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Blast off! [PICTURES!]

2012-02-01T09:05:00.001-05:00

This year seems like it's started off with a bang! I've been busy with lots of projects since the very beginning, and it feels great. Album art, tee shirts, demons and a card game - plus the start of school - January has been a blur!

But not only have I had projects, I am getting my first solo tee printed at teefury.com! This little love robot will be available for the entire 24 hours of FEBRUARY 5, 2012 - for each shirt sold, I will receive one American dollar.

I'm contributing an illustration to the Ars Goetia: 72 Demons project. My choice was Duke Aim. This one is due really soon, and as usual - I have no idea what I'm going to do about color. I'll be sure to post the final piece once it's done.

This is an ice cream golem. He's part of the pieces I'm doing for the nifty sounding Jak and Poi Cards project, up on Kickstarter. I was definitely thinking of the Thrice Cream Man from the cartoon series Chowder. Scoop in mouth time!

I'm also doing some album artwork for the Staten Island band Tryptophan. Here's a dude exploding.

Through all of this Team Pepperpot has been going strong, we've got a great comic coming together. Most especially I love collaborating with Anna-Maria Jung and Daniel Scribner.

I've been surprised to find out how much I enjoy drawing layouts and backgrounds. Here are some of my favorites, so far:

There's still a long way to go on Project Pepperpot, I can't wait to see how it's going to unfold!

With all of this going on, I'm also just heading back to school. This semester seems like it will have a few great teachers (along with the usual crazy ones). I'm hoping to have lots of great new stuff as the semester goes on, new stuff that isn't all life drawing. I'm excited to get deeper into the illustration side of things.

As usual, keep your eye here at Cubefarm for more news as the month rolls on! If you're feeling more social you can follow me on Tumblr and Facebook!

(belatedly) Happy New Years!

2012-01-15T10:02:00.000-05:00

The New Year is here, and I was promptly felled by a head cold - cards that should have been printed, glued and mailed did not happen. Though my New Years cards were procrastinated upon, I have had a great beginning to the New Year!

Four new projects are coming up, my first solo tshirt print, a job and going back to school.

Keep your eyes on this spot, my friends, news will be forthcoming...

In the meantime, best wishes for your New Year, may your journeys be fruitful and your horizons full of joy!

Art School :: Uuuuughhhh

2011-12-06T21:42:00.001-05:00

While the majority of my classes this semester are pretty good, there's always one that drives me insane. It's been a long time since I've had an art teacher that has given me an assignment that has made me so irritated; The project, in a nutshell, is to make a huge drawing on illustration board, from magazine reference. The layouts were put down by the teacher (she claims the students have never been able to make good layouts in past years), and we're supposed to "find the shapes" in each figure - apparently this makes every drawing good "always, every time, no exceptions".

Apparently.

In any case, I'm making the best of this project and really working on those cross hatch and stippling skills, I'm actually pretty happy with how it looks so far - considering I'm less than thrilled with the subject matter itself. I'm also head over heels about working on illustration board, which the ink flows over and sits on the surface without any bleeding or buckling. It's a thing of beauty, I tell you.

I started this out by using the same process I used in my Illustration 101 class, blowing up the reference image and laying it out using a transfer sheet, then just inking it in as I go with brushes, dip pens and a .07 marker.

Now it's time to get back to work, this thing is due in the morning.

Dr. Sketchy's NYC

2011-11-21T08:47:00.001-05:00

I went to my first Dr. Sketchy meet up here in NYC last week, the theme was Godzilla! Dr. Sketchy's is hosted at the Bowery Poetry Club, the costumes are fun and silly and there's booze and prizes for silly drawing!

Warm up, one minute sketch!

I wish they had used the tiny, old school Godzilla head more. This was the only time the model used it.

The theme for this one was an epic battle between Godzilla and someone. Not remembering how to draw Ultraman, I made a knockoff Ultraman and won an enormous, squishy narwhal!

