Doctor Who?

Hello webfolk, how's tricks?  So today is a big day for Whovians, as Doctor Who is celebrating it's 50th anniversary.  To mark this occasion, the Paramount commissioned me to do a poster for their screenings of Day of the Doctor!  Now, I must admit that I knew nary a thing about the good Doctor going into this project, which made it particularly challenging.  I mean, how does one wrap up 50 years worth of television that one hasn't seen in a single image.  This one obviously had his work cut out for him.  Luckily my roommate is a big fan and guided me through some of the particulars.  

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Posters Revisited

I was recently asked for a print of the Jackie Brown poster that I did earlier this year, but  with the title integrated into the design.  I decided to also tweak the frame size and add a border so it would better match the posters I've been doing for The Paramount.  I was so pleased with the way it looked, I did the same thing for my Blade Runner design.  

There's also a teaser poster for an upcoming Doctor Who event.  Check back soon to see the finalized poster!

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Halloween Machine Twenty-Thirteen!

 Hello ladies and ghouls!  It's once again Halloween, which means I can catch up on the post I forgot to do last year.  Well, that and eat ALL the candy.  This year was my 7th annual costumed pumpkin carving party, and so once again I felt obliged to do some original art for the invitations.  You may recall previous years here and here.  It kind of forced me to do a style that I hadn't really messed with for a year, but it was fun.  You'll also notice the artwork from the previous year, which, due to a sugar-induced coma I forgot to post last year.  Finally, there is a new feature, one of my few forays into 3-dimensional artwork.  I went as Kane from 'Alien' this year, and decided to create my own chest-burster.  This little sucker is made from styrofoam, sculpey clay, wire, some plastic, hot glue, house paint, and mod podge.  Happy Halloween everybody!

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It's Just a Jump to the Left...

For the 2nd movie poster this month I've illustrated the insane Halloween classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."  This one was fun, but a bit of a beast.  I had to redraw Tim Curry about 5 times to get his creepy mug the way I wanted it.  You can see a few of the earlier versions below.  My favorite part of this one is Riff Raff and Magenta firing their anti-matter lasers to create the border.  They were by far the easiest characters to draw.  I know it's probably a little controversial to do a Rocky Horror poster that doesn't actually depict Rocky in all his muscular glory, but I thought it was more fun to maintain a bit of mystery about the character.  Now I'm off to start work on my Halloween costume for this year.  I intend on being a complete bloody mess.

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We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

Hello m'lovelies!  It's that time of year again!  Halloween is just around the corner, and as such I've been wearing last year's Adam West Batman costume around the house as much as humanly possible while procuring a nest made of "fun-size" candy bars in the living room that I sleep on and guard with the ferocity of a mother polar bear.  

When I find time, however, I've also been working on some artwork.  I got the full lineup of films for the local repertory theater, picked out a good one for later in the month, (to assure I had plenty of time) and had been working out the comps for a poster when suddenly I had an idea I couldn't shake for the screening of "Psycho."  The only problem?  It was the first screening of the month, giving me only a week to work it into my schedule and get it to print.  Thanks a pantload creative unconscious!  Well, somehow it all fell into place much faster than I'd anticipated, and I got the entire thing done less than 2 days after the initial conception.  It was an easy birth.

Movie Mania Part II

Last July marked a very sad occasion for myself and many of my friends.  It was the one year anniversary of the death of our beloved friend, Caleb Braudrick.  I don't quite know how to put into words the enormity of loss I still feel at his passing.  He was a fierce friend with a big heart and an infectious laugh who had a passion for helping the underdog.  He was a thoughtful man, a musician and writer, and perhaps the funniest person I have ever met.  He was also a huge fan of horror movies, and I attribute some of my own love of the genre to his influence.  We decided to celebrate his life with a double feature of two of his favorite films, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Lunch Meat."  A local repertory cinema, The Paramount graciously allowed us to use their facility, and the evening was a huge success full of laughter, memories, and a few tears.

