http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:31:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was so hard to come up with a list this year because most of 2009 was such a down year for good music. It seems like most of the music industry runs on hype now and the legit mainstream stuff gets bought up quickly and inserted into Cadillac ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=79 Here's my entry for this year's CD101 Calendar Poster. It looks even better printed. http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=78 I wanted to make an illustration similar to old school Jim Steranko stuff. It's true what they say about Steranko being a total rock star in the illustration world. He's a guy I would love to meet, shake his hand, and thank him for all the great ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=77 I just wanted to re-draw the Morton's Umbrella Girl and add a little twist—I have no idea why. I think this would make a great cut vinyl decal or t-shirt someday. Be cool to animals everybody. http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=76 I've been trying out a few new ways to make oil-like paintings in Photoshop. It's only a study but I thought I'd share it with you guys. I have a ton of stuff I never show and I'm working on to be more open with it so please ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=75 I've being mulling over whether or not to do a Top 10 list for 2008 for a while now. The fact is that 2008 was a crummy year for music no matter how you want to slice it. There wasn't a great selection of new stuff to choose ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=74 I designed an entry for this year's Comfest theme. The contest is on March 4th so I should find out sometime soon if I'm going to see this on some beer mugs. Wish me luck! Also, I know the site looks a little plain jane right now ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=73 Here's my entry for this years CD101 calendar poster contest extravaganza. The judging isn't until the November 1st gallery hop so I don't know if I'll even make the final 20 yet. I figured since I have no shot of winning I might as well try my hand ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=72 http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=71 Here's some (extremely small) pictures of the last 2 flyers/posters I made for concerts. One for Yummy Fight and one for The Hot Damn, both at the LC Pavillion in Columbus. The work I don't get paid for is always my favorite type of work. Hopefully, I'll put some ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=70 I'm a lengthy monologue... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=69 CD101 had their annual poster/calendar contest again this year and just like last year I entered it and made it to the final show. Also just like last year I was beat out by the same guy. That's right, the same guy has won the last two years ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=68 This year was pretty much dominated by Noah Lennox of Panda Bear and Animal Collective fame. Some people out there just aren't ready for Animal Collective yet and I understand that. For me, they represent one of the most consistent acts making music who continue to put out ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=67 The recent news out of Boston has shown that people are starting to push the notion of using new technologies for good old fashioned vandalism (see Graffiti). Enter Graffiti Research Lab. They recently have come up with a system that allows you to "paint" a building with a military-grade ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=64 Bored? Need something to entertain you for a while? Well, I made a short list of some awesome flash games (with stars for added blogging equity)! They're all fun and simple to play but beat my high score and we can't be friends anymore. NEO GEO Bowling ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=63 I've been playing around with building a flash video player that matches the site. Here's what I came up with: The video is the opening to the movie Master of the Flying Guillotine, one of my all-time favorite kung-fu movies. They just don't make title ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=61 So I've got a thing for good old fashioned pulp art. I love those old school cover illustrations filled with suspense, action, and drama but I've noticed lately a new style of pulp art out there in the form of heavy, computer-assisted, collage. It looks vintage but screams ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=62 CD101 is a radio station in Columbus that tries really hard to be cool. Every year they have a calendar poster contest and the winner gets some cash and some free prints. After entering for the last two years I've realized that it's more of a popularity contest ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=60 Anthony Yankovic III is a fantastic illustrator from right here in Columbus. He just got picked up by Alien Workshop Skateboards in Dayton to design a new line of pro decks. In his own words, here's what insipired him to be an artist: "Art is deeply rooted in my ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=59 Bansky is everywhere. For those of you not familiar Bansky, he is the mysterious guerrilla artist that's brought you serveral popular news stories in the last few years. Some people like him, some people hate him. I think it depends on your defintion between what makes something ... http://www.colorriot.com/wordpress/?p=58