So i needed to get a test-page out of the way. basicaly i deceided on the paper-type and page size... although I might try a hot-press watercolor paper instead of the cold-press. The hot-press type has less bump- but this may result in less absorbancy of the watercolor... not sure, as I've never used it. It sells about 4$ a sheet- but thats for a pretty good sized one, and so if I cut them down to the size i'm using (12x18) then i can prolly get 4 out of each sheet. Not bad- cause it's gonna be Arches- top quality paper.

werd ya'll.

im also working on some fine art- stuff and deciding what should go in a show and some venues to pick. I also need to frame these darn things... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.-which i don't have. so I might just keep building my own. for now tho- here is the test page.

heeb

Hoping to get some cool stuff done this weekend- KERSNOOF. im gonna get this body of work all in a show fairly soon.

Heeba Kaneeba

So here is another sort of in that cartoony comic style- but a realistic rendering. not sure if thatsa genre. but you be the judge. it was a quick turnaround cause I can kinda crank out this style nowadays.

KERSCHNEIF!

SILKSCREEN SNITCHES

One thing is for sure- this is a learning process. here is the process in a jist:

1: buy 150$ worth of supplies.
2: make a 2d design (has to be mono-tone.
3. scan the drawing and reverse it. (i forgot to reverse).
4. print the drawing onto transparencies.
5. take that transparency, and place it on top of a photo-emulsion drenched, dried silkscreen.
6. expose the screen-thereby leaving the blackened areas still kinda gooey, and the light-exposed crusty dry.
7. waterblast out the gooey stuff.
8. put a piece of paper down, put the silscreen on top. dump some ink in.
9. use a squeegee to drag ink across the screen- thereby leaving ink where the holes are.
10. examine your image and find out your mesh is wrong, the image is bad and the ink is too viscous.
11. repeat after you get frustrated, then cool down and buy another 20$ screen and try new settings.

holy shit

this looks dope when I finished it. man. What was weird about this one is that it sort of had a happy effect when I took off the tape and looked at it more as an entire piece. The cool part is that it sort of stands on its own-without the widescreen... which gets me wondering if I might have to do a bunch more of these in a similar style- with a different implied edge.

either way I really love the thing.

thats a good feeling.

GAS MASK!

you can see my process here (I always seem to forget to take a picture before I start the ink... but you can see the blue lines I use.). I wanted to make a compostion using a lot of white space and assymetry with some bold black hues- and later I think I am going to add some neat mid-tones and then some light wash/gradients ot create a cool edgy piece. I like the form and connotation of gas masks-simple as that.

concept work

so I am developing a couple animals for this comic. it is kind of interesting going about these. the initial sketches usually begins from some inspiration from sometimes the most random of places. Be it an interesting shape, a stain on my clothes or a cloud in the sky. Theres no regular route to find inspiration.

So then from their you sort of devellop it with an archetype in mind and see how it comes out.

MOVIE!!!!!

Hey everybody I made a movie of how I paint. Hopefully these will get better with time. but for now here is PT 1. I know its HUGE and taking up the control panel- but this is all to ensure the quality stays.

*** the movie being embedded was annoying. so here is the link :-)

http://www.justincoombsart.com/images/Soldier_PT1.mp4

check it out.

camera is back... but I need a scanner

darnit. anyone wanna send me 50$ for a cheap scanner? Here are the two most recent works. Some come easy and some come hard- thats the nature of it, and BTW thats a quote from Norman Rockwell- a badass. His propoganda posters were some serious motivators when I saw them Ill post it....

Stupid...

procrastination: not with my art- thats inevitable- but with buying a camera charger. I had one 'done got stoled' back in Italy and have been surviving on charging over at my brothers every month- but after moving to Boulder I am now faced with the problem of distance. So i bought one and it should be here htis week. Then I can update everyone on what I've been doing. HEEB.

finito!

well the piece is done- and yay for that. Perhaps there is more to life than going to work, coming home, drinking coffee, and drawing.painting. But this is sort of a content cycle for myself.

Prolly some variety would be nice- and I'm sure it is on the way.

PIECES OF HUMAN!

I need to finish that damned watercolor- but it is a challenge to pick up the paints sometimes. I will get over this tommorow and finish it up.

The drawings are the culmination of the first Burne Hogarth anatomy book that i was studying in preparation for some upcoming comics involving- what else, but the human figure.

The human figure presents itself between Fromalistic art and interpretive/emotional art. On one hand you get to express so much using its forms and shapes- on the other hand you can have a decidedly wrong drawing if you are not careful. In every single one of these drawings there are scale problems or perspective etc. but I am getting closer.

How do comic-artists draw so amazing? They do this about 1000x more than I have been doing- but I hopefully will look back in 3 or 4 years and laugh about how far I have come. I am already beyond what i used to be- and yet have a TON more to learn how to do.

I also wanna start really getting my stuff together into shows and making some real comics (real ie: completed)

now if I could only get up at 7am and go draw for 2 hours before work... i'll try.

I Am now in Boulder, CO

And the move was horrendous... and My new job takes a lot of my freetime- but it is cool and I am still keeping as busy as ever with art. I have been trying to finish that big watercolor and I am trying to find my style more and more everyday... for now though I am keeping this drawing going and practicing an anatomy book by Burne Hogarth in preparation for all the cool figures im gonna be drawing for the upcoming comic.

but for now here are the process shots of the piece developing...

frames finished.

HEEEEB. Whaddya all think. It is either this or all-black wood frames. Honestly though i am not sure which one works better- whereas the plain-black frame accents the paitnitng the mechanical latex frames r just more fun. So I say screw it and go with the cooler one.