tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148635642024-03-07T00:51:41.792-08:00Monstercakethe illustration blog of Eugene SmithEugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-48664645112093059542012-05-02T18:58:00.000-07:002012-05-02T19:09:39.702-07:00Gender Outlaw!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Recently I had the pleasure of working with John Dixon from the Village Voice for their cover story on Kate Bornstein, a male to female transsexual lesbian who challenges our preconceived notions about sexuality and gender. The article by VV's editor in chief, Tony Ortega, is an amazing look at this larger than life American "outsider" which includes forays into Scientology, marriage, kids & grandkids, and domination. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many thanks to John Dixon for the superb guidance and encouragement. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-51512663432755931542011-07-24T07:57:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:14:59.157-07:00Digital Renaissance Fair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEF9IkPlY-Unk5Pmds_aLTKXwCHlHZSw7E9_VbZJc-dixCwBoi87agRZy7xU0oHtoZmwYn3zevS26QX7igAv5SJzm-uJrMObiWyXItDxioyQiLAXypG7R8LSFRAFQjGN4icR9nVQ/s1600/RenFaireIllo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEF9IkPlY-Unk5Pmds_aLTKXwCHlHZSw7E9_VbZJc-dixCwBoi87agRZy7xU0oHtoZmwYn3zevS26QX7igAv5SJzm-uJrMObiWyXItDxioyQiLAXypG7R8LSFRAFQjGN4icR9nVQ/s400/RenFaireIllo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633695171659080050" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:small;">Here's an editorial illustration I recently did for Seattle Magazine's August issue. The article was about how to bring in a wider crowd to the Renaissance Fair by incorporating some current trends in popular culture and technology to the mix. The AD Sue Boylan wanted to convey a scene in a mud pit with people playing with their various mobile devices, labtops, etc...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">Here are some sketches of the concept;</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQKF3W1Si1E6YVDcRVngbhoYuSSdrN2V9dVSoHh0HhhyEuc-xSGg2gADmWn1LKvPZy8z9rBulbnEerKhyphenhyphenmUNCZhe8P4KKKLPVEZ20o0uBG-AsZ3WS0HF8OtlKNMi-0y13QowDlg/s1600/Sketch1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQKF3W1Si1E6YVDcRVngbhoYuSSdrN2V9dVSoHh0HhhyEuc-xSGg2gADmWn1LKvPZy8z9rBulbnEerKhyphenhyphenmUNCZhe8P4KKKLPVEZ20o0uBG-AsZ3WS0HF8OtlKNMi-0y13QowDlg/s400/Sketch1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633691213343044898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnKne5Gl4DK_LdGym_GYyF8L6ylQ1wnl25tPe7dR0iRU8FOpwcaOrkMVi3WxXslX1G1hHaHqVMp0oLOLOGKjiFjoUcr12TQRwS_eZDFdjPCXOAI9hzwq3TfkXMOGaGVkkGreGRA/s1600/Sketches2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnKne5Gl4DK_LdGym_GYyF8L6ylQ1wnl25tPe7dR0iRU8FOpwcaOrkMVi3WxXslX1G1hHaHqVMp0oLOLOGKjiFjoUcr12TQRwS_eZDFdjPCXOAI9hzwq3TfkXMOGaGVkkGreGRA/s400/Sketches2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633691134966186786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7hZiSygmRK5hipTTHKTPlhhUAlAbAXQlhszdBMPayywFg6xYKIfLKRYHyXnJ5oUPPIByt8WEIhgAmqcvW02_1gA-1Sag10ZfTpSadJE9KPSX8lOdzNtSCFeGob7FAc8iBQgBLw/s1600/Sketches3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7hZiSygmRK5hipTTHKTPlhhUAlAbAXQlhszdBMPayywFg6xYKIfLKRYHyXnJ5oUPPIByt8WEIhgAmqcvW02_1gA-1Sag10ZfTpSadJE9KPSX8lOdzNtSCFeGob7FAc8iBQgBLw/s400/Sketches3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633691061668101522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOTWXE7t5UWr_dHh3VTmDHIFO38G9RVI5NtZUdtFtDJhi5XU-ZMhHw9dbSbyWc9G0e2dW1UugLX63alTESOGHh2CcP9NhtzoZqvCCcBJKq5KEke5EoAipAFm8jx0SQqzMW6GrtQ/s1600/Sketches4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOTWXE7t5UWr_dHh3VTmDHIFO38G9RVI5NtZUdtFtDJhi5XU-ZMhHw9dbSbyWc9G0e2dW1UugLX63alTESOGHh2CcP9NhtzoZqvCCcBJKq5KEke5EoAipAFm8jx0SQqzMW6GrtQ/s400/Sketches4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633690991301645682" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I was given the ok to come up with sketches for other approaches, and I kind of liked this interpretation of an executioner tweeting. Maybe it was a little too morbid...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNgxEGkE7Y3jp9mjDgRy5qfCxpr5O_eq3ymN7pG1_bP0_BYpw2Zw2Fny7m4i4Lvi0acnz6HsBMK4Zb7k8MYAQkrQQhVCQHptMAW8rdlbIM_hahNP1U3TYYVpFiBvETDwFGGoKSw/s1600/Sketches5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNgxEGkE7Y3jp9mjDgRy5qfCxpr5O_eq3ymN7pG1_bP0_BYpw2Zw2Fny7m4i4Lvi0acnz6HsBMK4Zb7k8MYAQkrQQhVCQHptMAW8rdlbIM_hahNP1U3TYYVpFiBvETDwFGGoKSw/s400/Sketches5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633690917226063618" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div></div>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-63387941706248045082011-05-24T08:38:00.000-07:002011-05-24T08:51:28.843-07:00The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaaaOs5XOipkcrTBqYla-f_V7pGHBgFkoUVw9tPV4mrBCzQNKHJs3Aaas7VuSLSIjkHke3LcKrtuK4MHnqkPmSD8eVommEDkIn1BP1X0tAa9HsCUzDPfxQNz_X6tfXkn9rAj0fQ/s1600/TreasureMapKeyWColor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaaaOs5XOipkcrTBqYla-f_V7pGHBgFkoUVw9tPV4mrBCzQNKHJs3Aaas7VuSLSIjkHke3LcKrtuK4MHnqkPmSD8eVommEDkIn1BP1X0tAa9HsCUzDPfxQNz_X6tfXkn9rAj0fQ/s400/TreasureMapKeyWColor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610310803341626002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNV2dnx8cUcjmMBrPC3GGoDqzZP7fqZIrw2_VB1tw8bc1M7ETrZKzH9m060DG0gyPv6n6XRqDbJICif88bLP19k1WmF5KME9aKyh38tK9j2qIedJhKWeb45Fgo8S6M3zzk1VJeQ/s1600/TavernBrawlWColor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNV2dnx8cUcjmMBrPC3GGoDqzZP7fqZIrw2_VB1tw8bc1M7ETrZKzH9m060DG0gyPv6n6XRqDbJICif88bLP19k1WmF5KME9aKyh38tK9j2qIedJhKWeb45Fgo8S6M3zzk1VJeQ/s400/TavernBrawlWColor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610310797787653618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHPCXvyyTDCI75B7ZpklaLJxez1aXBdz6Bmy_hzjIOJXqgSyQlE0JZ_02emX-4ZQ8xrXPl-0hGU6ovNOgJq90xH3DhcHMj36kj0yue4QhfGXXvSG7bbKbxcEpfcBsdFZG6bVdsg/s1600/ShipBoardingWColor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHPCXvyyTDCI75B7ZpklaLJxez1aXBdz6Bmy_hzjIOJXqgSyQlE0JZ_02emX-4ZQ8xrXPl-0hGU6ovNOgJq90xH3DhcHMj36kj0yue4QhfGXXvSG7bbKbxcEpfcBsdFZG6bVdsg/s400/ShipBoardingWColor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610310793059257106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6abTUk3rvozIoASeVDOL0EVb5OwZ4dDXwo5UcnGMLtgqv7oWzECu_-oD6ndeyf0ee6RqAEDY6ns0kej840QWu1vBZI0YJEIBRuBEqZHAvzQk-_-TBkq69sk4zzPLn25s2J2Ccew/s1600/PirateWeaponsW.Color.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6abTUk3rvozIoASeVDOL0EVb5OwZ4dDXwo5UcnGMLtgqv7oWzECu_-oD6ndeyf0ee6RqAEDY6ns0kej840QWu1vBZI0YJEIBRuBEqZHAvzQk-_-TBkq69sk4zzPLn25s2J2Ccew/s400/PirateWeaponsW.Color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610310785569905650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs4CR9OVnMmZcN-63y9ILS9mpgTwFDzAHXXFVPbg4GBcpUr7vNuW1gBngNaxO3dYjrCC8FhR1UW0MLjOZOLVC8dQfoqDh-MIUHjdzCzTYT_I5tPw-yfH8ryJ0ZLBANpd6GckFKA/s1600/MakingTreasureMapWColor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs4CR9OVnMmZcN-63y9ILS9mpgTwFDzAHXXFVPbg4GBcpUr7vNuW1gBngNaxO3dYjrCC8FhR1UW0MLjOZOLVC8dQfoqDh-MIUHjdzCzTYT_I5tPw-yfH8ryJ0ZLBANpd6GckFKA/s400/MakingTreasureMapWColor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610310777467470562" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These illustrations were done for the recently released Quirk books title "The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook," a guide for would be pirate enthusiasts. I've been really fortunate to work on a number of titles for Quirk books, and not one of them has ever felt like a "job." The book was written by <a href="http://jasonmheller.blogspot.com/">Jason Heller</a>, a regular contributor to The Onion.