Now this may come as a shock to some of you, but I haven’t really spent a lot of time on the site Deviant Art. However after finding today’s AYSK, I can see that I need to spend some more time there.

Reinaldo Quintero Arturo Torrealba – or “Reiq” (thank god he shortened that to Reiq) is a Venezuelan born digital artist living in the UK.  According to his bio on his personal site;

Reinaldo showed great abilities and a passion for art.  In the beginning his art was inspired by simple things, from comics to ordinary objects.  Later whilst studying at school he had the chance to watch Dragon Ball, an innocent opening into the world of Manga and Anime.  His inspiration was born from an intense curiosity for Anime and passion for researching artists and styles.  Artists like Carlos Pacheco and Joe Madureria are responsible for his love of comics, and artists like Satoshi Urushihara, Jun Tskasa and Shishizaru are his biggest influence in Manga.

Reiq has an extensive resume including work for companies including Lenovo, Western Union, AutoDesk and Microsoft.  Not only that but he has also taught at the CentroArt Institute in Venezuela.

Now I was looking at another site for all things Halo and I happened upon Reiq’s drawing of Cortana. After looking at his version of her, I thought to myself that this guy’s style is pretty bad-ass.  The site that I was on had a link to his deviantArt page, then after checking out some of his other work, it didn’t take me long to realize that Reiq needed to be featured here.

Check out this small sample of his work then head on over to his site to see more.