Art of Tal Moscovici

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2011-09-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

All work herein has been produced entirely by Tal Moscovici copyright 2011, unless otherwise stated.

"Cerberites"-Roughed out with col-erase and tied-down with mechanical pencil.

"Coral Reef"-Cleaned with mechanical pencil and toned in Photoshop.

"Smith and Wessen Heartbreaker"-For reference as a CG model. Original in pencils. Cleaned and toned in Photoshop.

"Haggis Hut"-Designed in pencil and created entirely in Photoshop.

"Mindscape Concepts"-Cleaned and painted in Photoshop.

Taken from "12 Bars" Comic-Cleaned with pencils and painted in Photoshop.

Collection of painted sketches-Pencils and Photoshop.

Your eyes doth not deceive you...

2011-08-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's a new post...Yes, it's been a while....Yes, THIS BLOG IS NOW BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!!! That's right. Go through my archives. You'll find there's nothing there but CRAP compared to what's gonna come out now!

Dragony goodness.

Then I was playing around with some concepts for a spidery demon-like beast from hell. I call him, the spidery demon-like beast from hell. Took a while to come with that so feel free to laugh it up...

WonderCon Pics

2011-04-07T11:51:00.000-07:00

OK, so as promised here are the WonderCon pics!!!

Long car ride of "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?..."

We made it!!!

Got there and Trey was all alone...So sad. Upon my arrival it's clear I did absolutely nothing to cheer him up, hahahaha.

After clearly cheering up Trey, I posed with my girlfriend, Allyson. She's awesome!! She's basically like me, only sensible, cuter and with boobs!! And it was our first road trip together!! (Awwwwww....)

Setting up the both on the first day and displaying our awesome banner!

Saturday we were all there and looked quite snazzy in orange if I do say so myself.

Gotta give back to the childrens.

Ok, so Sunday we finally had some time to leave our God-forsaken booth and venture around. As a result I got to meet one of my huge heroes going all the way back to school: Ragnar!! You know you've made it when you only go by one name. And as usual, totally made an ass of myself, hahaha.

Bought some Silver guy's 2nd sketchbook and he drew this girl in it. Gotta support new up and coming artists, y'know?

This one's for you Steve...

Wolvy and a rarely seen Bishop!

At the end we were all weary as hell. Robert cried. I hung myself. The end. Dontcha just love happy endings?...

WonderCon 2011

2011-04-04T16:15:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been a while but I figured I should probably post something....Just came back from WonderCon and had a blast!!! Thank you to all those that visited the Orange Shirt Studio booth!!! We're ecstatic that so many people dig what we're trying to do! We'll begin efforts to make a site and have links to purchase all items sold at Con including our new anthology, Unforeseen Voyage, including my own comic, "12 Bars"!....Pics of the expo to come soon!!!

12 Bars Sample Page!!

A Farewell

2010-09-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

OK, this post is obviously long overdue....Long story short: Busy as hell; harvesting urine for future consumption; revenge on world later. But definitely more posts on the horizon. Enjoy!

Gurls Again!!??!

2010-08-31T12:09:00.000-07:00

God I need a girlfriend (or not). Perhaps I should try using this blog as a means to dating. Because, as we all know, my audience on here is comprised mostly of the female gender.....BUWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I enjoy [short] romantic walks on the beach, cuddling by the fire place, oh, and SMASHING MY FOES TO PIECES, WITH BUT A THOUGHT!!!! If you look like any of the following pics, send your 5x7 pictures and profiles to "The Date A Tal Foundation"....

Started with a copy of a Presing original.

Obviously NOT, a Presing original, hahaha.

And I say this all the time and then never follow through, but I may color this one.

Talkuma!!!!

2010-08-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

Unleashed my evil intent....Mmmm, smells like rotten coleslaw!!!

Klassic Korner 3 (I think)

2010-08-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

Hey so it's been a while since my last installment of Klassic Korner.....And I just couldn't resist this gem from days past.

I watched "a classic" the other day and I immediately searched for a comic I had created for Forkan's "Cartooning" class, from about 5-6 years ago......Forkan obviously had nothing but praise for it, hahahahaha. Do note the amazingly realistic, Torgo vibrating action. Enjoy!

One word: BUWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Cows go mooooooooo....

2010-08-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

Los Azules

2010-08-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

Heeeeeeey, so Mexico was fun. The place we stayed at was insane! I'll try and post the pics as soon as I download 'em.

Anywho, I'm still a little behind on the posting, so here are some more sketches. I've started to gain some reference for my comic in terms of blues musicians. Been looking at some of my favorites to include within the pages of my masterpiece.

Johnny Winter

John Lee Hooker....By far the most difficult to draw out of the blues men I've chosen.

Willie Dixon heads....Weird because he seemed to have a different look in every image I've looked upon.

And this seems to be tradition, to have the oddest sketches at the end. It was supposed to be me originally but something went terribly, terribly wrong. Didn't really stop me from seeing it through though, haha. I may try and paint this one.

Muchas dibujos!

2010-07-23T20:46:00.000-07:00

Oh man it's been a while since I've posted some sketches! Slightly behind here, so I'm just going to start posting a barrage of images. I have in my possession, even more, but those will have to wait until I GET BACK FROM MEXICO!! That's no joke.....Going for the weekend!

Some of the last sketches from my life drawing class. A couple of warm ups:

Girls!!! I noticed that since I've posted last, I've drawn quite a few.

Aaaaaand, your guess is as good as mine!

Los gatos estan en la biblioteca! That means: "have a great weekend everyone!"

Da HELL with THIS!

2010-06-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

OK, so while Sal laughs hysterically from the title I'll discuss a certain trip I just took for the hell of it. I went to Mammoth Mountain with my older brother for the first time and I must say it was a lot more fun than I thought it'd be.

Went fishin', played some high altitude tennis (I was dying by the 3rd point). and just plain, relaxed for the most part. I also went snowboarding for the first time in my life and I honestly don't think I was that bad...I guess the whole "knowing how to surf" thing helped on that one. Still funny to watch it though:

Benny Hill really does make everything funnier

And some pics:

My facial expression suggests that my older brother had just insulted me.

It's about 95 degrees here in this pic........Yeah.

Just an excuse to get an ass shot in there.

12 Bars Teaser!

2010-06-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Alright, finally have something for you guys more exciting than my inability to draw from life. For those who don't know, I've been working on a short comic over the last few months. It is part of an anthology hopefully due out by the end of the summer. And although we decided to keep much of the project to vagueness, I've created a teaser for my comic in this anthology.

As the post title suggests, my comic is called 12 Bars. And to be clear, the panels in this teaser are not final; they just reflect the panels as they currently appear in the blocking phase. Hopefully it makes sense....Enjoy!

Yes, that is me on the voice over....No, I'm not a large, southern, black man.

Becoming a Professional Nude....Drawer.....Uhhh, Guy.

2010-05-26T16:23:00.000-07:00

More Life Drawing!!! It seems like I either work on my comic or draw naked people these days. Ahhhh, what a life.

