KICKSTARTER!

The Kickstarter campaign for Roadkill Du Jour is now underway!

We're currently at 12% funding with 31 days to go, so it's off to a good start.

Please consider becoming a backer for this project! Even if all you can give is a few dollars, it would be a great help! Click here to see the full Kickstarter page

Roadkill Du Jour is the story of a biker in the bayou who once ran afoul of a voodoo priestess, with devastating consequences. After killing both his family and his gang, the voodoo witch placed a curse on him- Now he can only eat things that have died on the road and when he does, his body transforms to take on some of the physical features of whatever he's consumed. Understandably, he's out for revenge, but his enemies won't be going down without a fight. In book #1, you'll see lovely tormented ghosts, monstrous half-crocodile men, mysterious black magic rituals, and more motorcycles than you can shake a stick at!

I've done all the coloring for this book (with the exception of the cover) and I've really proud of how it's turned out. This was my first digital coloring endeavor, as well as my first time using Kickstarter to fund a project. We're doing good so far, but I won't really be able to relax until we've met our goal number.

*fingers crossed*

March Update

It's been a while since my last blog post, so let me bring you guys up to speed.

Cover artwork was colored
by Shawn Harbin, not me.

Around Christmas time, I landed a digital coloring job for an indie comic called Roadkill Du Jour. The artist (Shawn Harbin) was a fellow Shakespeare Shaken contributor and when it came time to pick a colorist, he requested me specifically. Both Shawn and the author Kevin LaPorte have been a joy to work with and I consider myself extremely lucky to be a part of the RDJ team.

This has been my first time coloring someone else's artwork with a tablet, so it's definitely been a learning experience. I'm a million times better now than I was when I started, but I'm still averaging 10 hours a page, which is way too slow.

Book #1 is almost ready for print, so we'll be posting up a Kickstarter campaign for that project sometime soon. I'll let you know when that happens.

Anyway, I've taken a short break in between books to catch my breath and work on some portraiture assignments. I'm pleased to report that my drawing muscles haven't atrophied! This portrait was finished in record time! In the past, it's taken me over 20 hours to complete a double portrait- This one took less than 6.

This was created for a friend of the
family who wanted to give to his
grandparents something special
for their 50th wedding anniversary.

The photograph I was given to work with was fifty years old and it definitely showed it's age. It was somewhat grainy and unfocused, which made their facial features a bit hard to make out, but I pulled out the likenesses as best I could and I feel good about the finished product.

(The process animation shown below doesn't have as many steps in it as usual. I forgot to scan this piece until it was already halfway done. My apologies to all you fans of moving pictures.)

Upcoming Events:

Amazicon is coming up soon! It's a pop culture show that'll be taking place in The Clarion Hotel in Essington, PA from April 5 - 7th. There's going to be a Star Wars Cantina party after the show on Saturday, so definitely check your calendars!

The Punk Rock Flea Market is back in town! If you've never been to this event before, I highly recommend checking it out. I'll be setting up my table on Saturday, May 18th in the "Punk Rock Flea Market Dome", which is a fancy way of saying "the old FedEx Warehouse across the street from The Starlight Ballroom". The building is in Philadelphia at 461 N. 9th Street and the event will be open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Popular demand has forced them to extend the event into Sunday as well, but I will only there on Saturday (as far as I know).