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  • Oct 10, 11

    It's time to put the pencil where the felt is... Muppett Rawk III.

    
    

    Come see the art and artists.

    
    

    
    

    
    
  • Progress

    Sep 23, 11

    A little closer to finish on a new piece for Muppet Rawks!!! 3
    
  • Chicken Ninja and crew.

    Sep 16, 11

    Here's an iPad painting for you.
    
    

    
    

    It seem as if it's been forever since I've posted a painting.

    
    
  • A new toy: my Jot pen for my iPad.

    Sep 13, 11

    Here is my new pen for painting on my iPad. It the "Jot" by adonit. I am going to try to give it a work out this week, but I have some physical paintings to do which are more important. If it is as good as it feel just playing with it, I may have a new favorite pen.
  • Narwhals narwhals!

    Aug 22, 11

    It been awhile, so here is something awesome. Narwhal awesome.
    

    
    

    narwhals,narwhals
    swimming in the ocean causing a commotion
    cuz they are so awesome
    
    narwhals,narwhals
    swimming in the ocean
    pretty big and pretty white
    they beat a polar bear in a fight
    
    like an under water unicorn
    they've got a kick ass facial horn
    they're jedi of the sea
    they stop Cthulu eating ye
    
    narwhals they are narwhals
    narwhals just don't let them touch your balls
    
    narwhals 

    they are narwhals
    narwhals
    inventors of the shish kebab.
    
    Here is a link to the video
    Narwhal Song
    (song by Weebl and animation by Wonchop)
  • Ted and the flying bread

    Jul 02, 11

    
    
    
    This one painted in Sketchbook for the iPad.
    
    A hint at the third adventure of Ted the Turtle and Kat.
    
    - paul w
    
  • Ted and Kats new adventure.

    May 04, 11

    
    
    
    
    
    - metalpig
    
  • It's been awhile.

    Apr 26, 11

    I've take a long hiatus as I began teaching a class at DigiPen for a semester.
    
    It took up much more time than I thought it would, as I was writing my lecture the week before I presented it.  It didn't leave me much time to prepare or practice before I actually gave the lecture, which I really don't like doing.
    
    But now I'm back to working on my stories and pictures.  After finishing the last Ted the Turtle story, I am working on the next story in the possible 8-12 part series.
    
    Here are a few paint sketches as I am working out the characters.
    
    
    

    Painted in Sketch Club on iPad

    Sketch Club was made by one of the programers I work with as a side project.

    
    

    Painted in ArtRage on iPad.

    
    

    This one has pincers.

    
    

    
    

    Painted in Sketchbook Pro on iPad.

    
    

    I'm still painting on my iPad as you can see, but the programs have gotten much better.  I also use the Boxwave stylus rather than the Pogo, as it feels better.  It's still a little like painting with a crayon, so details are hard to get right, but these are just paint sketches.
  • Ted the Turtle 5inch version

    Nov 21, 10

    Here is a 5in. version, made into a flap book of the book I'm making. I did this because the engineering of the pop-up parts of the book are going to take a bit of time. This way I get to finish some part of it sooner rather than later.
    
    The nice thing about it is it's about the size of a slice of bread.
    
    Here are a few pages.
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    That's a lot of flaps.
    
    - paul w
    
  • Ted Cover draft 1

    Nov 11, 10

    Because it's going to take me quite awhile to finish the pop-up version of my Ted book, I decided to make a quick flip book version first.  This way I can get it out, then finish the harder parts on my own time.  Sometimes finishing is more important that getting it right.
    
    This is the cover as it is right now.  The title is somewhat meaning less, but it's fun for me.
    
    I reduced the size from a 8x10 book to a 5x5 book for the flip book better, as it feels better in my hands.  As a happy coincidence, the book is about the size of a slice of bread.
    
    

    
    

    I'll post more as soon as I figure out the format I can put it up.  The flaps make the variable page lengths somewhat bothersome to figure out.
  • Fruits of my labor

    Oct 16, 10

    It's been awhile since I've updated because I've been busy working on my book.  I'm at the stage where I have to do final engineering which will take some time.  Once that is complete, I can put the book together. Fortunately, even if the style changes the mechanics will not at this point.
    
    So here are a few tidbits of what' been keeping me so busy.
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    Of course I have spent way too much time learning about bread...