I was so impressed with The Paramount that I went back and spoke with them about future posters for upcoming events, and I got my chance to participate this weekend with a screening of "Apocalypse Now."  The producer of the film, Gray Frederickson, came and did a Q & A and signed posters.  It was cool to get to chat with him about the film and rub elbows with other cinema lovers.

Thundercats Ho!!!

My initial goal with this project was to just draw the Thundercats team, but once they were assembled, I simply couldn't stop and decided to put them in a full poster design.  This proved more difficult than I originally planned, because I had to change the lighting and colors dramatically.  Tygra was, once again, the most difficult character to get right, but it all worked out in the end.

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Thundercats!!!

It takes a really confident man-lion to try and pull off a leotard with an ab hole cut in it, but if anyone could do it, it was Lion-O.  And in all the episodes of Thundercats I watched growing up, I don't recall anyone giving him any guff for it.  And who would?!  He's the lord of the Thundercats, he can wear what he wants!  

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Thunder...

While my dislike of the Wily siblings was confined to mild irritation, my dislike of Snarf was absolute.  Certainly he had his uses, but EVERYTHING that came out of his sniveling maw was some sort of shrill, whiney complaint.  He was the team wuss, sure, but did he have to be such a simpering wet sandwich about it all the time?  He's essentially like Bill Paxton's Private Hudson from "Aliens."  In the redesign I tried to make him a little more cute and cat-like.  I can forgive a scaredy-cat, but not one that's so vocal about it.

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Thunder...

Here we have Tygra, who was probably the most time-consuming character for me to draw in this series.  It took me forever to work out his ribbon-dancing pose, his face, and muscles.  But he was worth it, because he was probably my favorite Thundercat growing up.  But that unitard...what was he thinking?  It looks like a Johnny Weir outfit.

Thunder...

Here are WilyKit and WilyKat, the obligatory kid characters that were supposed to make us as children relate to the Thundercats team.  However even as a child I found these two grating and obnoxious.  WilyKit with her Bride-of-Frankenstein hair and WilyKat with his Civil War-era sideburns didn't connect with me at all.  I just wanted to lock them and Snarf in a kennel together with no food and see who resorted to cannibalism first.  I was much more interested in being Lion-O or Tygra in those days.  That said, I really enjoyed re-designing them.  Maybe they're not so horrible after all.

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Thunder...

And here is Cheetara.  More to come in the very near future.  Check back this week for more of the team!

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Thunder...

It's a good thing Panthro had those suspenders to keep his bikini bottoms up.  And the spikes reminded you that he was tough...or possibly the first cartoon leather daddy.  Keep a close eye on this space over the next week as the rest of the team shows up!

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Phat Status XX

Holy moly, has it really been 8 months since my last Phat Status update?  I could trot out any number of excuses for the drop-off, but the reality is that the well just ran dry for a bit, so I've been devoting time to pretty, less emotionally complicated artistic pursuits (which you can buy here, btw).  But the interim has allowed me time to develop new phobias, insecurities, and self-doubts, and thus ideas for at least a few new comics to come.  Enjoy!

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Jungle Boy

Leave it to a dope like me to deliver a birthday gift over 5 months late.  This painting was to commemorate the day my friend Ashley burst forth from her mother's womb, but alas it wasn't as timely as it could have been.  But she certainly seemed to like it, so I guess better late than never.  

The slab of manly muscle depicted here is none other than Jackass's own Party Boy, Chris Pontius, who also serves as Ashley's celebrity crush.  I mentioned the idea to her husband a few months back, and he thought it would be a great idea.  In fact, it was he who suggested I make him riding a tiger.   

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Movie Mania!

Hello friendly friends!  I've been a busy bee over the last couple months, despite what this barren, neglected blog site may indicate.  Been doing lots of books and posters.  In particular, this collection of movie-themed images I've been illustrating just for the fun of it.  Sadly, I have no new Phat Status comics to share at this time, (because I'm just not phat enough), but I have a few ideas in the pipeline.  And it is my New Year's resolution to share with you more content and keep this art blog from flat-lining.  Also, if you are interested in obtaining prints of any of my work, you can write me at tightywhiteart@gmail.com or visit my website: tightywhitesartsite.com

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