Paladin OVA - DVD Cover

I was inspired by Kurosawa and the whole Samurai genre when making this DVD cover. Alas, the dot-screening didn't survive the shrinking process. (it looks great in print!!) This is a fictional Anime that I made up for a Senior Project in Graphic Design and it was a great chance to experiment with Kanji!! Enjoy! ~

Heavy Metal Paladin - Sketch

Riding that wave of Heavy Metal comes my next entry ... This is the sketch for my Paladin DVD Cover (mockup). Don't ask me why I think a Heavy Metal Rocker would make a great paladin ... he just would!!!!! Enjoy!! ~ Ronald La Belle

Space Hardware

Ha HAAA!!! The 1980's!!! Sure I was only 5, but I must have been saturated with all of that Heavy Metal, CyberPunk, Post-Apocalyptic, and Science-Fiction goodness!!! ^.^ So this is my ode to 80's era Spare Hardware ... more or less inspired by a very quirky book that I found as a child, buried in a corner of the Library. Ah yes, this was back when no-one gave a whoot HOW the things worked and just made 'em huge and cool. Don't get me wrong, I do love Hard Sci-Fi, but part of me never gets tired of the caution-to-the-wind, loose-science, Pulp Sci-Fi. You know ... BattleStar Galactica (ok, 70s), Original Dirty Pair, Bubblegum Crisis 2032, Blade Runner, etc. Awesome stuff!!! Well, Enjoy my painting ... I'm sure there's more of this to come!! - Departure by Ronald La Belle

Vault Door #1

Another Oil Painting, this time of an Apocalyptic Wasteland Desert! I call it VaultDoor #1, since this is my first painting of a vault and I feel more "VaultDoors" lurking in my head somewhere!! ^.^ I've always like the Idea of Bunker/Vaults ... they're so similar to dungeons, tombs, and caves and yet they retain a futuristic, post-modern feel that is unique. That makes them great places for the adventerous and foolhardy main characters of a thousand stories!!! Enjoy!! ~ VaultDoor #1 by Ronald La Belle

Fantasy Landscape

This is one of my oil paintings that I created using techniques I learned Pleine Aire painting in Palo Duro Canyon. Enjoy!! ~ Untitled Fantasy by Ronald La Belle

My non-manga work is fairly extensive, and I feel it would be a shame not to include it here!! So I plan on posting more traditional oil-paintings, cover - designs, etc. so that I can present a more complete image of my abilities. ^_^ Stay Tuned!!!! ~ Ronald La Belle 

T-Shirt Competition Entry

This was my submission to Akon 16's Annual T-Shirt Contest. I'm disappointed that it didn't win, but you can't win 'em all. -_- I will probably strip the A-Kon reference out of the background, and rebuild the image into something else. I hope you enjoy it!! ~ Ronald La Belle

Anti-Heroine: Delfina

This yet another main character from my manga. ( I probably have enough characters and stories to keep me busy for years!! ) I was experimenting with color fields and their importance in creating mood. Enjoy!!

Future Vehicle Concepts

The final Concept Drawing ... Enjoy!! 3/3 ~ Ronald La Belle

Another Concept, This time its a nuclear powered Uni-bike ... ^.^ Too much fun!!!! 2/3 ~ Ronald La Belle

This is a concept drawing for the Random Sequential that came previously. Enjoy!! 1/3 ~ Ronald La Belle 

More Sequential Art

Here is another sequential page created from a one page script. This is the same situation as "Once Again A Princess", but this time it is of an unpublished story 'snippet' by the son. I was looking to use ink more prominently in my page though I think "Cry" was more successful to this end. Also, I was attempting to mimic real toning which is by necessity uncomplicated, due to deadlines. Enjoy!!

- Ronald La Belle

Cry

Well, it's been a whole month since my last update. I have been busy job hunting and portfolio making, so it's been a busy month. Here is an illustration I just finished that features one of my main characters from another one of my manga ideas. I like it as it stands, though I plan on adding a background. (I have the idea ... I just don't know how I want to do it. o_O ) Enjoy!!

"Cry" by Ronald La Belle, Copyright 2005