Beretta Holster

Here's a low poly holster I made for a Beretta M9.

14 hours
Maya 2014
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PS CS6

Beretta 90-Two Modern Art Piece

So trying something a little different with this one.  I wanted to do something that was a bit more of a modern art piece, and I wanted to do it in grey-scale with only red being the accent color. Being how this was my attempt at "modern" art, I thought I'd go with a handgun I have always loved the look of, the Beretta 90-Two.  Looking like something out of Halo, the Beretta 90-Two was an attempt to make a more modern, stylish and light weight version of the famous Beretta 92/96 series.  It was available in both 9mm and .40s&w but sadly didn't catch on and Beretta stopped producing the pistol.  Even though this design was short lived, I'm a big fan of the Beretta 90-Two and was happy to make an art piece dedicated to it.  

Glock 21

I was planning on only doing 3 of these, but then I realized I hadn't done a Glock yet, and I can't be leaving out "Glock Perfection"!  This is the awesome Glock 21 chambered in .45acp.  This is Glock's full size .45 and one of their larger and more aggressive models which is used by many law enforcement agencies nation wide.  ...it is also my personal go to gun for both home defense and carry.  Something that really makes the G21 stand out above some other .45's out there is it's capacity.  With a 13+1 capacity you'd be hard pressed to find a better .45 for your money.  This is the gun I have shot above all others and to this day, I have yet to have a failure or malfunction of any kind.

Remington 1911

Here is another addition to my handgun digital painting series!  It's hard to get too much of a good thing, so I decided to do another 1911, this time going with a very classic style Remington.  Chambered in .45acp, the Remington 1911 R1 is a throwback to the Colt 1911 that started it all.  Smooth straight lines and wooden grips, this is a total classic and a real tribute to the original 1911.

Beretta Px4 Storm

Another digital painting to add to my gun series!  This is Beretta's Px4 Storm full size pistol with a two tone finish that Beretta calls the "Inox".   The Px4 has been growing in popularity and is the polymer replacement for it's older brother, the Beretta 8000 (Cougar).  The Px4 comes in 3 different sizes (full, compact, and subcompact) and 3 different calibers (9mm, .40s&w and .45acp), so there is a model that works for everyone.  If you are on the market for a polymer pistol, make sure you don't overlook the Px4 as a possible option, they are reliable and very attractive handguns.

Join the Empire!!

I have been feeling the itch to do something Star Wars related.  Of course I also am always in the mood to draw something firearm or pin-up related, so I thought...why not combine all three?  After I sketched out the pose for my silly idea, I gave the character a vintage hairstyle to give her that pin-up feel.  I drew inspiration from retro styles of lingerie for the dress and then added armor over it that I pulled from various imperial soldiers from the Star Wars universe.  Needing some badass firepower, I went with a standard stormtrooper blaster.  I then added a splash of "propaganda" to make it fun.

Enjoy!  ...and may the force be with you...always!

Beretta M9 Game Model WIP

Just started learning dDo, which is a great tool for adding scratches, dirt and imperfections to your textures.  I am just scratching the surface of learning this tool, but here is a WIP of what I've started doing to one of my pistol models.  More to come!!

Taurus Protector

I really like the "Drawn with Lead 1911" digital painting I did last year, and Jess was telling me the other day that I should do some more guns in a similar fashion.  She also didn't hesitate to drop the Taurus Protector as a possible choice for my next gun painting as it's probably going to be my wife's first handgun.  So my love, this one's for you!!  I am so lucky to have a wife that supports my hobbies and my beliefs the way you do, I love you darl'n!!!

Just a girl and her tank!

I work with an interesting mix of military people and hard core gamers.  I wanted to make a PC desktop for my work station that reflected a bit of both sides.  One of my all time favorite arcade shooters is Metal Slug, so I was heavily inspired with the art from that game, leaning a bit more toward the Japanese art look for the character but going a bit more realistic with the tank.  Also the girl in this image is sporting a Glock 21...cause why not? 

Drawn with Lead Facebook Page

I have been keeping myself pretty busy as of late and trying to get my work a bit more out in the open.  If you would be so kind as to help me do this, you can follow me on Instagram @drawnwithlead as well as follow me on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/DrawnwithLead

So far I'm doing a lot of re-posts of older work while I am stocking up on some new pieces.  In the mean time I'm supplying a bit more information and back story to each piece I post up for those of you who may care to get a bit more about the "why's and when's" of each piece of artwork.

Thanks for all the support and please follow along on my creative adventures! 

Glock 30 Concepts

Here are a few variations of what I might do if I pick up a Glock 30 down the road.  I made it tan being how I'm strongly considering going with a tan and black two tone with my Mossberg 500, so I figure it may be cool to have them match.  This concept is based of the Gen 3 Glock 30 design.

The Glock 30 is chambered in .45acp, has a 3.78" barrel, weighs 23.99 oz and has a 10+1 capacity.

There is a ton of information out there on the Glock pistols and I already have one in my collection which is currently my carry gun and I'm excited to get another one at some point.  Although there are arguably better polymer handguns on the market, the Glock has been proven tough and able to perform under almost all conditions and for the money they are a great choice for an EDC weapon or nightstand gun.

Glock 21 Propaganda Poster

Just for fun!  A propaganda poster to honor my EDC pistol, the Glock 21.  Talk about a weapon that grows on you with use, I love my G21.

Mr. Skullhead: First ZBrush sculpt

Just got set up with a new work station at my job this week and the only software installed so far is ZBrush.  I hadn't touched ZBrush since 2007, and I had only done the most basic of tasks even back then.  One of my co-workers suggested while I'm waiting for Maya and Photoshop to get put on my new PC I might start learning ZBrush as we'll be using it more and more here at work.  He also suggested I try out something new to ZBrush called DynaMesh.  So Mr. Skullhead here is the result of me pushing and pulling some shape from a DynaMesh sphere.  Still a WIP, just something simple to get my feet wet in the big world of sculpting.