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This Way

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:05:43 PST

it's a trap I think.

drawn with colored pencils

edit: OMG thank you all for the great feedback, I never expected that!
I was so busy recently, but I will answer your comments and questions as soon as possible!

Fields of Gold

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:25:38 PDT

Cutie pie!

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:41:11 PDT

Just a little sketch. For more, follow me on facebook! [link]

Joyride

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:41:31 PDT

Friends

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:41:43 PST

I thought it might be nice if, instead of a dragon, the Dwarves found Fraggles in their mountain. And they became friends and sang songs and ate radishes. And nobody had to die.

In related news, pigs fly.

Oh no...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:29:17 PST

Just a little something I've been working on.

Don't forget to pop by my portfolio or check out my book!

Site:
www.sillybeastillustration.com

Book:
[link]

Flight

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:36:14 PDT

the topic was "flight" and this is what I came up with!

knihovna

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:40:57 PDT

the great flying library!!!!!!

little doodle for Illustration Friday XD

OOOOOOOO...thanks for DD!!!!!!....ehhh....although i think i really don´t deserve it....

dortik

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:04:36 PDT

cake for prince's dinner
temperas again :3

Mulder

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:46:28 PDT

Agent Mulder, drawn in PS. I did some tinkering to this to brighten it up a little (it was up before, and very very yellowlike everything else I draw haha).

medusa

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:14:53 PDT

picture for art challenge with my sis :3
medusa's waiting for new guests in her cave

proud

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:27:05 PDT

XD...something....ok...i think it shall be something summer-themed (holidays*holidays*holidays)
i just like drawing random OCs

elmwood zoo poster

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:16:07 PDT

my family and i are members of the elmwood park zoo in norristown, pennsylvania, so i was excited when a fellow that works there (and was familiar with my colonial theatre work) contacted me to design a screenprint for the zoo's nature shop.

the posters release on august 18 and i'll be doing a signing there that day. if you're local, stop by and say "hey". the zoo has a gaggle of cool exhibits (prairie dogs!) and is especially great for the young'uns.

release info:
date: saturday, august 18
time: 11 am - 1 pm
elmwood park zoo
1661 harding blvd.
norristown, PA 19401

print info:
size: 18" x 24"
medium: 3-color screenprint on french speckletone 80# cover
edition: limited, 200

Charles Dickens

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:09:31 PDT

There is a lot of people celebrating two hundred years of Charles Dickens and I also want to do a little tribute to this great English writer.

I took more than fifty books and novels by Dickens (including the most iconic like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol) and counted the words. I spread the words over two different portraits images.

The first words in the list. oliver (868),upon (755),replied (548),bumble (399),gentleman (366),lady (359),sikes (357),dear (330),jew (325),fagin (317),sir (314),away (298),another (275),without (253),woman (229),poor (204),window (202),shall (192),heart (185),quite (181),child (177),arm (172),brownlow (167),something (166),returned (164),doctor (161),master (161),manner (160),whether (156),moment (153),observed (152),seen (150),london (149),sat (149),indeed (147),present (147),office (145),rather (145),bill (144),speak (143),expression (139)

The illustrations represents the single word counting, but I also counted two and three words combo. If you are curious the three words combo list start with: gentleman in the white waistcoat (13),poor mercantile jack (11),waiter who ought to wait upon (8),great salt lake (7),queer small boy (7),spoken young man (7),well spoken young (7),french flemish country (6),titbulls aims houses (6)

carpets

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:24:16 PST

welcome in great carpets shop :3333

picture from 6hours of history lesson XD

golden dragon

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:48:24 PDT

....I started drawing random dragon at school....but at the end there´s...
o.k............i think it can be young version of Glaedr and Oromis from Eragon´s serie if you want XDXD
( drawing dragons´s fun but i don´t know anything about their anatomy XD )

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:42:06 PDT

awww...holidays ....finally i have time for finish my old pictures :3
...and i want drawing big illustrations collection (...so this is first picture XD )
A Midsummer Night's Dream is my really favorite Shakespeare's drama
too for 20. Draw something very detailed

(tak asi nejvíc lidí co jsem kdy na jednom obrázku kreslila XD )

zacuchalek

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:44:05 PDT

little work for school-illustration for some legend from my region (i choose one about goblin who´s making knots in long hair )

Song

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:13:17 PDT

I wanted to draw this idea out for the longest time.

