Gearing up for this years VSA Arts contest, which means I need to produce at least 3 new pieces by July 11th. Yech… lots of work, but the chance at $25,000 is kinda worth it.
Before I can really do that, I need to do another tattoo design, this time for a Warcraft guildie. It’s a back piece adapted from a Nightwish album cover, so should turn out nice and detailed.
Oh, and if anyone has Twitter, follow me and be astonished by my incredible lack of exciting and profound updates.
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Follow. Be amazed. Etcetera.
Been working on this for almost forever (but not quite). I actually tried to do something that is somewhat… artsy. It’s something I saw in my minds eye clear as day after wrestling with ideas for my next project. Why not do something that actually has meaning to me?
Everyone has Inner Demons, and this is kind of a literal depiction of that. Things have been less than ideal (as things tend to be), and painting this has been therapeutic, to a degree. It’s slightly creepy, and far from perfect… but dammit if there isn’t a bit o’ me in there.
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Painted in Photoshop, as always. The fullsize image was rather large, so here is a peek at the face detail too. Lemme know what you think.
No, I haven’t forgotten I have a website, I just haven’t had alot (anything) to update with. Actually, I still don’t… but I shall soon! Working on my largest, most “true” digital painting thus far. I’m probably not even 40% done and the learning experience has been absolutely priceless.
Here’s to hoping I can actually finish!
After a long, painful absence, I finally have produced something worth posting (by my standards, at least). Immediately after watching the movie Across the Universe, I doodled out a sketch in about 15 minutes, that much later became this:
Eddie Izzard as the fabulous Mr. Kite! Not only do I have a very heterosexual man crush on Eddie Izzard, but that part of the movie was so trippy and inspiring, that I couldn’t help but to try and paint it. As always, done entirely in Photoshop… no real fancy tricks on this one, just another stab at digital painting.
Let me know what you think, folks!
In planning ahead for the future (you know, the one where I have millions of adoring fans), I added a PayPal donation button to the side, so said fans can… donate… money. The whole Google Adsense thing just doesn’t look like it’s going to bring home the soy bacon. So, rather than adding giant, annoying, seizure inducing “punch the monkey/Paris Hilton/George Bush/yo momma” banner ads, I just implemented that tiny yellow button.
Feel free to click it whenever.
Even better yet, feel free to commission me. Work good! Fire bad!
You know what sucks? Artist’ s block. Every time I get it, it feels like the end of my creative career. Seriously, these things last for months for me. If you’re an artist, and you’re happening to read this… what do you do when you hit a wall? Usually I just do nothing until inspiration strikes again randomly. Probably not the most proactive method, so I’m open to suggestions.
So yeah, just explaining the lack of updates. Here’s to hoping the new year will bring new creative juices.
Every comic book fan has certain series or issues that stick out in their mind. Be it because of amazing art, story, or just memories made while reading or purchasing the comic. Here are my top five… not all of them are OMGWTFBBQ amazing, just important to me in one way or another.
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Wicked lazy today, so here’s someone else’s tutorial. Enjoy!
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If anyone wants to see my art in real life, and you live in or around Salem, MA, head to the East India Mall! My stuff is up in the Patriot Cinema (Salem Flick). If you live no where near Salem… just go here, squint really hard, and use your IMAGINATION!
Today, I’ll be showing you how I rendered Krevlornswath “Lorne” of the Deathwok Clan from Angel in Photoshop using only a touchpad! Geek-O-Rama!
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