Meet Chopper

Megadeth has Vic Rattlehead. Iron Maiden has Eddie the Head. Motorhead has The Snaggletooth. The list could go on and on with the mascots associated with hard rock bands.

I decided to roll with this concept in an effort to better brand myself. So here he is. My guy, "Chopper." If you check out the previous blog post, you can see that Chopper almost made his first appearance on the back of that tough gal's jacket.

scrapping this

I am scrapping this illustration. It's still just in the black and white phase, but there is a lot I really dislike about it. Particularly, the mo-hawk gal's pose. Everything from the waste up looks real stiff, and this is something I should of caught during the sketch phase. Not scrapping the idea, just scrapping this version.

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Here is a preview of the new blog banner that will hopefully be up here soon.

Happy Thanksgiving

I took it upon myself to make a turkey for everyone. (wink)

Prairie Dog Rock

I originally designed this for a potential employer. I didn't like the original color scheme I sent them. (Pink and Green should never go together. Blek.) I also added the graffiti to the amplifier this go around.

Skull-O-Lantern

I tried to carve a jack-o-lantern in a not so traditional way this year. It' didn't turn out so good.

Laura Palmer or Sweet Young Thing Aint Sweet No More.

So... today I participated in my third "Masterpiece in a Day" held in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. Basically the way this works is, the competing artist shows up with their own supplies to create a piece of art in any medium they wish. The artist has between the times of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to complete the work on the spot, then it's judged by a panel of fine adults followed by an orgy.

I have not done very well with any of my attempts at this competition. Believe me when I tell you technical skills are not a big deal with this contest. Most of the artists, and judges... apparently, lean towards more contemporary forward thinking art, which basically means if your image looks like and image, it sucks.

So this year I decided to mix 2-D and 3-D art. I created an image of Laura Palmer from the show "Twin Peaks" as she appeared in the pilot episode. (For those who don't know, her dead body is discovered wrapped in plastic floating in a body of water.) I illustrated Laura Palmer's face using the Oil Rub technique on illustration board. Then, I wrapped the illustration in plastic and stuck it in a water tank that I created. The image above is the finished product.

Bah! No luck. Still not forward enough.