the link to Erin`s music ... enjoy http://www.myspace.com/hearerinsmusic

The Album cover ---- going south

2011-04-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I typically dont like to publish pieces that are not going my way. Every artist

has a 10000 bad drawings in them and I think this one of them. I spend hours polishing

this and it didn`t go anywhere... I decided to stop. Go back to d drawing board, start fresh

see what happens,...

The Album cover

2011-04-25T07:30:00.001-07:00

So this is the 2nd sketch. Did I mention Erin has a pretty chaotic mind, just like

me lol... so she needed something that showed her beauty and her complexity

so I decided to go all out ...

I decided it might make more sense if Erin was a musical instrument, or made up of musical instruments, and a bunch of crazy symbols that we thot of. She liked it!

The Album cover

2011-04-25T07:20:00.000-07:00

I`ve been working on this album cover for a while now, Maybe about a month or so

and its been a mission. The client is a good friend Erin Hunt, love her, great musician

but home girl.. your mind is twisted haha.. anyway.... I want to show the progression

enjoy!

Anyway... this is what I started with, the album is called The Woman that I am. So I

had this idea of her revealing herself to the world ... but this was not twisted enough for

her so I decided to go more crazy

2nd Sketch:

OFWGKTA Zombies

2011-04-21T23:47:00.001-07:00

really like the OFWGKTA zombie. . . SWAG!

Kanye West is 007

2011-04-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

So for Black History Month, I thought it would be a great idea to

celebrate black icons of our time as super heroes and pop culture

action heroes. Hence Kanye west as 007. Its a 3 x 4 feet piece and

I'm trying to figure out how to send this to Kanye as a gift...

anyone got any ideas?

Othello

2011-04-11T04:22:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

this was a fan art I did for a good friend of mine. The creator of Kill Shakespeare.

It was a piece I really enjoyed working on and I was honored to have it published by

IDW in the 9th issue of comic...

Quick Sketch....

2011-04-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Loving this tablet PC stuf.....

Shango wip

2011-03-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

Shango

2011-03-27T17:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I like drawing this character, in this pose. I think this is like my 5th time drawing it like this.

I was on the plane from Maryland to buffalo when I started this... enjoy

The Journey

2011-03-26T05:09:00.001-07:00

Malcolm X is Superman

2011-03-26T05:08:00.000-07:00

Rosa Parks is Wonder woman

2011-03-26T05:07:00.001-07:00

Obama is Che

2011-03-26T05:06:00.000-07:00

KANYE is 007

2011-03-26T04:55:00.000-07:00

Spike

2011-01-24T16:33:00.001-08:00

Dodge Viper

2011-01-24T12:37:00.001-08:00

Art Deco Computer

2011-01-24T10:56:00.000-08:00

THE ARTIST

2010-10-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

He's also one of the few ones I sketched way back when I was in New York when I discovered pop art and how I can give it a bit of a twist byusing my exposure to african art and pop art.

THE NOMAD and THE SANDSTORM

2010-10-20T20:17:00.000-07:00

The Nomad marks a clear departure of my previous work, not only because of being the lone acrylic piece of the series, but also because of the personal nature of its subject matter. I conceived this piece while reading the Alchemist. Its central message of not silencing the voice in your heart, and pursuing your a dreams despite the circumstances, struck a cord on me. Dream comes with hustle, struggle, and adventure. Where others see pain and suffering, I see perseverance, power, and adventure.

NINA SIMONE

2010-10-20T20:15:00.000-07:00

Nina is one of my favorite artists of all time. Her work as a feminist and civil rights activist makes her iconic, and gives her music a deeper meaning. This work is based on cover of her “Young Gifted and Black” album. The first time I saw the album I got obsessed with drawing it in a pop-art style, later I realized numerous artists had drawn her in that style from the 70s. With this piece I wanted to capture the of the mood of the time, but most of all its simplicity.

.THE FIRST

2010-10-20T20:11:00.000-07:00

I remember going to into a shop in New York a couple of years ago, hanging on the wall were these stunning sketches of women in various poses. The style of the work was so breathtaking it sparked my creativity. Shortly after I got on a bus and did what would become the first piece of my next style of work; hence the title.

THE MOMENT

2010-10-20T20:08:00.000-07:00

70s GIRL

2010-10-20T20:01:00.000-07:00

My love for the 70s and how dressing, hairstyle and music back then had so much character

and thats what I wanted to capture

MR DJ

2010-10-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

This piece was inspired by the song God is a DJ by Faithless. I think after I heard it, I really wanted to do a DJ piece that was imposing and very stylized.

ODODO INU IGBO (Lone flower in the forest )

2010-10-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

All high schools have wall poets, some are obnoxious bathroom vandals, while others are genuine scribes. I remember one of those instances very vividly, walking down a set of stairs and finding a short poem on a wall written in Yoruba.

The poem was about a boy a his unconditional love for a girl. A girl he compared to the most beautiful things his young mind could conceive, the moon and butterflies. He concluded the poem comparing her to a flower in the thickest of the forest. I might not be most sensitive guy, but that one line stuck with me ever since, now I can’t stop drawing girls in the forests.

