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Baron and Smudge at FC2012 ~ artshow linup

Jan10
by smudge on January 10, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: News & Reviews, Smudge's Journal

Baron and I are busy getting the last minute prep work done for FC 2012. This year we’ll be helping out at the Radio Comix table plugging my new book, Ebin & May vol.2 May’s Memories. We both also have lost of gorgeous work in the art show and I have work around town in the local gallery show that’s running concurrent with FC at the Kaleid Gallery and Slave Labor Graphic’s Art Boutiki & Gallery. If your at the show, please come by and say hello. We’d love to see you. Even if you don’t attend the convention and are in Down Town San Jose, come by the public gallery show and check out all the lovely work.

Below is a list of work (and links were appropriate) of the work being shown -

Smudge-

May in Blue Dress – original watercolor
Ebin to Battle  – original watercolor
Walking the Path of Ancestors – limited edition print 6/10
Charging Fourth – original watercolor
Thief of Hearts – original watercolor
Zeke – original watercolor

Baron -

Ready to Serve – Original Mixed Media
Carol does Cosplay – Original Mixed Media
Great Day to be Flying – original Mixed Media
Do you Like – Original Mixed Media
Pinky Pie Puttering By – Original Mixed Media
Pony Needs Horsepower, Pony Needs Speed – Original Mixed Media
Jannet and Farmer Pickle – Original Mixed Media

Gallery Show -

Bacchus Dancer – Original Watercolor
Princess Fluffwiena – Original Watercolor
Walking the Path of Ancestors – Original Watercolor

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Ebin & May vol.2 available for pre-order.

Jan02
by smudge on January 2, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Posted In: News & Reviews, Smudge's Journal

Yup! Elin just announced the pre-orders for Ebin and May vol.2 May’s Memories is available on the Radio web-store.

Quote:

Genus Male #11 and the Ebin & May Vol. 2 GN are both at the printers, which means it’s pre-order time! You can pre-order either of these books via the Radio Comix online store! Support small press publishers and get some cool books to boot! You can even preview all of Ebin & May for free, since we have it up for reading on our website!

^.^

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Cyber-Moday Sales~!

Nov29
by smudge on November 29, 2010 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Smudge's Journal

Just a heads up – if you’ve ever though about buying any of my prints now is a good time. DA (my print host) is offering free shipping for today only!

Come to DA and check out the fab art!

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More updates coming

Nov08
by smudge on November 8, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Posted In: Smudge's Journal

Sorry I’ve been so quite for a while now. Lots of stuff happening in RL I have had to deal with lately. But now, I’m trying once again to get back on my feet. Spending today going though my stuff and trying to organize my site as a one-stop-link-hole to the different shops and archives that I have out there.

Also been thinking about doing some review of a lot of the anime I’ve been watching recently. Don’t know if anyone’s interested. be mostly reviewing whole series that is available over here for sale or for legal streams. It’s still an idea on the burner anyways.

Off to do some work!

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BMI vol.1 now available for pre-order

Sep09
by smudge on September 9, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Smudge's Journal

BMI vol 1 GN pre order

Just got the word back that Bureau of Mana Investigation vol.1 is now available for Pre-order though Diamond. Amark, Holly, Yoko and Hygron are happy to be back in print again. The GN is perfect bound, black & white, 130pgs, $15.99 retail, and will reprint the first 4 issues of BMI.

Bureau of Mana Investigation Vol. 1
130pgs, B&W
$15.99
Diamond order code: SEP101106

As this is my second Graphic Novel printed, I’m tickled pink. And I hope you enjoy this book as much as I had working on it!

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Test render in Vue

Sep08
by smudge on September 8, 2010 at 4:53 am
Posted In: Creative Work, Smudge's Journal

Okay, so I lied – got the test render done and am able to share.

