Halfanese

I'VE MOVED TO TUMBLR

2010-12-12T00:09:00.000-08:00

Here's the link to the new HALFANESE BLOG!

KELLY

2010-12-05T01:48:00.000-08:00

Decided to try a looser style this time. It was a lot faster not coloring the bike!

JESSVERSUS

2010-12-03T01:01:00.000-08:00

Jess Versus sent me some photos for this illustration. Of course she would wear leggings like that?

LYNN POPS ON HER FIXED GEAR!!!

2010-11-17T12:23:00.000-08:00

Here's the final illustration for the lovely Lynn Pops. I went for a cleaner backdrop on this one.

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG

2010-11-01T12:27:00.000-07:00

Pretty amazing behind the scenes process video!

LYNN POPS

2010-10-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

I did a shoot with Lynn Pop while I was in Chicago. Gonna do a dope illustration of her from these soon. It was pretty damn cold that night. She was a trooper!!!

NEON ANTLERS

2010-10-11T00:18:00.000-07:00

My latest antler girl drawing. I told my dad what I was drawing and he told me to watch out for girls with antlers? I guess if you see one in the woods they're supposed to cause you confusion with women and relationships? I'm not gonna argue with him. Makes sense to me.

LA

2010-09-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

What do you do when you have the perfect opportunity for a photo and you blow it? I tried to save the moment by drawing it? Here's Monica from the Rhymefest video shoot.

RAMBO ON A LAND SHARK

2010-09-26T10:55:00.000-07:00

For this illustration, I had the fortunate opportunity to shoot the adorable Rambo for reference! I was also lucky enough to have Orange 20 Bikes lend me this sweet little Land Shark!!!

RHYMEFEST - MERMAID (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

2010-09-21T10:15:00.000-07:00

Directed by
Bryan Carr & Francis Kmiecik
Model - Monica Miyagi
Stylist - Janet Schultz
Icebreaker - Mike Schatz
Pool Boy - Enrique Figueroa

Things have been pretty quite around here for a minute. That's because I've been working on this video for the past couple of weeks! We did it as a fun personal video submission for Rhymefest and he made it his "Official Video"!!! He called us personally after we posted it up and talked with us for like 30 minutes. He's a really cool guy!

I have some shoots lined up for bike models so I'll have some new "girls on Bikes" soon!

STRIPED SHIRT

2010-08-27T00:31:00.000-07:00

New girl with bike drawing!!! I got some closeups on my flickr page.

Tattoos & Hi-Tops

2010-08-16T23:48:00.000-07:00

RED HEAD

2010-08-12T00:33:00.000-07:00

The latest in my girls on bikes illustrations. I referenced the smoke from Akira.

DJ MNKYSHRT

2010-08-02T20:57:00.000-07:00

New illustration for me friend DJ MNKYSHRT!!!

Smoke & Water

2010-07-31T13:47:00.000-07:00

I've finally started working in LA so I haven't had as much time to work on my personal stuff. This one took me a couple weeks to finish on that schedule.

2010 REEL

2010-07-19T18:46:00.000-07:00

Here's my updated reel!

SKELETON GIRLS

2010-07-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

There's a couple little things I'm gonna change, but I'm happy with it for now.

HALFANESE LOGO BUILD

2010-07-15T19:41:00.000-07:00

Audio by: Surachai

ANTLER GIRL

2010-07-06T01:31:00.000-07:00

Still from the next shot I'm animating.

THE DREAM

2010-07-01T15:57:00.001-07:00

This is gonna be my summer album for sure!

GIRL SITTING ON WALL

2010-07-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

Working on some animations with very subtle movements.

DAISY LOWE FOR UK ESQUIRE

2010-06-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

This is super hot! It was shot for the ipad. If you go to Greg Williams Vimeo page you can download the ipad format video.

BIKE ANIMATION SAMPLE

2010-06-29T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here's a short clip of something I've been working on recently. I have a couple more shots I'm working on right now as well as some illustrations.

WATER SAMPLES

2010-06-28T23:15:00.000-07:00

I've recently been collecting water samples from different bodies of water across the US. I plan on doing some testings of some sort and having the information influence what I paint. It's still in the beginning process and I've only collected 11 samples so far.

BEJEWELED GOALIE MASKS

2010-06-23T13:33:00.005-07:00

Just saw the left photo on Kanye's Blog. Photo was taken by Sabine Liewald. The one on the right is me with a mask I made a few years back. Should have had a hot girl pose with my mask?

NECRO COMICON

2010-06-15T23:19:00.000-07:00

My friend Marco Morales asked for a logo recently. This is what I came up with. I don't know if he is gonna use it but it was fun drawing veins and bones.

