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Back to Puppets

Hello all, and thanks to everyone who purchased sketchbooks and prints at APE. Future projects are being planned with a writer for more comics and illustrated stories. But for now I go back to working with marionettes in Oakland for the Halloween show at the end of October. Here's a drawing from the sketchbook.

APE AT LAST!

Haven't posted any updates in about a month, mostly because of the comic I've been finalizing. But finally I've finished the comic and all the screen prints for APE this year. I'm going to have free promotional buttons and handouts from the comic to help market the comic Cacy Duncan and I worked on. If you're not able to make it to the convention you can still take a look at the comic here inkinthegutter.blogspot.com. There's tons of screen prints which means I can sell them at a low price for all who are interested. I will also have a misprint section of screen prints at a very low price, practically giving them away!
I'll be sharing a table with Michael Manomivibul, he'll be selling awesome prints and screen printed t-shirts. Also down a few tables Grim Wilkins will be selling his self-published mega comic.
So if your in the bay area this Saturday and Sunday make sure to stop by and check out all the cool artwork, and don't miss out on all the fun.

Drawing and Learning

pen and ink on paper

Today I spent about six hours at the Bodies Revealed exhibit in Sacramento. I learned a lot about the different aspects of human anatomy, I especially enjoyed looking at the baby fetuses and craniums. I would highly recommend visiting the exhibit before it leaves at the end of October. I'll most likely spend another day at the exhibit before it leaves, if anyone's interested let me know.

In the Newspaper

I made it into the newspaper three weeks ago but didn't find out until today when I went to pick up the remainder of my paintings from the gallery.
I got a nice little review by an art critic.

Progress on Comic

A shot of all the pages inked in on my drafting table and a progress shot of the first page with digital alterations. I'm very close to the finish line for the comic, my goal is to have them printed by the end of September.

Commission

oil on canvas, 16 by 20 inch

Here's a quick commission I painted for a friend, the guidelines were to include animals and cute. I wanted to do a painting that could be hung on a wall two different ways so a spherical design came to mind when creating the composition.

Test Page for Comic

Here's a study page for how the inking and halftone technique should look on the comic. Still adjusting the halftone values to get darker tones but not lose my line work. Started on the final boards, they should take me between one or two weeks to complete then add in halftones and minimal blocks of color to complete the book. Enjoy!

Sketch

pen in moleskin, 10 by 8 inch

So I've been thinking of compiling a collection of my sketches into a small book for A.P.E. I seem to have accumulated several sketchbooks over the years which only I and one other person has seen. These should be a treat to all those who know me, and should give some insight into why I'm so talkative all the time(not really!). This brings me to a total of three separate projects I'm working on for A.P.E.
screen prints
11 page comic
sketch compilation
and I might also squeeze in a t-shirt if time allows.

keep on drawing!

Two More Screenprints

4 color process screenprint variations, 8 by 11 inch each


8 color screenprint on Reeves, 8 by 6 inch

The dog screenprints were done from a photograph and separated on Photoshop, and I did an ink drawing for the outline of the body and skull and imported that layer into Photoshop and overlayed it onto the black layer to create the 4-process screen print technique. This was my fist attempt at trying this technique and I enjoyed the final outcome, it rocks!
The bottom portrait is based on the Blade Runner character Pris.
Overall these prints are turning out really great and I'm having fun as well.