By the pricking of my thumbs...

Something wicked this way comes.

...then rang the bells, both loud and deep, God is not dead, nor doth He sleep.

More fun with photo editing and self portraiture. Inspired by the original scary Disney movie with Jonathan Pryce as the villain, Mr. Dark (below).



Mr. Sable, the alias I've been using for about 15 years now, is a bit of a play on "Mr. Dark".

I also did these up today:


Click on them for larger views.

I had a very creative and productive day.

Some more celebrity caricatures

The cast of "My Name is Earl".

From pencils to completion, four hours.

More caricature work

Ngozi Paul, actor and producer for "Da Kink in my Hair", a Showcase & Diva TV show (formerly Global TV) I've recently taken a liking to. She's a super cool and interesting lady.


She was going to introduce herself as "Dark Nymph" but thought that'd sound stupid.
This is my pal, Jenn. She's one of them goth types, but also a WWI history buff. This was done up for her birthday.


And this is my pal, Randy.

In the details.

I thought I'd make a period gig poster for set dressing in my Film Noir, inspired by a specific one in the movie "Idlewyld", which I'm certain was inspired by old Cab Calloway or Cotton Club posters. It'd be just the sort of thing the characters in the film would go see.



A blowup of a screen capture of the original in the movie "Idlewyld".


To give it a more period feel, I gave the singer Betty Boop eyes.


This sort of thing in the background goes a long way to establishing setting even though no one will really pay attention to it.

I love the photo editing!

This is for one of the photo challenge groups I belong to on the Flickr.

"Can't find a damn spot anywhere... what with people parkin' their taters on the street..."

This is the original:

Yes, I have all those cars... plus one that wouldn't fit in the shot. They're for a force perspective shot in a film that I will post about once that shot is done and process.

Ah, I've been busy...

Went to New Jersey to hang out with my friend for a while. ...and my compu-tron went on the fritz so no new arts to show you, but here's some pix from The Garden and Empire States:



Had a great time and I can't wait to get back. Doing all I can so I can be there again soon and for a much longer visit.

Not to be used as a personal flotation device.

My friend, Ms. Brannon, asked me to do her up a pin-up style logo in a circular design. I made it nautical to fit with her company name 'Dreadnought Designs' and even put that on the life preserver. The cartoon is computer coloured pen and ink and the life preserver is straight vector created entirely in the computer.

You can see the banner 'in situ' at her blog.