LOS ANGELES NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

2010-05-14T23:22:00.000-07:00

Some photos from a recent trip to the LA Natural History Museum. There's a few more on my Flickr page

CHICAGO!!!

2010-03-18T22:15:00.004-07:00

After 14 years of living in Chicago, I've finally decided to try something new. I'm going to be moving out west to L.A. at the end of the month. I just wanted to make something for the city that's treated me so well.

GALLIMAUFRY

2010-03-16T23:59:00.002-07:00

Super fun art show JoeyD and I are curating. Lots of great people participating!!!
Happy Dog Gallery
1542 N Milwaukee 2nd floor
Saturday, March 27th - 6pm

THE LETTER L

2010-03-13T20:19:00.000-08:00

BIKER GIRL ILLUSTRATIONS

2010-02-04T22:42:00.001-08:00

Here are some straight shots of the biker girls I'm drawing and animating.

ANIMATION STILLS

2010-02-03T17:02:00.002-08:00

I've been working on a little animation test for the past few weeks. Everything is hand drawn and colored in Photoshop. Animated in After Effects. I'll be posting the video soon(it's only 17 secs long).

RECENT PAINTINGS

2010-01-23T14:15:00.002-08:00

24"x24" acrylic on canvas

13.5"x13.5" acrylic on canvas

18"x24" acrylic on canvas

13.5"x13.5" acrylic on canvas

STORE FRONT ILLUSTRATIONS

2010-01-06T22:00:00.004-08:00

I've been doing illustrations of storefronts covered in graffiti. It's for an animation piece I'm working on. I should have some test footage in the next week or two. I have a bunch more on my flickr page!

KEEP IT GOIN' LOUDER

2009-11-23T10:26:00.003-08:00

This song just got upgraded with another dope video!!!

This is gonna be my Halloween Jam!

RAMONA FALLS

2009-11-09T08:53:00.003-08:00

Holy balls! This video is super dope!!!

PANTHER HOT

2009-09-30T21:17:00.001-07:00

13.5" x 13.5"
acrylic on canvas

SANDIA MOUNTAINS

2009-09-30T09:25:00.002-07:00

Louis and I went on a day hike to the top on the Sandia Mountains while I was in Albuquerque.. We started at 7000ft and reached about 10,300ft.

MIIKE SNOW - BLACK & BLUE

2009-09-19T09:46:00.001-07:00

This video is tight!

FRANCIS BACON

2009-09-18T21:35:00.001-07:00

GUT BRUSH

2009-09-08T21:23:00.005-07:00

I made an intestinal brush in illustrator. Anyone want their name written in guts?

ANIMATION TESTS

2009-08-04T08:11:00.001-07:00

TIME-LAPSE

2009-07-26T12:22:00.001-07:00

The last frame isn't the final piece. I think there were a few things that got hung last minute. I still need to shoot a nice photo of the entire piece. I'll post that soon.

Tetralogy

2009-07-09T14:32:00.003-07:00

I've been busting my ass on some new artwork for a collaborative show with some really talented artists. If you're in chicago on the 25th come check it out. It's gonna be dope!
Emily Cunningham
Joey D.
Francis Kmiecik
Scott Shellhamer
audio by Surachai

July 25th, 2009 7pm-10pm
OhNoDoom
2995 West Lyndale
Chicago, IL 60647

4TH OF JULY WEEKEND

2009-07-07T19:29:00.002-07:00

Roman candles off the backboard!

Second year in a row I beat my family at the Sunday Lake Run (2.8 miles). I finished in 19 minutes 31 seconds. We're standing in order of rank. One more year of bragging rights!

DIRTY PROJECTORS

2009-07-01T18:20:00.001-07:00

This video is dope! I'll start posting more artwork and less music videos, promise!

MSTRKRFT

2009-06-26T20:31:00.000-07:00

I like this video a lot!

Kachina Drawing

2009-05-23T21:47:00.002-07:00

A concept drawing for an upcoming art show.

Goalie Masks

2009-05-22T23:16:00.002-07:00

I took some new pics of a couple of goalie masks I upgraded. These masks are pretty old but I never had pictures of them by themselves. There a a few more in the works.

ARTWORK

2009-05-13T20:14:00.002-07:00

Here's what I've been working lately. All of them are still in the very beginning stages. I don't really know where I'm trying to go with them yet. I'll post more pics as I get further along in the process.

NEPAL PHOTOS!!!

2009-05-13T19:58:00.002-07:00

I'm back from Nepal and I got around to editing my photos. It was an amazing trip and I suggest if you ever get the chance go check it out. I have a ton more pics on my flickr page!

NEPAL!!!

