1. Treasure Chest interior pages! Original ink drawings (sans text) are available for $25 on my blog. Get ‘em.

    All of these were drawn in sumi-e ink and pencil on watercolor paper. Each is 4.5x6”. I did them all in about a week.

  2. Treasure Chest interior pages! Original ink drawings (sans text) are available for $25 on my blog. Get ‘em.

    All of these were drawn in sumi-e ink and pencil on watercolor paper. Each is 4.5x6”. I did them all in about a week.

  3. Treasure Chest is sold out!

    Thanks everybody!

  4. OK! SPX is officially over and I have a few Treasure Chest zines available. Each book will be signed and doodled in. Prices after shipping are $8 US and $10 international. Original ink-drawn interior pages will go up later in the week, and I’ll ship everything out next week, so if you want a book and an original, I’ll bundle them together when I send them out. Get ‘em here! UPDATE: I’m about halfway sold out! Going fast! UPDATE AGAIN: Sold out!

    OK! SPX is officially over and I have a few Treasure Chest zines available. Each book will be signed and doodled in. Prices after shipping are $8 US and $10 international. Original ink-drawn interior pages will go up later in the week, and I’ll ship everything out next week, so if you want a book and an original, I’ll bundle them together when I send them out.

    Get ‘em here!

    UPDATE: I’m about halfway sold out! Going fast!

    UPDATE AGAIN: Sold out!

  5. Treasure Chest leftovers

    Hey guys, I’m gonna put a bunch of my Treasure Chest zines available to buy online in a couple of hours. Probably around 7pm.

  6. Hello.

    Are you going to SPX? Great. 

    Additionally, are you an adventurer? Terrific. 

    Treasure Chest is a 24-page black-and-white zine with a sparkly gold screenprinted cover. Inside are all the items and equipment YOU, brave adventurer, have earned by braving the wilds and ruins of the world. Each book contains different loot, so there’s no telling what you’ll end up with.

    You can grab one of the books for $5, and you can grab one of the original ink-drawn interior pages for a cool $20. Sound good?

    I’ll be selling this stuff (along with prints and stuff) at tables G8/G9 with Kali Ciesemier, Andrea Kalfas, and Jimmy Giegerich this weekend at SPX in Bethesda, MD. Come stop by?

    I’ve got a bunch of books to sell at the show, and if there’s any left over, I’ll put them up online.

  7. thirstydude asked: That Shoggoth drawing- is it done all in ink, or is there some pencil in there? If there is pencil in there, like you used for the linework in your hobbit pieces in those tutorials you did way back, how do you get it looking so glorious and clean? Are you some kind of black wizard? Some kind of art-lich?

    That guy is a lineless ink drawing overlaid with a pencil drawing, yeah. I don’t really ink things all that often, though that’s starting to change a bit. Even though the work ends up looking just about the same either way, I prefer the feel of a pencil. I use regular 2B pencils (Staedler or Tombow, usually, but whatever) and Prismacolor Ebony pencils. Mostly Ebony pencils for **originals** since they don’t have that metallic sheen. Doesn’t matter when scanning, though.

    As far as getting the pencil lines to scan cleanly, I’m not doing anything special there. Drawing big (usually 200% larger than however big I want the piece to print), scanning and working at a high resolution (400-600 dpi) and then usually showing things online at 72-100 dpi. No big deal.

  8. dovemans asked: Is there another way to see that heroes of our youth getting realised? I would totally buy one! Kickstarter maybe?

    At this point, I’m not sure. The allure of having it for SPX was that I wouldn’t have to pack and ship hundreds of books, something that I absolutely do not have time to do. The issues that arose in production mean that I’d have to put more time andenergy into making the thing, when I’d rather spend that time and energy producing new things. There are a number of problems on the printer’s end and a number of problems on my end. I have a mockup of the book from the printer, and it’s just not something I would be comfortable selling as-is. 

    It’s not really a money issue, so a Kickstarter wouldn’t really help aside from assuring preorders.

    On the off chance that I do find the time to make this work, you’ll hear about it here (or here, more likely) first.

  9. Bummer news — I put together a book of the ink drawings I’ve done over the last year or so that I was going to sell at SPX, but printing issues derailed the whole thing at the last possible minute. This is the wrap-around cover. Would’ve been 76 pages at half-page size. So, that was a cool waste of time. Ink and digital.

    Bummer news — I put together a book of the ink drawings I’ve done over the last year or so that I was going to sell at SPX, but printing issues derailed the whole thing at the last possible minute. This is the wrap-around cover. Would’ve been 76 pages at half-page size. So, that was a cool waste of time.

    Ink and digital.

  10. andreakalfas: I want to watch the sun set on Mars with you. A little warm-up piece inspired by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit’s photos, which are just incredibly moving, right? Yes.

    andreakalfas:

    I want to watch the sun set on Mars with you.

    A little warm-up piece inspired by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit’s photos, which are just incredibly moving, right?

    Yes.

  11. andreakalfas: The Magician Meanings: influence, awareness, ability, creative power, confidence, determination, a beginning, ego, desire to dominate, inspiration, focus, taking action, charm. This is my piece for Light Grey Art Lab’s upcoming show, Tarot, Mystics, and the Occult. I pulled The Magician, the card which starts The Fool’s journey, which was awesome and intimidating! There are a ton of great artists taking part in the show, and everyone’s piece will be compiled into an actual Tarot deck, which you can pre-order here!  Here’s a question: can you guess which fantastically low-budget horror (?) film The Magician’s cloak is an homage to? Andreaaaa this rules! I ALSO just drew something with the very SAME movie reference. Coolest robe.

    andreakalfas:

    The Magician

    Meanings: influence, awareness, ability, creative power, confidence, determination, a beginning, ego, desire to dominate, inspiration, focus, taking action, charm.


    This is my piece for Light Grey Art Lab’s upcoming show, Tarot, Mystics, and the Occult. I pulled The Magician, the card which starts The Fool’s journey, which was awesome and intimidating! There are a ton of great artists taking part in the show, and everyone’s piece will be compiled into an actual Tarot deck, which you can pre-order here! 

    Here’s a question: can you guess which fantastically low-budget horror (?) film The Magician’s cloak is an homage to?

    Andreaaaa this rules! I ALSO just drew something with the very SAME movie reference. Coolest robe.

  12. supersonicelectronic:

    Sam Bosma.

    Neato.

  13. wangie: I don’t usually post my editorial work, but this illustration, for this article about depression in the New York Times, was really fun to create. Thanks to AD Erich Nagler! Super lovely work (as usual) from Angie Wang.

    wangie:

    I don’t usually post my editorial work, but this illustration, for this article about depression in the New York Times, was really fun to create. Thanks to AD Erich Nagler!

    Super lovely work (as usual) from Angie Wang.

  14. andreakalfas: Queen Emeraldas. Guys, Andrea is the best. Look!

    andreakalfas:

    Queen Emeraldas.

    Guys, Andrea is the best. Look!

  15. jgillustration: Hey guys!  I am proud to announce that I have gotten the ball rolling on Bits in Multiples of 8, and that the Kick Starter for the book is officially up and running! There is a ton of awesome rewards up for backers, like copies of the book, screen prints, as well as original art by Sam Bosma, Edwin Vazquez, and myself!!! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!! I have received an insane amount of artwork from people, so the book will no longer be a staple-bound zine, but instead it’s going to be a perfect bound softcover book! Here is the list of the 60 (!) artists who have their work in the book!!!! Andrea KalfasAlessa KregerAndrew GreenAnthony MeloroAntoine PorcheronArya MularamaAshley DavisBen OmmundsonBen PowelBort SmithBridget GibsonCampbell WhyteCaroline BreaultCase MaxChristopher SchonsChristina BarreraCraig BowersDane KramsDavid ParkinDiego GarciaDilraj MannEdwin VazquezGabe SwarrIan TurnerIrma KniivilaJess WorbyJimmy GiegerichJohn ChengJon WilcoxJordan JefferiesJosh AgerstrandJosh BayerJulian CallosKali CiesemierKelly MillerKyle FewellLane MilburnLaura KnetzgerMarcus TegtmeirMaritsa PatrinosMichael ClaytonMichael RapaNico EcenarroRachael HuntRachel URandy GodawaRobert IzaRodrigo AvilesRudolfo SilvaRyan Cecil SmithSage EinarsenSam BosmaShanti RittgersTait HowardTony BurhouseTrevor HendersonTyler ParkerWilliam ArthurZac GormanZach BauerZack Sterling Thanks a ton for looking at the Kickstarter, and I hope that you’d like to contribute!!!! Not only do I have a couple pieces in this, but I’m offering ink drawings on one of the tiers. If you’ve ever wanted a commission from me, here’s a good opportunity.

    jgillustration:

    Hey guys!  I am proud to announce that I have gotten the ball rolling on Bits in Multiples of 8, and that the Kick Starter for the book is officially up and running!

    There is a ton of awesome rewards up for backers, like copies of the book, screen prints, as well as original art by Sam Bosma, Edwin Vazquez, and myself!!!

    CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!

    I have received an insane amount of artwork from people, so the book will no longer be a staple-bound zine, but instead it’s going to be a perfect bound softcover book!

    Here is the list of the 60 (!) artists who have their work in the book!!!!

    Andrea Kalfas
    Alessa Kreger
    Andrew Green
    Anthony Meloro
    Antoine Porcheron
    Arya Mularama
    Ashley Davis
    Ben Ommundson
    Ben Powel
    Bort Smith
    Bridget Gibson
    Campbell Whyte
    Caroline Breault
    Case Max
    Christopher Schons
    Christina Barrera
    Craig Bowers
    Dane Krams
    David Parkin
    Diego Garcia
    Dilraj Mann
    Edwin Vazquez
    Gabe Swarr
    Ian Turner
    Irma Kniivila
    Jess Worby
    Jimmy Giegerich
    John Cheng
    Jon Wilcox
    Jordan Jefferies
    Josh Agerstrand
    Josh Bayer
    Julian Callos
    Kali Ciesemier
    Kelly Miller
    Kyle Fewell
    Lane Milburn
    Laura Knetzger
    Marcus Tegtmeir
    Maritsa Patrinos
    Michael Clayton
    Michael Rapa
    Nico Ecenarro
    Rachael Hunt
    Rachel U
    Randy Godawa
    Robert Iza
    Rodrigo Aviles
    Rudolfo Silva
    Ryan Cecil Smith
    Sage Einarsen
    Sam Bosma
    Shanti Rittgers
    Tait Howard
    Tony Burhouse
    Trevor Henderson
    Tyler Parker
    William Arthur
    Zac Gorman
    Zach Bauer
    Zack Sterling

    Thanks a ton for looking at the Kickstarter, and I hope that you’d like to contribute!!!!

    Not only do I have a couple pieces in this, but I’m offering ink drawings on one of the tiers. If you’ve ever wanted a commission from me, here’s a good opportunity.