MID-OHIO CON

I'll be tabling at Mid-Ohio Con this weekend, if you're in the area or feel like making a trek stop on out and have some fun. You'll be able to find me in the Creator's Commons at table cc19 (http://www.bankstreet.com/mocfiles/moc_2009_floorplan.pdf)

New art Coming soon. I'm still doing some (and redoing) work I can't release yet.

-Jacot

Sesquicentennial Celebration of Lansing’s Old Town

So last week I was tapped to do a poster for the upcomming Sesquicentennial Celebration of Lansing’s Old Town in Lansing, MI. Here's what I put together.

If you're around the Lansing area feel free to head on down to old town and partake in what old town has to offer, here's the text from the press release.

Sesquicentennial Celebration of Lansing’s Old Town All Events Are Free and Open to the Public

Saturday, Sept. 19: "The Lansing Sound: What Is It, Where Is It Headed?" With David Stowe, Rodney Whitaker, Larry Cosentino, and Mike Stratton, 1-3 pm, Perspective2.

Sunday, Sept. 20: A Program in Honor of Robert Busby. With the MSU Jazz Professors, 2:30-4:30pm, Creole Gallery.

Wednesday, Sept. 23: Found in Translation: Poetry from around the World. With Ruelaine Stokes. 7:30-9pm, Creole Gallery.

Thursday, Sept. 24: Premiere of the Specters of Lansing. A documentary by MSU faculty and students. 7:30-9pm, Studio 1210.

Friday, Sept. 25-Saturday, Sept. 26: UAW Art and History Exhibit. 10am-4pm, Studio 1210.

Friday, Sept. 25: Schooling: Tejano Style. With Rene' Meave of Los Bandits of Michigan and Juve Aldaco of El Grupo Aldaco. Reception to follow. 8-11 pm, Perspective2.

Saturday, Sept. 26: "Voices of Old Town: Variations on a History." A play by MSU faculty and students based on oral histories, 8-10 pm, Perspective2.

Sunday, Sept: 27: Architectural Tour, 2-4pm, MessageMakers.

Sponsored by the Program in American Studies, the Public Humanities Collaborative, Chicano/Latino Studies, and the Department of Theater at Michigan State University; the Old Town Business & Art Development Association; and the Old Town Commercial Association.

With generous support from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University and the American Studies Association.

-Jacot

Lady Lindsay's Super Amigurumi

So one day my buddy Jon Gordon's wife sent me a pic of a Wolverine she crocheted... Here I stood staring at my this image on my phone at this cute Wolverine with Pipe Cleaner claws.

I found this little figure very endearing...

Since then she's created many more Heros and Villains and has her own shop which can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5358237

Be sure to click on over to check out her site. Each of the amigurumi are really well done and come highly recomended as gifts.

I've taken the liberty of posting some pic's from Lady Linsay's storefront... I really like the Daredevil and Bullseye... What can I say I have a little softspot for this hero-villain feud...

-Jacot

E.G.G. Pinup

I guess with a title like that you might need a little more of an explanation.

E.G.G., or Ed G. Gunn, is character created by Rob Forest. He's a Hard Boiled detective that services Stark City as a private investigator.

Rob is putting out a new issue of EGG titled "The Trouble with Dames" with this new publication he asked if anyone would like to do Pinups for the book and to make a long story short here's what I did...

Check out Rob's E.G.G. blog here http://eggnoir.blogspot.com he's got a lot of great stuff on there including his unique style and his noir-ish homages. You should also find another pinup by fellow LADDie Jon Gordon.

-Jacot

Green Lantern Colors

Just finished up Colors on the Green Lantern post I did a while ago. It's done in time for the Cherry Capital Con (www.cherrycapitalcon.com) which I'll be tabling at this weekend.

I've been having a lot of fun developing my coloring style and relieved as to how easy it's starting to come to me. Enjoy and let me know what you think...

-Jacot

Wolverine Colors are done!

As promised here's the color version of the Wolverine Pin-up. I would of had this piece done and posted last night but was feeling a little under the weather. Here it is now though... Hope you enjoy (as always click on the image to open a larger version in a new window)...

I'm working on finishing some more posters before this weekend. the posters as well as this wolverine will be available for Cherry Capital Con.

I'm still toying with color everyday, any comment or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

-Jacot

Working on Wolverine Colors

Just wanted to put up a quick post...

I'm getting things together and finishing up some color pin-up work. I'll be attending the Cherry Capital Con in Traverse City, MI this weekend and want to have some new posters to push.

I'm going to be posting my new posters here as I complete them. First the line art will be posted then the colors.

I'll be doing these until after the con. Then I've got to punch out some work and get a webcomic page setup over at webcomicsnation.com for Rick Schlaack's "The Empty Corner" I'm doing "grays" over his line art and setting up the webcomic page as well. We'll be posting new pages twice a week until the story is done. Then the story will be collected in a graphic novel.

Here's the line art for a Wolverine piece I've been meaning to finish for quite some time. This is all part of my "backlog" of work I want to get clear so there's no distractions with future production.

Be back soon...

-Jacot

Old Color Work

Thought I'd drop a little line for everyone...

Here's some old color work I did from late last year... It's when I first started playing around with a "modern" Comic coloring style...

I've been working on some projects that I can't post here, I'm itching to show this work though and am currently waiting on permission to post the images... hopefully it comes soon.

Jacot

Samurai Colors

Just finished a quick color job using some of the new techniques and theories... I stayed more realistic than design oriented with the color.

Let me know what you think


-Jacot

SAMURAI CONCEPT

Here's a quick little piece I did at this weeks LADD meeting.

I'm setting the piece up for colors right now and will post them soon. Earlier today I had the opportunity to sit down with Jason Howard and get a little hands on tutoring with how he creates and approaches his colors. My mind was spinning with information that I had to get down on paper. I feel very focused and finally have direction to define my coloring style.

A lot of the previous post will be getting color soon, I have some jobs to get out of the way first. But they will be coming soon... I feel half on the verge of insanity with so much in my head begging to come out.

So without any further ramblings (so I can get back to work) here's the piece from LADD.



-Jacot