steady!

heres some old shit from when i was on the plane
flying to interviews around the states.
i thought i had some decent line quality,
but on close inspection,
i could see the shake form the plane in those lines.

anyways,
things are going steady.
im getting a little bit of video editing done every night.
im realizing that it is hard as fuck,
unless u have a clear vision before you start.

now to get some drawing done...
hmmm,
how to fit it into a 3hour window at night?
time to get even more efficient.

on some other random news,
today i weighed myself...
and i hit the 22 pound mark!
(of the original goal of 30 pounds)
this is a 2 part attack.
first 30, then another 30.
slowly cutting the crap out of my life,
and gaining steam.
HARD WORK!
(is now the mantra, and i love it)

currently reading:
j-zone: root for the villain - rap, bullshit, and a celebration of failure

currently playing:
battlefield 3 (xbox 360)
super street fighter iv arcade edition ver. 2012 (ps3)
soul calibur v (xbox 360)

inspiring shit:
new bruce timm book
new ok go video (had a smile on the whole time)

not enough time!

above is some leftover shit from june....not the greatest stuff, but stuff laying around.

there is not enough time in the day!
ive got the big drawing to work on,
editing video,
learning how to edit,
gathering footage,
learn more about baltimore,
get even more footage...
draw more...
test time lapsing on my camera...

hmmmm....
gotta organize my time better,
and get ready to tackle all of this.
this is a good problem to have.

shout out to mike, mike and jung...
for the inspiration this week!

just bought:
tomer hanuka - overkill
bruce timm - naughty and nice
hori - ultimate marvel vs capcom 3 arcade stick (ps3)

listening to:
common - the dreamer/the believer
evidence - cats & dogs
tyler the creator - goblin
cypress hill - cypress hill
m.o.p. & the snow goons - sparta
eric b & rakim - dont sweat the technique

new setup!

i wanted to make more posts more often,

even though ive been super buzy.

time to manage my time better in 2012!

yo check it out!

new ass setup!

ive got a 23" on the left, 27" in the middle and 24" on the right....

this shit is hype!

to update:

i was in cgy last week,

shout outs to

my family....always good to recharge at home!

GRILLS, stebsly, kingevilnob, dhenny, steve-o, toby, wyatt + chad

good seeing everyone,

im super psyched to level up this year!

ive been working on transferring my stuff to mac,

learning mac functions and video programs!

hopefully within a couple of months ill have video posts!

ive got ALOT of weird ass footage of my first month in the u-s of a.

gotta bail, short update!

5000.

best of 2011!

i thought i should post when i thought of it.

i had a talk with my homeboy grills and inspired me.

what i took out of it was,

"stop hitting the snooze button."

if i dont do somthing within five minutes,

or make immediate definite actions towards intended goal within 5 minutes...

then what?

YOU SNOOZE SON.

stop sleepin.

i wanted to take the time out to shout out my peoples in 2011.

family first, mom dad and terence i love you.

my peoples that got me through my tough times,

edo, elizabeth and meg. (for real, i would have been lost without ya. thanks for the support)

dave c (for helping me get work, stay up holmes)

my og edm in van crew - sean (wish i saw you more this year...maybe this summer yo!),

todd (thanks for helping me get a foot in the door, all i wanted was a shot and you got it for me,

ill never forget it),

eric (for insight to industry rumblings, and drinks in the summer sun...damn that was a good summer),

des (stay up, it was a hard year but u got a good support circle if u need it, salute!),

russ + andrea (good times this summer, look forward to seeing ya this summer)

(there for me in van, a toast to y'all)

my summer drinking crew -

baba (we supported each other during some shitty times, but damn we had some fun during those times),

petrie + paul (man what a crazy summer, shout outs to the beaver +mullet!)

gary, jung + debbie, (damn i miss seeing ya every day...fuck. ill be back there soon!)

brennan (super shout out to team ui in '11...damn that was fun)

lauren (thanks for the support during some hard times, i hope people recognize in '12)

mah xxxboxxx crew team l0lc4tz - mike, dave and schlippz

(buckin fools in '11)

peace to ken and dhenny,

(always there when im down)

peace to GRILLS and team grills,

(always there to keep my head clear when im doing dumb shit,

you always put life into perspective)

to everyone i still actually hear from,

spokes (always kick ass work dude, i gotta get more active on the blog tip

and keep supporting each other, we are on the rise in '12!)

