Thank you Sarah Duffield-Harding for scanning my double page spread in ImagineFX’s July 2012 issue! I was made Artist of the Month in issue number 84, and I can’t wait to get a copy because it had an article on Rackham and is filled with fairytale work!
You can order an issue here
I love doing the character re-designs on Ten Paces and Draw! This week was Kill Bill week and artists created a bunch of pieces based on The Bride, Elle and O-Ren. I chose Elle who I always thought was a bit interesting, always living in Beatrix’s shadow. It was also interesting to learn that the snake she is named after, The California Mountain Snake, is actually not poisonous at all. What’s cool about them though, is they eat rattlesnakes and are immune to their venom. Budd’s codename in the movie was Sidewinder, a species of rattlesnake.
You can view everyone’s entries here and the original is also for sale along with a print on Etsy! I added new sizes to my shop too, you can now buy small sets of 4x6’ prints and I have 8.5x11” prints on 15pt stock paper.
This week I spent most of my time working on a commission for Christine Tyler, based on a story she is writing. Had a lot of fun with all of this color and Christine had such great ideas, it was great trying something new. I also made two pieces for Ten Paces so look out for them early next week. If you want to commission me, check out Etsy!
Here are the process shots of my Ned Stark piece! Hope this helps some of you. I started out with a traditionally made ink and black watercolor drawing, scanned it into Photoshop at 400dpi, used a mask to make the lines colorable and then started. If you’re having trouble seeing the full size you can download it here.
In case you missed me at MoCCA Fest 2012, everything I was selling is now for sale as a bundle in my Etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/98811375/the-mocca-fest-bundle
Just got back from MoCCAfest! Had so much fun meeting everyone and a lot of artists I love on tumblr! I wish I had more time to look around but I was glued to my table, sorry if I couldn’t find anyone! Here’s what we were selling, what I bought, and some tumblr to follow!
Chase Stone
Anastasiya Tarasenko
The Baritarian Pop-Up Embassy
Alex Krokus
Julia Scott
Richie Pope
Roxie Viscarra
Killer Acid
Michael Manomivibul
This week’s Ten Paces and Draw swap was inspired by Astrology! I was partnered with Roxanne Daner, you can see everyone’s pieces here!
This week I reached over 1000+ followers! To celebrate I am giving away one of the 8.5x11” posters that I’ll be selling at MOCCAfest next weekend. Everyone who reblogs this post will have a chance to pick any one of these 5 posters. On April 24th at 6pm (NY time) I’ll pick a random winner and contact them through their Ask box for info on where to ship. Good luck everyone! Also, if you have a Facebook please visit my page!
