CUSTOM PRINTS: I should also mention that in addition to commissions and pre-made items, you can also offer custom prints of most of the work from my site and on this blog. So if you’re interested in a high quality 8.5” x 11” print on archival matte, you can order one for $15 (plus $2 shipping). How crazy is that? Crazier than a tandem ice-cream bike ride with Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee.
My contributed page to Michael Roy and Nicholas Hart’s hilariously awesome retelling of the life and times of Alfred Nobel.
Hey guys, I’ll be posting more new stuff soon… after I’m done making zines and helping my friends carve rovers out of giant MDF boards :)
As promised, I’m putting my Bikesploitation posters up for sale in my online store. It’s a limited edition, so get one while the supply is still there!
There will definitely be more stuff up in the near future, so I’ll keep you guys updated. There’s also information about personal commissions, so be sure to check that out as well. If you have any questions, you can ask me here, or (preferably) shoot an email to me@derrickdent.com.
Best regards, y’all!
ratchet153 asked: Do you always use (non-digital) traditional techniques? I really like your watercolour and ink wash work.
For a lot my illustration work, it’s a combination of both. I always start with traditional media, since I work a lot faster that way, and finish things up in Photoshop. “Finishing up” can range from adjusting values from my initial scans and tweaking colors/applying digital color glazes, to doing all of my coloring digitally. The latter usually applies to more of my linear work. The sketchbook stuff I post is pretty much all analog, and I just adjust the values and colors from the initial scan (which kills a lot of wash work) to match the work’s appearance in my sketchbook.
Forgotten Masterpiece: “Untitled” by Mike Mignola, from Dave Cooper’s Weasel #4, published by Fantagraphics, May 2001.
Aaaaah! Mignola. Just. Gets. It. Right.
(brain melts…)
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artsbyt asked: Using ballpoint pen ink to paint is very interesting! Especially considering how easy they are to come by, and seeing as I am a poor college student. How do you get the ink out of the pen?
I’m actually using them like I would with any linear drawing tool. I usually block in shadow shapes and go over them with a brush loaded with water. This will lift the ink off the paper and you can work it around in a similar fashion as watercolor. Note that not all pens are created equally. Some inks are more resilient than others and some, I found, pretty much stick to the paper. Also, I noticed some inks/dyes are easier to manipulate than others, blues in particular (Maybe it’s telling of the ink ingredients, or a completely anecdotal observation). Try playing with different brands to see which works best for you. Lastly, while it’s good to experiment with cheap-y paint proxies, I would recommend trying the real deal, whether that’s acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache, etc. If you are indeed making the risky investment of going to art school anyway, why skimp?
Hope that helps, and best of luck!
sdolich asked: Would you be interested in taking a commission for some album art? Or do you not do that type of thing? I love the art man.
Thanks and yes! I guess I should emphasize that more- I’m totally open for personal commissions. Email me at me@derrickdent.com and let me know what you have in mind.
EDITED: I also just…draw things for people. I have some standardized sizes and prices that I’ll put up in my next post for anyone interested.
Weekend sketchbooking.
Related to the music question a few posts back, thanks for sharing some of your current favorites! Some of them are people that I’ve listened to a few times and will revisit, and a few were completely new to me. You guys are why I love the internet.
A daily (more or less) sketchlog, basically a supplement to my portfolio and my (slightly) more professional sketchblog. . This is where the ugly sketches come to die. I'll also post internet-y things.