And for once, I drew my pictures at a better resolution! Might print this.. if people are interested. *u*

_{tablet + psCS4portable}

Taken

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:13:18 PDT

24x36, oil on wood panel

Multireference: Hands and Feet

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:10:34 PDT

A little disclaimer... this is how I draw hands and feet, I don't declare these to be accurate. Anyway. As long as you see the basic shapes of the hand and foot, you're well on your way to learning how to draw them even without reference.

I already posted a ref sheet on hands last year, but I think my depiction of them is a little bit better now.

... Just a little bit.

Toilet Paper

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:15:12 PDT

True story.

el tarasco en el volcan

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:36:45 PST

This is a commission from "associacion château de saint-Chartier", and it's part of a collection of minority ethnies. This book will be focused in the "tarascos" or "purépechuas" in mexico.

I'm very happy because it will be also in the new artbook of the café salé.

The Pilgrimage

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:45:41 PST

I start with the illustrations of "The Pilgrimage", my first comission for "associacion château de Saint-Chartier", which is part of a collecion dedicated to minoritary etnies.
It tells the story of a girl from a small village in the Himalaya, who starts a pilgrimage with all the tribe to the sacred mount Kawagebo.
I made it about a year ago, in a record time of two weeks. I wanted to make it slower and better, but there wasn't time enough. It will probably be published this january.

inspiracion chilena

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:41:24 PDT

Un par de escenografias para un posible proyecto sobre chile. Un chamán aymara en los Andes, y una chamán mapuche en la selva valdiviana.
A couple of scenaries for a project about chile. An aymara shaman in the Andes mountains and a mapuche shaman in the "valdivian jungle".

inspiracion chilena II

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:43:32 PDT

beauty and the beast print

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:35:56 PDT

here's "beauty and the beast" (or more authentically, "la belle et la bête"), my entry for acidfree gallery's upcoming online "fables and fairytales" show.

acidfree is run by the same folks who own giclee today and this, their initial online show, is killer. you can check out all of the amazing pieces here.

all prints will go on sale at a random time on friday, march 30, 2012.

print specs:
size: 12"x24"
medium: archival giclee on smooth fine art paper, 270 gsm, 15 mil
edition: limited, 50

Panic at the zoo IX

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:01:21 PDT

Well, my little show will very probably never be made, but it s still a good excuse to draw funny animals... Hope u like it, have a good day!

HENRY

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:58:22 PDT

Now, let s say you are in holidays, well, " forced holidays", but never mind... And you are bored as can be...
Well, all you have to do is to think of something full of winkles, your grandma or an elephant ( in my case, I much prefer to think about an elephant..) And decide to draw it!!
Your boring afternoon will pass in a snap, and you ever have aaall your evening to get..well, bored.

city.ityc.tyci.ycit.PRINT

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:07:14 PDT

Thank U all for your latest favs, sweet comments & critiques!

[edit] PRINT AVAILABLE!

to the north

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:15:28 PST

to the north....

The Hunters in the Snow

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:34:19 PST

The Hunters in the Snow. (The Return of the Hunters)

mondo: pinocchio

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:21:13 PDT

here's the second disney feature film that i've tackled for mondo, the classic "pinocchio"!

this is, by far, my favorite of disney's classic era of films. from the lush, detailed backgrounds to the flowing animation style, to the inimitable jiminy cricket, this one has it all. i watched it a bunch when i was creating the poster and still have it in heavy rotation to enjoy with my son. fantastic!

poster specs:
6-color screenprint on french speckletone madero beach 100# cover
size: 24" x 36"
limited edition of 400

online sale info:
fri, nov 4
time: random
where: mondo

Planet Tutorial

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:52:13 PDT

Here's a tutorial on how to create a realistic planet FROM SCRATCH using NOTHING but Photoshop.

Open a new document that's 2000 x 2000 pixels.

First, you will need to create a texture for the planet's surface. I have chosen to run the filter "Difference Clouds" ten times on each color channel individually (red, green, blue). This gives a very colorful, cloudy appearance to the entire frame. (See Fig. 1)

Second, select a large circular section from the middle of the image. Be sure to make the selection completely circular. Cut this out and paste it onto its own layer. This is your planet. (See Fig. 2)

Next, run a filter of your choosing on the planet to change its appearance from a cloudy fractal to something more planet-like. I have chosen the 'watercolor' filter. (See Fig. 3)

For more texture, duplicate the planet layer. Convert the planet to grayscale, run the emboss filter on it, then change the layer blending to 'soft light' to make the texture appear 3-dimensional. (See Fig. 4)

Flatten these 2 layers together. This is the new planet.

