The Big Day

I worked on this!

2010-09-02T16:35:00.001-04:00

I worked on this with Zach, Jeff and Matt. Enjoy!

Brickworld 2010 Intro

2010-07-06T21:05:00.003-04:00

Here's a short intro video I made for the Brickworld 2010 LEGO fan convention in Wheeling, IL. "Bricks In Space" was the theme for the event.

YouTube - Brickworld 2010: Bricks In Space.

Paper Bag

2010-06-13T15:06:00.000-04:00

"Paper Bag"

Acrylic

Because I'm Scared of Everything

2010-05-31T13:08:00.003-04:00

This is something I did for the Art House Co-Op.
http://www.arthousecoop.com/

I still think the spider looks "stickery". Any suggestions on how to fix it?

I c@n has Robot 2!

2010-05-11T17:14:00.007-04:00

Hey guys and gals,

Here's a little sculpt I did over the weekend and finished baking today. He's made out of armature wire and Sculpey. He still needs to be painted, but I might try making a mold of him first.

Inspirato.. http://despainart.com/index.php/site/gallery/the-escape/2008

People I see every darn day

2010-05-08T01:02:00.003-04:00

a few sketches from my commute

Battling the Why-Isn't-Your-Room_Clean Monster!

2010-02-22T23:07:00.001-05:00

The only thing that can distract the Monster from its rampage is...........an A++ Report Card!

"Dangle"

2010-02-22T18:48:00.003-05:00

So Here's Dangle, one of the main characters of Matt 'n I's current (Well, one of .. we have many) Projects. He was originally being made as a Stop Motion Puppet, but I decided to just make him a pose-able figure...for self motivational purposes . He's made from a sweater sleeve, two t-shirt sleeves, some felt, Wire, epoxy, foam and Sculptie. I hand-sewed all his clothes, and even "embroidered" that little heart on. See more pictures of this guy over at my Blog. :)

"That's not a songbird..."

2010-02-11T13:04:00.001-05:00

Did I mention that I've been obsessed with Color Burn recently???

Vertigo

2010-02-10T16:26:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I get dizzy....any constructive criticism is welcomed....

Octopus!

2010-02-06T09:08:00.003-05:00

Me and a friend have a painting challenge going to try and get us to paint more. Here's my first attempt at painting in, oh, 2-3 years?
I got this strange octopus Christmas ornament late last year. It's sparkly and shiny, so I decided to paint it. Let me know what you think.

The final piece is 5x7 done in acrylic.

-dan

mini painting

2010-02-05T00:43:00.003-05:00

I'm taking a painting class again! Our homework was to do a 2"x2" portrait in oil paint. It's really really hard to paint that small...especially when you don't have any good small brushes.

Still not in love with oils. Watercolor seems so much easier....and cleaner.

OHHHHHHhhhhh wheresa my brotha?

2010-01-26T22:44:00.002-05:00

Very grumpy Luigi.

Is Luigi green with envy....eh, EH?

I mean his brother is sooooooooooo popular. That fat bitch.

What was that!

2010-01-14T20:17:00.002-05:00

So.. here's a something I did the other day. I don't know why I'm addicted to that Ghost Hunters show .. its so fake.. I'm gonna go ahead and blame my childhood for that one, because if there's one thing that it taught me, it's that there's " Two in the Box, Ready to go... We be Fasts.. and THEY BE SLOW" ... and to "Never Cross the Streams"

Happy Ghost hunting,

Pepe

Pumpkin Princess riding in a Cinderella head carriage

2010-01-08T01:52:00.002-05:00

more Dr Sketchy's!

2009-12-09T00:58:00.007-05:00

Themes be damned!

2009-12-08T23:32:00.004-05:00

Last Saturday's Dr Sketchy session: a tribute to The Legend of Zelda, with the beautiful Justine Joli as female Link.

theme(s) for December

2009-12-08T13:04:00.006-05:00

This month is always crazy, one reason for this is travel! If you are taking a long flight or even if you are just traveling on the subway, all the other people traveling or "enjoying" the holiday spirit in the city make your normal travels even more crazy. So share any kind travel related stories, rants, images, songs, films, or even route maps!

