TAG North

TAG sketches

2012-02-10T14:06:00.000-08:00

Just some sketches from this past TAG.

@TAGnorth

2012-02-09T11:04:00.000-08:00

I've created a Twitter profile for TAG... It's called @TAGnorth but I consider it something that both the original TAG group as well as our group up here could enjoy getting info from. If you follow it, then I will follow you and retweet stuff that might be of interest to all. Check it out!

2012-01-20T18:05:00.000-08:00

I started posting a new online comic. I hope you like it.

http://www.tashunke.com /

Starfall WIP

2012-01-20T00:45:00.001-08:00

Here's some process work from a personal project I'm working on. It will eventually be a 2d sidescroller in the (hopefully) not too distant future.

Retro Game Art Show

2012-01-12T21:13:00.000-08:00

Click on the headline for more info about this upcoming event. A number of TAG folks will be contributing to this show so check it out!

Nate interviewed on Podcast

2011-11-15T08:37:00.000-08:00

Click on the headline to go to the website of a new podcast called "Making Comics" and listen to Nate talk it up with a couple of other comic artists!

Recent sketches...

2011-11-12T11:36:00.000-08:00

One was for "Sketch Pistols" and the other was for "15 minute sketch challenge"... Hope you dig 'em!

MC

Beorn the Giant

2011-10-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

Fan art of the shapeshifting giant from the Hobbit. Surprisingly, there isn't much art done of him. There's some Hilderbrant bros. paintings and and a John Howe piece but that's all I could easily find.

Beorn instantly became my favorite character after reading the Hobbit this year so I was compelled to to do some fanart! I kinda made him a little less human, like he's already half bear in his giant form.

Enjoy!

(and yes I only read the Hobbit this year. Stop with your nerd judging, I had foreign born parents. They didn't' know/care about stodgy Englishmen that liked to write about hairy dwarves and sexy elves)

contract work

2011-10-08T11:33:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine is looking for someone to do weapons and environment concepts for a game they are making. Email me if interested gameyogi@gmail.com
Mike

One more week to go...

2011-09-05T13:32:00.001-07:00

Last week to pledge....SUPER ALPHABET picture book for kids on Kickstarter NOW open to "$1" pledges.
Help get it funded. Only a few days left.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/180530905/the-super-alphabet-picture-book

Mike

Rust Optioned as well

2011-08-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

Click on the headline to see the story of Royden's comic being being picked up by Fox to be adapted to film as well.... and the thing hasn't even been printed yet!

WB to adapt Nonplayer

2011-08-04T16:00:00.001-07:00

Click on the headline for the article. TAG's very own Nate Simpson's comic Nonplayer has just been picked up by Warner Bros. to be adapted to film. Nate also picked up the Russ Manning most promising talent award at Comic Con 2 weeks ago.

Beware of Small Woodland Creatures!

2011-08-02T19:47:00.000-07:00

I did this for Paizo Publishing's "Misfit Monsters Redeemed" book. Here it is with the logo:
http://paizo.com/store/games/roleplayingGames/p/pathfinderRPG/paizo/pathfinderChronicles/v5748btpy8gnj

Painted in Gouache.
Sorry I can't make it to this weeks TAG, Emily and I are going to be promoting her book at Gen Con. I'll have plenty of nerd stories when I get back though.

-Vin

Sketch from TAG meeting.

2011-07-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

I did this sketch at a TAG meeting a few months ago. Hope you dig it and hope to see you there on Tuesday.

-Mike

Congrats

2011-07-17T17:04:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to all at Popcap, I hope the move with EA brings nothing but good times ahead for all of you!!!

Smashing Ideas is hiring!

2011-06-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

I worked for Smashing Ideas for almost four years and have nothing but positive memories; great people, fun work, and an excellent location. SI just partnered with Random House and are making leading edge content for iOS, mobile, and the web.

