wacom tablet

i bought a wacom tablet the other day and it is pretty sweet.

it has taken a while to get the hang of it but so far i feel successful. this is the first image i am really proud of.

more to come.

working

i have been working..slowly and making some progress on a few of the projects that i want to get completed. i have been really busy trying to get all my ducks in a row but it is slowly coming together. here are some images of what i have been working on.

New work

I am putting together some new designs for the chimpanzee sanctuary northwest for a new hoodie design as well as a limited edition t shirt design that we have in the works. its is up and coming and i will post more information and some images when we have them available for sale.

also here is some images of the tote bags that i printed for the Primate Awareness Network.


i believe that they still have some of the tote bags available, if you are interested you can contact them through facebook here

i will post more news when it happens.

screen printing: a walk through

This is the process that i went through to create the hoodies for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest from start to finish. The project went very well and i was very happy with the outcome of the hoodies. They are available at the csnw website for a steal at $30, get them here while they last.

So the image we chose for the hoodies was the drawing of missy that i made for the the art auction last october.

Once we knew which image we wanted to use i went to work trying to figure out the placement and the font to be used. The only instruction i received was that it will be a zip-up and that the image should go on the front.


Once we had the placement figured out I went to work prepping the screen while waiting for the hoodies to arrive. First a positive is created on a sheet of vellum.

The screen is then placed in the exposing unit. Light does not pass through the parts that are black and makes it so the ink can pass through. Once the screen is burned the image must be washed out.

Once the image is washed out you can print. At redskye design we have a four-color printing press but for this job we just needed 1 color. We lined up the screen with our image and then taped off the screen.

We added the ink to the screen and we were ready to print.

We did a few test prints before we started the hoodies to make sure everything was coming through correctly.

Then we started the hoodies. It didn't take long to print them all.



I had to try one on once it was completed. The hoodies came out great and fit great!

Before we knew it they were all done.

And sold out just as fast! The first printing was gone before they could be posted online but we have since done a second printing and could be doing another in the very near future if they keep selling like they do. We are very happy with the way they turned out and are happy to work with the chimpanzee sanctuary northwest. Don't forget to to pick one up here.

studio update

so the studio is now officially open for business. we have a four color printing press up and running and have already completed a few small jobs. in other good news, spring is here and it is now tolerable to be outside for more than a five minute period.

along with the printing setup i have put together my drawing desk so that work will be done where it is supposed to be instead of the kitchen table.
on top of the new setup we also got a sweet couch for the studio space. it's pretty perfect for relaxing and for guests who are visiting the space.

now that things are up and running we are able to take on jobs for other people and will be working on our first line. until then its time to enjoy spring.

(view from the garden)

Primate Awareness Network logo

I have been working on a new logo for the primate awareness network (PAN). I will be printing shirts for them in the near future and put together a layout for their new logo.

i am waiting for approval on the image before i go any further. i think its pretty good. in other new working on the first set of textiles to be printing through redskye design. i will upload photos of how it all goes up here soon.

[REC]

so i finally was able to see this film that many people have been talking about. i have been out of the realm of horror for a while so i am not up on all the new movies. i remember seeing the preview for quarantine and not being interested at all. maybe it was because of the girl from dexter. i'm really glad i didn't see it because [REC] the original film from Spain is sooo good. it starts off with a simple set up a camera and reporter do a ride along with a fire team.



it looks to be a routine call but crazy violence erupts. there is biting and blood and some very good suspense. suspense, not something you get in modern horror. also there is a distinct lack of music. there is none at all and it really makes it seem as if the "found" footage is real. that coupled with the fact that all of the actors seem to be unknown, and really fit as if they are the characters they play.



the directors use the sole cameraman to their advantage because you really don't know what is happening. they also kept the movie to about an hour which is the length of a miniDV tape. something cloverfield neglected to care about. it was their careful approach to the small elements in this film that really sold me. i felt like i was tired of the "found" film approach but maybe that is just when it is done wrong. the directors do everything right and make a tight little film. it may not be for everyone but as the directors said "we wanted to make the kind of film that we would have wanted at 15" and i think that really sums it up for me too.


how could you not watch a movie that has zombie children!?!

Celebrate the seven

It was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone that came out and congrats to the people that won my pieces. If you didn't get to see them all seven illustrations are up on my website www.redskyedesign.com. also available in the shop is a limited edition 18 X 24 screen print called "the magnificent seven." there are limited quantities available but it is a great looking print (printed on recycled paper). if you were not able to attend or not able to go home with anything this is a good item. a portion of the proceeds will go right to the sanctuary. take care. new stuff coming soon.

