Art Thread: Kid C art

[kid cthulhu]

Not the best work I've got, just what I had with me when a friend's scanner presented itself.

That being said, here's a pic of Loligo, one of the main characters from the book I'm working on called "Amphibia".

If anyone has any ideas (any at all!) of what the three bones could be used for, I would love to hear 'em! Haven't been able to figure this out and it's driving me crazy!

http://img49.exs.cx/img49/7164/Scan7.jpg

[E. Spears]

I remember this guy from the old board. Coolness.
Do ya still have that pic of him where he's all surrounded by fish and rocks and such? I liked that one.

About the bones? They could be used for decoration :D.

-"Robert"

[icbm1987]

Hot... I remember this...

It was cool.

And the bones? How about within each one there is a wish or something?

icbm1987

[kid cthulhu]

Cool suggestion!

And I'm glad you guys remember him.

I do still have that pic Robert. It's much more complete now, and hopefully I'll be able to post it again soon.

Here's another. Simple head sketch of the big red guy.

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/9426/Scan10005.jpg

[Hells Orc]

Heh, I like these...simple, but schweet, kind of a fun perspective on otherwise dark characters, that's always refreshing to see now and again. Good work.

[Catlin]

Nice: simple, but they pay a lot of attention to proportion, which is what some of the more detail-oriented art lacks. More please ;)

[morna]

Here's another. Simple head sketch of the big red guy.

hmmmm... nice you don't often see hb appearing to smile.. I realize it's mostly the perspective but it makes me smile too. more please :)

the bones the bones ... maybe he's collecting them ... are they counters maybe?

[Otto66]

kc? Nice stuff. But, the Hellboy looks a bit like you from the
pics we've seen. Loligo? Is he the the good-guy or the bad-guy
or just a minor character. As a bad-guy he could say something like,
"These bones are all that remain of those that thought they
could steal from me." or as a good-guy, "Remind me to tell you
why I wear these bones."

Just think, when you and Naiad move in together, yous guys can
spend hours writing back story for your characters. ;)

[icbm1987]

Just think, when you and Naiad move in together, yous guys can
spend hours writing back story for your characters. ;)

yes... we do think similar thoughts...

GAaaah... You lecher!!! get your mind out of the gutter!!!

sorry... jeeze...

[Catlin]

Just think, when you and Naiad move in together, yous guys can
spend hours writing back story for your characters. ;)

Otto? Mind out of gutter, m'dear ;)

[DannyBoy7783]

Perhaps the 3 bones are trophies he took from 3 of his mentors once he surpassed them in his abilities? I always liked the look of small bone trophies on the Predator maybe that idea could work for you here somehow.

[MaskedMan]

I like the simple details. That would come in use for when you are doing animations (if you do any). And I think the bones of probably there to keep his cloat shut.

-MM

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Very cool KC, I clearly remember Loligo and gang, I colored a sketch of them you had if I remember correctly, I really liked the idea behind that comic.

[Otto66]

Otto? Mind out of gutter, m'dear ;)
My post was very un-gutter. Two creative people, living together,
would at some point talk plot points or story points or character
development or back-story. Yeesh! :rolleyes:

'Sides, with the hedonistic life style I've lived, I'm the last
person to question anyones cozy-cozy, kissy-kissy,
squeaky-squeaky. ;)

[Catlin]

My post was very un-gutter. Two creative people, living together, would at some point talk plot points or story points or character
development or back-story. Yeesh! :rolleyes:

Sorry, I'm one of those paranoid sort. As I have yet to hone my telepathy, I can never really tell what is on anyone's mind :D

[Hells Orc]

hmmmm... nice you don't often see hb appearing to smile.. I realize it's mostly the perspective but it makes me smile too. more please :)

the bones the bones ... maybe he's collecting them ... are they counters maybe?

It's funny, I did'nt even realize he hardly ever smiles until I was sketching HB a bit last night. I did'nt draw him smiling though, but his frown made me REALIZE he hardly ever smiles. Heh, I wanted to do something like that but I was thinking the first response would be "that looks nothing like hellboy, he's not cabable of smiling!"

[Otto66]

Sorry, I'm one of those paranoid sort. As I have yet to hone my telepathy, I can never really tell what is on anyone's mind :D
How can you hope to ever train as Jedi if ya don't work on yer
telepathy?

Lets do a test.
What am I thinking?

And now.

And now.

See. That wasn't so hard. 'Course I'm a bit of nitwit so reading
my mind is no big test. :D
Answers please. :D

[petriacce]

Hey KidC,

Loligo looks great. The bones? Hmm...looks like they could be used to keep a cloak closed, or be used to control the dead.

Look forward to seeing more.

[Catlin]

How can you hope to ever train as Jedi if ya don't work on yer
telepathy?

Lets do a test.
What am I thinking?

And now.

And now.

See. That wasn't so hard. 'Course I'm a bit of nitwit so reading
my mind is no big test. :D
Answers please. :D

Sorry, I'm prett sure such thoughts are not suitable for whatever rating this board has :evilsmile

Wht do I always give that answer? ;)

[Catlin]

Loligo looks great. The bones? Hmm...looks like they could be used to keep a cloak closed, or be used to control the dead.

I love your bone idea, petriacce, for controlling the dead :)

[Otto66]

Sorry, I'm prett sure such thoughts are not suitable for whatever rating this board has :evilsmile
Seems yer projecting rather than reading.
Wht do I always give that answer? ;)
Never easy to get the first test right. Maybe we'll try again
some other time. ;)

Correct answers available on request. :evilsmile

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks for the feedback gang.

Got a couple of ideas last night when I was tossing and turning and unable to sleep. Man, I've been having way too much insomnia lately.

I had a vision of Loligo tossing one of the bones into a underwater graveyard and all the skeletons come rising to the surface and basically form his army.

Another idea is that they are the bones of 3 of Cthulhu's eldergod siblings who rose up against him. He had them destroyed, but somehow their spirits live on in these bones. They come to Loligo's aid when...?

I'll be posting some more art later today, including the piece that Jelly Meets Jam mentioned. Some of which is much different...

[Catlin]

Got a couple of ideas last night when I was tossing and turning and unable to sleep. Man, I've been having way too much insomnia lately.

That means more art too right? I mean, if you can't sleep... :evilsmile

[kid cthulhu]

Actually, it means more jotting down ideas so I can get this story off the ground!

Here's the one of Loligo and friends that JMJ mentioned...

http://img55.exs.cx/img55/6691/Loligofriends2.jpg

[Catlin]

Amazing. Now I can't wait for the story :D

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Good as allways KC, I remember there being one more with Loligo on the left in some coral and then there's the ocean in front of him.

[kid cthulhu]

Jonjubei.

Sorry for the bad scan...

http://img42.exs.cx/img42/4248/Jonjubei1.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Good as allways KC, I remember there being one more with Loligo on the left in some coral and then there's the ocean in front of him.