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-37587201976062538752010-12-29T22:17:00.001-08:002010-12-30T07:26:50.963-08:00Hellboy with Mullet.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00nU0YBldKD8TCRNEseb1NzQxAhpzXEWSvEH5_dixgdGjP0p_n9hipy9W778DqIvZ5IJ43xqpW-N84m9zwehg3UbZpr5MBptJHepFpc36wADP7VvXfSPhDiO8-9uN-yMkTN45Iw/s1600/Hellboy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00nU0YBldKD8TCRNEseb1NzQxAhpzXEWSvEH5_dixgdGjP0p_n9hipy9W778DqIvZ5IJ43xqpW-N84m9zwehg3UbZpr5MBptJHepFpc36wADP7VvXfSPhDiO8-9uN-yMkTN45Iw/s400/Hellboy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556496956449704642" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-rNR4y8yVjXRd-FrfLnT3UPXV7uPronDiXf1OEssPTlLNdEro5AZ3enNM-8U3RPbQLcX7rqa5MbnP4dbgQi_ppgzGOUHV1jL8sa6l6_iLLW867WAE6q4mEiDAB7qI1YkAoGhOA/s1600/HellboyWMullett.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-rNR4y8yVjXRd-FrfLnT3UPXV7uPronDiXf1OEssPTlLNdEro5AZ3enNM-8U3RPbQLcX7rqa5MbnP4dbgQi_ppgzGOUHV1jL8sa6l6_iLLW867WAE6q4mEiDAB7qI1YkAoGhOA/s1600/HellboyWMullett.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">Here's a little something I've worked on recently to get me back in the swing of things. Lately my creative drive has been severely lacking, partly due to general laziness. I've been catching little moments of inspiration here and there, and luckily with this piece I just went with it. It feels small and inconsequential, but it also gives me just enough momentum to carry on, hopefully building up speed along the way.</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">It's good to start small, and not get caught up in being too grandiose.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Done in watercolor on Fabriano WC paper. about 3 x 3.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-30123168076441279652010-06-10T12:23:00.000-07:002010-06-10T13:01:52.289-07:00Android Karenina<div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Quirk Books latest mash-up from the esteemed <a href="http://www.benhwinters.com/">Ben Winters</a>, Android Karenina, is out now! Tolstoy's seminal work has now been infused with cyborgs, grav-trains, trans orbital bullet ships, wormholes, and alien infestations. Fifteen black and white illustrations done by yours truly are tucked inside this doozy of book! Once again thanks go out to Doogie Horner and Jason Rekulak of Quirk Books for giving me the opportunity to provide content for another mash-up. Each illustration proved to be a unique and varied challenge that made the process thoroughly enjoyable! Here are some of my personal favorites:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyz8bRMT_oXjNS1cGFsmRf5hY8SODuap4XonOyitD4djz1jsu51fxNkKvPLM4q5jYfrURbLMIxldVBPuxr4ZsU3iT0UY0LZxQIqe7kRlkv8CHz8XUv9-UNIc_-3u_bJBwPd2_lA/s1600/AKSteamWedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyz8bRMT_oXjNS1cGFsmRf5hY8SODuap4XonOyitD4djz1jsu51fxNkKvPLM4q5jYfrURbLMIxldVBPuxr4ZsU3iT0UY0LZxQIqe7kRlkv8CHz8XUv9-UNIc_-3u_bJBwPd2_lA/s400/AKSteamWedding.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481236636424082002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGxk94hMTb21pb25B09trRsX6RHl16A365dbtr2_Swu3BXvdkzCfap6gYpUJTvtxFAUyhzipbNBvPI2lJXw5DnemGGHKPxRxxh8aFNidbm-bUAaABWuFdEHKVGfaQ6AYKBBoUWg/s1600/AKResistanceFarm.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhSguwM_Ylye0SBEQRqZEe5iSVbqQv1KOcnb2bEzA9JNWkbjzGBZES4uIFki6yvG7FLbGPHPlM7bzg7wfWRBCBSyjjD70PuL7WCaCElF3rcap_YXO52eMMrz29hPfnnjHktUNwQ/s400/AKElectroRink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481235935213791090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rhFL40JG36qdjZIB_NOKEZbiV_UFYXSRig9hEosHztM4qf_bMQXVPcVYfxZ51i0piGrkInfNzQPyLdUwSkAJpnXsGihc4e_5KdRF3Q4VJVPy1KHdXJVmFjh5dVEJP0R-7mH0gA/s1600/AKdeathmatch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rhFL40JG36qdjZIB_NOKEZbiV_UFYXSRig9hEosHztM4qf_bMQXVPcVYfxZ51i0piGrkInfNzQPyLdUwSkAJpnXsGihc4e_5KdRF3Q4VJVPy1KHdXJVmFjh5dVEJP0R-7mH0gA/s400/AKdeathmatch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481235929678607186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiS0n8yvOUQsNHjLZKGaVqADE4jOqNCHTGMVajjN-LaBTcIU5y0yOXIcUV_JcC_G7_pNh0EW-NnZIV2Egfm_qzS9o0iHgVKKvt6g9XPC5LS5qROc3cDVM1514PDPO1HGz0G2U7w/s1600/AKAlienGestation.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiS0n8yvOUQsNHjLZKGaVqADE4jOqNCHTGMVajjN-LaBTcIU5y0yOXIcUV_JcC_G7_pNh0EW-NnZIV2Egfm_qzS9o0iHgVKKvt6g9XPC5LS5qROc3cDVM1514PDPO1HGz0G2U7w/s400/AKAlienGestation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481235921240167890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W9C1MtOpBVbTSFjZvy5Pn0PHWxLKPmcSwnM-4QwVuyWtaqxf6JhgSstbSU99vWKEihUudHagtW2A5Lk8Tg70n5Zyn8jhvQ2EnVhuLyYE14ftyO_CeWU6r8EGV8wds6W-8ptArQ/s1600/AKAlexieVaderGrip.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W9C1MtOpBVbTSFjZvy5Pn0PHWxLKPmcSwnM-4QwVuyWtaqxf6JhgSstbSU99vWKEihUudHagtW2A5Lk8Tg70n5Zyn8jhvQ2EnVhuLyYE14ftyO_CeWU6r8EGV8wds6W-8ptArQ/s400/AKAlexieVaderGrip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481235914398980434" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ2Po-gDNtR933MhYSiPgDyCuJcyGjj6jsN9_VWfy9qxCCbiHFKCXZNGu0rnULlTOdQfIROesrmaZKTR-irF0GYvxVx-DFzZRRq3xwRQe0PBN_6vZttcRYSdg4WOyLV3zEYCJOw/s400/AKOpera.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481236642262775298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-6873477770099457352010-03-23T08:38:00.000-07:002010-03-23T09:00:29.036-07:00Monster Stew!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When I was a wee lad, I used to draw monsters. A LOT of monsters. Monsters on napkins. Monsters on ruled paper. Monsters in coloring books. Monsters on the walls. So when I was asked to create a series of illustrations of well known monster arch types, I couldn't resist.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The book is called "Horrorscopes" and it's being published by Chronicle Books. I was asked to create twelve interior illustrations plus a border illustration that would be used throughout the book.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Kudos to Kristen Hewitt, the wonderful art director, for keeping everything cohesive, and reigning me in when I got too gory (which was often...).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Without any further ado, enjoy the monster stew!</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-drTDXu-ZwYSQdxUlGtDpWwo53ngiwkmAnLOSIJiGjHJFcuIXzWaa9vxDwyKbjefFljB9Rwk-uBlkrXAWKc9yWzI_hqDqwUJ2QK0BCxnfjQpSc-zEoVtBrOkjpAyK1I-hlYBdA/s1600-h/BORDERsampleWEB.