BzzzAP!
Here is another picture using my new SPLATTER, SCAN and FIDDLE technique:
I am pretty happy with how this one came out, though I may come back to it later and pump up the ZAP effect a little… It may be too subtle at this point? But while I think on that, in the meantime I have plenty more to do in the next few weeks…
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Beautiful! Yeah the zap can be punched a bit otherwise..it’s great! Love the angularity of the elephant–especially in contrast to the soft lines of the earlier painting.
By bentonjew on 10.01.06 10:04 PM
Benton>>thanks for the feedback. At times I thought the HUGE reaction of the elephant was funnier when contrasted with a tiny zap, and then the next minute I thought a big, bold, bright ZAP was the way to go…
I was really going back and forward on that silly little detail while making this pic… until I decided to move on to the next one. It’s amazing, the things that I can get hung up on!
By Jamie Baker on 10.02.06 10:11 AM
Hi Jamie! I just stumbled across your blog, and it looks great. Your comics look really nice too. I think I’m going to order some in the near future. (I have a couple things on order right now, so if I get them now, my wife will kill me.) But I will soon. I’m publishing my own comic right now as well , and it was interesting to read some of your interview, and see the similarities in getting it off of the ground. I love the elephant paintings as well.
By Blair Kitchen on 10.02.06 10:29 AM
Looks great! I like your technique on these.
By Clio on 10.02.06 12:29 PM
Blair Kitchen>> Thank you for visiting. I quite understand if you want to delay buying any of my comics, till your wife is onboard with more comics-spending. I wouldn’t want you to be a victim of spouse-icide on my account.
Clio>> Thanks. I have been meaning to try something like this for a while… I did some combinations of cartoony line-art and photo textures years ago, before I knew photoshop… (old school with glue and scissors) and liked how those came out… this way is a lot more flexible (but still time consuming).
I like how Sho Murase (uses textile patterns in her work) and Denis Goulet (painterly textures) and Jose Luis Agreda get that neato blend of texture AND graphic designy shapes… they have all inspired me too.
By Jamie Baker on 10.02.06 4:33 PM
Awesome!! And no nagging!! These are awesome Jamie!
By BKO on 10.02.06 8:48 PM
Great colors and a fun technique. I completely support the idea of more ZAP. Cool Jamie.
By Dave Pryor on 10.04.06 3:53 PM
Looks pretty electrifying to me
By Rob Baker Snr aka A Certain Classicist aka Elephant Limericist Extraordinaire aka Dad on 10.14.06 7:49 PM
Love them all, Jamie!!!!
By Wendy on 10.29.06 5:43 AM
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