tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42124824718484640562024-03-13T23:51:16.949-07:00Tales from the Scratch PadIndependent self published comic book company and freelance artist. Many things to many people.Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-62695966059816054992017-09-23T15:48:00.003-07:002017-09-23T15:48:36.212-07:00New Things Change<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
SO there sports
fans, Al here with the latest:</div>
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It’s been a dog’s
life my friends but rest assured, I’ve been working on many
different things and real life got in the way of creativity. And for
that I am sorry. Website changes, moving, new 9-5 jobs to deal with
have been throwing me a lot of things to deal with but I am getting
better about dealing with it.</div>
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That and a new
computer on top of that.
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SHOWS:</div>
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Now this year has
been sorely missing many shows to be a part of because of everything
else being so chaotic but I am planning on getting into the BIG 500
this year. There has been a lot speculation that might not be another
due to the ever changing landscape of Portland’s art scene.
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But I am not worried
about that.
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Even if there wasn’t
another show l would still be turning out work for other places that
I have been showing work for the last several years.
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So there is that.</div>
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COMMISSIONS:</div>
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This is also
something that has been lacking in my world of late but now I have a
piece that is nearly completed for a client at my new work place. And
of course it is of a nautical nature. A tugboat. Now unlike my other
ocean going adventures (like Richard Parker) this is a real tugboat
so there is a certain amount realism that needs to be depicted in
this image.</div>
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But I will have to
say that it is looking very good and very close to completion. And
that makes me very happy.
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RICHARD PARKER and
his GRAND ADVENTURE.</div>
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Of course there will
always be Richard Parker. And it continues to grow into a very long
and laborious project with fantastic end to the story. The funny
thing was friends of mine who were asking about the story and how it
was progressing and eventual end gave me some insights into how I was
going to end the book.</div>
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Lets just use the
Hollywood pitch “Jules Vern meets Jacob’s Ladder (the movie)”.</div>
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And there you go.
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There have been a
number of new images that have been generated for Parker as in a
total of 9 new images and 4 that are being contemplated over. Each
new 9”x12” scratchboard continues to become so more complex than
the last that I might have to re-render some of the older images to
keep everything up to speed visually.
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I do know that could
be a death knell of a project but I think that when I am done with
the work and most if not all the work is completed and scanned in
(perhaps with a few tweaks) but when it’s done you’ll understand
the effort of putting this together in my part time.
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And I know the
images that keep posting are always all over the board but it is
actually there to keep me interested in what I am creating and it
keeps it fresh for me at the same time so I don’t become complacent
with my own work.</div>
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I mean seriously for
the longest time Parker had no face just a helmet.
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ANGER BEAST OR THE
LAST MONSTER ON EARTH!:</div>
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To off set the work
with Parker and keep a practiced hand at traditional penciling and
inking in comic book vein I’ve settled on the public domain
character of Robot Monster to work on. And doing so keeps the art
fun to produce.
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But the hardest
thing to keep in mind is making this book and it’s story fun for me
to work on. In way I think I can understand how other more famous
creators can get bored with their own work and wrote themselves into
a corner. At least I have felt that this has happened to a couple
good story arcs like Xenozoic Tales, American Flagg!, Dreadstar.</div>
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And with that I am
out here.</div>
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Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-6043233979406464362017-01-05T08:01:00.000-08:002017-01-05T08:01:39.221-08:00A year in REVIEW 2016<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Hey
there sports fans, Al here with the latest:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As the year has rolled over and it is a time to look back at the previous year of what was good bad and bad and hopefully being a little wiser, like any of my reviews of comic book shows and gallery shows it's time to</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">REVIEW 2016!</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Namely
things have been a little quiet as far as the art SCENE has been
concerned. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">I
don't think that there is one person out there that hasn't felt that
2016 has been a good year regardless of your politics, dealing with
the crazy weather that we will all have to live with from here on out
to the major celebrity die off that we have had.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">All
of the factors have had a roll in the art scene whether it has been
for a show or event. When the buying public is uneasy about something
they don't buy art. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">It's
just the way it is.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">The
beginning of the year started off really cool. Having a great solo
show opening at the Slingshot Lounge was awesome and selling one
piece to a couple that had one of my pieces from two years earlier. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">The
cool thing about this other than the sale which is always cool in my
book, was the fact these people hit me up for a commission in the
space vain. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Now
had kinda avoided doing Space Stuff for one reason - detail.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Detail
is hard to do especially with scratchboard and making it good and
functional. I had to research the crap out of space movies and watch
them over and over again. I think I could almost quote "Interstellar"
by heart. My girlfriend was getting a little tired of me re watching
it. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">But
after that there was a dead zone of almost six months where there was
nothing going on no art no nothing. Cept getting my driver's license.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">And that was a big deal for me!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Then
as the year began wind down from the Presidential Election things
began to heat up again in the field of art but with a noticeable
difference. There seems to be a listlessness to the work and the
feeling from the artists who are producing the work. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
bothered me but I hadn't at that time figured out what I was seeing
and sensing. I couldn’t put my finger on it but after confirming
with other artist I knew that when it hit me that there was NO HEART
to the work. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Technically
all the work that was out there was pitch perfect, color composition,
but there was just something missing. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When
I traveled down with Dan and George to the EUCON 2016 show there was
a subtitle feeling of apprehension but there was many different
artist there hocking their wears but there was something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But
at that show for me, pieces that I had produced for the DIVE IN Art
Show at NWIPA caught the eye of a lady passing by and it turned into
one of those great turning points for the show for me and it fed upon
itself the as well. I was purely just bring a finished piece with me
to show case this is what a finished piece looks like. Prints are
good but seeing a actual original piece of work has a special kind of
glow to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And
though the show was not a huge success for some I did pretty well. I
was getting closer to that point of where I could actually be not
only breaking even on the show but almost making a profit from the
work. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But
I didn’t have the time to really think about that show because I
had two other shows to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One
was prepping my work for the BIG 500 and trying something new with it
by digitally coloring the work and the other helping my girlfriend
with her booth for a 3 day event here in Portland called the Crafty
Wonderland Show. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It
wasn’t till the BIG 500 this last year that I realized there was no
heart to the work. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
had seen this thing before in the comic book guild I had ran decades
ago in Eugene but now I was seeing it on a massive scale in Portland
from a lot of great artist I personally knew. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In
the Guild I had talked to the comic book illustrators about “feeling
good about your work”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">People
can see when you are not feeling it. They might not know what it is
but there is something off about of the work- even if it is
technically correct, there is something off about it. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When
the art producing public is worried about the State of the Nation and
the buying public is looking for that escape from reality and not
finding it you know it could be a bad year for both because both
groups are suffering from the same emotional turmoil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Of
course for me, I had managed to produce a decent amount of black and
white work that I really poured my heart into and colored them and
surprise they all sold!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">By
the end of the year riding high from the BIG 500 sale of ALL my
pieces (which by the way has never happened to me before.) I ended up
with a commission for doing a classic Captain America piece. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now
I prep myself for a new year, a new job after leave and old one for
nearly 16 years. I think that this year as I near my half century
mark that this could be a major turning point in my life and pursuit
of art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now
I just have to make some new stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time for this kid to check out</span></div>
<span style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-83381351996477412282016-11-19T17:05:00.003-08:002016-11-19T17:05:49.592-08:00Shows in REVIEW -EUCON 2016
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Hey
there sports fans, been a while and there has been a lot of things
that have come up in the last month or so concerning shows both of
the comic book variety and gallery.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">But
I'll review the latest first ECON 2016!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">After
a small amount of prodding from my friend George I will hopefully
give you that which you deserve the pro and cons.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">THIS
WAS THE 2ND annual comic book show for the EUCON. And expectations
were high for a repeat of last year.<br />
The attendance of
last year was three times the amount that was expected. That alone
was great and it did translate into great sales.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">There
was no real complaint there as far as I was concerned, other than
would people remember who I was and was coming back home to conquer
like a Viking coming into a small township.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">I
did better than I expected there and was crowning achievement of my
personal best.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">But
this was a different show with an extra day and pitted against a
University of Oregon game that was scheduled towards the end of the
show</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Well
I can tell you that and more.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">The
PROS and CONS of EUCON 2016</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkcs9dlp7VR9VSjqN0dxe4rMOzZxVjaPYN0Fe8vTdIFD2cut_LXzBmY_2dQWSud9xzk7qEe284F97R2yfJ2ZoqlE8tkFQmyB3ta-t08npmpKs_hNqqezERuccN4eeIWXK8uSnv1JvPgmB/s1600/IMG_20161113_165939552_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkcs9dlp7VR9VSjqN0dxe4rMOzZxVjaPYN0Fe8vTdIFD2cut_LXzBmY_2dQWSud9xzk7qEe284F97R2yfJ2ZoqlE8tkFQmyB3ta-t08npmpKs_hNqqezERuccN4eeIWXK8uSnv1JvPgmB/s320/IMG_20161113_165939552_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">1).
BOOTH PARTNERS.<br />
I have tabled with several different people over
the years. And a vast variety of different personalities. All of them
have been fairly positive and enlightening with insight to each
individual. An this is no different. I have tabled with both Dan and
George separately.<br />
As compared to last year I always look
at my table mates as someone I care about and have a great time with.
This time round I would say that having George Leon and Dan DePaolo
as wing men was pretty darn cool.<br />
So thanks guys for paling
around with me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">2).
TRAVEL.<br />
I will include travel from the show in this category.
Travel went off without a hitch. It was sunny most of the way but
there was a fair amount of fog as well. For this time of the year in
the Willamette Valley this is actually not that uncommon. We made it
there pretty damn quick and began the unloading process for set
up.<br />
The travel from was about as quick. Only exception was
rain on the way back just as we left Eugene.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">3).
LOAD IN and SET UP<br />
The thing about shows is the load in and set
up. And after about 18 years of shows, we had this down in spades! I
think it took us more time to park and check in where our tables were
at than the actual set up. 20 mins in and out!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">4).
CUSTOMERS.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Now
I have had a number of customers and I even had returning customers
coming back and buying things from me. So that was exciting for me to
see returning people who remembered me from the show last year and
handing credit cards to be swapped for art and comic books.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It
was nice to see that there was a number of products selling from
table from everything from prints to postcards to comics to original
art work! </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
have had some good conversations with people who didn’t buy
anything because cash was (and always is) in short supply. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">I
was able to explain the process of working on scratchboard and how I
was able to incorporate digital medium to add color to the
per-existing art. One of the best times was talking to a young woman
who had already been working in the medium but was curious about the
technique of getting the soft line work. When I told her about the
extra fine steel for making fog, clouds, smoke wool and using flat
matte ink that I use for my brush pens for correcting mistakes and
the use of gloss varnish to even out any problems.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
other was from the sale of of an original piece of art work that I
had just included at the last moment to have on my table to show off
what an original work could look like framed and matted. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">This
was a teacher whom had started talking to me and wanting to know
about my process and using a medium that not a lot of people use.
Judith (that is her name) was kind and asked for my business card
then a short period came back and said “I’d like to to buy that
piece.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">At
first I was completely dumbfounded. “Whaaa, sure.” I never
expected that the Richard Parker Piece was gonna sell. I was excited
that another piece of work was leaving home. I may not have sold
during it’s first run but it definitely had more to give at this
show. I had already sold enough to make a good dent in the amount to
cover the table cost the day before with the sales from prints
and comic books – particular Corpse Cop “Inhuman Torch”.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">It
was a decent enough sale that both George and Dan both looked at me
like what did you just do Bennett? Big sale, now I know who to hit
for drinks later.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">This
was a sale that blew open for me the rest of the day I had a sold
other items directly after. It was a lot of fun.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BUT
the most amazing part of this whole story was the fact that Judith
had her two daughters bring back a tool for helping me along cutting
the scratchboard a fine tip retractable x-acto pen knife. So cool. It
spurred me to start using right away another piece with the Creature
from the Black Lagoon.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">So
a big thank you goes out to Judith!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So
with that we now come to the parts of the show that didn’t do so
well. THE CONS of EUCON. Now mind you this time around I didn’t
have an issue with the organizers of this show and they are my
friends on top of that so but there are nit picky things that should
be addressed for future shows. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">1).
CUSTOMERS.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
have mentioned in the past of the Booth Barnacle. Actually this came
very early on like the first of the show for me. This guy came up and
had started off </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">with
talking about looking for an artist to work on his stories. And
though he had bought the very first print of the show. And I was
thankful for that but dude move on. Shove, bounce do something else
other than mumble at me about the plethora of stories ideas. Come up
with a good concise pitch AND can you pay the artist that agrees to
you and what you are talking about? </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There
were two other instances that caused </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">some
issues. The Boy who Cried “Free Stuff”. This was a young kid who
was running around the show floor </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">hitting
up artist’s alley vendors for free swag. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Hey
kid here is something free for ya- advice. Knock it off! Here is a
free rubber band as George said. The thing about the kid was that
came back the next day and did same damn thing. And asked, “I don’t
know if I asked you this before but do you have any free stuff?”</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
last one was the customers who kept taking photos of our work.
