Gowanus printlab t-shirt contest

April 9, 2011New art work

I submitted a drawing for Gowanus Printlab T-Shirt design contest., because why the heck not? I’ve never been to the Gowanus Printlab, and if I didn’t have prior engagements tomorrow I’d probably go to their awards party. I submitted one design but two different color schemes because I couldn’t make up my mind. It’s an … Read More

Sneak peek at the stuff for Mocca Fest

April 8, 2011News

Mocca Fest is finally upon us. I’ve been preparing for it for a month, mostly making the dioramas you see below. By the way, if anybody buys these lovely HANDMADE dioramas, my suggested frame is an IKEA RIBBA square frame. The bulk of the stuff I’ll be showing Mocca is handmade, down to the business … Read More

Illustration Friday- Layers

April 3, 2011New art work

Layers are things (of the same kind) piled on top of each other, right? So decided to do layers of people. Like I mentioned in my “Reverse” submission, I wanted to tackle drawing groups of people, and my source of inspiration was the same (Utena Art book). Looked online for some reference photos. Found this … Read More

Illustration Friday : Toy

March 31, 2011New art work

My submission for this week’s suggestion. Don’t really have time to do a proper drawing, so this is just a sketch. I basically drew one of my teddy bears, but didn’t use use any reference material for the kids. I’ll need to replace the clothings of the kids with less generic looking stuff, but you … Read More

Preparing for Mocca

March 29, 2011News

Won’t be able to update the blog as much for the next week or so. I have a table at Mocca fest ! This is the first such event I’ve ever attended, and the first time I’ll be selling my artwork. I’m trying to get as much done before April 9, assembling mini comics, printing … Read More

Animal Essence: the art of Joe Weatherly

March 22, 2011Book Review

A few years ago, I think it was when I was working on a book about elephants, I realized that I actually didn’t really know how to draw animals. Sure, I can copy from photos, but I didn’ t understand the underlying anatomy of what I was drawing. Imagine my surprise when I found out … Read More