so Im working on a project with my good friend Jeff Victor and this would be the sneak peek at what it is... not too much info available to be leaked right now.. but ... this is the project to some degree
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Part of what has kept me busy
so Im working on a project with my good friend Jeff Victor and this would be the sneak peek at what it is... not too much info available to be leaked right now.. but ... this is the project to some degree
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
POOOOOOOOSSSST!
there is more to come but here are some from the past week or so for today to wet your appetite.. or make you go.. what the F! either way Im posting again LOL
:)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Pimpin a great band
Four Feet of Glass is a band I hold near and dear to my heart.. I have been listening to them jam since around oh.. 1994 before they were even Four Feet LOL ... My little brother Scott plays bass and it's been way to long since they have produced anything new and the other day I was on Myspace and well Lo and Behold they have a music page and have uploaded a rough Demo of an old song revamped... If you like jam music or just great music in general give it a listen... it's called Firefly ( Down )
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.popupplayer&songid=44077826&artid=8004372&albid=11469486
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.popupplayer&songid=44077826&artid=8004372&albid=11469486
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
some recent stuff
havent been really happy with a lot of what I have been drawing but these arent bad ..
Monday, March 9, 2009
Regaurding the Sketchbook Sessions
Recently I have been seeing a lot of new session crews pop up around. It makes me happy to know that this is happening however what has UPSET me lately is that everyone thinks they were the first or can snag the name "SKETCHBOOK SESSIONS" and thats ok..
IT'S NOT...
Over 8 years ago I started the ORIGINAL Sketchbook Sessions in Los Angeles .. It started with 6 people drawing together over a few beers in a Condo in Northridge California. Over the Years I have hosted well over 100 events in my own personal HOME and welcomed easily over 500 individuals providing a place to draw and socialize with other artists in a warm and open setting.
At one time we had over 60 people in the house attending a session .. it was epic to see that many artists hanging out and talking and making new friends .. It was amazing to see these people get together somewhere that wasnt a comic con event or any other special occasion .. it was just a warm weekend evening :)
(Although at ComicCon "WE" are the ones who also put together the Marriot Sketchbook session every year on saturday night.. we have pulled in as many as 400 people and everyone was drawing... that was crazy awesome! )
The Sessions are near and dear to me as they were a way for me to make friends and meet people that could and would someday help me find my way into and through the industry of gaming, animation and comic books. Many of those people are not just my friends now.. they are like my 2nd Family .. I am a godfather to 2 awesome kids through these friends and we have all seen eachother through some serious hard times and some epic good times!!! The ride has been amazing.
Im not about to let something I worked so hard on fade into something that people will talk ill of and or bastardize by throwing their own imitation version of. I know there are other session style events out there .. Ive been to a few and each offers their own thing.. I LOVE the Drink and Draw Crew in LA I have nothing but RESPECT for most of them ( those I know ) I have attended a couple and had a good time .. they made it their own thing and I think that is awesome... I would love to see more of that ...
Here are my wishes.. I wish someday that when people talk about the Sketchbook Sessions they will remember what they were, and WHO started it all... and What they became about! Hangin out with 12 people drawing doesn't make what we have here.. its bigger than that.. it's about the passion shared .. its about the love for your friends, being excited for one another when you find out that people are working on new and exciting projects, being supportive, it's about Broadening your horizons and pushing one another to be better and holding your friends up when they need it... I never hosted a drawing jam.... I hosted a reunion ever month for over 5 years, where we found that, when for many of us we felt like outcasts, we all had a place and there were people who got us and were just like us...
Im done ranting .. I needed to get this off my chest... there will be more sessions soon.. and I will be there to help or host...
IT'S NOT...
Over 8 years ago I started the ORIGINAL Sketchbook Sessions in Los Angeles .. It started with 6 people drawing together over a few beers in a Condo in Northridge California. Over the Years I have hosted well over 100 events in my own personal HOME and welcomed easily over 500 individuals providing a place to draw and socialize with other artists in a warm and open setting.
