I’m thrilled with my new Wacom Cintiq Companion, and I’ll be putting together a video review of it very soon. I’ve just got to make sense of all my notes and find a moment to film it and put it together. If you have any specific questions you’d like to ask about it, please feel free to comment here, and I’ll try to address them.
Sweet! My Cheech and Chong Zombie illustration was selected as one of the 100 images out of 1400 submissions for the Little Chimp Society’s Showcase 100 exhibit in London, April 2015! I’m thrilled with this news, and so excited to “see” my artwork hanging up amongst some amazing talent. I’m not worthy! Check it out here: http://sc100.co.uk/artists/
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Double-page editorial spread I illustrated for the Canadian DIY magazine HOSS. The magazine features many tv DIY celebrities, and the art director wanted a detailed illustration introducing each of their contributors as caricatures building a house. There were over 18 caricatures that went into this very complex illustration.
The magazine prints over a million copies bi-monthly.
A graphic wrap I illustrated for a ride at an amusement park. It’s always a privilege to work for Funland in Rehoboth Beach, because I’ve been going there every summer since I was two years old! The ride was an old motion simulator they picked up from an arcade, and it was showing its age. So they hired me to create a giant illustration that transformed the ride into a beach buggy. Illustrations of kids are in the windows on each side of the vehicle. I imagine this will be one of the most unique jobs of my career.
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I was recently interviewed by Profile Tree on what it’s like to be a freelance graphic designs and illustrator.
Please check out the interview if you’re interested in learning a bit more about me, or if you’re an aspiring freelancer trying to decide if freelancing is right for you.
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I was just interviewed by Metal Band Art!
http://metalbandart.com/?p=3994
I’m really excited because a ton of super talented artists are on the site, like TOO MANY SKULLS (by Raf The Might), JoshuaAndrewBelanger, and Mark Riddick (RIDDICKART)) to name just a few.
Obviously, there’s been some huge mistake, so please go check out the interview before they take it down!
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I created this Redneck zombie illustration for a bottle label for a new brand of spirits called Moonshine Zombie. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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I designed this fun parody illustration of Barbie on meth for a skate board company called 5 star skate. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
https://i0.wp.com/www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/aa6f1f7eb9ef11e385e9128e2849c1ef_8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1640640Brian Allenhttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/FlyLand-Designs-Web-Logo.pngBrian Allen2014-04-01 20:02:522014-04-06 13:23:40I designed this fun parody illustration of Barbie on meth for a skate board company called 5 star skate.
Something I sketched while hanging out at Nittany Con today. Thinking about redrawing this for a t-shirt.Flylanddesigns.com Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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I created this illustration of a skull a few years a ago for a t-shirt design for Alien Artifacts. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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https://i0.wp.com/www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/569277a6b46e11e3b7230e3d8e03d9c6_8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1640640Brian Allenhttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/FlyLand-Designs-Web-Logo.pngBrian Allen2014-03-25 19:02:482014-04-06 13:23:40This album cover was done for a hardcore metal band called Killing for Christ.
Illustration of a zombie eating itself. I am selling this design on Design By Humans it is now 20% off for the rest of the month using the code : freerides. If you are interested go to http://bit.ly/1mpjZEV Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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T-shirt illustration I created for Design By Humans of a Tiki Man holding a skull and dead crow.The T-shirt is now 20% off for the month of March. Go to http://bit.ly/1gnFwLT Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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This is my baby. A 52-page web comic I created in 2009. To buy a signed copy go to http://bit.ly/lg2rtdA Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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Skull with a gas mask that I digitally painted just for the heck of it. www.flylanddesigns.com Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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https://i0.wp.com/www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/4f670574ae3711e3906e128ba0be3eb7_8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1640640Brian Allenhttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/FlyLand-Designs-Web-Logo.pngBrian Allen2014-03-17 22:13:492014-04-06 13:23:40This t-shirt illustration of an evil clown was done for my own personal enjoyment.
