Better keep an eye on this one. You may get kissed while just walking by whether you want one or not.
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Category: Art: Colored Pencil
Why are so many aliens angry looking? What do they really have to be angry about? They drive cool spaceships. They often have cool physical abilities. They get to invade other planets. They have the most advanced X Boxes around. Really, the only aliens that might be given a pass on the angry thing are Klingons, and simply because all their chicks are pretty ugly.
Well, regardless of their feelings of discontent, I drew my own angry alien on a piece of colored Canson paper (appropriately named “Moonstone”) using several shades of brown colored pencils, along with black and white.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I have a great interest in film music. I grew up in a musical family, but while my siblings were off having lessons and practicing their instruments, I sat at my little drawing board practicing my skills with pencil and brush. I think the first soundtrack I ever bought was John Williams’ Raiders of the Lost Ark on cassette tape when I was in high school. The collection has grown over the years, and is all CDs these days.
Back in 1995 I first became aware of composer, John Debney. He wrote a brilliant score for the less than brilliant movie Cutthroat Island, and it remains one of my favorites of his to this day. First impressions are lasting I guess. I got to meet John years later when I worked on The Emperor’s New Groove at Disney. John is really wonderful with comedy scores, and his work on that film really injected something special into the storytelling.
Well, this past weekend John’s latest work was heard by the many ticket holders who caused Iron Man 2 to bring in almost $134 million in the United States. The score won’t be available for purchase until July 7th from what I hear, and I, for one, can’t wait. So much so, I felt inspired to do a little piece this weekend.
Breaking out the watercolor paint and colored pencils, I present to you this caricature of John Debney as Iron Man (click on the image to enlarge it):
So, if you are the casual film music fan and aren’t aware of some of John’s work, here are a few scores I’d recommend you start with before enjoying the rest of his oeuvre:
- Cutthroat Island
- The Passion of the Christ
- Liar Liar
- Elf
- Dreamer
- Zathura
- The Stoning of Soraya M.
To see a larger list of John’s filmography, you can CLICK HERE!
LOVE is a strange and wondrous thing. When one looks for that special person, they have an idea of what it is that they want, but there is always that single undefinable quality that just smacks them like a ton of bricks when two like-minded souls find each other. What these two have must be very special, and certainly something that only they can understand.
Come back again tomorrow on HALLOWEEN to see the grand finalè post in 2009’s MONSTER MONTH!
Who can resist looking deep into a pair of sultry brown eyes dripping with earnest, heartfelt emotion. Now do it to four pairs, and not so much heartfelt emotion as it is crazed infatuation. At least it’s earnest.
This little furry guy started as a sketch in one of my sketchbooks a couple of years ago. I decided to resurrect him and flesh him out a bit more into a fun, furry, happy-go-lucky monster!
Big Mouth has a certain sweet innocence about him, but with a mouth like that, he can swallow you whole. His naivetè makes him not realize doing that is a bad thing.
TOMORROW I will be revealing here on the blog the winning entry in my latest Cartoon Caption Contest that has been taking place on the Chad Frye • Illustration Guy Fan Page over on Facebook for the past two weeks! And yes, it is also of the monster persuasion!
If you’d like to come cast your vote to determine the winning caption, CLICK HERE! Voting ends TODAY at 3pm California time!
I know, I know. The name of this little guy sounds a bit sappy, but isn’t he the cutest little thing! That’s his charm. Found in nature, he lures you in with his adorableness by purring and batting his baby blues, and then he goes in for the vicious, bloody kill. Lousy nature.
It is not uncommon for colleagues to get together for lunch now and then to discuss business and maintain relationships within the professional field. These get-togethers can be invaluable for future dealings in one’s business, and they build trust. At the end of lunch, there can be little that is more embarrassing than returning to the office with a little food visibly stuck in your teeth. It is a trustworthy colleague indeed, who won’t let you leave the table without letting you know you need a toothpick.