Yeah, that's one of my favorites.

Don't have it with me today unfortunately...

[kid cthulhu]

Another crappy scan.

(back to front) Johnny Void, Kid Gruff (before the Kid Cthulhu idea), and an unfinished Jonjubei...

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8778/jvoid.jpg

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Jhonny Void is the stuff.

[kid cthulhu]

A poster for my dj "crew" weekly...

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/8007/osmosis1.jpg

[Catlin]

Haha, I am loving this stuff!

And the poster too, btw :D

[kid cthulhu]

Another dj "crew" poster for a different weekly...

I'm "Jemaha". Too many names, hard to keep track!

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/8496/polyphony.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Jhonny Void is the stuff.

Thanks!

He's kind of my "Rock n Roll" guy. An excuse to explore my music interests through a character.

I happen to draw him with a Pixies shirt on a lot...

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Not a HUGE pixies fan but I really like a song called "here comes your man" that they do.

[kid cthulhu]

Last one for today (I think)...

This is a mixed media print I tried out in a couple of different color schemes. Designed as a flyer for yet another club night of chillout beats. The other djs opted for this one...

http://img67.exs.cx/img67/5262/downtempo.jpg

[Catlin]

I'm "Jemaha". Too many names, hard to keep track!

I guessed as much. Glad I was right :D

:o never heard of the Pixies

[Maija]

Last one for today (I think)...

This is a mixed media print I tried out in a couple of different color schemes. Designed as a flyer for yet another club night of chillout beats. The other djs opted for this one...

That one's really sweet! And I like Jonjubei.

Meanwhile: clean out yer inbox!!

[E. Spears]

Neat. I really like the mixed-media print. What media did you mix, exactly?

And cool posters. I like the "Osmosis" one best.

-"Robert"

[Tad]

Jonjubei.

Really interesting style, KC. I'd enjoy seeing you try a two page scene with your characters. No big plot, just an activity --hunting food, sinking a ship, watching Jay and Silent Bob, whatever their personalities might suggest. Don't worry about a slick finish, just pencils. It's a neat style I'd like to see applied to action.

Glad you posted these.

[E. Spears]

oh, snap. I completely missed the stuff on page 2! those are great, especially the one with Loligo, the crab dude and the shark dude. I dig how you draw the underwater-floor lookin' stuff. Very cool!

-"Robert"

[icbm1987]

As always, I love the style with which you draw Loligo and his friends.

It's so simple, and yet it portrays all the depth that is needed.

icbm1987

[kid cthulhu]

Ruta - Done!

Tad - Good idea, and one I've been thinking about more and more. I spend so much time working on the story, that I keep forgetting to do more pics of these guys.

Robert - Thanks for the kind words!

Loligo looks like he may be taking a back seat, becoming a more "elder god" like being while the main character is going to be something quite a bit different...

[morna]

Yaaay Pixies!

Nice work KC great characters ... love Loligo and friends

soooo much talent around here

[kid cthulhu]

Not art of mine, but I couldn't resist...

http://img66.exs.cx/img66/1908/cfp.jpg

[Catlin]

Hey, that's my sig on another message board, but slightly altered:
Cthulhu for president: Why vote for the lesser evil? :evilsmile

[kid cthulhu]

Cool!

Mind if I steal it?

Went to post some more pics, and now my friend's scanner isn't working either!

Am I cursed or what?!

[Catlin]

Cool!

Mind if I steal it?

Hey I stole it myself from this site (http://www.cthulhu.org/). I use that quote and the one from the button I gave you at Con. Sadly no one gets it :rolleyes:

[Johann]

-Again i'm sorry for bringing up an old topic but i have been absent again and would like to add some comments-

I really like your character ideas, i love all lovecraft and cthulhu related things so yours are a pleasure, The posters are great, I love Jellyfish! and i hope you can add more art, i too would like to see it.


And as for the Cthulhu for president i get it and love that site.

post more art and sorry again for bringing up an 'old' topic, i still don't see what's so taboo.

[kid cthulhu]

There are so many threads now, that it only takes a day (or less!) for something to get kicked back to the second page.

It's not old.

Probably be posting the script for the first 6 or so pages before I can get around to scanning in any more pics. We'll see.

And thanks for the kind words, Johann!

[Johann]

ah! 456789-(ten character minimum)

[Catlin]

Please do post the beginning. I have been awaiting it for a while now.

[kid cthulhu]

A different version of Loligo.

"I shall call him, 'Li'l Loligo'!"

A little large.

http://img16.exs.cx/img16/9440/lilloligo4.jpg

[Tad]

That is absolutely great! You could do the whole story in that style. Soon to be a collectible variant.

[kid cthulhu]

The Elderkin.

These are the gods that live in the bones.

Upper left: Syyk Orun - wisdom/"all knowing"/archaic mutterings

Right: Ood Na Hym - witness/gatherer,seeker/builder

Lower: Aduhl Lam - war/vengeance/wrath


http://img33.exs.cx/img33/8107/theelderkin.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks, Tad.

The "Li'l Loligo" style is what I've decided to go with. As you can see, the old design has been revised as one of the Elderkin gods.

The book (eventually!) is sort of a Hellboy meets Bone all set underwater...

[Catlin]

Li'l Loligo is adorable in an evil way :)

[jinnaboy]

awesome, nice to see the hero has tentacles for a change, it would be funny if he had a cross over with hellboy and upon their first meeting, hellboy whacks him with the RHOD out of reflex

[Jelly Meets Jam]

KC, I absolutely love your style, sure there are tons of great artists on the board, and it's not a competition, but personally your simply, yet compelling and sometimes beutifull style is probably my favorite on the entire board. I don't mean to be overly positive with that but that new loligo is so good. Too cool KC, too cool.

[E. Spears]

That rocks HARD! I'm really diggin' the new Loligo design, and the Elderkin are wicked cool! I like how the god of all knowing looks like a giant sea sponge :D.

More, please, Kid C!

-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks everyone.

I think my head's about to explode!

[jinnaboy]

http://www.wingkong.net/newpics/thun3.jpg

[Petersen]

Kid K,
I find your Penwork and sense of black and white design refreshing!

Love the little guy and the guy with the Cthulu head, bat wings and tentacle lower-region.

I hope to see more artwork from you.

clean clean clean!!!! very nice

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks Petersen. I'm a huge fan of yours, and hope to one day buy one of your pieces.

And here I was a little hesitant to put up pics of the character design changes.

Whew!

And I hope to God my head never does THAT!

[King_Vold]

Kid C, these are looking fantastic! I want the Elderkin as pets, or action figures. Or both. Looking forward to the script too.

[Petersen]

Jeremiah,
No prob, credit where credit is due. Mind if I color one if things get slow at work today?

[kid cthulhu]

That would make my millenium!