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIld2Hye7m7dYxY5-CtEWHMePuyxkdk5JMljW0Smh1l9TM8WKfOfSGiSt7VH6Ij5OuiVX_-Kl7nGwIeMTdvUAaCA0MtlJ6zOCE9tZghN0OtnBzJm1XsvGsI55vDkNKlhLSjwnFA/s400/AlienAbductionFinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451857677040821602" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-22355984630005090912009-09-30T08:58:00.000-07:002009-09-30T09:41:43.162-07:00Sherlock Holmes!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've got another book coming out from <a href="http://irreference.com/">Quirk Books</a> today; "</span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective," by <a href="http://http//www.ransomriggs.com/the-sherlock-holmes-handbook-t/">Ransom Riggs</a>. The book is full of interior illustrations and it's a fun read for any fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved character.<br /><br />Originally I was given the task of creating a look similar to the original <a href="http://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/gallery/1-paget.htm">Sidney Paget</a> illustrations that appeared with the published stories, but it was too daunting a task to handle. Thankfully they were happy with the look I was able to provide, and I think they conveyed the right atmosphere for this kind of subject matter.<br /><br />This project required a lot of versatility in that I had to illustrate a variety of scenarios as well as objects and animals. It was a fun challenge and I love the design of the book, done by Doogie Horner over at Quirk; it looks and feels like an old hardcover novel from the 19th century.<br /><br />Here are some samples:<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4Rgq3hNrCdHMmUG_KzNlt3s_A5cSPDB_pq8Rz9ZudAp504fY81acg2rKERydLtYakleuKl8qRTfl3ain266SpEiUNgegB9I5aMNsOQ_9l70MMgrq7Nx1iFeOOl-Tp5-0uB9_A/s1600-h/SH_VictorianMalady.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4Rgq3hNrCdHMmUG_KzNlt3s_A5cSPDB_pq8Rz9ZudAp504fY81acg2rKERydLtYakleuKl8qRTfl3ain266SpEiUNgegB9I5aMNsOQ_9l70MMgrq7Nx1iFeOOl-Tp5-0uB9_A/s400/SH_VictorianMalady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387297963393319810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">Sherlock experiencing a bit of malaise.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9weTZ4FwfHGQDDUg9Mvvz0zhQJbUwB01KBubMI6D7YAsJ8zFOsaqeasa7R814_GMh10Bq79qM0D_Gy7a8voX817cMWUrPqENc6gKd5XEbbf6vqx8Bot1mjvJ7B7oM9kijRmifQ/s1600-h/Sh_bartistu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9weTZ4FwfHGQDDUg9Mvvz0zhQJbUwB01KBubMI6D7YAsJ8zFOsaqeasa7R814_GMh10Bq79qM0D_Gy7a8voX817cMWUrPqENc6gKd5XEbbf6vqx8Bot1mjvJ7B7oM9kijRmifQ/s400/Sh_bartistu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387298237501521874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sherlock Holmes exhibiting his skills in Bartistu.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGazfuh4pLLwjKfzCjAV9BLV5jfeDiNdRGMxWnM0v8u6C5YyVFPrGkSAa3qs9hrn-kBjLsdz9TR95lsNUcbKLi7jrUVBjXSio4_Mi0Nd3YzjM0wSeMSTE7SUsPxSAcYyyjfHhnQ/s1600-h/SH_Stickfighting.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGazfuh4pLLwjKfzCjAV9BLV5jfeDiNdRGMxWnM0v8u6C5YyVFPrGkSAa3qs9hrn-kBjLsdz9TR95lsNUcbKLi7jrUVBjXSio4_Mi0Nd3YzjM0wSeMSTE7SUsPxSAcYyyjfHhnQ/s400/SH_Stickfighting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387298593094602290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A cane is not necessarily a sign of a handicap.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeSgxQxRId-vFwtFwLQZemgG36BMG8ASdEluU5uvLaYgG0gqMK5DXh3GwraMS-kGVizSyaO69PwA-KF3Q6CfrHNVFnlgrYLHiWuQ4V8-qemMGE67OV2WI5vWEbXK-KYQTEnS74A/s1600-h/SH_Swordfighting.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeSgxQxRId-vFwtFwLQZemgG36BMG8ASdEluU5uvLaYgG0gqMK5DXh3GwraMS-kGVizSyaO69PwA-KF3Q6CfrHNVFnlgrYLHiWuQ4V8-qemMGE67OV2WI5vWEbXK-KYQTEnS74A/s400/SH_Swordfighting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387299031185649634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Move over Errol Flynn.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4YD1Vw6T1wv72Ez3QLnH2JKFIo9FRhYwLR1B3YUE9KBnQX0FJLyT97EEr_mtTnkXhHDKfx2Qrh35GiXxQdP-LG-v7aIC7UnxphBd_9avPVy64VkukMpNPNqcBLz0HBwshcDQ6A/s1600-h/SH_DramaEntry.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4YD1Vw6T1wv72Ez3QLnH2JKFIo9FRhYwLR1B3YUE9KBnQX0FJLyT97EEr_mtTnkXhHDKfx2Qrh35GiXxQdP-LG-v7aIC7UnxphBd_9avPVy64VkukMpNPNqcBLz0HBwshcDQ6A/s400/SH_DramaEntry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387299288208527938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Shedding a clever disguise.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02KnLINb3baRXybsYvmi52tGKGODLvsPamN1Ue6-5Zdp7Hm8cGaHU5hEmZ3LsSZ0Z6d07GNBy6oeT-IbaYhTe2nvizX64PiGsGuaFpPNXbefabMApWkF38EZw6LU3Vw9GHCHRwA/s1600-h/SH_Hound.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02KnLINb3baRXybsYvmi52tGKGODLvsPamN1Ue6-5Zdp7Hm8cGaHU5hEmZ3LsSZ0Z6d07GNBy6oeT-IbaYhTe2nvizX64PiGsGuaFpPNXbefabMApWkF38EZw6LU3Vw9GHCHRwA/s400/SH_Hound.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387299515335040610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Hound of The Baskervilles.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9SCjKedsaWnJq1cszKWnP3Uxq3zvVwSGrMncx2eUURwd1WcgzWnfglvf37yKezmeWr-ayFfNYwmWX9YmrvNS86OiSoQx_fMADuSp4ed9Glt5M0UZdHrg1KQz3V9tYZ79Mlf2Qg/s1600-h/SH_OpiumDen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9SCjKedsaWnJq1cszKWnP3Uxq3zvVwSGrMncx2eUURwd1WcgzWnfglvf37yKezmeWr-ayFfNYwmWX9YmrvNS86OiSoQx_fMADuSp4ed9Glt5M0UZdHrg1KQz3V9tYZ79Mlf2Qg/s400/SH_OpiumDen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387299713741149986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Victorian Opium Den as described in Holmes' world.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2OlzpHUGlnLUdPWpXersjcKzJ5irvCm70Zciuxe99x1OTAcO4NT0-L9ImOIDoDmraW-o1sPvGzbbabs4mdvD6OEgaFpx9sJT9KDTHPcwtw4232C95nDGRRb1sA9pzawGZGyd7g/s1600-h/SH_Irregulars.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2OlzpHUGlnLUdPWpXersjcKzJ5irvCm70Zciuxe99x1OTAcO4NT0-L9ImOIDoDmraW-o1sPvGzbbabs4mdvD6OEgaFpx9sJT9KDTHPcwtw4232C95nDGRRb1sA9pzawGZGyd7g/s400/SH_Irregulars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387300061119671650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Baker Street Irregulars.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jozPro2ul4mh-IQat_I1YhLbKkjohIIXFa7DGYwP37-DaiHmcSxCp4kM-D5sAseyjq-puuMUjyBMJMHsT_Abx1rAUnzTtE7lomi77DzQ72hVmPBZYVhtpWal_S61k3-wpoYNhw/s1600-h/SH_Beekeeper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jozPro2ul4mh-IQat_I1YhLbKkjohIIXFa7DGYwP37-DaiHmcSxCp4kM-D5sAseyjq-puuMUjyBMJMHsT_Abx1rAUnzTtE7lomi77DzQ72hVmPBZYVhtpWal_S61k3-wpoYNhw/s400/SH_Beekeeper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387300283715717666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The avid beekeeper.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPs5SysjyEu6E1McdrA9kDcKTu1R2Hplglt8pZqfVOTUCx-WWZdvKlez-pEmKtPDLnyfL888UFIU5XpGHTv-7LD6GZM1-4yfbVoPYJjeWNipPM2x4vxrcOaYMc27gr0Te9LrgYg/s1600-h/SH_Music.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPs5SysjyEu6E1McdrA9kDcKTu1R2Hplglt8pZqfVOTUCx-WWZdvKlez-pEmKtPDLnyfL888UFIU5XpGHTv-7LD6GZM1-4yfbVoPYJjeWNipPM2x4vxrcOaYMc27gr0Te9LrgYg/s400/SH_Music.