Particularly George’s work was being targeted cell shots. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ask
before taking a shot or some tables are gonna get flipped.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">2).
FAN ART VENDORS.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
think that this was biggest disservice to Artist Alley was having
vendors selling a Sheeeetonn of fan art that they didn’t even make!
There were I think three different vendors there in their booth set
ups that were selling not only fan art but other comic related
products as well. I know for a fact that there is no way in hell that
you guy with the flimsy 15 ft tall PVC pipe tower of shame you made
that! </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
you are gonna be in the artist alley be honest represent your self
right. It almost make me think of the bait and switch routine. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
other issue that I have other than these guys aren’t being honest
is the fact that these towers nearly fell down on top of a bunch of
people because accidentally bumped it! </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hey
if I wanted to watch the leaning towers of crap work fall go to
freakin’ FANCON 20 whateverthe”F”! </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">3).
P.A.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
understand about that you need to have one of these for dealing with
lost and found kid’s/adults </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OR
some safety issue at the event</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
but I was kinda a little tired of hearing about “Give me your best
</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chewbacca
imitation”. I think I had heard a continuous run of these contests
over the PA for three days. Common dude give it a rest. </span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
just wanta listen to the music that was being pumped in. SOOOO much
better than</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u><a href="http://www.georgethorogood.com/">George
Thorogood</a> </u></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and
the Destroyers “Bad to the Bone” like what George and I were
subjected to at Crypticon!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).
COSPLAYERS.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are not the cosplayers I was talking about.<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Now
I am certain if you have gone to any of these shows you are going to
see cosplayers doing their thing and walking through the alley ways
between tables showing off their creative intentions to like minded
folkes. Super cool but go do it someplace other than in front of my
table.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These
young cosplayers get a walk because they don’t know show ediquite
please, please , please don’t take photos in front of my
booth/table. I’m trying to s</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ell
</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">my
work here. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So here is the question would I go back?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yes I would. It was a fun to head home and see old friends and sell artwork.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">With only a few modifications EUCON could be a great big small show. I know that this shows had things working against such as the previous elections and of course dealing with ever present changing time schedule when things were supposed to happen</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Time for this kid to check out</span></div>
<span style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackBoxShopBox?ref=shop_sugg" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Etsy</a></span></span> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></span><br style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey y'all, Al here with the latest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it's been a while since I've been posting and there is a very good reason for that - I've been been busy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Between doubling my effort on the Space Commission Triptych
and prepping for the upcoming shows of this last recent Rose City Comic
Show and getting ready for the 2016 EUCON in Eugene next month and this
is all coupled with 2016 Inktober I've been busting my ass to crank out
good work not just stuff that you sneeze on a sheet paper and call art.</span></div>
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scratchboard images and "re mastering" them with color for the BIG 500
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negative feeling that color is just going to grab people's attention
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course this doesn't include my solo art show for
next year at NWIPA. I still haven't come up with a name for that one yet
but there will be one "Up from the Depths"</span></div>
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Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-20743473266119052482016-09-15T22:59:00.002-07:002016-09-18T11:09:52.190-07:00The ROSE CITY COMIC BOOK SHOW 2016 IN REVIEW<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }</style>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey there sports
fans, Al here the latest!</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let talk about the ROSE CITY COMIC BOOK SHOW 2016.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now mind you I didn't attend last year's show as I was under the
gun for gallery shows and the first EUCON show down in Eugene Oregon.
So some of my facts will be out of date.<br />There were a few set
backs at the beginning even before the show started. <br />A while back
you might have remembered that I mentioned how real life has a
tendency to throw the monkey wrench into things? <br />Well this is no
different and since this is the year of Monkey Blog for Rose City
Comic Show 2016, and he's been working overtime. And in this case he
almost had me over a barrel with the printing of the 3'd installment
of Corpse Cop.</span><br />
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But the kicker was the fact that my good buddy
George Leon wouldn't be able to attend this year's show. It was a
real bummer that he wouldn't be hanging out with Dan DePaolo and
myself. <br />
He had wanted to go but like I said real life has this
way of making things happen. <br />
But have no fear for I am pretty
sure that he will be attending the EUCON show this year with Dan and
myself. Haazah!<br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BUT WE GOT TO GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS OF THE PROS AND CONS OF ROSE
CITY!</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1). The LOAD IN. I in years past have tabled with a number
of friends and every single one of them a professional vendor. This
means that the set up which usually takes place before a show is tag
teamed. And with ease and speed our table set up was done in about 35
minutes. Less time than it was to find a parking space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2). BOOTH NEIGHBORS. I have had been both situations where I have
tabled in Artists Alley and have had some issues with next door
neighbor's. Either being the EXTREMELY messed up situation at
Crypticon back in 2013 with the Human Wall of Shame or Emerald City
Comic con of 2012 with a small jazz band playing right next door.
Thank God Maverick was there to keep me laughing.<br />This year Dan
and I had the pleasure of a ceramist named (blank). Her work was
great and impressive. <br />And they were POLITE. <br />I would table
next to them again.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3). TRAFFIC. With cos players just across the way I was worried at
first that people would be so enamored of the detail and work put
into these costumes that no one would see our tables and work. HA<img align="bottom" alt="��" border="0" height="33" name="Image1" src="data:image/png;base64,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" width="66" />.
Nothing was further from the truth. Walk ways were large enough o
have people see both.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4). CUSTOMERS. Everyone that came by our table was kind and mostly
respectful. Never did we have to deal with "booth barnacles".
If you are aware of this very descriptive name please let me
enlighten you. A "Booth Barnacle" is a individual who
lingers around your table and engages you meaningless conversation
for an hour without ever buying anything from your table and keeps
you from being able to make any other potential contact with other
people. I have had these happen a couple of times and have a Barnacle
Scraper to remove these pests. <br />I didn't have to bust it out.
<br />Everyone that came by said they liked the work that they saw and
said so. This was a very validating thing to hear. And some of it
turned into sales as well.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5). TEMPERATURE. <br />In times past not always but sometimes the
weather can have a HUGE influence on what is going on inside a con.
And this happened at both large and small con alike. The Lifework NW
show with the huge outpouring of people make everything into a sweat
lodge. This so makes buy trendy hipster shit much easier till you get
it home. <br />And yes that was a dig at Linework. <br />Rose City was
good and I hadn't heard anybody complaining.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6). COS-PLAYERS.</span><br />
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I have had trouble in the past with them but
this time around- nope! They stayed for the most part in an area that
was designed for them. Totally cool.
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for the CONS of the 2016 Rose City Comic Show.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1). ONE COS-PLAYER singular.<br />On day one of the show and about
three and half hours into show I'm talking to one friends and
formally a fan Natalie at my table. We are talking about things non
comic book related. During this time frame there have been numerous
groups of cos players coming an going past the booth with no problem
when this young shit bag decides to stop and put his 32 oz. ICEE on
my table because there is space for it. <br />Natalie looks at me as he
is getting a photo op with his back turned to me. And she says
"Did he just do that?"<br />My response to that move was
"Oh<br />Fuck the hell NO!"<br />I snagged his drink and held
behind the table. When he turned around his drink wasn't there but I
was holding it. <br />"If you want to put something on someone's
table, ask!"<br />He looked at me totally dumbfounded an scurried
away like the like the ratfuck he was.<br />If someone had bumped the
table or anything I would be out a couple hundred dollars of product.
Did he have the money to cover that potential mistake? Good God no.
<br />I tried to be calm (I wasn't I was pissed) and I was stern. <br />I
had heard stories like this from other professionals who had the same
thing happened to them. Arrrgh. Wake the fuck up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2). THE P.A. SYSTEM.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I do understand
I really do that this is needed for a large event such as Rose City
is but JEEZUS would crank down the volume! There were a number of
times I thought that my ears were going to spontaneously start
spurting blood from my ears! Trying to converse with my customers was
insane. Nobody likes to yell at another especially when you are
trying to carry on a decent conversation. I think that Dan I were (as
well as everybody else for that matter) were blasted from 2:30pm to
3:30pm with inane “Billy please meet your mother at such and
such.” And then immediately repeat the same thing like we didn't
hear the first time. Sorry what did you say? I couldn't freakin' hear
you the first time!
</span></div>
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</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3). THE LOAD OUT.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now unlike the load
in which was easy by the way the load out was a clusterfuck and half.
Not because we weren't able to break down our gear or anything like
that. Mine you we did have some personally issues pop up keys locked
in car, bike ride to get back up keys without bike helmet because ass
jack decided that they would rip mine off. No, aside from that stuff
the crew that was in charge (if you can call it that surely had no
idea how to organize the loading dock with the different vendors.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everyone was tired
from the show itself and just wanted to go home.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having to pack 6”
grates across a parking lot and across the street to a nearby parking
lot. Absolutely BOGUS!
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You would have
thought they would have been better prepared. Ah HELL NO.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you have it
both sides of the same show.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Would I go back?
Yes. Granted there would be some stipulations along with it. A corner
booth is a must.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SO NOW I WILL IMPART
SOME WISDOM HERE (and you don't have to agree with it either but just
think about it):</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1). Get a booth if
you can afford it. It will automatically set you apart from the
Average Joe in artist's alley. Again there is nothing wrong with
being in there and I understand the cost factor but if you can do it
– do it!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2). Don't bring Indy
made comics. I am sure you're scratching your heads about this.
Aren't the shows about comics? Yes, they are, just MAIN STREAM stuff, not
Independent comics.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: lime;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ah screw this guy he
doesn't know what he's talking about. Just hear me out and here is my
logic about this topic.