2009-04-08T23:58:00.002-07:00

I'm going to be in Nepal from Aug 9th-May 2nd. I'll be hiking around the Langtang region with my buddy Mitch! I'll post some amazing pics when I get back!

Cut & Paste Shout Outs!

2009-04-08T23:41:00.003-07:00

Just wanted to give a shout out to all the 2D competitors of the Chicago Cut & Paste! Nice job to everyone. Not much you can really do in 15 minutes!

Beat Freaks

2009-04-06T10:47:00.003-07:00

This is a little old, but still pretty dope! Magic, ladies, and popping! What else could you ask for? Sorry there's a dumb ad before it. It's worth the wait!

Leopard Layout

2009-02-23T23:04:00.001-08:00

I was messing around with this image for quite awhile. I didn't really have a plan when I opened the file. I'm not sure how I feel about it? There are some balance issues, but I kind of like it???

King Kobra Movie Poster

2009-02-19T00:34:00.005-08:00

It's getting close to that time! King Kobra is in the final stages after months of me procrastinating! Here's one of four movie posters I designed. You can check out the rest here.

Byonic Oilers

2009-02-12T17:56:00.001-08:00

A little homage to the Oilers from the Gretzky days!

Native Disco Glam

2009-02-10T22:31:00.003-08:00

I was messing around with some photos I took the other day. Trying to use some Native American star patterns to glam up the photos. Kinda going for a native/disco/Jem/glamour shot. I'll have a couple more from this series in the next few days.

Cut & Paste 2009

2009-02-09T17:37:00.004-08:00

So I'm officially competing in Cut & Paste the year! Time to work on the hot keys!!!

Nina

2009-02-07T23:06:00.001-08:00

I did a shoot tonight with Nina. Hopefully I'll get some new designs up soon!

Lucha Libre

2009-02-02T19:53:00.002-08:00

I didn't go to the gym tonight like I was planning on. So in an effort to be semi-productive i made this.

Portrait Composite

2009-02-02T12:59:00.005-08:00

Composited some photos from my Field Museum trip. I was inspired by these images I found.

Field Museum Fun

2009-01-29T22:45:00.002-08:00

I went to the Field Museum and took some photos today. I might go back this Saturday and do some drawing. I was surprised at how empty the place was. I bet there was no more than 100 people there and it was their free day! This economy totally sucks!!!

Mist Test

2009-01-27T22:38:00.001-08:00

I did some test shots of mist. Trying to figure out some new design assets.

A Little Light Reading!

2009-01-27T22:03:00.001-08:00

Edited another photo from a shoot last year. I need to shoot some more in the next couple of months!

Big Bills in 09!

2009-01-24T11:48:00.001-08:00

Not my favorite video, but I love this track!

New Years Party!

2008-12-21T21:41:00.001-08:00

I'n throwing a New Years Party! If you know me and wanna go. Email me at francis(at)byonicstudios.com and I'll get you the address!

Heavy Metal

2008-12-03T22:34:00.001-08:00

I'm starting to work on a new animation piece. I'll be posting up boards and animation tests over the next couple of months!!!

Byonic Wings

2008-11-23T15:01:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to mess around with the smoke elements I shot the other day. I'm gonna need to shoot some more photos soon!

BMX

2008-11-20T19:21:00.002-08:00

Little design work over some photos I took a couple months ago. When I get my new camera I'm gonna try and replicate this in video. There are a couple more on my flickr page.

Shoulder Pads

2008-11-17T20:56:00.003-08:00

I built some shoulder pads, so i decided to shoot a girl wearing them! There are a couple more photo's on my flickr page! I made a matching goalie mask!

Sweet 100 Bird Paintings

2008-11-17T20:51:00.003-08:00

The show is up, so here are the photos of the entire paintings! They're 18"x18", mixed media on canvas. Check out Sweet 100 if you wanna buy one!

Smoke and Light Test

2008-11-17T20:45:00.004-08:00

I took some photo's with this model a couple months ago. I needed to add some designs to the photos. I finally got around to doing a photo shoot testing smoke and lights. Here is the final composite.

WE DID IT!!!

2008-11-04T23:21:00.003-08:00

I had the honor of celebrating with a few hundred thousand people as our new President was elected! That might have been the most people I've ever seen gathered in one place! It was a pretty epic event! I love Chicago!!!

Sweet 100

2008-10-22T16:19:00.002-07:00

Some close ups for an art show in Seattle, "Sweet 100". If you live in the area check it out! I'll post the full paintings when the show goes up.

I Luv Art School Girls Too!

2008-10-22T11:53:00.003-07:00

Ninjasoniks dope! You stretch your own canvas?

