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New Website is Here!

2011-12-10T12:52:00.001-08:00

Demhar.com was completely redesigned!
Let me know how it works on your browsers.

Awakened

2011-09-24T18:18:00.001-07:00

Works From New Portfolio

2011-08-19T23:49:00.000-07:00

September Update.
More characters and monsters are on the way!

Winter is Coming!

2011-07-25T14:47:00.000-07:00

Digital matt painting.
Inspired by Game of Thrones. Great show, can't wait for the next season!!!!

Void Bay

2011-06-25T22:42:00.000-07:00

Major Environment Art Update

2011-02-02T22:36:00.000-08:00

General Billy Mitchell "The Father of U.S. Air Force"

2010-08-19T02:19:00.000-07:00

This project was proposed to me by the board members of the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles.
A project with U.S. Air Force, which involved a lot of research, precision and dedication.
It's 21"x 30" acrylic painting. General Billy Mitchell and his Bombers (B-25) soaring in the sky.
Finally it's complete, and got approved by the art directors.
Shipped the original to Pentagon this morning. In October, it will be in Dayton, Ohio at the Air Force Gala Art Show.
They are going to fly me out there as well, so Ohio here I come!

Sensibility

2010-07-05T20:18:00.000-07:00

Latest acrylic painting.
21" x 30"
Concentrating on spot color control, and visually creating sensual image.

Currently working on a very specific project for the U.S. Air Force, assigned from the Society of Illustrators.
I will keep you guys updated!

Very special thanks to my loyal photographer Gor Atanian. Without his precise photography methods all of my traditional works wouldn't look as good as they are now.

P L A T

2010-06-13T01:37:00.000-07:00

1. PLAT (platform) my largest digital painting so far. No reference was used and no photograph layouts. This was just straight painted in photoshop. It's 14346 x 6600 pixels (47.82" x 22" in 300 dpi) God knows how many hours I have spent on this. This is the tinny version of the actual size. Can't wait to see the printed version.

2. Something to keep my hand busy while watching TV... (birds eye view shot with two tinny people stuck somewhere in there)

SILA

2010-04-24T02:31:00.001-07:00

The Genocide

2010-03-13T16:59:00.001-08:00

Sneak peek from the upcoming show dedicated to the genocide.
7 acrylic works dedicated to the cause. Preparing for the show right now. Originally Glendale City was going to sponsor it. Still waiting for final confirmation...
Also, updated the website.

"Gossip at Chai~xana (teahouse)"

2010-02-14T13:43:00.000-08:00

Latest digital work from a very random idea, which turned into a huge improv scene...

"Intrigue" Series

2010-01-13T00:21:00.000-08:00

The following line up I did specifically for Spectrum 17. Submitted yesterday. Crossing fingers xD
All painted in photoshop. Drawing and research was the fun part.
Finishing up works for the show. Got about month and a half and still need to finish 4 acrylics :/

Until then blogers. Wishing you all successful and creative year~!

1. Intrigue: Into the City

2. Intrigue: Hunt

3. Intrigue: Disguise

5 months old update~

2009-11-09T01:32:00.001-08:00

"Revenge"

Another old acrylic finally found its way to the blog.

Little quick experiment that I did with acrylic 5 months ago.
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-Finished~

edit-in progress~

new digital work.
Just got 2 acrylic works photographed. Will be up soon. Still have 4 more of acrylics to photograph, no time :>.<:

blah

2009-10-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

yah blah

something fun

2009-08-30T23:40:00.000-07:00

photoshop fun

More scraps

2009-07-12T12:13:00.000-07:00

edit:

"feet fixed XD"

edit~ more scraps. painter is addictive...

2 acrylics coming up. Soon! I promise!!

painter dooodleszzz

2009-05-31T21:19:00.000-07:00

taking little break from acrylic. I needz it :D

"Origins"

2009-05-08T00:46:00.000-07:00

Hello Blogers!
Been a long time sine I posted! My computer was having little tech problems. Finally everything is resolved.
Latest acrylic painting above 42x65 inch. Took very long time to finish it! Working on several new smaller paintings. Ill keep them posted. Trying to keep myself busy!

MegaUpdate~

2009-03-09T17:23:00.000-07:00

Many things have been going on at a same time. This past 2 months have been really crazy. A lot of work has been done. And now I sit back and reflect.