This illustration of a girl sitting on a pile of skulls with a smoking gun,was done for a skateboard deck company called Project Decks. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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Tshirt design I'm working on for hard ride saloon. #illustration #art #skull #skulltshirt #motorcycle #chopper #sketch #drawing #flylanddesigns #brianallen #tshirtdesign #tshirtartists #tshirtillustration Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Alien gets some take-out. Something I dre last year, planning on making stickers of it.#art #illustration #tshirtartists #tshirt #graphic #alien #comics #picoftheday #instalike #follow #TagsForLikes #instaart #drawing #creative #redneck #redneckgirl #abduction #ufo Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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Illustration I did of Chunk and sloth from the goonies fighting a giant octopus, as they often do.#illustration #goonies #funny #parody #caricaure #cartoon #digitalpainting #creepy #brianallen #flylanddesigns #thegoonies #sloth #chunk Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
https://i0.wp.com/www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/0e544f5089fd11e3bfd412f9274b0b01_8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1640640Brian Allenhttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/FlyLand-Designs-Web-Logo.pngBrian Allen2014-01-30 19:07:332014-04-06 13:23:40Illustration I did of Chunk and sloth from the goonies fighting a giant octopus, as they often do.#illustration #goonies #funny #parody #caricaure #cartoon #digitalpainting #creepy #brianallen #flylanddesigns #thegoonies #sloth #chunk
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https://i0.wp.com/www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/33d82f9c883811e3849212fc2fd3be6d_8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1640640Brian Allenhttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/FlyLand-Designs-Web-Logo.pngBrian Allen2014-01-28 12:11:382014-04-06 13:23:40An illustration I did long ago called Grunge Bob. #spongebob #caricaure #illustration #digitalpainting #cartoon #drawing #freaky #grungebob #brianallen #flylanddesigns
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Earlier this year, I was commissioned to paint a black light mural in the Haunted Mansion ride in Funland of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I can’t tell you how much of a privilege this was for me, because I have been visiting Rehoboth Beach several times a year since I was two-years old. So I have vivid memories of the Haunted Mansion terrifying me from a very young age. It was such a fun challenge to be able to add my own touch to the iconic ride.
If you’re familiar with the ride, there was a steep ramp at the very beginning of the ride that was too narrow to hold any mechanized props. It was decided that the best way to add some interest to the otherwise blank area was to have me use blacklight paints and dress it up a little. I presented them with concept sketches with the idea of painting the ramp as if it were a staircase in the mansion.
The entire mural took about a week. I was often the only one there in the entire park, which made for some cool exploring, and also became pretty creepy at night.
I was very pleased with the final result, and so far it’s gotten great feedback. The blacklight paints give the mural a 3D effect (something that doesn’t come across in these snapshots). Painting with warm colors pops out at you, while cool colors recede.
The project was a challenge for a couple of reasons:
The painting was done on a steep incline, so moving scaffolding around proved to be a little precarious.
Blacklight paints look very, very different in the dark. Yellow, Orange, and Red blacklight paints look almost identical under normal light, but very different with the blacklights on. So I painted in the dark with one blacklight spot I had to move around, pretty much the entire time.
Limited time: the park was opening for business very soon, and I had to get in there and get out quickly. There was a lot of square-footage to cover, so I unfortunately had to spend less time on some aspects.
Objects had to be to scale. Because we wanted to make this look like a real staircase, I had to paint the railing, picture frames, and window frames at a believable size and placement. Just measuring out the railing and all the bannisters took hours.
Special thanks again to the Funland staff for choosing me for this awesome project, and for being so cool to work with.
Please note: The videos and pictures did not turn out as well as I had hoped. It proved to be very difficult to photograph blacklight paints. I only had one blacklight (the permanent blacklights were installed later after I was finished) which made it difficult to light the whole mural at once for the photos and video. You’ll just have to Funland yourself!
Wow. I can’t express my gratitude enough. Last month, we ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund our comic book anthology, UGLI Studios Presents #2, and we raised over $3000, exceeding our goal!
We’ve already mailed out all the rewards, and are getting great feedback from the sponsors. Again, just thrilled and grateful to have so many people come out and fund our crazy idea with their hard-earned cash.
Or you can purchase The Courier mini-comic from my site here.
In July 2012, my brother and grandmother (also artists) created a Pop-Up Book about Rehoboth Beach Delaware.
Well, I’m pleased to announce that we sold out of all 2000 copies of the book in just two months!
We are in the process of placing a bigger order – 5000. They will be available in many stores in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and also from our website in April/May 2013.
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