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May 20, 2013 7:06:00 PMTHE SCARIEST BOARDGAME OF ALL TIME IS FINALLY HERE.
Camp Grizzly, the debut title of Ameritrash Games, is a horror/survival boardgame for 1-6 players. The objective is to survive a night at camp with a supernatural serial killer on the loose! If this appeals to you: first seek help, then seek us out this weekend at Kubla Con in the Hyatt Regency SFO where we'll be selling beta versions of the game!
Ameritrash is a partner of Steel Wool Games, one of the sponsors of Kubla Con. My co-creator, Jason Topolski, and I will both be available at the Steel Wool Games booth Saturday-Monday, running games, doing drawings, and generally indulging in all manners of mischief and debauchery!
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May 19, 2013 6:39:00 PMIn anticipation for Star Trek Into Darkness (which was UH-MAZING), a few of us at work did a character design challenge. The subject: KLINGONS! The three sketches below are my take on the galactic mongols.
"Who ate the last slice of cake??"
To the Bat'lethmobile!
Which end goes up?
If you have any Dino-Riding designs of your own, let me know and I'll post them below, along with my coworkers' designs. Everyone is invited to contribute! Otherwise, you can join in May 31st for...CHADES CHALLENGE LXXXI:PULCHRITUDINOUS WHALERSLouise "Bagel Monday" Smythe
Jeff "Lens Flare" Pidgeon
And my personal favorite from Christian Roman: "Cameo?"
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May 18, 2013 8:52:00 PMPart 7 in a weekly series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic for TR!CKSTER's 2013 volume, Childhood Heroes.
Next Week: Bank Haul-iday
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May 16, 2013 5:44:00 PMTR!CKSTER 3 is a go! Anyone attending the San Diego Comic Con this Summer can find respite from the nerd hordes, refuel with a cocktail, and slap the ten-pins with us at East Village Tavern & Bowl. We'll be at 930 Market St, San Diego CA July 17-20th.
For those of you unfamiliar with the brand, TR!CKSTER is a retail space specializing in creator-owned properties including fine art prints, toys, clothing, and limited edition books. The most recent of which, I am proud to say, is the brainchild of Everett Downing (365 Supers), Bobby Rubio (Alcatraz High), and myself: CHILDHOOD HEROES.
Childhood Heroes is a graphic novel anthology exploring the earliest creations of professional artists from the comic and animation industries. The volume will include my own childhood hero, Fryd, so be sure to check it out!
TR!CKSTER will be open late into the night, long after the convention hall closes, so swing by and join us for a round! You can also follow TR!CKSTER on twitter at @thetrickstore, or subscribe to their website, trickstertrickster.com!
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May 15, 2013 5:11:00 PMRemember when Superman died and came back to life? I always thought that was the perfect opportunity to reintroduce him as Superlich.
He could have a glowing green Kryptonian skull. It would be rad!
If not reanimate him as the flying dead, at least rebuild him as a cool cycloptic man-machine. I mean, death's gotta come at a price, right? You can't just come back with longer hair.
In case you're wondering: yes, there are many more Superman sketches to come! And no, they're not all as ridiculous as these.
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May 14, 2013 6:11:00 PM
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May 10, 2013 4:45:00 PMPart 6 in a weekly series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic for TR!CKSTER's 2013 volume, Childhood Heroes.For the next eleven weeks, I'll be posting a new page from the comic every Fryd-Day. Today, you get two (since you've already seen the title page).
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May 7, 2013 6:54:00 PM
I met Mr. Harryhausen while I was a student at CalArts. At the end of his animation lecture, a student asked if there was a trick to animating something as complicated as a seven-headed Hydra. Harryhausen simply cocked an eyebrow, gave a wry smile, and replied, "Yeah, you unplug the phone and CONCENTRATE."
Phones were plugged into the walls those days.
And animators were titans.
Farewell, Mr. Harryhausen. You will be greatly missed.
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May 6, 2013 6:44:00 PM
"Hey, Superman. BOW before Hawkeye. Heh heh, get it? You look mad. Wait a minute, waitwaitWAIT!"
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May 4, 2013 5:04:00 AMPart 5 in a weekly series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic for TR!CKSTER's 2013 volume, Childhood Heroes.
I thought I'd share a bit of my process today. Here's a look at my title page, from rough tones to final color.
Of course, before I even get to tones, every panel starts as a supper scribbly layout sketch. The main goal here is to nail the composition, and capture some feeling for the gesture and acting.
A few passes later, I have the final sketch. Hopefully, the spirit is still the same!
I always work from color palettes. In these color palettes, everything is graded light-to-dark, and sometimes shaped to help me remember what aspect of the character the colors belong to. I am now realizing how dirty the shape of that flesh palette looks, but I promise, that's just the character's flesh tones and nose.
Stay tuned. Next week, I'll start posting final pages!
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May 2, 2013 7:16:00 AMDinosaurs are usually my default doodle, but since I draw them all day on The Good Dinosaur, you're going to see a lot of my second favorite subject: superheroes.
Little-known fact: Joker only has the second largest smile of any Batman villain. First place goes to Killer Croc.
