Sketches and nonsense from Los Angeles-based vfx artist and illustrator Rick Cortes. @rickcortes on Twitter.Tumblr (3.0; @bulljive)http://bulljive.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af253511711a2a6c77e33c1aadd9ac78/tumblr_mmyxqxtxTQ1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Audrey, referenced off that great photo that’s going around on the Tumblr.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/50689819397http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/50689819397Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:45 -0700Audrey Hepburn<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68697fa706e1e842d1a827cd569425f7/tumblr_mmlh88Bi6a1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flashback Friday: I don’t know when I drew this or why. I assume some Cthulhu mom joke was being thrown around at a sketch session and this came out. Happy Mother’s day!</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/50100989535http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/50100989535Fri, 10 May 2013 11:12:08 -0700Cthulhumomhappy mother's daysketchtentacle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/043fd56c5aca2a004d06563ec596c1f2/tumblr_mm7il1p6R61rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Skrull chins are high maintenance, I’m guessing.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/49494528831http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/49494528831Thu, 02 May 2013 22:15:00 -0700skrullsketchmarvel comicschin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57348991a1e57676c2d76381ef1c559a/tumblr_mludwqFo0h1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We started a weekly challenge for the Sketchbook Sessions Facebook page. Week 1 is Monster. Here she is. RARR!</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48904129366http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48904129366Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:05:14 -0700monstertentaclesfireinkphotoshop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d582ba9fb573875d82f9bcb67a612b8e/tumblr_mlikeeU7SI1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t know. It just happened.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48367902157http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48367902157Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:54:13 -0700ewokstar warsreturn of the jedi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1d16eca9a86657ef53f08e35c55d189/tumblr_mlgornQasj1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 75th birthday, Superman! An old one for the occasion. I’ll try to post a newer one later.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48287805626http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48287805626Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:33:23 -0700happy birthdaysuperman75th annivesary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/344bb5c30ac99b0e1bbc3d25e9626b8b/tumblr_mlfqpjFcsZ1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I rattled this off after hearing Patton Oswalt’s Parks & Rec filibuster. Because holy shit.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48260452628http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/48260452628Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:17:43 -0700Chewbaccastar warsdroidrobaccapatton oswaltparks & recfilibuster<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7356ec8d0a9d76d16bedd77b00f04e91/tumblr_mksri0K4WZ1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flashback Friday: KILLER QUEEN, design for a shirt sold on riptapparel.com. Available at Red Bubble, here: <a href="http://bit.ly/XY8OYq" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/XY8OYq</a></p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/47210181162http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/47210181162Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0700Freddie MercuryFreddy KruegerQueenKiller Queenriptt-shirtdesignillustrationhorror<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67b287413f2c60b1772a1535c4e54979/tumblr_mkfcsvH8xO1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a1bfbbcba7f40623a44cd5f3b1dcfb6/tumblr_mkfcsvH8xO1rzr200o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/248e0523cc94a7a1532739db7b47cc78/tumblr_mkfcsvH8xO1rzr200o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Process: Sketch card commission for a friend of Guy Davis’ The Marquis.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/46590515358http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/46590515358Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:43:43 -0700processguy davisthe marquiscomicssketch cardcopic markers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5bde0eddb2472ad303dadbaf6e04af9/tumblr_mjq9frm60S1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Final inks.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c67fb7385a30a8cde094755123d00df7/tumblr_mjq9frm60S1rzr200o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Pencil sketch.<br/><br/> <p>Flashback Friday: Hellboy piece from 2005. I think this was a gift for a friend.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/45457731616http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/45457731616Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:31:00 -0700hellboyprocesssketchinkmignolamike mignolaartcomicsdark horseflashback friday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84b799e74c3a69df864f1aeef267008d/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o6_500.jpg"/><br/> Sketches based on photos of a young Sissy Spacek.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/173e4a7c5f474c30c2d009f30e02d7d9/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Some sleepy kid.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1119d7c9dfb9c0e7adcbadd1e284059/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Hellboy. Yelling. <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2da23cb9bd56ee5b41afb9b8d6ae7a3d/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Tuna, on Instagram at @tunameltsmyheart.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09cb7b0f9f061dd23a2976768f6205c3/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Inspired by Penny Lane from Almost Famous.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b30a1b0a6fa242ffd1002a1269d2ebb6/tumblr_mjdevjgnbY1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Thor on a Post-It.<br/><br/> <p>Sketchdump, sketches from the past couple of weeks.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/44903928457http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/44903928457Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:59:43 -0800sissy spacekhellboysleepytunameltsmyhearttunaalmost famouspenny laneThorsketchessketchdump<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1626cb378c33409d9cee9afba09fbb9c/tumblr_miff8i8cnZ1s1popdo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Found a gif of visual effects I did on Power Rangers a million years ago. I loved doing these Lord Zed shots.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/43961395935http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/43961395935Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:45:44 -0800mighty morphin power rangersvisual effectsrotoscopelord zedlightningelectricity<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59116440" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I work at MFX, a visual effects house here in LA. Our newest vfx reel is now live! It includes work from such shows as Dexter, The Newsroom, Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Shameless, Two and a Half Men, and more.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/42492369382http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/42492369382Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:20:01 -0800visual effects reelvfxspecial effectscompositing3D modeling3D renderinggreenscreenbluescreentelevision<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b13bea6e91d8f629e5acd517a011cc5e/tumblr_mhu8jrjeJH1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sydney Greenstreet in Casablanca.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/42491464084http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/42491464084Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:55:03 -0800sydney greenstreetcasablancacaricaturesketchfilm noirbogart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8170cce63a0c1c00cc0a965163457a90/tumblr_mhi4ewcqQl1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/666f74a993edc2863163151ff2259b6b/tumblr_mhi4ewcqQl1rzr200o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a610e397d293ab591fe83b6ecf5e33c1/tumblr_mhi4ewcqQl1rzr200o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/959d2965b590932260679977014d2729/tumblr_mhi4ewcqQl1rzr200o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Throwback Thursday. Some random zombie stuff from 2006. And Bizarro. Lobster Johnson was a commission.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/41954708833http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/41954708833Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:54:32 -0800zombiebatmanrobinbizarrolobster johnsonsketch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/339bafb61714eefe20573db23c314124/tumblr_mh2a46RWjo1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hellboy commission.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/41256132930http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/41256132930Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:36:05 -0800hellboycomicsmignolacommissioncopicmarkersart card<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe6d703434d1d9a533ed77df530a382d/tumblr_mglmfwWXLX1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hushpuppy.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/40496588017http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/40496588017Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:43:08 -0800hushpuppybeasts of the southern wildmoviefilmquvenzhane wallissketchquickie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c31508cff89ebc337241584f455f422/tumblr_mgcaw20jGD1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Now watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/40068736364http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/40068736364Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:55:14 -0800joseph gordon-levitt50/50moviefilmsketch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12a53f4efb3470911e2cf774528db5a4/tumblr_mg3etmXD0k1rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“You said you ain’t know him.”</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/39644803611http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/39644803611Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:41:46 -0800django unchainedsamuel l. jacksonstephencaricaturesketchmoviefilmquentin tarantino<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3aca925bc6358827b6cfc3ad234c838/tumblr_mg3cefUgJ21rzr200o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heads.</p>http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/39642571146http://bulljive.tumblr.com/post/39642571146Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:49:27 -0800Wonder WomanWolverineHellboyManchester BlackThe EliteX-Mensketch