This one was a first for me. We toned the paper ourselves using a combination of acrylic paint and gesso. I believe the technical art names of the paint I used were "Red" and "Green". Anyways it actually worked better than I expected. Nothing penetrates the paper so the medium can be moved around very easily, plus you can erase your ass off and never damage the paper. Like drawing on plastic. Cool effect too.

My teacher's exact words: "Oh, ok, lookin' good; nice detail on the boobagery. Uh-huh, good. Yeah, really nice work Ta.....Ahhh, what the fuck happened to her hand!!?! Jesus H. Christ, THERE IS NO GOD!!"

Sun Beaten and Left for Dead

2010-05-04T15:29:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, I've just recovered from a sunstroke I endured since last Thursday!! Haven't really been drawing a whole lot, what with the inability of my body to control it's own core temperature and all. So before I was so casually raped by the sun, I decided to get some leg and feet sketches down. Legs and feet are just so weird to draw. Plus I finally scanned a long pose from my life drawing class...

Random Girlies

2010-04-30T12:02:00.000-07:00

They only speak to me, drawn, within the pages of my sketchbook and hidden away from the world.

Mistaken for an escaped Silverback.....again.

2010-04-18T20:09:00.000-07:00

Aaaaaand a half month later I finally post something new. Have I mentioned that I'm a compulsive liar amongst other things (megalomaniac, narcissist, stunningly handsome; the list goes on and on people).

I should note that the roughs for my comic are complete (at least for now) and as soon as I get some final pencils, I'll have maybe 1/20th of a panel up on the blog!! That's the side of a building or somebody's hand!!!! You don't want to miss that.

So on to the art work. Went to the Santa Ana Zoo not long ago and got some sorely needed (obviously) animal drawing in.

Ewww, probably should have started with horses to warm 'em up.

Ok, this was destined to be my greatest horse drawing ever...And then the horse FUCKING MOVED!!!! DAMN YOU TO HELL FOUL MOVING HORSE DEMON!!

Life Drawing

2010-03-31T16:23:00.000-07:00

The last month or so has been pretty busy for me. I've been working on a comic hopefully due out this summer which has taken up quite a bit of time. I'm also taking a life drawing class at El Camino College amongst other devious things. But that's no excuse for not posting. NOTHING IS!!

Anyways I'll start posting a little more now so expect another post soon. In the meantime, here are some ink washes from my life drawing class.

"Bad Ass" animation, jahv turkeys!

2010-02-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

Hey so I've recently messed around with Flash CS4 and decided to do two things I haven't done for a while. 1) Post (or animate) an animation test and 2) Post this character near and dear to all our hearts. Ladies and gentle men, I give you the ever lovable, ever insightful, Bad Ass Man.

How To Start Your Sketchbook On A Positive

2010-02-20T14:46:00.000-08:00

I really liked the challenge of trying to draw Yeagle's work so I decided to do a couple more pages.

I thought the animals came out much better than his girls. And specifically, i kept having an issue concerning the construction of their faces. All the features kept coming out off, EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO TRACE ONE (left, second one from the bottom)!!! Definitely more to come in the future.

And now for some random sketches:

Just call me.....SLING BLADES (uhhh, no relation to Karl Childers)!!!

And lastly and definitely least, here's a sketch of an (new) old buddy. That was supposed to be his tongue sticking out, but instead looks like a condom. So as an honorable artist, always seeking perfection, I of course............kept it in. I just assumed he loves the taste (who doesn't, right?).

How To End Your Sketchbook on a Positive

2010-02-06T13:07:00.000-08:00

As I've been nearing the end of my sketchbook, I figured that the best way to mark its conclusion would be with the awesome work of others. And surprisingly I never really went back and touched all that stuff I bought at CTN so I figured it'd be a good start (or fitting end?). So here's some work copied from a couple favorites, Dean Yeagle and Bill Presing (whom are linked to the right along with all my others)!

So starting out with Yeagle was somewhat difficult considering his characters/girls are a hell of a lot more technical than my own. But I do enjoy the challenge. I noticed that the faces in particular had to be extremely precise in their arrangement or else they looked like awful crap. All from his second sketchbook.

The slightest millimeter (or in my case, foot) of a line off and you've got horrid hellish garbage!

Presing's simplicity suits me a little better considering I've drawn his work since school. I noticed a wider head than I'm used to on most of his girls which gave me a little trouble. All these were drawn from "Book Plate Betties".

This is an awesome book for many reasons. My favorite being that he keeps his rough construction, and yes, even erased limbs within his final product! Another great thing about his book is the surprising variety in body shapes he gets while still maintaining simplicity.

Kaloapo'opo Lai'i Everyone!

2010-01-27T22:55:00.001-08:00

Ok, so as promised, here are some pics from my trip to Hawaii. Now unfortunately my brother lost the usb cable for his camera so these pics are ones taken by his girlfriend, with her camera, while I wasn't there. So here I gloat, about the vacation of others...When I find another usb cable I'll post the other pics.

Ahhhh, much better than crappy art work.

The surf got huuuuuge...

...and really nasty!

And there you have it! Hopefully more pics to come.

And for those trying to decipher the post title, don't bother.

26.

2010-01-13T21:17:00.001-08:00

Turned 26 today...Pic says it all.

Da bruddah ees back!!

2010-01-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

Aloha!! Yes I'm back from Hawaii and yes, it was better than the swamp of unholy hellish holeosity you've inhabited for the past three weeks. For those of you who don't know, I stayed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island and it was indeed awesome; less people and a more isolated feel around this island than others. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them from my brother (who's still there).

In the meantime I have reached and, yes, even surpassed my goal of 240lbs. I now clock in at about 235! That's a total of about 55 lbs. lost since July!!! And to celebrate here's an oldy...

Now, as I've said before, airports are an awesome source for people watching. Hey, there by the exhausted business man without shoes who looks ready to kill himself and all those around him, it's Aunt May!!

And as usual, have to throw in a girlie in there.

Pied Piper of Hamlin

2009-12-02T22:15:00.001-08:00

So I know a couple posts ago I said that I'll stop tormenting everyone by not posting most of the filth in my sketchbook. Unfortunately I'm a compulsive liar. And the things I've posted below are actually narrowed down to these pages!!!

So without further ado I present to you some of the pre-pre-production of a storyboard I'm working on based on the "Pied Piper of Hamlin". A fancy tale of a town in need, the unique musical talent the helps save them and a lesson on adolescent genocide.

More refined

Seeking better shots and poses from the roughs I did a while back.

Felt happy with how the piper began to look and then realized "oh shit, I can't draw his hands!"

Here's the model I don't follow.

And on I side note, I gotta stop watching reruns of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern....Damn diet, makes me feel like a pregnant chick (only I have cravings for cow hoof and chicken heads).

The "X" In CTN-X Was A Gross Mis-Advertisement

2009-11-23T16:44:00.000-08:00

Woo-hoo, CTN-X occurred this weekend though I went only Saturday. Waaaaaay better than Comic-Con for those of you who did not make the venture to Burbank. More animation, less crowds, and no fanboy geeks dressing up as Wolvy (well, that is except me of course).