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387300506658014050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >An accomplished violinist.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw4uwWkkupwJlXCkvW8bii7sPRpaTQleZfPT4r7Y4BnCtHzO3Cxs3vhEKGNSnHjxOZLXWsAHPSJPNsboEryanYN7J46SYvzBVmTWuMkz1BW6iFnQ_ckH5yHSGwv-IDTFgSNK0kA/s1600-h/SH_Waterfall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw4uwWkkupwJlXCkvW8bii7sPRpaTQleZfPT4r7Y4BnCtHzO3Cxs3vhEKGNSnHjxOZLXWsAHPSJPNsboEryanYN7J46SYvzBVmTWuMkz1BW6iFnQ_ckH5yHSGwv-IDTFgSNK0kA/s400/SH_Waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387300738806816386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The demise of Professor Moriarty.</span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span id="btAsinTitle" style=""><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-12284104453864766372009-08-25T08:09:00.000-07:002009-08-25T08:22:47.293-07:00Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The good folks at Quirk books are coming up with another monster mash-Up book this September; Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. It was a dream project to work on all the interior illustrations. The beautiful cover art was created by <a href="http://www.leetaru.com/index.html">Lars Leetaru.</a><br /><br />This was a very rewarding project due to the fact that I was able to illustrate such a wide variety of cool miscellany: sea monsters, underwater sea bases, giant pirates, gynormous lobsters, and intricate underwater diving suits! It was pretty much the reason I became an illustrator!<br /><br />Thankfully I can show two illustrations from the book, which comes out September 15. Many praises must be given to Doogie Horner and Jason Rekulak for having faith in me to get the work done. They gave me good direction and were enthusiastic about the artwork I showed them throughout the months it took to complete the title. Click on the title link above to reserve your copy at Amazon!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHys79yyBfQ-6873E8J6r1_EVB_2g7Rb-mj5n-LIoYZQZredjB-CvmV_aUiAyZ0tdAQyU_QuK_CkV46mIEfBTbR46P0UYrA1LH5Ju4840AnOCOGVgQEVzspkIY0RFiUaV9ZxElg/s1600-h/TheFangBeast.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHys79yyBfQ-6873E8J6r1_EVB_2g7Rb-mj5n-LIoYZQZredjB-CvmV_aUiAyZ0tdAQyU_QuK_CkV46mIEfBTbR46P0UYrA1LH5Ju4840AnOCOGVgQEVzspkIY0RFiUaV9ZxElg/s400/TheFangBeast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373920865142394098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QjJuwDola3PTvH89jDU0dTYIaRhLmpoP2VmMY1rsD0fX7s6IMUVgeacLK5rH_bWacKJ5aAuiUxDjdzNHWtb3Z8vnH21dmGCa6B2XugJCRpgSjvMVPk4z2g83NU3Y37vGqWWipQ/s1600-h/FirstSeaMonsterAttack.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QjJuwDola3PTvH89jDU0dTYIaRhLmpoP2VmMY1rsD0fX7s6IMUVgeacLK5rH_bWacKJ5aAuiUxDjdzNHWtb3Z8vnH21dmGCa6B2XugJCRpgSjvMVPk4z2g83NU3Y37vGqWWipQ/s400/FirstSeaMonsterAttack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373920851621036338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-23973230799640323352009-07-10T06:57:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:29:34.873-07:00What's the deal?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As some of you know, I haven't been the most ardent keeper of my blog. There's a number of explanations (excuses) I could pilfer from to explain my abscence-the biggest being my involvement in some book illustration projects i've been entreched in for the past year. A couple of them I can share with you, some I can't...<br /><br />Last year I was approached by Quirk Books with an offer to illustrate a new addition to their Secret Lives series, <a href="http://irreference.com/secret-lives-of-the-supreme-court/">The Secret Lives of the Supreme Court</a>. It was easily the most extensive project I've ever been involved in; 35 two color illustrations + cover art. With some luck, and some patience from my enduring wife, I was able to meet the deadlines and come out of it all unscathed.<br /><br />Here's a sample of some of my favorites from the series:<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDtnoSuu0uZBkunM-zE3tqmhvrZ0Wj-eHuZmpwTUQetqqMndV0LBwYIs4TpX2LbybXHTY8Ig2PUwiRtE1r_8-DMRP4CQgcf6VAd0Qr0T5fC3Ytivh-BQfIZq3SwyuCDRFIiwsew/s1600-h/AScalia_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDtnoSuu0uZBkunM-zE3tqmhvrZ0Wj-eHuZmpwTUQetqqMndV0LBwYIs4TpX2LbybXHTY8Ig2PUwiRtE1r_8-DMRP4CQgcf6VAd0Qr0T5fC3Ytivh-BQfIZq3SwyuCDRFIiwsew/s400/AScalia_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356836706982023986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Antony Scalia<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNefp6iLFlpbURi58nNSHJKuISofK5BSg9lonuOMM8vj8gGVvRo9Sz_3Bvza1R3KhQN3P4d_4AHZVErUXf3SB4E8T-snXoShyQSG5yBxly0d7p4kotQFYCV2Fd-pTqZCEPKhMQ5A/s1600-h/CThomas_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNefp6iLFlpbURi58nNSHJKuISofK5BSg9lonuOMM8vj8gGVvRo9Sz_3Bvza1R3KhQN3P4d_4AHZVErUXf3SB4E8T-snXoShyQSG5yBxly0d7p4kotQFYCV2Fd-pTqZCEPKhMQ5A/s400/CThomas_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356836926264253778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Clarence Thomas</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5h-YjFqZQhj-whagHEXfh0gwoO8ClZcHo6_dinO4lULBcMwMA9muOSEfXVZOIHGuObIetvODWMZe91Ud3PJldHKit685Y0So_Myt4VMgNaLTqS4prL3Ic9ipBQicQ-JR6GfxAw/s1600-h/FMurphy_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5h-YjFqZQhj-whagHEXfh0gwoO8ClZcHo6_dinO4lULBcMwMA9muOSEfXVZOIHGuObIetvODWMZe91Ud3PJldHKit685Y0So_Myt4VMgNaLTqS4prL3Ic9ipBQicQ-JR6GfxAw/s400/FMurphy_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837011248979074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Frank Murphy<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUla2zhuAxzCsi27d40VRK0hucR1HHRw9ar7Qri3XfMChMTi-bC3JYLNORM2UKP_r4QCYHwdfonoT7ljKjCf2YeIaCCrHlvLaME0r3nDHz9TVKHevA-_0gjNam_9RnrxXi_AsQ2Q/s1600-h/HBlackmunn_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs0IkzE_DCP_UtLpFXFqGo7VexRkOoFEgW5eMwrlYhlOPjufEsGq_UcsxRtRd3NXZJWjZk2g2AibrcfbvglCPtwc6OLxUGmTVUhpHJVROPG6pFAMDib9sar3Jg09QluRYoKDT_Q/s400/LBrandeis_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837233249051378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Louis Brandeis<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJfSgig-POT6ttJuFdoR5pPbeipzqfD3LhKp8vCZe2_MMrufhyUcZSRITcRkdOPeOqB9VpKutDiw5AvskHHGUSzdUSwktpXwkU1ypsKT2ZfI2eXxnjoX87HYI7SVo2KvLlnXhJA/s1600-h/SDOConnor_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJfSgig-POT6ttJuFdoR5pPbeipzqfD3LhKp8vCZe2_MMrufhyUcZSRITcRkdOPeOqB9VpKutDiw5AvskHHGUSzdUSwktpXwkU1ypsKT2ZfI2eXxnjoX87HYI7SVo2KvLlnXhJA/s400/SDOConnor_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837304499501762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sandra Day O'connor<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLLUyKM8yCUXUN7lv2V8YFoae7w_M-WHHYIB1STMRJcUFrhJC6xsKHWKzJ6jbDSbBOa9573am5lkiJnIUumHY8xnqNr2NZj_-SRXtjTnnsWqiNGrAd8H-JO83JqDLzgSUrd2mg/s1600-h/TMarshall_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLLUyKM8yCUXUN7lv2V8YFoae7w_M-WHHYIB1STMRJcUFrhJC6xsKHWKzJ6jbDSbBOa9573am5lkiJnIUumHY8xnqNr2NZj_-SRXtjTnnsWqiNGrAd8H-JO83JqDLzgSUrd2mg/s400/TMarshall_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837372499681778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Thurgood