Archive for February, 2008

Feb 27 2008

Odysseus Woodcut

Published by under odyssey,sketchbook

Did I mention I’m in a little printmaking class at CCAE? It’s all water-based, which appeals to me since I’d like to be able to do some stuff at home and in their open studio, and I don’t like working with solvents and such. Anyway, I missed a bunch of classes in a row (doh!), but here’s what I was fooling around with tonight. It’s on a tiny little block, about 2×4″, so I was having a little trouble keeping control of the cuts, but it came out better than most of the other ghastly things I’ve made in the class.

Odysseus woodcut

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Feb 18 2008

The Lady of Shalott

Published by under sketchbook,tools & tech

This was another quick concept art piece done on my new tablet. I didn’t have time to really finish it, but I like the delicacy I was able to get in the digital linework. I really like this tablet, though I think I probably should have ponied up more bucks for a lighter one.

My take on The Lady of Shalott

I’ve also been doing a lot of style tests for The Odyssey. I want to post some sketches for that at some point, but Candlewick doesn’t want me to ruin any surprises, so I’m not quite sure what to post.

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Feb 11 2008

Amaterasu

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My second painting with ArtRage; starting to have a little more control. This is the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, who shut herself in a cave when her brother Susano-O went on a rampage.

Amaterasu

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Feb 11 2008

RIP Roy Scheider

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I feel strangely sentimental about him, moreso than many other entertainers who have passed away. Maybe it’s because I grew up with his movies, or maybe it’s something about his everyman style. He was always so *earnest*. And even though he was playing some pretty old characters already 10-20 years ago, it still seems strange that he was 75. Regardless, my respects to Mr. Scheider.

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/02/jaws-police-chi.html

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Feb 07 2008

ArtRage

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No, it’s not like road rage, it’s a $25 painting program I picked up for my tablet PC. I used it to experiment with a piece for the environment design challenge on conceptart.org. I let the paint get a bit too heavy, but that’s part of the fun.

the slaughterhouse

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