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Yeah, this thing is my baby and I’m neglecting it. What I need to do is make myself a regular posting schedule. Fridays sound good? OK, Fridays it is.

I’m currently working out an awesome project with Mister Malanthyus that I can’t yet disclose, but I can tell you it’s gonna be pretty. Soooooo pretty, I’m excited.

I had a wonderful time hanging out with Dax Riggs this last Tuesday (Oh yes. No I’m not a groupie.) and I even drew him his very own (un)Dead Blue Girl Dog Faced Whore standing in rain of broken glass hoping the moon would explode. Here’s hoping I didn’t fight nuclear power or something stupid like that while talking to him. (The reference is an easter egg. One hint: I Love Led Zepplin.)

So now it’s just a case of getting down to doing what I wanna do.

San Diego Comic Con

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Took a train from Seattle to LA, which was stuck in Southern Oregonian mountains for 8 hours overnight. Didn’t sleep, hung out with people on the train — one of them had a guitar and everything. Another one was just damn hot. Don’t look at me like that. Was reasonably sure that we’d slipped into the Twilight Zone and that the train and it’s inhabitants were the only things left in existence; the Langiers were on their way, I swearz.

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Blue Crash Kit - Tune In Now!

So, I know I’ve been bad with the not-updating absence without leave, but I swear, I have been doing things. So much to do! *shakes fist Zim style* SOOOO MUCH!

For example, last week I agreed (very enthusiastically) to take over the artwork for the webcomic Blue Crash Kit for a coupla months, longer if need be — and on Wednesday, my first strip was uploaded. Another one will go up later on today, so anyone who’s into polyamorous furry superheroes who fight giant zombie turkeys, adore cheese, and play armadillo hockey bowling in their spare time, go check it out. It’s all relatively PG 13, fun, and kooky, so go! Do it do it do it now. :D

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Emerald City Sketch Album

The artists:

Fooray is a fun, cute vampy boy with a dynamic, cute comic style. He introduced me to colored lead for mechanical pencils (who’d'a thunk, right?). He was sitting next to Diana Greenhalgh, the first who humored my request to “make me cute.”
And of course, Gabriel. You know about Gabriel. He’s GABRIEL. I had to stand near him. It was terrifying.

Emerald City Feedback

Got some portfolio reviews at Emerald City this weekend.

Plusses:

  • Strong, confident lines.
  • Strong expressions.
  • “Really good John Constantine.” — DC editor Joan Hilti.

Goals:

  • Focus on pencil work.
  • Scenery, sequentials.
  • Work on 3 test-script pages for a deadline of April 14th and submit to QEW Publishing for further review.

Joan Hilti recognized my Constantine! Eeeeeeee!! ^_^

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Batman for President?

Bloody brilliant: Donkey with a Trunk: Draft Batman for President!

Kyle-Mistry on deviantART

Kyle-Mistry (on deviantART) — Canadian comic artist, designer, creator of Weird Comix and Weird Comix Mini. I’m commissioning him for my cryptie.net logo. So go check him out, say hullo, admire his awesome powers. :)

New art finally

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My sweeties finally pinned me down and stuck me in front of the scanner to upload some of my pencilled works. Some are rougher than others, and some might be moved to The Creative Process as I polish them up. Enjoy! :)

Copycat!: Artistic Merit vs. Influence

The subject leaves me in terminal ambivalence; you can never become a great anything simply by copying a previous great. Being the next Bettie Page or Elvis Presley sort of falls flat when you realize, on your deathbed, that you could have been the first, one, and only Great-You. Dedicating yourself to copying, deriving, homaging, or plagiarizing others is unfair on everyone involved — including you.

Still, isn’t referencing, homaging, and downright copying a great way to learn?

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Commissions

Looking for a custom illustration of your online persona or roleplay character? Need character designs or turn-arounds in manga, cartoon, comic, or realistic fantasy style? Want the best possible characterization? How about a good working partnership with the artist, in which you’re encouraged to take part in each step of the process?

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