</span></i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you go to a
moderately big show walk around the booths and see which ones are
doing a lot of business. You'll see a lot booths selling old
collectible main stream comics.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You'll see a lot of
vendors selling main stream associated merchandise like coffee mugs,
t-shirts, action figures. And will find other artist's selling
multiple prints of copyrighted characters.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All of these kind of
vendors do pretty well for themselves. But since we have been coming
from a comic book art P.O.V. lets deal with that.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Artists at a main
stream show need to be aware that by making and selling prints based
upon popular characters i.e. Deadpool, Wolverine, Batman etc. You as
the maker of these images have to have an okay by the company for the
use of these characters licensed and give a portion of the profits
you make from each sale and give it to the company. There are a lot
of guys who don't know this and the few that do are playing with a
loaded gun. It will only be a matter of time before one the companies
see them and drag them into court for copyright infringement.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Independent Comic
Book Companies like my Black Box Comix don't make a lot if at all at
these bigger shows. Only at a smaller venues like Stumptown Comics
Fest used to be or the more current Linework NW show do independent
creators have a chance to make something that will be seen and
bought.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3). So know why would go
to a show and sell work?</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hate using this
word but do it for the exposure. The only way for people to see your
work is too sell yourself and the art style you are promoting. By
only selling prints you can gage your potential buyers reaction to
the work. This is much simpler that convincing someone to buy a
small press book. Think of this as emotional </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="me" data-syllable="in·vest·ment"><span class="js-headword"><span class="syllable">in</span><span class="syllable">vest</span><span class="last-syllable">ment</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Plus usually
a print is 4 times more expensive than a comic and for one 100<sup>th</sup>
of the images including the cover amount of work.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you see a cover
of a comic that you like you pick it up to see if the art is the same
inside. You want to know if is then you can figure out whether or not
to pluck down cash for it. With a print, you have an immediate reaction
to the work like buy/not buy. Then you move onto the next customer.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get your Artwork up
off the table and hanging at eye level. People can see the work from
a ways away and get interested in the work before they even get
there. This also allows to block people from seeing something else
that maybe more eyecatching than your work such as a hot looking
cos-player. You want to keep that buyer there as long as you can to
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time for this kid to check out</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span></span><br />
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Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-86121232460618855432016-08-21T16:33:00.000-07:002016-08-21T16:33:04.329-07:00The Tales so Far.. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey there sport fans, Al here with the latest:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Its been an age (or at least it feels like it for the kid) since I posted something so it's time to drop some comic art science fantasy on ya!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NOW as you have read in the past on this blog you know that is the biggest ish I have with medium of comic books really isn't response or even acceptance at so-called local shows (and that is a big one in my book)! It's making a living doing what you love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And that just has n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ever</span> panned out for me.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0ry0y0kt9U1xUiFhuTeHjQxb5UEEGELtMZnOBgLcJwgR46ORoY9_mw2fzY6vJD5S4q77NTdswWgJC8XfETztEHjhpRS7LjtkBI2W3oIrkz0VqbHe1QZbUs_L5SH-R2pREW94rZ6KWwul/s1600/Richard-Parker-and-friend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0ry0y0kt9U1xUiFhuTeHjQxb5UEEGELtMZnOBgLcJwgR46ORoY9_mw2fzY6vJD5S4q77NTdswWgJC8XfETztEHjhpRS7LjtkBI2W3oIrkz0VqbHe1QZbUs_L5SH-R2pREW94rZ6KWwul/s320/Richard-Parker-and-friend.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETBBba0eyAO_OsCF-BP55xNNZdMGpGpwx8919M4OPOkMuUS8yybJdyfjyyPmDY7PI4iRpkbAoMWXsIv0fX_rRTiax1Tqb0hh5O-8A84kvjyPCbnWTGAvziyP9S4SilKer22NI7smP_3Ob/s1600/Dive-In-Art-Show-2015-8172015FLATTEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETBBba0eyAO_OsCF-BP55xNNZdMGpGpwx8919M4OPOkMuUS8yybJdyfjyyPmDY7PI4iRpkbAoMWXsIv0fX_rRTiax1Tqb0hh5O-8A84kvjyPCbnWTGAvziyP9S4SilKer22NI7smP_3Ob/s320/Dive-In-Art-Show-2015-8172015FLATTEN.jpg" width="206" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">URNED MY ATTEN<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TION TO making solo art pieces for other typ<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es of local art shows and sold better in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">one year than I had selling comic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s in ten years. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And with that, I went into making a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rt for art shows and making commissions for other people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">BUT TH<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ERE WAS that y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">earni<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ng to make that again which I so dearly ch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">erished as a child<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (trust me, that inn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">er kid ain't going away anytime soon!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) by making comic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> books.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SO in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that light that I don't make any money on th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e comics</span> I have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">decid<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed to just<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>mak<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> comics for my<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">self from here <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on out. I still love doing them and making up wacky stories just to see how far I can take my <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">illustrative</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ability.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>nd humor too while making thin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gs to l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ook <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cool and retro. That's the reason why I have been working <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on Rich<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ard Parker and Robot Monster <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A.K.A. Last Monster on EARTH!. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">THIS BRINGS ME TO THE LATEST ...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....Co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rpse Cop <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">#3 "Inhuman Torch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">" had been <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">literally in a holding pattern for nearly 2 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">years </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="mrs fsm fwn fcg"><span class="fsm fwn fcg"><span class="_3mye" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTimestamp"><a class="_39g5" href="https://www.facebook.com/698990886838683/photos/a.699408380130267.1073741828.698990886838683/759355450802226/?type=3&permPage=1"><abbr data-shorten="1" data-utime="1418051709" title="Monday, December 8, 2014 at 7:15am"><span class="timestampContent">December 8, 2014</span></abbr></a></span><span class="_3myd" role="presentation"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">technically<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. It's only now that I have been able to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pay any attention to it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. After a wash on a failed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">public tv program <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">proposal, and other real life missteps I had this book done alr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eady</span> and it lay<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span> just stillin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g my hard drive for a chance to make it in print to add it to the other Co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rpse Cop books that I had worked o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n ove<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r the last 7 years. Yes, there is only three other books </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with him in it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and a</span> forth if you include him in Weird Atomic Tales c<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rossover with Ne<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">otrash Comi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">x. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="mrs fsm fwn fcg"><span class="fsm fwn fcg"><span class="_3myd" role="presentation"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There has always been interest in this character and far greate<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r than Johnny Vega and Corrax the Seeker.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pages for both ar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e being draw<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n up but th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ere is still so much unfinished art that I don't want t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o show<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">case it till there is really some ink on the pages and boards being scratch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - at lease half way done. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I feel like I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'m channeling Mark Schultz right now. He still produces a lot of work but has yet to come back to Xenozoic Tales to finish that story off which re<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ally I don<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t see t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat happen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> unfortunately. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Corpse Cop is<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> at the printer and should soon b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e up for sale<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. There are stil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l a couple of tales that still need to be told and how do they (if they do<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?) tie into the Vega<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">verse?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is that plus these comics from at <span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://www.indyplanet.us/brands/blackboxcomix/" target="_blank"><span style="color: lime;">indyplanet.com</span> </a></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you will find that both my work and my former <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">collaborator</span> Dan Barton from the Pandora's Gar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">age day show<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">casing his comic book "Big Ass Sword". </span></span></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="post-author vcard"></span>Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-24952606834564583252016-07-10T11:52:00.001-07:002016-07-10T15:40:44.003-07:00Pages Pages Pages!<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }</style>
Hey sports fans, Al here with the latest!<br />
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COMICS!<br />
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In all my time in writing over the last couple of years on this
blog one of the biggest things that I had personally said was that I
was going to be stepping back from the comic books and focusing on
more of the fine art aspect of my work with commissions and gallery
shows around town.<br />
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Over the last month and half to two months I have been turning out
is a small comic illustration a day featuring Robot Monster in a
number of skits each day. Some of this illustration one a day is
based upon the idea of inktober where you you illustrate one black
and white illustration a day to see if you can crank out an image
once a day. The other part was presenting something comical about
Robot Monster and taken out of his normal presented environment.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZVPoTjlweiJDTgp_4Q-6VUuYSN4nq5eguRrXv894u9smg0GzbKJxqjVQmfWFSHpGy7l3hmC45tdHd5FEAztA7J2NA4y5gbZ9NFznI2g1zCGbrj2cb3Q0YcAro9EOdBgZdKp2EMYMV-eN/s1600/13580420_10153855928878095_2463238000439007249_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">,</a>This allowed me to
really go and have fun with the character. And this is and has been
part of the problem I have had doing comics the fun of working. Yes,
there is really no way to make a living off of making comic books
these days especially if your being realistic about your work. BUT DO
YOU LOVE DOING IT?
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If the answer is
“YES!” then keep at it. People who are looking at your work know
and they see that; this guy really likes doing this and looks like he
is having fun doing it. This is an issue that I brought to the
Eugene Comic Guild years ago back in 1999 at a comic book shop that
we were meeting up at. If you. It was also a topic of conversation
with my friend <a href="http://www.neotrashcomix.com/"><span style="color: cyan;">Jason Z. Pott of NeoTrash Comix.</span> </a>A lot of independents
don't make their money off this kind of work and drop out. I found
myself chasing the same kind of carrot that a friend of mine was
doing with the comics and the sale that he was having of his work.
Needless to say he hasn't turned out a comic book in a very long
time. And I guess that is why it has taken a long time to get Corpse
Cop back out there. I was having fun with making comics but because I
wasn't making any money off of them I had to rethink how to make and
support the artwork that I had been doing for over a decade.
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And now I have (I
think) found a way to have my cake and eat it too. Commissions and
gallery shows help spread my work out there. The small comic
illustrations that I have been working on keep me well practiced on
turning out work quickly once a day. The comics are just fun to work
on and it's really just for me to enjoy! I don't care how other
people look at<i> <span style="color: yellow;">“Oh, that's just stupid.”</span> </i>OR<i> <span style="color: yellow;">“You know that
really isn't his origin.”</span> </i>OR<span style="color: yellow;"><i> “Hey man, this is really cool. Can
you do an image of (blank character's name here.)"
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I don't care about
any of that. This work is for me. BUT I am willing to share it with
you.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10 comic book pages layouts for Robot Monster story. Because I could and having fun doing it. Fun stuff. <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/comicbooks?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">comicbooks</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/illustration?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">illustration</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/penandink?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">penandink</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/robotmonster?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">robotmonster</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/visualartist?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">visualartist</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/pdxart?source=feed_text&story_id=10153863188433095"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">pdxart</span></a></td></tr>
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I love comics and they will forever change the way I illustrate. And I'm fine with that. <br />
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I GUESS THIS ASKS A QUESTION-<br />
Will I return to doing comic books full time? The answer to that is no. As much fun as I am doing this project doing it full time comic book just takes too much out of me and the pocket book to make it worth while. <br />
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ANOTHER QUESTION SHOULD BE-<br />
Will there be a return of Johnny Vega<br />
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Though there has been conversations thrown around the Condo of Concepts about revisiting the Vegaverse and putting a more of a "modern tone" to the work - whatever that means.<br />
That idea kinda made me think about really bringing this character back and telling the story from the beginning and cutting out some of the extra stuff that would only need to be hinted at in flashbacks and such. Just to keep the story going and not get bogged down and slowing down the action adventure that makes Johnny Vega such a fun character to work with.<br />
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Corrax the Seeker would end up getting a major overhaul and moving the character into a much more singular mission of vengeance against the A.I. Wars that decimated his homeworld.<br />
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And Corpse Cop? Well he's Corpse Cop.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXg2t5ypk00vOSa4WaEJGeNLFLUi2KAaeyiajPj4gYGrFRwRIFVzYv14Y7iYzsVUYL3Y8j-uvTY6uIPtJwabg_bVxfF5QFuB5lcIp0TGwKcp9WiFqRUM2GF7HWYvrWPhkq_EQVvacuv7b/s1600/332425_10150448251818095_1818435055_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXg2t5ypk00vOSa4WaEJGeNLFLUi2KAaeyiajPj4gYGrFRwRIFVzYv14Y7iYzsVUYL3Y8j-uvTY6uIPtJwabg_bVxfF5QFuB5lcIp0TGwKcp9WiFqRUM2GF7HWYvrWPhkq_EQVvacuv7b/s200/332425_10150448251818095_1818435055_o.jpg" width="200" /></a>I will say that he has a limited run for the story lines I want to run with him. But has been brought over to a few other worlds and independent comics with other companies.<br />
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For me that has been pretty cool.<br />
Anyway so there you go with the comic books. I still love 'em and I'm still making them - just not as frequently as I was . <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is that plus these comics from at <span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://www.indyplanet.us/brands/blackboxcomix/" target="_blank"><span style="color: lime;">indyplanet.com</span> </a></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you will find that both my work and my former <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">collaborator</span> Dan Barton from the Pandora's Gar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">age day show<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">casing his comic book "Big Ass Sword". </span></span></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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Well it's been a little bit of time but I have been pulled in so many directions of late that it has been a trial to sit down and write and post something new today and for the month.<br />
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Now last we left this intrepid hero (me) I had been aiming for the Dragon Boat Race Art Show here in PDX. To my surprise not only was the piece well received before the art jury which was way cool but also having a front piece of the gallery for the next 2 and half months! https://www.facebook.com/DragonBoatArtShow/?fref=photo<br />
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So cool. I am keeping my fingers crossed to see if there will be any new things coming my way because of this.<br />
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I have to keep people up to breast on what's going on with this project.<br />
And the astronauts here in this piece have been coming up pretty cool.<br />
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The following is the Space Triptych.<br />
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AND I am outta here.Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-78388064559972824382016-05-15T17:02:00.000-07:002016-05-15T17:02:32.429-07:00Other ThingsHey there sports fans, Al here with the latest.<br />
