tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992640169461366662024-03-05T01:14:29.277-08:00Old Red HatHawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-54417233389246809302012-03-26T21:54:00.003-07:002012-03-26T21:57:45.373-07:001880's Action Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuiQ2COAgUhiH4u7E_Krt9whNjPk21R8fHmHKrppP-1hclnfakSsedSt86tdUnWPbYjs0eaj6rvOagnKY-iTdShnAeLqCjhzX9lgtLHF26H_iEnVT_dOPDD4sUhlGJuNMSWAbxIh3ujqy/s1600/pepperboxred.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuiQ2COAgUhiH4u7E_Krt9whNjPk21R8fHmHKrppP-1hclnfakSsedSt86tdUnWPbYjs0eaj6rvOagnKY-iTdShnAeLqCjhzX9lgtLHF26H_iEnVT_dOPDD4sUhlGJuNMSWAbxIh3ujqy/s400/pepperboxred.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724436425196183794" border="0" /></a><br />Cheating with some Photoshopping again.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-66290030028869921012012-03-16T00:31:00.003-07:002012-03-16T00:34:19.684-07:0019th Century Middle-Class Japanese<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXy2wbvtbPxlSo4PV4z8wDpGmYrVfH7RozeCK9ax8T78BP8dH4PWrntQPHrUVdah20-evUTVxUeVML7sBlTK-5V5e8wN0aYsRXptr397wYmE43Bbvhtoevcex8tTO877jNcaXda64WZMO/s1600/japan19mid_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXy2wbvtbPxlSo4PV4z8wDpGmYrVfH7RozeCK9ax8T78BP8dH4PWrntQPHrUVdah20-evUTVxUeVML7sBlTK-5V5e8wN0aYsRXptr397wYmE43Bbvhtoevcex8tTO877jNcaXda64WZMO/s400/japan19mid_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720394471989444018" border="0" /></a><br />With as excited as I was to get to a Japanese character, you'd think I would have had less trouble making it. I tried three times, and I'm not 100% happy with this one. I just wish I hadn't gone with "fat guy" again.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-32618002709491518552012-03-13T22:34:00.003-07:002012-03-13T22:41:05.049-07:0016th Century French Lady of the Court<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdugKQCuadd8Azf_w42cyz0cg85g4zfY-vpGo-3IXDiUVxHLsayuTgrIogofZUJ5GjpjBKfFjfTAgWb2ZI8cNdli6fQV_RGDWfOeDaw__TE1suDRJ15pzz5dXEAnhzAQusqpD1wNfeG3M/s1600/frenchcourt_s3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdugKQCuadd8Azf_w42cyz0cg85g4zfY-vpGo-3IXDiUVxHLsayuTgrIogofZUJ5GjpjBKfFjfTAgWb2ZI8cNdli6fQV_RGDWfOeDaw__TE1suDRJ15pzz5dXEAnhzAQusqpD1wNfeG3M/s400/frenchcourt_s3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719622304991036498" border="0" /></a><br />Far from the fluffiest and most impractical dress in my costume encyclopedia, but still not a comfy-looking one. This piece was altered a bit through Photoshop, and you can see the original here:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lu9XTo-gSqLFRHvPpAHwG-S63H77o6sFppEyzfA1e_wbyeHkJuOmP486zTVYC4eLETuGzFJcIwaXmAyrt4VEZura6A3sGsK8zJkkL_LFhsx1hOadIJsIUjOncamdw8d9NEoptUcAPci5/s1600/frenchcourt_s1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lu9XTo-gSqLFRHvPpAHwG-S63H77o6sFppEyzfA1e_wbyeHkJuOmP486zTVYC4eLETuGzFJcIwaXmAyrt4VEZura6A3sGsK8zJkkL_LFhsx1hOadIJsIUjOncamdw8d9NEoptUcAPci5/s400/frenchcourt_s1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719623052125883602" border="0" /></a>I'm starting to get more confident with markers, but I still have a lot to learn. They're fun!Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-67709408748095698642012-03-11T22:01:00.003-07:002012-03-12T17:56:24.843-07:00Byzantine Knight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TXUYKqbygi-lfwPkGyX5M9obErMqHlhyphenhyphenqpeooh3eyACm7WHhz_9uctgFuiofUZBGUiwOUQnNEhz0BEO8x0k81n3XUCtGYR6Xdbrms4I0Kf09SzYHyjsDGgqviR-asIZXkjZNI7YHEVGu/s1600/costume_byzantine_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TXUYKqbygi-lfwPkGyX5M9obErMqHlhyphenhyphenqpeooh3eyACm7WHhz_9uctgFuiofUZBGUiwOUQnNEhz0BEO8x0k81n3XUCtGYR6Xdbrms4I0Kf09SzYHyjsDGgqviR-asIZXkjZNI7YHEVGu/s400/costume_byzantine_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718871690521224770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'm getting back into using markers again, and I learned on this piece that you need to wait a bit longer for the ink to dry before you lay the markers down.