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cursed pirate girl

yesterday was the birthday of my favorite moustached artist... jeremy bastian! the creator of "cursed pirate girl" and one of the most insanely talented people currently walking this earth. 

...so i drew him a lil' card:

(she looses an eye at the end of issue one.... which, if you didn't get, i TOLD you to go buy... so wtf? you aren't listening to me?!)

SDCC commision info

okay folks... i'm at a point for san diego where i need to organize what i do. last year was so unexpectedly NUTS that i have to set the ground rules before i go. Also, I'm finally taking the advice of my peers and raising my prices... for a long time i've been freaking out about asking people face-to-face to pay cash for my work... now that i'm trying to make this my career, i've moved past that concern :P

okay, here goes:

San Diego Comic Con Convention Commission Info

i will be doing sketches. 

there are ONLY 6 slots per day (except for preview night, where i will be opening 3). one slot per person. if you miss out on a slot one day, i will NOT reserve a spot for you the next day. when the list fills up the the day, i'm going to try and get through them by mid afternoon... if i do, another spot may open up. likely, it won't, but hold out hope and wish upon a star... and maybe it will happen. 

taking on so few, i can finally put the time and katie-love into each one that i want to put into them. i want to be PROUD of each piece i do at this show for when you guys run out and post it online. 

putting more time into them, these sketches are $80 each on 9x12 bristol board (which i will provide. 11x14 or 11x17 is available upon request for an additional charge)

sketches are one full-bodied character with full background, fully inked and rendered with watercolors. additional characters can be added for $20 each. 

sketches in your sketchbook will lower the price, but your paperstock may not hold up to the paint and will warp. i'll discuss this with you when you bring the book by. 

i will still be doing mini paintings for $5 each, free quickie drawings for kids and such... but i can't do my $15-40 sketches at this convention anymore. 

if you want a spot on the list, PLEASE come early. i hate telling people to come back and try again tomorrow :(

i will also have some already completed originals and pages for sale, as well as the $5 mini paintings, sketchbooks, and more. 

thank you, 

k

darth vader... the crazy cat sith

a doodle from my sketchbook that i dig on all kinds of nerdy/crazy cat lady levels:

look ma'! i caught a fwaggle!

Everyone knows i'm a muppet/henson fan. really, everyone does, ask your mom, she knows it too. 

and... one of my favorite, FAVORITE things in existence is Fraggle Rock. it's clever, silly, emotional and full of life lessons presented in a way that both children and adults can enjoy. even now, i love popping in the dvds while i work. 

so here's a blast from the past for all you fraggle fans... 

and, for anyone interested in the "work in progress" stages... here are the inks!

the originals are all 6" x 6" on smooth bristol, the colors done in photoshop cs3. 

i hope you've enjoyed this fraggle-filled post as much as i had drawing the pictures :)

2009 sketchbooks

so i finished up putting together my 2009 convention sketchbooks! they're on their way to the printer. they will be available starting at the san diego comic con next month. there are TWO different books (just like last year)... the edition with my regular and cute work and one that's more pin-up, curvy girly work. i will NOT be taking orders before san deigo, as i'm doing a limited run of 200 of each. i will then take the remaining books to Wizard World Chicago. any books left after wizard world chicago will then be available online. they will be available for $10 each at the show, so start saving yer' pennies ;)

i even left a fancy-pants area in the front for me to sign it ;P

random cards...

i was poking around looking for something i could post (because i'm working on some stuff i can't)... and came across 2 tiny lil' artist proof cards i hadn't posted for Upperdeck's Marvel Masterpieces 2 set and then my Rittenhouse Wolverine Origins cards. enjoy!

 

if you live around ann arbor...

So the music/dance show about science that Ryan has been pouring a LOT of time into is opening this weekend!

Molecules the Musical is playing for one weekend only at the Power Center in Ann Arbor. 

http://moleculesthemusical.com/

Tickets for the Thursday, 06/04/09, 10:00am preview performance are sold out.

 

Tickets for the Friday, 06/05/09, 8:00pm World Premiere, the Saturday, 06/06/09, 8:00pm evening performance, and the Sunday, 06/07/09, 2:00pm matinee performance are now on sale through The Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) and Ticketmaster. (http://moleculesthemusical.com/id4.html)