This the trailer for The War Of The Worlds for iPad:

Some of the current job listings include:

Producer - Mobile & Tablet Applications
Mid-Senior Level Designer (Freelance)
Mid-Senior Level Designer (Interactive)
Python/Django Developer (Freelance)
Associate Producer - Mobile and Devices Group
Senior 3D Artist for All Interactive Screens
Senior Developer - Mobile & Devices

Check 'em out! And, if you're interested, you can send your resume and/or portfolio to:

signmeup@smashingideas.com

Feel free to send me a message if you'd like more info on my experience at SI!

Kabam is Hiring

2011-06-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

Click on the title for the link... It looks like they need a variety of folks... Lead Artist, 2D artist, UI artist, Game Writer, Production Managers. It appears that they have offices in SF and Redwood Shores (By Redwood City in the Bay Area... not far from where I lived about 3 years ago).

It looks like this company is trying to bridge the gap between Hard Core games and Social games, throwing some MMO elements in for good measure. This might be a pretty good bet... Zynga's move into the Hard Core-ish game field, Empires and Allies, is doing pretty well on Facebook.

I would, of course, hate to see any TAG members leave the Seattle area, but I know there are folks who are looking for work and I wouldn't want them to miss out on an opportunity.

Americas Fighting Dinosaur

2011-06-02T16:39:00.001-07:00

Hey gang. I wanted to hare a project i've been working on. And to show this isn't just shameless self promotion, there is a TAG connection. I've been working on a short film project about a T-Rex that fights in World War 2, probably with some photo and video manipulation and some expert interviews. I did quite a few sketches of my main character at TAG, which are nothing to write home about, but I was pleased with the results once they were modeled in 3D. Enjoy!

You can see more at http://americasfightingdinosaur.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
Steve

Is it too early to start talking about Comic Con?

2011-05-26T13:17:00.001-07:00

San Diego Comic Con! Who's going?

Stage Hand

2011-05-15T08:41:00.001-07:00

Stage Hand concept, model and texture

some more crap I drew

2011-04-29T08:32:00.001-07:00

Some crap I drew

2011-04-29T08:30:00.001-07:00

March MODOK Madness 2011!

2011-04-06T15:47:00.000-07:00

Check out the contributions from PopCap artists!

the Nebulous.. Torpedo_Snowstorm_SubAtomic

2011-04-06T09:11:00.001-07:00

a doodle of (not so) epic proportions

Recent odd thing

2011-02-28T15:19:00.000-08:00

This is an odd thing that I did recently.

Whoops?

2011-02-17T22:13:00.000-08:00

Did I accidentally delete Stan's post? If so I'm terribly sorry! I had posted something here that I had meant to post elsewhere and deleted that post... I didn't think I deleted anything else, but now I don't see what Stan had posted.

At any rate, Stan! I'm so sorry! I'm such an idiot!

Project Waldo becomes Nonplayer!

2011-01-27T19:55:00.000-08:00

One of our very own TAG North regulars, Nate Simpson, has the first issue of his incredible book coming out in April. Chick the headline to go to the official website. Way to go, Nate!

Website Art Director needed

2011-01-24T12:02:00.000-08:00

We are looking for a Web Art Director to lead the team who works on our website. This is an important portal for selling downloads of our games as well as marketing our games to the general public. This job is based in our Seattle office.

Click on the title for a link to our job website to get the full job description. Please pass this info along to anyone who you think might be interested in it (and qualified, of course).

Sketchbook preview!

2011-01-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

Here is a preview of my FIRST EVER sketchbook, which I'll have for sale at Emerald City Comicon and Spokane Comicon. Huzzah!

Skull & Scart

2011-01-22T21:57:00.000-08:00

I actually had enough time at the last TAG meeting to get a drawing done! Amazing! I know it's rather generic, but it's done! That's gotta count for something, right?

Getting ready for ECCC

2011-01-05T12:25:00.000-08:00

Had a good time at TAG last guys!
Here's some stuff I'm doing for the upcoming ECCC...

This is the drawing for the sketchbook I'm putting together, hopefully in time for ECCC!

And here's the piece I did for their Monsters and Dames charity Souvenir book. Actually this pic is updated compared to the one being created for the book. I had to get it done for the deadline but wanted to tweak it a bit further.