Please do, if time and interest allow.

[E. Spears]

Hey, Kid C--
Seeing as how I'm stuck at home for the day, I did another bit of fan art of loligo!
Hope ya don't mind me puttin' it here, iffn ya do, tell me and I'll take it down.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/lilloligo.gif
Rock on.

-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Here are thumbnails of the first four pages of Amphibia.

The first page is going to be just a three paneled zoom in on the planet, getting closer until we get to the first panel of page 2. Although here it's called page 1.

Notes and what dialogue I have will follow.

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/9678/amphibia1.jpg

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Ooo now I can't wait for the first page with dialogue.

[kid cthulhu]

Page 1 - No text.

Page 2

Inner monologue (ie, boxed, don't really like thought balloons) from panel 1 through panel 3 -

- By the time I had reached her, the mother was dead.
Killed purely for sport. The hunters rarely took the time to consume their prey anymore.
Probably only because they sensed me nearby and didn't want to face me. -

Panel 4 is the first word balloon -

"Cowards!"

Panel 5, monologue -

- So close, yet still too far to save... -

[kid cthulhu]

Pages 3 and 4. The coral on these pages is the same red, keeping with a color scheme here. (Thanks for the influence, Mike and Dave!) If it's not red, it's most likely silhouetted (the background coral on page 3 panel 3, and all of page 4 panel 6).

http://img39.exs.cx/img39/4143/amphibia2.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Page 3 panel 2, dialogue from off panel - "Loligo! It is good to see you again my young friend!"

Panel 3 - "It is good to see you too, Galdei. How are things with the Order?"

Before I continue with the dialogue, there are some things here to note.

The hammerheads are a group of monks called "The Eternal Order of The Ring". They guard a huge area of ocean that exists within their tiny blood coral temple. It's magic, don't ask. This is where Loligo brought the egg for safe keeping. He hasn't been back in a long time, and the egg hatched a boy Degashu. The boy has grown up wild in the vast expanse of ocean they guard, and is the only sentient being living there. The monks stay in the coral temple, never venturing into the "wild waters" unless absolutely necessary. But none of them have seen the boy in several months and they are concerned, of course.

Galdei continues...

"Just yesterday the other elders and I dispatched a small party to search for the boy. Drichthyes is with them. He has been with The Order as long as I, and I trust his judgement above all others. Even though this land is vast, moreso than we may possibly ever know, I know that their endeavors will be met with success."

Loligo - "Galdei, I have known you my entire life. You have always been there for me, but something does not feel quite right about this. Her (revealed later) voice is silent to me, here in this haven of purest nature where it should be at it's strongest."

Galdei - "Our magicks are strong, my friend. Even Her shouts are mere whispers here in the presence of our spells. It is She who birthed our secret knowledge. I know that if the situation was indeed dire, nothing we could do would silence Her."

Loligo - "Of course. You are right Galdei. The boy means much to me. If he is indeed the last of his kind, his survival may mean much more to the balance of things than we could know. I will make the trip to Vhumara and return here as soon as I am able. It will be good to see him again."


Something I noticed is I used the word "know" a little more frequently than I like. Easily fixed.

I'm also not sure I want Loligo to sound so wise. He's got a lot of power that he doesn't understand, but it's hard to write him like he doesn't have it. I'd better go read Bone again...

[kid cthulhu]

Oh, Hey! Sorry Robert, I just noticed your pic.

Awesome! I haven't even drawn him battling the uglys yet, so it's really cool to see this.

Of course I have no objections to you posting this. Got any more?

I'm honored, really!

[E. Spears]

Dude. Your pages are so cleanly drawn and easy to understand! I am seriously envious of that. And the story thus far rocks!

You've actually inspired me to try to get my own stories onto paper. Today I'm working on the fifth page in my story, and this is something, considering that when I usually work on stories I get bored after the third page.

I'm really glad you liked the pic of Loligo. And I might have some more today!

I reallyreally want to see the pages colored. They are gonna look so cool :D.

-ERS

[icbm1987]

Kid C...

If you get a good publisher... I think we might see the end of your money troubles...

[kid cthulhu]

Wow, I don't know if I'd go that far just yet. But yeah, that would be the ultimate goal.

I'm actually in contact with a publisher about two cities away. I met their whole retinue on the plane home from SD, and we definitely jelled. They had a booth at the con and said they couldn't believe how many fans they had. Hopin' to be a part of that booth next con.

And remember, these are just thumb nails. The end result may be a little different. Hopefully MUCH better.

Thanks again guys.

And Robert, by all means, keep 'em coming! It's nice to know that I've given you a little inspiration. All the kind words inspire me in turn, so it looks like we've got a reciprocal thing going on here. And don't worry yourself about adding any copyright stuff on your drawings of Loligo. I'm not worried, although I appreciate your tact. I'll probably "self publish" (ie zine style) these before a publisher feels like taking a chance on me, and you could be my pin-up guy!

[Maija]

Wow! I love the economy of line in your drawings. I could see those characters done as solid shapes screen printed on t-shirts. The horizontal format you've chosen for the page layouts is really attractive too, particularly for underwater sea-scapes. Do you dive?

Can't wait to see the finished project (nor can you, I'm sure).

[E. Spears]

And Robert, by all means, keep 'em coming!
okay.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/loligotentacles.gif

you could be my pin-up guy!
Aww, now look what you've done. I'm blushin' :o . Seriously, that means a lot to me that you would even think that.

-ERS

[Jelly Meets Jam]

This is so cool. All of it.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

I had to do something with this stuff, its just so cool

http://img23.exs.cx/img23/931/lilloligo.jpg

[Catlin]

Oh wow, gone one day and all this. I was caught sketching one of your characters during a meeting. They are slightly addicting.

[icbm1987]

Loligo is possibly the coolest character to draw since good old Bats.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

amen to that

[jinnaboy]

my kid c fan art

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/Jinnaboy/kidd.jpg

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Cool Jin, I hope KC doesn't mind us drawing his brainchild all the time.

edit: jeez sorry KC, called ya a women there man.

[icbm1987]

Cool Jin, I hope KC doesn't mind us drawing her brainchild all the time.

Isn't KC a guy?

And nice work Jin... that's funny.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Jeez sorry, my mistake.

[Island Girl]

Wow, I love your stuff! But then, I'm a sucker for anything with monsters and the ocean. Loligo is going to be one popular character, once you get published.

[Johann]

ooh ya got pages! awsome, its looking great i can't wait for a final version all cleaned and colored. and if yer still up to suggestions can that order of the ring thing(hey that rymed) also just happen to be the bermuda triangle (triangle not a ring but `eh!)

this idea could be stupid and not what you want, it's just what popped in my head while reading the script.

and i too have an idea for a character, he's a frog. thats all i'll say.

[E. Spears]

JMJ and Jinnaboy--That's some cool stuff yous guys got.