The only thing(s) missing were Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Film Roman; three of the largest TV animation studios IN THE FREAKIN' WORLD!!!! And all three within a two mile radius of the Mariott Hotel! Come on guys, get it together here. But other than that, quite the kick ass time. Definitely going back next year!

Now I should note that I suck as a picture taker. Would of had more but all these pics were taken within the last 10 minutes of the expo.

Pixar is awesome. Bill Presing is awesomer. Makes the rest of us look like disheveled hobo pocket lint. On a side note I think I scared him off a tad as I do with everyone else. Gotta stop drooling and charging at artists I like.

Animation royalty: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. Never actually heard their story quite the way they told it. And of course I had the flash on for this one so the pic looks like ass.

Dean Yeagle...I'll let my silence speak for itself......

Dean Yeagle's "Scribblings 2" and "One Mandy Morning"; Bill Presing's "Book Plate Betties"; and of course Justin Orr had a Wolvy print on him and I couldn't resist myself. Would have got more stuff but ran out of doughage.

Mermaids, Unicorns, and Siberian Tigers in Outer Space

2009-11-15T18:13:00.000-08:00

I figured I'd like to sit down and get a cool scene painted rather than post the usual crap I subject you guys to. So I've chosen to do an underwater scene with hot mermaids, manly divers, and the coral cave they love. Here's the concept although I may change a few things on the mermaid and I may also add another diver or two. Still not too sure of the overall size I want the characters to be in respects to the scene. And even now as I look at it the character orientation is ridiculously boring.

And here's the (mostly) cleaned up pencil of the scene. I had thought of inking it but since my focus is on painting here I figure the pencils are fine. God I hate drawing layouts.

Stargazer

2009-11-10T22:49:00.000-08:00

He could hear their distant shrills; their moans and groans, of a city that creaks on rusted hinges. He knew of the carnage below in his city. The long shadows covering what shouldn't be seen. Its streets bathed in the crimson cries of the innocents.

But oh, how the stars shine. No memory of follies past, no reflections of evil beneath. Healed are those deep cuts; muffled are those screams of those you couldn't save. You are beyond the city that imprisoned you. You are free; you are Stargazer.

...and random sketch of a Futuristic Cop

Not a pumpkin for Halloween...Anymore!

2009-10-31T15:44:00.000-07:00

Oh boy it's halloween...A time when leaves of red and gold litter the pavement. A time when the bright autumn moon is only eclipsed by the warm glow of front doors abound. And yes, Halloween, a time when it's OK for young children to gayly dance and prance through the streets, accepting sugar highs from every stranger they so damn meets. Ohhhh, Whodini, how right you were...The freaks really do come out at night.

Aaand on the note, some of you may like to know that after 4 months of not-so-strict dieting I've lost a whopping 40 lbs! That's right, I'm down to 250 (for the third time in my life) and have 10 lbs. to lose left to reach my goal of 240 lbs. Whoo-hooo! For those of you who hadn't seen me for a while, my appearance is as follows:

The lost weight has rendered me blind!

And hopefully another 10 lbs. and I'd look like this.

S&W Heartbreaker

2009-09-11T21:45:00.000-07:00

I'm calling it the Smith & Wessen "Heartbreaker". S&W, please don't sue.

So here's the blocked out revolver (w/o scope):

NRA 4EVER!!!!

2009-09-06T21:04:00.000-07:00

I kinda liked the idea of that revolver in the previous post so I figured it'd be cool to try and model it in Maya. Finding out that a lot of things are coming out a little different in 3D (probably thanks to that horrid front view). I got the gun blocked in so far, minus the scope. Another post coming soon!

I draw; who knew?

2009-08-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some rough sketches. Not necessarily the best, but ones that at least have been taken past the point of incomprehensible crapage.

Yeaglesque (well, not really)

2009-08-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

Well here's an attempt at some color (aside from the obvious attempt to destroy a classic style). I also fixed her hands, though I still don't think the right hand is posed as good as it can be.

Sorry Mr. Yeagle

Ole! 2 (Mexico Pics!!!)

2009-08-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

Finally got the pics from my brother. The hotel we were staying at is a couple minutes south of Rosarito, Mexico. Very nice area; I recommend it.

This is the view from our hotel room. Absolutely gorgeous as you can see. They have many weddings here as seen on the bottom left.

Me and my brothers; to the right, my younger brother Ido and on the far right, my older brother Danny. It was Danny's 30th b-day hence the main reason for the trip.

Me looking fabulous as usual.

This is a staircase leading down to the surf. When we first got there the surf got up to about 10ft in size. Notice all the people surfing aren't anywhere near the farthest wave out...There's good reason for that as we soon found out.

Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Lunch didn't quite do it for me soooo...

Save me Jebus!

All in all a nice way to finish the trip before you have to scamper across the border avoiding the night (and a stab wound to the back, Ole!)

Girlies!!!..again!

2009-08-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

Felt like drawing some more girlies recently, checkin' out every retro-styled girlie site on the web. Trying to loosen up the style on my girls and allow for more flow and line economy.

So after checking out some of Dean Yeagle's work (interlaced with frequent sobbing and disgust with my own work), I decided to try a few Yeaglesque girls. Here's one which by no means comes close (reference would of helped). The hands, especially the left one, still bother me so I may go back and redo them:

This is another attempt to loosen up my girls (without resorting to the usual double Martini laced with roofies). I especially like the simplicity of her legs which is quite unusual for me. The color turned out pretty well too. And thanks to Yeagle for inspiring the "Torpedo" retro-breasts.

Pencils

Brilliant, blinding color

Quickie

2009-08-02T20:53:00.000-07:00

I wanted to take that wacked-out guy a little further. Drew the layout all within Photoshop using my new Intuos 4! The sensitivity is insane!!!

On The Run

Ole!

2009-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well, came back back from Mexico and I realized one thing: I had no head to have had decapitated in the first place. Long story short, I got torn apart by large surf, ate great Mexican food and just had an overall great, murder-less time south of the border. I'll get the pics posted as soon as I can get them from my brother.

Here's my second pass on the girl below w/color:

...and here's another color of a sketch in the previous post:

I prefer my head stay on my shoulders, gracias.

2009-07-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

OK, I wanted to get one last post into the month of July before I ventured to the deep, blackened heart of The Mexican Amazonian Coastline. That's 4 posts in July!!!! A new world record!

Oh yeah, so I'm going down to Rosarito for some surfeage, some fun in the sun, maybe a decapitation or two; all great fun! A deserted sandy beach with hidden dismembered bodies just seemed a little more tempting than being shoulder-to-shoulder with geeky nerds, what with their Moon Knight outfits and various robot fetishes. I'll be back probably late next week or so with some kick ass pics.

So here's a second pass at that one girl. Fixed a couple things thanks to the wonderful, malicious attempts of Matt Long to destroy that which I hold dear. The right leg definitely bothered me more than anything, though now her foot, shall I say, offers an interesting silhouette? Judge for yourself:

21st Century Schizoid Maaaaaaaaan!

Adios.