At one time we had over 60 people in the house attending a session .. it was epic to see that many artists hanging out and talking and making new friends .. It was amazing to see these people get together somewhere that wasnt a comic con event or any other special occasion .. it was just a warm weekend evening :)
(Although at ComicCon "WE" are the ones who also put together the Marriot Sketchbook session every year on saturday night.. we have pulled in as many as 400 people and everyone was drawing... that was crazy awesome! )
The Sessions are near and dear to me as they were a way for me to make friends and meet people that could and would someday help me find my way into and through the industry of gaming, animation and comic books. Many of those people are not just my friends now.. they are like my 2nd Family .. I am a godfather to 2 awesome kids through these friends and we have all seen eachother through some serious hard times and some epic good times!!! The ride has been amazing.
Im not about to let something I worked so hard on fade into something that people will talk ill of and or bastardize by throwing their own imitation version of. I know there are other session style events out there .. Ive been to a few and each offers their own thing.. I LOVE the Drink and Draw Crew in LA I have nothing but RESPECT for most of them ( those I know ) I have attended a couple and had a good time .. they made it their own thing and I think that is awesome... I would love to see more of that ...
Here are my wishes.. I wish someday that when people talk about the Sketchbook Sessions they will remember what they were, and WHO started it all... and What they became about! Hangin out with 12 people drawing doesn't make what we have here.. its bigger than that.. it's about the passion shared .. its about the love for your friends, being excited for one another when you find out that people are working on new and exciting projects, being supportive, it's about Broadening your horizons and pushing one another to be better and holding your friends up when they need it... I never hosted a drawing jam.... I hosted a reunion ever month for over 5 years, where we found that, when for many of us we felt like outcasts, we all had a place and there were people who got us and were just like us...
Im done ranting .. I needed to get this off my chest... there will be more sessions soon.. and I will be there to help or host...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Another day ..
I think Im just trying too hard not to be too stylized I dunno.. another one Im not too big on.. but I learned a few things from fighting through it
not the greatest but its something
Im not totally happy with this one but I'm trying to get something up daily reguardless of whether its epic or not.. :) Enjoys
Sunday, February 22, 2009
I was on a Podcast this Weekend with the ReAnimators
Episode 18 - Artsy Fartsy
http://sketchtavern.com/reanimators/Episode018_ArtsyFartsy.mp3
Topic: Art Styles or Art Gimmicks
Guest: Shane Corn, animator/artist of Neopets, Cartoon Network, and a founder of DrawingBoard.org
This show we get back in touch with our animation roots with Shane Corn, aka *Maizekid74, and talk about art styles in games, but only after we talk about digital wangs, Lara Croft, and good old fashion side-scrollers. So, you know the types of things we would have been talking about in our adolescence... which, in all honesty, is about how we treated the subjects still to this day.
Show notes:
I tried finding the GTA IV e-peen video, but it seems to be taken down from any reputable internetz sites. So if you really want to see it that badly, you gotta get the DLC and play the game. Just check with your parents first kay?
Paul Robertson's Pirate Babys Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=908674814285543652
Behemoth Game's Dad N Me
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/254456
http://sketchtavern.com/reanimators/Episode018_ArtsyFartsy.mp3
Topic: Art Styles or Art Gimmicks
Guest: Shane Corn, animator/artist of Neopets, Cartoon Network, and a founder of DrawingBoard.org
This show we get back in touch with our animation roots with Shane Corn, aka *Maizekid74, and talk about art styles in games, but only after we talk about digital wangs, Lara Croft, and good old fashion side-scrollers. So, you know the types of things we would have been talking about in our adolescence... which, in all honesty, is about how we treated the subjects still to this day.
Show notes:
I tried finding the GTA IV e-peen video, but it seems to be taken down from any reputable internetz sites. So if you really want to see it that badly, you gotta get the DLC and play the game. Just check with your parents first kay?
Paul Robertson's Pirate Babys Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=908674814285543652
Behemoth Game's Dad N Me
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/254456
Friday, February 20, 2009
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