To give your planet a 3-Dimensional look, we need to convert it into a sphere. Select only the planet. (Ctrl-click on the thumbnail on the layers tab.) Run the filter/distort/spherize command. This will make your planet appear spherical. (See Fig. 5)

Next, you might want to colorize your planet for that certain 'barely habitable' look. I have chosen to make my planet a rusty and barren place. Add a hue/saturation layer and set the 'colorize' option. Choose a nice orange color (hue 35) and set the saturation to your liking. (See Fig. 6)

Flatten these 2 layers together. This is the new planet.

To give your planet a 3-Dimensional Lighting effect, choose filter/render/lighting_effects. Use the default setting, change the source to the upper left corner, and make sure the width of the ellipse is as wide as your planet. Once complete, your planet will now look 3D. (See Fig. 7)

You may stop here if your planet doesn't have an atmosphere. If it does, proceed to the next step.

To create clouds, we will use a similar technique. First, render 5-10 iterations of the 'Difference Clouds' on a new layer. Select the area of the planet (ctrl-click on it's layer thumbnail) and cut and paste it onto its own layer. Next change the levels (ctrl-L) to set the amount of clouds. I have chosen about 80, gamma of 2.0, and left the high end at 255. Next use select/color_range to select the brightest part of the clouds. Set the 'fuzziness' parameter to 200 and click OK. On a new layer, paint in this selection with a bright white. This is your cloud layer. (See Fig. 8)

Next, apply the spherize command to the cloud layer to make the clouds appear spherical. (See Fig. 9)

Then apply the same lighting effects to the cloud layer to make the clouds match the lighting of the planet. (See Fig. 10)

For realistic cloud shadows, you need to make a duplicate of the cloud layer, lock its transparency (on the layers tab), and fill it in with pitch black. You should have what looks like black clouds identical to the white ones. Place these 'black clouds' below the white ones. This is your cloud shadow layer. Since all shadows should appear to be below the clouds, and 'down' is always towards the center of the planet, you can select the cloud shadow layer and resize it to about 99% of its original size, centered around the planet's center. (Press ctrl-T for free transform, start dragging the corner handle, hold down shift to ensure the aspect is maintained, and alt to ensure that the operation occurs around the center.) When you are done, the cloud shadows layer should be slightly smaller than the clouds, and centered on the planet. (See Fig. 11)

The final phases are to create a realistic atmosphere.

First, create a black circle the same size as your planet. (New layer, ctrl-click on the layer thumbnail for the planet layer, then fill with black.) This will be your atmosphere layer. Set the layer blending to 'screen'. Open the layer effects dialogue and set the following:

Enable the 'drop shadow' option. Set the color to a nice blue, and set the lighting direction to the lower right. Set the drop shadow to 100% opacity, normal mode, and with an offset that is slightly off, and slightly blurry. This is the part of your atmosphere that overlaps the background. (See Fig. 12a)

Enable the 'inner shadow' option. Set the color to the same nice blue as before, and set the lighting direction to the upper left. Set the inner shadow to 100% opacity, normal mode, and with a very large size and distance. This is the main atmosphere of your planet. (See Fig. 12b)

Next you can enable a 'dim light' atmosphere effect. I have chosen a rusty color to enhance the barren feel of this planet. Set the inner glow and outer glow to be the same rusty color. Set the inner glow to be somewhat larger (See Fig. 12c) than the outer glow (See Fig. 12d).

Then you will have a complete atmosphere. (See Fig. 13)

Enable all layer sets, from top to bottom: Atmosphere, Clouds, Cloud Shadows, and Planet. (See Fig. 14)

There you have it! A complete planet FROM SCRATCH using NOTHING but Photoshop!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
-Brackman71

kung fu panda

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:51:05 PDT

through a partnership between the autumn society and the folks over at dreamworks animation fine art, i had the opportunity to create a limited edition print for the most excellent "kung fu panda".

i've been a huge fan of the movie since i first discovered it on DVD and i thoroughly enjoyed interpreting the main characters (especially the furious five) into my style.

"legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend."

poster info
size: 10.125"x22.75"
medium: archival giclee on watercolor paper
edition: limited, 50
prints are now available here.

© 2011 Dreamworks

mondo: monsters inc.

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:17:46 PDT

i'm so proud to officially kick off mondo's series of pixar posters with one of my all-time favorites, "monsters inc."!

i can't explain how cool it is to be able to work with a property that you have so much respect for. add in the fact that my son is a huge fan of the film as well (he's been watching this movie on a near-non-stop loop for the past year), and it's pretty much a dream come true.

the posters drops on friday, sep 2 at a random time. see below for details.

poster specs:
4-color screenprint on cougar natural 100# cover stock
size: 18" x 24"
limited edition of 365

online sale info:
fri, sep 2
time: random
where: mondotees

"1985: 2up" poster

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:26:54 PDT

here's the ultra-limited edition variant to my 1985: 1up poster.

both will be part of gallery 1988's "the old school video game show" which opens friday, september 16th, at their venice location.

show opening
friday, sep 16th, 2011
7-10 pm

poster info
size: 10"x20"
medium: archival giclee on smooth fine art paper, 270 gsm, 15 mil
edition: limited, 15

location
gallery 1988: venice
214 pier avenue
santa monica, CA 90405
ph: 424.238.5988
hrs: weds-sun 11am-6pm
e-mail: gallery1988venice@gmail.com

Love Juice

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:58:17 PDT

Ever love someone so much you just want to vomit hearts all over them?

So here it is, the image fate didn't want me to finish. As you may know, this is based off of `delya's "I LOVE YOU" (with her permission of course). As you may also know, when I first tried to render this image earlier this month, after 8 days of waiting and about 3/4 way done, someone flipped the fuse to my room, making all that waiting pointless. I got so angry that I made "First Impression". After that, I optimized it a bit, reused the lighting map, used some really insanely simple yet genius tricks, and cut that down to 4 days instead of what I estimate would have been around 12 days render time otherwise.

I have to admit this is one of my favorite works I've ever done. The colors just seem to work together really well, and it's goofy and has a good happy style to it. To me, this image is the perfect mix of technical achievement, art, and humor. Not only that, it was fun to make! This is what I was born to do.

Technical Details

Made in Maya 6.5, rendered in Mental Ray 3.4 standalone. The puke mesh was done in RealFlow 3. The shaders on the characters are custom shaders designed to blur reflection more towards the angle facing you (so that there is less blurring towards the edges). They also reflect less on the angle facing you, like a Fresnel effect. It may not be very obvious, but an incredible amount of effort went into getting the characters' shaders to look the way I wanted. The L_Glass shader was used on the puke, and Maya Ramp shaders on the hearts. I reused the hearts from Almost Perfected and slightly edited them. There were no lights, only bright cubes illuminating the scene with Final Gathering. This is the first image I've ever used RealFlow, and I'm glad I learned how to use it! Until this image I had no use for it, but now I'll be able to create liquidy shapes in any render in the future.

The puke itself is the most incredible part of this image. The puke totalled out at over 1.8 million polygons!. Yeah, I'm a little bit of a detail nut . The puke calculation in RealFlow took something like 8 hours to compute on my dual Opteron machine, and I accidentally filled like 100 gigs worth of meshes and particle files doing that! Oops. Anyways, on to the pictures!

Here is a bunch of screenshots from inside Maya: Backside, closeup, icky!, sideside

Here's the lighting setup (the black cubes are actually white): Light Setup

And check out these wireframe shots to see the pukes detail!: wireframe1, wireframe2, wireframe3, wireframe4

And here's a shot from within RealFlow: RealFlow Shot

Here's some BSP diagnostic renders: Early Diagnostic, Final Diagnostic

Here's a hilariously crappy, but funny extremely early test render: Funny crap

And finally, here's a lossless PNG version of the image, if you don't want any JPG compression and want to enjoy the full quality of the image: Puke Wallpaper

maleficent and diablo.

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 05:24:24 PDT

'just wanted to do something different..., this is one of my favorite disney's villain, maleficent (and diablo the raven) from "the sleeping beauty."

*edited; 05/18/06

Friends are always Around

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:53:55 PST

This is a Pic I did for good ol fashion Art Trade with a Friend here at Work.
First pic of 2007 woooooooo!