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-49641004300832375112011-10-31T21:12:00.001-07:002011-10-31T21:17:08.433-07:00The Pumpkin this Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUIJ7WELouZTAtgQ-V4kOmLqEFnU-aJIkZkmAoPhKIKXhdLo-AGfnA5hZJM8Ptgd6YSCLVfusN9Ny1Xkpiw1zzvKhE7WOOu-pCivn0WBdlRPEbtTB0qpVPqBlbC1mPI6zFwLayvJcNhJE/s1600/ff1pumpkin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUIJ7WELouZTAtgQ-V4kOmLqEFnU-aJIkZkmAoPhKIKXhdLo-AGfnA5hZJM8Ptgd6YSCLVfusN9Ny1Xkpiw1zzvKhE7WOOu-pCivn0WBdlRPEbtTB0qpVPqBlbC1mPI6zFwLayvJcNhJE/s400/ff1pumpkin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669875647287525714" border="0" /></a><br />I told a kid he'd get an extra piece of candy if he could guess what game this character is from. After a long pause, he said, "Mario?" His dad thought it was Mr. Do. Dad gets points for at least knowing the name of an obscure game character.<br /><br />Believe it or not kids, Final Fantasy 7 wasn't the first Final Fantasy game they made.<br /><br />I gave the kid an extra piece of candy anyway.<br /><br />Happy Halloween, everybody.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-52408310862880012382011-07-10T15:57:00.001-07:002011-07-10T16:01:32.911-07:00The Wind... It is blowing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUmhbGL6VsPQpv6AhPtJvic9Qw-F1XYfmB-paFKkJjxG5RRjiAaDnIGk1Jhp2E-TNNX7RggcwnNrEB06SoOKfqhLBatISHMLqy4ChYh69DAJvCNrBdxKD5mMAEeh1VqhSLWbnKCHkzyFw/s1600/wwganon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUmhbGL6VsPQpv6AhPtJvic9Qw-F1XYfmB-paFKkJjxG5RRjiAaDnIGk1Jhp2E-TNNX7RggcwnNrEB06SoOKfqhLBatISHMLqy4ChYh69DAJvCNrBdxKD5mMAEeh1VqhSLWbnKCHkzyFw/s400/wwganon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627861661664752258" border="0" /></a><br />Our topic for the Avalanche Art Blog was The Legend of Zelda. And this was my doing! I've always felt like Zelda has been the most influential to me out of all the video games, so I didn't want to take this challenge lightly. That's why it took me such a long time.<br /><br />A part of me wants to make MORE Zelda art... after all, there's still Ocarina of time, some of those classics from the NES and SNES, or maybe even a preemptive strike on Skyward Sword.<br /><br />I always want to make more art than I have time for.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-35161255387538313572011-03-26T21:04:00.001-07:002011-03-26T21:05:19.149-07:00More Pumpkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzl_LZOILajAsZMfo367c8ZYNIdEuWPo7eFwZvVUEYFwCOrnkIhfVF3y2oycXHxCJ6qiBY1q15vwJBk7wGIL_44DcI6RzehGzI94HBvEPRYlkHKiQ_cnTVRlDR9Vl1K02pvGYe9LdVOUZ/s1600/pumpkins.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzl_LZOILajAsZMfo367c8ZYNIdEuWPo7eFwZvVUEYFwCOrnkIhfVF3y2oycXHxCJ6qiBY1q15vwJBk7wGIL_44DcI6RzehGzI94HBvEPRYlkHKiQ_cnTVRlDR9Vl1K02pvGYe9LdVOUZ/s400/pumpkins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588605840851881602" border="0" /></a><br />No, these were done at Halloween, not just recently.