Old Elvis

Spending a little quality time this Memorial day weekend with tons of old DVD's...and zbrush!  I'd like to think, had he not died young, Elvis would be the awesome kind of celebrity that doesn't give a crap about appearing 20 years old forever. I imagine he'd forego the nips and tucks, and instead spend his retirement circling Graceland in one of his vintage cars waving a deep fried peanutbutter 'nanna sammich out the window at the paparazzi. Every time I see an elderly rotund gent with sideburns and sunglasses...I always wonder...hey, you never know!

Somewhere over Texas

 

I don't care how many times I fly, I will never tire of gawking out the window! It's fascinating how many isolated towns are scattered across the wilds. I believe this wee river town I spotted is somewhere over Texas...or perhaps Louisiana? The painting was done in Procreate for iPad.

Kudzu, the Bayou Elf

 

Being back home in Mississippi on vacation inspired some Zbrushin! This is Kudzu, the bayou elf. Don't be fooled by his crawdad spear, he's pleased to meetcha. Anyone who's spent any time in the American southeast has probably seen the kudzu vines covering any surface that stays still long enough for it to take root. Most people consider it a pesky weed but it does turn abandoned buildings, lampposts, and fallen trees into fantastic and mysterious shapes beneath a blanket wonderland of greenery. This little guy is right at home in a nice patch of kudzu. :)

Mr Happy

Hallo. This is Mr. Happy. Just playing about some more with Zbrush. This is an early stab at another character for my short, Overturned. :D I can't wait to activate my Zbrush upgrade and get the dynamesh function, should make experimenting so much easier! Why is Mr Happy so happy? Hey, I'm not gonna give away the ending :P Maybe the race doesn't always belong to the swift after all ;)

Hey there, four-eyes...

Ah, here is a downright cranky beastie, just messing about with zbrush for a bit. Every now and again I like to make something  like this, as a bit of a change. I had to fight the urge to put a top hat and monocle on it to friendly it up a bit. Who knows, maybe it just wants a hug? You go first, hehe.

Fishin' Gator

Spending some time on the Mississippi coast on vacation! On the way Back from the Whistlestop cafe stuffed full of fried green tomatoes, drowsy and enjoying the scenery along the canals, I spotted this sweet little pier. I just imagined Boudreux here sittin' and fishin' and enjoying the day. I did this on iPad with Procreate. It's super awesome. Not having access to my bag of photoshop tricks is really forcing me to learn! I tried a free app to rotate and resize this, but its a bit compressed now. Perhaps when I have access to photoshop I'll upload a clearer version!

Lint-A-Saurus Rex

So PSN has been down forever, and in its absence I have been filling my time with a few eh....creative endeavors. Everytime I do laundry, I always try to peel that long poofy stripe of lint from the screen in one fully intact piece. Last night's laundry produced a particularly large and unruly foe, and I was victorious! Was I just going to toss that glorious, fuzzy testament to my extraction skills in the trash? Heck no! I started playing with it, and the Lint-A-Saurus evolved from the biggest pouf of lint I have ever harvested. While we're on the vastly fascinating topic of lint....why is all lint blue anyways? I didn't even wash anything blue?!?!
To people who regularly check back here: I am so, so sorry I just made you read a post about lint.