My Father, The Red Cyclone

2009-07-08T20:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, it feels goooooooood to draw a variety of things for a change. Like take for example the greatest Street Fighter character ever, Zangief. No reference, no research, no countless hours of nude self studies in front of the mirror. I just felt like drawing him and I just did it; what a concept, huh? And better yet he looks like absolute shit and I could care less (so no crit necessary on this one Matt, ha). Only in America (or possibly the former Soviet Union)!

The last thing you see before your lifeless body flies spinning through the air, your head, shattered like so many foolish hopes and dreams.

May color this one, but probably not.

Tal sayeth "Let There Be Colorth!"

2009-07-05T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here's the color version of the sketch below; trying to experiment with different lighting techniques...I think she turned out pretty well.

The one good thing I've ever done!...Uhhh, 2.

2009-07-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

Ok so It's been a while but for good reason. Pitch numero dos has been completed and is awaiting final printing! It's an action/adventure/comedy show entitled "The Mindscape Anthologies" and it KICKS ASS!!!! I have some time now so I'll try to get some of it online (as well as some stuff from the first pitch). Definitely more posts coming soon.

So months of inactivity have rendered me, well, huge to say the least; I look like a Samoan Jabba the Hut. My weight currently checks in at 290 Lbs. Yes, that's no typo...2-9-0! And although 300 sounds really great for bowling, it does not quite bode well for the human physique. So I'm joining a gym and hopefully I can lose some of it. Here's my workout plan:

And here a quick sketch I did the other day; color coming soon!

God it feels like summer!

2009-03-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick sketch I did in the dark, damp pit I call a bedroom. The other version has me in this same outfit.

And remember kids...

2009-02-24T19:13:00.000-08:00

I had been driving the other day when I had noticed this slogan on the bumper sticker of the "Van that Soccer Built" in front of me. Thought it quite interesting...

Stanley Kubrick agrees..."The one good thing I've ever done."

2009-01-12T20:13:00.000-08:00

MY PITCH HAS BEEN COMPLETED!!! Kubrick says I'm no longer a disappointing vessel. Though it was 2nd to be conceived, it's the first out of the pipeline! I've been extremely excited and have been calling up everyone. If you would like to produce it please make your checks payable to the "Save The Tal Foundation". If you'd like to see a copy let me know and we'll figure out a way to do it without posting your email and what not.

Also, I turn 25 tomorrow! I asked my parents for a noose and they didn't oblige. We're going to dinner tomorrow so it looks like death by cholesterol this year...Hooray!

Now on to the artwork. I was going to post some more girls when I notice it has been a while since I've posted any guys. So I've put together a few sketches and hope you guys like 'em. Now that the pitch is complete expect more posts too!

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Timm

2008-11-16T17:51:00.000-08:00

Ok, first off let me point out that Shane Glines actually posted a comment on my blog. I haven't felt this giddy since Jen Lerew refused my marriage proposal. One day Jen, one day. Then again, if Mr. Glines looks half as good as his sketches...

So I'm continuing my 'Net studies and have done up another page of some Timms.

The ones in pencils are done straight from some Timm originals and the others are just done without reference with a plain 'ol pen and marker.

These are just a couple of sketches I did just trying to incorporate the Timm style. The lower leg/feet I've found to be a problem.

As far as what's next, I'll figure out as I go; hopefully some sketches with the feet actually included in the next round...

Girls, Girls, Girls

2008-11-06T09:55:00.000-08:00

Over the past few weeks I've been feeling a little under confident about my style; certain sketches I had just looked like...Well, like horrid crap from the 7th level of hell to be quite honest. So I've gone back and revisited some strong influencers. I figured a good place to start would be just some girlies.

Bruce Timm

Jen Lerew

Shane Glines/Bill Presing

I Bare All (figuratively speaking of course)

2008-10-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

Nudity and myself: truly a combination worth visualizing. Here's a quickie I threw into photoshop:

And here's the pencils for the second panel in my ad campaign entitled "Gravity Kills".

Gravity Kills 2: Gravity's Revenge

2008-10-13T21:01:00.000-07:00

Ok, here's the colored piece...Hopefully a couple more panels to come soon.

Gravity Kills

2008-10-06T13:11:00.000-07:00

Not that anyone but Matt and some creepy, balding, middle-aged guy named Allison cares, but here's another little sketch. I'll probably add a couple other panels and make a public service announcement comic out of it. So stay tuned for more panels and some gosh darned color...

Wow, superman has really let himself go.

HEEEEEEERE'S TALEEEE!!!

2008-09-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

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Work, pitch, and the occasional restroom break; life's become quite simple in its redundancy lately. I've had only 2 sketches within the last month that were not pitch related...Here's one of them:

Oh Squiddy, you silly little bastard.

And this was a much anticipated design for the back of some tennis warmups; I think it turned out quite well.

Alas, Stan Lee Comic!...'Nuff said.

2008-07-15T21:50:00.000-07:00

Oh boy, if you guys like crappily rendered dialogue bubbles and even crappier page layouts, are you in for a treat. With that said LA has been pretty good; I have gained some weight by staying at my parents house. I've always considered food to be my greatest vice...Well that, and little boys. Oh and by the way, the pedophile jokes are out in full force these days soooo WATCH OUT! And just so everyone stops asking I work as an IT Specialist at CSU Dominguez Hills. I could fix your computer, for a nominal fee of your last born child of course (they just keep comin').

So on to the Creme de la Creme of it all! On 4th of July Stan Lee visited my great hometown of Palos Verdes to speak at it's 47th Annual Independence Day Celebration. I got his signature and shook his hand and told him what an inspiration he had been in my life. Unfortunately he had to leave early so I wasn't able to take a picture with him but overall a great day...Well, except at this one point; I dunno, it just got weird. I recreated the incident so you may all judge for yourself.

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING COMIC IS DONE IN EXTREMELY POOR TASTE. LIKE ALL "ARTWORK" ON THIS BLOG IT SHOULD BE AVOIDED/BURNED AT ALL COSTS. AS SUCH BY YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST YOU UNDERSTAND THESE IMPLICATIONS AS THEY APPLY TO THIS SO-CALLED "ART". YOU ALSO MUST GIVE UP YOUR LAST BORN CHILD....DAMN, IT WAS WORTH THE TRY. ANYWAYS, ENJOY!

Lord, I was born a Ramblin' Man

2008-05-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

I should start off by saying that I'm moving back to LA. San Diego has been more than kind to me for the duration of my stay but I feel it's time to reconnect with my roots. That, and the fact that people from San Diego are really zombie-robot-vikings that feed on the innocence and decency of society... Hmm, it's a wonder it didn't work out between us.

I've also started a new sketch book so I figured that I'd start with some basics to get into the mood. Sometimes I feel that dimming the lights and playing an Al Green record really gets the fire burning between my sketchbook and I. But for those who just want to get into the down and dirty, there are always hands...

... followed by more hands

And finally, my San Antonio Spurs are down 0-2 in a best-of-seven series against the LA Lakers (and yes I do live in LA, and yes I do hate the Lakers). So here's an oldy but a goody in hope they start making a series out of it. GO SPURS GO!