Latest acrylic work. 18x40" "Breaking Free"
The continuation of the chapters. This time was a splash page.

After all, not having homework could be very rewarding. I have put a hard copy portfolio (7 versions) which includes 4 illustrations done in past, and 7 concept art pages with resume and cover page. Submitted to 5 video-game companies...

Pages from the portfolio.

Latest news which I also posted in facebook. Clarkesworld Magazine decided to use one of my artworks for their Issue 30 cover. Here is the link to their website.
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

Working on more stuff. Laterz blogerz~

Road Home

2009-01-23T20:11:00.001-08:00

Latest acrylic painting. Been busy applying to places and all, plus the holidays.
Hope everyone had a fun new year.
More to come~

Chapter 1: City of Stolen Dreams

2008-12-19T15:50:00.000-08:00

After all, chapter one is complete. Also posting the drawing of the last chapter, "Road Home"

Bard's Lament

2008-12-01T14:57:00.001-08:00

The prelude of a small ballad that I am writing. This is the opening image. 23 more to go~
Acrylic on board.

"The Wish"

2008-11-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

Latest acrylic painting.

Working on CD Label for American Healing Arts Institute.
Time to work~!

FFXI Contest

2008-10-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Been working on this for a while. Here it goes!
Final Fantasy XI Contest held by Square Enix! Entries are accepted until November.
If anyone is interested visit
http://www.ffxifestival.com/drawing_rules.html

Trip to Santa Barbara

2008-08-31T19:47:00.000-07:00

here goes some quick sketches from University of California Santa Barbara. My friend was going to graduate from there, so I took a little trip to visit. The beach was great!
More to come! Finishing up an illustration for contest!
until then~

~The Official~

2008-08-13T14:58:00.000-07:00

After long summer website making session, finally its out.
Here is the official DemHar website! Enjoy~!

Visit DemHar!

Landscape Stuff

2008-07-10T11:06:00.000-07:00

Midterm: 16x20 Canvas Board. Acrylic. 10 Hrs.

40 Min. location Study. Acrylic on board. 9x12

40 Min. location Study. Acrylic on board. 9x12

Painting has been getting a lot faster lately. The landscape painting class makes me do things on haste mode. Kinda fun. Finishing up my new portfolio this week. Will post stuff next week. Until then :P

Glendale

2008-06-19T14:42:00.000-07:00

Well since ASong does not want to come back to Glendale, I give him this painting as a present to remind him of his past.
WELLLLL im ALIVE guys, and back to posting! Although its farkin hot in LA, I am surviving. Jajaja its been a while. What was I doing. It's a secret. Well lets put it this way, my original portfolio failed me, so I have been asked to make a new one. I've been busy, no rest what so ever. I wont post anything from new portfolio till its all done and I get permission from "someone" to do it so. Lets say it's confidential /(-.-)\
I hope you all having fun summer~!

Oh and the painting above is the first locational study of Glendale Mountains for landscape painting online.

Location Study 1
Acrylic on illustration board, 9x12, 2hrs.

~Sum Up~

2008-05-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

Well well well <.< it's over~! :D Congratulations to you all! School is out! It was a great semester and very productive! Met a lot of great people. It was probably my best semester in this school. I wish you all the best in life and a joyful career!
Will be updating blog again as soon as my landscape painting class starts.
Until then fellow friends! I hope to see you all at Supper Club, Cow Palace and Spring Show!!!! Party time!~

Honors Portfolio: "Into the Wild" Book Cover. Acrylic on illustration board. 20hr.

Eccentric Illustration: "Rebirth" Acrylic on board. 15hr.

Eccentric Illustration: Retouch on "Time, Motion & Passage" Looks way better now :)-

Illustration 4 Final

2008-05-07T23:53:00.000-07:00

Finally, its over! 1 more final painting to go!
I need to come up with a title for this one. My brain is not functioning right now /(-.-)\ Photograph came out some what ok. Not complaining >.<
Acrylic on illustration board. 18x24" 24hr paint job in 4 days.

Innocence

2008-04-22T18:11:00.000-07:00

There are always times in life when we question our own existence. Some people search answers in religion, and some in science. There are many ways to explain life form, but none of them are 100% accurate. Throughout various explanations, there are only few factors that remain constant.
The birth of an infant is a beginning of a journey. Humans at their initial stage are pure and innocent. Throughout their life spam they evolve, and transform into much complex forms...

