mo' elements!...

this'll be the last batch for a while- a few action shots for the ADD sidecroller series+ a few enemy concepts to be used in that and upcoming projects- enjoy!

... patenaude

more elements!

like i promised, here are more of those "elements" i spoke of- these little devils that made their first appearance in the "changing of the guards" piece for the obama fundraiser, and will do an encore in the "ADD sidescroller" series... yep!

more to come soon!

... patenaude

EXTRA, EXTRA, LOOK ALL ABOUT IT!!

because of the ever-expending size of my pieces recently, it's been taking quite a while to see my pieces to fruition, but... because i never stop drawing, and like to update my blog more than once a month, i've decided to start posting sketches/ elements* to letcha know what i'm up to in the mean time and makes sure they're not condemned only to the pages of my sketch pads. here's a batch from the last few weeks.

[*elements= sketches/ ideas that usually find a home in my finished pieces]

hopefully this will mean that i won't have to dust off any more cob webs before posting, and you can expect much more frequent updates with the addition of more progress shots- more to come late in the week, after a bit of clean up- enjoy!

... patenaude

pikapackage zine aug '08...

eegads! almost missed it- be sure to check out the august '08 edition of the [pikapackage art zine], complete with a mini interview with yours truly, in addition to a ton of other talented artist, including an extremely entertaining one with my good buddy, [junkyard sam].


oh! and a few more kind words in a little feature: http://pikaland.com/2008/06/11/brian-patenaude

... patenaude

PREVIEW: A.D.D. side scroller, etc. series...

here are a few shots of the first 3 in the A.D.D side scroller series [@ varying degrees of progress], which i'm planning on painting with gouache on CANVAS canvas @ 30X15 [my largest series yet] + a couple of practice pieces @ 12X12- one on canvas, and the other on gesso board- enjoy!

... a couple of compositions fully traced down-time to peel it off, and see what i missed.

... detailed section of graphite traced onto canvas.

nearly finished photoshop comp. ... almost ready for the ink.

... in need of a bit more inky love.

because of the size of the 30X15, and my refusal to pay and be inconvenienced by kinko's or springing for a projector, after putting the compositions together in photoshop, i've been printing out 6! [2 for the 12X12's] letter-sized B&W images and taping them together on my trusty light table.

after that, i tape graphite paper to the canvas, & the frakenstein-esque compositions on top of that. so that it's easy to tell what lines i've transferred, i use brightly colored prisma colors to trace the composition down, before doing a bit of touch-ups on the actual canvas.

so- at this point, i have the first three traced down- will be sure to post progress shots, as soon as the first coat of paint goes on- wee hoo!

... patenaude

now THIS is a soda add...

... heheheh... *slurp*

... patenaude

art for change, seattle!...

well- here it is! my piece for [art for change] seattle- a fundraiser geared to raise 7500$ [150$ per piece X 50] for the obama campaign.
i was torn as to whether to get political or not with the piece, so i kept it kinda light- hopefully not too cliche- it's called, "changing of the guards", and is supposed to represent our man obama running those _devils_ out of office. after a few sketches, i composited the characters in photoshop, traced onto canvas, painted it up with gouache, then ink, sealed, and framed it.
it was kinda tough, because the target price we were shooting for was 150$ per piece- _SO_ tough to judge exactly how much art is worth- will letch'all know how it goes.
the show is tomorrow night [august 21st] over in the lower queen anne neighborhood of seattle- will letcha know how it goes!

ps. apologies for the crumby photo- i'll figure it all out some day;)

UPDATE!! although i kinda dug my piece, i don't think it was bold enough to stand out in a wall of so much greatness, so i ducked out a bit early wtih my tail tucked. dangit!


... patenaude

a handful of elements for the "ADD side scroller" series...

plenty more to go- it truly will end up being a bizarre mix of juxtapozed elements, when i'm done- nice and chaotic. quite a few more character action poses and man made structures to go, but here's a sampling of some of what i'll be using so far...

they'll likely look considerably different, when composed in the final pieces, but i thought it might be nice to show what i'm starting with- enjoy!

... patenaude

"I MET THE WALRUS"...

gorgeous animation based on a conversation with [the genius] john lennon in 1969...



... WATCH IT!

... patenaude

pikapackage: AUGUST...

so! the first batch of the august pikapackage from pikaland.com is ready...

i sent in a batch of smurf color remixes + a few other small prints as my contribution- head on over to pikaland, and check it out!


... patenaude