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Wednesday is the big day for SM-EW

Feb18
by smudge on February 18, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Posted In: News & Reviews, Smudge's Journal

We've got all the paperwork in hand now, and we have the cash saved up. So Wednesday Baron and I are tromping all over the valley to do the official opening of Smudge Marks and Engel Werks. First it's the City of Sunnyvale Department of Finance for the City Business License, then off to the Santa Clara court house for the Fictitious Business Name filing. From there, we visit the BoE for our resale license, and finally to the credit union to open the company checking account. There's a lot of other things to do too, but that's most of the legal stuff right there.

In the meantime, I have been working more on the site. Mostly racking my brain to balance our art gallery, a sales cart just for originals, and our blog. That may not sound like a big deal, until you realize part of our new business model is that we will no longer carry stock when at all possible, instead handing all product creation, inventory and shipping over to 3rd parties like Zazzle. This way we can remain focused on creating the images/content. But this can create cart confusion. One shop over here for Originals, another over there for Products, a third over somewhere-else for Books, ect. While I think I've come up with a solution, what makes since for me, may not to another web-viewer. So, in the meantime, it's a work in progress.

Later in the week, I'm hoping to upload more of Baron's work to the site. But it will have to wait until all the paperwork is complete and I'm a little more happy with the site engine as a whole.

As always, comments and suggestions are always welcomed.

└ Tags: artwork, business, originals, shopping cart, Smudge Marks &Engel Werks, Zazzle
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woot! Bureau of Mana Investigation #2 is finally up @comiXology

Feb12
by smudge on February 12, 2014 at 5:42 pm
Posted In: News & Reviews

Bureau of Mana Investigation #2 Digital Cover

Bureau of Mana Investigation #2 Digital Cover


Finally! The digital version of BMI #2 is now available form ComiXology!

Bureau of Mana Investigation #2

Written by: Christina "Smudge" Hanson
Art by: Ed Garcia, Christina "Smudge" Hanson
Price: $0.99

After a failed demon gun bust, Lt. Amark Buttercup's day went from bad to worse when his girlfriend, Holly Anders, walked out on him. Holly, however is hiding a secret; she helps smuggle demons into Nivarria. Now, Amark is trying to find a way to reconcile with her, not realizing that she has been possessed by the very demon that had slipped from his grasp during the raid the day before. Magical action and adventure from the popular Furrlough team of Christina "Smudge" Hanson and Ed Garcia!

Buy now on comiXology!

└ Tags: Bureau of Mana Investigation, comics, ComiXology, smudge
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So I joined the Zuckerborg.

Feb12
by baron on February 12, 2014 at 10:52 am
Posted In: Baron's Journal, News & Reviews

Resistance is futile. Well, this morning I went and assured that my digital footprint will become gigantic. I got myself a Facebook account. Still not really keen about sharing every little facet of my personal life with the entire world so I'll be rather selective about what I post, but I can not deny that Facebook is a powerful, and popular, tool for making connections. Right now I have just the bare bones in place but I'll start adding more over the next couple weeks.

└ Tags: Baron Engel, facebook
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Commissions

Feb11
by baron on February 11, 2014 at 9:34 am
Posted In: Baron's Journal, News & Reviews

Over the past couple years there have been many people who have inquired whether I was taking commissions. Until recently my answer has been no. That is about to change. Next week I will be posting guidelines at and will be opening up a number of slots for commissions. Note. I am not yet accepting commission so jumping the gun will not put you in front of the line! However I thought it prudent to give my past and hopefully future clients a heads up.

 

Baron

└ Tags: Baron Engel, commissions
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Please pardon our dust

Feb09
by smudge on February 9, 2014 at 9:31 pm
Posted In: News & Reviews

So after FC2014, Baron and I sat down and really took a look at things, on where we were art career wise. Our old company, BackBreaker Studios LLC, is long since gone, and at the beginning of last year we were able to pay off the final debts that had incurred. Now, we both agreed it's time to get back on the horse, a little wiser.

Yes, that's right, we're going to be opening a new artistic business and putting our artistic works back on the market for all to enjoy. This site, smudgemarks-engelwerks.com, will slowly, over the next few months, be turned into the main hub on where to find us, our projects, and products. It will take a little bit to get all our business paperwork put together before we can formally open our doors for sales.

We are taking the lessons we learned from BackBreaker and applying them here. For one, we will be forming the new business as an unlimited partnership, not as an LLC. We are also not going to try to reach for the brass ring of Hollywood again. While we *almost* made it work last time, we simply don't have the resources to try again. Doesn't mean we're aren't willing to talk if someone approaches about one of our projects, just that we won't be trying to case the industry again. Lastly, we will be focusing more on Baron's art than my own, getting it out to a broader audience. I, myself, will be taking more of a behind the scenes position, running a lot of the day-to-day stuff as well as product management so he can focus on creating great content.

In the meantime, is there anything you'd like to see us do? Any image from the old BB catalog you'd like to see returned? New product you'd thing would be awesome to have? Ideas for the website? We're open to suggestion! Feel free to comment below! We'd love to hear from you!

└ Tags: BackBreaker Studios LLC, Baron Engel, business, Christina "Smudge" Hanson, smudge, Smudge Marks &Engel Werks
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