Art-Mark

Homer Simpson + Santa mashup

2009-11-13T15:54:00.000-06:00

My final mashup demo for my cartooning students for this session.

Goth My Little Pony mashup

2009-11-06T17:12:00.002-06:00

Another mashup demo for my cartooning students.

Spongebob + Freddy mashup

2009-10-23T16:52:00.000-05:00

I did this mashup drawing as a demo for my cartooning students. I'm doing a series of drawings with cartoon characters in Halloween costumes for my class. This Spongebob Squarepants drawing was done digitally using my wacom tablet in the GIMP and inkscape. Process is below -

ROUGH SKETCH

PENCILS

INKS

COLORS

After I finished, I decided to add some color to the holding lines, but I'm not thrilled with the results. I'll have to devise a better method for color holds.

New Political Blog

2008-11-11T15:54:00.001-06:00

I just launched a new (mostly) political blog - Channel Axiom.

Awesomeness!

2008-09-10T14:29:00.003-05:00

www.atomicbooks.com

Let's make it happen!

2008-08-08T12:13:00.001-05:00

Self-Portrait

2008-01-16T14:59:00.001-06:00

Self-Portrait drawn in 07, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I've been without internet access since before X-mas! I think the problem is finally sorted. Here's a self-portrait - analog this time - pen, brush, speedball super-black and process white.

Inks & Tones

2007-12-09T17:45:00.001-06:00

pixie full inks and tones, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I finished the inks on this drawing and added some tones for the dress and hair.

Close-up inks

2007-12-02T19:33:00.001-06:00

pixie inx detail, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I'm really enjoying inking the hair in this pic.

Inking in manga studio

2007-12-01T18:25:00.001-06:00

pixie partial inx part2, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I've been practicing inking with a stylus in Manga Studio. Slowly getting the hang of it.

isaac priestley design

2007-12-01T16:00:00.001-06:00

isaac priestley design, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

Messing around in Illustrator, trying to come up with a design for the Isaac Priestley image.

Isaac Priestley

2007-11-28T15:07:00.001-06:00

Isaac Priestley, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I finally finished the inks on my drawing of Isaac Priestley. Manga Studio is awesome to use, but I still have much to learn! I'm thinking of adding some "design-y" elements to this.

Isaac Priestley partial inx

2007-11-20T18:52:00.001-06:00

isaacpriestely_partial_inx, originally uploaded by AlisterBlake.

I'm "inking" my Isaac sketch in Manga Studio. I just started using MS and it is an amazing program - the best digital brush & ink tools I've ever used, AND a quick easy rotate canvas tool. Are you paying attention Adobe? How hard can it be to build in a rotate canvas?

Sketch of Isaac Priestley

2007-11-18T15:57:00.000-06:00

Quick sketch of the inimitable Isaac Priestley, stylish romancer & World Racketeer.

SPX

2007-10-18T17:16:00.000-05:00

The Small Press Expo was an amazing experience. I picked up so many great comics - to many to list here, but I think my favorite thing was this awesome drawing of Akira Kurosawa by Chris Schweizer - THANKS CHRIS.

It was really great to get to hang out with the whole ISR crew. Y'all are the best!

PostScript - Baltimore Comicon

2007-09-11T15:24:00.000-05:00

I was sternly chastised by Bethany for failing to make mention of the "supa-cool" button that J. Chris Campbell gave her at the Baltimore Comicon. So, Behold!!!!111!!!!1!!!!

I am also instructed to note that the heroine pictured thereon has both a cape AND a raygun. So there.

Baltimore Comicon!

2007-09-10T17:03:00.000-05:00

Beth and I had a great time at the Baltimore Comicon this past weekend (Sept. 8&9)! It was a really casual, relaxed show - much less claustrophobic and stifling than NowYouCanCome, but still drawing some really great creators. I came away with a lighter wallet, exchanged for a bounty of comics goodness (as you can see in the pic above). My first stop on Saturday morning was the AdHouse Books booth, so as to be sure to score a ZOOBALL print (Paul Pope colored by Jose Villarrubia)(mine was 4/100!). I also picked up Zig Zag #1, THB: Comics from Mars, Pulpatoon pilgrimagE, and loads of excellent minicomics from Joey Weiser. Joey was super-nice to Beth and I, and did sketches in all the minis, as well as in my copy of his excellent new book The Ride Home. It was really fun to meet Joey and Chris Pitzer (who both frequent the ISR forum), and right across the aisle was the ever-exuberant J. Chris Campbell. I scored a load of JCC/Wide Awake Press books, including the awesome(ding!)© JCC FAT PACK of minicomics. His stuff is sooo fun! Right around the corner was the Top Shelf booth, and I was able to snag a copy of the only Matt Kindt book I didn't already have - Mephisto and the Empty Box. Matt is one of my all-time favorite comics creators, and it was a real thrill to be able to get a sketch and talk briefly about his future projects.