Kid C? Finish those pages and post 'em ASAP!

-ERS

[morna]

this is getting to be a pretty jummy little thread....keep going guys!

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Just saw the new avvy cure! Coo'ness.

[kid cthulhu]

Wow!

I don't get to post more than once or twice a week, so I didn't know what to expect (if anything) when I got back on.

You guys are completely awesome! I mean it! It feels really good to see other people drawing your characters.

Well, I've got the entire first issue thumbnailed out now. I wanted to get at least that much done before I went and fleshed out a whole page that would possibly not work as the story developed. Issue two has a couple of thumbs done as well.

Tomorrow I'll be posting a new character who is probably my favorite. He's sort of that "really cool character you wanna see all the time, but if you did, he wouldn't be as cool" type. You know, the mystery character.

His name is simply "O", and he has a seahorse sidekick named "Kamana".

One of the plot devices that will be hit on later in the story is how seahorses have become enslaved throughout a lot of the sea. They don't speak the common tongue and have no opposable digits, so they're viewed as inferior. They're not, and an uprising is in the works.

[kid cthulhu]

Oh, and on a side note.

I finally got my Eric So Hong Kong Hellboy after waiting over a month for the seller on Ebay to ship it to me.

I love it! It's just so hilarious. Looks great next to my squidlike Ugly-doll.

[E. Spears]

heyhey, that sounds mega cool, Kid C!
Get those pages done, I want to see what the final thing looks like, in a big way.
This is a very cool, unique concept. I'm almost certain that if you pitch to image or something you'd get a deal.

Rock on,
-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks, Robert!

I honestly have to say, I feel pretty confident about it too. It's the execution I'm worried about. I want to have at least the first mini down before I even try anything like that. And I really want to find the art style I'm comfortable with. But I'm riding this huge wave of inspiration after the SD con and it feels great to be focusing on this story again. The first Amphibia drawing I did was 14 years ago, so this story has definitely been floating around in my head for a while!

[kid cthulhu]

Here's a pic of O. Pronounced "Oh" not "Zero".

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/7650/O2.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

A "Kalpid".

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/58/kalpid.jpg

[Ose]

Oooh, now I like that critter. Kalpids are neat looking!

[kid cthulhu]

A "Denji". These are land creatures that probably won't make it into the story for quite a while.

This scanner sucks!

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/2278/denji.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

A quick rendition of an "Amayani" on the right, and a "Degashu" variant(?) on the left...

The Amayani live in shallow water near shores and can often be found soaking up the sunlight.

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/5510/amayani.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

????????

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/1787/dunnowhat.jpg

EIGHT PAGES INTO BOOK 2!

[icbm1987]

Cool creatures... and the way you make definition without the use of shadows is quite a nice technique.

icbm1987

[E. Spears]

awesome creatures, Kid C. Especially O.
Post us some pages!

-ERS

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Too... Cool... :: falls down face first on floor ::

[kid cthulhu]

Got the first two issues thumbed out now, as well as three 4 page backups for the first three issues. Think I'm gonna be able to tell the first tale in three issues.

This is somewhat of a new style for me, and I'm not sure now long it will actually take me to get the finished product down. I'd hate to get halfway through the story, and realize that my figures are drastically changing.

So, on that note...

Would you rather see the thumbnails to the whole thing, or just have me post finished pages as I wrap them up?

I don't think I really mind either way, but it would be fun to do a comparison as we go along.

[E. Spears]

It doesn't matter what ya show, in my opinion. Thumbnails would be great, but then I wouldn't mind waiting for the whole thing to be drawn :).

-ERS

[Jelly Meets Jam]

I agree anything is cool in the Loliverse (mind if i call ur comic universe that?)

[kid cthulhu]

Loliverse, huh?

Call it what you want, but it kinda sounds like it involves lollipops or something. :)

[Johann]

Wow! it's great that you already have a story basically done, Keep up the good work.



more tentacles!

[kid cthulhu]

A quick 2 minute coffee shop drawing while waiting for the bus...

Nothing too special, just thought I'd put it up.

http://img45.exs.cx/img45/9513/curious1.jpg

[jambalaya]

can you say jealous? i am far into my comic and it is no where near as well done as the stuff i have seen. now i have to start over again... more time thinking.......

[kid cthulhu]

Random thumb from issue 4...

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/1237/thumb.jpg

[morna]

Kid C I just LOVE this stuff. You rock.

[E. Spears]

The jellyfish dude is great. Hope you've got a scene with about a zillion of those guys :D.

The thumbnail is such a tease--I want to see the finished stuff! ;)

Keep making with the rocking--
-ERS

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Quite, the rocking must commence. Well said Robert.[/britishaccent]

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks again, guys and gals.

There will be plenty of jellyfish guys. There's actually a little backup story feature about a couple of friends called "Puffer & Jelly". You can probably guess what kind of fish they are.

I'm diving into the actual pages now, and it's taking me a long time. It's tricky to remember to leave the appropriate space for dialogue. I'm also trying to put as much detail into the coral and environments as I can. It looks pretty cool in contrast to the cartoony type characters.

Hoping to have at least a completed page or two up sometime next week.

[kid cthulhu]

A samurai crab character.

http://img77.exs.cx/img77/8629/sam1.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

A monk of the Eternal Order of the Ring.

They remove their hands upon mastering their studies in order to manipulate objects strictly with their minds.

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/1373/jimpy.jpg

[icbm1987]

Can we call the samurai "Johnson"?

The simplicity of those designs is amazing... and yet they look so complete...

Great work KC.

icbm1987

[E. Spears]

I reallyreally love the Samurai Crab. Cool idea, with a cool visual.

crab people!

-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Some finished work! (sans text)

Top of the page got cut off... Oh well.

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/7164/Scan7.jpg

[E. Spears]

FINALLY! ;)

Very nice, clean work, Kid C. You gonna color it? 'Cuz it'll look awesome colored, I think.
The detailed plants and fish are very cool :D.

Rock On,
-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

And another.

This one clearly has some more inking to be done, and again, there's no text.

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/7493/Scan10002.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

????????

(note the missing bone)

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/6473/doey.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks, Robert!

Yeah, I'd love to color it, but I'm thinking "Printing costs!"

I have a friend who may color it, but if you wanna take a shot (nudge nudge) I'm all for it!

[Maija]

This is really sweet stuff. The overall page compositions are beautiful. Can't wait to see the second page completely inked.

I want that jellyfish on a t-shirt.

[icbm1987]

Those panels are very clean and flow oh so nicely...

I commend your work Kid C.

As per colours... what kind of scheme were you looking for? Cel-ish or more traditional?

icbm1987

[kid cthulhu]

Ruta - Cool! I've been thinking about shirt designs, and that sounds like a good one. Maybe I'll post a couple of them when I get the chance.

ICBM - Not entirely sure. I think cel would look pretty awesome, though!

