Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Sorry.....

My blog is seeing some serious neglect.. so playin catch up. Bear with me please.

Firstly Id like to thank Brian Goobeetsa for thinkin I am a thinker ( or enough of a thinker to gimme a Thinkin Blogger award. ) He would be the first guy I would think of shooting that honor out to, so to get it from him is more than an honor.The guy is creative beyond all bounds. Thanks Bri! Will be shootin out mine here sometime soon... ( I said BEAR with me. )

And "B" thanks everyone for stoppin by and sayin the nice things you do. Very overwhelming and I appreciate that as well.

So without further ado heres some sketchin. Hope to put up some of my mirage learnin here so be on the look out. ( What part of " bear with me do you not understand???

So the head sketches are from a book i purchased and love called " Face Off" by Harry Hammernick. Check it out. A Must Have in the library. The Cat is of one of my cats named Bogey, and thats the attitude he sports. All of these done in Photoshop except for the last which was done in mirage.








Thanks for bearing with me.

46 comments:

Jason Newkirk said...

great stuff melman. Dont all cats sport that attitude... :D

keep dem posts a coming..specially the mirage ones.....I wont bear with ya either...get on it slacker

Victor Correa said...

Wonderful Mel..

I like so so much the four coloured faces,

Great work

Anonymous said...

Really nice stuff Mel. I love the two guys in hats, really visual characters!

Andy Latham said...

Fantastic sketches Mel!

I love the cat and the creature second from the end.

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Ryan said...

No lie, Mel, you captured the exact look and mood of my old cat Baxter in your cat drawing. I am going to send that sketch to my Mom, she would get a kick out of it.

Juampa said...

Amazing brother!!

Your sketches are better every day and i like the colour as well.

All the best!!

Richard Oud said...

Yeay.. been waiting forever for an update sir :) (just rubbing it in..)

Anyway.. great to see some amazing drawings again Mel.. your rock it like nobody else!

Vanhoozerbot said...

Your blog continues to ROCK my friend. Amazing work. Inspiring even.

Thank you for sharing this stuff!

JV

Kactiguy said...

Serious neglect? Man, I was so close to coming over there and smackin you upside the head. I'm just saying, you're lucky you posted when you did. Great stuff as always. That cat looks like it has almost as much attitude as my cat.

S.T. Lewis said...

Mel's back! I love the cat... great expression and body shape. You're amazingly talented, sir. Hope things are well.

Dillon Thompson said...

Good to see your still around. If you need any candy, I am just 2 floors away.

Dave Dick said...

Great, great drawings, man!

Laura Williams said...

The "raccoon-squirrel" is great. Excellent facial expression!

rusty said...

ooooh color...is this to try and make up for taking so long. i keed i keed.

great stuff man, i really the the guy in the red coat.

and im definitely doing to check out that book now.

Ryan Bullard said...

Great new stuff Mel! I love Bogey

Unknown said...

these were well worth waiting. That cute animals expression is very good. are you animating in Mirage?

papercut assassin said...

Nice! Love the expression on the cat. Keep 'em coming Mel.

backgammon said...

It's good to see a new post, besides if they are five masterpieces like these...

Hei your swanky cat reminds me my brother, so weird!

Anonymous said...

nice blog

13toon's said...

a really nice post, i love the animal drawings and i love the last character. great work again, can't wait to see whats next. bye 4 now

Unknown said...

man i love stoppin by here and constantly bing blown away from your stuff. really inspiring!

Anonymous said...

Really liking the Russian guy, nice work, glad to have you back!!

cristian said...

Amazing stuff once again, Mel!! Awesosme face designs, but your cat's portrait is my favourite, really fantastic!! Cool, sir, keep it up!!

YesLand said...

wow Melmade! I've been nearly a month without internet at my flat. I missed your drawings!! So nice these lasts ones! I specially enjoy that black&white cat!

bog_art said...

Color is life.. Althought that cat?? looks great in black and white.. good job..

Anonymous said...

Your stuff never ceases to amaze me.... awesome, awesome work.

Marco Bucci said...

awesomeness! Funny thing, the guy on the cover of that Face Off book (with the black hat) looks exactly like me. In fact, I have a photo of me side by side with that book cover. Funny stuff.

DINTOONS said...

very funny scardey cat!! ^.^

1 said...

I know what you mean, my blog has seen a lot of neglect lately. interesting book. :O)

Adrian Lubbers said...

I've been waiting for weeks for some new stuff. Obviously well worth the wait.

Nathan Lindsay said...

ooooooo, liken this little collection of goodness. welcome back to earth.

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Jörn said...

Great as always ... and with color, wow. The Guy on the bottem, it's a rapper? ... he's so funny;))

RoB said...

Neglect on your blog, no way dude! You post more than anyone I know, which is such an inspiration!

Thanks for nice words on my area dude! AM has been an awesome ride!

DUDE!!! I love the this post! SO much personality! The dude on the bottom is just Jaw Dropping! I love it! His expression right down the pose is perfect!!! All of them are fantastic! See you on the alumni site! :)

~!WoOtWoOt!~

Ken Chandler said...

Love it Mel! You have too much talent, perhaps you can cut me a portion.

Bogey's expression has me laughin'! Too great! Your critter is equally stunning. 'Course all your work is, I just prefer critters.

Hey, when can we get together? E-mail me. golemhunter@hotmail.com
I don't live in Provo anymore, but that won't stop me.

Dustin Foust said...

Dude great stuff as always. What do you think about Mirage? I haven't had the chance to mess around with it. The sketch you did using it looks awesome!

Jarrett said...

Great new posts, Mel! You rock, dude:)

Andrew said...

Great to see a new batch of art from you. They're all fantastic!

Kyle Marshall said...

that bottom sketch is real nice, love seeing your posts Mel!

Urban Barbarian said...

Dig that cat!!! Of course all the drawings rock with personality! You have a great knack for infusing fun into your work!

Tim Bye said...

Tremendous - just tremendous! Your blog is always a treat!

Anonymous said...

he does it again (of course)
love the cat and the mirage sketch
great work!

Shawn Escott said...

Hey Mel! These are fantastic! It is always a pleasure visiting your blog.

Unknown said...

These characters ROCK!!

Boris M. said...

I like the expression on the fourth one. Great update mel!

Justin Lee said...

mr. milton

brilliance once again flows from your veins!
terrific work!!

thanks for the comments too
always a pleasure to see your name!

cheers
-justin