turtle power!

in honor of my continuing new york trip i droodled this here ninja turtle. now, casual fans of the cartoon might ask, "why does raphael have swords? i thought his weapons were those daggers."
first of all, those 'daggers' are called 'sai.'
and secondly i was following a more comic approach, in which all the turtles wore red bandannas.
and thirdly, i didn't have any blue media on me, so why don't you just back off?



man, i can't tell you how many times i drew the ninja turtles back in the day. that's where i cut my teeth drawing stuff. they were perfect intro to drawing subject matter too. the chest plate let you off easy on the torso anatomy, the shell saved you from have to draw anything but an oval when they were turned around, the cartoon had them with knee and elbow pads, making it easy to break the limbs down, and some little things around the wrists just for good measure. plus only two toes and three fingers?! easy!
thank you ninja turtles for being so simple to draw!

that will have to do for me this time out.
i'm sort of running out of iconic new york heroes to draw. i swear i thought of one a day ago and then it slipped my mind. 's what i get for not writing it down.
any thoughts?

EDIT!
proper scanned image here. v

not too big a difference in this one.

Life after S.P.A.C.E.

Well, I'm finally posting after missing three times in a row. Truth is I got a bit too accustomed to my time off. That time was sooo relaxing and SPACE was such a nice experience my head was still in the clouds when I returned. But, now I've, both feet on sturdy ground and while this is a meager post it is still a post.
Unfortunately this was all I could muster in 30 mins. I had a long chat with a friend of mine and fed the BEAST that is FACEBOOK. This little Leia is special to me though. It commemorates the End of Series 1 & the beginning of series 2. That's right I'm not finished shrinking the Star Wars Universe. This Leia is the First of the new set. Though this is just for fun, I'd like to finish all the ones I've written down. And because this is just for fun after the third series I am done. The Buck doesn't stop there,though, stop by and see some of the future creations and make a request if you dare, I love deforming hit characters and am always up for a challenge. Now that I'm back on track who knows what I'll post on Sunday.

on the road again.

good day bloggies and blogettes!
i'm in bustling new york city right now, crashing in a tiny apartment while the girl i'm here to visit works on her masters stuff.
cut off as i am from my scanners and photoshop and the like i don't have too much to share today, but i didn't want today to slip by with nothing!


^it's a tiny horribly proportioned spider-man! in honor of the big NYC!
i doodled him on the back of a postcard for an nyu music event. then took a picture with my digital camera.
so what have we learned?
digital cameras < scanner (when it comes to art)
bristol board > postcard (when it comes to drawing)
live and learn.
also pictured is 'the invisible man.' by h.g. wells, the book i'm reading right now. it's vastly better than i expected it to be! never underestimate a classic i guess, after all, it's a classic for a reason, right?

now, if you'll excuse me, i'm going to go spend every cent i've ever made on toys, books, imports, and delicious food.
capitalism + the big apple = me broke and happy.
end math lesson!

EDIT!
proper scan here. v

i'm surprised that i held onto that little postcard...

it's space, baby!

happy friday night!
so, this is a cruel tease, and i know it, and for what it's worth, i am sorry.
i finally, finally finished a painting that a buddy of mine asked me to do way back in december! god! i'm the slowest sack on the face of the planet!
anyway. the painting depicts a character of his, and as such, i shouldn't show off the full image.
sorry.
but the good news is, on the left of the image is a tentacle monster of my own design, so i'll show you that side.


^ ew. so slimy. the chap who commissioned me, a stand up guy if ever there was one, desired to have a certain roughness to the finished work. so i penciled the image and then painted it, leaving the pencils cloudy. i can't tell you how tempted i was to break out the inks, or the paint markers, or something to bring those lines home! oh well. i also slapped in that blue backdrop and blotted it with paper towels to vary the tone and texture.


^here's a detail of what can jokingly be called this poor monster's face.


^and here's a detail of his thorned tentacles.

i can't describe how great it is to have this baby done and put to bed. it was hanging over me, taunting me, for so long!
ah. one artistic obligation down, what's that leave, like fifteen hundred to go?
i'm a horrible person.

pros and cons.

ah, con days are over, and the pros have packed up and gone home.
anybody sick of reading about last weekend?
i'm not sick of talking about it yet, but i'll try and restrain myself.



^ while squatting at our table i sketched this clown prince of crime. it's funny how many people in batman's rogues gallery might slap you in the face with a fish. i meant to slap some quick colors on him, but before i knew it an hour had passed! coloring sketches is a lot slower than inked drawings.



^ i finally got around to finishing up this warrior woman. she bears an uncanny resemblace to a teenage version of someone, i just can't put my finger on who, or should i say, whom?



^ and lastly i doodled this girl a bit ago, i just got around to inking her. she's humdrum and she knows it, so there's not much to say about her.

Oh, to dwell in Columbus

SPACE Con, went exceptionally well. I can't talk about all of it here but, I must say I felt at home in that communion of artists and tome fillers. I can't even think of how that could've flowed better. It has done so much for me internally I can't even explain it all in words.

I will say, I absolutely LOVE Columbus and the folk I call Columbians. Even though they use hazard light parking in the middle of the street they are absolutely some of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. Like I said I can't talk about all of it, for I have limited time, but I will post.

