Retreadsville

Howdy all!  For today's post I've shined up a couple older pieces.  One for experimentation purposes (and to get my brain thinking in an effective, limited color way for future plans, moohahahahaha!) and the other for a gallery show.

First off, Boba.  This guy was screaming for the Kenner action figure coloring, so this happened.

This lil fella is soon to find itself printed on metal and hanging in a local gallery so I thought it needed some sprucing up.  A couple of things I had thought of when I did the piece originally and a couple of ideas I could only get from revisiting older art.

So what have I learned from this exercise? Go back, look at your old work!!  Sometimes it's done but sometimes it's waiting to be done.

Ariel knows all the cheat codes

Round 31: Oh What A Guy Is Gaston!

Here's my hat being thrown oh so gingerly into the ring.  I couldn't help but think that Jabba The Hut would make a finer statue on Gaston's wall than The Beast.  And what better way to kill Jabba than by choking him to death.  Of course, to do this, you would disguise yourself as Bobba Fett.  Clearly, I've worked this entire thing out.  

See the preliminary sketches at my personal blog, NeedYourDisease.com

-Ben

Round 31: Who's got the sweetest disposition? One guess, that's who.

If you look close at this Disney/LucasFilm conglomeration, past the Star Wars mash ups to it's very nucleus you will find this ill tempered thing staring back at you.  Howard the Duck, a dirtier Donald Duck, a property of Marvel Comics (also owned by Disney) was once the hero of LucasFilm's movie adaptation of the Howard comic book.  And where is Howard fictionally from?  Cleveland, Ohio!  Truly a perfect storm that I couldn't dare not to draw.  

Disney vs. Lucas Sketchy Preview

The Rust Belt Monsters are gearing up for Lucas vs. Disney and here's a quick preview of Ben's piece. Be sure to check back to see the finished art!

Round 31: Disney and Lucasfilms

First they came for the Muppets.  Next they came for Marvel.  Now they take our Star Wars.  Can anything stop the evil forces of...Disney?  Who knows?  The Rust Belt Monsters have decided to call an audible with our normal schedule and get topical.  Of course, doing a round of political art would make more sense, but that's not what we're about.  So we've decided to take on Disney's recent acquisition of Lucasfilm.  Keep checking back here as we merge Disney properties with the work of George Lucas: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Willow, even Young Sherlock Holmes.

Round 30: Passamawhaty?

Hiccup and Toothless, Falcor and Bastian, all boys and their dragons owe it all to Pete and Elliot.  "Pete's Dragon" was the first movie my parents took me to watch in a theater and I've loved it ever since.  Really a somewhat forgotten gem that if you haven't seen it I would suggest you check it out.  

   

Round 30: Gizmo Duck!

I was a big fan of the Disney Afternoon of my youth.  Ducktales, Gummi Bears, and Darkwing Duck was consistently watched during my wind down from school.  Of course I eventually progressed to Batman the Animated Series and Gargoyles, but those Disney shows still hold a soft spot in my heart.

For this piece, I decided to go with a limited pallete and a textured brush.  I wasn't loving it at first, but combining it with a paper texture gave it a painterly look that I rather enjoy.  I'll have to put forward a better effort on the background next time.  Baby steps for now.

For other work in progress and inane ramblings, be sure to visit my personal blog: Need Your Disease

-Ben