Well things that are meant to be seem to be moving slowly on the triptych so I had to switch up the the work that was coming down the pike.<br />
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During the time that I was working on the triptych I had the opportunity to be part of another art show down town here in Portland. Recently that a gallery that had been a part of my life The People's Art of Portland Gallery has been closed. Major bummer for me and for a lot of East Side Portland artists.<br />
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This again really bummed me out because this was one place that I felt good independent artwork was getting out. But as soon that gallery closed down another doorway opened for me. And in the form of me getting invited to another group art show downtown. The funny thing is that this invite came right on the heals of People's closing down. Perhaps, just perhaps this might even better than I could have thought. Only one other time have I shown work was a show years ago called the LOW BROW art show.<br />
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And that was cool then about a year later they had a comic book themed art show due to the Mayor of Portland Sam Adams had declared Comic Book Day in tandem with a local comic book event of Stumptown Comic Book Fest.<br />
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But as one event being to roll to a close another was offered in the same place for a much different event The Dragon Boat Race during the Portland Rose Festival. This is a pretty big departure for the kid here but I feel that it could really show off my versatility as an artist and illustrator.<br />
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Now lately I have a very small amount of time to work on art work at the theater because everything is a "priotity" to be done so there isn't really any free time - even on my breaks- to work on anything but being the creative genius that I am I have switched it up and crank out very quick "Coffee Doodles" just before hitting work.<br />
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Some of them are just off the cuff one off illustrations but there is a kinda theme going on with them.<br />
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Both Corpse Cop and Robot Monster still have a place in my heart for being made and illustrated. It's always a fun time for me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And of course I still have my comics that I have worked on here at <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/front/brand/blackboxcomix/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indyplanet</span></a>. I am still currently<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> working on getting this li<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nk fix<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span><br />
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<br />Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-92136926315729044112016-04-23T09:04:00.000-07:002016-04-23T09:04:08.361-07:00Slowly moving forward- 'bout time!<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey there sports fans</span>, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Al here with the latest,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It's been a while and while there are always good reasons for it I'm pretty sure that allergies -they can get pretty <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sever)</span> and trips (far out of town) were not among my top five from keeping me posting here. But they have (both plus a couple others as well). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> BUT it's safe to say that I am here working on the triptych finally and it is looking great so far but the work only seems to be able to get worked on the weekends. I am thinking that the art is so intensive that I really don't look up from the board to notice the weather or the fact that I might actually be hungry. And that's saying something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HOWEVER LETS get on to the work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly lets look over the over all design. The commissioners wanted a space theme for the work and in a comic style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">above</span> image went right to comic book design but the most basic of story telling for me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How do you do that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as thinking fast th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at a big story had had to have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">certain key elements to make it work.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>se <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">scenarios</span> are The Liftoff, Space Travel and Landing or<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Planting the Flag as I like to call it.</span></span> </span></span>After <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">figuring</span> out what the main three adjectives were for each part of the triptych <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how to condense each <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se adjectives into telling a story without loosing something along the way</span></span></span>. This is when I realized that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> could tell this fictionalized story of Major Thom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Deep Space Explorer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in just </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>wo panels to tell part of a story. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each panel of t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his major sci-fi space opus was t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he fact that you had to have a human element in each part of the tr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iptych<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">separate</span> panels<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a movie goe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r's p.o.v.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had researched a lot of sci-fi movies that I had seen a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s a kid but the there were n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ew movies I had to buy and rewatch over and over again until I un<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">der<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stood HOW something works logically. I even looked fo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r blueprints of ships.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ship<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> design was the biggest part <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of the issue what kind of Explorer ship could I make that would look like something that NASA or ESA would send into space? I ke<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pt going back to 2001<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: A SPACE ODYSSE<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">looking at the Discovery and then I looked at more modern movies like O<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">BLIVION<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, THE MARTIAN <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">& INTERSTELLAR. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A good portion of the Explorer was made from these influences the last was from Space<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: 1999. There were <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SO many great ships t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat came out of this series I could not ignore it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for the landing Probe.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce all of that was figured out then it was the submission to the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">commissioners</span> of the tr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iptych for the drawing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Once that was <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">agreed</span> upon<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I unleashed the scratchboard <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">techniques</span>. HAHA!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was one thing that had been bothering me though and it had been something I had wante<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d to address but I was always on such a tight schedule that I could<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span>'t do it a real close up of t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">U<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p to this point I hadn't been abl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e to convey to the public how much detailing and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> re<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ndering goes into these works. Jpegs on Facebook<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, my website, Tumbl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r, Instagram and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Twitter just coul<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It just kinda bugged me. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things that I really wanted t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o do was show a close up of t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he work. A lot of images that I have posted up over the years never really give the viewing public th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e amount of detail that goes into these th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was hoping that the extreme close up of Major Thom would help<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> really <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">help illustrate <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how I do this work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think it does.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OTHERSTUFF</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well Co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rpse Cop is off at my friend and editor Paula Akins right n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ow hope<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fully <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">being fine tuned for printing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for upcoming comic book themed shows<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. BU<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I did<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> find myself in a pickle that I could<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't bring the large T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rip<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tych pieces with me to work on while on break so I had to find something else to fill in my time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I did so I went back to where a lot o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f this new work started from - RICHARD PARKER.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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The Triptych time. Even though there is <b>no time limit on this project.</b><br />
And for that I am grateful for since coming down with some version of a cold that has been plaguing me for the last three weeks. It has made it incredible hard to stay focused on said project. </div>
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But now as the cold is leaving <i>(look me ma, I ain't got the cold death in me anymore!) </i>I can focus once again on the project. </div>
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I had drawn up several versions of said astronaut images but each one just wasn't working for me for the final image. It wasn't until after I had sent out a a group of images to some of my artistic buddies for a quick critique that I realized that what I was doing was way off base with what was agreed upon in the contract that I had signed.<br />
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The three of images of the triptych have been completed as a partial illustration to accommodate for changes if commissioners want me to add change anything.<br />
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I have already changed a few things with some help from a couple of other artists and their perspective working and selling art.<br />
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But I couldn't wait to ink some of it to kinda flush out the idea I had for working on these images. <br />
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Now I know that for a fact that my scratchboard work stands out far in advance of my typical illustrations which is just fine for me as I like my drawing concepts.<br />
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If I really like what I drawing I sure the hell know that my scratchboard version is gonna <i>ROCK!</i><br />
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When I got done with the Corpse Cop illustrations for "Corpsecille" I knew that the story would carry over even better when I converted it to scratchboard. I didn't think that it would take so damn long to do but I didn't think that there was anybody else doing what I was doing.<br />
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But as said earlier I was infected with a cold/cough death bug that had me both delirious and vacant minded for a period of about 3 weeks.<br />
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But I am back upon top of my game and working hard to get this project wrapped up in the next couple of months and when that is completed to really focus on getting Richard Parker book completed.<br />
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After buying Lynd Ward's wordless woodcut novels I am now sure that I am on the right track.<br />
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Will I make a tone of cash off this project?<br />
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I don't know honestly, but I do know that a wordless novel like this offered worldwide greatly increases my chances to finally make it as a illustrator.<br />
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OTHER SHOWS!<br />
Now strange as it may sound and all the bitching that I have had about going to shows over the last couple of years (particularly comic book themed ones) that now I find myself eatting my own words for going to them. And with new artwork -COMICS- in hand!<br />
<b><i>WHA???</i></b><br />
That's right I will be back in the comic game again (You were right about that Adam Watson) making and selling comic books!<br />
<b><i>Specifically </i></b>Corpse Cop #3 Inhuman Torch Corrax the Seeker #2.<br />
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Both of these books had been put on hold for different reasons but IF I was going to back to a comic book show I should have some other product that people could get behind. And I know that each of these characters had a certain appeal.<br />
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I have been going over my old digital files some of which are not accessible to me at this time because of the computer meltdowns I have had over the years and not really a good time or the cayish to get a drive system to transfer the info. One comic doesn't warrant a $60 dollar drive. Sorry guys it just doesn't.<br />
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NOW lets talk about the shows themselves.<br />
The first on the list won't happen till late 2016 for the Rose City Comic Show. I haven't been showing at this event for the last couple of years since I shared a table to Jason Z. Pott of NEoTrash Comix. I will interesting to see what the response will be like to the comic books and the artwork.<br />
The second show will back down in Eugene my old home town based upon how well I did this last year down there. That should be a fun time.<br />
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AND AGAIN PORTLAND ART SHOWS.<br />
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<span class="_5x8v lfloat _ohe _5a5i _5a5k" title="Thursday, April 7"><span class="_5a4z day7">The next show that I am looking at being a part of is again on the Westside of town at the People's Art of Portland Gallery callled <span style="font-size: small;"><b>"</b></span></span></span><span class="_5x8v lfloat _ohe _5a5i _5a5k" title="Thursday, April 7"><span class="_5a4z day7"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458504592507_2854">Oregonology" </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458504592507_2854">show at People's art.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Brother's Grimm art show (a.k.a. Grimm's Fairy Tales) here in PDX will be a different kinda group show for the kid. In years past I've had a tendency to only deal with one group of art organizers and though there is nothing wrong with them, it occurred to me that it might be time to look at dealing with other people. From what has been told to me this would be a great way for me to be seen in other venues showing that I can work on more than just Richard Parker or Robot Monster. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know I'm a great illustrator its just other people don't know it yet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Big things are on the horizon and that means big art work. I actually mean physically BIG like 18" x24"! And a triptych to boot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The crazy thing is that it won't be a Richard Parker piece. However Richard Parker had started it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let me give you some background information on this rise to fame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Picture if you will a middle aged artist sitting a bar hunched on his stool with a beer nearby. In hands under a hanging dim<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span>ed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">halogen</span> light trying to etch a illustration for a group show. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During my show and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">previous at the Sling<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> as I had mentioned tha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t I had sold a Richard Parker piece about 3 years ago and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had sold a current piece to the sam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uyer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, This is great to have a returning buyer as well. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">af<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">purchase</span> piece was bought they hit me up for a commiss<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ion pie<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce - a large<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">triptych</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> and a spaced th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">emed one too! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I have making a game plan to make<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The most interesting thing about working on this triptych is that it is broken into a comic book form. That tells a small story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each18" x24" piece of board is separated into two distinct images when linked to each other tells a story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had been going through a ton of old video Sic-fi shows to look at similar space vehicles to NASA desings being used currently. Space:1999 was the big winner in this department. Kudos to Gerry Anderson and 21 Centry</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AND NOW FINALLY THE COMICS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As time would have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it I have mangaed to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> get the </span></span>problem resolved <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">comic books with t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e online publisher Ka<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Publishsing</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please checkout the comix<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span id="goog_1556269445"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">here<span id="goog_1556269446"></span></a> from Black Box Comix and Black Box Visual Arts. There w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ill be two more enteries soon<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was reminded by Facebook that Corrax </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">has been up for sometime but hasn't been printed up national distribution like all the rest of the Johnny Vega and Corpse Cop books. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Speaking of Corpse Cop currently the third book is being held up because after taking some time to look at it and read it I realized that there were some parts of the story that need to be over hauled to make it easier to read. This means that a few more pages and panels need to be added to make the transition from page to page should be smoother and give the reader a lot more to look at for the cost of the book. