"Paint Me like one of your French Squids Jack...."

I was really excited to tattoo Granny squid from Squidbillies. I'm a huge fan of the animated shows on Adult Swim, especially Squidbillies. Hopefully someone will come in for an Aqua Teen or Adventure Time tattoo soon....

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It ain't easy being Green

Happy St.Patrick's Day! Here's a tattoo I did on my Brother today which shares my love of animation plus tattooing. This is the character Rusty from Squidbillies on Adult Swim. I would love to work for them someday! :3 Well I guess he won't have to worry about having his green on now :P

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Oil Painting Workshop with the Amazing George Scribner

About two quarters ago I had the opportunity to take a 3 day oil painting workshop with George Scribner. George Scribner is an extremely talented artist and animator who has worked for Disney since 1983. He was the Director of the animated film Oliver and Company and one of the concept & storyboard artists for The Lion King. During this 3 day workshop I got the chance to pick his brain and discuss artist theory and technique. It was a huge inspiration to me as both an artist and animator. George also gave a free seminar at Underbelly following one of his classes. I took lots of notes as he was full of useful industry advice and very inspirational. The still life paintings that I produced during his workshop are available as prints from my Etsy store. I look forward to doing more oil paintings on my next break from school. ;3 Some of my favorite inspirational quotes the George Scribner Seminar:
"Chance favors the Prepared."
"Always Simplify! Break down even the most complex subject matter into basic simple shapes, you can always alter these later."
"Photoshop, After Effects, and Sketchbook Pro are the pencils of the 21st Century"
"Train Yourself to stay open, you can learn from every situation you are in."
"If you are surrounded by people better than you, then you will get better."
"If you have a passion for what you do then it will never feel like a chore."
This oil painting is called Castle At Night by the talented George Scribner. Please visit George's website for more of his artwork : ScribnerArt.com

The Third Dimension

Other dimensions can be very exciting, and I was psyched to take on my first 3D project for my computer modeling class. It is my first CGI class so I am pushing myself pretty hard to learn the program, hopefully I will be able to keep up. I sculpted this 3D chess set using 3DS Max 2011 which you can download for free as a student from autodesk.com I was pretty happy with the way it turned out! Without further ado here is a screen shot of my chess board! XD

My Chess Board

Typography meets the skin

As I was previously pursuing my degree as a Graphic Designer, I am still greatly influenced by it in all aspects of my work. While working as a Tattoo Artist I am in way governed by the strict do's and do not's of typeography that most graphic designers adhere to, as most clients want their type stacked and wtitten in Old English :P Tattoo art has a more aesthetic and personal connection with the client, and often times they can not be swayed any differently on their choice of design. However, on occasion I am given more artist freedom, which always yields a more visually appealing tattoo governed by the elements of design. I always design my type heavy tattoos using Adobe Illustrator, which I feel is the best utility for typographical art :)

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Super Hero like even....

Vampires can be super heroes too! :P New character I'm working on using Toon Boom Pro for my Digital Ink and Paint class. *bite* :[

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