It's a little premature, but I just (and I DO mean JUST ) started work on a web page for this stuff.

If you wanna check it out, it's at amphibia.moonfruit.com (http://www.amphibia.moonfruit.com) . The links don't go anywhere yet, and the "store" button is just me getting way ahead of myself!

(Oh, and that annoying control bar along the bottom of the page will go away in a couple of weeks.)

[morna]

man I really really love this stuff. Beautiful lyrical elegant. So covetable. i suspect I'm gonna like it black and white more than coloured.. but that's just me

actually I'd love to try colouring it (I do consider myself a colourist) but I have no idea how to do it on a computer. I may have to crack open that photoshop and start tinkering.

All respect Kid C. and all encouragement

[Tad]

Great stuff, Kid C. Very original, clean and enticing.

[petriacce]

Kid C, this stuff is great. I am ejoying your posted art a lot.

I'm sure you know about this site already, but just in case. It seems to be reasonably priced and all.

http://www.comixpress.com

[SpydaWeb]

????????

(note the missing bone)

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/6473/doey.jpg

Why am I thinking Pokemon?!

[Rogue Maiden]

Very nice stuff. I'd love a T-Shirt, yet anothor thing to wear that none of my fellow officers understand (such as my Norton's Pub shirt :p )

[E. Spears]

Why am I thinking Pokemon?!
I think it might be the hands.

Cool looking character, Kid C. Is he gonna beat down on Loligo? :D.
The second page you posted looks cool so far. Finish those inks!
And if you make those jelly-tees, I want one :).

-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Yay!

Man it feels good to actually have some finished pages.

Sorry for the terrible scans, it's all I have to work with right now. When I get a chance to get better pics up, I'll replace these.

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/9561/pg2.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/9920/pg3.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/5844/pg4.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

The beginnings of the last page of issue 1.

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/1046/pg5.jpg

[Zabalou]

Great art, i really enjoy

[hellboyone]

Lookin' good, kid! Wish they were a bit bigger, but lookin' good!

R.

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks!

Yeah, I wanted to make 'em bigger, but you know, bandwidth and all that...

[icbm1987]

This series looks very nice so far...

and your writing skills are very nice as well...

speaking of which... I now know the origin of the word S***...

icbm1987

[Tad]

Nice work. The story's a little talky for me but the scenery you play it against is fantastic. Real eye candy. I really enjoy the look.

[Ken O]

Absolutely beautiful.

[E. Spears]

Really, really amazing Kid C. Beautiful artwork.
Wow.

-ERS

[morna]

Well ...I'm gonna have to agree with Tad. I feel that the drawings are so eloquent that all the words end up detracting ... and are actually redundant. I totally understood the first page before you had the dialogue in there. The word "cowards" is really all you need. I will admit that I tend heavily toward the less-is more school of thought but I love it when there is something left to figure out after the first read... gives the thing depth!

Looking really awesome tho' kid...I love it!

Occams razor rules!

[gary bolt]

Wow, those new pages are beauties!

Thanks for sharing your process with us. I'm not sure where I stand on the word/no words debate. I'm fascinated by how the introduction of words has changed the comic so much. I think if you had shown us the words all along I'd still like your stuff as much as I do now.

[jinnaboy]

i bow down to you, o mighty tentacled offspring of the great old one

[Communist Ninja]

I'm really enjoying this so far, it's not hard to imagine this being picked up by a major publisher, but I just wish Loligo would emote more. He seems to have this blank expression perpetually painted on his face, which is fine for the most part, but in the scene where he finds out the boy is missing, it actually looks like he's smiling in a few of the panels, whereas I'm almost certain he should be frowning.


And as for the dialogue, I'm definitely in the "less is more" camp.

[kid cthulhu]

Cool!

Some REAL criticism.

I agree, the dialogue is the biggest challenge for me.

The hammerhead monks need to speak a little sophisticated in order to keep with their character. But I've been struggling to keep the dialogue somewhat limited while still giving people something to actually read.

And the issue of emoting is a good one.

Thanks, everyone!

Now onto another page...

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/9561/pg2.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

And another...

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/5844/pg4.jpg

[Petersen]

Beautiful work!!
I hope you are able to get this together and self-publish it!!

[icbm1987]

*still trying to recover from shock of seeing such a good comic*

[E. Spears]

wow. Those are even better than the other ones you posted! Seriously wonderful.
I, too, am hoping this gets published :D.
Damn.

-ERS

[Tad]

Great job. If these were photoshopped and you can lift dialogue balloons, I'd suggest you cut "You have your orders." More chilling that way.

[fitzroy]

Great stuff KC, reminds me of a character called Bradley from 2000AD. Very cool.

[Ken O]

I really like the design of the Hammerheads. Of course I have a soft spot for that shark, so I'm biased.

[Maija]

The hammerhead monks page is really nice.

Any chance you can put up bigger, better scans of the earlier pages?

[Communist Ninja]

Amazingness.

[kid cthulhu]

Awesome!

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Tad - You know what? You're right. Consider it done. I really appreciate any critiques on the dialogue, as that is what I'm having the most trouble with.

Ruta - I'll get on that.

Thinking about doing one of the issues as an all splash type of thing. Those kind of pages are just so fun to do.

I've been geting way ahead of myself, and it's been a real challenge not to jump ahead and just do the fun pages. Gotta stay focused!

Barely slept the last three nights. This thing just won't let me drift off...

[Tad]

Glad I helped. In general, try to use as few words as possible. Even with verbose characters, just enough for the effect. And you can communicate formality without lots o' words.

Great stuff.

[kid cthulhu]

Ah, he's not the Wizened Goblin for nothing, folks!

[kid cthulhu]

The somewhat rough logo...

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/350/logo56.jpg

[E. Spears]

Cool lookin' logo, Kid C. I can't do logos for the life of me :p.

Any chance of seeing some more art soon?

-ERS

[jinnaboy]

awesomeness, i am speechless

[Johann]

WOW! did I miss Alot!

I went back and read what i missed, Pages....Done! jeez this is great, Though may i suggest cut down on or explain all the different species names I t got me a little confused but the art is magnificent. Do what you want its your comic.

I'll buy it if you publish!

[kid cthulhu]

Alright, so we'll start off with the most boring of the pages.

This is simply a conversation between the 3 Spoorn (leech-like worm species that live in host bodies) overlords on their next plan of attack. Not a whole lot to look at, but I thought I'd put it up anyway...

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9047/pg1.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Loligo leaves the hammerhead monk temple and comes across this town...

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9561/pg2.jpg

[petriacce]

Alright, so we'll start off with the most boring of the pages.

This is simply a conversation between the 3 Spoorn (leech-like worm species that live in host bodies) overlords on their next plan of attack. Not a whole lot to look at, but I thought I'd put it up anyway...Eeeeeeech, they're crawling through something/someone..."live in host bodies"...eeewwwww, foreign bugs in the body freak me out.

