Nov 16 2011
I recently got three really fun commissions–all from the same person. What a great combo: a drawing from Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, another from my previous book Midnight Sun, and a double superhero commission of Iron Man and Captain America. I asked folks on Twitter what the heck those disk-things are supposed to be …
Nov 15 2011
Tonight’s #PortraitNight subject is musician St. Vincent–AKA Annie Clark. This image looks a bit different than my usual drawing style. If you’ve read any of my process posts you know that I usually build up my images by starting with a very light blue then going over the image in successive iterations of orange, red, …
Nov 14 2011
You can follow the other “E” entries as people post them to Twitter this morning by following the #AlphaBeasts hashtag. View all previous AlphaBeasts entries at the AlphaBeasts Tumblr: http://alphabeasts.tumblr.com/. You can also find some submission guidelines there, as well as links to bestiaries and lists of creatures. From the Fiend Folio… E is for …
Nov 11 2011
Today is November 11th 2011, which as well all know is Nigel Tufnel Day, a day to celebrate music that should be played extra loud. Here’s how it’s done: One of my favorite music podcasts, All Songs Considered, devoted their most recent show to a list of their picks for songs that should be played …
Nov 08 2011
I watched a couple of good BBC documentaries about influential DJ John Peel last weekend, so I thought he’d make a good #PortraitNight subject. For what it’s worth, the two documentaries were John Peel’s Record Box (about the small box of Peel’s odd favorite 45s discovered at his home after his death) and John Peel’s …
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