Here is a piece that I just finished....Sonic the Hedgehog...done in digital paints (photoshop)
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Sonic!
Here is a piece that I just finished....Sonic the Hedgehog...done in digital paints (photoshop)
See ya…
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Digable Arts Fest Prints (Oct.15th and 16th)
Next weekend I will be showing my work in the Digable Arts Fest exhibition. This is a two day long art fest that will be showcasing a number of artists in a huge massive gallery, along with music, installations, sculpture and bands. In preparation, I printed up a number of large scale prints for the show. These are prints that I made from old posts, paintings and other work that I have been posting on this blog over the past one to two years.
I found a place that make large scale matte prints (nomrally made for photos, but in this case they work equally well for paintings and such done in photoshop. In addition they didn't cost me an arm and a leg to make. Before the show next week, I will have them foam mounted, so that they can be easily hung.
The work that I am showing as as follows:
-Oil refinery:
http://murdockink.blogspot.com/2010/12/litm-group-show-submission.html
-Metroid:
http://murdockink.blogspot.com/2010/03/samus-aran-metroid.html
-Marcus Garvey:
http://murdockink.blogspot.com/2010/02/black-history-month-bhm-marcus-garvey_17.html
-Robot (show) Fight:
http://murdockink.blogspot.com/2011/02/robot-snow-fight.html
-First Street
http://murdockink.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-street-ver-2.html
-Charles Bronson (which I forgot to print)
--oops..
I am still missing one print, but I will post all of the work once I get the last print in.
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Oh Eff!
Alright! This guy is done!
"Oh F_CK!" by yours truly...
done in Photoshop!
Now on to the submission for the Digable Arts Fest!
How To Get Past A Creative Block
Most of the time, I spend my day job hours unable to wait until I can get home, sit in front of my computer or grab my sketchbook and draw or paint my life away. Sometimes though, I will sit down to do work, and find that all of those ideas that I had in my head have just leaked out of my ear. What even happened? Where did those juicy concepts go, they were there a minute ago? Crap!
Well it seems that the problem isn't a lack interest or desire, but that quite simply the creative tank is empty. Just like a musician who is stuck on writing a song verse, drawing and painting is very similar. It's easy to get stuck in a rut. So how do you get "un-stuck" you might ask? Try the following ideas the next time this happens:
1. Take a Break: Again, for me I can't stress how important it is to take breaks. If you spend all of your time putting pressure on yourself to come up with a great drawing or painting, it won't happen. To use the musician reference, musicians and producers need to give their ears a break and the same needs to happen to visual artists' (eyes). Stop what you are doing and come back to it a bit later with fresh eyes. You never know, between the time that you leave your drafting table/computer desk and the time that you return you might already get unstuck.
2. Find Something to Inspire You: For me, I get a lot of inspiration from character designs, cartoons, movies, video games, art books, tumblr, deviantart, illustration books, anime, my favorite movies, magazines anything. The great thing about being an artist is that inspiration can come from anywhere and at any time. The key is to find out what inspires you most and use that.
3. Go to a Museum/Study Art History: Up until now I didn't value the importance of art history and studying past artists as much as I should have. A good idea to fill up your creative tank is to go back to the basics and take in some exhibits. Find the type of artists that you like most and use them as inspiration. You can even try exhibits that you would not normally go to on your own (just to try something new).
4. Listen to Pod Casts: One of the key benefits to listening to podcasts is hearing what other artists have to say about their own issues with creativity. I know that for me it always helps to know that other people sometimes have the same problems with coming up with ideas. There are a ton of podcasts to choose from.
Look online and try and few different podcasts and before you know it you will be hooked.
5. Network With Other Artists: You hear a lot about how networking is so key in any business or industry, and it's true. Sharing your ideas can be one of the easiest ways to work through a problem. Linking up with other artists can help you look at your own work from a different perspective and open up new ideas. Once this happens you might be headed back to the drawing table or computer with an entirely new direction. Voila Creative Block Unblocked!
Well it seems that the problem isn't a lack interest or desire, but that quite simply the creative tank is empty. Just like a musician who is stuck on writing a song verse, drawing and painting is very similar. It's easy to get stuck in a rut. So how do you get "un-stuck" you might ask? Try the following ideas the next time this happens:
1. Take a Break: Again, for me I can't stress how important it is to take breaks. If you spend all of your time putting pressure on yourself to come up with a great drawing or painting, it won't happen. To use the musician reference, musicians and producers need to give their ears a break and the same needs to happen to visual artists' (eyes). Stop what you are doing and come back to it a bit later with fresh eyes. You never know, between the time that you leave your drafting table/computer desk and the time that you return you might already get unstuck.
2. Find Something to Inspire You: For me, I get a lot of inspiration from character designs, cartoons, movies, video games, art books, tumblr, deviantart, illustration books, anime, my favorite movies, magazines anything. The great thing about being an artist is that inspiration can come from anywhere and at any time. The key is to find out what inspires you most and use that.
3. Go to a Museum/Study Art History: Up until now I didn't value the importance of art history and studying past artists as much as I should have. A good idea to fill up your creative tank is to go back to the basics and take in some exhibits. Find the type of artists that you like most and use them as inspiration. You can even try exhibits that you would not normally go to on your own (just to try something new).
4. Listen to Pod Casts: One of the key benefits to listening to podcasts is hearing what other artists have to say about their own issues with creativity. I know that for me it always helps to know that other people sometimes have the same problems with coming up with ideas. There are a ton of podcasts to choose from.
Look online and try and few different podcasts and before you know it you will be hooked.