Windy Hill

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:14:35 PDT

Her favorite place. . . Or it would be, if I had such a tree in my backyard. :d

MOH! I finished it! Yeah. . . for those of you who know what I'm talking about, this is the painting I had to show who was boss.

Anyways, this is a gift piece that I've been farting around with for ages, loosing interest, getting frustrated, then finally beating into submission with patience. . . and brute force! Originally commissioned for my grandparents' Christmas gift (wwwooohoo, it's late!) and now finally done. XD And I know. . .it's very . . . autumny for it being the 4th of July.

For you US folks, Happy Independence Day! Don't blow yer arms off!

pencil sketch + photoshop

textures from Temabinastock

Death

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:34:42 PST

I was sitting here trying to finish the last 100 Bullets trade cover and was having a artist block. Maybe it's because it's the very last one and I want to make it kick ass, and that fact is what is kicking MY ass. So I decided to throw down a blob of ink wash with out a plan and then see where it takes me. I guess Death was the direction. 100 Bullets can wait until tomorrow.

It's funny but I totally puss out when it's a paying gig if it comes to doing something like this. I'll play it safe with a technique I know I can do. My New Years resolution is to take more chances on paying gigs.

Hope you like. BTW, I guess I spent about 2 to 3 hours on it. And cleaned it up a tad in photoshop. But mostly what you see is on the paper.

panthergirl

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:27:44 PDT

I'm so bad at titling things. if it is in the picture it is in the title, that is all i do

Experimental thing from last night - I had a lot of fun with it and I want to explore this more (making my own textures and stuff).

uh yup

potions master

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:39:03 PDT

KAWAII SNAPE DESU DESU

WHAT A BISHIE LOOK AT THOSE TEEEEEEF!

..

Just playing around with a patterning technique. Not entirely happy with how it worked out, but learned along the way, and am taking away a few bits that I agree with. Wanted some horror vaccui action going on. Maybe scanning some ink lines and colourizing them might work? Wouldn't be as 'glowy', but wouldn't be as thick and clumpy either. Any suggestions?

ALSO, do any of you know of any artists/art styles, old or contemporary, that use patterning in a fun sort of way? I want some inspiration Thanks!

Pandora

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:51:45 PDT

A piece for a project with a classmate that may or may not pan out - if it does, I'll link to it. Based on the Greek myth Pandora.

Daydreams

Tue, 24 May 2011 16:58:15 PDT

I love being in my own world sometimes~
~~That awkward moment when you're so off in your world and start not listening to what people are telling you / walking into things. XD;;;~~
Inspired by Escher's 'Liberation'. I really love that piece!
Hope you like it. I know it's silly. And that is me... chibi-me. XD;;

Birth

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:11:18 PDT

Repaint of an old-ish picture. He's my original character, Branks.

Klimt Style-Rapunzel

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:11:49 PDT

La mia versione di Rapunzel e Gothel in stile Klimt.

Mila Minimal

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:36:40 PDT

I am in LOVE with her eyes.

Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils (from 2B to 5B) on extra smooth Bristol board, 8 x 11".

Commissions: [link]

Angels Demons Human

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:12:39 PDT

this is a random concept I came up with, actually it might be cool if it became like a comic series or like a game concept XD

. Basically Angels are at the top of the power chain, they create the rules and controls all three realms.Despite their stereotypical innocent appearance, they are in fact evil. Angels that breaks the rules becomes demons and gets send down a level, they become weaker but they know how to enjoy themselves, smothering themselves in greed and pleasure. Demons that are banished gets send to hell, known as Earth and become humans. They are striped of their powers and privileges and becomes slaves to sins. That's what I call "hell on earth".

Follow me on Tumblr(for lastest art work and work in progress)

wipblog-> [link]

used: photoshop CS 4

El Maestro en su estudio

Thu, 26 May 2011 13:26:49 PDT

Pastel sobre carton.
100 x 70 cms,

Hiker

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:51:01 PDT

I've been watching a lot of big-foot documentaries on Netflix lately for some reason haha... so I guess that's where this piece came from.

Virtuoso

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:44:32 PDT

EDIT 03/07/13: This piece has been licensed by the BBC! Now available as an official Sherlock print in the BBC Shop, as well as from Big Chief Studios Ltd!