STUDIO!!

We just finished moving into the new place and i am in the process of getting my new studio in order. it is taking a little while longer than i expected because getting everything that i want in there is expensive. i play to have a 4 color textile printing press, poster station, dark room, and drawing and design space. I have a of space to work with so i am very excited. I also have successfully completed my illustrations for the chimpanzee sanctuary northwest and i am creating a small limited number of screen prints for sale on my website. please come to the event it will be awesome. i plan to have the website/store up very soon so keep your eyes open for it. that's all for now. more news when i have it.

What Cloverfield Should Have Been

was District 9. That movie was an awesome alien flick and very topical racial/political movie. Way awesome and the exploding bodies was the icing on the cake. I think that there should be more movies like this. I really hope that Hollywood takes notice of the all non-big name actors and we get more quality made movies without the same douche bag actors running around. Im keeping my fingers crossed more more just like this.

amazing alien effects. the digital work was seamless, at times it was tough to tell on camera effects and post production work. the weta workshop gets better every year.

Just one of these every morning and i am not dead. Thank god i was getting really tired of allergies and claritan doing nothing but waste my money. i recommend this for anyone who has allergies. they are the sucks.

I am in the middle of a large project, about midway through. i will post some pictures when i get the chance and the ok to do so. i am working even if im not posting. i do have greeting card packs available with my animal prints on them. will be putting them online for sale soon.

Worst allegies ever! I want to die. Today after work i wil venture to rite aide in search of the strogest pills there is. Still 4 hours to go. Ughh

animal cards

animalchoices
Originally uploaded by convergekiller

here is all of the animals i have created over the last year. (except for a few others that are hiding until the time for them to come out later this year. ) i have compiled them all like this for a site to sell them as blank greeting cards. they will come in a pack of 6 cards and you can choose which animal you get on the card/cards. i will be putting them up online for sale soon but right now they are going for donations to help CSNW (chimpanzee sanctuary north west.) that is all for now will put more info up on how to get them soon.

leonard cohen

just saw leonard cohen at the wamu theatre in seattle on thursday and it was amazing. for being 74 the man puts on an amazing show. well he puts on an amazing show period. sounds better than his albums! it was a lot of fun. we went to seattle early and eat a ton of food at ROXY's which was good as always. then we headed over to the QWEST field for the show. the theatre was really nice for being inside a stadium and we were pretty close too. tickets were selling for $400 for the show. insanity. we got some sweet stuff 2 shirts a tote bag and a limited to 50 poster of the show. it was awesome and then when walking out we saw spencer moody from the murder city devils. awesome. after the show we drove home. it was a long drive but definately worth it. i was sick all day friday but im fine now. now the last three shows we have seen were epic; leonard cohen, murder city devils, and nick cave and the badseeds.

PRINTS!!

i have finally started the process of producing prints from the drawings that i have made for gifts the past few months. i have had some printing issues with some of the prints so they may be a bit delayed but i am trying to get them resolved as quickly as possible. the chimp, bears and elephant prints should be available in the next few days. im going to try to get them online to etsy for sales. i will post on here the link and when they are up for sale. and im going to get the other prints ready asap.

update

i have started a new job in a hotel and adopted a dog which subsequently taken up all of my time and i have not really been able to sit down and actually make anything lately. i am just now starting to get the hang of working again after 3 months of being unemployed. things are good. i get to see the murder city devils on thursday which is awesome.



and i am going to be starting work on a poster design contest for the flight of the conchords. this will be the first thing i have worked on in months. im hoping the due date of the 20th will inspire me to get working. i will post images of it as i get working.

long awaited update

sorry its been so long to update this blog. i have been active just not on here. i guess that makes me lazy. i have been working on getting my website up and running and i am also trying to get prints available for sale. i hope to get them out very soon. well while i work on that check out the newest works that i have created and let me know what you think and if you want any.

otters

otters
Originally uploaded by convergekiller

little birthday present for grace's mom. she is a fan of otters so i came up with these little guys. took about 4 hours or so. wasnt really counting did it over a couple days/movies. it was nice to finally get something down on paper after my absence from my creativity. more to come soon. im trying to be productive but rainy days call for me playing games and watching tv. its the only thing to do.

adestriazoid

adestriazoid
Originally uploaded by convergekiller

just put the finishing touches on the adestria shirt design. sent it off to mikey today so we will see how he likes it. hopefully some shirts will be made from it. more to come soon.

Moving...

I will be moving away from my home and off to another state. It will be interesting but there will be a lack of posts for awhile. I will return soon with some awesome work.