Great job artistically and in a freaky sense. They're kinda cute parasites.

[E. Spears]

these are great, Kid C. The first page is cool, so is the one with Loligo. I love how detailed your landscapes are!

Share more!:D

-ERS

[kid cthulhu]

Not sure where this goes yet, but oh well...

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/1046/pg5.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

And lastly this round, a double page spread. The copy is extremely lacking in detail. Also, I drew Loligo's splash in on the copy and it isn't on the original (yet). I think the splash should be a little smaller as there's no way he could displace that much water!

http://img42.exs.cx/img42/7697/dragon11.jpg

[petriacce]

You're stuff is blowing me away. I also like the detail in your drawings. I sure hope you plan to have the finished product in print some day.

[kid cthulhu]

I start the "Interactive MultiMedia and Web Development" program at Seattle's Art Institute on monday. Pretty excited, although it will probably slow me down as far as this comic goes.

Also, I landed two art shows in the months ahead.

I'm pretty psyched if you couldn't tell!

[icbm1987]

A true artist you must be,

For drawings so great of the sea.

Loligo may make a large splash,

for he could be of great mass.

[petriacce]

I start the "Interactive MultiMedia and Web Development" program at Seattle's Art Institute on monday. Pretty excited, although it will probably slow me down as far as this comic goes.

Also, I landed two art shows in the months ahead.

I'm pretty psyched if you couldn't tell!Hey, congratulations. Just forgo sleep. It is highly overrated as I'm finding out.

[E. Spears]

I start the "Interactive MultiMedia and Web Development" program at Seattle's Art Institute on monday. Pretty excited, although it will probably slow me down as far as this comic goes.

Also, I landed two art shows in the months ahead.

I'm pretty psyched if you couldn't tell!
That's awesome news! Congratulations!

And the picture with the lizard thing on the rock is really great. :cool:

-ERS

[morna]

Sweet! Keep us posted. I can sometimes get to Seattle... I'd love to go in support to one of your openings...good work and congrats... nice to get some well deseved recognition!

[Maija]

I start the "Interactive MultiMedia and Web Development" program at Seattle's Art Institute on monday. Pretty excited, although it will probably slow me down as far as this comic goes.

Also, I landed two art shows in the months ahead.

Congratulations, Kid C, that's terrific news!

Do keep us updated. Post scans for the invites for the openings and the work you're doing, if you can.

[Ose]

Congrats Kid C! I hope your shows go well!

And I just have to saw it...aww, those weedy sea dragons (or whatever you call them if they're just based on weedies) are cute. I'm more fond of leafies, but those guys are cute too. I love the four-eyed iguana pic too. The stippling is very well done. I don't know where you find the patience for it!

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks again for all the kind words!

The lizard guy one is better now since I've added more detail to the one in the water.

And Ose, there is a leafy version of the dragons, but he's more mythical and will be showing up later. The others don't really agree on whether or not he exists, and its the topic of many a debate throughout the seas.

Wish I had more art to post, but not yet. School is already keeping me busy.

Look for some animations in the months to come.

[Johann]

ooo animations...YAY!

[kid cthulhu]

Hope it's still okay to post non-HB work on the site...:)

Here's some recent work. The pics are links to larger images.

This is a magnetic train car/graffiti thing. It's kinda fun...

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7104/img01602ny.th.jpg (http://img58.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img58&image=img01602ny.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/4209/img01613sx.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01613sx.jpg)

A collage...

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/1857/img01643km.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01643km.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Another collage. This was a re-envisioning of a sketch I saw in Juxtapoz magazine...

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/3627/img01659ke.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01659ke.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/5677/img01675gq.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01675gq.jpg)

Um...Another collage? I used this for the cover of my mix cd.

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/1695/img01681zx.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01681zx.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

The Atomic Three visit the Museum of Ancient Light

Water color, pen, and pencil.

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/4151/img01711am.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01711am.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/8408/img01727ym.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01727ym.jpg)

Close up. A little blurry...:(

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/2696/img01734hf.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01734hf.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Frzl's Fond Farewell

Soon to be painted. Sorry if it's a little hard to make out...

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/5987/img01747pf.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01747pf.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/8128/img01756go.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01756go.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/7351/img01767ns.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01767ns.jpg)

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/811/img01776co.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01776co.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Not entirely my idea. Saw a pic of this girl and thought, "She could use some graffiti behind her..."

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/8018/img01789un.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01789un.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

It's amazing what you can do with a poster tube, some glue, and a couple of cans of spray paint.

Roto

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/515/img02080wm.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img02080wm.jpg)

Kwirk

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/1319/img01512lp.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=img01512lp.jpg)

"What's that, Roto? Lassie needs help?!" Oh, jeez...

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/5742/img01331xd.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01331xd.jpg)

Roto's on it...

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/8585/img01259bb.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01259bb.jpg)

[yukon]

OMG I'm in love with the poster tube monsters!

[Johann]

HEY! you're back! great collages and waterclors,I really like the first collage, very nice. But the girl with graffiti looks familiar...?

More! :)

[kid cthulhu]

Squigly...

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/8786/img01524xk.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01524xk.jpg)

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/5770/img01301be.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01301be.jpg)

Beware the Space Slug!

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/2562/img01576ks.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01576ks.jpg)

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/7247/img01361ij.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01361ij.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Nuka

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/7800/img01540dv.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01540dv.jpg)

Keepin' it real on the streets...

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/8153/img01430la.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01430la.jpg)

Count Backwards

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/3003/img01596ei.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01596ei.jpg)

Samurai Ghost

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/6154/img01535gf.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=img01535gf.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Chillin'....


http://img168.exs.cx/img168/1315/img01479kq.th.jpg (http://img168.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img168&image=img01479kq.jpg)


Alright, that's enough of that...

[kid cthulhu]

Didn't really know where else to put these, so I'll just post 'em here...
Thought I had my entire HB collection on display (besides all the comics, books, and a few posters) but later noticed I had forgotten the lunchboxes and the 18" figure. Oh well, I had packed it all back up already. Just a temporary display, gotta make use of that dresser!


http://img80.exs.cx/img80/9673/img01824bq.th.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img80&image=img01824bq.jpg)

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/472/img01831oo.th.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img80&image=img01831oo.jpg)

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/6393/img01846ah.th.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img80&image=img01846ah.jpg)

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/4621/img01865an.th.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img80&image=img01865an.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

A few more...


http://img223.exs.cx/img223/4884/img01878rh.th.jpg (http://img223.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img223&image=img01878rh.jpg)

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/2839/img01880uv.th.jpg (http://img223.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img223&image=img01880uv.jpg)

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/1884/img01893tc.th.jpg (http://img223.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img223&image=img01893tc.jpg)

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/8922/img01909qt.th.jpg (http://img223.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img223&image=img01909qt.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Not my art, but isn't it sweet?

http://img213.exs.cx/img213/8792/img01793mr.th.jpg (http://img213.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img213&image=img01793mr.jpg)

[Amrcanpoet]

What version of the RHOD statue is that? The 1/4 or 1:1?