Gon-Gon (Drummer)

2010-10-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Anyone who knows my work will notice that most of my subjects are women, artists, political icons, and drummers. Although I have drawn numerous drummers in the past this was the first one created in this style. I doubt Gon-Gon will be the last.

2010-10-20T19:46:00.000-07:00

Fela is one of those subjects I truly enjoy drawing. I probably reworked this piece innumerable times before I started to get the desired impact. Not only to imprint some Fela’s alluring persona, but also for the work to be able transmit the kinetic forced that characterized his music.

Dodge Viper Cup

2010-08-27T17:02:00.002-07:00

Most of you know about the dodge viper car I was

working on. Well here is what it was used for...

Oh the video starts at 0.38 seconds in the show.

Enjoy!!

LINK:

http://www.youtube.com/user/viperheadquarters

Dodge Viper Cup

2010-08-27T17:02:00.001-07:00

Most of you know about the dodge viper car I was

working on. Well here is what it was used for...

Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/viperheadquarters

Dodge Viper Cup

2010-08-27T17:02:00.000-07:00

Man without Fear

2010-08-26T10:59:00.000-07:00

Although this piece is very different from the Nomad, they are quite similar in meaning to me. Its all about facing our fears to achieve our full potentials as human beings. And we are unstoppable creative machines but our biggest weakness is our fear of the unknown. And the only way we can overcome our fears is full surrender to ourselves as capable and powerful.

the moment

2010-08-26T10:58:00.000-07:00

I never really planned for the show to have a musical theme, but sometimes things have a life of their own. I’m not trying to be philosophical, because I’m not, but I think every moment has its soul, and sometimes that soul comes to life.I never really planned for the show to have a musical theme, but sometimes things have a life of their own. I’m not trying to be philosophical, because I’m not, but I think every moment has its soul, and sometimes that soul comes to life.

Nina

2010-08-26T10:57:00.001-07:00

the first

2010-08-26T10:56:00.000-07:00

Mr. DJ

2010-08-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

This piece was inspired by the song God is a DJ by Faithless. I think after I heard it, I really wanted to do a DJ piece that was imposing and very stylized.

Gon Gon- Drummer

2010-08-25T10:12:00.001-07:00

The Nomad and the Desert

2010-08-25T10:11:00.001-07:00

Ododo inu igbo

2010-08-25T10:00:00.001-07:00

70s Soul Sister

2010-08-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

On this piece I wanted to capture the subversive nature of 70s aesthetics. My infatuation with the period is not limited to the arts, the music, and the politics, but also extends to more mundane things like the hair and the clothes.

Jibola

2010-08-19T01:04:00.000-07:00

Jibola: "Thanks for visiting my online portfolio. Hope you enjoy it."

2010-08-13T10:55:00.002-07:00

2010-08-13T10:55:00.001-07:00

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jibola/Desktop/ManForPoster.jpg

almost done...

2010-07-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the big guy is almost done... cant wait. I just need to get into zbrush fix those seams. clean up those normal maps and create those spec maps. ANother 48 hours and I should be home free.

But I was too excited so I'm posting this. Enjoy guys.

Viper1

2010-07-15T06:23:00.001-07:00

So yeah, This is the mysterious car. If u have folowed the progress - this is somewhat of a leap.

My first successful HDRI lighting and car modeling.

Enjoy.

its come a long way.. far from done :(

2010-07-04T22:26:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

So here is the piece I've been working on for a while. Its been a couple of weeks but here is the transition. For anyone familier with game development you know this is a mission... from max to zbrush. Anyways... typically after I created the low poly, I exported in zbrush and I spent a lot of hours just studying anatomy - sooo much to learn... so much fun. Okay soo I'm blabbing away here... Immm going to sleep.

More 2d stuff...

2010-06-24T04:05:00.001-07:00

I realised I dont have a lot of 2d stuff, drawings I mean.. but here it is. Enjoy.

some stuff I did recently ....

The viper

2010-06-17T11:47:00.000-07:00

Okay so for 3 weeks I've been working on this car, I havent shaved, and my room is like hell. But so far I kinda like it and I think the client seem to like it too. Anyway guys .. enjoy.

spike detailing

2010-05-11T08:52:00.001-07:00

spike

2010-05-05T06:21:00.001-07:00

Yo, so this is a piece I've been working on for a while now and I think he's finally starting
to come along. If u look at some earlier posts u will notice I've been posting the progress f the work

Anyway enuff blabbing lol .. enjoy!

DAGRIN

2010-04-22T22:29:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite rappers on the planet died today. Weird thing is I've been working
on a sketch of him since I came back from Nigeria in January. Unfortunately I didn't
finish it on time but its my quick salute to the pioneers who will define the future of the
African hip hop genre.

Spike in progress----

2009-11-23T21:11:00.000-08:00

Aite this dude must get into zbrush this week... dang!

