Exquisite Idols pt III
Possibly the most taxing and time consuming drawing i have done in a very very long time. Nearly a week to draw and ink it, some 300 + layers of flat color, and another 50 or so layers of gradients. Tack onto the fact that the original drawing was like 14" X 26" scanned at 600 dpi...and well, needless to say i am glad i don't have to load this onto photoshop for a while. Though, i am definitely pleased with the results. The Ultra-Violet light worked out well, and the gradient vs flat is cleaner than i think i have ever done before. But you see that little red and yellow guy smoking a cigarette? I wish i could draw like that for the rest of my life.So off that type cover boat, and onto the next. I have basically finished up 3-4 jobs in the last few days and am totally cruising here. I stayed up till 5 last night finishing one, which is something i haven't done since college...and not something i plan on doing a lot of in the future.
Blockbuster just wont stop sending 'em, good thing we have a lot of evening time on our hands. Project Grizzly was a bust though...opened up the DVD sleeve and the thing was basically broken in half. Whoever rented all the DVDs from the Logan Square Blockbuster from 2003 - 2005 and proceeded to scratch, burn, cover in gum/semen/spit/god knows every movie they came in contact with; apparently now works for the St Louis post office.
As of a few days ago, i will not be working on Dog's Day End with Brian for TopShelf. There are a lot of reasons why, 90% of them regrettable on my behalf. I am looking forward to see who picks up the book now that i am gone. I still adore everything those guys put their hands on. I don't know how soon in the future i will be doing any other long term projects...though, i have a few things cooking. But "cooking" means shit in the matthew world, considering i have been working on a comic idea for nearly 2 years now and i havent even jotted a single note down on it. Either way, i will keep everyone posted on if anything comes up.
Other Fun Facts:
- the new site update is slowly in the making. I am very very slowly relearning how to use IFrames (well)
- Rachel is taking glass-blowing classes, it is super fucking awesome. And as of yet she has not worn hemp, dreadlocked her hair, or anything of the sort.
- Lost is on tonight, dont forget.
- I finally beat Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. What a lame fucking ending.
- I need to buy some new button up (down) shirts. I really know how to destroy a nice shirt.
- I redid my tortoise's terrarium the other day, he seems pleased with these new changes.
- I may or may not buy a car. I am about 6 inches too tall for a 76' Chevy Nova.
- Pleasentville is pretty good, I was heart-warmed.
- These aren't really "fun" facts.
posted by matthew at 10:21 AM
1 Comments:
I visit a few artist's blogs but don't usually feel the need to chime in because it is usually nothing more than a love fest but, since no one else is posting about this, I'll put in my two cents. If you're really serious about wishing that you could do drawings like the cigarette man for the rest of your life and that is what would make you happy... do it. You could work on your comic project in that style and tell any story you wanted. Cartoon like images will not prevent you from making poignant stories, look at Scott Morse's The Barefoot Serpent. Hell, he made a book about a cartoon tiger that boxes robots a pretty layered piece in Southpaw. You also shouldn't worry about losing respect for not drawing the way currently are if you're not happy doing it. Talent is talent and you obviously have draftsman skills and a good sense of design. I ended up here based solely on your piece in Headgames. You can continue to work on more representational images for yourself using those same skills to inform the cartoon style and people will dig it. Sorry... didn't see that soapbox there. Anyway, that's my dissertation for today.
Stephen Eidson
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