In a recent burst of "Stop Being A Slacker" fury, I finally tackled some long-overdue commissioned works. It involved a lot of Taz-esque spinning in a tornado around my studio. The cyclone started Saturday afternoon, and ended on Sunday morning. By the time the debris settled, I had churned out four new pieces. Whew!
I'm super happy with how these came out, especially since I got to employ some of the techniques I've picked up in my fine art works. To the folks who these belong to, I'll be contacting you soon, regarding shipping arrangements. To everyone, hope you enjoy 'em!
Next on the playlist: Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup. - The Gum
This is the latest in my series of Scrap Card Sketches. I've been painting on paper a lot, lately, and these scrap cards take paint like a dream. So nice!
On today's sea-faring soundtrack: Marc Moulin, Placebo Sessions 1971-1974 - King Gum, out!
ps-- Let me know if you can find the polar bear! He's surprisingly hard to find, when I show people this piece in person.
This is another piece finished in "Little Clouds," my experimental painting & drawing sketchbook. I have to admit, I'm really loving working in this book, ya'll. I banged out the above piece in paint markers, then went back in with pastels to give it color. I sealed it all in with a transparent acrylic medium, stuck a feather in it, and called it macaroni!
It's been great just throwing whatever I want at these pages, because it forces me to discover new, fast ways of making art. And the techniques I'm learning here, I've been able to bring into my fine art and commercial work.
After this, methinks it will be a long time before I invest in another plain-ol', white-paged sketchbook.
I recently came upon a mountain-sized windfall of scrap note cards at a friendly neighborhood stationary shop. The cards are in two sizes, with the larger ones measuring at 7" x 8.5" and the smaller ones at 4.5" x 5.75". They're a manila card stock, in an odd sort of "flesh" color.
And most importantly, they're just about the perfect scrap cards for sketches, doodles, and randomness.
So I've decided to post said randomness here, whenever it should strike. Stay tuned!
Jungle music on the high seas, tonight.... - Dave "The King Gum" Crosland
I'm now a few steps deeper into my pinup for CHOKER. At this point, I've reinforced the drawing in colored pencil. The linework has been tightened up and I've laid in some definite color tones that will (most likely) translate all the way through to the final painting.
This is the under-painting stage of my pinup for CHOKER, the upcoming Image Comics title from Ben McCool & Ben Templesmith. I'm having fun playing with texture galore on this one.
Originally, I'd wanted to show you all the original pencil drawing, THEN show the underpainting. But alas, the digital file of the pencil drawing got corrupted. Still, I'll be posting more mid-process pics of this. So keep yer peepers peeled!
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Akk!!! - King Gum Crosland
Hey out there! Here's the next step of my latest commissioned piece, "Futhermore." By this stage, I've started laying in solid color ideas in acrylics and colored pencil. From here, it's all about pulling back and forth on the balance between light and dark.
I've got a sexy-fat sketchbook that's 6" square, with an orange cover and two Kills stickers on it. I love the lil' bugger. It's small and handy, but substantial as can be (with 300 pages!). I'll take it on the train and bus, on flights and visits to friends' homes. It's easily one of the best sketchbooks I've owned in years.
Above are a few of my recent sketches from said Square Sketchbook. The first one was drawn last night at the home of some good friends in El Cerrito, CA. The rest are from the latter part of 2009. Enjoy!
Dave Crosland (aka King Gum) is an American illustrator whose stylized art is a harmonious collision of traditional aesthetics with modern sensibilities. His art has graced the walls of galleries in the USA and abroad, comic books, album covers, apparel, concert posters, and beyond. Most recently, Dave spent a year working as a designer on Disney XD's Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, at Titmouse Inc. Crosland's other notable works include Yo Gabba Gabba! Comic Book Time and Scarface: Scarred For Life, art for the pop group Gym Class Heroes' gold album "As Cruel As School Children", and illustrations for the Kick-Ass video game for Sony’s PS3. His clients have included MTV, Warner Brothers Animation, Ride Snowboards, Atlantic Records, IDW Publishing, Walt Disney Animation, Oni Press and more. Dave can currently be found living in Los Angeles, toiling away at book projects, animation concepts and a body of new fine art works.
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