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From my Tumblr:

"To Chris P, Titmouse, and the whole Motorcity fandom: I love all you guys! Here’s my gift to all of you!

I’ve made so many new friends in this fandom and that is so very precious to me. I feel like I’m a better person from interacting with all of you and I’m a better artist from seeing all the art that gets produced from and because of this show… I’m serious… I’ve become bolder in the things I draw and talk about, subjects I never thought I could. You all have inspired me to be a more awesome human being and that’s something that can never be taken away. Thank you so much! ♥
Here are wallpapers for each Burner, all of them smiling and hopeful…  If you need wallpapers in bigger/smaller sizes or at different dimensions, please let know. I hope all of you enjoy them! And guys:

Live fast, live free. ♥"

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I have a strict rule about posting fan artwork up on this blog, but I try to make an exception for art pieces that I feel adequately showcase what I want to display as an artist and creative thinker in general. With the creation of the show Motorcity, marked the first time I have ever been able to actively interact with others who had a major hand in making it. To me, Motorcity was more just an animated show, it was an artistic muse, challenging me to push forward and draw things I never thought I could. It also gave me the idea of the kind of community setting I would love to work in... A fun, vibrant, place, with wonderful people, where I can grow and help others grow as well.

All wallpapers were made in Photoshop CS3, with the pen tool. Each took about 2 hours to complete. To view the full-size version, right click then choose "Open Link in New Tab"

ReDeAnimation

This is the new theme for this blog. I’ve been meaning to make one for a while now. It’s partially based off of a dream I’ve had many times. I want to draw more of my dreams… It is also a partial self-portrait.

"Truthfully, I was afraid for to complete this picture for a number of reasons I currently cannot disclose. However, I pressed on for the sheer drive of creativity, while also striving for individuality… I don’t know if I succeeded, but one thing’s for sure: Mistakes and all, I am so damn proud of myself for completing this picture and I have absolutely no shame in that. My passions will always push me forward, assuring that I will never give up… ♥"

My friends helped a lot with the thought process of this piece... Thanks guys!

Created in Photoshop CS3 with the pen tool. Took about a week to complete.

I'm doing something, I promise...

Agrh... I've been so distracted by final year of school and other crappyness, that I've neglecting my blog... more than usual :(

I put this together really quick... I've been doing some color collaborations lately. Nothing big, but I thought I'd share.


Line work by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Colored in Photoshop CS3.



Line work by Brittany Inglese. Colored in Photoshop CS3.



Line work by Brittany Inglese. Colored in Photoshop CS3.

I realized I really like coloring line work other than just my own. It's fun! Send me a suggestion for some stuff to color if you'd like :)

EPICLY huge post is EPIC--- Summer Work

Wow... I totally went "up yours" to updating anything... Sorry about that. Summer was painfully boring and I didn't get much work on the AZU Project done...

I made a lot of artwork during the the Summer, but most of them weren't anything special... I started this work series on DeviantART called "Total Drama Sketch-a-thon", which is basically me drawing the whole Total Drama cast in my style.

I did it because I was bored and it was was suppose to be fun... It has now turned into something that is a tad bit annoying to do. Why you ask? Well for starters, I have gotten a lot of people watching my DA page now. Not people who watch because they actually like my work, no. I keep getting the people who harass me constantly to draw their favorite character. Which wouldn't be as annoying if I didn't clearly under each piece that I am NOT going in "any real order. I pick them in the order I drew them in my sketchbook, which is random." People seem to flat out ignore that one... :P

If I do ever continue the series, it'll be because I want to. Right now I have crazy college senior stuff to deal with, but try telling that to rabid teenage fanboys and girls... I almost wish I had never started it... :(

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Also during the summer I got cheated out if some artwork because of my severe lack of salesmanship skills. Ugh...

Truth be told, this started off kind of fun, but working with a client I didn't really like, on top of them being kind of annoying, was a real pain. She was too indecisive and very manipulative.

I wasn't paid for this job because in exchange, since I wanted to sell my artwork at HealthWorks and people who sell there have to give there organization a 20% commission or $250 of sales (which is a ripoff), we negotiated that I would do the drawings for the Youth Fitness Zone and then I wouldn't have to pay anything.

The client later said that I would have to create sets of artwork for her every week in order for me to keep selling artwork. She never mentioned such a constraint before I did the work for her, which made me quite upset. And that was the end of that... She was a horrible woman :(

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Now that that's all over, my favorite summer picture was a vector piece called "Outlines Are Overrated" Featuring my character Tigger and my kitty Salem :D

I also made this quote, "Never limit yourself with imaginary outlines... Live life to the fullest and reach for your dreams. <3"

It took me a while to do because I started to get really frustrated with it... It had been sitting half finished for over a month, then finally, since I figured this is my last weekend work free, I thought I'd finish it. I :heart: Vector! :D

Here is the process work:

Now for Fall work!

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