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-5223432929853210062011-03-26T20:19:00.000-07:002011-03-26T20:30:30.366-07:00Catching up...I haven't posted here for a long time so, I'll try and put a little bit more art on this blog. Both of these are pictures made for the <a href="http://avalanchesoftware.blogspot.com/">Avalanche Art Blog</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_H3QhyLcpq5yiCLX0MyeMGmskngl5Nr9SDIp60zQxVuYki24PCBaItZe_7iEWOrGQnDsFj_DAAmtU6RUaNsVju2seNZVjcQShYpvMHMsZOsto806hfzCS5E1FqxaqNveqwIFUCOH0xss/s1600/Troll_toll.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_H3QhyLcpq5yiCLX0MyeMGmskngl5Nr9SDIp60zQxVuYki24PCBaItZe_7iEWOrGQnDsFj_DAAmtU6RUaNsVju2seNZVjcQShYpvMHMsZOsto806hfzCS5E1FqxaqNveqwIFUCOH0xss/s400/Troll_toll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588594812033767218" border="0" /></a><br />Here, the topic was "Trolls", so I drew my favorite troll, Danny Devito. You gotta pay the troll toll to get in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiy1ZK31oXnmDIJGEmJqqZLz-jPZvQfw-P7uULguUIpwC0SPEltucQwhXqjlgWzgUOdvvXiBckzFYPHVbGwO50AFEnJcNixBPkqCAz3Y9YdRFI68o2TSsfn9_l8zWAWSKqqQg2IUec_fd6/s1600/santavslithgow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiy1ZK31oXnmDIJGEmJqqZLz-jPZvQfw-P7uULguUIpwC0SPEltucQwhXqjlgWzgUOdvvXiBckzFYPHVbGwO50AFEnJcNixBPkqCAz3Y9YdRFI68o2TSsfn9_l8zWAWSKqqQg2IUec_fd6/s400/santavslithgow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588595413873926818" border="0" /></a><br />For this one, the Topic was "Santa", so I reached deep down into my childhood memories to recall one of the many holiday movies attempting to attain that coveted perennial Christmas profitability. Rather than choose something by Rankin Bass, I went with Santa Claus: The Movie, a mid-80's affair that was only notable for its blandness and brief inclusion of Burgess Meredith (The Penguin!). OH... and also yet another incredible performance by the wonderful John Lithgow! I could watch this holiday turd over and over again just for the Lithgow parts. Santa never directly confronted Lithgow in the movie, but this is what I imagined their fight scene to look like.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-17532468015208440832009-11-09T20:46:00.000-08:002009-11-09T20:48:44.633-08:00Cyclops<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2yxB9lxbn4LMDC48cSNkGNJlBVK51cZtybL8E2Inxzo-BblXVWaezKo_NtgxAowOx8poWKKVVMUrFN0coQl5g8_tiqdgQdWhNrfKv3QqbYCpi_6yS_EsjM1HbY8Ejj2WvV9-cbd9g8Mr/s1600-h/cyclops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2yxB9lxbn4LMDC48cSNkGNJlBVK51cZtybL8E2Inxzo-BblXVWaezKo_NtgxAowOx8poWKKVVMUrFN0coQl5g8_tiqdgQdWhNrfKv3QqbYCpi_6yS_EsjM1HbY8Ejj2WvV9-cbd9g8Mr/s320/cyclops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402332244438673282" border="0" /></a><br />If you're a super comic nerd, don't bother telling me Cyclops' optic blasts don't work like that. I already know.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-70260967490731374482009-10-30T09:20:00.000-07:002009-10-30T09:25:34.422-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5OKFpdmPOVA_iIiSrw4emLsAO64NEKbGJFl1nzaYzsdx_Qe0-MFMo2KAPCrJyZ6u0RzD5atBOI9vtjz0WmViXgOim8vE1-4HSryFFf3vdM8x0-jb7b2EtKuayNTnfe7SrUD9Y_UisCYj/s1600-h/megamanpumpkin1024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5OKFpdmPOVA_iIiSrw4emLsAO64NEKbGJFl1nzaYzsdx_Qe0-MFMo2KAPCrJyZ6u0RzD5atBOI9vtjz0WmViXgOim8vE1-4HSryFFf3vdM8x0-jb7b2EtKuayNTnfe7SrUD9Y_UisCYj/s320/megamanpumpkin1024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398429009002161426" border="0" /></a><br />I took some time to give pumpkin-carving a shot, after so many years. Convinced that a video game sprite would look good on a pumpkin, I went to work carving Mega Man. It turned out to be a lot more time consuming than I had planned. I guess I could have done something smaller or simpler. But it'll be fun when kids come to the door and have no idea who it is because it's such a dated game.