Portrait from Photo :: Process

2011-11-06T13:21:00.000-05:00

I'm taking a really great illustration class at FIT with Salvatore Catalano. With some tricks I was able to paint this (fairly impressive, IMHO) portrait in acrylic.

The trick was making a transfer of the original photo then slowly working in each of the values. Finally, using some matte acrylic medium to thin the acrylic a dry brush technique is used to blend the values together.

The finished piece, it looks like me!

Almost done! At this point Sal told me I needed to soften all the hard edges (like around the shirt and the hair) as well as adding a tiny bit more value to the nose. The softened edges really MADE the piece.

The ugly baby phase. Ugh, at this point in the painting I was a little worried it would never look good. An important lesson as an artist is to know that you just need to keep working no matter how fugly a piece is looking -- it will eventually get better!

This is the first pass at the major values over the tracing of the photo.

The Zombies Ride at Dawn and the Magicians Assistant

2011-10-25T17:22:00.000-04:00

Over on my Facebook Fan Page I asked fans to suggest something for me to draw. The suggestion given was "zombie unicorn" and this is what I came up with along with a quick show of the process. this was definitely one of those lucky times where the first sketch and the finished piece look pretty much the same!

First there was the sketch...

Then there was the cleaned up pencils.

Then comes inks and colors!

I also participate in the Today's Doodle blog, an excellent repository of talent and daily drawings from around the world. Here's one of mine from the topic for "magicians assistant".

Tools of the Trade

2011-10-19T13:40:00.002-04:00

Just something quick for the moment, for those who are curious. Here are some of the supplies I use to draw!

Supercat

2011-10-16T10:54:00.001-04:00

Supercat is unhelpful...

What Art School Is All About

2011-10-09T19:15:00.000-04:00

Gesture Sketches!

Charcoal Studies!

American Gods Art Jam

2011-10-03T15:10:00.002-04:00

I got to be part of a really excellent art jam over at SuperPunch - there were so many great illustrations! I feel great being part of such an esteemed group of illos.

This illo gave me lots of trouble, it really took awhile for me to figure out exactly how I wanted to show Mr. Ibis & Mr. Jacquel. Below are a bunch of my sketches, the early colored work, and finally the finished piece.

Make sure to check out the rest of the great illustrations up on SuperPunch!

Of Tees and Tshirts

2011-10-01T19:28:00.000-04:00

Big news folks, if you don't know already, my Doctor Who tshirt collab w/ Anna-Maria Jung is up for purchase at J!NX. Available in ladies and gents fittings!

The Doctor loves silly hats!

Speaking of collaborations w/ Anna-Maria, here's one that just finished voting on Threadless! This might be my favorite collaboration yet. Check out Anna-Maria's blog for a nice recount of our process working as a team.

Ninjas! Dinosaurs! Space! Melee! EPIC!

Here's an illo I've just finished - maybe it will be a tee shirt somewhere? Maybe not. Either way - I've had this idea about meerkats as hipsters for awhile, and I finally got around to drawing it!

Also, I've got a random assortment of shirts up at Tilteed and DesignbyHumans for voting. Why not leave a few comments?

DbH: Deep City

DbH: Fail Bird

Tilteed: Rising Above

Tilteed: Nerdy Ganesha

Expect a few more tshirt subs soon, as well as some other goodies.

That's all for now!

Project Pepperpot: world building

2011-09-12T08:48:00.001-04:00

I mentioned back in May that Anna-Maria Jung (whose blog you should go see for more updates on our collaborative pepperpot project) and I had combined our skills and begun a project together. That project (deemed Project: Pepperpot for now) is coming together great!

One of my favorite things about working on this project is all of the world building involved. Figuring out what the cities and towns will look like, how our characters will dress and (my favorite part) figuring out the sorts of animals that are running around this world.

Here are some of my favorite creature sketches so far:

those look like they'd be useful with a slingshot...

I LOVE giant, rideable birds.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEIR ARMS?!

squeek squeek squeeker squeek

Stay tuned here at Cubefarm for more updates on how the project is going and other artsy updates.