5. Network With Other Artists: You hear a lot about how networking is so key in any business or industry, and it's true. Sharing your ideas can be one of the easiest ways to work through a problem. Linking up with other artists can help you look at your own work from a different perspective and open up new ideas. Once this happens you might be headed back to the drawing table or computer with an entirely new direction. Voila Creative Block Unblocked!
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Oh Crap....
As part of the final for the painting in Photoshop class that I am taking, we have to paint a final scene from scratch. So I did a could of rough thumbnails to try and come up with an idea that works. Voila! I like where this is going, because (hopefully) just by looking at it, you can get a story in one quick read. This is a WIP„ and I will post the final when it’s done or as I make progress
Altered Beast
Sorry for the lack of posts..I have been working on ideas for the MOCCA fest book. At first I was gonna rework a bunch of sketches that I found and do them over. However sketches are just that. Ideas captured on paper at that moment. Instead I have a new idea..(this one being the first of them).
Digital Forest
Here is a pic that I did as one of my homework assignments from class. We had to basically create a number of brushes and then use all of the brushes to create a scene.
So I decided to use the layered approach, using overlays and such and a bunch of brushes to put it all together.
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Sunset
A view of the sunset from my street done in pen and ink and photoshop
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Have you seen the movie “Hobo with a Shotgun”? No? you need to, it’s awesome! (not for the squeamish though)…
Here is my tribute!
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Stuff That I Draw That is Awesome?
A few weeks ago I had mentioned that I am cooking up an idea for a book for the next MOCCA fest (which is the small press comic show in April). Last time around (last year) I did a mini comic, and although it came out pretty well (printing-wise) I think that this time around I am going to put together a collection of sketches that I have done over the past few years. Maybe a Vol. 1 to start and then put out more books as time goes on [unless I get another idea of course].
I mean, I sketch and draw, and I sketch and draw A LOT! I have keep sketch books since college (when I was super into comics) and have held onto these books all this time.
So why not, dust them off, put them together and compile stuff for show? It will be interesting too to see how my style has changed a lot since then (for the worse haahah?) I don't have a title (yet) , but will post progress as I turn stuff around.
The painting class is going great..but as always, more practice is needed....I just finished up a painting recently and will probably be posting that for tomorrow...my first full fledged painting, but not my last of course. See ya!
I mean, I sketch and draw, and I sketch and draw A LOT! I have keep sketch books since college (when I was super into comics) and have held onto these books all this time.
So why not, dust them off, put them together and compile stuff for show? It will be interesting too to see how my style has changed a lot since then (for the worse haahah?) I don't have a title (yet) , but will post progress as I turn stuff around.
The painting class is going great..but as always, more practice is needed....I just finished up a painting recently and will probably be posting that for tomorrow...my first full fledged painting, but not my last of course. See ya!
Art and stuff...(random thoughts)
I always say that I am going to do more writing, but then when I get the time I decide to do other stuff like work on homework or....procrastinate.
Last week was a pain..not really more of a pain than any other week so much. I think that at work it's getting to the point where it might be time to move on from the current gig. I don't think that I can do the same project for another* year. I am thinking again of taking more time off to paint and work on stuff.
Now that MOCCA fest is coming up, I can start to think about what I want to do for the book.
More ideas forming, but I got a little bit of time before I have to start to put stuff down and begin work. Maybe in a month of so.
In the meantime I have been working on homework for the photoshop class that I am taking. It seems that I am always* taking a class. At this rate I am probably going to be taking class for the next few years, which is fine sine I never really went to school formally. I guess that you could say that this is my schooling. Between taking classes, independent study and practice, practice, practice hopefully I will wind up in a different place than where I am now. I would say that I am already in a different place creatively than where I was a year ago. So it's just a matter of recognizing and capitalizing on that.
Not sure where I will wind up, but I need to follow, right?
This week, more work (meh), more practice (yay) and on to the next class, more sketching and more posting (it's pretty much a full 2nd time job)(should also be able to sneak a game in there or two).
I should also make it a point to get out of my apartment and see people too. After a while spending too much time in your own mental space can close you off to others and that's not good either. It's all about balance. Now time for more Netflix, and finishing up practice work for posting, and then maybe some ps3 before bedtime.
Last week was a pain..not really more of a pain than any other week so much. I think that at work it's getting to the point where it might be time to move on from the current gig. I don't think that I can do the same project for another* year. I am thinking again of taking more time off to paint and work on stuff.
Now that MOCCA fest is coming up, I can start to think about what I want to do for the book.
More ideas forming, but I got a little bit of time before I have to start to put stuff down and begin work. Maybe in a month of so.
In the meantime I have been working on homework for the photoshop class that I am taking. It seems that I am always* taking a class. At this rate I am probably going to be taking class for the next few years, which is fine sine I never really went to school formally. I guess that you could say that this is my schooling. Between taking classes, independent study and practice, practice, practice hopefully I will wind up in a different place than where I am now. I would say that I am already in a different place creatively than where I was a year ago. So it's just a matter of recognizing and capitalizing on that.
Not sure where I will wind up, but I need to follow, right?
This week, more work (meh), more practice (yay) and on to the next class, more sketching and more posting (it's pretty much a full 2nd time job)(should also be able to sneak a game in there or two).
I should also make it a point to get out of my apartment and see people too. After a while spending too much time in your own mental space can close you off to others and that's not good either. It's all about balance. Now time for more Netflix, and finishing up practice work for posting, and then maybe some ps3 before bedtime.
Unicron's Hungry in Color
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