This little guy is what I turned into while in SPACE. Setting up the table was almost as rememorable as the rest of the trip. There was some wonderful art there and while I didn't make a whole lot of money I made some but, my goal was to find friends and friends were found. I have a lot of "Thank You's" to e-mail as a result, Oh what a great weekend.


This was the shirt I made for Nathan for SPACE. The shirts turned out better than I hoped, even though mine was quite the "reverse" it still looked like a high quality job. Made possible by Mr. High Quality himself, one, Brian Scheer. Thanks Brian, I swear I'll get a new printer soon. I'm already planning for the next trip to SPACE and after seeing the work it's a must do for me. Once again I LOVE COLUMBUS!

Before I forget, This is the print I made for myself for SPACE. I got a few compliments from those who understand, but, this shirt is special to me for many reasons, and all those reasons are mushy, which means they will remain in the vault. If any friends would like one All I will need is a shirt and please don't hesitate to ask. I plan on keeping these files for a loooooooooooong time. In July I will be making mini DC characters in a similar manner so keep your eyes peeled and mouths watering. It's officially late for the likes of me and so I'll be signing off now, Good night All. ~Seacrest OUT.

Fight or Forfeit...

The latter is not an option. Thanks to a small break from the gym, Seinfeld Seasons 8&9 & the full length versions of Lord of the Rings,(Which I plan to watch again) I am ready for SPACE.
As it happens we actually will be exhibiting on Sunday up in Columbus. I finished my book and the vinyl stickers AND a sweet banner for me and my co-myrmidon. That, I can not show here, I have no energy to shrink that file right now. I will resume my other creative worx once I return from SPACE.
For now I'll leave a simple posting to remind everyone who views this, lack of energy is no reason for poor quality work. Watching Lord of the Rings really installs fervor in the willing.
Powerful stuff,J.R.R .Tolkein and beautiful work Peter Jackson.
NONE SHALL PASS, Thus Spoke The Manga Hogosha! Had to bring the old gouache out again ....HAHAHAHAH!

get an eyefull.

well, here we are, i have this and then another post before ron and i ship off for s.p.a.c.e.



^this is how my cover image turned out, sans all the intrusive text and what have you. see? that's how you can tell i love you, i won't clutter your eyeballs. you're welcome.



^and this is the image i ended up using for my business card. my grandpa and i share a fondness for hippos. i don't know how he feels about sumo, but i know i sure love it.

i'm scrambling to get my book together. the loose ends are taking longer to gather up than i thought, but only by a few hours. it's still more than i anticipated.
by wednesday morning all will be "go."
so if you'd be interested in getting one of my little freebie books in the snailmail just shoot me an email:
comicfarm at hotmail dot com

who doesn't like free comics in the mail? i don't know anybody who doesn't.

Ruh-Roh

Despicable Me...
I well I missed my post yesterday and for no good reason, wouldn't you know. SPACE Con is this weekend and I'm jazzed. I had a busy day yesterday, but, it was filled with fun...probably too much. I returned home with my head filled with ideas and things to do. Only to realize I needed a quick rest. That quick rest turned into full out, battery recharging sleep...DAMMIT!

The rest was much needed,though, I had taken a break from diet & exercise last week and regretted doing so, To add salt to the freshly opened wound I played Laser Tag with some of my family and friends. My brother took it too seriously,lol, I've never seen a person sweat so much after only 15 mins. of game play. His girlfriend cheated,with the assistance of Nick Fury(I don't know the attendants name so this one will suffice) and I had a pretty good card after it was all said & done even though one of us was invincible more often than not...SOOO BROKEN! It was a good time though.
Enough about that. Here are my posts and though they are behind schedule I'm anxious to show off.
Mud Flap Zombie:
My friend Adam Brooks had a birthday last week. I teamed up with one,Cathy Kammer on this design. The turn around had to be quick but, I spit on my hands and on Cathy's too...( No actual spit was involved in the creation of this image) and got to business. This modern Venus of Willendorf has indeed been corrupted and while there were a multitude of ways she could have been drawn I figured maintaining the icon would be best. I posted this because it really does make me laugh every time I see it.
If you have never seen "Mud Flap Girl" images, she barely has a nose in most of them. A silhouette shouldn't be so complicated but, my friends this gal was high maintenance.
Faun:
New colors to the "Faun". I need more practice with the previous style is what I realized and with that said, My goal is to focus on portraiture for the full month of June. May is beginning to look hectic and will only provided limited time for me to do much exploring. I will say this, the month of June I will take requests for portraits. If you've never had yours done, for the sake of science, let me do one for you. No charge but, donations including non-monetary ones are welcome. I plan to finish this by the second week of May. So to my word, May 16th this baby will be put to bed. For now, enjoy the progress.
Platy-π:
Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. These little creatures are great fun to crank out. Look for more of my little "Zooples" later on this blog and if you have a favorite creature maybe I'll make you, your very own "Zoople"

That is enough out of me. I may post throughout the week. I still have to complete regular Leia to finish off that "Star Wars" project. Who knows maybe she'll pop -up sooner than even I think. TTFN!

quick! my friday is fading fast!



^this is a preview of the cover image i'm working on for my freebie book. there's still some inking to be done.



^i think this is the sort of image i'm going to use on my next business card.