Super or no, even Peter Parker has to do his oblique workouts.
Has anyone done the triple slashes for the Wolverine logo? Seems kinda obvious.
This concludes today's installment of super sketches. Any requests for supers I should sketch?
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Apr 30, 2013 8:39:00 PMGetting in the mood for Man of Steel. Just over a month up, up, and away!
Above is a rather Reeve-y version of Supes. Below is my take on Zod, Bizarro, and Bruce Wayne. Bruce is the one bottom-center, of course.
Bruce really has it easy, as far as rogues go. There's a reason Penguin doesn't go sailing his umbrella into Metropolis.
Though I would like to see Supes take on some better villains. Maybe Middle-Earth would offer a greater challenge to the Man of Tomorrow!
Especially is Smaug has a Kryptonite-breathing cousin.
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Apr 29, 2013 5:24:00 PMI love doing birthday cards because it's an excellent way to both roast and honor a buddy. The first card is for a pal I've known since highschool. He's a huge fan of Starbucks and Indiana Jones, but I wasn't going to do the kindness of caricaturing him as the hero himself. Plus, this scene between Belloq and Marion really captures Eric's relationship with his wife, Alexa.
The second card was for my buddy Jason, who is co-creating a horror-themed boardgame with me. Naturally, I had to make him his own player card!
That's our game's killer, Otis, preparing to kill Jason with the film stock of the very movie that the game is parodying. It's game-ception.
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Apr 27, 2013 10:04:00 PM
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Apr 26, 2013 5:56:00 PMPart 4 in a weekly series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic for TR!CKSTER's 2013 volume, Childhood Heroes.
One of the challenges in adapting my childhood comic is that I haven't improved much in my ability to draw planes since I was thirteen years old.
Originally, Fryd's plane ("The Dipper") was a bit of a rip-off of the Rocketeer's plane, the Gee Bee, which is more of a racing plane than a crop-duster.
Since Fryd is supposed to be a mild-mannered crop-dusting pilot by day, I decided to take a look at crop-dusting planes, and found this beaut: the Grumman Ag-Cat!
There was so much clunky character in this rickety dust bird, and I knew I had cast my noble steed at last. All that was left to do was caricature the plane, and push the proportions a little.
Suddenly, I could picture the Dipper chasing down getaway vans...
...trading blows with ne'er-do-well bank robbers...
...and destroying public and private property in the process!
I'm still not very good at drawing planes, but at least I have a feeling for the character of THIS plane.
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Apr 23, 2013 4:32:00 PM76 years young and still smiling! Here's my tribute to the greatest of Jack's performances:
"I always smoke after."
"You mean to tell me you've never even TRIED it? Oh c'mon, Bats, one eensy-weensy pull of the trigger!"
"If you gotta go, go with a smile."
A criminal profile.
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Apr 20, 2013 4:18:00 AMPart 3 in a weekly series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic for TR!CKSTER's 2013 volume, Childhood Heroes.
Above is the logo I created in 1997. As you can tell, I was a real font maestro, and even included a registered trademark in case anyone tried to rip off my work of genius.Below is the revised logo, which gives a bit more of a flavor for the subject matter:
Maybe I'll actually register the trademark this time.
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Apr 18, 2013 2:33:00 AM
When I saw Patton Oswalt's Star Wars filibuster, my mission became clear:
Alright, Disney, let's make this a reality!
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Apr 15, 2013 5:40:00 PMHappy birthday to my officemate, JP Vine! He's working on an interactive shortfilm/video game starring chickens...
...so naturally, I had to illustrate the inevitable Mortal Kombat crossover.
If you're looking for some inspiration, stop by his blog, JPvine.com. But beware the killer chickens.
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Apr 15, 2013 12:41:00 AM
A birthday card for my buddy Darrell Watson. We created a shortfilm called "Bug Wars" back in highschool. JJ Abrams is gonna have a tough time topping it!
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Apr 11, 2013 9:12:00 PM
I don't think the Joker cackles maniacally at everything. Sometimes, the occasion calls for a tasteful chuckle.
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Apr 1, 2013 6:31:00 PM
Now that Disney owns Marvel and Lucas, us Pixar employees are allowed to roam the halls of Industrial Light and Magic, and I spotted this design for Jurassic Park IV! Looks uh-mazing!What do you guys think? -
Mar 29, 2013 8:30:00 PMPart 2 in a series exploring the adaptation of a childhood creation into a new comic!
Fryd was designed as an homage (read, '"rip off") of two of my favorite characters: The Rocketeer and Earthworm Jim.
In adapting Fryd, I wanted to maintain those qualities while sprinkling a little Milt Kahl goofiness.
One of the best things about growing as an artist is that you gain this library of visual reference in your brain. At the time I created Fryd, I had no idea how to draw a legitimate-looking flightcap, bomber jacket, riding britches, and flare gun (yes, that's a flare gun he's holding).
The clothing/prop aspects that I used to dread drawing as a kid are now some of my favorite things to draw, thanks to years of practice.
The final result is the updated Fryd design!
Of course, 13 yr-old me would be disappointed that I still can't render as well as Doug TenNapel or Dave Stevens.
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