BOOK OF THE MONTH

I'M STARTING A FEATURED BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR ARTIST WHO WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK AND IT WILL BE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. ENJOY!

                             
  "PERSPECTIVE! FOR COMIC BOOK ARTIST"

       BY DAVID CHELSEA

THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE BEST ART BOOKS IVE EVER PURCHASED. ITS LAID OUT LIKE A COMIC BOOK, FULLY ILLUSTRATED, WITH CLEAR  INSTRUCTIONAL DETAIL ON THE RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF DRAWING WITH PERSPECTIVE. WE FOLLOW DAVID AS HE TRIES TO PUT PERSPECTIVE IN LAYMANS TERMS FOR HIS PAL, AND FELLOW ARTIST, MUGG. MUGG IS THE COFFEE CUP FACED FELLOW SEEN FLYING THE PLANE ON THE COVER ABOVE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE ILLUSTRATORS THAT HAVE HAD TO STAY UP LONG HOURS DRAWING TO MEET A DEADLINE, WHICH I HAVE DONE COUNTLESS TIMES, YOU MAY HAVE FOUND THAT IT CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT COFFEE. COFFEE IS EVERY ILLUSTRATORS BEST FRIEND ON THOSE LONG NIGHTS HUNCHED OVER THE DRAWING BOARD, SO DAVIDS FRIEND MUGG IS A BIG PLUS TO THE RADNESS OF THIS BOOK, AT LEAST THAT'S MY OPINION. ANYWAY, DAVID AND MUGG WALK US THROUGH A WONDERFULLY  ILLUSTRATED WORLD OF PERSPECTIVE WHERE WE LEARN ABOUT DEPTH CUES, THE PICTURE PLANE, THE HORIZON AND VANISHING POINT, CUBES IN SPACE, ONE, TWO AND THREE POINT PERSPECTIVE, CIRCLES IN PERSPECTIVE, THE HUMAN FIGURE AND SHORTCUTS. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT TO TAKE IN, AND IT IS, BUT IF YOU STICK WITH DAVID AND MUGG YOU WILL BE THE BETTER FOR IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A COMIC BOOK ARTIST TO BENEFIT FROM THIS BOOK. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH "PERSPECTIVE!" HAS IMPROVED MY DRAWING AND INK SKILLS ALL AROUND. BUY THIS BOOK, STUDY IT AND STUDY IT AGAIN, AND THEN BUY "EXTREME PERSPECTIVE! FOR ARTIST" DAVIDS NEWEST BOOK TO HIT THE SHELVES.

FOR MORE FROM DAVID CHELSEA GO TO HIS WEBSITE AT
http://dchelsea.com/
THIS WEBSITE HAS LINKS TO AMAZON IF YOU WISH TO BUY ANY OF HIS AWESOME BOOKS.

MAIL TIME!

HERE IT IS! AFTER DEALING WITH PRINT SHOPS WHO ONLY KNOW HOW TO SILK SCREEN HORSES AND COWS ON SHIRTS, I FINALLY TOOK THIS PROJECT INTO MY OWN HANDS AND HIT THE PHOTO COPIERS. I COPIED AND MADE PRINTS AT THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT MY LOCAL OFFICE SUPPLY STORE HAD TO OFFER. I THINK THEY TURNED OUT GREAT AND LOOK ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL ART. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE JUST PHOTO COPIES I SIGNED AND HAND NUMBERED THEM AS WELL. TODAY I MAILED OUT THE FIRST BATCH TO ALL THE FOLLOWERS WHO HAVE EMAILED ME THEIR ADDRESS ALREADY. ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU THINK YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST 27 FOLLOWERS, I NEED YOU TO EMAIL ME YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU WANT YOUR PRINT. THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING THE INKWELL CLUB BLOG. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMENTS AND INVOLMENT IN THE FUTURE.

FRONT

BACK

THATS MY UGLY MUG ON THE FRONT AND THE BACK IS A MYSTERY OF SORTS. THE PRINTS ARE SAFELY TUCKED INTO  8-3/4" x 11" POLYETHYLENE BAGS AS SEEN BELOW.

YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS A LIMITED TO 1/1 BLUE PHOTO COPIED PRINT. KEEP CHECKING IN TO SEE HOW YOU CAN WIN THIS.

OH, AND THIS IS WHAT MOLLY AND I MADE FOR BREAKFAST. HOMEMADE HEART SHAPED WAFFLES WITH CREAM CHEESE AND A HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY SYRURP.  HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

FIRST 27 FOLLOWERS SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS.