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And I think that is about it for the kid.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-14578003358490602542016-01-17T13:56:00.001-08:002016-01-17T13:56:10.719-08:00New Year, New Show.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest news:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As of this posting the "SCRATCHING the SURFACE" art show will be underway. I'm kinda a little scared really because I feel that I'm not hitting this show with everything I could to make it successful (tee shirts, books, prints) because there is no easy way to control and sell that work. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But over the last year which was only a couple of days ago btw, things have continued to surprise me about how well my work is received. I have so many great friends supporting me I'm always amazed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess really I shouldn't be surprised by this but a lot of my shows have been in non kid friendly spots. Of course I would love to have my friends with children be able to attend but its adult that I'm glad to see not necessarily their child. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry guys just being honest about that and being a bit selfish because the show is really about me and my art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the drawbacks for the show were out fitting a framed mat with a new great image of Sasquatch. "Down by the Creek" is a great piece and resonates with people here in the Northwest. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And I had a pre cut mat and frame that I had. I was thinking that I could pull the older image out AND replace it with Bigfoot.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h0q2eZ01vYGIcYSxtvMFwbW2DElYIE1LD2cpZ7oRM4iAqZDJWZX-HG3HJZagDJjI5sec_oTmZtuxxhwn58KcGXJ7TYOMvN81JfhNRmNjdf6_ImdT_3WWExNcd5uwWVgYvQbx5_YJcZJC/s1600/Major+Tom.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h0q2eZ01vYGIcYSxtvMFwbW2DElYIE1LD2cpZ7oRM4iAqZDJWZX-HG3HJZagDJjI5sec_oTmZtuxxhwn58KcGXJ7TYOMvN81JfhNRmNjdf6_ImdT_3WWExNcd5uwWVgYvQbx5_YJcZJC/s200/Major+Tom.tif" width="142" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in the process in pulling the mat out of the frame I broke the pane of glass doing it. I was a little bummed by the this but the biggest thing is Richard Parker will be in attendance to represent. So I think that there is a potential BIG FOOT series in the works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Major Tom" is still holding out for someone to love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After looking at some other scratchboard illustrators on Etsy I found that a lot of them are copying directly from photos and then doing the transfer to scratchboard. The issue that I have with this is they all are seemly to "cutesey" for their own good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It 's almost like they are saying to the general public <i>"Look at me, aren't I cute." </i>And these illustrators get into big shows whereas Major Tom says <i>"Look at me, I'm on fuckin' fire!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This will be the second piece that he and his wife have purchased from me over the last couple of years. There were pretty cool about about this and I am so glad that they bought it. Not because of the monetary value of the work but because they have another Richard Parker piece from my One Man Show from late 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The work has improved a lot since I started down this path back then. They have watched the progression from watching me sit bar at the Slingshot working on the small 8"x8" images for the BIG 100 and onward over a beer or 2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They had told me that they appreciated the diligence and hard work I was putting into my work. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There will be also non Richard Parker pieces as well but work has changed a lot and I think it might be time to look at doing larger detailed pieces to make a visual impact on people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I have been working on ways to figure out how and especially where to show my work I was told that I should look for artists with a sim a similar style and follow their trends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't really thought about that because I was so focused on getting my artwork out there for people to see. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realized that I had done something like this before years ago when I was living in Eugene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the time I was working with my friend Chad trying to secure a art grant from the City of Eugene to help cover the printing cost of our meager comic book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After spending some time going through applicants you were successful in their pitch I pulled the best ideas from each of them and wrote out my submission. And sure enough we got the grant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flash forward to today of actually finding a website that deals specifically scratchboard and specificly a similar . Now I'm looking at these other scratchboarders and where they have shown so I might make my own template for submitting work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With as many things going on there are s also commissions going on. I have been contracted to work on a triptych for Eric Iverson and his company Rose City Sound. On the 23rd of this month I will be meeting up with him and looking at the space where these framed pieces with be at. The theme however will be much different than Richard Parker, Deep Sea Diver.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The theme this time - Astronauts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So with that I am looking forward to a different kind of adventurer to render. These are images are from inktober of last year. A lot of the images that I had posted from that time frame had been really well received on instagram. Now mind you these were quick down and dirty image that were completed in a days time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COLOR STUFF:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you know I had stepped away from a lot of color work from the comics I had worked on but every once in a while I will sit down when there hasn't been any creative illustration going on to colorize one of the scratchboard pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> But the response has been very positive to the work which surprises me. But now there are people asking about prints in color and I really was only messing around with HI res jeps to see I could do it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It might be time to look into cranking out color prints.</span><br />
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story keeps growing with two major points of interest with a undersea
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am hoping to see how well I did at the BIG 500 from last year. This
would really help me figure out how well I did with my work. It will be a
gauge for me because with the way I am thinking, its a very good
possibility that I might be able to start cutting back on my hours at my
regular 9-5 job in order to make more art work and show.</span></div>
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I am looking at others and their web sites to see where they are
selling and for how much. This has been a very useful for me. But part
of this you already know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after last year with we'll see how things come out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And of course I still have my comics that I have worked on here at <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/front/brand/blackboxcomix/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indyplanet</span></a>. I am still currently<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> working on getting this li<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nk fix<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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<br />Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-10447161767453717102015-12-27T01:02:00.000-08:002015-12-27T01:02:13.757-08:00A YEAR IN REVIEW FOR 2015<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well my friends here we are again looking at the year previously. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A number of momentous occasions have taken place this year along with several "Awakens " an realizations as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll do a countdown month by month with an overall overview.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JANUARY: Only one entry here outlaying the next few months of shows to attend and hopefully be a part of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FEBRUARY: Only a major move of location here in PDX from place to another. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of plans laid down for this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MARCH: Lots of talk about Richard Parker and a story for him being laid out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another issue was getting a new smart phone for the business. Everything really depended on moble phone for both emails and running the Square apt. A third to half of my business this year has been due to Square.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">APRIL: First disappointment of the year but not the last either not being able to get into the Line work NW show. Still not accepting that my work wasn't enough for them. I still BS on this but their loss because I know how good my work is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only thing to come out of the Line work show was a noticig that a number of individuals had most of their books bound as a hardbound. This made rethink how was going to compete with that with only individual issues? Rethinking the whole damn comic book thing and graphic novelization.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The name "Nostalgic Bad Ass" coined as a phrase to describe the work I do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prepping for DIVE IN art show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAY: Making first series of prints for Crypticon 2015.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Show was a let down even though everything else one preparation was spot on for sales.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot if pros and cons for this show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A serious emphasis on "Cry"in Crypticon. Making that nail in the show coffin that I might never do another retail show like that again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JUNE: Last Monster on EARTH! Being worked not only as a staff alone piece but the continued stories of the Ro-Man being retooled like a Frankenstein Monster. And working on the 88 STRONG art show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only four out of the 8 completed due a loss in the family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JULY: Blank month for the kid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AUGUST: Final preparation for the DIVE IN art show at NWIPA. Finishing touches being placed and show details being worked out with Curator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SEPTEMBER: DIVE IN art show begins but official opening not till two weeks later. Scheduling issues with previous artist and commitment. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SHOW. I can't say anymore than that. It would drive me to make the best I could do for The BIG 500.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCTOBER: Setting up new line of products for mass production -tee shirts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NOVEMBER: EUCON show. Another great and successful show for the kid and a triumphant return home. Many friends to see and re connect with. So fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DECEMBER: BIG 500. New approach to prints and work. A surprise to see how quickly art disappeared at show. And what was a worry about new technique being used to make work affirms itself that I can do better and not stress about the end of the year show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some small issues with commissions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So over all things learned and accomplished:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Themed shows are still hit and miss for me. You still can't tell what going to work for you and what won't but I will still continue to a few year. I will still continue to make comics but not to the point where I was at say 15 years ago. Square is the way to go and keep up on the technology that is within your grasp. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diversify your work into different groups. You don't have to sell an original all the time and value your work and your time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commissions need to be spelled out clearly especially when dealing with friend. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now onto the next year and a new show where a lot of things began for the kid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's it for the kid till next year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-42047279522368965322015-12-20T19:18:00.000-08:002015-12-20T19:18:39.584-08:00One Show down, One Show to go<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well the BIG 500 show opened with a huge explosion of both creativity and innovation as well as the public turning out to buy and purchase a huge amount of work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was unlike anything I had seen before. Normally there are three galleries that are involved in selling this work and as art is bought and dwindles on the walls the work is collected and condensed into one galley by the end of the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But the gathering of work was shrunk into one gallery 3 hours before the show closed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that might not sound like a big deal but I can say this that has never happened before in all the time I have been part of the show. A lot of my art buddies who were also showing said the same thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a tell sign that the economy is doing better to me. A good gauge. I hope and keep my fingers crossed that this will carry over into the new year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because there is a solo show coming up for the kid! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SCRATCHING THE SURFACE art show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now as I might have mentioned before this will be like traveling full circle for me since the Slingshot Lounge was my very first solo art</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> show
back in late 2013 in October. Before then I had always been part of a
group show in one fashion or another. But since then I have had a couple
solo show at least one solo show a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I count myself lucky. But now I find that the work that I am doing far better work than a have before. And a bit more expensive as well prints are new and that has changed the way I work these days. I have found that some my best work sells as a reproduction of the original. The originals still sell mind you but market of buying art work hasn't gotten to a point where everyone wants a original piece of art. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But as we speak of original art work did I mention..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NEXT YEAR ART SHOWS: THE SCRATCHING THE SURFACE! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(At least that is what I'm gonna call it!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Things are speed up real quick and no rest for the the wicked as say. I know I ain't that wicked but that should have applied to artists as well. You can never do enough work when you are getting out there showcasing your work. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After watching my girlfriend go through the motions of self promotion and production of her work, she is one of the hardest working artists out there. She has taught me quiet a bit of marketing that I don't think I would have learned easily. If there is one person I'm thankful for, it would be her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are a number of other things that I need to do. Namely get the comic books done and get tee shirts moving. And prints! Never forget the prints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">COMMISSIONS:</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4nZtdssDwZq-yhwaRaHxeiD5_UTnuuZwCdrsa4zB0FWLrFLzLOXk8gVKJyK0Symq52wju6VlGv5ANcPfCTV4aZef87WmrWSHbD3_W2IApRGIiiTSCqc_znjCVVGa-94XxPEa2B06JEJd/s1600/FB_IMG_1450193531042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4nZtdssDwZq-yhwaRaHxeiD5_UTnuuZwCdrsa4zB0FWLrFLzLOXk8gVKJyK0Symq52wju6VlGv5ANcPfCTV4aZef87WmrWSHbD3_W2IApRGIiiTSCqc_znjCVVGa-94XxPEa2B06JEJd/s200/FB_IMG_1450193531042.jpg" width="145" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now months ago I was commissioned by a couple I know here in PDX for two very different kind of images one of Bela Lugosi as Dracula and the other was a image of a Full Moon. What makes these different than other commissions of the past is that it was done on spec. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now in the past I've been pretty much forward that I won't start a project without some kind of compensation to cover the cost of the materials. But it seems so freakin' hard to get people to pony up cash in something unseen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So normally I won't do the work. But sometimes friends and circumstances push you as a artist to take on the project(s). Holidays are part of the issue. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaCEviei6oTBtZortZCcGrCdMiHzFJrWWXbMnoAySquOkw7bG0H6oK_YtvGw_atT08BV4_IiMXP7NnjYaWkc1NrgP-eIrnswuYOGcAPmaLEPr5jHF7fumOb_SIGif33DD-FoVpBqvuSzc/s1600/FB_IMG_1450193537586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaCEviei6oTBtZortZCcGrCdMiHzFJrWWXbMnoAySquOkw7bG0H6oK_YtvGw_atT08BV4_IiMXP7NnjYaWkc1NrgP-eIrnswuYOGcAPmaLEPr5jHF7fumOb_SIGif33DD-FoVpBqvuSzc/s400/FB_IMG_1450193537586.jpg" width="288" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But now that you have a piece done what do you charge? Its that age old question "what do I charge for this? I don't wanta rake ' em over the coals for the piece but...".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure if you're an artist you have had to deal with this. If anything you can always justify it by saying that you're giving them a "friend discount". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aga<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in this was brought up recently with my g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">irlfriend about setting that pric<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e and size for the piece ahead becau<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> don't want to alienate someone beca<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">use you wanted to make so<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mething bigger <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d better in your mind.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O I GUESS word to the wise -set a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">price and and size so you both are clear about the work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HE COMIX!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well this is slightly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">embarrassing and just a tad obn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">xious that the printing company t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat had been printing my comi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c books has yet to place <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black Box Visual Arts and it's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">satellite company Black Box Comix up on th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eir online store. It's kind<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a bugging me a bit because I ha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ve been waiting since Thanksgiving to get this stuff <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">up and running. And it has<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't even got off the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">starting blocks yet. This is the frustrat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing part about printing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. So nothing has been done to fix this and I know there are people who want the work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Besides that there are a number of "new" b</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ooks that have never been made available that I'm looking at printing. Corrax the Seeker is one of them. Corpse Cop is another.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Af<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter read<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span></span></span></span></span> I knew I wanted to do this and it's now that I can do this right.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But back to the story board for Richard Parker.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackBoxShopBox?ref=shop_sugg">Etsy</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="http://blackboxvisualarts.bigcartel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Big Cartel </span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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Soo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n the BIG 500 will be here! Ne<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">x<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Week! Sweet.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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for most of you this posting will come a little later than I would have
