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This was something that a good friend and co-worker of mine used to play, who could get the first morning handshake out there. I usually lost torwards the end of the week but was at the top of my game at the beginning of it.
This was routine for me and my good friend Jason Ablett. When he passed away last weekend, it was it was a great shock to me and many other people who have had the pleasure of workin and hangin out with such a grand personality. Im sad that I wanted to post a picture up on my mel meets blog gettin one of those handshakes from him. This will haunt me for a long time and has made it difficult to post lately. So I wanted to shoot him out my blog handshake hoping that he knows that I miss him and that he had a great impact on me. Till we meet again my friend....
From the movie site
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Really fantastic .. I will visit your blog more often
Very good the outline
There is enviable your imagination and the facility of putting it on the paper
Sorry for my English
I hope that you understand it
Regards budy !!!!
Hummmm ... cake!! Always enjoy our character drawings!!
beautiful sketches mel!! love the top two cartoony ones, with the hilarious expressions! and thanx for sharing your lil handshake game, gotta try it out... ;o)
Sorry to hear about your friend. Comics and cartoons are such joyous things it is very hard for me to have anything to do with them when I am sad. Still, I hope that they can bring you some joy. And know that what you do brings all of us great joy. These sketches are excellent. I especially like the wizard and the guy dreaming of cake.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend! My condolences to you and his family... stay strong!
The sketches are great as always!
I once heard that the handshake was an old way of knights indicating that they were unarmed, an act of goodwill and a peaceful approach. That's always stuck with me and the game you guys played was quite plainly that. An act of goodwill and peace. Take care brother and know we're all thinking of you. P.S., sketches are stellar, as always. How's the new job panning out? Still busy as ever?
Having lost someone very close to me myself, I'd like to say I'm so very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Mel.
Your handshake game is a great memory to have and one you will no doubt treasure forever.
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sorry to hear about your friend. hang in there man!
p.s. sketches are fantastic!
nice set of Drawings Mel.
AS ALWAYS:)
sorry for your loss.
WOOW!! I want to adopt that huge monster is that possible?? wahh you always surprise me with your monsters Melmade. ^__^
your rockin that marker hard dude! looking good.
This will sound out of place to combine an apology and a compliment, but here goes:
I am sorry for your loss.
Cool pieces and nice new Simpsons' avatar too ~
aswome monster!! cool flesh folds.
i just read your interview on character design, your personal story is pretty inspiring.
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
These sketches are nothing short of amazing.
Hey Mel, Man, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. What a tragic loss to lose a close friend like that. It really makes us realize the short time we have. It is cool to hear that he impacted you and made a difference. You too, my friend are making a difference whether you know it or not. :)
On a side note: I like your new avatar. Very funny! And great, NO, AWESOME sketches!!!! You're raising the bar again, dang it.
ya stuff is lookin fantastic man.
and my condolence on ya loss.
Sorry to hear bout your loss man, that's real tough.
These drawings are really fantastic though, I really enjoy your work. I'll be checking here all the time and thanks for the comment.
haha I love the sorcerer
sorry to hear about your friend man, really sorry, this is my first year without my father and i had my up's and down's but we have to stay strong and draw, love the drawing, but what else is new. bye 4 now
sorry Mel, just read about the loss of your friend. My condolences.
You just don't stop with the goodness, do you?!?!? You're so damn versatile and nail each style you use! All of these rock!
Awesome!! always fantastic..
take care
bye
Hey!!
This is my friend Mel...Great as allways!! ha ha.
I love aaaall your stuff but specially when you use the col-erase pencils...don´t ask me why...
All the best 4 U Dude!!
Glad to see you posting Mel. Under the circumstances it's got to be difficult-- but seeing your work is always a lift for me. So thanks! And don't worry, he knows.
The handshake game sounds like a good one. He's probably up there keeping the game going.
Ypur work alwyas brings a smile to my face it just great!!! Hope your koolin and all is as it should be, the fam is good stay fresheer than fresh homez!!!!
Sorry to hear about ur friend. Love the post...awesome pics!! :OP Ur my idol!! Keep on keepin on bro! :OP
Hey Mel,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend that is unfortunate. Finding good friends is hard to come by; once again dude, sorry for your loss.
