Updated designs, new shirts

Continuing along the path of learning and creating things I like, usually obscure, generally related to movies or TV. I have added a few more shirts to the TeePublic site.

Updated designs, new shirts

Continuing along the path of learning and creating things I like, usually obscure, generally related to movies or TV. I have added a few more shirts to the TeePublic site.

Utah! get me two.

Continuing with the art, I have done a bit more with procreate app. I added a handful of commercial brushes and textures, notably some from TrueGrit Texture supply and VisualTimmy. I’ve done a few things for folks and a bunch more for myself. A few of the more notable designs follow.

As the title suggests – a Point break reference. This one is one of my favorites. I plan to draw in my friends head to all 4 presidents.

Utah! get me two.

Continuing with the art, I have done a bit more with procreate app. I added a handful of commercial brushes and textures, notably some from TrueGrit Texture supply and VisualTimmy. I’ve done a few things for folks and a bunch more for myself. A few of the more notable designs follow.

As the title suggests – a Point break reference. This one is one of my favorites. I plan to draw in my friends head to all 4 presidents.

A few months of bad artwork

As 2020 marches on in its awful reality, I’ve been plugging away at work and attempting to pacify my anxieties with poorly crafted, esoteric, low-brow art work. Since most of what I draw or otherwise create are things I want to see (never mind that I hate almost all of my own work), and that I think there may be 1-3 other people in the world that may enjoy or at least get a laugh out of it, I have started putting it on RedBubble and TeeSpring. If you’re super bored (which you likely are if you’re reading this) and want to see some of what I have made, it’s almost all available here or here. Attached are a few examples of the nonsense that I churn out with alarming regularity, like a steady stream of garbage.

A few months of bad artwork

As 2020 marches on in its awful reality, I’ve been plugging away at work and attempting to pacify my anxieties with poorly crafted, esoteric, low-brow art work. Since most of what I draw or otherwise create are things I want to see (never mind that I hate almost all of my own work), and that I think there may be 1-3 other people in the world that may enjoy or at least get a laugh out of it, I have started putting it on RedBubble and TeeSpring. If you’re super bored (which you likely are if you’re reading this) and want to see some of what I have made, it’s almost all available here or here. Attached are a few examples of the nonsense that I churn out with alarming regularity, like a steady stream of garbage.

Lift embargo

Many years ago I wrote about my love for dystopian, apocalyptic movies with the Mad Max series being right at the top of that genre. For me, nostalgia value for this series is very high. I recall watching “The Road Warrior” on my parents console TV in my basement as a kid and marveling as Lord Humongous relentlessly attempted to get his hands on the “guzzaline”. “They be refninin’! ka-chunk, ka-chunk”, as so eloquently stated by the pilot. Years later I would see “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” in the Clintonia theater and be re-invigorated by the story – even if a friend has recently equated it to a wasteland Peter Pan.

Lift embargo

Many years ago I wrote about my love for dystopian, apocalyptic movies with the Mad Max series being right at the top of that genre. For me, nostalgia value for this series is very high. I recall watching “The Road Warrior” on my parents console TV in my basement as a kid and marveling as Lord Humongous relentlessly attempted to get his hands on the “guzzaline”. “They be refninin’! ka-chunk, ka-chunk”, as so eloquently stated by the pilot. Years later I would see “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” in the Clintonia theater and be re-invigorated by the story – even if a friend has recently equated it to a wasteland Peter Pan.

Perspective and shading and other fundamentals

Drawing has never been something I was great at, but nevertheless it is something that I enjoy. Trying to do a little bit every day and learn some of the fundamentals that I never paid attention to in my drawing classes has been an uphill-both-ways-in-the-snow trudge. Shading and perspective have always alluded me as has true proper symmetry (hence why this is just half a head). I think most of this just takes practice, but I am positive there is a natural talent component to real, natural, from imagination drawing that I don’t quite have, too. I am finding that patience and attention to detail is a struggle, I get impatient and just want to move on to the next part, mostly for fear that I will obsess over something small and never finish, which then causes me to rush even more. This being an aspect that has always been a problem for me not just when I was in art school, but pretty much always, as very large blocks of personal time have always been at a premium.