HEY THERE ALL YOU INK-O-MANIACS! WELCOME TO THE CLUB. IF YOU THINK YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST 27 FOLLOWERS PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS. I TRIED TO MESSAGE YOU ALL BACK THROUGH BLOGGER BUT FOR SOME REASON IT WON'T SEND THE MESSAGE. I WILL BE SHIPPING THE PRINTS OUT ON FRIDAY SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME SOON. MY EMAIL IS. lanceinkwell@gmail.com. DONT BE AFRAID TO EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOU MADE IT OR NOT. THERE ARE ONLY 30 FOLLOWERS TO THIS BLOG SO FAR SO CHANCES ARE YOU WON A PRINT. ALSO DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT " NAME THAT INKWELL" ON THIS BLOG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ANOTHER PRIZE FOR HELPING ME NAME MY NEWEST CARTOON CHARACTER. POST ANY NAME IDEAS, AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT, AS SILLY AS YOU WANT, OR AS LAME AS YOU WANT IN THE COMMENT BOX BELLOW THE POST. I WILL CHOOSE THE BEST NAME OR LET YOU GUYS VOTE IF THERE ARE ENOUGH ENTRIES AND ENOUGH INTREST. THANKS AGAIN FOR FOLLOWING THE INKWELL CLUB.

DESK

THIS IS MY CURRENT DRAWING TABLE. SOON I WILL HAVE A NEW ANIMATION DESK AS WELL. IN A FEW DAYS I WILL GET SOME PICS OF THE STUDIO UP FOR ALL TO SEE.

AND THIS IS MY CAT "OLIVIA" WHO FETCHES LIKE A DOG, LOVES PIZZA ONLY IF IT HAS OLIVES ON IT, WATCHES TELEVISION MORE THAN I DO, AND LIVES TO DESTROY ANYTHING ON MY DRAWING TABLE.

SHE IS A MONSTER

NAME THAT INKWELL

DID YOU KNOW THAT MICKEY MOUSE WAS ALMOST NAMED MORTIMER MOUSE? ( SO THE LEGEND GOES) IT IS SAID THAT WALT WANTED THE MOUSE WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE TODAY TO BE NAMED MORTIMER, BUT HIS WIFE LILLIAN DISNEY SUGGESTED THE CHANGE TO MICKEY.  GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB WOULD HAVE ONE HELL-OF-A HARD TIME SINGING " WHOS THE LEADER OF THE CLUB THATS MADE FOR YOU AND ME? M-O-R-T-I-M-E-R  M -O-U"...AWW YOU GET MY DRIFT.
WHICH LEADS ME TO THIS  NEW CHARACTER  I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE
INKWELL CLUB. I HAVE YET TO NAME HIM AND THOUGHT I WOULD ASK FOR HELP. HE IS AN INKWELL THAT WALKS AND TALKS AND IS A BIT OF AN ODD FELLOW. THE PERSON WHO COMES UP WITH THE NAME THAT I DECIDE IS WORTHY OF THIS LITTLE GUY WILL WIN A PRIZE. GOOD LUCK

THIS IS AN ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS BOARD.  

SPASTIC THE WOLF CASKET

THIS IS THE COVER AND BACK ART FOR A COMIC THAT I WANTED TO PUT OUT LAST HALLOWEEN BUT DIDNT FINISH DO TO BEING ON TOUR AND LAZINESS. I WILL BE PUTTING IT OUR NEXT HALLOWEEN.

COVER

BACK

BLACK INK ON WHITE SHITTY COMPUTER PAPER.

COZMIC WOLF

THIS IS A RAD ETCHING I DID ON WHITE CLAYBOARD COATED IN BLACK INDIA INK FOR HOUR OF THE WOLF. I WAS INSPIRED BY VIRGIL FINLAY. LOOK HIM UP!

SKETCHY SKETCHBOOK (NOT FOR PARENTS)

THESE ARE A FEW SKETCHES FROM MY SCETCHBOOK THAT I DID ON AN HOUR OF THE WOLF TOUR LAST APRIL. THESE CHARACTERS I CALL "THE FAITH-HEADS"  

I HAVE MORE LIKE THESE THAT I WILL POST LATER

THE FLEYE

I DID THIS FOR AN HOUR OF THE WOLF SHIRT DESIGN A FEW YEARS BACK AND NEVER LIKED THE SHIRT AS MUCH AS THE ILLUSTRATION, AS IS, IN BLACK INK ON WHITE BRISTOL BOARD.  LOOK FOR THE WORD "EVOLVE"

NOT THE LEADER OF THIS CLUB

THIS IS AN ACRYLIC PAINTING I DID OVER A YEAR AGO AND A SKETCH I DID JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. ENJOY.