Month: October 2009

Save the Date – Mark and Laurel's Wedding 2010

Art, Projects
GMU Style

GMU Style

Tie Died

Tie Died

Fall/Redskins

Fall/Redskins

We’re still deciding on the color scheme, but I think the design is almost finalized. I don’t really see the point of save the date cards, It’s not like we’re inviting so many people that we couldn’t just call a couple of them and tell them to spread the word. Also we’re still going to send you an invitation in about 6 months so this is really just some sort or reminder that we’re serious about this whole thing.

I’m not sure that Laurel will let me get away with making the invitations so non-formal so this was my chance to really have fun.

Fun with Photoshop tutorials

Art, Projects
Chi Blast

Chi Blast

I’m almost convinced that with basic computer skills and the ability to use the internet anyone can become a graphics professional. There are so many high quality Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials out there that the work is basically done for you.

I think we had a discussion about this with my painting professor back at Mason. She was of the mindset that it didn’t take any “skill” to be a digital artist because you couldn’t add emotion using more forceful “brush strokes” using the mouse. While I agree to some point, you do have to build up a vast knowledge of slider settings and a wide array of brush and texture files to produce high quality pieces.

I’m clearly not at the level I want to be yet. I’m at the level where I can take some of the pieces of these tutorials and combine them into something cool. So I made this background for Wade, I think it’s more my style than his, but… whatever.

Retro Illustration Tutorial

Delivering art is hard

Art, Projects

Well it’s not that hard. I mean all I really have to do is set up a meeting place and bring the piece with me. But the problem is that i’m not known for the details in my work. I should clarify that, before I started selling things I wasn’t worried much about the durability of the pieces. If something broke I could always fix it or at least reuse it for another project.

When I’m getting ready to deliver a final version I get nervous about the buYer noticing all the little flaws. But that hasn’t happened yet! That either means that they aren’t really flaws or I’m pretty good at covering them up. The skull door knickers are kind of good at that, they hide cracks and chips. The prints are different, they seem to how every speck of dust and scratch no matter how small. I’ve sold a couple of them and have never even had a question about quality. I could be worrying too much, or because I’m selling them at $60 the expectations might be set low.

Oh well. Off to deliver another print!

Boston Dynamics makes bad ass robots.

Interests, Life


I don’t know if these have any practical purpose yet. But they are flippin awesome. First they had Big Dog, then I saw Little Dog, now they have PETMAN. Which is a two legged robot that has a human style heel-toe walk and also sports a sweet pair of climbing shoes.
I can totally see a day in the future when we have robots to carry our stuff around. I would keep one in the trunk just so I never have to make a second trip out to the car after going shopping for groceries.

Smodcast Art Show at Gallery 1988

Entertainment, The Interweb

Brokeback Island

Brokeback Island


These are some of the funniest paintings that I’ve ever seen. I think you have to listen to the podcast to get a lot of them. But it’s still funny. I wish I had a ton of artistic friends who would make awesome paintings from my ramblings.

The Smodcast is the podcast of producer Scott Mosier and Director Kevin Smith, it’s profane, filthy, and hilarious.

SMODCAST