Minifig Colonel Sanders

2009-11-30T15:12:00.001-05:00

Just under the wire for the "food" theme!

Minifig Colonel Sanders: A LEGO® creation by David Pagano : MOCpages.com

Kinda Food Related...right?

2009-11-26T00:45:00.001-05:00

2 pieces I did for a comic anthology. Semi-food related.

word.

-dan

Where does the stuffing go?

2009-11-24T09:39:00.001-05:00

In advance...I apologize.

More Food

2009-11-22T17:29:00.002-05:00

Yes, I have a problem.

All Da Pumpkins

2009-11-20T14:49:00.003-05:00

Anyone who's encountered me at any event where food is offered has surely heard me complain about overeating-related stomach pains. During this season it gets worse because I LOVE PUMPKIN EVERYTHING!

"The Prickly Pear"

2009-11-20T00:05:00.003-05:00

Hi Friends,

So I had a little stream of consciousness sketch session the other day with food in mind and this is the strangeness I came up with. I want to see more posts, people! This sketch took all of ten minutes! Get your creative on! Its everyone's favorite- food!

I am an air head

2009-11-18T19:57:00.003-05:00

Seriously...as of this moment my head is full of air...silence....nothing. I'm attempting to work on a short film of my own and am having an extreme case of writer's block.

I'm posting this not to ask for ideas but rather to inquire about everyone's methods for how they generate their own.

Do your ideas come to you in a dream? Do you see a message in your cereal? Do you visit a fortune teller? What?

I appreciate anyone willing to reveal their tactics used to acquire inspiration. If you're unwilling or unable, I will be satisfied if you expose any RPG addiction you have (or have had) so I can justify my obsession with Dragon Age.

Thank you in advance.

And it's food related ..yay!

2009-11-09T12:33:00.003-05:00

So with the combination of our addiction to the show 'CAKE BOSS' and Matt's Birthday .. it was decided to make an awesome FlapJack cake. Here's how our efforts panned out. Anne Marie ( Matt's girl friend, for those not familiar) bake us the cakes and help with the Fondant, ( AKA the sugeriest thing on the face of the planet) which we used for the whale's blue skin. She also made up the different colors for the modeling chocolete 'Flap Jack' and 'K'Nuckles'. Matt Sculpted that sweet K'Nuckles figure out of diffent colored chocolete and I sculpted the Flap Jack. As far as how it tasted .. you'll have to ask someone who ate it .. all I had was Flap Jacks head ... his sweet sweet solid chocolete scupted head ... Ugghh my tummys starting to hurt again just thinking about it ..

2009-11-05T00:47:00.002-05:00

Hey- so first post here.. sorry I missed out on Halloween! In case you didn't catch this on facebook- here is a cartoon I did of something that totally for real happened when me and Kyle were at a club in Scotland~ Three dudes in kilts! Friends giving me wisdom about how the perfect Scottish doesn't exist! Another friend dancing with a guy they have mistaken for Kyle!

Edorable :9

2009-11-04T21:00:00.001-05:00

I am so happy it is food month, I can post my muffincat!

Pastel

2009-11-04T12:46:00.002-05:00

Here is a pastel I did for a client's CD cover yesterday. We're not using it since she feels it doesn't look much like her (i agree) but I thought there was some nice stuff going on in there.
-S

2009-11-04T12:03:00.001-05:00

mildly food related, so i'll post it here too.

pumpkin.... the aftermath.

2009-11-03T20:58:00.002-05:00

I know halloween is over, but I thought the way my pumpkin had rotted was too funny. So here it is. Its kinda food related too, right? Pumpkin is food.

For you, Pagano.

2009-11-02T23:54:00.002-05:00

<3 - Dan

George

2009-11-01T22:09:00.001-05:00

This is kinda old. I don't really remember drawing it. It was probably for a story I was writing.