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-59221289581252712292009-09-29T19:21:00.000-07:002009-09-29T19:28:23.952-07:00Sackboy and Sackgirl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUui6_HaPMtaSs8-xXR0C0F28Fq5vvU53jy4KmyvaEf5MSNnLy-KiKTxiwqyhSBfF2Xg00Ii-p1Hv3SioHuPm__QhqomjkYozqM5xHwFRVCD6Fl-L3qDbahtRHISL-bR_7xnfZROIleuE/s1600-h/sackboy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUui6_HaPMtaSs8-xXR0C0F28Fq5vvU53jy4KmyvaEf5MSNnLy-KiKTxiwqyhSBfF2Xg00Ii-p1Hv3SioHuPm__QhqomjkYozqM5xHwFRVCD6Fl-L3qDbahtRHISL-bR_7xnfZROIleuE/s320/sackboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387080222043628386" border="0" /></a><br />This is a Sackboy and Sackgirl from the game Little Big Planet. I always liked the design of these characters. They're very customizable and expressive, and yet I seem to enjoy them most in their plain form with the zippers visible.<br /><br />A while back I bought a bunch of Sculpey modeling compound with the intention of trying out sculpture. I finally got around to it one weekend and found out how fun it is. These two characters include real zippers and buttons, and are painted with acrylic paint. Inside them is aluminum foil, so that I didn't have to use too much clay. I would actually like to make more of these little characters, only smaller and with the various decorative accessories you see them wear in the game.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-51182298762483460102009-05-12T10:34:00.000-07:002009-09-29T19:36:10.245-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb2n3dG0S_M8jkrQQ2K_DI5B9ZyJKZSBiZSP8BFFKz_O-7rJm_3j3b1Aw_EXcO1xqfH4gDJo0AZRfmFPkPg9lFVI-9ATBMRH5h4wybGd5HhESBcMW0TEAhkCJViP6kg7yQJLvNBOc87Ai/s1600-h/sawyer10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb2n3dG0S_M8jkrQQ2K_DI5B9ZyJKZSBiZSP8BFFKz_O-7rJm_3j3b1Aw_EXcO1xqfH4gDJo0AZRfmFPkPg9lFVI-9ATBMRH5h4wybGd5HhESBcMW0TEAhkCJViP6kg7yQJLvNBOc87Ai/s320/sawyer10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334992357603112354" border="0" /></a><br />This was just a picture for the Avalanche Art Blog, for one of their old challenges. Watching Lost is something to do on a Wednesday while you're drawing, and it has actually gotten better since a few seasons ago when it wasn't that great. Unfortunately, my favorite character Sawyer hasn't been up to form lately. He used to be the most delightful jerk, but lately he's been a big softy. I guess characters change over the course of time and that's something viewers have to deal with.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-91592738283158070632009-03-22T13:40:00.001-07:002009-03-22T13:54:49.905-07:00Udon Reject<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-QknAOs-GT7kfnUNykTj7OBDuFWrVek45ZoIWLJMGO573qCk8Hj0o0uUZzUiRfBdf91RsJFjUhrcNTNNlyEgbZVUCi06ocVT2mctyfjEJpEGEzdGo4kUDm9rlLciM45nHSbsujPHIWj9/s1600-h/rss1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-QknAOs-GT7kfnUNykTj7OBDuFWrVek45ZoIWLJMGO573qCk8Hj0o0uUZzUiRfBdf91RsJFjUhrcNTNNlyEgbZVUCi06ocVT2mctyfjEJpEGEzdGo4kUDm9rlLciM45nHSbsujPHIWj9/s320/rss1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316115219189384034" border="0" /></a><br />It's amazing how much you can hate a piece of art that you were so excited about only a week ago. That's the case with this image right here. It will forever stand as a reminder of my rejection and the long hours I spent to earn it. But the bright side is that since it didn't win the contest and make it into the art book, you get to see it for free.<br /><br />Several of my friends at work who also entered the contest pooled our artwork together to look at it before the winners were announced. Two of them actually won, <a href="http://adamscreation.