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Chuggin' along

2008-11-02T01:25:00.005-05:00

Busy at work.

But finding some time to fuck around. Need to finish it but a good rough to work on.

The Flu

2008-09-24T12:48:00.001-05:00

...is nearly at it's end.

I've got a chub-fo-you!!

Oogling the Pretty Boys

2008-08-01T04:56:00.004-05:00

It's been that long since I've last posted here?*eyes the Archives*

Daaamn.

Well, I've been exceptionally busy with work, so you'll have to pardon me.

My time has recently been acquired by Pretty Boy Enterprises, Inc. as Assistant Art Director (Magazine), and Senior Admin. to all things pertaining to the company online. I've picked up the name "Snake Handler". Interesting. Work load has been steady, non stop, with little to zero time to create anything outside of work. What free time I have been able to hold on to, I've been using it with my girl and social events. One has got to talk to other human beings, no?

A lot of other personal interests have been on the back burner as of late, and it hurts to see so many things lie unfinished, collecting dust. I really do hope a time comes where I can just sit back and burn away on my DS, or get that woodblock print prepped up for printing.

I'm just waiting... No, I'm expecting the day, when I get some fatty pay checks in the later course of this year. Expect me and close friends to be somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere sippin' on some expensive, over the top, fruity alcoholic beverage.

Profile

2008-05-16T14:47:00.004-05:00

Part of some illustrations that are going to make up the new web site. Hence, it's not done just yet. Going to be incorporating Flash with this.

Change

2008-05-14T04:16:00.007-05:00

http://www.zeekart.com

The fucker is finally done. Well, at least all the visual portions of the web site. When I wake up six hours from now, I'll start prepping and migrating content for public access. The more I look at this site, the less I foresee myself changing the design. I think for the first time really, the site reflects my work. Which could be a bad thing :lol:

On the horizon...

2008-05-12T03:37:00.003-05:00

Yeah. Pigs and Rapunzel. Still haven't finished them yet. Got off track.

I have a lot of projects I want to get started, but I feel it requires a better means to access them and promote them. So, with that in mind, I'm making a huge overhaul in the design of my web site. I'd like to get it done by the end of this week, but I'll be making a lot of custom UI graphics, so it should slow me down a little. I'd like to be able to integrate the blog into the web site better, so all the coding that may go into that may slow me down too.

However annoying or arduous the process may become, I think it'll be worth it in the end.

Rapunzel and Pigs

2008-05-05T19:48:00.004-05:00

I'm aiming for Wednesday, to get both of these done. Maybe Thursday given the pigs.

Red

2008-04-21T20:40:00.004-05:00

Maid

2008-04-13T18:55:00.007-05:00

Welcome to the Jungle

2008-03-14T16:21:00.002-05:00

My bedroom door in the making. Can't wait to start coloring it in...

Bear

2008-01-17T08:16:00.000-06:00

KForce!!!

2008-01-17T04:29:00.001-06:00

I've been pushin' this back for a while now. I hope to have it colored and well, inked first of course, within the next few weeks.

Backlog

2008-01-16T04:44:00.000-06:00

Chalk and HP Fanfare

2007-07-12T01:56:00.000-05:00

Figures and such

2007-06-03T22:27:00.001-05:00

It's not that I'm not doing anything. Simply, I've been doing a lot of the above.

Sado/Kon + Roughs

2007-05-10T21:31:00.000-05:00

The final illustration I worked on for Acen, and following that are the roughs to all the illustrations I worked on just for Acen...

Now onward ho to makin' money and spending it on booze later in the evenings.

Kenpachi/Yachiru

2007-05-07T22:57:00.000-05:00

Another has been completed. I'm out of Magenta and Yellow cartridges though, and I'm pretty sure I need them for this print. To Office Depot!... 'tmorrow!

One more illustration and I'm done makin' stuff for Acen...

Shunsui/Nanao

2007-05-03T23:05:00.000-05:00

Acen is peeking it's ugly head around the corner, and I'm trying my best to wrangle that bitch when the time comes. I just finished some Shunsui/Nanao fanart, which I hope will do well at the tables. The actual dimensions are roughly 17.5 x 5.5 inches. Currently sending proofs to the printer to see which one will work best...

It's gut check time, so I'm going to try to squeeze in two more illustrations like the above, with different teams from Bleach.

Payin' the bills

2007-03-30T23:59:00.000-05:00

Threadless Retail!?

2007-03-25T17:23:00.000-05:00

Dana and I were walking down Broadway on our way to Rice Box for lunch, when I glanced across the street to see this!