November Theme: Food

2009-11-01T13:05:00.002-05:00

Hi all,

Thanks so much for all of your great Halloween related posts! I thought the whole theme thing worked out well (tell me if you disagree) so I thought I'd propose a new theme for November: Food. November's holiday is of course, Thanksgiving, which is pretty much all about eating... oh, and being thankful about stuff. I GUESS you could post something about that, too.

Obviously if you have stuff that isn't food related, post it anyway... but if anyone was looking for sketch/animation inspiration this month... ALL HAIL THE MIGHT NOMS!

The still life above is OLD and you may have seen it on my website- a college drawing midterm from Pratt. Needless to say I'm still pretty proud of it (please note the bra and panties I threw in for kicks.) Thats all for now, folks! Happy arting!

-S

Slightly more than 48 Hours

2009-11-01T12:17:00.003-05:00

I made this video a couple of weekends ago as part of a 48-hour film contest. This version took a few more hours than that because I went back and worked on it a little more after I turned it in for the contest. Requirements for this film: Had to be a combination of sci-fi and horror and include the name Herbert Lawrence and a salt shaker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhN926xZ10k

happy halloween!

2009-10-31T19:13:00.000-04:00

Halloween Themed

2009-10-27T02:13:00.003-04:00

Dr. Loomis

I didn't like his face, so I blurred it.

New York Geekcast - new episode

2009-10-26T14:51:00.002-04:00

I'm sure most of you are already aware of the podcast that Nelson and I host, but I thought I'd just mention that our newest episode was released today.

In this very low-key episode, the Geeks hang out at Andrew Roberts’ abode, review “Drag Me to Hell” by Sam Raimi just in time for Halloween, talk about Big Apple Comic Con ‘09, and more. Also featuring our interview with Joe Madureira, comic book writer/artist and creative director on the new “Darksiders” game for PS3!

NYGC Episode 23 - Friday Night Frights at the New York Geekcast

jack-o'-lantern "au natural"

2009-10-22T11:19:00.002-04:00

this pumpkin already had a grin!

Lord Lena- Week 2

2009-10-22T00:52:00.005-04:00

Hi all,

So lovely Lena came by today for another sitting and here's where we're at. I obviously haven't worked much on the background or her clothes, but primarily concentrated on her face. What do you all think?

Thanks,
-S

2009-10-21T14:19:00.003-04:00

sometimes adobe bridge saves my files as random patterns of color.

i have a nice collection going.

can you find the hidden message?

Pumpkin!

2009-10-21T10:22:00.002-04:00

We carved pumpkins this weekend. I feel that ours is pretty bad ass considering it only took 30 minutes from idea to the finish. So much fun!!

The Why-Isn't-Your-Room-Clean Monster

2009-10-20T10:24:00.003-04:00

I haven't had much time to draw lately so I'm posting one of my drawings from the Too Art for TV gallery. I picked up what was left of my drawings on Saturday. This one is gone forever.... :(

you can see the other ones here: http://cyntheasm.blogspot.com/

Airhead

2009-10-17T16:19:00.004-04:00

So begins my journey into the world of still images...

Thank god this thing isn't moving, it would have been a bitch to render.

HALLOWEEN: Minas

2009-10-14T17:24:00.006-04:00

This is just a sketch I did while I was at work trying to stay awake by listening to Dante's Inferno. It's kind of like Halloween. Obviously a work in progress!

P.S. Dante's Inferno . . . B - O - R - I - N - G !

JENTOBOX.COM

2009-10-13T23:30:00.004-04:00

NEW WEBSITE!!

www.jentobox.com

Goooooooooo!!!!!

2009-10-13T18:28:00.002-04:00

Here's an animation test I just did with a kaleidoscope. I'll post a higher quality version later today once it's finished processing on Vimeo.

2009-10-13T16:51:00.001-04:00

Here's a reeeeeeaaaally low-tech stop-motion test I did on my kitchen counter yesterday. This was shot without a tripod and I put the whole thing together in Quicktime. One day I will have real equipment.

The worst person i've worked with (AKA He who should not be named)

2009-10-13T11:37:00.002-04:00

For Halloween: something truly terrifying. To name him would be to give him power so i shall not.