On Sunday, we attended the standing-room-only Spotlight on James Jean and Paul Pope panel. The discussion was moderated by Jose Villarrubia, and he did a great job of steering the discussion in interesting directions. PP was really inspiring, speaking about world-building, artistic direction, and his various influences. He did an A-V presentation that offered a look into his creative thought processes and the way in which he synthesizes myriad influences into his own idiosyncratic style. I left the con absolutely energized to make art!

A fun weekend, and what better way to end, than with a Joey Weiser sketch-parade . . .



©2007 Joey Weiser

PersonalDNA

2007-08-23T14:47:00.000-05:00

Utopiates Sketch

2007-03-14T22:11:00.000-05:00

A sketch of the fan-art I'm working on for Utopiates - one of my new favorite comics.

Pre-school invite

2007-01-31T22:16:00.000-06:00

Logo

2007-01-31T15:59:00.000-06:00

rough sketch

2007-01-18T22:15:00.000-06:00

Wedding Invite 2.1 with Text

2006-10-30T17:04:00.000-06:00

4" x 6" on 8 1/2" X 11" sheet.

Monotype Corsiva

Wedding Invite 2.1

2006-10-30T15:32:00.000-06:00

Click for hi-res image

Revised Wedding Invite

2006-10-29T21:55:00.000-06:00

4" by 6"

Monogram for Wedding

2006-10-03T21:03:00.000-05:00

Click image for larger version.

Wedding Invitation

2006-10-03T18:00:00.000-05:00

11" X 8 1/2"
2 invitations per sheet

Click on image to view

Stable Flyaround

2006-10-03T15:18:00.001-05:00

3d Flyaround Video

2006-10-03T14:51:00.000-05:00

A video of a proposed living history site construction.

Stable & Paddock

2006-09-27T16:03:00.000-05:00

A landscape shot of the 3d stable and paddock model.

Stable

2006-09-27T16:00:00.000-05:00

3d design for a re-creation of an 1890s Thoroughbred stable.

Rainbows and WYSIWYG editors

2006-09-12T21:19:00.000-05:00

Cool picture from Jeff Coleman's FLICKR page, and a chance for me to test out some HTML things in NVU and BloggerBeta.

And much laughter did follow . . .

2006-09-12T09:49:00.000-05:00

Scary Go Round is copyright 2002-2006 John Allison.

Scary Go Round has really been on a great run lately, this Welsh adventure has resulted in much hilarity. Go read, NOW!

Now THAT is a commercial!

2006-09-08T20:46:00.000-05:00

Wow.

Gate 2

2006-09-07T10:47:00.000-05:00

The 3d gate model in position.

Barricade Gate

2006-09-06T14:27:00.000-05:00

A SketchUp model of a gate I am designing at my straight job.

Bryce Test

2006-08-29T20:18:00.000-05:00

Simple Sphere
Just a test of rendering in Bryce 5.0

Sketchbook

2006-08-28T21:39:00.000-05:00

Pigma Brushpens on paper
High Noon

Sketchbook

2006-08-27T17:25:00.000-05:00

Pigma brush-pens on paper.
A quick sketch of Karloff as the Monster.

Even more VFX

2006-08-16T21:46:00.000-05:00

Visual FX

2006-08-16T21:08:00.000-05:00

It Maketh Me Laugh . . . heheheheheh.

2006-08-16T20:07:00.000-05:00

Scary Go Round is awesome and hilarious! It's especially beautiful since John went analog with the art. Definitely a fave. I found this one to be particularly laugh-inducing.

First Post

2006-08-15T19:20:00.000-05:00

Wow BloggerBeta is awesome!!

More to come soon.