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-Otis
This is a digital commission featuring a bunch of misfits enjoying some Middle Eastern grub after a busy day on the job.
This piece was drawn and colored in Photoshop CS4 using a Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
You can watch a recording of me working on (some of) this piece on my Ustream channel HERE.
-Otis
In a couple of weeks I'll be attending SpringCon at the Minnesota State Fair grounds!
I'll be selling prints as well as a new comic and a new book!
The comic is the first issue of Escape From Planet Nowhere. It will be 36 pages and will include all of Part 1 of the webcomic, some guest pin-ups and a few "making of" sketches. This will be a standard sized comic. Here's the cover to issue #1:
The new book is something I've been working on since late last year called "Draw, Monkey!" This is a book that contains 25 pen and marker sketches as well as 25 corresponding "micro-stories" for each drawing. This book will be manga sized (5"x7.5") and square bound. Here is the cover and some sample pages:
"Escape From Planet Nowhere" Issue #1 will sell for $5.00 and "Draw, Monkey!" will sell for $10.00.
I will also eventually sell 25 "Artist Editions" of "Draw, Monkey" for $30.00 each. The buyer will get a signed copy of the book as well as one of the original drawings featured in the book. If you're interested in one of these, send me an e-mail (otisframpton@yahoo.com) with the subject "Draw, Monkey! Artist Edition". These are first come first served.
I hope to see everyone at SpringCon!
-Otis
Last night I got one of the thrills of my life when I got to meet Weird Al Yankovic backstage after his show here in Minneapolis! I've been an Al fan since I first heard the Weird Al In 3-D album in 1984 and I've been a big fan ever since. I only have two artists' full libraries on my iPhone, The Beatles and Al. So yeah, I'm a fan.
Not only did I get to see him perform live (my fifth time seeing him), but I got to give him and his drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz copies of my "Meeting Al" piece:
Both Al and Jon were awesome and I can't thank them enough for allowing me and my friend Natalie to meet them. I want to say a special thanks to Jon, who could not have been kinder or friendlier, for responding to Natalie's e-mail about possibly meeting the king of parody. Jon suprised me by saying "he doesn't know you're here, he's gonna love this". I was really honored to be able to give them both print copies of my piece.
Just before Jon snapped a photo of the three of us Al turned to me and told me I should send my piece to someone at Gallery 1988, where he had just done a show. "Your work is as good as anything I saw there", he said. I remember nothing after that. Just white noise. Those words will be burned in my brain forever.
Al and Jon were kind enough to chat with Natalie and I for a few minutes while other meet-and-greeters waited and I can't thank them enough for making the experience a memorable one.
What a great night.
Here are Natalie and I before the show. Me with my print and Natalie dressed as the "dental hygienist with a spatula tattooed on her arm" from The Weird Al Show Theme:
The only photo I took during the show. This was during their encore, while they performed The Saga Begins with members of the 501st in costume on stage with them:
The backstage pass:
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Al's drummer (he's been with Al since the beginning) and all around nice guy:
Meeting Al!
Here's Al signing copies of my "Meeting Al" print for me and Natalie.
Thanks again to Al & Jon and thanks to you for reading!
-Otis
I'll be appearing at The Source Comics and Games tomorrow for their Free Comic Book Day event!
I'll be there from 10am until whenever they make me leave. I'll be selling prints of the following pieces for $5 each:
So if you're in the Twin Cities area, come out to the new Source store, get some free comics and stop by to say hello!
-Otis
I thought it might be time to show some work on the new book so go HERE for a preview!
Thanks for looking!
-Otis
This is a digital commission featuring the Miller Family in a new adventure! I've done four poster commissions for the Millers and I hope they keep the "series" going because they've always come up with wonderful scenarios for me to create. It's been a pleasure.
This piece was drawn and colored in Photoshop CS4 using a Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
You can watch a recording of me working on (some of) this piece on my Ustream channel HERE.
-Otis
This is a personal piece featuring 13 characters from Weird Al Yankovic albums and Al himself. I'll be seeing Al perform live in Minneapolis on May 3rd. It will be my fifth time seeing him live and I can't wait!
Drawn and colored in Photoshop CS4 on a Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
-Otis
UPDATE: Many thanks to Al himself for tweeting about my piece! I hope all of you Al fans who visit my site via his Twitter feed enjoy my work.
People on Twitter and Facebook have been asking who each character is...well, some are "official" Al characters that are named in songs or appear in "UHF" and some are my own interpretations of certain songs or album titles. The only non-Al characters are the bouncer and the two ladies hanging onto Al. But all in all, there are 13 characters from each of Al's 13 albums. They go from left to right, oldest to newest album, ending with Al himself re-enacting the attitude of "This Is The Life", the theme song to "Johnny Dangerously".