On a lighter note, I love your new Avatar dude! It brought a smile to my face when I saw it today! Its super cool! Oh, yeah, and of course, fabulous work dude as always. Great creature drawing!
~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB
Mel, Mel, Mel... what are we going to do with you? Your too talented for your own good.
Nah, just teasing. Great work as always Mel. Glad to see your still pushing hard.
Hugs,
Heather
Sorry to hear about your friend Mel. Sounds like a cool game you guys were playing however. Love all the drawings especially the "Simpsons" Mel. That's awesome!
I really am sorry about your friend. That can definitely be tough. I will keep you in the prayers brother. Sketches look great as usual, I'm enjoying the robot, I have a soft spot for them haha. Also like the figure studies, those never get old. Much respect.
Holden
I was coming by to say I dig the new Simpsons avatar, but now I just want to tell you that I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I can't begin to imagine how hard something like this is, but I know that this was a very great way to send a hand shake his way. You're in my prayers, Mel!
ha ha nice my co-worker has been doing the same thing to everybody here, it was hard for her to do mine as they did not have a hat with the correct hair, nice posts
Hi Mel!!!:)
sorry to hear about the loss of your friend!:(
I hope that drawing can give you some joy.
these sketches are very beautiful!!!
take care!!!!:)
Laura:)
your new icon so awesome! i love it!
hahaha yourself portrait is so funny!! ^__^ haha nice idea!!
Uhmmm thinking about cake..yummy!!
It's COLOR! Mel, whats up? But looks fantastic. Very expressive.
... and sorry to hear about your friend!
Really Like the suggested shirt design, worked out wonderfully. Keep those expressions coming, there different every time, great job.
Holden
Your posts are so long. What you've posted in this one thing is more work than I put into seven or eight posts. I love the guy dreaming of cake... perfect expression for it. Even without the cake drawn in there, I would have assumed he was dreaming of cake. It's all in the masterfully crafted expression. Great stuff, man. Let's do lunch soon.
Great work as always, Mel! Man, you're good. Haha, I have to try out this simpsons thing.
The guy in the red-ish shirt is just brilliant! I love everything about him; the style, the expression, the personality, the shapes his huge arms make together with his small lower half..
He would look so good animated 8)
I always repeat myself but I do love your monsters.. this one looks great. ^__^ Thanks for your coments
amazing work! I notice you use a very similar stance with your stout characters, and your expressions are genius! you're definitely one of my favorite artists, thanks for the inspiration, Mel ;)
Hey Mel,
So sorry about your loss...I don't know what to say.
Thanks so much for leaving a comment, you're a huge inspiration to me and I look forward to checking out your stuff more and more everytime! Give me ashout via e-mail if you'd like to talk some more, I definitely would. randeepk[at)gmail(dot}com
-R.
man i have to say i love the first character that guy has so much life and the color is amazing. well bye 4 now
sorry to hear about your friend. great sketches too....i also had to do the simpsons character thing haha.
nice edits
love the monster
Nice Mel. Just seen your "Mel Meets" Nice to see you spreading the love. Crazy to meet all those talented people. Soon enough after graduation Ill be able to cross the boarder free and meet all those talented people in higher circomstances...First on my list. YOU! lol.
Seriously sorry to hear about the loss of your friend but keep your head up keep grinding and putting up the incredible work
love your shape design! Real inspiring each time.
Sorry to hear about your friend. I wish I could say something to cheer you up, but losing someone close just sucks. A good friend of mine was killed by a drunk driver 2 years ago and I still miss him.
I wish we all could just be healthy n happy forever. But I guess we need to learn to appreciate life here so we can truly appreciate the after life when we get there.
HAHAHAHA i love it¡¡
I learn a lot of your work, Thanks master
Ok what gives man!?! You've got to stop posting so much coolness, my brain just can't take it!!! Great stuff in this batch man.
hey cool works man, great blog, benja
your ability is quite impressive!
I have missed much things since my last visit.
Great avatar!
i am not going to play and even pretend to know how you feel, but please take comfort in knowing that this touching tribute to your friend has helped at least one person appreciate their loved ones more today. my condolences mel...
Love the robot ! All great stuff though !!
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