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From Bliss To Devastation CD

2010-08-23T14:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some pieces from their new release.

K-Snottay & The Infected Adenoids CD

2010-08-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

Some of the pieces from the K-Snottay CD package.

N.Y.S.E. playmat

2010-08-23T13:49:00.000-07:00

Help Save Music

2010-08-23T13:45:00.001-07:00

Help Save Music poster. I love how this came out.

From Bliss To Devastation logo

2010-08-23T13:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a logo I've done for From Bliss To Devastation, a Long Island metal band and good friends of mine.

Ink and digitally coloured, I did many colour variations. This was my favourite. They're using a more autumn-coloured one for their MySpace.

Cat guardians

2010-08-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Oops, looks like I forgot about this blog. It might be time to bring it back.

Quick ink and watercolour piece, no real story behind it, but it's pretty fun.

Watercolour kitties

2009-12-18T22:44:00.000-08:00

Eskimo Amy - 13

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Eskimo Amy - 12

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Strawberry seahorse

2009-12-14T15:26:00.000-08:00

Weirdest thing I've ever drawn.

Thumbnails

2009-11-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

For those who are curious of how a comic gets created in the world of Greg Fenton, here's a peek.

My thumbnails are always barren. I purposely leave out as much drawing detail as I can so that I can achieve the most spontaneity and richness in the designs when I actually sit down and draw them, rather than just trying to copy already tight thumbnail sketches. Most of what I try to accomplish with a thumbnail is the pacing of how the words are said and slight compositional ideas.

Believe it or not, this is the only preparation I take before I sit down to compose a comic of this simplicity. For more complex things, I might do a little more planning, but I like the Eskimo Amy comics to feel free and spontaneous.

Here are the thumbnails for the last three comics, they were all done on one piece of xerox paper.

Eskimo Amy - 11

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Eskimo Amy - 10

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Eskimo Amy - 9

2009-11-16T22:06:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been practicing doing some realistic watercolour portraits, they've been coming out pretty interesting, perhaps I'll post some of them soon.

Eskimo Amy - 8

2009-11-02T20:24:00.001-08:00

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

Only a day late.

Eskimo Amy - 7

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Eskimo Amy - 6

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Eskimo Amy - 5

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Eskimo Amy - 4

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Eskimo Amy - 3

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Eskimo Amy - 2

2009-10-26T15:12:00.000-07:00

I'm liking this more and more, here's the next page of Eskimo Amy.

Eskimo Amy - 1

2009-10-25T17:00:00.001-07:00

I added some more depth to the brave little eskimo character I drew a last week, such as gender, for starters. The coat's got a new colour, and now you can see Amy without her hood on.

I drew this page with my regular nibs, not with a fat brush like last time, I'm not sure which I like better yet. I obviously have much more control with nibs, but does it look less stiff with the brush?

Neck pieces

2009-10-16T23:24:00.000-07:00

Watercolours are always hard to scan for me. I'm not sure what I need to be doing differently, but I never quite capture the colours and marks the way they actually were made.

Eskimo-esque

2009-10-15T21:36:00.001-07:00

Been a while since I've updated! I've been working on a buncha commissions, but I do want to get back to doing some daily miscellaneous drawing.

I've been inspired tonight to draw something arctic related. I'm surprised that I don't more often, as I love drawing with blues and whites. I love how the eskimo-esque character came out. I haven't decided if it's a boy or a girl yet - that's to come later.

This is a rather limited colour palette when it comes to my work - I like it!

This was also drawn with a huge brush, and the entire drawing is rather large, too, it goes to the edges of a 14 x 17 piece of vellum.

Bawd

2009-09-10T18:19:00.001-07:00

Square watermelons

2009-08-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

Back to food icons!

Believe it or not, square watermelons are actually being produced in Japan. I want one!

Wrong season

2009-08-29T16:59:00.000-07:00

It may be summer time, but that doesn't mean that this isn't still especially cute.

Inked with a brush as opposed to my usual nibs. I think the simple, chunky output looks pretty neat.

Burgers and dogs

2009-08-28T12:40:00.000-07:00

Continuing with poms

2009-08-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

Bring on the solid white kitties!

Pomeranian breeders

2009-08-24T22:50:00.000-07:00

The sweetest balls of fluff to ever roll around a linoleum floor.

Round and roll

2009-08-19T15:26:00.000-07:00

This picture sure turned out pretty wild, I wanted to try a few things I've not done in a while, such as the intense angle on this one. Some of these colours are very out of the norm for me, too.

Raina Telgemeier's art came to mind a lot as I was creating this piece.