A dedicated Threadless retail store? What craziness!?

I know that their headquarters is only a few miles away from where I live, but damn! Look forward to it whenever it opens up.

And damn, that leather store is no more. I was hoping to pick up some chaps xp!

Orgastic

2007-03-22T19:23:00.001-05:00

With Anime Central '07 looming it's ugly head around the corner, I thought I'd at least start preparing for the Artist Alley I've signed up for...

As a belated christmas present to myself, I purchased myself an Epson Stylus Photo R1800 printer for my freelance work. I needed something that would produce professional grade prints, without my wallet lighting itself on fire. I couldn't spend over a grand on those freestanding large format printers like the Epson Ultrachromes, but I also didn't want to go half ass with some mommy/daddy print photo inkjet printer you could get at Best Buy. Also, I didn't feel like going to print labs downtown to get my work printed every time. So, I plunked down some serious cash and got myself one to have in my very own workplace.

When I got it in the mail, I was so excited. I opened up the behemoth of a box it came in, and realized - I can't use it yet. For starters, it takes a rather large amount of deskspace which I didn't have, and my workplace setup simply wasn't prepared for it. So, I wimpered as I put the user guide back into the box, and stowed away the printer until I could appropriate some space for it.

That was a little over a month ago.

I now have the space for it, as well as the materials to print with (for the most part). I just printed the Warlock illustration I did recently, and man oh man... the prints I make from here on are going to be absolutely gorgeous. Friggin' orgastic I tell you what.

This entry doesn't do enough justice to how I feel about the printer, and whatever prints await in the future.

*Weeeeee~

Wolvie

2007-03-10T02:49:00.000-06:00

A little late night tablet love to ol' Wolvie. Brought myself up to speed on the whole Marvel Civil War drama. I'd like to get something serious going for ol' Cap. We'll see how it goes in the coming week or two...

I haven't drawn superheroes since I was in middle school. Goddamn.

I hate titles

2007-03-05T22:29:00.001-06:00

I think it came out alright. Click on it for full view. Blogger's shrink ray utterly destroys the preview thumbnails processed whenever I upload images.

Warlock thingie

2007-03-04T20:12:00.000-06:00

Found myself making "proper" use of my free time this weekend. Still have a ways to go with this number, but it's looking real promising.

Dry etch

2007-02-28T18:59:00.000-06:00

Aluminum and dry etch. Proof states sometime next week.

Head

2007-02-28T13:18:00.000-06:00

Busy

2007-02-13T09:33:00.000-06:00

(Front)

(Back; WIP)

I ended up decorating my new notebook for a printmaking class I'm taking.

I can't stand the sight of a blank canvas.

Denver '06

2006-12-24T00:40:00.000-06:00

I was one of the many unfortunate souls who were stranded in Denver International Airport for a few days, due to the blizzard. I spent Wednesday through Friday, trying to maintain my sanity and find a way out of there. Fortunately, a standby opening was available, and I hauled ass. Speaking of ass - airport floors totally blow for sleeping. They really, truly do.

I spent most of my time trying to sleep, and the other, drinking my ass off at some bars to pass the time. And well, a little doodling too...

I'm off to Seoul in a few days. I pray my flight there will be a wee bit more expedient.

Dreams (Update)

2006-12-14T15:35:00.000-06:00

Project "Dreams" has evolved into something bigger than I could've imagined. In short, some 20 pages will simply not do the story enough justice. So, I've taken the liberty... mainly for my convenience, to split the story into three parts. The first part, I have completely finished and even made a little book out of. It looks real snazzy and hope to have some pics for you in the nearby future. At this moment, it is currently in hands of a showcase called C-Spaces, and I don't know when I'll be getting it back.

With most of my work this year pretty much complete, now I can start working on the web site (zeekart.com).

Dreams (Continued)

2006-12-04T01:05:00.000-06:00

The midnight oil burns. Only... some 20 more pages, scanning, coloring, printing, and constructing a book out of it! All by next Tuesday.

Octopuss and the EL

2006-12-01T04:33:00.000-06:00

Dreams

2006-11-27T23:19:00.000-06:00

Rough on a mini book I'm working on. All of it to be completed in the following two weeks or so.

Chips and Fire

2006-11-16T19:01:00.000-06:00

Welcome

2006-11-16T18:44:00.000-06:00

My name is Zeek. And this, is my sketch-a-ma-blogger-jimmagajigger.

Consider this a "behind the scenes" access sorta thing. I'll be posting anything from roughs to completed works; all to bare.

Enjoy your stay.