Acrylic on canvas board 18x24: 24Hr paint job in 4 days.

Next Set

2008-04-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

Finally the next set is ready to hit the blog. I've been brushing up on digital a bit. But from now on its back to acrylic full time.

For H. Portfolio: "For No One" Acrylic on canvas board 16x20"
The molding paste on the bottom of the surface didn't sit as smooth as I was expecting. Hence the weird texture.

For Ex. Illustration: "Prosthetics" Digital, CS3. Inspiration from Ghost in the Shell!!

For Ill 4: "The World Ends With You" Digital, CS3. Since I had a free topic project for Ill 4 I decided to do a contest held by SquareEnix. It was posted in DeviantArt. You guys can check it out and participate if you like.

Long Awaited Stuff

2008-03-30T20:10:00.000-07:00

Finally, finished stuff for Dominance War III. Just submitted my illustrations. I wish everyone good luck. Thank you Marcoz for posting the event, I had no idea it was going on.

Here they are, sketch and two versions. I'm glad I have made it before deadline. Took so much time.
As for the Illustration itself, I decided to do the mage characters.
Acrylic 13x20" Ill Board, 18hr.

Hehe, and here is something fun that I have started for my portfolio. "Warhammer Retribution." I am going to paint 3 peaces dedicated to Games Workshop for portfolio purposes. Here is the FIRST BLOOD! Two more of these coming up soon!
Acrylic 16x20" Canvas Board, 12hr.

Round2 *Update

2008-03-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

*Update*
Better photo's finally.

More stuff coming up.
*"Games Workshop" Here I come! "No Mercy"
*Dominance of War III: Full color illustration
*Propaganda: Prosthetic Body Parts
*The Beatles: "For No One" "Across the Universe" & "In My Life"

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
For H.Portfolio. Acrylic on canvas board. 14x18"

"Time, Motion & Passage"
For Ecc. Illustration. Acrylic on canvas board. 14x18"

"Angel's Journey" hardcover jacket.
For Ill4. Photoshop CS3.

WonderCon

2008-02-23T19:28:00.000-08:00

..>..>

First 3~

2008-02-16T21:17:00.000-08:00

Well since the show is now out of the way, I can finally focus on school stuff. First 3 illustrations of the semester. Here we go again.

For Ill4
"Toddy convinced his mother (Mrs. Peggy Badcock) to visit Shallow Arc. Toddy knew that there is an evil monster inhabits there. His curiosity and stubbornness drove him and Mrs. Badcock into an exile." The moral of the story my friends is not to trust little kids, they're evil.

For H. Portfolio
The unusual prophet bird who inhabits in the dark creepy forest, almost had a hearth-attack when he witnessed the final prophecy.

For Eccentric Illustration
The abuse of acid gave the circus clown an unimaginable trip.

The Show

2008-01-30T00:48:00.000-08:00

Everyone invited~

~Vardanank~

2007-12-25T00:30:00.000-08:00

24x36: Acrylic

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop CS3

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In the year 451, 66 thousand Armenians fought bravely against 200 thousand persian army. This historical battle is the most crucial event in Armenian history. After reading the historical novel few months ago, I was deeply motivated and greatly inspired.

Stuff~

2007-12-16T14:16:00.000-08:00

In class, acrylic. ahhh no time to finish them~~

"Apocalypse Night"

2007-11-18T16:58:00.000-08:00

Acrylic: 18x24

The painting which my brother has been waiting for!
Enjoy!

Greek

2007-11-10T18:26:00.000-08:00

Egypt

2007-11-10T18:24:00.001-08:00

Geisha

2007-11-10T18:18:00.001-08:00

Finalized!

Happy Accidents @ Barbara B's Class

2007-11-10T17:51:00.000-08:00

/(-.-)/--- ~

Kazu's MidT.

2007-10-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

Here goes another self portrait. Well this time I decided to get away from the traditional way of self portrait and went berserk. Main concentration was color balance and harmony of intense and saturated colors.

~Well until next posting_ (that would be in a while lol.)
Working on a illustration on my brothers request, and some other geisha crap. Ill post them up when I getz zeh time~
cheerz~

"The Witness"

2007-10-18T21:58:00.000-07:00

Another acrylic brainstorm. Just decided to paint from memory to recall forms. Notice the exaggerated use of reds to push the message of fright. Dedicated to Armenian Genocide.

