So I have this game on my 3Ds called Swap Note. I told some of my swap note buddies that I wanted to do a Nintendo themed fan art and asked them what game I should do. I got equal votes for zelda and mario XD, so I decided to do a crossover with Link dressed as Luigi. ^__^ I’ve been working on some serious looking book covers this past month and I wanted to do something light and fun. So here ya go.
R.I.P. Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012). Here’s a nice slideshow of Ralph’s work on the official Star Wars site: StarWars.com | Ralph McQuarrie Remembered.
Don’t take that shit sitting down, fellow artists.
Fight for your inspiration.
As far as the Moleskinerie logo contest is concerned, we would like to clarify that since the nature of Moleskinerie has always been participative, made up of passionate contributions and voluntary submissions, we decided to let the community participate again in creating the new logo of the blog. We decided to collaborate with Designboom to do so, a leading online design magazine, which is well aware of how to run a contest of this kind.
(via Moleskine’s own Facebook Page)
Earlier this week you may have heard a similar story about the Obama campaign asking designers to create posters on spec to help promote jobs creation of all things (feel free to read my steam-blowing-out-of-my-ears rant about that on my Google+ page), and now you can add MOLESKINE to this camp too.
I admit, long ago as a young illustrator I too fell for this crap and please believe me when I say it’s a mistake. I will never change my mind about how working artists should never bother supporting such “spec-work-disguised-as-contests.”
Contests are one thing, and they can be good. Volunteering your talents is another thing, and it’s good. But creating a logo or any branding collateral for a big company for free, and knowing that the work of the other 99.99% “losers” will essentially be tossed into the trash (and the copyright to their work handed over to those running the contest) is just stupid, and it’s offensive that any company would think it’s OK. It’s a terrible way for you to run your business. And when you freelance you are running a business.
(via drawnblog)
(via drawnblog)
Yours are amazing-er.
My first Hardcover! Yeah!!!
Here’s my piece for the Mega Man tribute book coming out this month from Udon entertainment. =)))))
MEGA MAN TRIBUTE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER
-the book is premiering at the San Diego Comic-con at the UDON booth (#5037), July 20-24
-for fans not attending the show, you can preorder the book at UDONstore.com http://www.udonstore.com/Mega-Man-Tribute-HC-Udon-Store-Exclusive-p/mega-man-tribute-exclusive-hc.htm
MEGA MAN TRIBUTE SOFTCOVER
- The standard softcover edition is also available for preorder on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/1926778308?tag=udoent-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1926778308&adid=0DS0GBZB0YWZK4H62YZM&
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Winter is Coming
I wanted to draw something (with the push from Ben and Jovo) for the Game of Thrones minizine that Kris Mukai and friends are putting together. This was the hardest thing ever since they only asked for black and white submissions only. I tried my best!
Taken with instagram
Taken with instagram