Marshall<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSTeGqX0IvyM0Ipph8nxMNBIXBESXoQHTOiPBtP8NKJw8KylUwRPPYH0SjH-Kr1f5kJgS-wjEodCSBR0YscSG_SV76EtWrvOHBWbRapu3gjsNpkQLw7RD9VeNwaghwxgykZUHmg/s1600-h/WHTaft_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSTeGqX0IvyM0Ipph8nxMNBIXBESXoQHTOiPBtP8NKJw8KylUwRPPYH0SjH-Kr1f5kJgS-wjEodCSBR0YscSG_SV76EtWrvOHBWbRapu3gjsNpkQLw7RD9VeNwaghwxgykZUHmg/s400/WHTaft_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837602074249250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">William Howard Taft</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNObZQ9wJqw-M4tJ_2wJ1H0vnSwxhEiop-1cyGeNsXFzKUoLOhtC0WaLRA-5GSY8FSelqz8U5yhyrgwoql8l89dHbXoMI1pB8dAEHyJ_iDARvhyphenhyphenn4uiE8SkN-9zPThUvPCp5rKg/s1600-h/WRehnquist_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNObZQ9wJqw-M4tJ_2wJ1H0vnSwxhEiop-1cyGeNsXFzKUoLOhtC0WaLRA-5GSY8FSelqz8U5yhyrgwoql8l89dHbXoMI1pB8dAEHyJ_iDARvhyphenhyphenn4uiE8SkN-9zPThUvPCp5rKg/s400/WRehnquist_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837674474164002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">William Rehnquist</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29FRUv4fpAuIuEPWAWWYW-HUTpDMt4O0iEj3Qq3ShxaWoVKKpmpExfR2qEPt4XOk3jWWVXwhSBxPMr1HMeaYAND_IYt62jSYDGgMXtNy2N3LGVZOfEQiF_OCen8KSDUGV5ia_CQ/s1600-h/WJBrennan_ISPOT.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29FRUv4fpAuIuEPWAWWYW-HUTpDMt4O0iEj3Qq3ShxaWoVKKpmpExfR2qEPt4XOk3jWWVXwhSBxPMr1HMeaYAND_IYt62jSYDGgMXtNy2N3LGVZOfEQiF_OCen8KSDUGV5ia_CQ/s400/WJBrennan_ISPOT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356837742498535842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">William Brennan</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The process was pen and ink colored in Photoshop. Looking at the work now I have mixed feelings about it. I'm proud of some of the illustrations, and embarrassed by some of the others. All in all that's not a bad thing...it's good in some ways to feel a little unsatisfied, only because it can push you to get better in the long run.<br /><br />Many thanks to Doogie Horner at Quirk Books, for guiding me through the whole process and pushing me creatively, as well as campaigning on my behalf for the project. And also many thanks to my wife Mary, who put up with my long nights and my fuzzy sleep deprived brain for so many months.<br /><br />Next up; a peak at the cool Sherlock Holmes project I had the great fortune of working on!<br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-55534948101167281132009-01-25T07:46:00.001-08:002009-01-25T07:52:43.241-08:00Sketch<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's a sketch for a personal illustration project. I'm working on updating my portfolio and decided to take on some projects that would get my butt in gear. The concept for this illustration was kids who suffer from the heavy expectations of the adults in their lives. Next up: finished inks.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH-fdsbz3Gzi8RJ-F03ckTieohbDHj7fAjy0rJln6LaFiDJv6yaOWCwiBJXeHm7XPuhXVoN7yzXr4ljNE1QqLeFBe4X9EvXD0haCzOlzonMa_zRvNPnPkGRF1GLBfvNJuoio-hg/s1600-h/Assign1-FinSketch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH-fdsbz3Gzi8RJ-F03ckTieohbDHj7fAjy0rJln6LaFiDJv6yaOWCwiBJXeHm7XPuhXVoN7yzXr4ljNE1QqLeFBe4X9EvXD0haCzOlzonMa_zRvNPnPkGRF1GLBfvNJuoio-hg/s400/Assign1-FinSketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295258716611478562" border="0" /></a>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-36099155382017483712009-01-09T07:15:00.000-08:002009-01-09T07:20:18.117-08:00There Will Be Blood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWgD28naAZTDx61G3sdbgJ9VXJ3aC8MoKsBM0Kk908V96Fsn-IrSPKxgqNTxjbmAyL45yxkaS2y4FQHuOi6OJdOXaEx6SF9qug-T-HpckALyvdHUVIO3kOD8c8tVXMar8FQMc0g/s1600-h/TWBB_FullSketch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWgD28naAZTDx61G3sdbgJ9VXJ3aC8MoKsBM0Kk908V96Fsn-IrSPKxgqNTxjbmAyL45yxkaS2y4FQHuOi6OJdOXaEx6SF9qug-T-HpckALyvdHUVIO3kOD8c8tVXMar8FQMc0g/s400/TWBB_FullSketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289313372139204402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />A rough sketch for a new illustration. I'll post the various stages of development as I complete them. I've been lying really low for the past couple of months after having completed a large illustration assignment for a book that's coming out in May of this year. I'll post details about that project soon. Now it's time for me to crack the whip and get productive-It's so easy to fall into the trap of doing nothing...<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-35475873036378292662008-08-18T18:27:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:49:35.073-07:00Almost Famous...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Howdy folks! Where the "F" have I been you ask? Well, pretty much in my studio, holed away working on a book illustration project which I can't divulge any details about yet. But I do have a funny tale to tell y'all about. A few days ago I got an email from a fellow out in North Carolina who had a funny story to tell about an old drawing I did some years ago.<br /><br />Here's the skinny;<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Hello Eugene. I work for a major corporation and my job is in R&D printing t-shirts. Every now and then, I get time to do some for myself and my friends. Well, a few weeks ago I decided to google some Tweedy pictures because one of my good friends bachelor party was coming up and we love Wilco. Anyway, I get to like page 30 on google images and there is your artwork. It's perfect for a t-shirt, so I edited it and increased the resolution for printing(about 300 dpi). I put it on a shirt and give it to him and I thought that was the end of it. Well, weekend before last my friends were going to see Wilco in Charleston SC (we live in NC) and I couldn't go but my friend went and wore your shirt. He worked his way to the front(like he always does-that idiot) and believe it or not, he could tell Tweedy kept looking at him. Then after a song, Tweedy stops the show and says "that is the most disgusting shirt I have ever seen. That doesn't even look like me". Kind of joking of course. Then he plays another song and after that one he still can't let it go. So he starts talking about it some more "I look like the Geico caveman, and my nose is bigger than that". After another song, he can't take it anymore so he helps my buddy onstage and asks the crowd what they think, smiling the whole time. He even tells my buddy to hold out the tshirt and then he puts his face beside it and asks the crowd. Anyway, he had a huge smile on his face the whole time. My buddy ends up stopping the show for 5 minutes because of your artwork and he gives Tweedy a hug and shakes Nels Cline's hand as well. It made my buddy's life.</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:georgia;" > </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Here is an excerpt from a local newspaper about it:</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:georgia;" > </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:georgia;" >During the show, Tweedy noticed a fan in the front row wearing a shirt with an image of the singer he found unflattering. 