A day late…

Here’s the goblins as promised-

Though this is the final pencils rather than a rough sketch. Going to paint it tomorrow most likely- black and white is fun but color is 10x better.

The little goblins at the bottom are my favorite part. I added them in despite them not being in the thumbnail. I think it really makes my ‘Hulking Goblin’ look hulking. Adds to scale blah blah blah. Erasure is fantastic by the way. I should do more work in such a fashion. And graphite dust + paper stump makes for a really nice uneven tone that’ll go perfect beneath some digital paint.

Break time!

Okay I think I need to take a break now. Get up and walk around a bit… but here it is a little more blue.

Okay so I finished the Ember Soldier as he has been dubbed, and I am working on my next piece.

Here it is with the colors quickly roughed in. I think this is what I vaguely want to go with. It’s a start.

Stay tuned for more!

Another update

Grant is re-building my site this weekend [hooray!] and I should have it up and running by the end of the week/next weekend.

Also, after 6 hours, I’m back where I was before!

Good news all around. Now I rest.

This just in-

Holy crap I want these goggles.

I really need to start drawing again.

And I’m out

Not exactly art related..

But there are skulls in my drink. And this makes me very happy. I got one of these:

from Perpetual Kid it’s a pretty neat website. They’ve got some real kitchy junk. But when I saw the ice cube tray I just died. The design is by Fred a pretty nifty site. Most of their products are punny and clever and actually useful. The old ice cube tray was broken, so I thought, hell, why not.. It’s made out of rubber too so I won’t have to worry about it cracking when I get the skulls out. It’s a little difficult right out of the freezer, but if they thaw for a few seconds they pop right out into my glass. They have a bunch of other rockin ice cube trays.. Gin and Titonic which is a mini Titanic of course.. and a set of false teeth. Also a mold for an ice swan that you make in the freezer. Probably not as cool as the real thing because of the air that’s likely going to get trapped in the freezer ice, but still fun.

In other non-art-news.. I’m testifying as a witness in court tomorrow for a case against some drunk that got into a fight at my old job. [So glad to not be working there any longer], and my title is probably going to be changed to Assistant Manger or some sort of Coordinator in the next few weeks. Which is good, because I feel like I’m being a bit slighted at the new job. [in title and pay, but the pay isn't complete shit so I can live.. it's just not fair for the amount of not-in-my-job-descrip-work I'm doing]. But I like the job and I like the atmosphere and I don’t want to blow it on whining for a raise, so it’s okay for now.

Turned in things for the Honors Portfolio Scholarship, so I’ll likely have more things posted here if I get it. -fingers crossed-. And if I don’t get it, well I’ve got a damn good start, so I’ll just do my best without guidance. I’m sure it’ll be okay.

So yes, other than my exciting new kitchen accoutrement, life is pretty relaxed and unexciting. Josh got the full time job at the college which is awesome. His salary is gonna be great and we’ll be able to afford to live in a place that doesn’t have a thousand kids running around in the halls at night and being generally annoying.

There was a half eaten hotdog in the stairwell the other day. A damn HOTDOG for crying out loud. And the kids run away when we get too close like they’re some kind of wild animals. Actually that’s pretty close to accurate. For some reason their parents don’t care enough or don’t have enough time to take them to the park down the street, so they play with rocks in the parking lot and throw shit in the halls. It’d be really really sad and I’d probably feel bad for them…  if they weren’t constantly screaming at 1am when I have work in 5 hours.

So  yes, the promise of an apartment without crotchfruit everywhere and an inside washer and dryer.. well that’s just great. I’ll have clean clothes -and- be well rested. The only downfall is that it’s further away from work so I’ll be losing some money on gas. At least Josh can carpool with his boss. I don’t have that luxury as I start work before everyone else. But whatcha gonna do.

Anyway, I’m off to finish my piratey soft drink and enjoy some more Shark Week. Teeth!

So, the site is up now.. obviously… and it’s looking pretty good I think. Now I just have to spend the next five weeks finishing up and getting portfolio work photographed and uploaded. Definitely not bad for my first time working with Flash.

The letterhead is printed up and ready to go, and now I just need to research my list of 20 places to send my resume and info to and hope that by some miracle I get a bite. Advertising oneself can be difficult methinks. I’ll probably have some sketches up sometime this week of some little ideas I’ve been tossing around. I’m going to attempt to get two pieces finished for the next project instead of just one. More monstrous things I think.

Progress!

Registered my domain and got web hosting. Now I just need to finish my website.. also here is the design for the grad show stickers I was talking about..

And also I’ve finished up my business card design thanks to some help from Grant.

It’s a little bit pricier but I’m going full color front and back. I just like the look of it better like this..

In other news, Today was Josh’s birthday. Huzzah. He’s 22 and we’re heading out for dinner on Friday night with the gang. That should prove fun and entertaining. Also I got out of class early and bought some cream colored paper for my letterhead. I’m trying to keep the style similar to my business cards, but I want the drawings to have more of a.. work in progress feel. Pencil sketches printed onto the paper like a watermark. I thought it would look nice. I’ve got some time to figure it out though, first I want to make sure my business card designs match the color of the paper and then I have to send that job off to the printer. I really hope I get that vacation pay from work tomorrow or else I’m so fucked with funds. This is costing me a pretty good amount to put together, certainly more than I can afford with my wages. Uck. And apparently tax returns are coming late this year, so I may be struggling through April as well. Here’s to hoping everything goes okay.