Spike

2009-11-17T19:01:00.000-08:00

Ok... here is the update after a week... he's getting there.. when it comes to realism.

spike .. modeling

2009-11-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

I just started on this guy... hope to make him very realistic but right now he has no legs
no arms and everything is still detatched. I just wanna take u thru the process of
a game model...

enjoy.

Wole

2009-10-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do a series called the Lions of the Third World Revolution. Wole Shoyinka is the
first piece. I've always wanted to do a Wole Piece but I wanted it to be part of a bigger idea.
I think I'm on to something here... These are very experimental stuff.... but I'm liking it.

Enjoy.

SpearHead

2009-10-26T23:49:00.000-07:00

Soo.. this is a work in progress. Spent all last week reseaching how
I wanted him to look. But he's gonna go thru the pipeline, from paper
to 3d!
Watch out for this one.. its going to be bad ass.

demo reel

2009-09-29T07:48:00.000-07:00

This is my 3d stuff... models are mainly for games
so they have very efficient polygons.

enjoy.

Timaya

2009-09-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

I'm a big fan of Timaya and I've wanted to do this pic for a long time. But
after school was done, I've kinda taken a break from 3D and I'm practcing
some 2D stuff. I'm having a lot of fun with it.

3D and 2D have fundamental differences that most people dont know . FOr me
to do this in 3d will look cool but might take a while to pull off.

Back to Timaya, I wanted an image that would represent his xter. There is
a raw africaness to his music and I wanted that shown in the image... Its
still a work in progress ... I'll be doing some updates in a while.

Jamaican girl

2009-09-14T18:16:00.001-07:00

Here is a piece I worked on all day... enjoy.

MR MASHTI!

2009-09-13T13:06:00.000-07:00

this was a fun project to pass time. Good times :)

dante

2009-09-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

My favorite logo of all time. One color and it still kicks ass.

message to the artist - My thought process...

2009-09-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

I try to keep my colors very between a minimum of 2 and max of 3.

For some strange reason, the minute u add more stuff, it starts lookin'

like ehh.. crap.

So this was for a small business and they just wanted their names and

a symbol. It wasn't too hard to do.

When people start out, I think one of the big problems is how to charge for

your time. The fact is you can charge what you want depending on who your

client is and how much work you intend to put in.

I spend a lot of time researching and checking out references and related logos.

What also takes my time is sketching. I tend to do tonnes and tonnes of sketches

sometimes I copy other peoples work over and over till I create my own original

piece. The fact is, you are not going to create anything new, but you can make

something more interesting, and people like interesting... hence I spend a lot of

time trying to polish the visual interest of my logos. I keep a strong record of how

long I spent on a logo and I charge my clients accordingly.

So the answer to how much do I charge the client, its how much time I spend working

on it.

What I also love to do is bounce ideas of clients as much as I can. What is the nature of your

business? What do you sell? who is your target market? ... this helps me solidify my logo design.

I wont make a grungy logo for a toy store.

DOT LIFE

2009-09-13T12:52:00.000-07:00

This is for a documentary that is still in the works. Its to celebrate the toronto hiphop artists.

The guy that sponsored this is called Bruce Wayne ...lol

2009-09-13T12:44:00.000-07:00

This is a bit old but its up there for me. Here was my support for Obama. Frankly, I think the man is doing a kick ass job, from employment to health care. Not sure on his foreign policies but

his domestic is pretty dope.

OH! Yeah, freaking cafepress wont let me put this on their site because of copyright... what?!

check out their site, all u see is a bunch of vectorized celebs and when I put a picture of the president of the US, its copyright? whaaat?

My genius sis!

2009-09-13T12:39:00.000-07:00

My sister in Nigeria runs makes jewelries, and she needed a logo. She was quite specific on her colors but again,

this one was a black canvas... had fun doing it. I kinda wanted that had an african essense

it but I also didn't want it too stereotypical. I wanted to show the modern african working woman.

So far everyone seem to like it..

Feel.

2009-09-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

Here is another piece that is after my heart :)

The Mental Institution

2009-09-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

I got approached my a research team that just landed a government sponsored mental health research. Its focus was on people of color in toronto. They pretty much gave me a blank canvas to do whatever I want and keep the piece, all they needed was a high resolution soft copy. Soo.. I went all out on this one... its fun when they give u that much freedom hehe!

RJM

2009-09-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

Pretty standard logo for this one. I like its simplicity.

design progression

2009-09-13T12:19:00.001-07:00

I kinda wanted to know from concept to finished product on this one. Its for a job match site. Anyone that knows me know my first love is figure drawings so when I get to draw people and create logos - I'm in heaven lol. This piece took a while because of "client- artist ups and downs"

and because its a specific style too... in the end they didn't take it either. I think its cool but meeh.. thats me. Unfortunately I cant post the final version, its stuck in my backup hardrive... i'll put it up sooon anyway :)

2009-09-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

FKZO will be an upcoming festival in toronto. I think its under Haiti but yeah.. it just sort of has a carribean influence.

2009-09-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

Here is a logo I made for a market research company in toronto. Was a lot of fun to work on especially the fact that the team was amazing to work with.