'I look like the Geico caveman,' exclaimed Tweedy, who proceeded to bring the fan onstage to model the image for the rest of the house</span>.<br /><a href="http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/08/wilco_treats_lucky_locals_before_rocking50207/"><br />Charleston News Story</a><br /><br />For some context, here's the image<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mj22tv7BMy_m-J97LPetdLm5Pzv-FobolFiesQmwZuB4TTNMNxyqHqaGcmVPelzlVm56ZhQwB4aUeg0DudKmVpN2mgund2Qz1zbBc7jYyOsZV7qOlHSp0XOqMfazLIxdcdn-jQ/s1600-h/jefftweedy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mj22tv7BMy_m-J97LPetdLm5Pzv-FobolFiesQmwZuB4TTNMNxyqHqaGcmVPelzlVm56ZhQwB4aUeg0DudKmVpN2mgund2Qz1zbBc7jYyOsZV7qOlHSp0XOqMfazLIxdcdn-jQ/s400/jefftweedy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236036322631610562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHh7cX6N7AtA25JVmFcr9cd7EUCeVqPrMSXjWgr0DI-I0t8Msk0xgY9VO8IhgOEJqmqjcFnB7DnLSUZPROtIA7-BE4yLKEL2L-nsBTztlon_MV9QJ5ziUgx68tk1TBk8AMdYXlw/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHh7cX6N7AtA25JVmFcr9cd7EUCeVqPrMSXjWgr0DI-I0t8Msk0xgY9VO8IhgOEJqmqjcFnB7DnLSUZPROtIA7-BE4yLKEL2L-nsBTztlon_MV9QJ5ziUgx68tk1TBk8AMdYXlw/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236213040013656658" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyguerKcixvo5MjsM65_7u0itMA-uK9prH60c-h6ipU0V9bF90xE-dELGHStFa1ajo6TfN26Wa78WM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-63649311576917335772008-05-01T13:50:00.001-07:002008-05-01T13:59:02.048-07:00postcard design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuyTJINhDp3BNFUe5deCPTrlwUvl8DhBLTCL8hTlqsNofnN_0TW8PGuNT8P629uFWdmgSJDf3zKPZT6_HEgKzgq5jXe8i3O6mPLlUN3TO_cniaJlrxmSXjnDUCm_A6J7ZxwayVg/s1600-h/circus-front.finblog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuyTJINhDp3BNFUe5deCPTrlwUvl8DhBLTCL8hTlqsNofnN_0TW8PGuNT8P629uFWdmgSJDf3zKPZT6_HEgKzgq5jXe8i3O6mPLlUN3TO_cniaJlrxmSXjnDUCm_A6J7ZxwayVg/s400/circus-front.finblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195515511973761474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj2s3iMYVHPGmgkNERfrarbRaR9kQKQrYaP6rR1Ke2gTOzwZOqr9ihddGNDHppOKKILsOj66kvMMZIvyD7Z0pruB8zprkBhAih_yyJ76RpC6MlzwLxh2WIK0ELDMq74s88PHSqA/s1600-h/clownshoes-back.finblog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj2s3iMYVHPGmgkNERfrarbRaR9kQKQrYaP6rR1Ke2gTOzwZOqr9ihddGNDHppOKKILsOj66kvMMZIvyD7Z0pruB8zprkBhAih_yyJ76RpC6MlzwLxh2WIK0ELDMq74s88PHSqA/s400/clownshoes-back.finblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195515194146181554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Time to get some new promotional materials out there! I decided to create an image solely for the purpose of using it on a postcard. Plus I needed a project to get me back on track with my work. I'm using a large format card for this design so I don't lose too much detail.</span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-75730949375057450702008-04-05T19:16:00.000-07:002008-04-05T19:18:07.217-07:00Jokester!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here I go with yet another take on the Joker-figured it's a good start to the new moleskine...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkstains/2391402884/" title="JOKES! by geener, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/2391402884_79f43ff394_o.jpg" width="493" height="787" alt="JOKES!" /></a><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-77688965507332790402008-03-06T10:18:00.000-08:002008-03-06T10:40:22.560-08:00bear's gotta come out of his cave someday...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Once again I've fallen behind on my posts-but this time I have a good reason...<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">fatherhood!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />My wife Mary gave birth to our beautiful daughter Audrey Olivia Smith, last November. I've spent the last 4 months figuring out how to take care of this new, amazing little person-as well as keep up with all the work I seem to want to pile on myself. I'm working hard on some new promotional materials which I'll post soon; in the mean time I've decided to post my submission for the new Beasts! volume from Fantagraphics. The competition is pretty fierce, </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">over 200 artists submitted work, so</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> my chances are slim. Although I don't think it's my best work, doing this project got me in gear and I'm ready to jump back into the fray of creating art again.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls4eikV18lX1Dkxh8uvUyYiYl1s4TdxCjJkXz4chPinuqZbpmpbuer9NR2SUQdC28_sopuMCrMt35Jk8lueIwJ-kR67accGKVrhCWdcTllBHD_8PaYhHnZg1XcAtQ6hHz8WOmJw/s1600-h/DSCF0031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls4eikV18lX1Dkxh8uvUyYiYl1s4TdxCjJkXz4chPinuqZbpmpbuer9NR2SUQdC28_sopuMCrMt35Jk8lueIwJ-kR67accGKVrhCWdcTllBHD_8PaYhHnZg1XcAtQ6hHz8WOmJw/s400/DSCF0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174697559759264354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />And here's my piece for Beasts!-<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZ0B30sy-U9uPsVVtoE1oisclso-GSn9toZ-lYX11vMjJ9fvlCyL1VIiiZRdOeF2-CyCPGJFmxa3XO05UDZwqrSzzWfmbIrB_C1RZlZvP0TG5gEFoMJqSCUy8HNgTdGkZKCD1Yg/s1600-h/REDCAPsubmit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZ0B30sy-U9uPsVVtoE1oisclso-GSn9toZ-lYX11vMjJ9fvlCyL1VIiiZRdOeF2-CyCPGJFmxa3XO05UDZwqrSzzWfmbIrB_C1RZlZvP0TG5gEFoMJqSCUy8HNgTdGkZKCD1Yg/s400/REDCAPsubmit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174698478882265714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Red Cap, here's the wikipedia entry for this little beasty:<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A </span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Red Cap</b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> or </span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Redcap,</b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> also known as a </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">powrie</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> or </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">dunter</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, is a type of malevolent murderous </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin" title="Goblin">goblin</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">elf</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> or </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy" title="Fairy">fairy</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> found in </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_folklore" title="British folklore">British folklore</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. They inhabit ruined castles found along the border between </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. Redcaps are said to murder travelers who stray into their homes and dye their hats with their victims' blood (from which they get their name).