liked. Again it's that real life situation that puts so many dealings
with creating artwork far behind schedule.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this case it's the holidays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have had several commissions that have came in resently that require a before Christmas Day kinda dealing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
don't feel like an elf or feel full if holiday cheer because I can't
focus on the people and one person I should be paying attention to
...myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that might come as a shock to some but when you
don't take stock what needs to happen for yourself things don't turn out
right. They never do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So its a matter of stopping for a moment and look at yourself objectively. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I there has been changes I have to do before the end of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well today (last Sunday) is the final drop off for the BIG 500 show that will be going up next week in downtown PDX. It truely is a great show watching people gather stacks of art of so many different artists. I've been really impressed by the quality of the work for such a small amount of cash for each piece. I do realize that part of the proceeds do go to a good cause. But I hope that artists render their renderings for not being properly compensated for their artistic ability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That has been a hard road to learn but one that I feel will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">benefit</span> me in the long road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ese changes in thought lead me into<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the next topic....</span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AL'<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S SOAP BOX;</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Doing art is one thing, selling your work smarter is something else entirely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For several years I thought that I was selling my work ( including the comics I had worked on) making just enough to cover cost of my printing but couldn't figure out why was constantly scraping by when the work was selling?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Simply, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perceived</span> value. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had heard the words but never understood the real meaning behind them. You can say it but until the individual is ready to really learn what is meant by this they will continue to bang their heads up against that imaginary barrier <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: cyan;"><i>"Why? Why is it so hard make a living <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what I love to do?</span> What am I doing wrong?"</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That is actually pretty easy, your not doing enough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are a number of things but for me in this HUGE learning curve, it comes down to two (2) things- </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 1). <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Diligence</span>, constantly working on what you love and learning EVERYTHING YOU CAN about marketing yourself. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 2). Timing. There may be things you can control<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and then there are things that you can't<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. If you know that your work is good and sells to more tha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n people you know like friends and family, you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'re on the right track but you can plan all you want and have great presentation but that doesn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t mean spit when it comes to you being able to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">showing</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>the work.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">BUT NOW BACK TO OU<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R REGULAR S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CHEDULED PROGRAMI<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NG-</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">here are now other shows that are looming on the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">horizon </span>for the kid and th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at is coming ba<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ck to the Slingshot Lounge for another solo art show! I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'m very excited about this as this was the first place to have<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a solo art show for the kid and I know I have a sh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it ton of work<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> since then to show. It should be really fun for me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I will kee<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p everybody u<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pdate<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d as time allows.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">COMMISSIONS:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are two commission<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s that are outstanding for the end of the year and they both belong to a couple that I have known <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">now for a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bout roughly 4 years. One <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is of a full moon an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d the other is Bela Lugosi. Those should fun to do for them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">COMIX:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I have been debating about the idea of getting back into comi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cs for a long time but having a character t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o wo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rk on for sequential art<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">work is good and allows me to m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ake images <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that I can hang for shows later on in the year with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">other galleries here in tow<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I stil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l have ye<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t to really get into places o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ver on the west side of town but by having a associated comi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c book that goes along with a group of artwork mi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ght draw a few people there. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course it helps to have<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">recognizable</span> character <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in this case Robot M<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>nster is the one.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you're looking at the beginning of a new chap<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter in the li<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fe of Robot Monster!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-81889963068251139502015-11-29T15:15:00.000-08:002015-11-29T15:15:41.352-08:00New Comics, New Prints, New T-shirts = NEW YEARHey there sports fans, Al here with the latest,<br />
Well depending on when I can get back this next month and half is gonna be some of the busiest time of the year for the kid.<br />
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Now the BIG 500 is always been a big deal for me because it gave me the chance to get my art work out to an audience that I hadn't had access to for a long time (if ever). Being able to make work and sell it appealed to me like nothing else and getting appreciation for the work that I had done even more so.<br />
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SO when this shows comes around I feel obligated to really bring my best work forward. But over the last year things and self perception of my work the art has changed how I look presenting my work now. The biggest difference is that I am mounting prints to the wooden panels rather than original pieces of scratchboard this time. It was pointed out to me that I wasn't thinking big enough to really make any money if I kept selling the original artwork and didn't have anything to show later on when I get another show -solo or otherwise.<span id="goog_1174336567"></span><br />
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With that in mind I took images that I ripped out during this inktober last month and adopted some of the better images I had rendered and put them to scratchboard and clayboard with color.<br />
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This way if a piece sold I still would retain that original with a much higher price and the reproduction would sell for the lesser price of what has been selling for the last couple of years. Maximizing the selling potential for me and allowing at the same time to be able to increase my prices for my work without any hangups (even if the pieces are the same size).<br />
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I've had a number of friends telling me and saying that I need to up my pricing on the artwork. I agree with most of it but it seemed to me that if I brought it up to fast it would turn off potential buyers. But the sense I have currently is that most art collectors and the way they are buying the work don't seem to have those issues as they once did in years past. The internet and society have changed the landscape how artwork is bought, traded and sold.<br />
A artist has to adapt to this ever changing world. <br />
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decided to make it even more predominate in the work. Now some of this new work is mono chromatic in nature but there are shades that when scraping off the top layers of ink.<br />
So I guess when you think about it time will tell.<br />
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ALONG WITH THE COLOR.....<br />
I have been taking the color images that I have been doing and transposing those images to the t-shirt stuff I have gotten into of late. It's been fun but we'll see if I have a few more images to post before the end of the year. Checkout the tees up for sale <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/blackboxman">here</a>. <br />
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AND AS YOU WOULD HAVE IT.. the comics!<br />
As I have now managed to get things worked out with Ka-blam Publishing for releasing my comic books on the web store like they should have instead of holding my books hostage so no one could ever see them.<br />
At least that's the way I saw it. Bogus stuff but if there was going to be legal ramifications for not filling out some paper work I would be the sole individual to deal with it not Ka-blam.<br />
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The biggest issue that I have right now is the fact that the holidays cause some real issues with me getting any kind of response from them. The only one that I have had is that they received my w9 form. But nothing else. And of course this came around the time that Thanksgiving rolled around so I should have known better. But it is done and I do hope to have a link here soon for those older comic books and any new ones coming down the road.<br />
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My comic book dreams are never far from my mind. I love them dearly and owe so much to the comics that I collected as a child. Though in resent times finding a good comic to get behind and actually collect is a different thing all together.<br />
I just want to give a medium something back that it has given me enjoyment and allowed me to expand my knowledge.<br />
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THERE WAS A CHALLENGE...<br />
Issued out to me recently by one of my oldest friends about illustrating a wordless story much like Lynd Ward did back in the 1930's with a story I could get behind. I had a year to plan for this and handing over a manuscript over at the beginning of 2017.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">War of the Worlds by Edward Gorey</td></tr>
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This image is from a illustrated version of the War of the Worlds by Edward Gorey from 1960.<br />
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The story has been illustrated numberious times over the years by artists and always the classical version of Well's story. <br />
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This time around the challenge that was issued to me was to adapt a story that I really liked. <br />
I pick a story, a famous one too War of the Worlds. HOWEVER there
would be a twist to this the story illustrated would be based upon the
1938 radio broadcast not 19th century story by H.G. Wells himself.<br />
As far as I know no one has done that before.<br />
SO I WILL BE doing some research on this topic.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tripod by Alan Bennett ©2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tripods near Big Ben Alan Bennett ©2013</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I have downloaded the the CBS Radio recording of the War of the Worlds and listened to Orson Wells and the rest of the cast play out they're fictional alien invasion.<br />
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After listening to it I could see why there were so many people freaked out by it. And I can see/ hear the realism in the voices of the players.<br />
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It set a presentient that there would be warnings to general public that a faux broadcast would never totally be presented as the real thing. I think that this is where the other adaptions of this story differ.<br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">HOWEVER ther<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e are these books that I still need to add to the a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rchive for Black Box Comix. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span><br />
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<span id="goog_62793666"></span><span id="goog_62793667"></span>Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-40203497349550990402015-11-19T10:59:00.000-08:002015-11-19T19:11:57.236-08:00EUCON a day of the unexpectedHey there sports fans, Al here with latest:<br />
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What can I say but but I'm up super early (5:50 AM) and I'm awake with some pre-show jitters.<br />
The set up was super easy. <br />
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There really isn't any reason for it but I think that there is a lot of factors that are making me feel nervous about today.<br />
But I think that the biggest issue I've got is actually being back home.<br />
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There is a lot of emotion that is pent up in the kid here and I'm just starting to feel anxious about being here. There are a lot of old friends here and I feel like I'm gonna be under a microscope of whether or not I was right on what choices I've made moving away. Its kinda of unnerving because after years of being away what kinda of response will I get? I know these are irrational feelings but I'm still feeling them.<br />
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I know this area and I know these people. I'm not expecting a great amount of cash to change hands or someone wanting to do trades. I'm not really into doing that anymore. The last trade I did with another artist was for one of my comic books for a freaking holiday card! Because really I spent 4 months slaving away working Corpse Cop "Corpscile" <br />
this other artist spent only a few hours making one design for hundreds of cards to be made.<br />
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I was severely disgusted by this exchange. But that's my personal feelings about that. Eugene and the arts community is really a great group of supporting people. But trades with others don't pay the monthly bills. They just don't and the accompanying response from the artists is <i>"I'm just like you man."</i><br />
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No, yer not. I haven't worked this hard for this long just to trade its the reason I moved away in the first place. Even my hostess whom I'm staying with (a successful artist here in Eugene) is feeling stuck. That realization doesn't belly well for the community here. Especially for one whom I revere as my "art mom".<br />
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But the day hasn't started yet and the show is about Three and half hours away AND everything I just wrote could be absolute hog wash! <br />
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THE DAY OF THE OPENING:<br />
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Early opening at 9:30 AM. Within the first 10 minutes I had my first sale which covered table fees right from the word "I buy one of each."<br />
So bizarre for me so I was already in heaven the show wasn't even a hour old. The prints took off the comics took off and even the buttons took off. I was happy that I had square there to help with this.<br />
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I was tabled next one of my old comic book partners from Eugene and my Pandora's Garage days, Daniel James Barton. He was surprised by the amount of work that I had produced and had out on the 8'x2' table space that we had. But then again I had to remind myself that Dan and I hadn't shared a table in about 5 years or so.<br />
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This time around it was nice to have a table with some breathing space. Nothing wrong with sharing a table with other comic book buddies (so all of you who are reading this, don't take offense because I would not be here at this place in time without your help and understanding and friendship. I thank you all!) <br />
The flow of the crowds did not stop. There was always a constant flow of people coming through the doors that I had not seen before.<br />
This kinda freaked me out. And when you thought (as a vendor) that it should be over and things calm down no it kept going till about 3:30 - 4 o'clock. It was nuts. Not once did I ever really sit down or step away from the table because you didn't know if you wouldn't be able to make it back. <br />
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Then more people began to stop by and talk about the work and how I go about the process of making the work on the scratchboard. Other people stopped by and picked up more pieces of work from across the board but show itself was super chill.<br />
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By the time the show ended at 7 PM I was over the half way mark of where I wanted to be monetarily. It was a good night and hung out doing a little bit work and went out with a few old friends living in Eugene to celebrate.<br />
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Such a fantastic day. <br />
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DAY 2<br />
This day was unsure because of how many people came out the day before but typically as with every other show that I have been in Sunday typically are much slower and fewer participants (which after the day before I would be happy with!). But again like the morning before I had another customer stop and make a sizable purchase. But unlike so many other people who usually step away from the table after the sales transaction has taken place he stayed around and asked a fair amount questions about work and compared my work to that of both Virgil Finlay<br />
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and Lynd Ward.<br />
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That was high praise to these great artists.<br />
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He had told me that he was an art collector of original works. I gave him my business card and just stood there slightly dumbfounded. <br />
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So I guess I just needed to keep doing what I have been doing for the last couple of years with a few tweeks here and there to make the living I've always wanted.<br />