ECCC Teaser!

2010-11-22T19:07:00.001-08:00

A bunch of us Popcap people have been making an anthology to have available at ECCC 2011. This is a small sample of a page of the six page story I just completed. I won't be showing any more; at least until the comic sees print. The book is our own venture, about monsters, and not related to work at all. I can't wait to see what everyone else did!

When the book is printed, I'll let everyone know how to get a copy.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Lunch Crunch Blog

2010-11-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

Hey TAGites,last week some friends and I started a new blog for people doing one hour studies. It started with a few of us doing some Zbrush timelapse recordings, but you can post pretty much anything as long as it's a short study (drawings, painting, writing, music, whatever). I am a believer in the 10,000 hour theory and I think every hour counts. If you'd like to join the blog, shoot me an email here.

Halloween Art Show

2010-10-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

I won't be able to attend tonight's TAG, but however I want to invite all of you to the Bureau of Drawers Halloween art show at the Cafe Racer. I'll have a couple of screenprints in the show, and it'll be great to see your mugs there!
Here are the details:

Greetings Friends and Fiends! Guys and ghouls! Guests and Ghosts! Looking for a great way to kick of the Halloween season? If so, come on down to the Cafe Racer on Friday, Oct. 8th from 6-10 PM, for the Bureau's Halloween Art Show!

Character designs

2010-10-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

I haven't been lazy, just working on stuff mostly rough stage things for animators, modelers and no artists to all get a fel for the end result. This is one such piece. Fleshed out head images for a robot, with a few fun notes.

Project Freetime

2010-09-27T00:12:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, it's me, Jonathan (Coop), sometimes attendee at TAG. I'm putting together a little project and looking for contributors. I know, I know... who has the time? But I welcome you to read about it, and see what you think. It's going to be a collection of short stories / artwork in the style of Flight or Apple. Rick asked me to post it here and mentioned that others were working on similar projects. If you're interested, please check out the blog: http://prjfreetime.blogspot.com/p/about.html . Your feedback is much appreciated!

Facebook Waits For No Man

2010-09-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

While I was conducting a critique in my Thursday night portfolio course at DigiPen, my students were carrying on a real-time play-by-play of sorts via Facebook. Guess who found out about it when he logged in the next morning? SPOILER ALERT: I did.

Click here to read what I had to say and to find out how this guy fits into the whole thing:

Doin some creatures

2010-09-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

Bobby Chui' sbeen doing these live streaming 1 hour paintings on Wed 2pm.http://www.sketchoholic.com/index.php Pretty fun, gives an idea to paint in the hour, upload it, have fun. These were Reptile/ Mammal and 3 eyes 6 legs.

Solo Art show

2010-08-16T22:49:00.000-07:00

It was good to hang out and see everyone at the last meet-up!

Not to steal the Two Bell art show's thunder, but I'm having a solo art show in Ballard at Tart Beauty Studio. Info below! Thanks!

EDIT: Here's the link to see the embiggen new works!

www.mrmanifesto.com/Illustration

Hey everyone, if you are in Seattle in the next month or so, I am having a solo show at Tart Beauty Studio. I have 16 pieces, including 7 new ones! It will be up until around the end of September.

Tart Beauty Studio

2221 Northwest 56th Street

Seattle, WA

http://maps.google.com/places/us/wa/seattle/nw-56th-st/2221/-tart-hair-&-cosmetic-studio?gl=us

2010-08-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Here is my contribution to the Two Bells Show.

Pop cap drawrings

2010-08-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

Alright, couple of em are from this morning..... Nice catchin up and meeting new people this time around.

Two for Two Bells

2010-08-05T10:56:00.000-07:00

The Two Bells show is next week. Drop by, grab a bite, take a look at all the awesome art from my fellow Popcap people, and then lose that delicious meal when you see mine.

Old Max

2010-08-02T15:30:00.001-07:00

A crusty ol' codger, but still the king.

How bout that weather

2010-07-20T23:15:00.001-07:00

Hi again TAG.