Tremble with fear:

You like Comics? I make Comics! How weird is that?

2009-10-13T10:39:00.003-04:00

Me and my brother, Gabe (some of you may have met him), do a weekly comic that updates every Tuesday called "Crash Helmet Science." We alternate pages every week and we don't know what the other is going to do with their page. We don't follow a script so, the comic just kind of goes where it wants to. If you guys want to check it out the website is:

http://crashhelmetscience.blogspot.com/

All the odd number pages are Gabe's and all the even ones are mine. Any feedback is welcome.

Space Police Log 05: Ice Cream Stand

2009-10-12T22:41:00.001-04:00

New episode of Space Police! The plot thickens.

If you've missed the previous episodes, you can catch up on the series here.

YouTube - Space Police: Log 05: Ice Cream Stand.

(Original post: http://www.paganomation.com/blog/?p=397)

Admiral Lord Lena Green

2009-10-12T21:03:00.004-04:00

So today I began the long awaited painting # 2 of my "Geeks" series. The subject is of course Lena Green: Artist, History Nerd, Fashionista, British Naval Commander, and all around friend-to-all. Pictured above is my first day of progress- contour line drawing/partial under-painting. Dimensions are 18X24.

So I need your help- how did I do on the likeness? Proportions? If you're wondering about the BG, I'm hoping to paint the sea with some kind of sinking battleship... Generally naval portraits include depictions for a victorious battle in the background (in flames!) Just like this guy:

Oh, and this is Halloween related because... she's wearing her costume from last year. Yeah. Now, critique pretty please!

THX!!!
-S

PS- I am actively considering who's next in the series. Would you like your portrait painted for free? Are you a geek for something? Do you have a couple of hours to spare to come model for me? Then you fit the profile! Drop me a line if you're interested...

Andrew - The Witch of the NorthEast

2009-10-12T14:58:00.003-04:00

Here is my Halloween theme contribution. It is yet another wonderful edition of the much-loved tradition of drawing Andrew as different people/creatures.

(well, much loved by all but Andrew)

I have yet to set up my scanner or Photoshop on my new computer so this was a great experiment for Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

Hellboy

2009-10-08T23:23:00.001-04:00

In the spirit of Halloween, here's a drawing of Hellboy.
Hellboy is Halloween-ish, right?
Right?

Flea Market Finds!

2009-10-08T14:23:00.003-04:00

Went to the flea market down in Irvine last weekend and found some awesome old letters and an antique washboard from asia... so naturally I made this ambiguous mystical sign to hang on my wall.

This is dumb, but...

2009-10-07T12:28:00.002-04:00

The halloween theme made me think of this image I did last year.

My stepmom (who is now a "Berger") is really into halloween, especially Frankenstein. Her birthday is near halloween, so I made this image for a shirt through cafepress.com

It's kind of cheesy but I thought it was pretty cute. Halloween is usually pretty cheesy anyway, right?

Rejected!

2009-10-06T23:09:00.006-04:00

This doesn't really have anything to do with Halloween, but...oh well.
So, I don't know if you guys are familiar with this blog:
http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/
People do like "covers" of comic book covers. Even if you aren't super into comics it's still fun to look at. So a couple months ago I was inspired to do my own "cover". I spent forever picking one I wanted to do (longer then I care to admit) and I finally finished and sent it off to the guy who runs the blog...and it was rejected. Seriously, I got a rejection email and everything. So now I've got this random Batman cover I did just hanging out with no purpose in life, so I thought this seemed like a good place to share it :)

and here is the original

I don't understand why it was rejected, but this
made the cut. haha, oh well.

Check out my new WEBSITE

2009-10-06T19:49:00.003-04:00

Hello friends,

One of the most pressing things I'm sure we've all been working on lately is updating our websites. Here's mine: http://www.wickpix.com

Any feedback and suggestions are more than welcome- I'm a not terribly web gifted and relied on the genius of Wordpress to carry me through. Thanks!

-S

Monstur!!

2009-10-06T13:18:00.003-04:00

My most recent doodle. It is your mom.