Surachai

2008-10-14T20:54:00.003-07:00

It's been awhile since my last post. I just finished a super evil photo shoot with Surachai. There's a couple more pics up on my flickr page!

Test: King Kobra Title Sequence

2008-07-01T14:32:00.002-07:00

Test: King Kobra Title Sequence, originally uploaded by byonic™.

Super rough version of the title sequence.

The Boss!

2008-06-30T22:35:00.001-07:00

King Kobra Jungle Shoot!

2008-06-30T21:55:00.003-07:00

The Pillowbook in his helicopter!

Pillowbooks main assasin!

Skeleton crew due to rain.

THE WOMPRATS TRILOGY

2008-06-27T08:58:00.004-07:00

Chicago used to have a 24hr film festival called "The Fast Forward Film Festival". You would gather at Atomics Coffee at 8pm and get a topic. Then you had until 5pm the next day to make a 3 minute film. There would be a screening that night at 8pm. Here are our entries as the Womp Rats from 3 separate festivals.

Our first festival entry was entitled "First Kiss". Being that it was our rookie season we only received and honorable mention.

Second time around the Womp Rats produced "Estrus". Unable to place, we were given Best Technical Video. Our prize was a betamax camera with a box of tapes!

The final chapter in the Womp Rats trilogy was "Thats Spooky". This time around we where able to clench the grand prize!!!

King Kobra Stills From This Weekend!

2008-06-16T09:18:00.002-07:00

The Bartlett boys as hired hitmen!

Kobra and Morty talkin science!

Don't you wish you had a weapons wall!

Byonic Gold

2008-06-09T09:50:00.002-07:00

Byonic Gold, originally uploaded by byonic™.

My logo in a early 90's WWF style!!!

Byonic Logo Build

2008-06-09T09:48:00.002-07:00

Byonic Logo Build, originally uploaded by byonic™.

Here's a early 90's version of my logo! No audio yet.

Good To Sea

2008-06-05T22:43:00.003-07:00

Video I helped out with last summer (camera man). Just thought I'd give it some more press!

King Kobra

2008-06-03T20:50:00.003-07:00

Some early press photos from the highly anticipated "King Kobra"! Here we see the King relaxing in Kobra fashion aboard his private jet

Action Movie Necessities

2008-05-18T21:30:00.002-07:00

Just a few of the props and parts to make an action/spy movie!

The Hustler!!!

2008-05-12T22:04:00.002-07:00

Was just doing some light tests in Photoshop and decided to throw the Hustler logo on top!

Lykke Li

2008-05-12T21:36:00.002-07:00

I saw Lykke Li play at Schubas tonight! She's super cute! It was a pretty damn good show! I got a couple more pics of her on my flickr page.

Magicpantz Logo Build

2008-05-10T22:37:00.001-07:00

Just another logo build for our upcoming action/spy movie King Kobra!

Owl

2008-05-10T08:36:00.002-07:00

Here's the full piece! The dimensions are 48"x18". It's spraypaint and acrylic on and old board.

New Byonic Logo

2008-05-09T10:13:00.001-07:00

JoeyD made a new logo for me!

Teckno Union Army

2008-05-09T08:49:00.002-07:00

I shot this two years ago on my Canon 20D SLR! I finally got around to editing it this week! It's for my friends band Teckno Union Army. Unfortunately, you have to see it with You Tube compression. I'll try and get one larger with a better compression soon. It is HD quality!

Owl Kind of Art Show

2008-05-03T22:20:00.003-07:00

Little sample of my piece!!!

King Kobra Test Footage

2008-05-03T21:49:00.005-07:00

Me and my buddy Mike are gonna make an amazing spy/action movie! We did a very rough shoot just so i could do some texture treatments to the footage. It's a working title and there will be action in the movie, not just a dude running around with a suitcase.
I'm currently working on making fake gunshot hits and fake limbs to chop off. I'll post the test videos as I finish them!

Marker Sketch 2

2008-04-04T08:12:00.000-07:00

Another slow day at work!

Marker Sketch

2008-04-02T16:36:00.002-07:00

Work was a little slow today. This is about all the creativity energy I had in me today.

A.C. Bananas Round 2

2008-03-29T11:54:00.001-07:00

I added a background and shaded a little more. It still needs some work, but I'm to ADD to finish it right now.

AC Bananas

2008-03-23T09:00:00.003-07:00

Here's a drawing i did a couple months ago that I never finished. I'll post the final when its done. He's a member of Steed Lord.

Girl in Arrows!

2008-03-17T22:50:00.003-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted anything, so I decided to do something a little more refined. Basically I drew a Suicide Girl surrounded by arrows and colored it in Photoshop.