Zombies Can't Swim Comic - FOR SALE!

FINALLY done and printed, and ready to be put into your hands! Based on a true conversation: What would YOU do during a zombie apocalypse?!  Everything the couple discusses starts happening around them!

40 pages of awesome zombie fighting action for sale in my etsy shop, available HERE! Includes lots of zombies, and swords! Each copy is signed!  Yay!

 

The Fox & The Crow

 "The Fox and The Crow" by Jorsh Pena 

20x30 Glicee Print on 270 gsm archival Smooth Fine Art paper. 100 prints, limited edition.

Here is one of my newest works for the virtual show "Fables and Fairytales" @ Acidfreegallery.com, i share works with some very familiar and talented artist like ( Tom Whalen, Dave Perillo, Glen Brogan, Scott Derby and more ). As you can see i made my work inspired by the famous fable "The Fox and The Crow" all works are available to buy in a limited edition series, you can buy them here:  http://acidfree.bigcartel.com/

More info at: http://www.acidfreegallery.com/

An interesting read

For all you animators, aspiring animators, and animation lovers out there- I would highly recommend reading if not buying this book. Based of the lectures of Disney's amazingly talented animator/drawing teacher Walt Stanchfield, this book is a lovely step away from those ruddy how-to books. I'd hail this as spectacularly informative as Richard Williams' "Animation Survival Kit", and I personally feel this book has indeed retained the author's (deceased before the book was published) voice and uncanny love for his craft. I couldn't help but be uplifted and inspired by the passages, and entranced by the photographs of animation "treasures" such as keyframes from Milt Kahl, T. Hee, as well as many others.

Here is one particular bit I was captivated by early on in the book-

"...quick sketching is the shortest route to training yourself for capturing those spontaneous gestures and poses that are so essential to good drawing. Break one of your bad habits today. Which one? That habit of not sketching! ... Listen to some jazz, some symphony, a string quintet, and some contry music. Stop everything and just listen...Feel the leaves of a sycamore tree, a wad of cotton, a piece of sandpaper. Pick up a stone from the beach or from the mountains and fondle it. See if it has a message for you...Sharpen your senses in all ways. Life will open up its vistas of adventure and courage and venturesomeness. Then, when you make a sketch you will feel an authoritateve confidence flow into it. It will have the rhytmns of the music you heard, the drama of the books you have read, and the tactile influence of all the things you have touched."

Walt's passion and energy makes for a spectacular read, especially to those who share his everlasting love for animation, art, life, and all aspects inbetween.

Real Vampires Coming from Del Toro

One of the best movie directors of our present time talks about his future vampire trilogy. Guillermo Del Toro fans will enjoy this for sure. More HERE!

The New York Public Library

So about a month ago, talk of doing an illustration for the New York Public Library began. I was so excited at this opportunity! I've just finished up the art for this gig, and thought I'd share a little of the process.

The illustration is meant to be used on the cover of a handout, which will provide information about the summer booklist. I also did a few spots to place in the interior. The particular booklist I was working for is meant for teens, and the client really wanted something fun and exciting to bring the target audience in.

Okay, so here's the initial sketch. This was approved by the art director at the library, but the client ultimately felt it was too "cutesy" and not "urban" enough.



Ok, back to the drawing board. With the huge interest in fantasy/fiction at the moment - think Twilight, and Harry Potter(s) - the client thought something dark and magical could work well. After 2 more rounds of sketches, we came to the final.
Catherine Harvey will be doing the design work, which is not yet complete. So...imagine fun type.Whatcha think?

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