Sunday, October 5, 2014

Infinity Pebbles Shirt


Hi guys. Here's another Marvel parody shirt I created.

"Infinity Pebbles"
It's a mashup of Thanos with the Infinity Stones/Gems and Fruity Pebbles cereal. It was a fun project. Thanos seems happy with it. The shading on his armor reminds of a boss character in old game graphics. I'm really happy with how the bowl of cereal came out.

So far Thanos has appeared twice in the Marvel Cinema Universe. I went with his look in the comics, but more cartoony.

Credits clip of Thanos in Avengers
 
Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy

And since Guardians of the Galaxy, there has been 4 of 6 Infinity Stones/Gems in the movies so far. They've also been called Soul Gems in the comics.
Infinity Stones in Marvel Cinema Universe
 The colors of the stones in the movies don't match-up with the comics, but the colors weren't always consist in the comics either.

If there is only 2 stones left, then how much longer until Thanos has a bigger role in plot? And when will see the Infinity Gauntlet again?
The Infinity Gauntlet was a Easter egg in Thor.

All this apprehensive excitement is why I made Infinity Pebbles. :)

Monday, September 29, 2014

Chris Pratt in SNL

I loved the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. My favorite 2 songs are from when Star-Lord dances: "Come and Get Your Love" in the abandoned temple and "O-o-oh Child" in the dance-off.



Based on his performance in The Five-Year Engagement, I thought Chris Pratt would do well as Star-Lord. :) Pratt was recently on SNL, and they make fun of his and Marvel's success. Here's the skit:

Hahaha.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Monster Love

I was thinking the other day how picky I am for designs of Frankenstein's monster. Then TeeVillian released some that pleased me. :)


"The Bride Dollmaking"
One of my new favorite artists, Medusa the Dollmaker, created a cute and elegant design for The Bride of Frankenstein.

I'm not sure who the green buck-tooth monster is, but did you see Frankenstein's monster? He looks like he's hugging his bride. :)

The design is available as a tee and tank top until July 5 for $11.

Another design I enjoy on TeeVillian is the mashup with Calvin and Hobbes below by Mephias.

"My Fiendish Friend"
It captures the monster's innocence even though the scene becomes tragic.

The design is available until July 5th as a tee, v-neck, and tank top.

Mephias' design encourages me even more to connect Frankenstein and the image below of Groot. Did anyone else think the same when watching the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer? Groot is innocent too.


Groot hands a flower to a girl.

And I'll end on an image by Teo Zirinis of two figures settling their differences.
"Newlyweds"








Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Art Communication

Neal Adams
The trading card company Upper Deck interviewed Neal Adams, a famous comic artist.  I was pleased by this statement he gave, 

"I believe that a drawing is a communication between 2 people: the artist and the person who receives the artwork."

I think almost everything has a story.  Sometimes it takes a while for a viewer to come along to join the conversation.

Below are a few sketch cards by Neal Adams.


Iron Man


From Guardians of the Galaxy
Here's the second trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy with more details about the movie:
 

Friday, May 9, 2014

Maleficent Has Arrived!

My Maleficent design "Beware" is available as a $10 shirt at teeVillain! Limited time only. At the time of this post, there is about 21 hours left!

My design "Beware"

Available in 3 shirt colors:
Share with fans of Maleficent. :)

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Invite Maleficent or Beware

My shirt design "Beware" for Maleficent,
the villain in Disney's Sleeping Beauty
Hey guys, my design "Beware" will be printed at teeVillian for 24 hours on Saturday, May 10! :) I will wear the shirt myself when watching the Maleficent movie.

I challenged myself with this design by using only text and negative space (blank empty area). I also came up with the words.

I will post another reminder on the scheduled day for teeVillain. That day you can also see the answers I gave for their Q & A, which interviews you as if you were a villain. Haha. Or more appropriately, Mwahahaha!

If you are interested in "Beware" on another format like a coffee mug, then check out my Society6 shop. This week Society6 has free shipping for participating artists.

I used my design "Tea Party" to advertise the promotion.
Click HERE to receive free shipping on most of the items in my Society6 shop.  The promotion ends on May 11 at midnight (Pacific time).

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Watch Captain America 2!

If you have not already, then I recommend watching Captain America: The Winter Soldier!  Here's a photo I made promoting the movie to my friends. :)


Fun facts about the image:
  1. I took it over 2 weeks ago and Rotten Tomatoes still has the movie at 89% fresh rating.
  2. I posed twice as Black Widow and the Winter Soldier. :) It was a fun double take experiment I've wanted to try. Photoshopping the 2 images was easier than I expected! 
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is my second favorite Marvel movie. The first is The Avengers because of the different interactions between the heroes.

I also prefer Thor's character in The Avengers than the two Thor movies.  He may have been my favorite in that movie. But who is my favorite Avenger based on all the Marvel movies so far? Hmm. It is still Iron Man.

From Madam Tussad's wax museum 2 years ago