Illustration Friday: hoard

biofuels - a smart creativity

I had no idea how close we were to actually seeing some biofuels used in our vehicles, but perhaps we are only a few years off! Check out this very cool Bug Poo Blog Entry from the 11th Hour Action blog. And then the actual company website LS9.

I am ready to vote for this kind of creative thinking by laying my dollar down for this sort of product when it is available. If you know of more ideas or products that promote a smarter way of producing consumer goods by all means please let me know and I would love to promote and or buy the finest green ideas out there!

Illustration Friday: punchline

Top 3: Tips for Future Art School Students

(A Color and Design project from my first year at art school.)


These are just a few things I wish I truly did before attending Ringling since it is that time of year!

1. Take every non-art course you can at a jr. college before or during summers while attending art school. Take the jr. college catalog to your future art school counselor and let them help you pick. I wish I had done this because it means more time for art during the semesters!

2. Draw from life. Force yourself to just do this before you get there. Be ready when you walk in so your prof can push you to new levels instead of pushing you to ones that probably could have gotten to on your own. Hey and it really would not hurt to actually bring some personal challenging objects to draw with you. I need to do the same. A draw from life sketchbook is in my future as well!

3. Make sure your alarm clock works at all times. I slept through a final and lost out on major grade points. If its the one you have had for years...I took the one I grew up with. Big mistake. Get a new alarm clock.


Thats it, have fun, draw, draw, draw...from life when you can and the best of luck to every grad out there!

Top 3: T-Shirts May 2008

I present the results of my online t-shirt search (the web is really big, if I missed your hidden design...let me know about it and I will check it out!)
1. Here we have Saccade from Tank Theory and UK artist James Roper. Tank Theory got me inspired to do my own t-shirts and this design by James is the kind of thinking that really inspires me in my own work!



2. Alex Pardee nabs my number 2 spot. His use of ink and line is truly keen. It drips off of the shirt, page, or whatever he's working on. Go see more of his shirts at his shop.


3. O'Neill has someone in the ranks that arranged this Serpent t-shirt. Whoever did the origional details on those waves, simply well done! This also looks like one of those shirts that I would put on every Saturday morning.

Thanks for reading and hope to find more items for my Top 3 to share soon! -Brett

Illustration Friday: Seed

The small seed dreams of his growing potential.

Illustration Friday: Wrinkles