Want more? Make sure to check out my spot on DeviantArt, my new TUMBLR account and my updated website for all the latest rebekie.b stuff!

The Road Trip II

2011-09-06T22:08:00.000-04:00

I told you we should have asked for directions.

The Road Trip

2011-09-04T19:11:00.003-04:00

...is that a lighthouse?

Monster RPG

2011-09-01T12:22:00.002-04:00

Just a quick one for now....

threadless :: the children of the night...

2011-08-09T21:25:00.003-04:00

I seem to be on a drawing spree! Another Threadless sub based on the Dracula quote:

Listen to them - the children of the night. What music they make!

Threadless :: Super Botanical Study

2011-08-07T17:15:00.002-04:00

I really adore the old botanical illustration style and nature identification books in general. All those details, those lovely watercolors, that illegible writing!

Here's a play on those illustrations featuring creatures from one of my favorite video games.

Mushrooms, piranha plants, koopas and goombas - oh my!

Threadless :: Moonlight Foxes

2011-08-01T19:24:00.003-04:00

Here's my latest submission at Threadless.

Sometimes an idea comes out pretty much fully formed, this was one of them.

A fully formed sketch! I don't think I even drew a thumbnail for this one.

The finished piece took a few hours, but came together with seemingly little effort. I think it looks great!

Spiderman #666 Variant Comic for Jim Hanley's Universe

2011-07-28T13:46:00.000-04:00

For the release of Amazing Spiderman #666 (written by Dan Slott, penciled by Stefano Caselli) Marvel gave comic shops the option of placing an image of their choosing on the cover of the Daily Bugle.

My local shop, Jim Hanley's Universe (which is full of awesome, btw), asked me to come up with an image for their variant. After some thinking I came up with the below illo of long time comic enthusiasts and managers of JHU Nick Purpura (on the left) and Ronnie Hill with his darling babe (in the middle) just moments after Spidey has saved the beloved and iconic shop from the evil clutches of evil (alas, Nick got a little scuffed up in the process).

You can swing by (haha) Jim Hanley's Universe (located in midtown Manhattan, across from the Empire State Building as well as in New Dorp, Staten Island) to pick up this special variant today!

Even babies love Spider-Man!

A long box of comics with my illo! Yes!

Drawing @ SOI

2011-07-15T20:45:00.001-04:00

Last night I went to the Society of Illustrators for a little costume drawing. The theme was Bastille Day so the ladies were dressed up as saucy French women; they brought bread as a prop which broke soon into the drawing session. After the bread broke, there was a bready battle!

Threadless :: Temp Tat Challenge!

2011-07-13T18:34:00.001-04:00

Threadless is having a temporary tattoo challenge to which I submitted the below!

Show your love by clicking this tasty link!

Shirts Shirts and more Shirts

2011-07-06T13:38:00.000-04:00

Hey there kiddos! Some new stuff for the month of July!

FIRST, you can buy stuff with pictures I've made on it! Yes, it's true, I've opened a Spreadshirt shop where you can acquire a shirt with everyone's favorite Nerdy Ganesha image!

You can ALSO go to MY CAFEPRESS SHOP and find a pint glass with the same image on it.

You can expect to see more designs up soon. If you have suggestions for products or favorite illustrations let me know!

Also up, is a new Threadless design featuring many, many bunnies. Gosh, I really, REALLY love bunnies.

Threadless :: The Fight for the Throne

2011-06-26T14:24:00.002-04:00

Here's an homage to the Game of Thrones (both the books and the HBO series, which I am thoroughly enjoying). This piece took me FOREVER - but I think it came out great!

The dragon, the stag, the wolf and the lion: who will win the throne?

WIP :: Things to Come - Lions and Peppers

2011-06-25T13:38:00.000-04:00

I've been busy drawing away - here's a glimpse at things to come!

A kingly lion!

A stand of colorful peppers!

