Playing with watercolors
Monday, May 5th, 2008These were partly inspired by Jillian Tamaki. It’s fun to make bold shapes in watercolor with a big brush then try and make a character out of it in pen, fun exercise really.
These were partly inspired by Jillian Tamaki. It’s fun to make bold shapes in watercolor with a big brush then try and make a character out of it in pen, fun exercise really.
Oh, I wish I had a star trek style teletransport just to see this show in Toronto. Skim original pages by Jillian Tamaki up on the walls of the Beguiling. The Graphic novel by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki is the best I’ve read in a long while, wonderfully written and beautifully (in a great effortless [...]
Adorableness level? Out of the charts no doubt, and I’m learning it the hard way. I caught a little cold (which with a mean sore throat and a achy body is treathening to become a little flu) and here I am, unable to help my wife, unable to cuddle this unresistible bundle, even worse I [...]
Taking a few days off with our inlaws down in Carmel this week.
Getting a little bit of rest, enjoying the nice weather, laying out
the Venice Chronicles in inDesign in the folds of time and generally
having a good time with Fio, who this week has officially figured out
how to smile and giggle. And look at that [...]
Thought I’d show you the pencil drawing for the cover. Unfortunately I only have an iphone photo of it, should’ve scanned it really. Anyway, so there you have it! The piece is done and finished on the media side of things, but there’s plenty to do on the computer. It’s time to scan it and [...]
I’ve been a fan of Tadanobu Asano for a while now, he has this presence about him that’s really enjoyable to watch on screen. I’ve seen most of his movies, good ones and bad ones - I’d recommend: Vital, A taste of Tea, Itchi the Killer, SharkSkin Man PeachHip Woman, Party 7 - When I [...]
My friend and colleague Josh Cooley has a pretty darn funny blog. Check it out and be sure not to miss his interview with our talented (and Canadian) friend Nick Sung. Priceless.
I think we need a fix of cuteness this morning, goes well with a latte
… to perk up the spirit.
Just upgraded to the new WordPress 2.5. Most of the new features are under the hood but it looks like a great upgrade. The new gallery feature looks really promising, I’ll see if I can use it soon.
Yay to our new Prius! She loves trees and so do we.