wow, the artwork of rick berry is absolutely amazing. i love his sense of anatomical motion, but his lighting and coloring techniques used to convey emotion are incredible. they really add a lot to the sense of fantasy and environment in each piece. this is definitely a website for your bookmarks. geez, look at how awesome that arm rendering is. unbelievable.
my first attempts at getting back into drawing after a couple weeks out is always a struggle. by the end i usually come across something i like, but it’s always a long, hard road back to someplace decent. continue reading…
i started designing this series of seven deadly sins shirts for the brooklyn circus last week, but after a few tweaks to the shirts and illustrations, i started over with the type design for each sin. each one was straying a little too much from the other and they didn’t really look uniform, so i took some time out today and did all seven so the styles matched. continue reading…
i love seeing where artist styles develops from. sometimes you’ll have that one maniac who comes out of nowhere, but for the most part with artists, there’s a foundation of influence that has helped to flesh out a style and turn nothing into something. here’s a little bit about my artistic influences:
ralph steadman takes an extremely loose approach to drawing. his composition and execution is something that has helped define me as an artist moreso than anyone. i think a lot of my work shows this, maybe too much at times. continue reading…
this is a really fun project we’ve got going on at work right now. the brooklyn circus is coming out with a series of shirts entitled “the seven deadly sins” which, as i’m sure you can guess, is based off the old school cardinal vices of dante’s inferno fame. the whole idea is to design the shirts with a classic illuminated manuscript style; some major gothic influence is in there as well. the above is a custom type piece for “gluttony.” continue reading…
well it’s that time of the year again. i’ve redesigned the layout for the summer. i may have a new print for sale soon and, of course, a million typographic drawings. what else would you expect?!
actually, i plan on adding some more dynamic content to the blog. inspiring links, maybe some music and/or videos. just the good stuff…the really good stuff. i’ve also opened up commenting, so now we can start a dialogue here people.