Threadless Collaborations :: The Big Apple Tree

2011-06-22T11:18:00.004-04:00

My most recent collaboration with Anna-Maria Jung is a tribute to the city of New York and all it has to offer.

Concept, layout and color by Anna-Maria Jung, inks by me!

WIP :: Things to Come

2011-06-20T00:48:00.000-04:00

Anna-Maria Jung and I are collaborating on something new, here's a hint of stuff to come!

Life Drawing @ the Society of Illustrators

2011-06-15T19:35:00.000-04:00

Now that school is out I have time to head to the Society of Illustrators for their weekly model drawing nights (with live music, SO cool). This time around they had a lovely full figured model who was lots of fun to draw.

This is my favorite of the sketches done in crayon.

Vikings: The Ultimate Question

2011-05-23T10:34:00.001-04:00

If pirates have ninjas, who are the sworn enemies of vikings? Mummies? Zombies? Romans?

Some sketches while this life changing question is pondered:

Threadless :: Rise Above & a bunch of monsters

2011-05-19T10:22:00.001-04:00

Some quick stuff for you ---

A new shirt to vote on!

Monsters!

Super Secret: Project Pepperpot

2011-05-16T19:09:00.002-04:00

So, there's a rumor out there that maybe I'm working on some kind of super amazing collaborative project with the ever formidable Anna-Maria Jung. This project may feature lots of awesome fantasy stuff and a lot of silliness.

Here's a first glimpse of the awesomeness in store!

The Good (model sheet by Anna-Maria):

The pointy (sketch by me):

The intensely awesome (pencils and colors by Anna-Maria, inks by me):

Threadless :: Seacity

2011-04-18T21:09:00.002-04:00

Coral! Fish! Buildings!

Life Drawing @ the Society of Illustrators

2011-04-17T11:08:00.000-04:00

The Society of Illustrators has life drawing nights (with live jazz and wine!); below are the results of an evening. The models were a Gothic Lolita character and a Mean Clown (with scary big nose and The Crow makeup).

Oh boy!

Buildings, buildings, buildings

2011-04-14T14:25:00.000-04:00

Boy do I love drawing buildings...

More from Photog Class

2011-04-13T11:13:00.000-04:00

Fighters!

2011-04-11T16:04:00.000-04:00

For an upcoming Burning Wheel project.

Yes!

Tshirts - Revenge of the Damsels

2011-04-05T11:13:00.000-04:00

This awesome collaboration between Anna-Maria Jung and I is now available for purchase (but for a limited time only!). You know you want one!

Old New Photos

2011-03-31T15:44:00.002-04:00

WIP? :: What the hell is this, anyway?

2011-03-25T10:36:00.001-04:00

Yeah, I'm not sure.

WIP :: Orc v. Dwarf

2011-03-22T15:52:00.003-04:00

New project featuring medieval fantasy characters fighting.

Yes!

Threadless :: Whales Over the City

2011-03-15T11:57:00.002-04:00

The latest for Threadless. O, yes.

Self Doubt at 2 a.m.

2011-03-11T16:37:00.001-05:00

The Lady Knight :: WIP

2011-03-09T09:19:00.001-05:00

...this needs a background...

Photography Class

2011-03-03T21:21:00.000-05:00

I had forgotten how much fun it is to develop my film, it's so old school. These were taken with a Nikon FE10.

Threadless :: Collaboration Celebration

2011-01-19T18:44:00.001-05:00

Still awaiting approval from the Threadless team, check out this lovely collaboration between the ever fabulous Anna-Maria Jung and I.

WIP :: Super Secret Project! - COLORS?!

2011-01-17T09:52:00.001-05:00

So this is me, pulling my hair out, wondering whether these colors look right. Do these colors look right? I can't tell! I CAN'T TELL!

On the upside, almost done and before the deadline, no less! *fist pump*

WIP :: Super Secret Project! - final inks

2011-01-13T07:24:00.000-05:00

Geez, I didn't think I would ever get those pencils done. Now I have one week to finish coloring. GAH! GAAAH! AAAAAH!

