I had only recently heard of the “Global Game Jam” on Friday evening but had resigned myself to helping some friends move by bike on Saturday and that I would have to wait until next year to participate. However, after helping some mutual friends move house by bicycle, my fellow team-mate informed me he was…
18 Characters
Just a spread from my 2013 Moleskine sketchbook. 18 characters from no particular genre or reason, just to draw within the rectangular confines I established for each character. Download the PDF version of this drawing so you can print, color it, and post a picture of your colored page. I just ask that you not…
2012 Recap
The world didn’t end! 2012 has been a crazy for year for me. Lots has changed in my life, better, worse, strange, and exciting. Shacked up with my lovely girlfriend, Audrey Stayed at the Clifftop Inn Toured the Oregon Coast for 10 Days on Bicycles Still Fun-employed My own personal art showing at Bikeasaurus Visited…
Bike Craft 2012 – Success!
I debuted “Bike Parade: The Activity Book” at the 2012 Bike Craft to great success! Although many of the other vendors of the show had lamented poor sales, I feel like I scored pretty well and will definitely be back at BikeCraft 2013. -Tomas
Activity Book
I have a new book in the works…and Activity Book! Here’s a list of some of the animals that have been recommended to me via Twitter and Facebook: Hedgehog Giraffe Bat Platypus Turtle Salmon Amoeba Moose Squid Bookworm Unicorn Toad Lemur Sasquatch Dragon Kangaroo DINOSAURS! RAWR! I’m still trying to figure out what kind of…
Out of Class
I’m done with the 4 day intensive at PNCA. Thanks again to those that helped contribute money to send me, it was worth every penny as I learned so much about the Children’s publishing world. It would have taken so much longer to learn so much information on my own. My teacher, Victoria Jamieson, did…
Going to Class!
I lucked out and found enough supporters to pay for a class about Writing and Illustrating for Children’s Publications at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. I’m now registered and ready to learn! Thanks so much to all that have made it possible! I’ll be working on thank-you letters and sketches over the next week…
My First Art Opening
I still can’t believe this happened: I just had my very first art opening/show. Becky from Bikeasaurus is so awesome! The days leading up to the show were stressful and sleepless as I tried to get some new pieces of work ready to display. I unveiled 4 new pieces in black & white along with…
Embracing Color
Although I’ve been drawing for many years, I’ve always been shy of using colors. Growing up, my siblings and I always had access to crayons, paints, markers, pencils, tons of paper, the whole shebang. Why would I spend so long drawing only in black & white and grayscale? Fear of “Not doing it right”. I…
BikeCraft 2011 – SUCCESS!
This past weekend was the official debut of “Bike Parade! The Coloring Book” at BikeCraft 2011. I spent weeks of late nights and little sleep to produce 24 original illustrations for my headfirst dive into freelance illustration and independent publishing. How did I do? Everything over the weekend went so well, and the support and…
To the Printers!
My first coloring book is complete and off to be printed! I’m so excited! It’s been over 10 years since my last publication, which really has me nervous, but I’m also extremely proud of this work. There has been an out-pouring of support from my friends, family, and community that’s really helped encourage me to…
Pedal-Powered Animals
The drawing of 24 Pedal-Powered Animals has been COMPLETED! Thanks to Audrey for all the emotional support and to my friends for the positive feedback and encouragement to finish all the pages. I’ve drawn so many hours in the last 3 days that I’m in physical pain. I haven’t drawn this much in such a…