Justin Van Genderen has created a fun set of comic book themed travel posters.
Tag: fantasy
Victo Ngai
Illustrator Victo Ngai creates whimsical worlds with her own unique flavor of style.
F. Scott Fetchgerald- No Regrets
Upon learning that I was highlighted on Regretsy this week, a brief twinge of concern passed through me. Regretsy is the hilariously witty clearinghouse for all things gone horribly wrong in the world of art and crafting. Thanks to a shout out from Dane over at Monkey Minion Press, I learned I was part of Regretsy’s “Awesome Purchase of the Week” post. Thanks to April’s kind words of support and spotlight on F. Scott Fetchgerald, I spent the next 24 hours constantly fulfilling Etsy orders. Thank you Regretsy and all that came by to shop!
Dan Hipp
Dan Hipp’s mashups of Tin Tin covers are loads of fun.
Damien Rudd
Melissa Haslam
Whimsical and hyper-real paintings from Melissa Haslam.
Raymond Lemstra
Wonderful totem-inspired work from artist Raymond Lemstra.
Shawn Smith
Mini Me
Through multi-angle photography, face-mapping, custom 3D printing (and throw in a giant bag of cash), the Clone Factory can re-create you as an action figure. Via ShortList.
Star Wars Art: Visions
Star Wars Art: Visions features the art of a wide range of artists, illustrators, designers, and cartoonists that interpret the many facets of the Star Wars universe. Featured above: Luke’s Lesson by Jacob Pfeiffer.
Waste Landscape
Installation by Elise Morin and Clemence Eliard composed of 65,000 old CDs hand sewn together. More images via designboom.
Aleksandr
Directed by Rémy Dereux, Maxime Hibon, Juliette Klauser, Raphaëlle Ranson and Louise Seynhaeve.
Laura Bifano
Victoria B.C. artist Laura Bifano creates a fun and unique menagerie of cubism creatures.
Googie Sign Prints
Just added to the Etsy shop, a selection of whimsical “Googie” styled sign illustrations available as 8″ x 10″ signed and matted prints.
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Superlative Heroes/Nefarious Villains Back to Back Book
**June 8th 2016 Update**
3 leather bound artist’s proofs now available.
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Presenting The Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains book. Both sets of Victorian/Steampunk characters have been combined into a unique back to back book structure. This handmade limited edition of 100 measures at 7.25″ x 5″ and is covered in tan and black book cloth featuring gold and silver Lokta end papers. Covers are adorned with a hot stamped foil emblems representing each side. Hand bound with care and artistic precision by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery.
What follows is a small selection of pages from the collection of 48 total characters with bios, 12 episodes of action and enlightenment and a partial glimpse at 1 of the 2 whimsical novelty advertising pages.
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San Diego Comic Con 2011- Wrap Up
The San Diego Convention Center from our hotel’s front door.
Our last day started slow and showed all the signs of a general mood of winding down… until after lunchtime. The crowds and sales suddenly came to life and we ended up with our best day to date. So it was a great way to wrap things up for our second year in San Diego. The only regret from the experience was a lack of time to spend out in the exhibit hall visiting other booths and vendors. I took a bit of time during the morning lull to document a few of our neighbor’s booths. Be sure and visit their sites for more fun and wonderfulness.
San Diego Comic Con 2011- Day 4
Peter Mayhew with his purchase of my “Hairy Trinity” print.
Another day of great sales with the added bonus of two great events. The first was the purchase of my signed print titled “The Hairy Trinity” by the wife of Mr. Peter Mayhew, a.k.a. Chewbacca. (Peter has recently undergone surgery and wasn’t able to walk the convention floor.) Shortly after the purchase I visited Peter’s signing booth to thank them both for the purchase and was invited to take a picture of Peter holding his print.
The second event was the purchase of one of my new Superlative/Nefarious books by a gentleman that showed an intense interest and asked several questions about the project. As we wrapped up the sale he presented his business card and identified himself as a project executive with Imagine Entertainment, the company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. So perhaps my book will eventually work its way through the studio’s intricate project review maze.
More photos from the day:
San Diego Comic Con 2011- Day 3
Today’s sales were a record for a single day’s effort for us. Thus we were both very focused on staying close to the booth. What follows are some additional shots around the convention floor before the doors opened, a couple of booth shots of talented folks (and new friends) and more costume fun.
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Thank you Harry
The recent release of the final chapter of the Harry Potter saga has caused me to reflect upon how J.K. Rowling’s magical creation affected me over a decade ago. In the spring of 2000, Warner Brothers was furiously at work on production for the first film episode. In conjunction with filming they were putting together an official style guide to distribute to merchandisers so that all the various products to follow would maintain consistency in their look. I was approached by an L.A. design firm that was working directly with Warner Brothers to contribute my digital scratch board style to a long list of preliminary designs. The task was an enormous undertaking: create over 50 finished pieces in a week.
Among the endless hours of work that week, one of the highlights was receiving a fax with J.K. Rowling’ signature next to her visual take on how she envisioned the sorting hat should look. The studio’s version was more of a puffy Disney-esque style that was changed to a leaner, pointy classic witches hat version.
(Upper right) Warner Brothers initial sorting hat design request that I worked up. Fax received of J.K. Rowling’s sketch of the sorting hat on the left and my version of the finished approved version from her on the lower right.
After the first batch was completed and approved, I received additional requests over the next few weeks that brought my total contribution to over 100 pieces. After the first film’s release, the marketing of products shifted dramatically from using illustration to using movie stills and photography. Before that happened there was a magical window of time when a trip to a (now defunct) Warner Brothers store in the mall yielded tables and racks full of items that sported my efforts on the project.
“Googie A-Go-Go” deluxe edition book
In addition to the small pamphlet version, comes a signed, limited edition (5) hand bound version of the “Googie A-Go-Go” book. This version has the same content as its small counterpart and includes electric blue and red book cloth cover, snazzy cut paper medallion on the cover and high quality 61 lb printed pages inside. 14 full color illustrations with humorous text. Book dimensions are 13″ x 9.5.” This deluxe fancypants version will be introduced at our Small Press booth (N-13) next week at San Diego’s International Comic-Con event.