Too Late TAG

2010-07-13T22:28:00.000-07:00

Ooof! Boy, these are late. This TAG session is at least a month or two old. I'm lame.

These are the only couple of salvagable drawings I dare to post.

Fish

2010-07-10T20:37:00.001-07:00

Another sketch from my itouch using the Sketchbook app. I did this while waiting for my dentist appt. :)

Friend looking for work

2010-07-08T21:55:00.000-07:00

My buddy Scott Benefeil was part of a big layoff at High Moon. He's a very talented concept/storyboard/comicbook artist. If anyone knows of some work out there that can use a strong, talented and super experienced artist, this is the guy to look at.

More Sad

2010-07-06T14:01:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone, I, too, will not be able to attend tonight, and like Vinod will be absent next month as well due to Gen Con. Do any other TAG artists show at Gen Con Indy?

I haven't done much work that I am able to share publicly lately, so just to spruce up this post with some art, here are some sketch cards I did for charity recently. They will become part of randomized sets that are being sold at the Chicagoland Entertainment Collector's Expo to raise money for The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. (Man, both of those names are a mouthful!)

The two bottom cards of the girls with raptors are characters of my own creation; the characters at the top from left to right are Morrigan from Darkstalkers, Guts (and Puck!) from Berserk, and Felicia from Darkstalkers.

Sad for Tuesday

2010-07-05T23:12:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
Unfortunately I can't make it to this months TAG tomorrow! Sorry.
Eh, what the hell, I'll just pile on some more bad news, I also can't make it to next months either! Next month I'll be at Gen Con in Indianapolis sharing a table with Emily. When we used to live in WI it wasn't that bad of a drive, but this year we'll be flying so there's a lot more to prepare since we can't just toss it all in the car.

I'll be sure to post more random stuff this month and next month so it'll be like I'm there... but in digital form! Ooooooh cyberpunk!

Here's the character I designed for my Imagine FX workshop a few months ago. You can also see some of the sketches and stuff on my CG hub gallery.

Have a good time drawing!
-Vin

Timber!!!

2010-06-24T23:12:00.000-07:00

Last but not Last

2010-06-23T10:47:00.001-07:00

This could be my last post before moving to the bay area.

Greetings Northies!

2010-06-21T11:07:00.000-07:00

Sketches from my first TAG North...

Looks like they eat well at PopCap.

Comic Con anyone?

2010-06-12T21:41:00.000-07:00

So, who is headed to the San Diego Comic Con? The original San Diego TAG folks typically meet up on Sat. night to hang out together and catch up... TAG North folks would, of course, be very welcome to join in the fun. There is an on-going discussion happening on our sister blog concerning Comic Con plans: http://tuesdayartgroup.blogspot.com/ chime in there for any thoughts or ideas that you might have!

Fairy

2010-06-08T23:20:00.000-07:00

I thought I would share a sketch I did at lunch today.

Hi, my name is Nate.

2010-06-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

Nate can't remember how to use a pencil.

Hhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnggghh

2010-06-06T01:52:00.000-07:00

TAGheads June

2010-06-03T14:41:00.001-07:00

Missed Again Buuuuttt.....

2010-06-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry to have missed the meet up again but thought I would post a little something I worked the last day and a half.... I decided to build a custom brake for my inline skates and of course could not just make something plain. The pic is of the quick sculpt to be cast and refined but its 85% there. Aspects of all three drawings will be included in the final sculpt but the inspiration was mainly taken from the right hand drawing. Have a surprise I hope to unveil at the next TAG, which means I have to show up, cant wait to see what everyone came up with from last night. Thanks for any comments.

2010-06-02T14:53:00.000-07:00

Sadly, not drawn by me.

2010-06-02T13:23:00.000-07:00

This is a wonderful little pencil sketch done for me in the copy of Emily Fiegenschuh's sketchbook that I bought from her last night. Pretty nice drawing, eh? I wish I had done it!

speed paintings with the new Tablet PC

2010-06-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

See y'all tonight!

