SVA first assignment - try 6

SVA first assignment - try 6
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Another poster for my SVA graphic design class. This is my favorite of the posters thus far. Messing with the kerning like this is definitely not something I would do usually, but I thought that maybe breaking up just the simple word would give it more of a sense of rhythm in itself without repetition.

I'm really looking forward to printing this out large and seeing it.

SVA first assignment - try 1

SVA first assignment - try 1
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We were tasked with making an 11"x16" poster using the word "rhythm" to explore type/fonts. This is what I made first. I'll probably toss around a few more ideas before next Thursday. (I've already started another one, actually, and I have plans for maybe two more).

All done with the GIMP + some torn out letters/scans (and a lot of patience because my computer kept running out of virtual memory)

(i would suggest looking at it large or full size)

SVA class

SVA class - try1
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So I'm taking this graphic design class at the School of Visual Arts and our first class was today (class is on Thursdays). Our in-class assignment was to use these sheets of Letraset rub-on letters to make a "poster" on the white side of an index card. This was my first try. All the letters used in the sun/clouds/man are letters from my name (L. Nichols).

The second try is here. On the second try, I decided that what I liked most was the little guy with the dandelion, so I tried to do a simplified version of just him using just the letters from my name (L. Nichols). I like how this one came out better, though many in the class preferred the first. What do you think?

Group show opening from Sept. 5

Opening night crowd
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At the Upstate Artists Guild gallery on Lark St. in Albany, NY. I have four paintings in the Pow! show, up until Sept 25.

It was this crowded or more so all evening! I was glad so many people were there, but it was damn hot. I ended up leaving and coming back later after the sun had set. Had some yummy Thai food across the street from here.

My first show!!

mommabird + me print

mommabird + me print
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A photo of a print that Stephanie and I did together as our first venture into using the Gocco press. I've framed mine in this little frame I found at a garage sale for $1. I totally sliced my finger open on the glass while cleaning it off before I put this print in.

Prints up for sale at etsy

Made Up (page 1)

Made Up (page 1)
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Another one of the clown comic stories. That makeup counter was killer to draw! I'm really happy with how this page came out, though. Hooray for Ears department store!

Will be in "Funny, That" which will be debuted at SPX this October.

ink and ink wash on bristol board.

batsignal obama

batsignal obama
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another illustration for 365observations.com, one of my clients.

still more experimenting with color. i'm super duper happy with how this came out. the color is marker for the most part, but then I added a bit of digital color on a transparent layer with the marker color as a layer set to multiply. I tried to get the city glow this way. the obama face is the most obviously photoshopped part. i think i'm finally getting the hang of how digital color can enhance analog stuff without making it look too digital.

marker on bristol board + a little bit of digital.

ronald + mao/experiment with color

ronald + mao
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something i did for 365observations.com, a client of mine. because coloring stuff on the computer gives me bad RSI, i thought it would be fun to try using markers on a piece for him. I think it came out pretty well. i definitely learned a lot from doing it. note to self: next time just use the bristol board instead of the typing paper; it won't wrinkle so much.

shark week 1

shark week 1
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in honor of shark week.
inspired by robotaday/radrobot

gouache on bristol board. some of the wash is... um... washed out (heh) in the scan.

daffodils (page 1 of 2)

daffodils (page 1 of 2)
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a page out of my upcoming comic "Funny, That." since i sorta got laid off ("take a long vacation and maybe we'll need you in the fall when we have more money/clients"), i have lots of time to try to get this done before SPX. so... it should be ready for then! at least, here's hoping. I still have like 20+ pages to go. certainly i can get 3-4 done per week... especially since my wife spends 2 days out of the week in the hamptons tutoring rich people's kids.

ink and ink wash on bristol board.

Illustration Friday - Enough

Illustration Friday - Enough
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A drawing for Illustration Friday last week. The word was "enough." This is what popped into my head, so I drew it.

Marker in my moleskine. Yet more experimentation with color.

color experiment (pages 1&2)

color experiment (pages 1&2)
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pages 3&4 can be found here

playing around with markers and colors in my moleskine. colors scanned a little weird (i.e. the pink/magenta is not as bright as it is in real life.)

I figured I deserved to play/experiment a bit since I finished the inside of the next issue of "jumbly junkery" a month and a half early! I'll send those to the printer in the next week or so and then gocco the covers in august. i can hardly wait!

The Sad Truth [part 3] (page 1 of 3)

The Sad Truth [part 3] (page 1 of 3)
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Page two can be found here
and page three here

I always wonder what these men are thinking when they say such things. What makes them? These are just the more memorable quotes from the guys in my neighborhood over the past year. I wish I could say I made them up, but I didn't. Luckily(?) my life seems to write itself.

moleskine0033

moleskine0033
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i drew this on the subway today as sort of an experimentation in color. it's much easier to draw on the subway with markers than with pen, so i'm trying to figure out how to optimize my commute productivity.

sour grapes

sour grapes
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an illustration for illustration friday. the word this week was "sour"

The Boy's Girl

The Boy's Girl
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Page one of a two page comic. This is one of the comics that will be going into "Funny, That", a new mini comic I hope to have done by October. I'm halfway through it now!

"Funny, That" will be a collection of comics about this clown family. They're all somewhat melancholy. More of the comic can be seen in the "Funny, That" flickr set if you're interested.

sleeps so still

sleeps so still
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flatbush (pages 1 & 2)

flatbush (pages 1 & 2)
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the first 2 pages of a 5 page comic that will be included in the newest installment of jumbly junkery (my mini comic). jumbly junkery 5 should be done by mid august, so keep your eyes peeled! i know you're all waiting with baited breath. (ha)

ink and watercolor wash in my moleskine.

confessions - hassle

confessions - hassle
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at least i'm always convinced.

Scars (Pages 1)

Scars (Pages 1)
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A new stream of consciousness comic. 3 pages total. In my moleskine. If you look at the bottom panel on the first page, you can see water damage from my sketchbook soaking up rain from this past saturday when I marched in the dyke march from 42nd st to 14th st. At 14th st, it finally stopped raining enough that I could check my sketchbook in my backpack and see how it was. I was horrified and miserable and nearly went into a total panic. Luckily I think i've salvaged it all pretty well.