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-suck.html">but the one I thought was the best</a> didn't make it in either. It shouldn't make me feel better... but knowing that art THAT good is sitting on the cutting room floor next to mine makes me feel like there could be any number of good pictures the judges couldn't include. That will help dull the sting until I buy the book and see what kinds of art the judges deemed better than mine and Adam's.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-19807008574831080842008-08-30T12:30:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:53:39.809-07:00Pyro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QWv9mPBvAk8mQBuBX47BODnJaV-aPPu9YqxV7dPDRsQXc9GnNGh6YxCt9g-aMs0yyUrJWNVWZ3Ue5JggxTq9ioYpNyeLIg-C1DbyA0Fkvw8KPVZA9Dukdft7KIUG8v5h0jMto8VkpBrX/s1600-h/Pyro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QWv9mPBvAk8mQBuBX47BODnJaV-aPPu9YqxV7dPDRsQXc9GnNGh6YxCt9g-aMs0yyUrJWNVWZ3Ue5JggxTq9ioYpNyeLIg-C1DbyA0Fkvw8KPVZA9Dukdft7KIUG8v5h0jMto8VkpBrX/s320/Pyro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240397353559844882" border="0" /></a>The Pyro is my favorite class in Team Fortress 2. Out of all of them he has my favorite design, plus he's my favorite one to use. There's nothing more fun that burning a spy who thinks he's in the clear... especially if he's sporting your name.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-44512326593057366572008-08-26T10:04:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:56:05.138-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptKMYio3ShIM5vcsT2CxeJHV4QDA1X4WEt5iTAtypscIrOO4M3qAZxDR0GI9sO-Mk1Kv2_wD1Ld6aumgMGbLaSWSO4xlhNyV0yqkuwgUpcsJM2qHxh94AOz0AprUKhlGPRG-1RKmj0m9S/s1600-h/brimley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptKMYio3ShIM5vcsT2CxeJHV4QDA1X4WEt5iTAtypscIrOO4M3qAZxDR0GI9sO-Mk1Kv2_wD1Ld6aumgMGbLaSWSO4xlhNyV0yqkuwgUpcsJM2qHxh94AOz0AprUKhlGPRG-1RKmj0m9S/s320/brimley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238873636732454738" border="0" /></a><br />Wilford Brimley should be commended for his efforts to bring convenient diabeetus testing supplies to the masses. I colored this, but it came from lineart of a highland warrior created by Joe Olson, which I edited. You can find the original <a href="http://avalanchesoftware.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-topic-finally-joes-coloring-book.html">here</a>.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-24721910925934071592008-08-25T15:59:00.001-07:002008-08-30T12:54:34.132-07:00Heavy Weapons Guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_3E2xoz72NC-ljA9Q7DSUjvSQee3QwjH7odaKxb5KpNTnHP24j1Rq-QO5LLneWJsEm5P_IiwKwQCssPgw-8Od5PyUHIffSmkskNhg5g09YXkg17vCOVpTtl3-yLRSFAii9HD95GLdO5x/s1600-h/heavywg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_3E2xoz72NC-ljA9Q7DSUjvSQee3QwjH7odaKxb5KpNTnHP24j1Rq-QO5LLneWJsEm5P_IiwKwQCssPgw-8Od5PyUHIffSmkskNhg5g09YXkg17vCOVpTtl3-yLRSFAii9HD95GLdO5x/s320/heavywg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872903529311602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>I'd like to be as clever and talented as the people who made Team Fortress 2. Thanks to Joe Olson for a little help and advice.