The time is near

2008-05-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

Pitches so close, I can taste 'em... Hooray!!

(sing along) What if Saaatan waaaas one of uuuuus

2008-03-25T16:38:00.000-07:00

Well, first off I should state that the casting for The Mole is indeed complete, and considering the fact that I had not received a call, it's probably safe to assume that I was not chosen to participate. I'm not bitter and am confident in the fact that the producers and hi-level execs had not made, nor will ever make a mistake in their casting decisions.

So let us move on and see what's on tap. I've been fairly busy re-working my portfolio so I haven't had time to update as often I as I'd like. I've also had to rescan some things as a result of a malfunctioned flash stick. I kind of, sort of, may or may not had it on me while I went surfing...

...Soooo I finally got this piece colored although I may still go back and add some blood splatters and perhaps dirty it up a bit. Overall though I'm mighty pleased with its appearance.

My 14th personality has problems

And here's a quick sketch of a toker gettin' busted because the devil above told me to draw it.

Beardless and Randomness

2008-02-23T18:06:00.001-08:00

Well the beard has been cut once more, but like Sampson, the true vigor lies within my long, flowing black locks... All hail the mighty 'do.

Any who, much randomness has occurred since last we spoke. With destiny putting a damper on my career goals and you know, my aspirations and what not, I've decided to broaden the window of opportunity. It's become a very large window to say the least. Some of you may remember the short lived reality tv show, "The Mole" from the earlier part of the decade. Well it just so happens that they recently had an open cast call in San Diego, so I figured, why the hell not...

40 min of footage + 1 night of editing=

I wanted several more shots to be included but overall I'm pretty pleased with the way it has turned out, all considering. Thank God for iMovie; I used Final Cut to upload the clips but since I don't have the software I had to sneak into Art Institute of San Diego to use it. Unfortunately their hours suck and I had to leave early but not before I converted all of the clips into quicktime movie files. Then I just put it all together in iMovie which is practically retards' Final Cut Pro. Duuhhh, thanks Apple, you're the bestest!

2008-01-24T22:55:00.000-08:00

Well I just want to say that trying to draw after a long trip sucks ass! It's as if I need a vacation from taking a vacation. Hmmm, that's actually not a bad idea...

...Let's see; first I'd need a horribly drawn pretty girl...

...and possibly one more for good measure...

...and then maybe Satan could emerge out of some guy for no apparent reason!!

I'll try to paint this one and post it back real quick like.

Panama trip 'n B-Day

2008-01-13T20:37:00.000-08:00

Well long story short: Went to Panama, surfed a lot, turned 24 years old today, aaand Kubrick says hi...Now for the pics.

View from our Panama City hotel

Me

Me again

Kinda glad I hadn't caught this one

Some cool Israeli people we met. The front and middle guys on the left are my younger and older brothers, respectively. It so happens that the guy in the middle is also named Tal.

I caught this 25 lb. yellow-fin tuna with my bear hands

Drew this in Panama...

...After which I drew this; Best birthday ever

Pink is the new Black II

2007-12-18T19:38:00.000-08:00

Well, I should first start off and say that the funeral service for Arthur Yeh was quite satisfying and very necessary. Although it saddens me to think of Arthur's untimely death, I can't help but smile when I think of all the times we hung out in the animation lab.

I should note that I'm leaving for panama tonight and will be back Jan. 11. I'll try to post in Panama but I'm not making any promises. I should also note that currently, the air in Panama is a balmy 88 degrees and the water, a relaxing 82 degrees; just making sure you guys understand the horrible conditions in which I will suffer for the next month or so...Aaand now for more random art that is unrelated to my previously unread rant.

And for those who don't know, this is what I look like now:

...

2007-12-04T00:53:00.000-08:00

By now some of you have been informed of the recent tragic death of our fallen comrade, Arthur Yeh. He was slain in a car accident on Thursday morning. He was only 26 years old.

But what I somber over is not Arthur's death, but rather the absence of his life which has brought joy to so many around him, including myself. I hate to think that I will never see him or hear his voice ever again. When I think of him now, a smile envelopes my face, yet my heart weeps. My computer screen is a blur due to tears forming around my eyes...I still can't believe he's gone.

What I miss most about Arthur is his calm demeanor and whimsical humor amongst other things. You could be in a room with him and not even notice his presence...Just an aura of comfort that followed him everywhere he went. He was humble, and very private, but out of his own world he was possibly the kindest person I've ever met. I guess I'm trying to say that Arthur was nothing like me; and that's what I appreciated most about him.

Through many days and nights sullied away together within the animation department, I remember Arthur's favorite anecdote between us went as such:

I had taken Cartooning with Joe Forkan. Arthur wasn't in the class, but would constantly attend so we sat together as if he had been enrolled. One day a comic project was due and I realized that one of the panels had about 70% negative space. After laughing hysterically at my dilemma, Arthur suggested that I throw some kites in to take up the space. I figured it's probably better than nothing and did so...Joe ripped me a new ass hole on the project and actually commented on the kites saying "...and then you've got these kites over here and, uhh, I don't even know why they're there..."

I don't remember what the comic was about, I have no idea what grade I got, but I'll always remember looking at Arthur and blaming him for it all while we laughed uncontrollably as my project was verbally abused. Now I think back to that moment as another negative space fills my life; a void created due to a friend departed. And I keep hearing Arthur say "Just put some kites in there" as my eyes begin to well up once more..."Kites" he said.

I wish I had seen him once more before his death. I wish I had more time to know him better. But most of all I wish I had a chance to tell him exactly what I've just told you. It's unfortunate that one never really gets to express oneself to a friend until they've passed away. I offer my condolences to his family and close friends and anybody else that had the pleasure of knowing Arthur Yeh. I apologize for the lack of crude jokes and vulgar wit on this post. And if you have anything to share, please don't hesitate to leave a comment no matter how well you knew Arthur. Rest in Peace Arthur Yeh.

Matthyuki wed itself and John, Krisalufski?

2007-11-27T19:03:00.000-08:00

So it's been a while, and I still don't have a scanner, and I'm totally flakey on this blog. On the bright side though I've moved to another place within San Diego and am now staying with a beloved, refugee Serbian family...Seriously.

And one more thing before we get to some Johnny K lovin'. Huge congrats to Matthyuki on their official unification in matrimony last week. I would have liked to be there but I had a prior engagement of sitting nude in front of the mirror (life drawing classes are a bitch to find). Anyways, may your newly found amorous devotion acquire you the heavenly joys not fathomed by those unloved.