</span><sup style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cap#_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Indeed, redcaps must kill regularly, for if the blood staining their hats dries out, they die. Redcaps are very fast in spite of the heavy iron pikes they wield and the iron-shod boots they wear. Outrunning the buck-toothed little demons is quite impossible; the only way to escape one is to quote a passage from the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. They lose a tooth on hearing it, which they leave behind.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-33485436182292909352007-09-20T14:58:00.000-07:002007-09-20T15:04:45.356-07:00Telenovela Color Final<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's the finished illustration in color including a header-I've been informed that they are going to play with the format of the illo and split it up throughout the article. The font is Bahaus 93-a new favorite of mine. I painted the illo with Hobein Acryla Gouche.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jRBW1zH1TnaviAfiwb_tE_zg5_kLNpw7FRYNiLncFZM1xPo5LGI5gLx39Z1EGedeelyO-hQWsOHaRPaU9s0yjRZE6kXhtm5N2QLim0hYAH9Mw1Nv8-w8mHR8XpOU7gircKGZSQ/s1600-h/SOFINAL(MC).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jRBW1zH1TnaviAfiwb_tE_zg5_kLNpw7FRYNiLncFZM1xPo5LGI5gLx39Z1EGedeelyO-hQWsOHaRPaU9s0yjRZE6kXhtm5N2QLim0hYAH9Mw1Nv8-w8mHR8XpOU7gircKGZSQ/s400/SOFINAL(MC).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112410361675019090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-66333997624385902692007-09-15T18:28:00.000-07:002007-09-15T19:11:18.410-07:00Telenovelas<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm currently working on an assignment for StopOver magazine about the dominance of telenovelas in the lives of South Americans. Telenovelas are basically soap operas that have a finite number of episodes and are usually shown 5-6 days a week for about 6 months or so. "Ugly Betty" is a descendant of the Columbian telenovela<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly one.) </span></span>A good deal of the article deals with how the majority of the public that watches these telenovelas have nothing even remotely in common with the characters represented in these programs; white, well-off, and generally disconnected from the everyday problems of the average person living in the modern cities of South America. The high drama format of the telenovela provided me with lots of fun imagery to work with, so coming up with thumbs wasn't dificult at all-<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PZeoe41iAKEt7qQWNOuCvv-r1nQfO0uvRwGYW6eVH777QE89jG8ekdPkussRkDzaE3ICZ6oPI5xtqfClNsgrd-GN8daQHo5pfpe3CYF7Hrb9gQ3ujnL1BVzRT0JwnAYvXsFW7Q/s1600-h/telenovela+thumbs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PZeoe41iAKEt7qQWNOuCvv-r1nQfO0uvRwGYW6eVH777QE89jG8ekdPkussRkDzaE3ICZ6oPI5xtqfClNsgrd-GN8daQHo5pfpe3CYF7Hrb9gQ3ujnL1BVzRT0JwnAYvXsFW7Q/s400/telenovela+thumbs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110613093533826786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">One of things I wanted to play with in the thumbs is the recent actions by Hugo Chavez involving the shutdown of Radio Caracas TV, one of the founders of the telenovelas, for reasons that range from the distribution of "pornographic" material (the telenovela) to political malfeasance. It's been reported that 70% of the Venezuelan people opposed this act. <br /><br />I went with two very different ideas for the rough sketches - With the first I was interested in presenting the idea in a comic panel format (According to my dad, telenovelas started out as photonovelas, which were staged photos presented in a comic-book format. I didn't find this out until after the sketch was done). The comic panel format allowed me to show a number of different vignettes that represented the general themes of the telenovela, primarily being two people shacking up, and people freaking out about those people shacking up-not too different from our soap opera crap.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONx0GOWvb8VyoyXS-51ieWnuUN67de4XyLvZdkV5DI9rANQT7OmvduvSgIfiE4wOBtXhTGmNFEuzmBR8Gk_TY2Ycx-Zfhl2HrHMWXJuTwMV7QuC754msxBY7eADZaLyjafrC2wQ/s1600-h/StopOverFinalRough.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONx0GOWvb8VyoyXS-51ieWnuUN67de4XyLvZdkV5DI9rANQT7OmvduvSgIfiE4wOBtXhTGmNFEuzmBR8Gk_TY2Ycx-Zfhl2HrHMWXJuTwMV7QuC754msxBY7eADZaLyjafrC2wQ/s400/StopOverFinalRough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110612870195527378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The next sketch took a little less complex direction but I think it got the idea over in a conceptual and simple fashion. I liked it because I thought a reader would be able to see it and get a pretty direct impression of what the article would be about. </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9LAbEwV-_1KGZJihjLQ_KJRqZNZ-ZDbL688EdITjaFkE7ARoNpn8U5pks-5jepmjpp5buNrIYm2EPC5MbSz5y4m3BopXLbkVwp0KEFQWS5gz7sQWaAD1xrcN_e7xh8RHK1VDiw/s1600-h/StopOverRoughB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9LAbEwV-_1KGZJihjLQ_KJRqZNZ-ZDbL688EdITjaFkE7ARoNpn8U5pks-5jepmjpp5buNrIYm2EPC5MbSz5y4m3BopXLbkVwp0KEFQWS5gz7sQWaAD1xrcN_e7xh8RHK1VDiw/s400/StopOverRoughB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110612715576704706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">To my suprise the AD and editors decided to go with the first sketch - In a way this was my choice just because I wanted the chance to illustrate Hugo Chavez. Below is the finished drawing that is going to painted in acrylics. The header is just a comp to be done later in photoshop.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjEOrlN6Ua_ujIRzOB1rUwBVBWC5MUmx7TotnRgQiDtdUDkm4T2WyU9Rlb4clnFpO7mqk6VT9nqrEm_s-6NiKSftbDw4u-ge_z7G5lidJ__VFz-iYJpuasf9yYxs5bDAyq4OPVQ/s1600-h/TelenovelaFinalSketch(monstercake).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjEOrlN6Ua_ujIRzOB1rUwBVBWC5MUmx7TotnRgQiDtdUDkm4T2WyU9Rlb4clnFpO7mqk6VT9nqrEm_s-6NiKSftbDw4u-ge_z7G5lidJ__VFz-iYJpuasf9yYxs5bDAyq4OPVQ/s400/TelenovelaFinalSketch(monstercake).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110612526598143666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-40491512941325167312007-08-19T10:31:00.000-07:002007-08-19T10:43:26.036-07:00Getting down to business!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh328bfSg1u4z4fiqMof1hnNtu4fRSP0WY9mfluJW3mzXBX4mL9kq1fCasYHWvyRhGR0KpNHPyVBV26cQYzfhOz7PFMtYn11aTm9tEelMZKlKiNC1aZ6dToRNbvF5Jqj0MWg7PDLA/s1600-h/beehive+card2%28regular%29web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh328bfSg1u4z4fiqMof1hnNtu4fRSP0WY9mfluJW3mzXBX4mL9kq1fCasYHWvyRhGR0KpNHPyVBV26cQYzfhOz7PFMtYn11aTm9tEelMZKlKiNC1aZ6dToRNbvF5Jqj0MWg7PDLA/s400/beehive+card2%28regular%29web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100468348004357762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This week I'm working on sprucing up my promotional materials, starting with a business card. I wanted to create something that succeeds in getting my info out there without being overly "professional" and slick. Basically I was looking to make something that would be fun and hopefully catch someone's eye, almost like a mini postcard.