Can she do it? You bet your bottom I can.

More to come; same bat time, same bat channel.

WIP :: Super Secret Project!

2011-01-05T07:01:00.000-05:00

First post of the new year, awww yeah.

Here's a super secret WIP for you!

Coming up to the end

2010-12-27T09:22:00.002-05:00

You may have heard it snowed here in NYC.

You heard right.

Here's something I was playing around with this weekend. The colors are too muddy, and it needs a lot of work. I forgot how much I like playing with guache.

Hart and Heart :: THREADLESS!

2010-11-30T18:07:00.004-05:00

Up for scoring!

Hart and Heart

2010-11-28T11:08:00.004-05:00

wip: The Apothecary - pencils v2

2010-11-27T13:31:00.001-05:00

WIP: The Apothecary - pencils

2010-11-24T07:19:00.001-05:00

WIP: The Apothecary - color

2010-11-13T13:40:00.002-05:00

WIP: the Apothecary

2010-11-10T07:12:00.001-05:00

a sketch for you!

stackhouses illo :: WIP??

2010-10-27T06:54:00.001-04:00

It's an obsession...

stack houses tee

2010-10-25T07:58:00.003-04:00

WIP :: staxhouses car

2010-10-19T18:56:00.002-04:00

Little Robot

2010-10-19T18:07:00.001-04:00

Pirates and Mermaids

2010-10-05T07:09:00.002-04:00

Hey folks, I'll be signing at the upcoming 10 10 10 Burning Wheel Convention on October 9 from 3-5!

See you there!

Two Heads are Better Than One

2010-09-12T18:58:00.002-04:00

Threadless submission numero dos!

Click the link and show your love.

And remember, there are still a few days left to vote on the Nerdy Ganesha.

subway peoples

2010-09-10T22:25:00.002-04:00

Threadless design - Nerdy Ganesha

2010-09-08T06:55:00.004-04:00

Do you like this drawing? Do you want to see it on a shirt? Do you want that shirt?

Please click the linky below and score this design. With your help we can all wear fantastic tshirts and I will finally, FINALLY rule the world.

thank you.

really.

subway peoples

2010-08-25T22:04:00.001-04:00

A year goes by...

2010-08-23T20:20:00.001-04:00

...and suddenly Freemarket is out. That's my art there on the cover.

mind = blown

before

2010-07-21T07:26:00.001-04:00

it came from the sketchbook

2010-07-19T22:14:00.000-04:00

it came from the sketchbook

2010-07-11T13:24:00.002-04:00

I'm updating again!

NEW WEBSITE

2010-02-16T12:16:00.003-05:00

Update your links my beloved followers, I have a fine new website:

jackalope-art.com

Halloweenie

2009-10-28T06:02:00.001-04:00

M.O.D.O.K. vs Luchadores [DONE]

2009-10-23T18:48:00.001-04:00

Luchadors vs M.O.D.O.K

2009-10-06T07:17:00.005-04:00

who would win in a fight?

STATION - FINISHED

2009-10-04T10:43:00.001-04:00

I realized I never actually posted the finished version of this...

headphones

2009-10-04T10:24:00.003-04:00

stackhouses

2009-09-30T18:50:00.004-04:00

Two Sketchbook Covers

2009-07-05T20:25:00.002-04:00

STATION :: WIP

2009-07-01T07:55:00.000-04:00

Cover Design

2009-06-16T06:26:00.001-04:00

Station : WIP

2009-06-02T18:02:00.001-04:00

Station

2009-05-27T07:38:00.001-04:00

Look, I'm An Art Student!

2009-05-18T19:49:00.003-04:00

from my just finished printing class. these are all linoleum prints.