Recently I made a trip out to LA for the First Annual Animation Festival. There, I finally met the wonderous character designer for Galaxy High School, John K...Oh, and he did some off beat thing with a dog and cat and, well, that's not really important right now. He did however check out my sketch book, but it was after our chance meeting though that I've realized that I made a huge ass of myself (perhaps not surprising to many of you). Judge for yourself:

Me love John K long time

I'm not Japanese, but I'll learn

2007-10-30T23:06:00.000-07:00

You know, I woke about a month ago and I thought to myself, "if my Japanese ancestors were to see me today, it would bring great dishonor and misfortune to our family". And that's when it hit me: looking Japanese was much easier than actually, you know, "adhering to the culture" and so forth. Ahhhhh the looks I've received over the past month have been priceless; I walked past a little girl and her mom when the little girl looks up at me and screams out "WHOA!". Another time I visited my dad as he was reading the paper. He lowered it, took one glance and said "Heee's lost it." I'm sorry but the race a person imitates or how many personalities one has should not determine whether or not one be psychologically unstable...And now a word from my sponsor:

Playing in theatres nowhere: Her family killed by the mob; her life destroyed in 12/100th of a second. Iro Surasaki is..."Blood Geisha"

Let's see, what's in the news? Hey has anyone heard about those new scrolls they found in Japan? They're saying they're as long and as historically important as the Dead Sea Scrolls. It's an absolutely hypnotizing story really. I managed to find a piece of one of the scrolls online and thought I'd be cool to share.

Huh, that finely tuned courageous samurai warrior, practically bursting at the seams with masculinity, looks awfully familiar

Finally I'd like to say, Merry Halloween everyone!! Tal's Halloween Safety Tip #43: And remeber kids, if a strange man (especially one pretending to be Japanese) offers you some candy, take it. One can never have too much candy on Halloween night!

Mighty Aphrodite (Miramax, please don't sue)

2007-10-23T17:50:00.000-07:00

Well, this past weekend was pretty fun...I drove up to LA to see my parents and attended a couple of shindigs. First off, congrats to Trey Hodges for a fine gallery opening. Kick ass work, at an affordable price. It also helped that his mom wouldn't stop feeding me...How did she know that I can't say "no" to anything edible?

On Sunday I also participated in the 1st Annual LA Animation Festival with such special guests such as John K aaand, uhhhh, John K. Oh joy was it killer meeting the man behind Spumco. We laughed, we cried, we had only 4 awkward pauses within the entire conversation. I hope I didn't make too much of an ass of myself, what with the constant salivation and silent, soul piercing admiration. He did however check out my sketchbook after which he quietly took out a lighter and set it ablaze. He then cautiously stomped out the fire, spit on the ashes, and said "Uh, I have to go over here now." Best afternoon ever.

Over the past year, some of you may have wondered "who has Tal met and befriended." I know I have. Since I covered the a dream in the last post I figured I'd cover real life character initiation in this one. What I mean is finding people who are so unique from your current perspective that hanging out with them almost colapses the universe on itself. Welcome to "Character 453" (prereq's are required). Let's call her Aphrodite for symbolic sake.

I first saw mighty Aphrodite when I passed her apartment and her door had been open. Inside, she lay nude with another girl on top of her as a young man, perhaps 18-25, was getting dressed. She casually said "hi" within all this melee and we somehow started hanging out for the next few months. She did any drug except for Marijuana and Alcohol and would instigate an orgy (which I would attend but take no part in) at her place almost on a nightly basis. I should add that she was 17 and her parents (in LA) had no idea of her whereabouts.

I got the chance to draw her a few times in a couple of styles (although unfortunately not in the nude; what's better than a free model?) She moved out is why. While she was here though I thought it'd be cool to change her and get her to quit all of the shit she had gotten herself into. It's not just an arc for her, but a saintly "big brother" arc for myself ('cause as we all know I'm far from it). I learned that we can also force story to occur within our daily lives. To manipulate people to feel and choose to do, whatever we want from them. Playing God you say? Whoever said anything about "playing"?

Dreams and Urine are excellent sources of Vitamin B12

2007-10-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

Oh God it's been a while, what with the unemployment and harvesting my own urine for future consumption as the result of financial uncertainty and what not. Acually I just ordered a new scanner from Amazon but the damn thing hasn't arrived yet. I did finally manage to scan some things the other day so I'm going to post as quick-like as I can to make up for that lost time. And for the record, yes, chilled urine tastes just as good as it does warm.

Well as most of you know my inspiration comes various chronological obsessions, whether they be a D-Movie containing a sex scene involving popcorn or pin up models from the 50s. I had a dream ladies and gentlemen, and if you would be so kind, allow me to impart:

The dream began with a vigalante named Fork walking alongside a cliff in the pale moonlight. Only a blood stained fork rested in his right palm. A minivan approached and as it came to a halt a smelly, ghoul of a man stepped out. He advanced towards Fork and asked him to near the back of the van for a "delightful proposition". As Fork did so, the mystery man flung the back doors of the van wide open. Fork grimaced at what lay inside. Sitting within the van were seven, oubviously underaged and half nude kids, all sitting with their heads down and their hands in their laps.
The word "choose" echoed in Fork's mind like a broken record. The man took his newly found client to the side to discuss business when all of a sudden his legs gave out from under him. He looked up just in time to see a silver fork come jamming into his right eye before his vision was forcefully taken away.

Stumbling around in sheer agony the man felt Fork tug at his collar. With a final push the man went flying over the edge of the cliff and into the dark water below...Then the setting changed and Fork finds himself within a government lab. He was there to set free his ally, the entity known as Ultra Violet. As Fork crept into his friends' holding cell, the wall burst open and through emerged the mystery man from the cliffs alongside a giant of a man. Reacting quickly, Fork threw his utinsil of choice at the man and hit the giant square in the face instead. The man lunged at Fork when he realized he had stopped in mid air. Ultra Violet had emerged out of his shackles and using his mental powers, threw the perverted nemesis through 2 walls within the structure.

That's when the dream had abruptly ended. Some dream, huh? It's like a nightly matinee within the comfort of your own mind. I can see the DVD release now. Alternate ending: Fork begins to laugh histerically when he sees the kids in the van, because as we all know, nothing is funnier than child abuse!

What?...Oh yeah, and the soul of Kubrick says that sitting nude in front of the mirror for hours at a time can increase creative flow...Who am I to argue with the greatest visionary genius of our time?

Tigers, Unicorns, and Fat, German Cross-Dressers

2007-09-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

I'm still working on this piece; basically just trying to figure out how I want to do it. I'll probably go painterly on it with a "Starry Night" feel. Hopefully it'll turn out pretty good.

And some good shit is on the way including my next obsessive fixture; Did it originate in a dream? Had I seen it on TV? Could it top a fat, German cross-dresser in outer space? Stay tuned and find out kiddies. Oh, and for those who don't know, this is what I look like now:

I got a job not working and looking for work

2007-08-18T13:23:00.000-07:00

Well I was thinking of something witty to say, but I just don't feel like being funny and suave and intelligent and good looking and godly today. Even God needed some rest; I mean, granted he created the universe and all, and I continue to struggle tying my shoes, but my brain needs a vacation. And you gotta' admit, those cylindrical shoe laces are hard to tie, damn it! It's like they want you to fail.

But here's the art. First off, I figured that I hadn't colored anything in a while so I said what the heck-gee-golly-gosh-darn and done up Bettie all nice and perty like. I think it turned out pretty good.