2010-05-17T17:02:00.000-07:00

I drew these for people at work. Just thought Id share.

Last House

2010-05-10T20:29:00.000-07:00

It tastes really good, Yes! Yes! it does.....

Agree with Mr. Bean... you guys rock!!!

Some observations from last week

2010-05-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

My warm up every morning before work routine. These are from about 4 days worth. I have more at the blog but didn't want to go TOO overboard. Great stuff everyone, Seattle's got talent!

A Few Sketches

2010-05-07T07:26:00.000-07:00

I just attended my second TAG meeting and thought it was time I contribute something to the blog. Its been great meeting everyone and getting a chance to draw in such a creative environment.

www.JonThomson.com

www.JonThomsonStudios.blogspot.com

Yuuuuuuu

2010-05-07T01:03:00.001-07:00

Here's my doodle from this month's TAG.

Sorry I missed TAG this week!

2010-05-06T01:45:00.001-07:00

I didn't have the chance to post after my first visit to TAG last month, but I've been meaning to say I had a great time and enjoyed meeting many of you! Meeting so many talented artists in one spot was a very nice welcome to the Seattle area.
Unfortunately, some deadlines coming up next week kept me from attending on Tuesday. I hope to be back for the next get-together.
Much of what I've been working on lately is under a non-disclosure agreement, so in the meantime, I thought I'd share work from a recent personal project. This is the drawing to the cover of my newly printed sketchbook. It's a wraparound cover, which is why her cape is ridiculously long. I painted the final image with gouache, but there are some aspects of the drawing I like a little better.
For anyone curious about the new sketchbook (I would be grateful if you're curious!) please visit my website for details.

Missed last night's TAG!

2010-05-05T15:29:00.000-07:00

Hey gang, been busy here with some art making. This Friday (May 7th) I will be in a small group show at the Fremont Abbey in Fremont. It will be from 6-9, one night only. I hope to see y'all there! Here's a taste of what I have in the show:

-Dalton

2010-05-01T02:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guy I just posted some pics of the stuff I got hanging up at Pop Cap on my blog. Let me know what you think. http://misaelarmendariz.blogspot.com/

Free Comic Book Day!

2010-04-30T08:00:00.001-07:00

Free Comic Book Day is May 1st... this Saturday! Support your local comic store and grab some free comics.

Some stuff I've been workin on

2010-04-28T14:12:00.001-07:00

Working on a storyline.

Steampunk Professor X Wheelchair.

2010-04-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

Looking for a gift for the man who has everything? Why not a Steampunk Professor X Wheelchair? Click on the title to see a video of this amazing contraption in action.

Baseball!

2010-04-19T08:27:00.001-07:00

... well kinda baseball.

Hey everyone. My names Steve and i've been coming to the group for a few months now as Nate Simpsons wingman. Well I finally finished something and I want to share it. I did a lot of composition and some sketches of the girls uniforms at TAG so its somewhat relevant. I hope you Enjoy :D

Down South

2010-04-18T15:17:00.000-07:00

Hipstamatic prints of our family trip to Arkansas. Yee-Haw!

Bitten

2010-04-13T21:45:00.000-07:00

Here one of the pieces I did for Bitten, a 'hidden object/adventure' game I did for PlayFirst, before I started at PopCap. You can visit my blog for the rest if you should feel so inclined. The link direct to the post.

Hurley

2010-04-13T19:59:00.001-07:00

First TAG post

2010-04-09T12:56:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
I had a great time at the TAG drawing group. I'm glad Cory and Mike Monroe let me know about it. Also thanks to Rick for inviting me to the blog. Here's some sketches from that night.

I have a barebones sketch of the week section on my website. I've been doing it for the past 3years. I'll probably turn it into a blog at some point but it's just a gallery now.
Looking forward to next months event!
-Vinod

Tarrg

2010-04-07T23:21:00.000-07:00

Guh hoo hoo hoo huk *shank*

Bowling for laffs

2010-04-07T22:35:00.000-07:00

Hi all! It was great to hang out and draw with a bunch of talented people.