HENNA TEST NUMBER AWESOME

2009-05-04T07:31:00.005-04:00

My own hand, this was the first time I attempted the toilet paper wrapping and... IT WORKED! I should have never doubted all those internet peoples. The TP sticks perfectly to the sticky dry henna and seemed perfectly content just stay there. I even did some designs on my feet which, after the henna dried, remained pretty crisp. It was also nice to not wake up with henna bits all in my socks and my bed. That's kinda gross.

I did these on my mum while visiting over the weekend. As expected, I'm going to need to figure out how to restrain her from smudging all the fresh work!

Kat Makes Tiny Cranes

2009-05-01T20:38:00.002-04:00

HOW DOES SHE DO IT???

Henna 005

2009-04-20T21:15:00.003-04:00

Attempt 005, mixed my own henna, dye release came quickly (harhar), and the stain is a crazy chromium orange in under 3 hours. Need to sift the henna for the next batch as this one was kind of clumpy and kept clogging the bottle, but I think I'm getting somewhere!

Henna 004

2009-04-17T07:02:00.004-04:00

I found ready-made henna in a little shop on 1st and 6th (which also sells a friggin' awesome selection of nice soaps and a heaping crap ton of amazing spices and dried fruit), as well as the henna powder. Last night I used the Jani henna which seemed like it was probably pretty aged, I applied it with the jac bottle I used last time (it was a little runny, but worked really well in the bottle), and used the sugar/lemon glaze to coat.

So here it is, left on overnight... the henna probably was old, and my feet were freezing (It seems heat has something do w/ the dying process as well). It's definitely darker than the previous batch, and my designs are improving (sort of)... but we will wait till this weekend to have another go.

jackalope

2009-04-15T07:55:00.000-04:00

looking better...

jackalope wip

2009-04-13T18:42:00.002-04:00

getting uglier, but more defined.

Jackalope

2009-04-11T22:34:00.003-04:00

In progress, this painting is currently in it's fugly phase.

Henna Test 003

2009-04-08T07:02:00.003-04:00

Well, at least you can discern that I was attempting a design...

Went to craft shop last night and found plastic squeezy bottles w/ tiny tips, it was MUCH easier to control, though I'm still using a little too much. After the application I dabbed w/ lemon/sugar, let it dry (mostly) and wrapped it loosely in plasticwrap and sports tape for the night. The top and bottom of the wrap got all messed up over the night, which is why there is so much staining on my wrist... this shouldn't be a real problem though since it'll be used in the morning, ultimately. I should test this weekend where I can do this early and leave on for the day.

Henna : A Montage of Progress

2009-04-07T07:35:00.004-04:00

So I've been elected the henna artist for mum's wedding in June, which is good because we're off to a slow start.

Attempt one, henna left on for two hours. I need to work on designs and technique, I wasn't really paying too much attention when I did this. Also must consider a way to keep it covered so I don't start picking at the drying crumbs.

The stain isn't too bad, though... at least I got my chemistry right.

From the same evening, left on overnight with a glaze of watered elmers glue. Slightly darker stain, but need to find a more effective wrap, and a way to keep the blobs moist.

elephanthead and final scifi drawings

2009-03-22T09:47:00.005-04:00

It's done!!!

PRAYERS AND HOSPITALS....

2009-03-04T06:20:00.004-05:00

...iiiiinnnn sppppaaaaaaccceeee!!!111

MUSEUMS IN SPACE!

2009-02-24T07:31:00.001-05:00

It's Not Over 'Till....

2009-02-18T07:28:00.003-05:00

Bars: Noodles & Booze

2009-02-14T13:25:00.004-05:00

SPACES

2009-02-11T23:32:00.001-05:00

I hate you perspective. I hate you.

view from a window

2009-01-29T22:21:00.003-05:00

of rollrsk8s and jackalopes with wings

2009-01-27T19:25:00.004-05:00

VAMPIRE KITTAH!

2009-01-24T11:59:00.001-05:00

robots and softdrinks

2009-01-13T23:09:00.002-05:00

Fakey Tilt Photography

2009-01-11T23:21:00.003-05:00

Isn't Photoshop grand?