brian m, (ill get you that game soon! i promise!)

teak (cgy to van right? hope u make down to the states with me!)

stebsly (ill see ya soon in cgy! get dem pinnahz)

mike k (thanks for calling when u heard, it meant alot)

virgil (stay up, hopefully ill see ya in cgy)

shane h (uuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwhhhhhhhhhhh)

warren (thanks for the words)

of course firaxis for giving me a shot...

i hope to do them proud.

greg, thanks for getting me on the radar,

steve og for being relentless in getting me there,

and shawn for working super hard behind the scenes.

yo, i know im missing people.

but ill catch ya in '12, and hopefully ill see u soon.

and shout out to shout outs.

5000.

the next chapter!

ive got a job!
but im out of vancouver, and canada.
i miss it a ton, but i am looking forward to wilding out in amuricah.

im now in the north baltimore,maryland area.

all of this news is super old since ive been here since september...ish.

ive been working on picking up the pieces and starting life from square one all over again.

it has been tough so far to meet new people but ill try and figure it out.

i dont have the luxury of knowing at least 1 person in town.

oh well fuckit.

time to get inspired and take life by the balls right?

so, as far as drawing goes,

for the last 3-4 years ive been looking for a 40x60 sheet of bristol like in acad.

ive been unlucky...until now.

ive found a comparable paper in baltimore.

the problem is....

its 3 ft high(36"= good!)

by

30 ft (362"=whaaa?)

i think ive decided to go on a marathon and attempt to finish this fucker.

minimally, itll be bigger than anything done in the past if i stop at say 3x3ft.

but fuckit.

im alone out here,

and im really gonna try and find myself out here.

time to see what im really made of.

not only is drawing going to be effected....

ive got some new ideas for 2012.

since losing my job and setting up shop down here,

ive had alot of time to think about how i want to attack life from now on.

im going to be leanin on my friends for some new adventures,

and venturing into some new directions.

which includes this blog.

the goals for 2012?

1. setup this new team concept with some peoples...

(its cryptic, but i dont want people stealing this shit)

2. continue this massive drawing

3. no.1 will setup this goal, which is expand my knowledge in other areas of art

(to never again get caught if i ever lose my job)

4. trim the fat in all parts of my life.

ever since i got down here, it has been all about...

"out of sight, out of mind"

its time to put things ive ignored in my life,

to the front.

fuck everybody,

2012, lets get it!

timez iz hard!

sad news.

i havent updated in a while

because i have been layed off from my job.

i have alot of love for nlg,

and id definitely work for them again one day.

but dont cry for me (yet).

i have had some leads,

and will post some images from my travels soon.

the key word here is "travels".

it kinda looks like i might be leaving vancouver soon.

been in talks with a number of places around north america....

all really fun places that i never thought i would ever hear from,

or work at.

updates coming as soon as i can!

hard work!

marathon complete,
2 years of hard work paid off.
im not done.
i think running will be a forever change,
and this will not be the last marathon.
i think i will do 1 per year,
and concentrate on losing more weight.
now its time to focus on drawing and learning more programs.
im going to bust ass and try to combine
enjoying the weather and draw A SHITLOAD.

things i realized and will try to work on specifically.
(in my drawings)
lighting
consistent ink lines
proportions + wankyness
facial expressions
full body + poses.

it sounds like alot,
but its not.
im going to look back and rework some of my old drawings
(something I NEVER do)
and try to fix problems,
to see if i can level up quickly.

the thing that inspired me to do this?
bruce timm. (batman animated, head of warner bros animation basically)
i read a long ass interview about his process
and think i might give it a try.
books learnin' helpz once and a while.
who knew?

new beastie boys is out!
go get that shit!
i got my cd copy today,
and have 2 vinyl copies (what?) on reserve mid june.

below that is a slammin track.
word to tyler the creator on the beat.
this kid is young as fuck and is killin it!
odd future wolf gang kill them all (ofwgkta) - earl
odd future is my shit right now....
this track is on repeat one all day.
my favorite track on the album so far: