MY LIGHTBOX

Clark — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:06:40 +0000

I know a number of artists and designers that sketch on paper about as much as they illustrate on the computer. I know just as many artists that barely ever use a pencil at all, in the creation of their pieces. The Digital Age has made such a graphite-less process possible, and even comfortable. I fall somewhere between the two types of artists I mentioned. I sketch out almost every design I make, but leave much room for adjustment and creation while illustrating on the computer. I average about 4 pages per serious sketch, through tracing, as the progression of the design enhances. I have a lot of sketches…
About a year ago, my lightbox situation was bleak, so I thought why buy one, when I can make one. While sketching out ideas to build, I looked over at my record pile and saw one of my empty Coke crates. Bingo! I bought 3 mini florescent lights, hooked em together, and attached a rocker switch to em. I threw those inside the crate, cut a 1/8″ piece of plexiglass to size, and bolted everything to the bottom of an old office chair I had. Because of the office chair base, the lightbox height is adjustable as well as has a little bit of a tilt, to make drawing more comfortable. The only parts I bought to complete it, were the light components, everything else was just laying around the house! I like it so much, I should make an instructable for it someday.

Letterpress Print Sneak Peak

Clark — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:33:04 +0000

So here is super blurred-out tease, sneak peak of a new giant letterpress print I have coming out soon, in collaboration with my friends at Mama’s Sauce Print Shoppe. Right now I can’t show you the design, but as the time nears for their release, I will put up some more revealing sneak peaks. Excited about these!

“They Say The Classics Never Go Out Of Style…”

Clark — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:54:05 +0000

A few months ago, I caught a local car show downtown, shortly after I bought a new camera. Also, the same day I bought a 50 mm 1.8 lens for it. Score! Here’s some snaps baby. I could only get some tight crops because of the lens + all the tomfoolery that was going on around these purdy thangs.