Just working my way through some ideas for a painting I've been commissioned for, by a collector in The Bay Area. I love drawing like this, because the process is all heart and instinct. I just let The Beast take hold, and open my eyes when it's done ravaging the page.
"Pure scientific intelligence, with one point of relevance: MC's whose styles need Velamints." - Gum.
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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