Oh and for the record, it'll be a long time before I clean anything, so get used to it. It's funny because most people say they love seeing the construction and lines and so on, yet everybody continues cleaning up their work. When 2D comes back I hope to see more rough colored animation. Line economy work is great, though. Here's one of my many rare (wait, many rare?) attempts to limit my line:

Sexyyyy; I've obviously got a saggy calf fetish

I'm not dead, and my corpse not ripped apart by tal-hungry, Austrian supermodels...yet

2007-08-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

Holy Jesus on a stick this last month has been hectic!!! For those of you who don't know, we now reside in San Diego and we just came back from a week in Cabo San Lucas and I is now we beacuse multiple personalities are people too! Well, we don't really have access to Internet any longer but we'll try to figure out something soon.

Anyways, I'll begin with the topic of my Cabo trip. Let me first say that airports are the best for cafe sketches; a more varied and numerous gathering of eclectic and screwed up souls in one place could never be found. It's absolutely ideal to people watch. Airports aside, the trip was, uh, how do the "normies" put it? Fun? I mean just look at this picture for example. The joy, the laughter...apparently my brother who took the picture found the background far more interesting than the rather breathtaking subject of choice. Even the camera strap got more play than I.

So now to the art of Cabo and the various inquiries of life. Inquiry of Life #237: Since my 6th and 16th personalities are chicks, does that make me part lesbo? Confucius Say: That one dilly of a pickle. Now on to the weirdo freaks of the airport...

I need some whores and a large, murky river STAT!

2007-05-20T23:44:00.001-07:00

So I haven't yet found some random couch within a studio where I can sleep, and tell stories, and have people asking "who the fuck is that guy!?! SECURITY!!!!" and what have you. Well, gotta keep hope alive. Stanley Kubrick tells me that when life got him down he just screwed some prostitutes and tossed their bodies into the Hudson...Ahhhh, the 'ol screw and toss. Classic.

Also, some congrats are in order for those of you whom just graduated. So congratulations to Sal, Anri-uru (HAI!!!), Trey, John Cahoon, Miyuki, Mikey ("Master" of my universe) Williams, Mike Nassar, and Ryan Kramer. And if I didn't mention you, well, who am I kidding, I just don't fuckin' like you. Welcome to post-graduate hell my friends; population: you.

Well, I have been drawing a little more recently and created a new character. I'm so excited that I'm as giddy as a school girl (which would explain the rapid increase in masturbation over the past week). I call her Orbit! She's an anti-hero and I'm still fine tuning her back story to include her into one of my sagas. Her creation was funny because I was out driving around and thought to myself that I no longer posses the ability of creativity and that I suck as an artist; and then her image just popped in my head. No inspiration, no nothing. Big thanks to the "Stanley Kubrick for Tal" Foundation, I guess.

I think she needs a little Jenna Elfman

Weapons. Gotta have weapons.

That's a lotta balls!

Strike a pose.

Comic Mode (and yes she's nude under the straps)

ORBIT!!!

Klassic Korner II (with your friendly neighborhood Tal)

2007-05-07T23:26:00.000-07:00

Well, first off let me say Merry (late) Free Comic Book Day to everyone. I hope you guys got yours 'cause I sure as hell got mine; 19 free comics to be precise. I traveled to five stores to get 'em. It was the single best thing that has happened to me all week...'Nuff Said.

Oh, and my San Antonio Spurs took the first game against the Suns which took me to another level of nirvana. As it turns out, six of my personalities are huge Spurs fans soooo...Go Spurs Go!

Anyways, Free Comic Day got me in such a good mood that I've decided to devote this special installment of Klassic Korner entirely to "Comics of my Days' Passed". I collected a few comic related sketches that I had stashed from my youth. J-Ridge ain't got nothing on these. He's got his "Hard Eight" (which I had witnessed first hand after visiting House of Heroes). So may I present to you, "Eight the Hard Way" (and sorry Steve, no Moon Knight):

Angel never looked so good

It's like playing MK with robots, only not

I think I drew this a month ago

Electrical Superman rip-off

It appears as though I "onslaughtered" Wolvy

I'm going to name all my kids Logan

Wait, I see a pattern here

One Wolvy=102,439,992 Moon Knights

Depression, Tennis, and Chicken

2007-04-28T22:23:00.001-07:00

AHHHHHH!!! Work sucks! I just got my first day off in two weeks. Over this past week alone I think I drew two things. I'm so bummed out that for half an hour I thought of a way to humorously end this little intro of mine, and couldn't think of a thing. Kubrick has taken leave and all other personalities are in a state of stupor so the studio has shut down temporarily. Oh wait, I got it: Why did I cross the road? Because an underdeveloped adolescent child was standing on the other side. Hahahahaha...wait, that's not funny; that's just terrible. Damn it.

Well, this probably is the least I've ever written, so most of you are probably overflowing with joy. Yeah, screw you guys. Anyways, parallel to my current mood, here are those "two sketches" I got done this week.

Roger Federer, eat your heart out

Would you like some chicken with that chicken?

Pink is the new black

2007-04-13T23:55:00.000-07:00

God it's been a while. I had to get a job at a grocery store just to make a little extra cash, so I haven't had the time to update my posts. Stanley Kubrick pointed out that the blog had become stale and cliche, losing all relevant wit. So I did what any hetero-male artist would do; I went back to pink. The good thing about multiple personalities is all the feedback you receive. It's like your own personal animation studio. Unfortunately we're all forced to share one bathroom (personalities 3 and 6 leave shaven pubes in the sink).

Also, let me say Merry Passover everyone. Tal's fun fact #89: The Jewish custom of Passover originated in Ancient Israel, resulting from the epic fight between Jesus and Moses in the low desert valley of the Dead Sea. Long story short, Jesus gets his ass handed or "passed over" to him. That's why Easter is celebrated just after Passover; Jesus finally wakes from the beat down. Tal's fun fact #90: Hence, "The Dead Sea".

Aaaand on that note, let's see some art. I drew many a Jenna Elfman and most of them pretty much sucked. Here's the best one...

But as you may recall, Jenna wasn't the prime objective. I was trying to find reference for that girl that I dreamt about. Although she really doesn't resemble Jenna a whole lot, I've chosen certain attributes to add to her persona. I call her Julia/ Julie (in ascending order as usual).

Kisses!

Does the carpet match the curtains?

Getting more refined...

My fav

"Stan" says hi

2007-04-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, so some of you may or may not know that the soul of Stanley Kubrick just so happens to be my 13th pesonality; it's basically all the weirdness and chess, minus the visionary talent. Hence the recent changes made to the blog. "I'm looking for substance", he said. Appearently crude pedophilia jokes and a pink template weren't substance enough for him. Hope you guys like it. The title is actually the begining to a Pink Floyd song whom Stan also enjoyed quite considerably. 20 Million points to the person who knows the title of that song.

Well if you've made it this far you might as well keep going. Jenny Lerew responded to my proposal and it looks like the wedding's off. I believe it had been the stalking and the constant [heavy breathing] telephone calls that may have turned her off in the end. Go figure. Anyways, I linked up her sketch site, so check it out.

