February 2012
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January 2012
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It's Coming...
I’m hard at work on the next edition of Happy Beaver Sketchbook! Lulu.com has a thirty-two page minimum, but fortunately I’ve done plenty of drawings since volume two. Twenty pages are filled so far - when I’ve got the minimum, I’ll have to go back and lay out the book in earnest. Still, it’s going well!
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Even More Blog Art
Since I’ll be announcing more toys and merchandise arriving in the future, I thought this would be a good blog icon to have. This one’s a little rougher - I recycled a drawing from Comic-Con I did a while back. Of course, it took just as long to make as the others - I slogged through a Photoshop tutorial in order to figure out how to make the ‘bling font’.
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Music Geekery Now Available As A Poster!
Yes, you can buy a poster version of my Music Geekery icon at Zazzle.com! Prices range anywhere from $9.00 + shipping (for an unframed 11”x11” on matte poster paper) to the crazy-deluxe $518 + shipping (for a framed 40”x40” , UV-protective acrylic-topped, canvas version). Shop away!
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Another Blog Drawing!
I didn’t really need this for the John Williams article, but I thought it would come in handy later. Enjoy!
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Filmmusicsociety.org: John Williams Becomes Most...
Today, John Williams broke a record held by Alfred Newman for over forty years. Read about it here!
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Latest Version Of Tr!ckster Fox Figure
A few days ago, I realized that I’d been designing my new figure in too piecemeal a manner. In spite of all the good responses I’d been getting to my notes, the toy was all out of whack. So I went back to the drawing board and tried to pull things back together. As is common with this kind of aesthetic ‘soul-searching’, the result was closer to the original design than I...
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More Blog Art!
I really wanted to finish up this piece, too. Here it is!
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The Want List: Kid Robot Matt Groening Figure (via...
This toy looks great! I don’t know how big it’ll be, but I want it!
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Art Geekery Icon Done!
I found an older drawing that I could recycle as a blog icon with just a few alterations. On top of that, I found a freeware font made from Van Gogh’s handwriting! How weird is that?
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Sgt. Bilko
I did this drawing for a specific reason, but I can’t say what that reason is right now. The design is lifted from the animated opening titles. Enjoy!
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Support QZimation!
Puppeteer Mike Quinn is developing a new performance technique that’s a hybrid of puppetry and animation, and is pitching it on indiegogo to drum up some cash. Check it out and send him some seed money if the spirit moves you!
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Tr!ckster Figure With Raven Accessory
Here’s the raven attached to the figure. There’s still wrinkles to iron out, but it’s coming along nicely!
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Tr!ckster Figure Update
Here’s the latest from Bigshot Toyworks’ development on my upcoming Tr!ckster figure: the raven accessory!
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NYTimes: George Lucas Is Ready To Roll The Credits
George Lucas talks about his struggles with Red Tails, personal film-making, and retirement. He’s been talking about making smaller art-house films for over twenty years, but I’m still curious to see what he’d do! Article by Bryan Curtis for the New York Times.
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Tove Jansson Virtual Museum
There’s a great website which has loads of information about Tove Jansson, the writer/artist behind the Moomintroll books. I just skimmed it this morning, and I’ve already learned a lot more about her - check it out!
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Behance.net: Movies From An Alternate Universe
Peter Stults has whipped up a bunch of cool-looking movie posters as if classic films had been made in different eras - with the directors and stars that might imply. Enjoy!
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The Want List: Ron English's Fat Tony Figure
Clutter magazine tweeted a picture of Ron English’s new toy. It looks, well, great! Check it out here.
UPDATE (1·30·12) — Fat Tony is now for sale! I bought mine at Toy Qube. It looks like they’re not accepting any more pre-orders there, but Art Attack Toys has Tony for the same price: $59.99 + shipping.
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Latest Notes Sent To Manufacturer
I think things are very close. The changes are getting fewer and tinier. I think the ‘go’ button will be pushed soon!