Painted this over Livestream in about 4 hours, you can view the full recording [link] at my new Youtube channel. Thank you very much to all who stayed and watched! I have always loved all imagery of Sherlock Holmes playing the violin, I find it very striking and it's one of his most recognizable and interesting character traits. This piece is inspired by BBC's Sherlock series (I cannot possibly recommend this show more, go watch it on Netflix Instant!)

Time-lapsed process video: [link]

Hit Download Image on the right for a large wallpaper size! (1500x1000px) Drawn in Adobe Photoshop with a Wacom tablet. Reference from here - the violin IS in the proper position, he is just STARTING to play in this shot!

Available as a phone case and other products here.

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Arnold's Birdhouse

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:18:22 PST

I had doodled Arnold, and felt he needed a home.

Put this together from clayboard and foamcore wrapped in rice papercoat the back in ultra heavy gel, and it becomes surprisingly sturdy!covered with various papers and random bits. 5 x 7.5, mixed media assemblage schtuff.

Original for sale-drop a line if interested-and of course, prints are available at Red Wombat Studio: [link]

Walrus and Radish

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:50:25 PDT

A page from the permanently unfinished children's book, "Walrus & Radish." Walrus and Radish are best friends. They fight crime! They climb mountains! Nobody can tell if Radish really does anything, or if Walrus is cheerfully delusional!

My agent informed me that this one might need to wait until I got so famous editors would take bizarre risks on my work. Apparently the pathos of a demented walrus is not conventional children's book material. I could not disagree.

Steampunk Skipper

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:23:57 PDT

From the journal of Lady Absentia Wrathbone:

August 11,

Have finally succeeded in sketching one of the clockwork insects present at this location. It appears at a distance to be a common skipper butterfly, but upon closer examination, it became apparent that there had been extensive technological modifications to the creature. Contrary to my initial expectations, the creature clearly possesses organic traits, and is not merely a clever mimic. Whether the technological additions were impressed upon the developing chrysalis, or were grafted upon an adult specimen is one of many mysteries that I hope to uncover in time.

While it is difficult to conceive of such tiny mechanisms, I am determined to keep an open mind as to the origins of such creatures. That idiot Farthington sent another missive to the Society's Proceedings claiming that these insects are the products of a race of miniature homonculi who are undergoing a very small Industrial Revolution, proceeded to speculate for two pages on society of said homonculi, including some clap-trap about their society being based on the Atlantean elder model. Fatuous moron. To believe in such a race without evidence is to believe in fairies at the bottom of the garden. For all we know, the insects are doing it themselves, and this is merely a more elaborate manifestation of the eusocial structure that leads to ant-hills and bee-hives. Cannot believe the Society continues to publish his letters. Can only hope that gout and general dissipation carry him off before he muddies the waters of this field of research any further.

Heat is beastly. Have chiggers in my knickers. Cannot get decent tea in this place--locals seem to feel that "tea" is a sticky mixture best suited to hummingbird food. Beginning to wish that I had stayed in England. However, if I am to publish a decisive monograph on the topic before Farthington--minus the homonculi--I must travel to where the insects are. I feel I am making progress. No discomfort is too great for science!

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Macro photograph leads to macro art...or something like that. I was fascinated by all the tiny little bug bits on some of my photos, and cooked up this painting based on one of the photos, of a silver-spotted skipper butterfly with some significant additions.

Prints are available, in both regular and jumbo! If I sell twenty jumbo, I can afford a better macro lens! (Oh god, it's like heroin...) Order prints at: [link]

ETA: Welcome, Boing-Boingers! Nice to have you here!

Harpy

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:06:31 PDT

Final workshop image for ImagineFX issue 68

Rising

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:20:04 PDT

This is a painting commission that I finished a couple days ago. It's a portrait purchased by a group of deviants for their friend's birthday! They asked me to post this now, as it is actually her birthday today (September 16th), so happy birthday to ~TemariNara4!

Here is the special message I was asked to relay:

"To our beloved friend, ~TemariNara4
The kindest ,but when needed the toughest, person we know. We commissioned this portrait of you, just as a small note to you to show you that we love you and to express our gratitude to you for managing our amazing society and for giving the chance to people who wanted it. Stay the way you are.

Happy 18th birthday!
Love,
, , , ,
and the rest of the staff from
"

Information on my commissions here: [link]

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Owls

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:18:13 PDT

Inks!

Alchemy rat

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:15:16 PDT

Alchemy rat