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The Case of the Floating Purple Man

The Floating Purple Man

Before thinking too much about the above image, allow me to explain both it’s backstory and the reason why I am the greatest person alive.

First, the backstory. I was at Sara’s apartment waiting for a Craigslist stranger to come by and buy her computer. Because apparently it’s a requirement that in order to buy something on Craigslist you have to be either a) foreign or b) insane (lest we forget the obvious c- all of the above), I was on boyfriend duty. That’s where you are there acting much more manly and generally un-murderable. Specifically, we were selling Sara’s computer, which I had recently set up with a clean, untouched version of Windows. This leads me into the second point from the prior paragraphy: Why I am the greatest person alive (repeated for emphasis).

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By Garrett in Illustration · August 6, 2008 · 1 Comment

Eve

Eve

After getting some new brushes for light and watercolors installed, I played with the new tablet a bit more. I really need to use that thing more.

By Garrett in Illustration · August 2, 2008 · 1 Comment

Kong

Kong Remixed

I spent some time this weekend playing with my new(ish) Cintiq tablet. I had the idea when making dinner that it would be fun to re-imagine famous movies in a simplistic style, similar to that found in many book covers. “Kong” is the first of at least a couple more to come.

By Garrett in Illustration · July 6, 2008 · 1 Comment

Play the Next Track, Chapter Eight

Play the Next Track Chapter Eight

Adam and I have posted another chapter in the saga that is Play the Next Track.

By Garrett in Illustration · June 5, 2008 · 0 Comments

Play the Next Track, Chapter Seven

Gatekeeper

Another ten days and another chapter of Play the Next Track is up. I like the direction the story is taking – it’s finally getting a bit of meat to it!

By Garrett in Illustration · May 23, 2008 · 0 Comments

Batman

Batman

To counteract my injury-provoked lethargy as of late, I bought myself a Wacom Cintiq digital tablet. This was my first doodle on it – nerdy, of course. To say that it is a ton of fun drawing on this thing would be an understatement.

By Garrett in Illustration · May 20, 2008 · 0 Comments

Play the Next Track : 2080

Play the Next Track : 2080

Another chapter down for Play the Next Track, based on the song “2080″ by Yeasayer.

By Garrett in Illustration · May 12, 2008 · 0 Comments

Play the Next Track : Devil Got My Woman

Devil Got My Woman

Adam and I have completed the newest chapter for Play the Next Track, based on the song “Devil Got My Woman” by the amazing Skip James.

By Garrett in Illustration · May 2, 2008 · 0 Comments

Play the Next Track

Play the Next Track, Chapter Four

My frequent artistic collaborator, Adam Morse, and I have finally launched a project we’ve been cooking up for some time now. Play the Next Track is a back-and-forth collaborative creation of digital pieces based on a particular song. We’ll be updating it with a new chapter on the tenth, twentieth, and thirtieth of every month.

By Garrett in Illustration, Meta, Sundry · April 23, 2008 · 0 Comments

The Ghost Inside Our House

The Ghost Inside Our House

Just a simple piece today, based on Cloud Cult’s “The Ghost Inside Our House.”

By Garrett in Illustration · April 18, 2008 · 0 Comments