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The day was filled with old friends stopping by between sales and passers by. The show came to an end and I packed it up and went out with a huge smile on my face. The Hometown came out and stood up!<br />
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So comes the PROS AND CONS of the show<br />
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CONS- go first this time round<br />
1). A vendors Table packet could be used to help vendors know exactly where our tables were when loading in.<br />
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That's really it. <br />
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PROS-<br />
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1). The ease of loading in and set up. Even without the table map and name plates on the tables in artists alley "the goonies" (the shows volunteers) were very helpful in showing where we all were. And all of them were very cool and calm even when they didn't know something. This was a great thing because when a lot volunteers don't know something they have had a tenancy to stress out and make getting to your table for set up stressful.<br />
Thanks guys.<br />
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2). The P.A. Though at times sounded silly with the events they were talking about never over did it. Every event that was taking place was made clear. The music wasn't over the top either but you could tell that it was looped.<br />
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3). The temperature. There have other places that I have been to where the temp was too cold or too hot. Well Goldie Locks this was just right. The weather outside did get bad a few times with a downpour or two but inside it never was bad just good and comfortable. <br />
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4). The Cos Players. Now in times past I've had huge problem with these guys because it was always about them never the vendors trying to sell work that might one day influence them to dress up like a character from you work. They were all very respectful and never impeded foot traffic along Artist Alley. And personally in my opinion they were all very tasteful and not over the top.<br />
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5). The crowd. You can never know what to expect with crowds but in this case everybody was nice and respectful. I didn't see anyone ever step out of line with the vendors even when there was a difference of opinion of a characters origin or some other topic. I did have one person want to try to get me to get back into roll playing but that was the extent of my dealing with a "booth barnacle".<br />
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6). The Vendors Now I know a few of these guys pretty well and been at several shows with the folkes from Portland but this was Eugene. A different kind of town and lot of these guys had never been there before. What I really noticed from them was a no animosity with anyone who was showing. At most shows there are always minor grumlings from some vendor that didn't get what they wanted or had an issue with another vendor. This time I didn't see or hear any prima donnas there.<br />
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7). Table Placement of Artists Alley. Unlike so many other shows that I have been to the placement of the Artist has always taken second fiddle to big companies push their big ass products and the people who originated a lot cool ideas get pushed off to the side. Not so here. Professionals mixed with independent exhibitors were on the front lines as those doors opened. it was really cool. It felt like we finally got our just do.<br />
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So in the end I will say this. would I go back HELL YEAH! This of all the shows that I have done over the last 15 years was the best ran and most enjoyable show I have ever been to. I would definitely head back for this.<br />
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JUST A SIDE NOTE:<br />
NOW there have been more help comments and new items to be incorporated in to the new prints<br />
A small certificate to be added to each of the prints in the series of Richard Parker (and to any other print series from hereafter).<br />
With this art collectors could in fact collect the work and know of the authenticity of the work and that it was a part of series not just a one off.<br />
Behind the table banners. As Black Box has changed over the years to reflect the changes within the company a couple of strechy cloth banners need to be purchased for shows down the road. This will two things right off the top: <br />
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1). Show off the name of the company. My old table cloth that I had designed years ago just ain't doing it anymore for the kid. And it was down below the waist line so when you had people stopping by they could see who you were.<br />
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2). Having Banners will also separate me from the back ground movement of eye catching cos players and other movement that will grab a persons attention from me and the work.<br />
This has always been on my mind but has always been pushed to the back because like all things cost of money but as it improves with sales I can more complete the table when I show.<br />
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3). A tall stool/ Seat. One of the biggest issue that if you are doing a solo table you need to be seen and tall stool/seat literally elevates you above the work at the table and your are able to save your feet from standing 8 hours a day on finished concrete. As a vendor and getting older this isn't as easy to do these days.<br />
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4). Print series certificates. These are the notations on the back of the prints to let a person know that he or she isn't just buying a one off but a small history lesson to the piece and to let them know that it was part of series.<br />
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But most revealing comment that floored me was by Jason Martin of Zombie Tramp. I had known Jason for couple years now and as he was talking to me and friend of mine Larry from Eugene he said when the topic of comic book art came up <i> </i><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i>"When I look at your artwork Alan, I think of it as more fine art than comic book work. I mean you can see where it (the art style) comes from but it's more fine art."</i></span><br />
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I was, needless to say, floored by that statement. I had heard from others something similar but not really quite as concise as the way Martin had described it. It hit me like a hammer and I realized that he was right. For years I wanted to bring a comic adventure the magnitude that a European comic has. <br />
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ONWARD TO THE BIG 500.<br />
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Yes there will be color this time.<br />
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AND THEN THERE WAS THIS TIME;<br />
Last year I was interviewed by a small local group to talk briefly about the comics I was doing as well as the art work and galleries I was getting into at the time. You can check out the interview <a href="https://youtu.be/XwdlqaRxq0g">here</a>.https://youtu.be/XwdlqaRxq0g<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Yes, there are T-shirts Virginia and you can buy them at TeePubic.com https://www.teepublic.com/user/blackboxman</span></div>
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just seemed to me that I needed to stretch myself with different ways
of getting my work out there and as I was going through Facebook I saw
the add and thought to take a look. I liked what I saw. The return isn't
as great back to the artist but it does give a platform for you to show
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are 7 types in stock currently but I am looking to increase this number
with a few more color bits as well. But Black and White is always the
way it will work for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And of course I still have my comics that I have worked on here at <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/front/brand/blackboxcomix/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indyplanet</span></a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had a interesting eye opening day this weekend. This was after a couple of days after my solo show came down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i><span class="thread-date" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445344661821_2103" role="presentation"> <span class="short" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445344661821_2102" role="presentation" title="Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:14 AM">Today at 2:14 <span class="ampm" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445344661821_2105">AM</span></span> </span></i></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i> Hi All: </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Just
wanted to send a special note...IF you were able to pickup Saturday,
you may have been informed that you are able to take MORE than 10
panels...IF you did, awesome, if not, super great, but wanted to make
sure you knew this is an OPTION. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>This
comes from the fact that we were planning on doing The Big 100 this
year...an elite form of the show, back to its roots...and this special
list we have for this year is just that, The Big 500 Elite, which is
what we are calling the folks that are invited to do more than 10
panels. Which is YOU. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445344661821_2143">IF you like, you are approved to take 10-20 panels for the show.</b>
This is based off your "amazing" sales record (like folks begging that
you had more panels), super star status, commitment to the arts,
amazing work and just your basic awesomeness in being part of this show -
or really just all of the above!! <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445344661821_2126">Some of you have been with the show for 8 years, since its origin...SO a special thank you for being here the whole time!!!</b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>SO>..if
you are still picking up panels, notice there is a star by your
name....and you are invited to do more than 10. That can be 12, 15, 17,
20, up to you..... IF not, OK too...but if you change your mind, you
are welcome to do more, or pick up more if you finish the others, or
whatever you want to do.....JUST know that the offer is there. Panels
are available at the gallery, OPEN Thurs-Sunday, NOON-6pm. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Thanks
again for being part of this show....your work is definitely the solid
backbone that keeps this going, keeps the crowds coming and really
excels the level of work which has given this show a special quality of
diversity, integrity and excellence. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Thank you always. This is definitely our best year yet, thank you for your involvement. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Special hugs. "</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBQZxKuevu7Y4d2LrtVBEg8t3CNGZ_LC5kh5Z2ZLTvrDKCD9kjvtISX5NRxCg1EC7jzSStHg09SpGdP-qgxhqQbwSrkGTHVfGnEZyFnPtw1d3Tyk_NkAc1mdFDKLIxaUnhk4T9o4WzBj3/s1600/BIG-500-2015-ICON-IN-PROGRESS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBQZxKuevu7Y4d2LrtVBEg8t3CNGZ_LC5kh5Z2ZLTvrDKCD9kjvtISX5NRxCg1EC7jzSStHg09SpGdP-qgxhqQbwSrkGTHVfGnEZyFnPtw1d3Tyk_NkAc1mdFDKLIxaUnhk4T9o4WzBj3/s320/BIG-500-2015-ICON-IN-PROGRESS.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: black;">FOR
me that was kinda cool, considering that I have been putting myself
under pressure to crank out great new work for people to look at and
buy. I still have yet to hit that niche market that there could be a
steady income coming in but I haven't hit it - yet.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span>
</span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;">MY biggest hold up for art hitting that market is myself. AS some others have pointed out to me<i> </i>I'm
not thinking big enough for the work to get out there I am still stuck
(kinda) like a big fish in a small pool mentality. <i>There is a way for me to make
more money </i>while doing less work and I have yet to find that balancing
point for myself just yet But I've got a feeling that it isn't to far
off. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you gotten
used to successful shows in the past the question you have to ask
yourself is how really successful was it? Is it because you sold
everything you worked on but you have nothing like residual sales to
support you as you make more original work. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And on top of that
you have found that you attention to detail and mastery of technique
have really outgrown the cost of what you were charging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what do you do?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Firstly you scan everything at a high resolution and make several copies of the work. And if you have a cloud of some kind save it there to. But watch out for cloudminers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So
now instead of constantly making and giving away work you can charge a
higher price for original work and sell matted prints at the cost when
you first stated selling art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PLUS now you have copies and scans that you can manipulate for online sales for a fraction of the cost of the original.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had been thinking only of art shows here in PDX not the the whole Nation and really potentially World wide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's changing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With all the new on line sites that show case artwork for free like Storenvy and Big Cartel and of course Etsy with a little bit of cash you can get your stuff out there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But there still is that nagging issue of the niche. Where do I fit? I'm still looking for that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BUT ONTO THE NEXT BIG THING - EUCON 2015!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This should be a interesting time for me personally. Keep in mind that this show is taking place in my old home town of Eugene Oregon. Now I don't know about you but heading back home is a bitter sweet thing. Years ago I had. Reached my wits end trying to make it as an artist. Problem in Eugene is that it is filled with tons of talented artists that can't afford each others work and trades (as cool as they are) don't pay the bills. So like any artist I moved. It took years of pestering and nagging of friends and family to move forward. I did and haven't looked back since. I'm not going back because of family, I'm going because a friend of mine asked me too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is his show and I thought it would be cool to show off a little back to my friends who still live there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prints and the scratchboard has come into its own for me and it would be cool to show people my new work to a bunch of new viewers. I'm looking forward to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SETS O' PRINTS</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is one of those things that I have been recently exposed to. The prints have proven that they do well for me so how do I expose others to more of my work? As it turns out on Etsy there has been a move of showcasing people's art work by reducing the size of the print (like the 8.5" x11" and reduce the physical size to 4" x6" size) and packaging a small number of them in a group if four to six images.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To me this it seems to be reminiscent of</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They are not postcards however.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Yes, there are T-shirts Virginia and you can buy them at TeePubic.com https://www.teepublic.com/user/blackboxman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It just seemed to me that I needed to stretch myself with different ways of getting my work out there and as I was going through Facebook I saw the add and thought to take a look. I liked what I saw. The return isn't as great back to the artist but it does give a platform for you to show your work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are 7 types in stock currently but I am looking to increase this number with a few more color bits as well. But Black and White is always the way it will work for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as always there are places for you to check out as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And of course I still have my comics that I have worked on here at <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/front/brand/blackboxcomix/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indyplanet</span></a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span><br />
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as it turns out there is only about a week to go before the art comes
down from the DIVE IN! art show at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NWIPA.beer">NWIPA</a>. AND REALLY there is nothing
else I can say except -<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><i>DAMN, UNBELIEVABLE! </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I mean seriously.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Last Monster on EARTH!" 11"x14" This piece was the first one to sell for the show for the DIVE IN! Art Show. This sold before the official opening of the show even began. Freaked me out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHAT?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was stoked and I couldn't even begin to comprehend what was happening as I greeted several friends and explained the show and the work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This wasn't even Richard Parker! And yet I knew that this was a strong piece and I needed to fill wall space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After talking to the couple that bought the piece I could totally tell that it was going to a good place and the husband really really liked it. We talked about the sci-fi influence of where the laser guns came from (<i>Soldier</i>) and when I told him where his face lighted up and said "<i>I just got done watching that Old Outer Limits episode! I've been watching the DVD's"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The Descent of Richard Parker" was the second to sell during the opening Again very cool. I also knew the people and where this piece is going in their home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And on top of that this was one of the Richard Parker pieces as well. Of course my favorite piece didn't sell yet but that's okay but I hope that it will here as time goes on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The third on the list was the original fan art piece of Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek series. The piece was made originally for the ICON show here in Portland last year but never seemed to grab anybodies attention. I guess he did this year. I was just trying to capture that perfect Shatner in his classic Kirk pose with ripped shirt just after a fight with a Gorn and the Orion Slave Girl in the background. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course this piece was being purchased as a wedding present for some gentleman's friends. I laughed as well as being happy that he got a home within the next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Now mind you all of this show has exceeded
my hopes more than any other show has in last couple of years with one
notable exception that took place nearly 6 years ago or so when I
