Beautiful Blood, the Mini-Comic!

Hey internet-ers. I recently finished a mini-comic for the Portland-based indie rock band The Crash Engine. Their latest album, Beautiful Blood, is pretty fantastic and you should go and listen to the LP sampler on their Facebook page right now. The entire album won’t be released for a couple of months. Here’s a few tidbits from the comic:

This was such a swell project to do for an equally swell group of guys. I’ll talk more specifically about it once I get a physical copy back from the printers, but in the meantime enjoy these sample images. And check out that music!

Here Be Gators…

Diner Love

Delicious chinese food served up all night long in a kitschy diner? Yes, please.

The Bedroom

My room growing up was never this cool.

“Wait” Color Study

I did this loose color study for a friend’s project. I’m planning on doing a couple more so stay tuned.

Also, I decided to lock up my Twitter account because I’ve finally had it with the spam. If you’d like to follow me, don’t be shy, just send me a request.

The Roof

“He leaves the water running to cover the sound of him crawling out the window. He pushes his backpack through, then shimmies out head and arms first.”

The Lobby

I’m starting to tackle designs for some of the locations in the comic book. Trying to find the right amount of freehanded-ness in the line, too.

Today’s Warm-Up and an Interview

Here are some architectural thumbnails for today’s warm-up. I love doing these quick little studies, just playing with shape and proportion.

In other news, Chris and I were interviewed over on Pinball Publishing’s blog, CoinOp, regarding our collaborative project, Rigamaru. We talk about how the whole thing got started, our process and inspiration, and what’s on the horizon this year. Check it out, folks.

One last thing, Chris has a monoprint up for auction in the Brownstones to Red Dirt charity fundraiser. The auction will take place online, March 6th-13th. Check out their website for more details, and to see all the fantastic work being donated!

Grand Opening: Rigamaru Online Shop!

The little business that Chris and I started is finally up and running at http://www.rigamaru.com! If you missed us this year at Alternative Press Expo, our products can now be ordered online through the site. There are still lots of items I need to get photographed and added to the shop, so keep an eye out for updates via the blog, our twitter feed, or on our facebook page.

Chris and I are really excited about this new venture, and thankful for everyone’s support! We hope you enjoy the goodies!

Rigamaru

Chris and I have spent the last few months working on this collaborative little venture called Rigamaru, which is also the banner we’re exhibiting under this weekend at APE. We’ve got a rinky-dink website up, complete with twitter feed, where you’ll eventually be able to buy our goodies and follow what we’re up to. This weekend we’ve got a selection of shirts, pocket-sized sketchbooks, posters, and assorted hand-made wares. Stop by and see us at booth #228!

More Architecture Tests…

Another test in the sketchbook today. Trying to nail down the level of “freehanded-ness” I want in the finished inks. I like where this is going, but I think some of the edges are still too soft and the proportions could use more exaggeration.

Marie Tests

Looks Test

Good friend Sara and I have been collaborating on a special little (perhaps not so little?) project for awhile now. Here is a bit of a looks test from my sketchbook today.

The Brothers Ink

In addition to the other designs here, the above tshirt will be available for purchase over at The Brothers Ink in June. Keep an eye out for their opening, it’s looking to be a pretty great lineup of contributors, including Andrew Hem and Jason Alexander. And hey, you can’t beat 10 bucks for a tshirt!