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Super Villains Show

November 25 was the opening for the Super Villains show at Rotopol Press in Germany and they've put up a bunch of great pictures. Looking at the space and all the excellent work made me really wish I could have been there. And it looks like the show really was full of excellent work. You can check out a photostream of the opening on Rotopol's site here, as well as photos of each piece in the show here. In the mean time I just wanted to share a few pieces that really impressed me. It's super humbling to be included among this talent you guys. Thanks again, Rotopol!

Anton van Hertbruggen & Lea Heinrich

Thomas Wellmann

Somehow at some point my blog passed 1,000 followers (1100!). Wow! What are all you people doing here?? 

Me and my fox friend want to welcome you ♥

Post-It show at Giant Robot. Tomorrow night!

Merry Christmas, little lightbulb fairy children.

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HOW DID I NOT KNOW PING WAS ON TUMBLR. FORGIVE ME, PING! I'm super late on the game, so everyone is following her by now, right? Because everyone loves beautiful things, right?

life is better with colors.

What brand of gouache do you use? Have you tried using student-grade gouache, particularly Lefranc & Bourgeois Fine Gouache? I am always told to stay away from student grades, but I was also told that if they worked for me (color-wise), I should be fine. I am worried about "permanency", or that my gouache paintings will break down in the future.

I enjoy Winsor & Newton a lot. I've never used Lefranc & Bourgeois before, but I used Daler Rowney throughout school. (Is that considered student grade? I don't know. I still use it occasionally and I like them ok, but oh man, their yellow ochre! what happened? s'not good.) About the worst thing I've experienced with "lower-quality" gouache is that there will be more variation in how the paint dries, so that you'll get some colors that dry with an annoying semi-gloss for some reason. But my older paintings done in said "lower-quality" gouache are still holding up just fine! I think you should be good so long as you mix (mix (MIX!)) your colors, look for a nice even consistency in the pigment of your paints, and be mindful about storage. That way, your works should last you a good while!

Good luck!

Tag! You're it! The rules are to state 5 random facts about yourself. Then, go to ten blogs and tell them that they are it!

get out of here with that noise.

spendin all day in the print shop. “Cauldrons & Casseroles” and covers!

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Jimmy has an uncanny ability to make you wish you could hang out with/BE every one of his drawings.

Halloween Punx!

Here's a little preview of a new assignment I'm working on, which is very vague, but I'm having fun with it, and will hopefully be able to show you the final product soon.  Pulling together some reference for this one, I discovered that the white ermine moth might be one of the prettiest insects I've ever seen.