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As it turns out there is about another week left to go on this show but it will not be soon forgotten. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On top of that there is also INKTOBER! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE IDEA IS that several artists around the world or at least the USA try to do a inked image a day for the whole of October. Now this can be very daunting to several people but that's the idea! Can you as an </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When my friends had told me about this last year I was down. It was hard at first but I started to use it as a spring board for the new pieces for the BIG 500 and other shows so some of these images are going to be used for that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inktober isn't even done yet... I still have another image to crank out today on top of the Cryptids work I am doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today's piece is going to be Loch Ness Monster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> THE CRYPTIDS is a small collection of seminal local monster legends that have been around for centuries for unexplained goings on and the like the world wide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I was talkng to my girlfriend Beth about this she thought that this would be a perfect example of taking my love of horror and the weird that is me and put it into a collection that people could get behind for buying for the holidays. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I liked the idea. Again the story ideas of the comics just wasn't happening and now I had been shown that prints were selling at places around town pretty regularly on a weekly basis so why not make a small series of prints based on that paranormal concept. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is much more to come as in the shape of classic 50's and 60's robots of popular culture and spaceships of the same era. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be looking for it and them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AND NOW SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the thing that has always bugged me about selling art work is how do you and what do you print your artwork on? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well t-shirts have always been something that has intrigued me for years. Even growing up and watching the whole skate boarding craze get even bigger now and becoming a brand name for clothing and other products other than the skateboards themselves I thought to myself "<i>Man, if I could get into that kind of stuff I'd be making bank!"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course that was my 17 year old self thinking that but now 31 years later I know the designs I have are good and they do sell so why the hell not put them out there? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-5935753720125328212015-10-03T14:02:00.001-07:002015-10-03T14:02:38.254-07:00Onto the next show...<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey there sports fans Al here with the latest:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And through all of these great turn of events there was that little bit of fear before the show started up even if you know the work is good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That mind-killer (to barrow from "DUNE") that little doubt that enters into everyone's head when they are putting up a show we all get that little tug from it. <i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>"God, is anybody going to buy anything? Is any of this going to sell?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We all feel that and if you didn't as a artist putting your work out there I think that something was seriously wrong with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That fear of acceptance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's when a complete stranger is buying your work and there is a honest interaction going on between your art and the person who is picking it up and buying it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Validation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's when your fear is overcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think that this the most gratifying feeling that you can have as an artist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BUT NOW is onto the next show and more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Getting the work out there is a big a deal and I have been hanging out with some people who have been cranking out the prints and more for easily the last couple months non stop! To me that is awesome in it's own right. But my friend Jen<span class="entity _4v1s" data-fulltext="Jennifer Feeney" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Jennifer Feeney" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="1597269733"> Feeney (to check her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Visual.Stimuli?pnref=friends.search">artwork here</a>)is making sure that she is being seen all the time out there. With new work as well. So this is great for her and should be a spring board for other artists out there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="entity _4v1s" data-fulltext="Jennifer Feeney" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Jennifer Feeney" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="1597269733">But like my friend Jason Pott of <a href="http://www.neotrashcomix.com/">NeöTrash Comix</a> has always said "have something new at the show". Well I have have taken that to heart and working hard on moving to that goal for the next couple shows that I will be going to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="entity _4v1s" data-fulltext="Jennifer Feeney" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Jennifer Feeney" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="1597269733">The next big ticket for me is the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eugenecomiccon?fref=ts">Eucon</a> </span></span><br />
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in Eugene Oregon this November. Heading back to the old stomping grounds for the kid. This should be really fun. Seeing old friends and showing off the new work to them and new fans and possible collectors. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-si="true"></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After that is the BIG 500. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've got 7 out of 10 pieces already done for that show. Now true some of these are coming back from the 88 STRONG show earlier this year and I thought that these should have sold defiantly but experience for me has told me that sometimes these pieces sell at different times than you would think. And mixed this with a couple of new pieces that are being varnished right now and with a couple more left to go I'll hit the limit. </span><br />
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<i> </i>Tales From the Scratch Padhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983617731951803007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212482471848464056.post-82337967751671352912015-09-27T15:09:00.000-07:002015-09-27T15:09:20.680-07:00What about a little color?Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:<br />
What about a little color to the work?<br />
Interesting question. How as an artist do I add this to the work that I already do that is in black and white.<br />
How do I go about it.<br />
And more over, <b><i>should I do it?</i></b><br />
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A few examples from over the years adding color to the comic book work firstly and then adding some color to the commission poster pieces and my illustrative character designs with scratchboard.<br />
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Firstly was my attempt with color on the Ghost Assassin/ Johnny Vega crossover, Circa 2010. Full color Digital Illustration. This short cross over with Adam Watson of Darkslinger Comics was the last time I would apply full digital color to my works. It was just to damn time consuming for the little amount of time I had to give these comics the work they deserved. Though the finished product was awesome in it's mini comic book form.<br />
The next example is from Page 4 of Johnny Vega, Man of the Future. It was this issue that was bringing me back to the reason why I had wanted to make comics in the first place. The use of pen and ink illustration with color! This wouldn't be the last foray into the pen and ink with color as there would be there be one more printed up book of Corrax the Seeker one shot that would be produced but there were serious challenges that kept coming up on how to keep making money to support the work?<br />
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So I began to focus on the scratchboard work and strictly the black and white illustration. But at the same time I had also started playing around with the use of white markers on black bristol paper to make quick and dirty b&w comics and adding a digital color underlay to the covers to entice reader to pick up the books.<br />
This really come in when designing the Corpse Cop books for the next couple of years. <br />
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<b><i> </i></b>Now I have in the past played with color with my artwork specifically my comic illustration but never really adapting it to my scratchboard work. It just seemed to be such a hard ideal to think of.<br />
With black and white (and all the variations of grey) woiuld color really help out or would it really detract from what I was trying to show? Color! Whoa, hold on now! That's a whole different kind of weirdness for this kid.<br />
But now after a failed commission for a scratchboard piece I decide to see it I could apply my art store know how and my artsitic skills as a air brush guy to the test by making a scratchboard with color that could etched out with my xacto without having to add digital color to the work and <b><i>present </i></b>a finished color piece of work that would be striking.<br />
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"Green Depth" is what I was able to come up with. Of course Richard Parker is involved in this little exploit but this also appeals to the Lovecraftian sorts out there because of the color and tentacles!<br />
Now onto other projects that require my attention.<br />
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BUT TO THE QUESTION IS SHOULD I ADD COLOR TO THE WORK?<br />
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I think that I really do need to add this to my medium. Not all at once but sporadically over time. Scratchboard has done very well for me over the years and I have known that quick changes to one's artwork always seems to throw people when looking at it <b><i>so</i></b> I will add a little more color to the work as I go. Adding that extra to the work, I hope, will bring more viewers to look at what the medium has to offer.<br />
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Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest;<br />
Well the DIVE IN! Art Show has been officially underway for the last week and has boosted the ego of said creator (moi) greatly because you never know what the turn out is going to be like. Well as I have already mentioned in last week's blog it was awesome!<br />
So many people showed up it was great. I feel kinda of bad because I couldn't spend as much quality time with every one like I would like to but that what happens when you have your own opening.<br />
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But now it also comes with a all different kind of price tag - commissions!<br />
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It was so funny that two weeks ago I had (with some help) hung the DIVE IN! show and had taken off for a small vacation/business trip for an art opening up in Port Townsend WA <br />
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for Beth Kerschen.<br />
That was a great trip and she sold her one piece as well as getting a juror's choice for it. <br />
But along the way I received an email about doing a Lovecraft themed image.<br />
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Now just as my show was going on I'm being hit up friends of mine for two separate paying gigs for illustration and I still have two other commissions to work on as well. <br />
Damn! The boy be busy!<br />
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This is just an awesome piece of strange weirdness - like I like. It set up a whole of different ideas for a series of multi headed bird humaniods for different types of fiction suits.<br />
If you haven't heard me mention it before there is probably a good reason for it. Being a fan of most of Grant Morrison's work with the Doom Patrol and the Invisibles and Seven Soldiers. I equally read his work on Flex Mentallo which his idea of a "suit" could be mentally/spiritually constructed to represent different ideal versions of yourself OR project versions of yourself. This is all part of Morrison's use of Chaos Magic. Really, it's how and what you want to project yourself to other people around you. <br />
This image that I came across of the Jersey Devil just rung the ol' bell and said you should do something with that. It took me some time to track this image down again but I think I finally found it!<br />
So the pencil is setting to paper and soon to transfers and the like for later in the year work.<br />
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IN THE MEETING ....<br />
(Of a friend who was going to be leaving town here in the next month for the east coast and getting married) I was introduced to a woman who was asking the question <i>"So are you an artist?" </i><br />
And of course I imedately jumped in and said <i>"Yes, I am. I'm a comicbook illustrator."</i><br />
Off to my right was another friend artist named Tara who gave me a slight rumpled brow. Wondering what she meant I gave her a questioning look and said <i>"What?"</i><br />
She responded <i>"You should just say "Illustrator."</i><br />
I turned back to the woman asking the question <i>"Pardon me, Illustrator." </i>and then we laughed.<br />
But I thought about it a lot after that night it's the perception of the artist of <i>themselves </i>which is as important as much as<i> the presentation of the artwork being shown.</i><br />
Again it's like your interviewing for a job. You want and need to make the best impression possible. Nothing wrong with being a comic illustrator but again you are dealing with peoples personal impression of you, the artist.<br />
Tara was just telling me something that my girlfriend had already been doing on my behalf and I hadn't realized it until that night. To be taken seriously showing art in a gallery forum it's perception of the artist representing themselves clearly defined for anyone to see.<br />
So next time it's just straight illustrator.<br />
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Now mostly I know people like what they have seen but nothing else yet. So I am still waiting on that.<br />
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Richard Parker marches on specially on the bottom of the sea. The show was a FANTASTIC! The turn out for the show was great. I had invited 94 people and 33 of them turned out! I felt this was a good support not only from the people whom I had long standing relationships with from the comic book shows and other associated art related events as well as work.<br />
The very first thing was that I had no idea was that a piece had already sold by the time that I got to the show. I wasn't even aware as I was setting up the associated works likes like the t-shirts postcards, and original 8"x8" pieces from both the 88 STRONG show and the BIG 500.<br />
I was really happy to see that some of my older pieces took off from the show that made me happy.<br />
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And I could be happier that some of my favorite pieces took off like Corpse Cop "Fill in the Blanks" .<br />
This one totally surprised me as was never really exspecting Corpsie was never gonna leave the nest after two years but maybe I was thinking outside of the box thinking that the whole zombie thing was more of less over with in popular media but "The Walking Dead" and the spin off "Fear the Walking Dead" have proved me wrong. <br />
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So Corpse Cop is now out of hands.<br />
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And of course the other prints that I had there got picked up by one big fan of my work. That is really cool.<br />
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One of the major pieces that wasn't Richard Parker themed that I knew was a strong piece was "The Last Monster on EARTH!" is gone! It found a good home with a man who it really spoke and connected with. I was had nice conversation with him and the origin of the character and he had wished that Robot Monster had been sporting big laser guns in the movie.<br />
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I had explained that the guns were based upon an older Outer Limits episode "Soldier". Of course this made the buyer smile because he had just been rewatching the DVD sets of the series. He loved it!<br />
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It's those kind of moments that make a great impression that make selling a good piece better.<br />
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Who knows there maybe some more down the road.<br />
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There was another sale but Richard Parker is going to be diving into someone's home. He is really gonna find a place to call his own.<br />
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ON TOP OF THAT.. I have also made a play list for the show. Not a long one only two hours but that should be long enough to get the point across that this is a sea and water event.<br />
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As of last week when my girlfriend and I headed up to the far end of Washington State at Port Townsend I received an email for a H.P. Lovecraft themed images based upon <i><b>"the Shadow of Innsmouth". </b></i><br />
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I'm curious to see how I will handle this considering the way it is to be illustrated. INSTEAD of the customary black and white of scratchboard I'll be switching to clayboard with a air-brushed dark green blanket to etch into. This is something new for me as I have yet to really do something like this. And of course there is the price which has yet to be settled on but I am confident that I will be able to make this happen.<br />
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Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest;<br />
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Well so it begins this weekend for the DIVE IN! art show @ NWIPA.<br />
Just hanging the show but everything should be in place for the show. I think the only thing I'm debating about is the putting up prints. But I'm thinking that they should go up as well just to get things moving forward with sales and the like. <br />
But everything has been recorded on SQUARE so anything else is just collecting the money.<br />
I would love to see many things fly out of the show. That would be fantastic in my opinion.<br />
At times I wish I had more to bring to the show (all Richard Parker themed. And trust me there is a great bunch of stuff that I have planned out to show later on) but right now just got to focus on the show itself.<br />
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The Mermaid.<br />
Now this was strictly something that I threw together because I wanted to prove a woman that I could make a mermaid quickly for a potential commission but she never came back around for a look to look. HER major loss in my opinion but because of her was initial inspiration for the ALL of the deep sea diver material.<br />
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Of course the image I have here doesn't really show off the actual piece that I am looking to put up for the DIVE IN! art show. This is because I don't have a giant industrial scanner that can scan in 16"X20" scratchboards.<br />
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Maybe one day I will soon I hope and that will make things so much better for me. But image of the mermaid made Richard Parker possible. They are two side of a coin. Right now as things begin to line up for the set up at NWIPA, I've been working on the way to tell how Parker is brought back from the dead (yes spoiler alert but he does die guys but he comes back).<br />
I think I have figured out how to do it to. And because of the sea legends of old especially the legend of the Flying Dutchman. The Spectre of the Sea.<br />
I am excited about this prospect and have been working an angle dealing with Greek myth to help bring Parker from the edge of death to avenging angel of the Seven Seas. Who wouldn't want to pick up a comic based upon that scenario?<br />
I think that my friend Lynn Perterson said it best on Facebook: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Wood engraving by Lynd Ward 1930</span></span></td></tr>
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ships and monstrous sea creatures, sailing off the edge of the world!
RP needs to appear in graphic novel form with your art. I want to talk
to you about artist Lynn Ward who wrote stories, book format using only
his wood cuts 1930s-40s...Your work is on the way to doing that now..."</span></span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">I have been looking at Mr. Ward's work over the last year and his woodcuts are amazing to me but him making a graphic novel </span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">using strictly images blew me away. I have been working towards that goal with the "Dreams of Elysium" for a while. I know that now it can be done because it has happened before and I keep telling people that scratchboard (if they are not familiar with it) is just a poor man's woodcut.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3k.1:4:1:$comment10153211739403095_10153211834393095/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">And that gives me hope that I can do it and also have great artistic <i>WORLD WIDE APPEAL!</i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">And for anything else that pertains to the box check out these sites as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackBoxShopBox?ref=shop_sugg">Etsy</a></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="http://blackboxvisualarts.bigcartel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Big Cartel </span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: black;"><a href="http://www.storenvy.com/stores/541311-black-box-shop-box"><span class="Apple-style-span">Storenvy</span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And of course I still have my comics that I have worked on here at <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/front/brand/blackboxcomix/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indyplanet</span></a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">And mind you there is <a href="http://www.blackboxvisualarts.com/">website</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The Website also has some new stuff added for the comic books featuring Corpse Cop. </span></span><br />
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