[Johann]

wow- art dump, great stuff. I love the cans... they're so cute!

any progress on Amphibia?

[kid cthulhu]

It's the 1:1. I love that thing! Might have sold it by the time you read this :(

Amphibia's kind of on the back burner. Thinking about what direction to take it in. Probably gonna do some paintings based on it soon. That should be fun.

[Maija]

The magnetic grafitti car is genius and the collages are really lovely. The one of the woman with a crown is beautiful. I really like Atomic Three visit the Museum of Ancient Light but Frzl's Fond Farewell looks like it's going to be amazing. I love the Dumb Donald octopus!

Do you have any shows coming up?

[E. Spears]

holy crap, indeed :eek: :cool: . The collages are really great. I absolutely love Atomic Three Visit the Museum of Ancient Light. The tube-monsters are totally sweet! I love the caterpillar and the ghost samurai especially :D.

I'm sad to hear that Amphibia's taken a back-seat, but I'm extra happy to see what's riding shotgun! All of the new work is amazing. It's really cool seeing you post some art again. Now be sure and post more!!

-ers

[morna]

It's the 1:1. I love that thing! Might have sold it by the time you read this :(
.

awww... I was going to offer to buy it from you until you are re-stabilized, and then sell it back to you for the same price when you're ready. That way I could have one for a while - which would be really kool








ps love that cd cover

[kid cthulhu]

Thanks, Morna, that's really sweet of you.

Sold a fair amount of stuff, so $ should be okay for at least a while.

[kid cthulhu]

I added roots to the figures. This was the original idea, but I wanted to test it out on a copy before risking ruining the original.

http://img158.exs.cx/img158/8945/scan10005b4rq.th.jpg (http://img158.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img158&image=scan10005b4rq.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Now in Technicolor!

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5383/scan10004b0na.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=scan10004b0na.jpg)



I've got about 8 more pieces to post, but they're hard to scan as they're a little more 3-d. Foamcore layers, dimensions mounted on foamcore and inside boxes. Once I get a chance to borrow my brother's digital camera again, I'll put 'em up.

[E. Spears]

wow, those last two pictures are awesome. The first one with the root creatures is my favorite, it's awesome. I love the way you draw creatures, they're really fun.

Post more sweet art, Jeremiah!

-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Finally colored this!

http://img169.exs.cx/img169/3455/amph31gy.th.jpg (http://img169.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img169&image=amph31gy.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

And a new one, titled simply "Bully"...

http://img169.exs.cx/img169/5227/bully6pu.th.jpg (http://img169.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img169&image=bully6pu.jpg)

[E. Spears]

YES! Amphibia! I really love the way you colored these, especially the Amphibia peice. Really sweet, Jeremiah.

-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Gotta lot of stuff that's been pilin' up to post.

Most of the collage pieces are "Three dimensional" by way of layers of foam core. The effect unfortunately doesn't translate well here :(

http://i150.exs.cx/img150/1848/gods8fd.th.jpg (http://img150.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img150&image=gods8fd.jpg)

"Gods of Rusted Industry"

http://i150.exs.cx/img150/8499/imposs4pi.th.jpg (http://img150.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img150&image=imposs4pi.jpg)

"The Impossibilium"

[kid cthulhu]

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/5351/steel34ya.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=steel34ya.jpg)

"Steel Remains"

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/751/jasper1nf.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=jasper1nf.jpg)

"Jasper"

[kid cthulhu]

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/6632/kc1zw.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=kc1zw.jpg)

Loligo! two feet high on foamcore hangin' out on my wall...

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/7143/nuroto0pf.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=nuroto0pf.jpg)

New improved version of my toy "Roto"

[kid cthulhu]

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/884/fear5ae.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=fear5ae.jpg)

"Fear of Flying"
foamcore mounted drawings inside a candy box

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/2432/dumb4ai.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=dumb4ai.jpg)

"Martyr Dumb"

[kid cthulhu]

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1658/bone7ys.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=bone7ys.jpg)

"The Bone Thief"

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/1/bbbbb3yg.th.jpg (http://img113.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img113&image=bbbbb3yg.jpg)http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1073/bboys1th.th.jpg (http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=bboys1th.jpg)

And not really art, just some toys gettin' down!

"B Boys, make it with the freak freak!"

[kid cthulhu]

This came with a toy I bought the other day.
Hard to see, but it's basically a HB variant image of the figure I bought.
(The blue breakdancin' guy above)

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/4568/bbb7vk.th.jpg (http://img113.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img113&image=bbb7vk.jpg)

[Ken O]

Saw the guys selling these at Megacon and they had 2 hellboy ones there. They wouldn't sell them, but did have blank monkeys and gave me a couple of tips if I wanted to make my own.

[E. Spears]

Kid C--I love those collages. The "Gods of Rusted Industry" is amazing. And "Steel Remains" has a Mignola vibe to it, I think. And I want a Loligo foamcore cutout. Awesome.

Really wonderful stuff, dude. It's extremely cool that you're posting your art again, yo!

-ers

[yukon]

kid C- youre definately making me love designer toys. by the way are you into graphic designers at all, and can you suggest some contemporary graphic designers to look at? I love the stuff you do, and I'm looking for contemporary graphic design work thats similar to your style and taste.

[kid cthulhu]

Wow, cool guys (and gals!), thanks!

Well, as of just today, I'm switching majors AGAIN!

It's back to Multimedia. Industrial design is just WAY to rigid, and if I had to settle on making toasters instead of designing toys, I'd be a miserable hack.

Robert - If I can, shipping wise I mean, I'll do what I can to get one your way. Any color scheme preferences?

Yukon - Wow, thank you so much! No names come to mind just yet, but I recently discovered a guy named John Burgerman whose work rocks my world. Check him out - jonburgerman.com (http://www.jonburgerman.com)

[morna]

YES! Amphibia! ... Really sweet, Jeremiah.

-ers

Not to nag or anything.......


AMPHIBIA!
AMPHIBIA!
AMPHIBIA!


please.

:D ;)

[yukon]

http://youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P0445
I don't know if you've seen this book yet. I thought you might like it.

[kid cthulhu]

Yeah, I've seen this! I definitely want to pick it up.

Another great book is "Vinyl Will Kill". Don't have a link, but google it if you're interested...

[E. Spears]

dude, I was looking through your site and I found this one and I love it soooo much. Great Pixies song, yo!

-ers

[Johann]

great new stuff, kid C. I really what you do with the foamcore, very innovative.

fantastic collages and Loligo is super-cool!