"Crimson Rain" Memorial for the Dead

2007-10-18T21:51:00.000-07:00

Quick acrylic illustration for the memory of those who have fallen~

In Class Acrylic Paintings

2007-10-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

Bryan's request. His been bugging me all this time. I hope you satisfied!
As you can see I used different color scheme for each painting. Hopefully it will get better.

LongAwaitedAdv.Persp.Stuff

2007-10-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Finally got a chance to get this stuff together.

Head Studies

2007-09-26T15:30:00.000-07:00

Some quick 10min charcoal head studies.

Charcoal Drawings

2007-09-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

Some old (06 Fall/07 Spring) 20~40 min drawings from life.

Adv.Persp Stuff

2007-09-21T00:52:00.000-07:00

Finally got a chance to make some scans.
Mechanical pencil.

Sketch

2007-09-21T00:28:00.000-07:00

Some doodles I did 2 weeks ago, when I went to pick up my friend from SFO. From BART to SFO, what a trip.

Mr. Terror

2007-09-06T21:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a concept art that I did last semester. Had good laughs about it, because I ended up entering in to Sim's contest.

Distant Love

2007-09-03T18:58:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS2
10hrs

Expression4

2007-08-26T23:34:00.001-07:00

Final project.
8-9hr Caran Dache` Neocolor, Acrylic. 18x24. Illustration board.

War?

2007-08-26T23:33:00.000-07:00

Free composition. Acrylic. 9x12. Illustration Board. 2hr.

Color Blind

2007-08-26T23:32:00.003-07:00

Free composition. Mixed media. Acrylic, Caran Dache` Neocolor. 18x24. Foam-board. 8-9hr.

Angelina

2007-08-26T23:31:00.005-07:00

Class assignment. Watercolor. 9x12.

Hunter

2007-08-26T23:31:00.003-07:00

Workshop. Pen & Ink. 20min.

Bloody Monk

2007-08-26T23:30:00.001-07:00

Workshop. Pen & Ink. 20min.

Nazi

2007-08-26T23:29:00.001-07:00

Workshop. Pen & Ink. 20min.

Nude

2007-08-26T23:28:00.003-07:00

Workshop. Charcoal pencil on newsprint. 1hr.

Halloween

2007-08-26T23:27:00.003-07:00

In class. Charcoal pencil on newsprint.

Old Grandma

2007-08-26T23:26:00.002-07:00

In class. Charcoal pencil on newsprint. 20min.

Line Drawing

2007-08-26T23:26:00.001-07:00

Workshop. Charcoal pencil on bond paper. 40min.

Old Lady

2007-08-26T23:24:00.002-07:00

Vine charcoal on newsprint.

Hands

2007-08-26T23:24:00.001-07:00

Asignament. Hands from life. White charcoal on Canson black paper.

Anger

2007-08-26T23:23:00.001-07:00

Assignment. Soft pastel, 18x24.

The Protector

2007-08-26T23:21:00.002-07:00

Cover page. Acrylic.

Eques

2007-08-26T23:21:00.001-07:00

Poster/cover page. Acrylic on illustration board.

Jack on the Beanstock

2007-08-26T23:20:00.003-07:00

Children's book illustration. Mixed media. Caran Dache` Neocolor, Acrylic.

The Lovers "iPod Nano"

2007-08-26T23:19:00.001-07:00

iPod poster. Watercolor.

Expressions3

2007-08-26T23:18:00.003-07:00

Soft Pastel. 18x24.

Expressions2

2007-08-26T23:17:00.001-07:00

Soft pastel. 18x24.

Expressions

2007-08-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

Soft pastel. 18x24.

Phantom of the Opera

2007-08-26T23:15:00.001-07:00

Book illustration. Mixed media.

Aged Memories

2007-08-26T23:14:00.001-07:00

Doodle. Pen & Ink.

The Dream

2007-08-26T23:11:00.000-07:00

Assignment. Pen & Ink.

Copy Right

2007-08-26T23:07:00.000-07:00

All the work that is presented in this web page is solely property of Harout Demirchyan. Any misusage of the artworks will be subjected to illicit copyright activities.

~Welcome to Art by DemHar~

2006-09-09T18:45:00.000-07:00

So many things to talk about so little time. I will try to keep things updated as much as possible.