<br />I couldn't tell you why I've been so obsessed with beehives lately, maybe it's there "Lynchian" creepiness...<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-56282482094187085702007-08-14T06:59:00.001-07:002007-08-14T07:03:39.924-07:00THE HIVE!-with COLOR!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDwbHY4G-0u_PrbqIHTnUgMcYVtSCiUMgTDNIfMsx_VhLQMjpKmjF8dLTuP4x_MjmM7FIHg_zmqGP05jZgzFZKHp2N4SdIwQ-QaZR8KE00GbOFdkt74isM6sPuAO22rbggHQlTQ/s1600-h/faca-THE+HIVE%21%21%21%28B%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDwbHY4G-0u_PrbqIHTnUgMcYVtSCiUMgTDNIfMsx_VhLQMjpKmjF8dLTuP4x_MjmM7FIHg_zmqGP05jZgzFZKHp2N4SdIwQ-QaZR8KE00GbOFdkt74isM6sPuAO22rbggHQlTQ/s400/faca-THE+HIVE%21%21%21%28B%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555752938357074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-4996453190057525152007-08-10T21:08:00.000-07:002007-08-10T21:10:11.518-07:00Process-final<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvtJBF2YxraUqpJagRjlAUJtTpAFfoeDRIO4e5W5JSo39CKi0PXCIJjO4Wwqy-nbCuyCfrPLHsFkRUS2n6BcrkZgM5a73Yd8oPZf67QZsCFnMYk0rn9y7FPDguK2omW72aMW1YA/s1600-h/BatmanCoverWEB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvtJBF2YxraUqpJagRjlAUJtTpAFfoeDRIO4e5W5JSo39CKi0PXCIJjO4Wwqy-nbCuyCfrPLHsFkRUS2n6BcrkZgM5a73Yd8oPZf67QZsCFnMYk0rn9y7FPDguK2omW72aMW1YA/s400/BatmanCoverWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097290335313871170" border="0" /></a>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-84165311085684141332007-08-10T05:38:00.001-07:002007-08-10T05:47:42.997-07:00THE HIVE!@#$@!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7VZKR9wcuHaSn2ii78hlHNp6VLeLxqHi9TYzwM-wOcAw1NGwYfwekoThVnR0rt00PGYKInwy2rb1V3CZi7gYpQrzel3AjyQRyBzi3eLgEjxtgWTAlRIsPCR_d_XFgNs-lv1QTg/s1600-h/THE+HIVE%21%21%212.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7VZKR9wcuHaSn2ii78hlHNp6VLeLxqHi9TYzwM-wOcAw1NGwYfwekoThVnR0rt00PGYKInwy2rb1V3CZi7gYpQrzel3AjyQRyBzi3eLgEjxtgWTAlRIsPCR_d_XFgNs-lv1QTg/s400/THE+HIVE%21%21%212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097052544449528114" border="0" /></a>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-31008530908589141102007-08-07T05:50:00.000-07:002007-08-07T05:53:06.818-07:00Process-stage 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3LcNVPwAwtQ8DJGdcoBrbkE-fEIdc55xzV5MZpQUFkHe5hSUAZnOkwV9fg8ykCdVQlKahes5wvjgtvmTh_J0Ve0TOvbiLErilHoW7L7KRkLcD7OHUbmQqeqkufd_uNO7vM4_6A/s1600-h/batcover-inks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3LcNVPwAwtQ8DJGdcoBrbkE-fEIdc55xzV5MZpQUFkHe5hSUAZnOkwV9fg8ykCdVQlKahes5wvjgtvmTh_J0Ve0TOvbiLErilHoW7L7KRkLcD7OHUbmQqeqkufd_uNO7vM4_6A/s400/batcover-inks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095940487222280466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Final Inks.</span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-63326422165921893362007-07-30T18:43:00.000-07:002007-07-30T18:46:45.386-07:00Process-stage 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaXRhFtg2PX2i_0M-5h8e5RThjUBz-DFXvqQFoq0z2OkDWcR_N-lC5iSBPAdIsgoV0A76uxEDKzBj9KXQZxkygraeIn6oSE1I95NLZO6iP2ieToxMvaQeqeHM-9jhxTn95TyLcQ/s1600-h/bats-cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaXRhFtg2PX2i_0M-5h8e5RThjUBz-DFXvqQFoq0z2OkDWcR_N-lC5iSBPAdIsgoV0A76uxEDKzBj9KXQZxkygraeIn6oSE1I95NLZO6iP2ieToxMvaQeqeHM-9jhxTn95TyLcQ/s400/bats-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093171354302824706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Here's a pencil rough for a cover submission I'm working on. Done with pencil on vellum.</span></span><br /></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-17265694912406920132007-07-16T07:43:00.000-07:002007-07-16T19:35:35.938-07:00Been a while Mr. Smith...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I haven't posted in a while due to some projects I've been working on, one of them being a comic submission-Here are some panel roughs done on vellum. I transfer them onto bristol via lightbox.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtDLFnQl9N-xhFnhAoZzmukpVMvov5wNI-mF8AnLOezsPKSZCry1jkrY1dTdqFO4HJ1_qea8P8D7gAcv1VeJoCFcXB5jMXtiRnY85HMHqqM_cWtWGjTKz_xmMLSL3HbupEMi79Q/s1600-h/comic+smplB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtDLFnQl9N-xhFnhAoZzmukpVMvov5wNI-mF8AnLOezsPKSZCry1jkrY1dTdqFO4HJ1_qea8P8D7gAcv1VeJoCFcXB5jMXtiRnY85HMHqqM_cWtWGjTKz_xmMLSL3HbupEMi79Q/s400/comic+smplB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087806737145749170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt9-B8nVDgCRABTFdwY0JrW-XC6pFw9jPeXfVExfIqVT2zEp7S5Db5uvzXdQq796AWTj0oqh7f_-tfzcTtHti7tj2KEfKCFqqiGpNUUTfCrUmsnj6_6gvC6OWfiMxJxdgC2bWwg/s1600-h/comic+smplC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt9-B8nVDgCRABTFdwY0JrW-XC6pFw9jPeXfVExfIqVT2zEp7S5Db5uvzXdQq796AWTj0oqh7f_-tfzcTtHti7tj2KEfKCFqqiGpNUUTfCrUmsnj6_6gvC6OWfiMxJxdgC2bWwg/s400/comic+smplC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087806848814898882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJ0oRCJvK7jmqzZP6L_TlpDp23jnnC0SpL-32fJEpmYoBW-h5CpBT5lmPtFDW7yZc4YnE56ntJOloZcPBiVOg_eRJ9bimeQT2wnx4xQezdiop5tJYSQbOWVe-cBiha_YGHaloKA/s1600-h/comic+smplA.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJ0oRCJvK7jmqzZP6L_TlpDp23jnnC0SpL-32fJEpmYoBW-h5CpBT5lmPtFDW7yZc4YnE56ntJOloZcPBiVOg_eRJ9bimeQT2wnx4xQezdiop5tJYSQbOWVe-cBiha_YGHaloKA/s400/comic+smplA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087806977663917778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's a quick sketch of Black Bolt. Geekdom ensues!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfTn-iGy-Sb5IY7mUydBrAW7qsKFOVPF9M0U6FzKrB3pywOqys5EPDkj806Uzu_CacFdghqPGRn-ztxoFsQRX0Fw43zFO5jklk8pp7o4wJ09Yz5Ch1Cq33P09Th28Hqq2bi7bIg/s1600-h/bbolt!.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfTn-iGy-Sb5IY7mUydBrAW7qsKFOVPF9M0U6FzKrB3pywOqys5EPDkj806Uzu_CacFdghqPGRn-ztxoFsQRX0Fw43zFO5jklk8pp7o4wJ09Yz5Ch1Cq33P09Th28Hqq2bi7bIg/s400/bbolt!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087988826579230450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14863564.post-1613753350710675792007-06-16T05:10:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:16:24.098-07:00Painterpeople!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z1mt7Hxl0ABg1wWQiuwT-xv-E-DoIyNrm4Xf44pTvyYZfE6Xh88EzBOCuDYB6AgcyKfuUTqXFT_rGFL6EdkLUZfxuHr9NKwrXF2uGxL-Wi2YFSr5q_LNbNfrgVvNaPB66JDTlQ/s1600-h/Painterpeople+collage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z1mt7Hxl0ABg1wWQiuwT-xv-E-DoIyNrm4Xf44pTvyYZfE6Xh88EzBOCuDYB6AgcyKfuUTqXFT_rGFL6EdkLUZfxuHr9NKwrXF2uGxL-Wi2YFSr5q_LNbNfrgVvNaPB66JDTlQ/s400/Painterpeople+collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076633877498205202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My talented wife has a new painting blog called "<a href="http://painterpeople.blogspot.com/">painterpeople</a>." Check it out to see some fine oil painting mastery! If you like what you see, and your pockets are fat, feel free to bid for one of her scrumptious paintings for a chance to call it yours. <br /></span></span>Eugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457637333833008856noreply@blogger.com0