I'm working, yes indeed, I'm working....

This is what I needed to see. I just realized I had a sampler of this book from free comic book day. I picked it up from Carry on comics in Uptown Waterloo before leaving to go to Newfoundland last year. Doug Chiang explains how to build a concept from blue line scribbles to a fully refined piece of artwork. All I need is...(PENCILLL ALLLERT!!)

-my blue line pencil

-30, 40, 50 60% cool grey Pantone Letraset marker

-triangle

-any scrap paper

-fine tip black marker

-Colour printing paper (for the more finished artwork)

I'm now going to take what I've created in my scribbling stage and apply it to Doug Chiang's way of refining a concept! See you soon!!

Menacing faces!!

Trains, especially streamline trains, were scary looking, I'm not talking about Thomas the Tank Engine faces either!!! Have you ever looked at the back bumper of a car and said to yourself, "Hey! That car looks really happy!" or "Hey that car looks like it's gunna kill me." or "Hey that car looks constipated.", well I'm trying to find some good mechanical "faces" for the ships in Dans game. I've been watching videos and looking in books about streamline trains and have noticed a pattern of menacing looking faces. Heres what I'm talking about but with cars.

I have a ship concept that hasn't been scanned yet, but is based on a zigzag art deco motif from a door in the Chrysler Building. It's a 2D frontal view of an eagle with ziggurat wings. Dan brought up a good point that maybe I can try turning those 2D motifs into 3D ship designs. I found an amazing walkthrough were someone uses the body shape of a Manta ray in the design of an organic spaceship. The design I'm doing won't be very organic, but this is kind of the same process I'm going through for the zigzag inspired spaceship design.

H1N1 was the best flu I ever had!

Everyone is freaking out about the piggy flu, but I'm contrary to all the hype. I had swine flu after Dan had it, and I've got to say it's not all that bad. It lasted me a total of ONE day. I thought the symptoms were gonna be back after the tiny attack and they never came.

Every other flu I had was waaaaaay worse.

So I've been too busy for words at work, trying to find the time to do a bit of sketching is tough, but I got ON it today. I've come up with some conceptual work for Loop Clothing, nothing really stands out too much yet though. I renewed the books I borrowed from the library for Dans game. A lot of the Art Deco motif hunting is finished. Dan would like me to get on with the more refined stuff asap. There will need to be a logo for the game coming soon (not to mention a name)...

I'm allowed cry about one thing though... WE NEED A FREAKING SCANNER! As soon as we get one installed I'll be able to show off a lot more than what I have so far. I think I'm going to go hunting for one this week, I hope you don't mind Dan.

Here's a hedgehog I'm working on for sh*ts and giggles.

He's based on this one I found on the interwebs, I thought it was too adorable to pass and not make a character of. I think he'll make a good strong sticker.