Gallery Update/Current Projects: The Evolution of Ostogri
I don't have any new art to post at the moment, though I have been generating some. I've been plugging away at those t-shirt designs (all the while learning cool new Photoshop tricks to stream line things), which I hope to have done...sometime. I'm looking forward to having a good smattering of designs for sale and art I can add to the gallery here. I've spent some time working on a logo for a youth leadership program my cousin and his wife are heavily involved in. It was very different from what I normally do, but another opportunity to learn
Gallery Update: Current Projects
I've been working on a few side projects the last few weeks (like that single comic book page for Bill Gauthier), but I'm finally back to working on "my" stuff, which currently is coming up with some more t-shirt designs. I have a ton of ideas floating around in my head, a ton of fodder for ideas jotted down as notes, but only a small handful (5ish) of "finished" designs that are ready to be set up to sell. Those 5 designs are currently Plunger Monkey Dynamo related (with one squid), and while I think they're cool...not everyone out there
Studio Stuff/Gallery Update: Double the Fun
In honor of the fresh chicken egg I had this morning (well, one of the five I had this morning) that contained TWO yolks, I'm giving you a Studio Stuff and a Gallery Update this Monday! Rejoice! ...dirty laundry? Okay, yeah, I don't use the traditional easel all that much these days, but that's not why there's clothes hanging off it. For starters, that pair of cargo shorts and that Star Wars shirt (I know you can't tell, but trust me, it's a Star Wars shirt) is what I wear as a character in Revery (for example...). When
Gallery Update: Shades of Black and White
As I've mentioned before, I'm working on, like, 32 things right now (one of which is that 10 Things children's book, which is thankfully not 32 Things). I have lots of stuff floating around in my brain that I need to get out. But, when a dear friend contacts me and wants to do a small collaboration, I can't say no. Trying to emulate Sin City... One of my best friends, Bill Gauthier, is an uber talented author (when he's not engaged in his day job of teaching or tied up being a husband and father) who I've
Gallery Update: Look! Up in the sky! It’s…whales?!
Some back pain flare ups and my eternal struggle with getting computers to like me kept me from making this post last week, so the regularly scheduled Monday Studio Stuff post will happen some other time, hopefully this week. But for now, a little blast from my past... Look, flying whales! Nobody's ever drawn THAT before... First off, after a little digging, I've discovered this photo is the only copy I have of this image in color. This was another example of my early dabbling with incorporating digital into my workflow by scanning a pencil image and attempting
Studio Stuff/Influences: Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa and the Valley of Wind
For this Monday's Studio Stuff, I thought I'd showcase another creator whose work continues to influence me. As I've mentioned before, I have tons of influences artistically, and I'm not writing about them in any particular order. I'm basically following what my mood dictates and what I happen to glance at on my shelves when I'm planning a post. These posts also aren't meant to be reviews or synopses, I'm just going to talk about my connection to the work or the creator and how it has affected me. (And yes, I know I can find better pictures online that
Please let me know what you think, it makes my brain happy.