Angry mountains, angrier hawks

2009-08-17T00:10:00.000-07:00

This strange little image came to me as I was driving and the image really stuck in my head.

I especially dig the calm colour of the mountains and the big hole in one of the moons. Even though all of those birds are so upset, it still looks like a fun place to visit.

Yellow bows

2009-08-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

Stars through the trees

2009-08-10T15:39:00.000-07:00

A shooting star, even!

Aquatic theme

2009-08-06T21:48:00.000-07:00

I'm really digging the recent aquatic theme of my drawings - I had a blast drawing all the legs of this here octopus. I also had fun with the big, expressive eyes - a treatment that characters of mine don't usually receive.

I took another shot at doing more graphic and decorative images like the crab one from the other day. I definitely like this new approach as something to experiment with.

Underwater friends

2009-08-05T14:37:00.000-07:00

Continuing with the underwater theme, here's a lone fish.

I tried something new for this crab drawing below by just taking a big ol' brush and smashing the ink on. Everything else that I've been posting is done with a pen nib.

I then added the screentone look with colours as opposed to my usual flats. I think this has a great, simple look to it. I could see a print of it hanging next to a baby's crib.

Header

2009-08-04T21:03:00.000-07:00

Drew up an underweater themed header for the top of the blog, and I must say - it's pretty spiffy.

Below is a higher resolution version of it so you can check out all of the little details.

Halloween accessories

2009-08-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

Halloween's only a few months away, and I bet you haven't even given thought as to who you'll be dressing up as.

Ponder no more! Nothing's more in style right now than dressing up as everybody's favourite vacant white cat. The Tippy Halloween costume comes with everything shown to the left, including the fully poseable tail. Available from ages 3 to 12, regular to husky.

White robe not included.

Familiar faces

2009-07-31T22:20:00.000-07:00

I've been drawing this silly dog character for a few years now as the rare companion to Tippy, but he's never been given a name.

For now, he's Frankie The Frankfurter, but that's subject to change. I really like the various browns I picked for him alongside that big red nose - it looks as though he'd taste like gingerbread.

Snorkels and trunks

2009-07-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

Onda's made a new friend named Offdo, but she's not sure if she's willing to share her pool with him just yet.

Garden scene

2009-07-28T19:30:00.001-07:00

The idea for this drawing came to me as I was running this afternoon.

There are always loads of butterflies and bees all over the track, and it makes me wonder what they're up to as I pass them by.

Inked by hand and then coloured on a computer.

Ice cream

2009-07-27T15:20:00.001-07:00

A melty ice cream cone on a hot summer day.

Dragon kitty

2009-07-26T14:47:00.000-07:00

I wanted to draw a dragon, but then decided I wanted to draw a cat instead.

I combined the ideas and got this fun hybrid. Inked and digitally coloured.

Scanner hiatus

2009-07-26T00:11:00.000-07:00

I never realized how nice and useful having a scanner was until I didn't have the one at school anymore.

I've spent the last month or so turning my attic into a place where I can get down to work like I used to in my little neck of the wood in Manhattan - and, I must say, it's looking pretty dang nice.

I've set up my iMac, the scanner of my dreams, a drafting table and a wonderful chair - and today it's all put together, muchly with the help of my dear ol' dad.

For the first time sitting down at this new drafting table, I've created a new character. I don't know where she came from, but she's a a fluffy white ball named Onda.

This is a quick ink drawing, coloured digitally. Enjoy!

Website launched !

2009-05-09T13:10:00.001-07:00

My website has finally gone up, and I think it looks pretty sharp. Big thanks to my friend Edwin who helped me get started with it.

Above is a new ink and watercolour drawing I've done for Tippy's dinner hunt. She just doesn't know what to do when she can't find her 6:30 dinner. I really like how her tail is slowly drooping. I love that big poof ball of fur at the end of it. What a cat.

Sketchbook treats

2009-05-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

Recently I've bought myself a couple of really incredible sketchbooks. Handmade, full of beautiful watercolour paper with just the right tooth to it.

Above are some fun excerpts from one of 'em.

Where's Tippy's dinner?

2009-05-04T23:20:00.000-07:00

And so it begins!

School's just ended, I'm pretty pumped. These three pieces are a proposal for a children's book idea I've been working on. I have an adorable script written out for it. It's called "Tippy Finds Her Dinner."

It's dinner time for boring ol' Tippy. However, all she can find is food that would be delicious to silly humans. Not her style. She longs for her special daily meal. Join Tippy to find out what that meal is!

The above pieces are hand inked and watercoloured.