Monstur Mom = Very Halloweeny.

2009-10-05T23:48:00.005-04:00

Here's a little guy I did as a concept for one of Matt and I's crazy ideas. It's about the things two Gargoyles do to amuse themselves while stuck on top of a building.

They offer encouraging words.

Again not really Halloween related.. per say.... but you can see where I'd make the mistake of thinking so ..

More to come,

Pep'e

2009-10-05T23:22:00.003-04:00

Hey guys! Hi from Cali. So this isn't really autumn-themed (it's still 80 degrees here after all), but I've been working on these guys for a neato gallery in West Hollywood (making five in total). They're small-scale wall sculpture... each one is like 1.5 to 2 inches in length.

Zombies!!!

2009-10-05T17:00:00.005-04:00

Hey everyone,

I love this idea, and I love Halloween! So here's an old sketch from when I, Aaron, Nelson, and a few others, were planning our escape from LAP in the chance happening of a Zombie Outbreak.

Step 1: Weapons...

I was thinking pulling one of those giant metal stars off the wall and using that...

Step 2: Escape Route...

Out the window by Jordan's desk ... along the ledge, and over the next building or down the tree and into the court yard ...

Step 3: ... yeah it never got to step three ...

Well, if anyone has a step three .. let us know ... or what your step 1 and 2 would be from where you sat in LAP ...

more to come,

Pep'e (Jeff)

Challenge #1: Halloween

2009-10-05T14:39:00.005-04:00

Alright folks,

So to really get the most out of this communal blogging experience, I'd like to propose regular challenges to post new work based on a theme. Theme for this month: Halloween. If you're like me, you take Halloween pretty damn seriously... perhaps a little too seriously. I tend to have fantasies of grandiose costumes that I inevitably have to scale back due to time and budget constraints.

I challenge us to draw, animate, sculpt, design... VISUALIZE in any way your ideal costume you've never been able to afford or make.

Alternatively, if you're currently working on your ideal costume and don't want to give it away, tickle us with some Halloween or fall themed illustration. This can be anything from a beautiful fall landscape to Trent Reznor's face superimposed on a pumpkin. Either way, make us smell that brisk fall air!

Alright folks, lets give it a whirl! Post by Halloween, of course :)

-S

Dr Sketchy session 9-19-09

2009-10-04T23:31:00.002-04:00

Wrap your head around this:

Hug Bear

2009-10-04T21:59:00.001-04:00

Story of my life.

LEGO Wall-E and Eve

2009-10-04T16:16:00.003-04:00

Wall-E is by far my favorite Pixar film, and after seeing it I decided to recreate the two main characters in LEGO minifigure scale. (2008)

Wall-E and Eve: A LEGO® creation by David Pagano : MOCpages.com.

(Original Post: http://www.paganomation.com/blog/?p=377)

Welcome!

2009-10-01T17:18:00.000-04:00

Hello all,

I just wanted to say hello and ask everybody to spread the word about our new communal art blog! If you'd like to join or know someone who would, email me at ladywix [at] gmail.com!

And for all those who haven't yet seen, here is my latest painting... The paint's still wet!

Thanks for joining!
-S

HOWDY!

2009-10-01T16:57:00.001-04:00

Red Light: Biking Rules PSA

2009-09-29T14:24:00.000-04:00

Here's a PSA I worked on recently for a contest on BikingRules.org (along with Sean Kenney, MA Shumin, and Brian Kenney). Careful on your bikes, folks!

YouTube - RED LIGHT : Biking Rules PSA.

EDIT: And hey! It's also featured on The Brothers Brick and Gizmodo!

(Original post: http://www.paganomation.com/blog/?p=361)

ABC News Set

2009-09-21T21:00:00.002-04:00

In December of 2008, I was commissioned to create a short animated clip for an ABC News segment about the 30th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure. This involved me recreating the ABC News set, as well as ABC News correspondent John Berman.

ABC News Set: A LEGO® creation by David Pagano : MOCpages.com.

(Original post: http://www.paganomation.com/blog/?p=349)