[kid cthulhu]

Deep Forest Funk

http://img95.exs.cx/img95/3803/funkb6gv.th.jpg (http://img95.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img95&image=funkb6gv.jpg)

[Tad]

Your stuff is incredibly unique. We have to hook you up with the right kind of stories for these babies!

[Johann]

ooh, i see loligo in the middle there. :)

[kid cthulhu]

Yup. I added some black dots on his lower section just because it really helped in the overall composition of the picture. I don't think that's really how I want him to look. Its fun to give characters different colorways - maybe there's a race of Loligos? (doubtful)

Hey, thanks Tad! As an artist I hightly respect, your words always mean a lot.

[kid cthulhu]

Planet of Sound

This is all layered construction paper and some images cut out of a couple of car stereo component catalogues.

http://img151.exs.cx/img151/6030/planetofsoundb6ea.th.jpg (http://img151.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img151&image=planetofsoundb6ea.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

Wish You Were Here
(A Black Rock City Morning)

(Black Rock City is the name of the "City" that comprises the Burning Man festival. This sort of has the same feeling as waking up in that most amazing of places...)

Another layered construction paper thing.
Not sure if I'll be doing many more of these. The originals look 100% better than the scans due to the unique 3-dimensional quality. We'll see.

Does anybody remember the "Green Machine"? Kind of the hipper sibling to the Big Wheel? Never had one, but the rich neighbor kid did. Always wanted one of those...

http://img153.exs.cx/img153/9808/wishb4gl.th.jpg (http://img153.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img153&image=wishb4gl.jpg)

[kid cthulhu]

I have nothing to do with these, but as a vinyl toy freak I thought they were pretty cool...

http://img52.exs.cx/img52/2834/gorillaz7qw.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=gorillaz7qw.jpg)

http://img222.exs.cx/img222/5522/futuranosferatu6mh.th.jpg (http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=futuranosferatu6mh.jpg)

http://img195.exs.cx/img195/6915/tf05wheatywheat057xf.th.jpg (http://img195.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img195&image=tf05wheatywheat057xf.jpg)

Also, check out this link and then go to the "view pictures" link. The scale of this project just seems really fun and its things like this that I really hope one day I can be a part of.

characters at war (http://www.pictoplasma.com/war/)

[E. Spears]

Planet of Sound is amazing.

But Black Rock City Morning is my favorite ever.

Even if it's not Amphibia, you need to do a comic, the way you make those kinds of peices. Seriously man.

Good luck with your classes, dude, and keep makin' the sweetsweet art.
Hopefully I'll be able to make a trip to Washington this summer, nothing for sure yet, but I'm crossin' my fingers it all works out.

-ers

[Mikolaj]

I have nothing to do with these, but as a vinyl toy freak I thought they were pretty cool...

http://img52.exs.cx/img52/2834/gorillaz7qw.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=gorillaz7qw.jpg)

where did you get these from? Back when i was a HUGE gorillaz fan I looked everywhere for any figurines... Also: Does anyone know what is happening with the Gorillaz project? They were talking about some animated movie but then... Everything went silent... :(

[Ming]

i heard their new song the other day...but now the radio staion i listen to changed formats so i guess that was last they played it. :(

[Tad]

where did you get these from? Back when i was a HUGE gorillaz fan I looked everywhere for any figurines... Also: Does anyone know what is happening with the Gorillaz project? They were talking about some animated movie but then... Everything went silent... :(

I hear FantasyMax Cable has picked it up. ;) :p

I don't know about the movie but they've updated and revamped their website (http://www.gorillaz.com/flash.html) with new goodies and some redesigns of the characters.

Threadjack over.

[Mikolaj]

Yeah... But still- there making only some kind of a contest for best videos/aduio or whatever... But if they still update the site once in a while- hope remians. :D

[Maija]

The Black Rock City and Planet of Sound pieces are wonderful. I agree, somebody needs to pick up your style for some animated thing or you need to do a comic in such a style, though I know it would be a lot of work.

BTW, will you be able to make it to SDCC this year?

[kid cthulhu]

Yes!!!

Color me psyched for the con already.

I've been itchin' to start a thread on "Who's going to SD this year", but I don't know if its too early or if I'm just afraid it might be highly annoying to those that can't make it.

I assume you're going, Ruta? And I know Robert's gonna be there...

Anyone else?

Oh, and I found the Gorillaz figure pics at Strangeco.com under the NY Toy Fare link...

[kid cthulhu]

Sittin in class, a little bored. My prof reminds me a LOT of Mr. Bean. Makes it kinda hard not to laugh at him.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jemaha/wander2b.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jemaha/random.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

http://img39.echo.cx/img39/5245/b4183ad27nd.th.jpg (http://img39.echo.cx/my.php?image=b4183ad27nd.jpg)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jemaha/b4183ad2.jpg

[Johann]

wow! love the colored popgun, amazing.
-also like that jelly fish-adorable. :)

[citymadeofash]

These would make great screenprints! Nice weighty color...... I really dig your style. Kind of reminds me of the Gorillaz as well as a comic out right now from Image called The Amazing Joy Buzzards. Looks good kidC!

ps- ever figure out how to make a more "printer friendly" version of your HB paper cut out? I'm dying to make one, but I'm keen on getting a good quality print(s) before I start....

[kid cthulhu]

Haven't heard of that comic, City, but I'll have to give it a look.

As far as screenprints go, I've been wanting to do that but my know-how on so many things is real limited. Right now I'm working on a plush character, and since its the first one I've ever done, its pretty slow going. Been playing with sculpey too, but man that frustrates me. I have issues with patience...

The HB PDF will be coming along hopefully soon.

Johann, thanks for the kind words. First thing I've ever done in Illustrator, so it was mostly done by trial and error. Can't wait 'til I actually know how to use the program! I'm way too far behind the times.

[Maija]

Cool! You should be doing album covers and t-shirts and things. I'm sure you've got aspirations in that direction.

I'm still on the waiting list for a jellyfish t-shirt! ;)

[Rob H]

Love your stuff Kid. This one in particular was the first to catch my eye. I love it.

http://img55.exs.cx/img55/6691/Loligofriends2.jpg

[kid cthulhu]

Ruta - What size shirt should I make you? I know its never polite to ask a lady these things, so PM me if you'd like.

Dr. Flem - Thank you, that one's got a little special place in my heart.

THE HELLBOY PAPER DOLL PDF IS READY TO ROCK

Anyone know of a service I can host it on? Free, that is?
I'd really like to get these out to everyone.

[E. Spears]

the pop-gun colors are brilliant. really sweetlike.

You can use http://yousendit.com to send stuff, I don't know how many times it can have stuff downloaded before it removes the file, but it's worth a shot.

OR, depending how big the file is, I don't think it would be a problem to put it on my (admittedly not-updated) site.

Word up.

-ers

[Maija]

Kid C: consider yourself PMed!