Oh, and I've gotten some sketches down from that whole creepy "dream girl and Jenna Elfman" phase (which is still underway as I speak). I'll have those posted up next, I promise. But for now, a couple more oddities...

...just siiiiiiiingin' in the rain.

Random Oddities

2007-03-27T00:02:00.000-07:00

Wow, my Jenna Elfman sketches are comin' along quite shitty...I suck. As such, I will continue doing Jenna until she tells me to stop (that's right, you read it correctly).

Also, I watched TMNT on Sunday and would recommend it to any avid "Turtles" fan. Definitely nowhere near perfect (just read the reviews online), but it was rather entertaining and it beats watching anything that's come out within the last few months. Finally, an American animated movie with some goddamn violence. Oh and April is hot I would totally do her, 3D model or otherwise.

And last but not least, congrats to Matt Long for being the first person to delete one of my comments. I'm actually surprised that it took that long (no pun intended).

Anyways, time for some oddities...

King of the Hill and two many "Jens" to count

2007-03-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, it's been a while. First off, let me say awesome gallery opening Mathyuki!! Just like my cupcake dreams minus the trannies...you can't win em' all.

Soooooo I dreamt of another girl. She doesn't really look like anyone but the other day I actually sat down and watched "Keeping the Faith" (don't ask) and Jenna Elfman's character really seemed to accurately reflect the girl. So now I'm fixated on drawing this girl all the while somehow incorporating Jenna Elfman into her design. It's just finding a balance between masturbating to her photos and actually using them for reference that's become the one true challenge. I woudn't really say she's the new Bettie, but rather the old Dana; He was drunk, I was not, and one thing led to another...

I love you Dharma...or is she Greg?

Anywho, some of you guys kept asking me about King of the Hill, so I decided to post some of the pages I drew out from the models they sent. I managed to pile up quite a bit of them but here are just a few; I would have posted the actual boards, but such filth would cause "Animation" to turn into a step-father of mine, who would then proceed to beat and rape me.

Oh, and I asked Jen Lerew [Moscovici] (of the Blackwing Diaries) to marry me and she didn't respond so I will now go ahead and announce that we are engaged!!!

The reason you've lived your life is NOW!

2007-03-10T17:38:00.000-08:00

So those bastards at Canon finally sent my new scanner. Yessssss, thank you lord Jesus!! Finally, you may all get to enjoy Bettie Page as much as I do (sorry Katzenjammer, no "Pedophile Korner" just yet). So tell your friends, squeeze one on your lunch break, and check these out.

For those of you who may not be keen to the origin of my Bettie fetish, I had just got off my "Manos" obsession when I had an amazing dream. I dreamt that I met a beautiful girl that looked somewhat like Bettie, only with shorter hair. I told myself that this was not my ordinary "Trannies and Cupcakes" line of dreaming, no, this one was special mind you. So I began drawing her (Bettie, not my dream girl), first without reference and then using all references available to me on the 'net.

Up to this point I probably have about 20 front/back pages of just Bettie (with the majority created during the Spring '06 Semester through the summer). These pics include the most noteworthy sketches:

First off, some of my first Bettie's without stylistic reference...

Now for some of my favorite. They're in ascending order to keep it interesting.

Total Glines rip-off...

Sassy...

and finally...I love the candid feel of this one. Bettie Page is rarely seen outside of the camera's eye.

Klassic Korner I

2007-03-05T11:57:00.000-08:00

Wow...so like yeah, my personalities 5 and 11 are such downers. Boooo hooo, nobody likes my drawings; my scanner doesn't work; my favorite pair of fishnet stalkings ripped. Cry me a fuckin' river, guys. Justin Ridge doesn't cry when his pantyhose accessories malfunction? No, he mans up and buys a new pair god damn it!

Anyways, with my new scanner on its way from the factory, I figured this would be a great time to introduce my first installment of "Klassic Korner". I think old (and perhaps shitty drawings) are awesome and I get tired of seeing the same great artwork throughout the 'net (damn that panty wearing J-Ridge). Let us open our hearts and close our eyes, to the most god-awful and perhaps awe striking conceptions of our days passed. So join me , won't you, as I embark on a journey to find the worst sketchbook page, EVER (and some other cool shit along the way)!

Today's topic: Foot Fetishists and my 15th personality who absolutely isn't one.

Foxxxyyyyyyy...

mmmm...feet.

When in doubt, ROTOSCOPE!

2007-03-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

As some of you know, life's cruelty and unrelenting humor wouldn't allow myself access to anything that may be considered "good" or "practical"; I'm God's ginger kid stepchild. So of course all this chaotic randomness within my universe would lead me to a job as a high school assistant tennis coach...it just makes sense.

Well, some of the perks that came with the job included t-shirt designs. The first one I did (if some of you remember) was well liked by the guys on the team. It was simple, it was bold, and yes, it was a photograph traced over in Photoshop. Although not my proudest achievement (rotoscoping minus the animation), it did suit the team well.

For the girls I decided to spread the wings of ingenuity, to go out on that ledge and laugh at death's cold hearted threat. If I have learned anything in this life it's that when you try to do something different, you are inherently rejected by all. You're labeled an "independent" or a nuisance to the industry and tossed to the side like an overused condom.

But as usual, I'm venturing off topic. Personally, I like the design...I wear it on a regular basis. Ironically, the guys on the team liked it better than the girls.

Pencil

1st version

Final version (limited color palette due to cost)

So is it too bold for a t-shirt? Perhaps. But the mass public and top executives don't want to see another Iron Giant, they want A Scanner Darkly or the same animated movie over and over and over and over...Full proof that when in doubt, rotoscope it.

"Whiney rant" alert

2007-02-25T16:23:00.000-08:00

Yeah, so let's see what hasn't gone right for me lately: I don't have a job, I still live at home, my penis pump hasn't worked at all, Matt just informed me that my comments won't get me a higher rank on Google, and every test I turn into Film Roman is viciously rejected. Thankfully I can now add a new one to the list: My scanner just broke; I think that should fit snugly between "my penis pump" and "I still live at home".

So for now, I will just post anything I can find while my scanner is on haitus. I will also look forward to starting many new segments in the near future. I call it "info-tainment", so stay tuned.

I figured my first post should be something fitting my romantic and debonair persona; something sweet and elegant with the pleasing perfume of "Tal" by Calvin Klein. Unfortunetly I couldn't scan Bettie so I chose The Manchester Jester (aka ManJester for those who know him best). Most of you know him as the lovable, psychotic, demi-clown who rapes things and kills people. I finally finished modeling him in Maya and also revamped his 2D appearance in accordance to his 3D state.

2D...

...and 3D

I swear I chose the black template

2007-02-22T00:13:00.000-08:00

Wow, this is really pink...I like it!!!

Let's make some art, you and I

2007-02-21T23:39:00.000-08:00

Well it finally happened, I created a blog; looks like i'm going to have to kill myself...again. Uhh, as soon as I figure this stuff out I'll have some stuff posted, WOOOO HOOO!!