Test render done in Vue 8 Pioneer – so far me like-y. Yeah – the house is funky and the eagle in the background has as much life as a statue, but I got the results I wanted. Awesome skies, and easy to use environments. Only down side is the renderer is slow as  molasses in a Montana winter. Now onto something a little more ambitious than stock models out-of-the-box.

If anyone wants more info about Vue, follow the link below. The first one is free. bwahahahaha!



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Another monday without art (to show)

Sep06
by smudge on September 6, 2010 at 6:32 pm
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I have actually been working on art. Just nothings scanned to show. Mostly because Photoshop keeps barfing on me. feh.

I do actually have a piece of May done that I want to turn into shirts, and another of Ebin that just need s couple final touches before I can post them. Hopefully, by next Monday I’ll have that new May price to show along with the T-Shirts and the WIP scan of Ebin.

It doesn’t help that, on top of my work on the Radio Comix/SinFactory Comix site, I have been experimenting with Vue again. Love that program, but it is slooooow when it comes to renders. Also, instead of grabbing the PLE version of the high end package, I downloaded and installed the base program, Vue Pioneer.

The difference between the two is that the PLE locks you out of saving your work, while the other is a base package and to get all the really nifty features, you have to pay. For me, that’s not a bad deal, pay-as-you-go for the features I’d actually use, is a good thing. While buying the full package in one lump sum would be more cost effective, when your living by the skin of your teeth, paying piece-meal is a good option. And now I have a system to actually use it on, I is a happy artist. Down side though is to get something to show you guys, I’d have to pay for the render upgrade, which I can’t do right now (the base renderer is awesome for stills, but suffers from flickering when animated). So until them Vue will be relegated to “learning and poking” usage.

Once I finish getting RC/SFC upgraded and into mataince mode, I’ll be back onto the comics and animation. Paid work before fun work. That is if I can pull myself away from learning Vue long enough to do said things. ^.^

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No new art this week

Aug31
by smudge on August 31, 2010 at 1:35 am
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Sorry guys – no new art this week. While I have new art to scan and upload, I have not had the time to do so due to beating my forehead against website work all last week. Alas – I shall continue to do so again this week. Hopefully, I have the new stuff posted for next Monday. ^.^

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New Stuff!

Jul26
by smudge on July 26, 2010 at 5:45 pm
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Been slowly uploading different things to make into products folks might like. So far, this is what I’ve got available around different corners of the web -

On Zazzle -
Little Running Wolf – T-Shirts, Keychains, Mugs, and Tote bags
Zeke – Mug
Runaway! – Mug, Mousepads

Prints on DA-
Sebastian-Phalloide portrait
Floating
Zeke
Charging Forth
Mawkeya & Hops
Hey Sebastian, can you get the campfire going?
Light a Candle
Fox Surprise
Runaway!
Walking the Path of Ancestors
Bookbinder’s Apprentice
Rose in Pearls

More stuff coming soon.

This time around, instead of putting everything on everything (which is what we did with BackBreaker), I’m trying for more a “This image really good good on these items,” kind of thing. Also – if there’s something your really want from my back-stock that you don’t see here – speak up and I’ll add it.

I really need to make a better logo for myself…

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Smudge Marks back in shape

Jul22
by smudge on July 22, 2010 at 2:38 pm
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Finally got my personal site back into shape and happy. While it’s far form perfect, at some point you just have to stick a fork in it and call it done.

I’ll now be putting up my better art here along with stuff for sale and links to the different “shops” I have around the web. Except for originals, I’m having other places take care of the shipping/storage/manufacturing of my different items. Since I have almost no room at my current abode, this seemed the way to go. Less tax stuff I have to deal with too.

I’ll still occasionally use my site as a ‘test bed” for other sites I manage, hopefully they won’t be quite as dramatic as the changes it’s undergone recently. As such – I’ll probably update here more than LJ, since I can cross-post to LJ now without too much trouble. Wish I could do the same for my other WordPress/ComicPress sites, but the PhP on this server is not up to snuff for that. Feh.

Anyway – keep your eyes pealed for more good stuff!

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