Trash Heap

Ever wonder where New York City's garbage goes?

Caravaggio Warmup 1

For my warmups I'm going to copy a Caravaggio painting in Photoshop for 30 minutes. I want to see how much I can get done in that time span. It will be a fun experiment...

Rendered

I just made this monstrosity in Photoshop. I'm pretty ashamed of it. It's hideous. I was just messing around with value painting and then overlaying that painting with color. Just an experiment. But it made me realize something interesting. Today, products designed for mass appeal are all marketed with rendered mascots and fonts. Cheap toy packages, cereal boxes, movie posters. All of the artwork is rendered to look quasi 3D.

Flat 2D design is the realm of high end snob products with the exception of website and professional sports team logos.

I don't know maybe the lowest common denominator likes their imaginary spokespeople and product names realistically lit.

I personally get a headache trying to navigate the cereal aisle. Too many highlights and drop shadows give me a migraine.

French Fried Fish

Oh baby it's like honeybutter and toast on jam.

Thanatos... Phobos... Deimos

Here's some quickie character designs. These are going to be costumes at some point... part of a ritual I'm designing. Thanatos is the Greek daemon of death... Phobos is panic... Deimos is fear. It's been useful personifying these ideas and making them interact. It's an effective way to understand your own feelings and where they come from. Plus when you make them cartoons you can almost mock these negative feelings, making it easier for you to get a handle on them so you can become more self aware and less likely to unknowingly become an emotional monster. That's the power of mythology folks.

Hey There, Blue Eye!

Here's what I paint when I watch Samurai Jack and listen to Magical Mystery Tour. I'm putting my new color skills to the test and just playing around in Photoshop ( finally got myself a license! )... nothing too serious... it is Saturday after all. Enjoy the eyeball candy.

The Universe Is Conspiring To Make You Miserable

Naaaaaaaah. Get over it, silly!

Triumph Of The Eyeball

What's your favorite sense?

I've got a drawing tablet now so expect COLOR!