Below is my contribution for that drawing contest Rick handed out last night:

-Dalton

TAG Hedz April

2010-04-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

Steampunk modok

2010-04-07T13:33:00.000-07:00

Too late for March Modock Madness, but never too late for TAG.

Urban Sketchers

2010-04-07T10:29:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

I've been checking out the site Urban Sketchers a lot recently. It was started by a Seattle Times artist and is totally devoted to location drawing with tons of uploads from people all over the world everyday.

Check it out. http://www.urbansketchers.com/

Mark

TAG people

2010-04-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

Nagel Series 33 free Photoshop brushes

2010-04-07T09:42:00.000-07:00

Click in the headline to go to a website with the download and instructions for Nagel Series 33 brushes. This is a batch of brushes that simulate graphite, charcoal, drybrush, marker and more.

As the name implies, there are many other series of brushes that you can get for free. I haven't explored them all, but there may be some cool ones among them as well.

2010-04-06T23:21:00.001-07:00

It was great seeing everyone again. Also a sincere welcome to the new folks who attended. There was an astonishing amount of talent there. I hope to see you all there next time.

Out sick

2010-04-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

Well not sick, but working on adding color to a black and white adaptation of Poe's "Masque of The Red Death" I did last year. Graphic Classics is republishing the stories and wanted color added to them.

This is my rough for the back cover and the first and last pages of the story. Trying to stay loose with the color to match the thematic mood of the line art.

M.O.D.O.R.K.

2010-04-04T22:39:00.000-07:00

Here's my Modok... er, I mean MoDORK. Too lake for March, but never too late for the TAG blog!

My Modok

2010-04-04T18:41:00.001-07:00

Since everyone is postin' their Modok pic, I'll post mine too. :) I actually done this a while ago.

Noah's Modok

2010-04-04T07:25:00.000-07:00

Monte's MODOK!

2010-03-31T16:07:00.001-07:00

I made one, too!

March Modok Madness

2010-03-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

Here's my entry for March Modok Madness.

Check out March Modok Madness for a really entertaining site.

Princess and The Flog

2010-03-28T13:55:00.001-07:00

The Movie is pretty damn good, and that
can't stop me to do a princess fan art.

Illustration Friday

2010-03-22T14:40:00.000-07:00

Thought you all might be into this:

"Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation."

Make sure you read over the instructions for posting!

Nearsighted Comics- Webcomics for you to look at!

2010-03-20T19:18:00.000-07:00

Check out my new single panel webcomic, Nearsighted Comics! Click the headline to go to the strip! I'm posting new strips on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so check back frequently. I have a decent backlog of strips that I haven't posted there (although I have used them elsewhere), so if I ever get behind and have a fallback plan.

So far I haven't run out of ideas... I feel like it's something I can keep going for a while. Go and visit! I've got a Facebook group for the site as well (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=357495871237). When I've posted a new cartoon, I'm notifying people in the group and I'm tweeting the fact as well. Go check it out!

New Guy

2010-03-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Hi all,
My name is Win and I haven't made to the Tuesday Group yet which I will try my best for next month. Anyway, here is some sketches...

Long time no see!

2010-03-17T20:13:00.000-07:00

Hey all! Didn't make it to TAG this month due to the sniffles, but I have been drawing. The top one is a watercolor painting I did, the bottom was done in Paint Tool SAI. I really need to start keeping my blog updated with all the sketches and whatnot that I do...I hope everyone is doing well, and I hope to see you all in April!

[From the sketchbook] Matt

2010-03-10T09:26:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I have even been able to make it to TAG but I haven't stopped sketching away. Hope to see some peeps next month. In the mean time I present the one and only Matt Holmberg. This is how he looks when I am asking him just about anything.

Sharpiepalooza!

2010-03-07T20:50:00.000-08:00

One sketchbook, two Sharpies, one month. Check it out!

TAGheads March

2010-03-03T11:09:00.001-08:00

Cowgirl

2010-03-03T07:59:00.000-08:00

Here's my TAG meeting sketch. It was really fun talking with everyone!