Feb 9, 2011

Undertakers


I'm working on some developmental sketches for a new piece for a potential alphabet book, headed up by a good friend of mine. My letter is U, which in this case stands for Undertakers. I don't have much to say on them as of now, since I'm still in the very early stages of exploration on this one. So far though, it's a little like going back to Innsmouth.

If you follow the Picturebook Report blog, you probably know by now that the project has come to an end. It was a group decision that the concept and our volition to complete our respective endeavors had sort of run its course. Once I fell behind with The Hobbit and worked on other things in between pieces, my interest in the series waned. The next two scenes are a couple of my very favorites in the book, but my heart's not in it right now, and I would much rather work on some things which aren't bound to that narrative. I'm proud of the work that I completed and may return to the project, but there will be no formal posting schedule. Thanks for understanding.

14 comments:

  1. can't wait to see this piece! the two on the top left of the first image look a bit like david lynch.

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  2. I look forward to your future work. However, I would like to mention that your work on the Hobbit is some of the best illustration work I've ever seen.

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  3. as always, these guys are brilliant, way to go!

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  4. Your Hobbit work has been nothing short of fantastic. As always, though, follow the music, it won't steer you wrong.

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  5. sorry to hear that the hobbit is on hiatus, as your illustrations (and the process pieces) have been very interesting to me so far. i do encourage you to continue drawing hobbit stuff -- middle earth stuff that is.

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  6. These guys are awesome. I think I'm just a little in love with the guy in the first photo, right hand page, nearest the spine at the bottom.

    And fair enough about the Hobbit. Your work on that was amazing, but it was also obviously an incredibly intense project. A rest is both understandable and well deserved, I reckon.

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  7. This seems like quite the, ahem... undertaking

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  8. Favorite: second page, bottom left, in the dark suit and top hat. right on! these guys are creepy, cadaverous, and beautiful.

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  9. Wow, these are crazy cool. I like the wall-eyed ones.

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  10. DANG SAM! You have been a busy man, It's been a while since I've poked through. Love all the projects yer working on. Man you and Kali are like a straight dynamic duo, awesome! seeing you two evolove gives me goose bumps, or it could be because my cat just dug it's claws into my leg... either way thanks for sharing! keep it up!

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