Chris Padilla/Blog / Art
Making pictures!
I doodled some as a kid, but assumed I didn't have talent, so I never pursued it seriously. In 2022, inspiration struck, and I decided to take a swing at learning the craft!
I've been documenting my journey ever since. I've written about the lessons I've learned from drawing in 2023 and digital painting in 2024 as Notes on this blog.
Browse my curated gallery or view all art as a grid. For some common themes:
Mario Wings to the Sky
There's a piece I've been meaning to write about how Super Mario 64 was my medium for curiosity growing up. That running around in these worlds expanded my own, that taking to the sky in game made me curious as to what would happen if you flew into the skyboxes. What other discoveries could be made out there?
But, then again, maybe the painting says it all.
From the Window
A scene from my walks with Lucy around our new neighborhood!
Toucan Jam
The bird out of the box!
Beet Peek
Been eating lots of these guys!
Blue Columbine
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Dallas House
A farewell to Dallas House. š
SSX Lucy
Just moved to Boulder, CO! Lucy's going to love it here.
Toucan
Happy lil guy for an upcoming project!
Cool S
In my fantasy 3D platformer, our main character would be running and jumping to collect all 100 Cool S's in each level.
Ness
Thinking about EarthBound. š½
Dark Forest
What was that sound? š
Bork
What I think of when I hear the word doggo.
Mystery in the Water
What could be down there?
Winter Bun
We have tons of rabbits hopping around in our new neighborhood! Love these little guys.
Low Poly Feathered Friend
More experimentations in 3D