Time fer the next installment in my "Great Masters" series. Next on the platter, we have a sample of radish garnished Adam Rex, best served with a side of baguettes and clowns in trees. He is, perhaps, the only artist I like who works a lot in photoshop with a tablet as well as traditional illustration. When working traditionally, he uses oil paint on watercolor paper that's been given a few coatings of acrylic matte medium (this prevents the oil from seeping into the paper, which would ruin it forevers and evers.) I've tried this medium of work myself, and I must say I like it so far...though I would prefer to use a faster drying medium like liquitex or alkyd oils. For his linework, he either uses photoshop and a tablet, or good ol' ink and brush. When he inks traditionally, he uses just brush and ink, no pens. He has quite a style to him, though. His oils be sumptuous in color and texture, and his linework be fluid. He is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestseller, Frankenstien Makes a Sandwhich, And other Stories You're Sure to Like, Because They're All About Monsters and Some of Them Are Also About Food. You Like Food, Don't You? Well, Alright Then, and possibly my favorite alien invasion book, The True Meaning of Smekday. He too, lives in Massachusets and has a backround in Magic the Gathering. In fact, he and Master Diterlizzi know each other. Fairly well. I'm detecting a pattern here....

Been a While...

Hello any readers I have (which I know I don't, as of yet. :[ ) Anyway, I've been rechargin' the ol' battries, and I thought I'd start a series of posts about my favorite artists. First of, as I like to call them, "The Great Masters", is that Magic the Gathering Guru, co-author and illustrator of the Spiderwick Chronicles, and Arthur Spiderwick's Feild Guide to the Fantastical World Around You, on of my favorite books, all-around grown up kid, Tony Diterlizzi. He is a master in acrylic gouache and colored pencil, creating richly, slighty sepia steeped fantasy illustrations. (probably a result of one of his influences, the esteemed Arthur Rackham.) I love his work particularly for the richness of the textures, and the wonderful character design behind them. His pen and ink illustrations are a sight to behold as well, having some influence, I imagine, from the comic book art of William Stout and the macabre, thickly textured illustrations of Edward Gorey. Truly, he is INDEED one of the better illustrators of our time. :D

Another Sketch....

I was really, really bored one night a couple of weeks ago.. so I started noodling around with my Prisma pencils, and this is what happened. This image is brought to you with all of the ink tests and scribbles intact...if you like that sort of thing.

This is a Study I did of my favorite Ol' kids show, Animaniacs. I just barely remember it from when I was a wee widdle kindergartner. I recently rented and watched some of the seasons on DVD, which is what prompted these nostaligic drawings of mine....I miss that show.....

First Post! HUZZAH!!

Well, 'tis my first post on my brand spankin' new blog....
Anyways, this is my blog. About stuff I like. Mostly random, nostalgic ramblings, my art, and some steampunky goodness on the side. Perhaps some personal ramblings. I dunno. We'll just have to see, won't we? If you have a problem with me, just spam taichi-dono.blogspot.com until you feel better. He'll most likely come at me with straight razor in a dark alley for that, but hey, waddaya gonna do...and, while you're reading this, just imagine it as though Bob Ross were saying it, in his soft, pillow talk voice. If you don't know who he is, just google 'im, ya weirdo......