Perspective and shading and other fundamentals

Drawing has never been something I was great at, but nevertheless it is something that I enjoy. Trying to do a little bit every day and learn some of the fundamentals that I never paid attention to in my drawing classes has been an uphill-both-ways-in-the-snow trudge. Shading and perspective have always alluded me as has true proper symmetry (hence why this is just half a head). I think most of this just takes practice, but I am positive there is a natural talent component to real, natural, from imagination drawing that I don’t quite have, too. I am finding that patience and attention to detail is a struggle, I get impatient and just want to move on to the next part, mostly for fear that I will obsess over something small and never finish, which then causes me to rush even more. This being an aspect that has always been a problem for me not just when I was in art school, but pretty much always, as very large blocks of personal time have always been at a premium.

Comic style is the new Comic style is the new Comic style

I have recently been particularly inspired by some folks that I find to be incredibly talented – notably Mash -up master “Butcher Billy“, prolific skate and multidisciplinary artist Tim Baron, as well as comic style artist Felipe Flores, and Super7, the company that makes all of the great stuff from our youth. I wanted to make an homage to my youth. I *loved* the “Back to the Future” movie. Fourth grade me had the jean jacket and a puffy vest. I got my first skateboard – an event that would later shape my entire life – based on that movie. I also loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As very young teenagers, that movie was a first date for my eventual wife and myself. So, with some Procreate and Photoshop work, a lot of reference material, and a load of how-to videos on technique…here is my “Marty McFly” trading card.

Comic style is the new Comic style is the new Comic style

I have recently been particularly inspired by some folks that I find to be incredibly talented – notably Mash -up master “Butcher Billy“, prolific skate and multidisciplinary artist Tim Baron, as well as comic style artist Felipe Flores, and Super7, the company that makes all of the great stuff from our youth. I wanted to make an homage to my youth. I *loved* the “Back to the Future” movie. Fourth grade me had the jean jacket and a puffy vest. I got my first skateboard – an event that would later shape my entire life – based on that movie. I also loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As very young teenagers, that movie was a first date for my eventual wife and myself. So, with some Procreate and Photoshop work, a lot of reference material, and a load of how-to videos on technique…here is my “Marty McFly” trading card.

Prophecy say Gelfling learn more photoshop

Re-learning skills from 20+ years prior is no easy task, especially when working in a medium that was not your comfort zone. For me it is a slow process, but it is enjoyable and relaxing. I spent a little more time playing around with photoshop and Procreate have yielded this Dark crystal homage and a Boba Fett & IG-88 Campaign poster.

I want to be able to make designs that can more easily be printed on things such as stickers, shirts, etc. This seemed like a reasonable path to start with. Simple lines, really basic shading, etc.

Prophecy say Gelfling learn more photoshop

Re-learning skills from 20+ years prior is no easy task, especially when working in a medium that was not your comfort zone. For me it is a slow process, but it is enjoyable and relaxing. I spent a little more time playing around with photoshop and Procreate have yielded this Dark crystal homage and a Boba Fett & IG-88 Campaign poster.

I want to be able to make designs that can more easily be printed on things such as stickers, shirts, etc. This seemed like a reasonable path to start with. Simple lines, really basic shading, etc.

Bubo the owl..

Clash of the titans was a constant on HBO when I was a kid. The mythology, the adventure, the creatures, and the stop motion animation were captivating to a kid watching them over and over on a console television in a midwestern basement in the early 1980s. While the movie may have been panned by critics, it remains a staple of my “comfort flicks”, reminding me of a fantastic, carefree youth. Bubo the owl was a divine, technological marvel to a young viewer such as myself. Here is my crude homage to such a wise old …..robot? What the heck was Bubo other than a mythical creation of Haphasetus that bested those Stygian Witches? Does it matter? Bubo rules regardless.

Bubo the owl..

Clash of the titans was a constant on HBO when I was a kid. The mythology, the adventure, the creatures, and the stop motion animation were captivating to a kid watching them over and over on a console television in a midwestern basement in the early 1980s. While the movie may have been panned by critics, it remains a staple of my “comfort flicks”, reminding me of a fantastic, carefree youth. Bubo the owl was a divine, technological marvel to a young viewer such as myself. Here is my crude homage to such a wise old …..robot? What the heck was Bubo other than a mythical creation of Haphasetus that bested those Stygian Witches? Does it matter? Bubo rules regardless.