    
    

    
    
  • birds like bread

    Sep 29, 10

    need i say more?
  • more Ted pages

    Sep 25, 10

    flaps closed.

    
    

    flaps open in big double spread (kind of)

    
    

    
    

    The style here isn't final, but I figure I should at least get a good drawing in and finish off the book so I can do the final engineering for the pop up parts.
    
    I'll post up some shots of the first pass engineering soon.
  • Hot Rod Ted

    Sep 21, 10

    
    
    Little by little the Story of Ted will be done.
  • a little more Ted

    Sep 16, 10

    
    Yeah, I did a little more tonight.
  • Ted the Turtle update -03

    Sep 15, 10

    Here are a few of the pages before I decide how to finish them.  I'm just getting in the drawings, because I am still not sure what style I'll finish them in.  I figure if it works as drawings, everything else is icing.
    
    
    
    

    
    

    page 02 closed

    page 02 open

    page 03 closed

    
    

    
    

    more will be coming as I work on the page 03 open... a double flap opened
    
    
  • Ted the Turtle update

    Sep 02, 10

    I'm working on the style that I want to make the Ted the Turtle book for Jake.  I'm currently enjoying the flat more iconic Ted I have drawn here, but I am not sure if I can leave the simplicity of just the drawing and a bit of color.
    
    Here is a test of me adding texture by making the book from found scraps of paper.  I think I can make the whole thing a bit journal like (the urgent jottings on what ever can be found).  I am not sure if I like this style over all, but I find it intriguing.  I can mix painting (the bread will always be painted), with iconic Ted and then maybe mix photography (redo gears with real gears).
    
    I'll paint it up like I normally do, and then do a simple drawing on colored background so I can compare.
    
    
  • Illustration Friday: Immovable

    Sep 01, 10

    
    

    Another quick Illustration Friday strip.
    
    edit:  I forgot the word "force" in the second panel.  It's supposed to say
    "an outside force must solve the paradox"
    
    ...and that is the problem of working in pen all the time.
  • Illustration Friday: atmosphere

    Aug 27, 10

    In these hot days of summer I love technology in more ways than one.
    
    

    
    
    I managed to sketch, copy and post from Starbucks and an iPhone.
    
    - paul w
    
  • Tuesday: sketching on the iPad

    Aug 25, 10

    
    

    cheesy yes....
  • Illustration Friday: Star Gazing

    Aug 16, 10

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
  • Ted the turtle - B&W

    Aug 10, 10

    
    
    
    I am thinking of doing my pop-up book in a ink/woodblock style with bold backgrounds rather than my normal painterly style. It just feels right to me. I'll probably do a few pieces in each style just to figure it out.
    
    Anyway, these are the two style I am debating.
    
    - paul w
    
  • Painting on the iPad

    Aug 05, 10

    
    Here's another little picture of Ted the Turtle and Kat.  I've actually made the first prototype of the pop-up book I am turning this into.  I am still deciding on the stylization of the book, but I will continue to paint this way until I figure out the new stylization.
    
    I did this one on the iPad using Sketchbook Pro.  It's a pretty nice tool.  Painting is a bit odd on the iPad, because I can't rest my hand on the surface. Of course I can't put my hand on the canvas with real paint either, but I'm digital now and have gotten used to always resting my hand on a surface.  Using the Pogo Stylus makes me really miss my Wacom tablet, as the conductive foam on the Pogo doesn't glide across the glass surface as smoothly as I like. I am going to try Brushes next and then decide which I like better.  I'll do a comparative review after I've done some painting on both.
    
    I've been a bit busy so I haven't been doing much painting or modeling lately.  I'll try to update with doodles and sketches when I'm not actually posting modeling updates or paintings, because there is always something.
  • Need I say more.

    Jul 12, 10

    
    
    
    - paul w
    
  • Tuesday: getting back to painting again.

    Jun 23, 10

    
    

    
    

    
    

    I decided I need to get back into painting and finish up this one. I put another hour into it today, but didn't get very far. So now I am at two and a half hours on this, which is longer than normal. I'll probably have one more go at it before moving on and chalking it up to a learning experience.

    
    

    Then my next painting will be great again!
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    Paul Whitehead

    Computer Games | Greater Seattle Area, US