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-63120968092007358342008-01-06T14:18:00.001-08:002008-08-30T12:57:33.200-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5p-RrxJbsNNpnkey5Zn9T5NtWJSON3f45eealj0CnMbvY5LvpZ90r1wvreYN3k8Q33FvzM9fSONcQR42AF44buPZihXiBQlu3ZeBGAnBrbx11Mit7p1qp8RKY9KKXKZ_hh7CEjQTtJQk/s1600-h/earl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5p-RrxJbsNNpnkey5Zn9T5NtWJSON3f45eealj0CnMbvY5LvpZ90r1wvreYN3k8Q33FvzM9fSONcQR42AF44buPZihXiBQlu3ZeBGAnBrbx11Mit7p1qp8RKY9KKXKZ_hh7CEjQTtJQk/s320/earl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152491636148264354" border="0" /></a><br />This is a digital painting I did a bunch of months back for a class in college. It was a Painter class, and I took the opportunity to paint my two favorite lovable trailer trash. I've really enjoyed the show My Name is Earl and I think it has some of the best characters on TV. It also helps me to be able to forgive Jason Lee for doing things like Underdog and The Chipmunks.<br /><br />If we didn't have a writer's strike going on right now, I'd be getting more of this hilarious white-trash goodness.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-47989029406288680192007-11-01T15:51:00.001-07:002008-08-30T12:57:52.427-07:00The Witches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMGZYWSwWB2hD-DRogq5p4uPatIxWk7M896MhAxDVwLF17lKytwXmk8pujMdohBSmiNRRsEoWuWzU16-cmrelT43A36CL2yo5_HCmlrvJRLaPTKhbRz6k9oHnWejTctvGELtmgwzAg84s/s1600-h/thewitches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMGZYWSwWB2hD-DRogq5p4uPatIxWk7M896MhAxDVwLF17lKytwXmk8pujMdohBSmiNRRsEoWuWzU16-cmrelT43A36CL2yo5_HCmlrvJRLaPTKhbRz6k9oHnWejTctvGELtmgwzAg84s/s320/thewitches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128008470502711410" border="0" /></a><br />This was a picture done for practice at work. We were given a witch theme, and I've always thought Anjelica Huston was a pretty good witch.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-44414673408517174412007-08-31T23:12:00.001-07:002007-08-31T23:15:01.001-07:00My cousin and her bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTjEN5wbpD3RyfwA_PY_pKcbv9ZDUuD0By4GR5gLRuLJK2HN4eK1Q1zUoXrezBVwHdKgFhCFKTNi43yFkzhblzBeuHH4_BRJ6bAER9W5hIDkjov0_44qNT6N3TMO-EnVHw0SWA-rkFnB0/s1600-h/perky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTjEN5wbpD3RyfwA_PY_pKcbv9ZDUuD0By4GR5gLRuLJK2HN4eK1Q1zUoXrezBVwHdKgFhCFKTNi43yFkzhblzBeuHH4_BRJ6bAER9W5hIDkjov0_44qNT6N3TMO-EnVHw0SWA-rkFnB0/s400/perky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105114828053998178" border="0" /></a>Before I moved into my apartment, my aunt and uncle let me stay with them. I had a lot of fun being around my little cousins, who were excited to show me their bird.<br /><br />I like the way the bird turned out in this picture, but I don't like what I did with her feet. Oh well. I guess I'll try something different next time.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-90320668110632254082007-08-24T15:41:00.001-07:002007-08-24T15:44:37.317-07:00Star Wars alien<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYJm1B4ClYbu5ZoCIowQ0eyfprccUqD5PVxV4PlkelniIDtF1xP9cqGeUw__3B4cAkoMq4ZXVgZbf2swDMl1RznrWqU8emh_d2nKqf7RbgRmxrzrgCT3S2mJZt7vS2H0DrxpVaAiJiTDb/s1600-h/swarsbuttface.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYJm1B4ClYbu5ZoCIowQ0eyfprccUqD5PVxV4PlkelniIDtF1xP9cqGeUw__3B4cAkoMq4ZXVgZbf2swDMl1RznrWqU8emh_d2nKqf7RbgRmxrzrgCT3S2mJZt7vS2H0DrxpVaAiJiTDb/s400/swarsbuttface.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102401125982464594" border="0" /></a><br />A stupid Star Wars character. Do you remember seeing him in the Cantina? He was the guy who sneezed and was thrown out of the place.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599264016946136666.post-30405025935779036642007-08-24T15:35:00.000-07:002007-08-24T15:36:42.056-07:00First blog postObligatory stuff about blog, why I started it, soon-to-be-broken promises, etc.Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291356491923479907noreply@blogger.com0