Brute Jonny

Honestly, I’m not that into this one, but process is process so I thought I’d post him anyway. Maybe it’s ‘cos I’m not big on fedoras.

I kinda like this guy facing forward. Looks kinda like a mugshot. Maybe he got arrested by the fashion police.

Well well, it’s a Saturday night in San Francisco and I am at home working! It’s okay though, it’s by choice. I’ve spent the last few weeks in a creative k-hole, so to speak, trying to gear up for the coming year. It’s tough distilling all the ideas down. I really want to incorporate vintage and repurposed clothing into the mix somehow.  That’s why I’m debating putting the clothing I’m making under a new label and pairing that with products made by others. Tough decisions!

I’m also gathering up all my old stock from the last few years. I wanna get rid of this stuff before I move, so I’m gonna have a huge sale at Hello, Brute in February. I have all sorts of customs, plush toys, and shirts that have resurfaced after being sold out. So keep your eyes peeled for that.

I spend so much time drawing, and I’m gonna try and be better about posting my day to day stuff. A lot of them go into bigger projects, and sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Today’s drawing is a boy drinking a hot chocolate in his winter wear. He reminds me of the boy in the previous post.

My latest drawing. Almost finished, just needs a few touch ups. Click for larger image.

Spent all day cleaning and organizing my computer and studio. Also had some time to start a new illustration so I have some new work my next magazine feature. I usually draw all the elements in my illustrations separately on paper, then color and composite them on my computer. Above are some of the separate drawings that will be part of a much larger illustration, then later turned into a painting.

Here is my most recent drawing. Gonna do a lot more. Trying to keep it loose ‘cos I like how you can see pencil lines still. They’re starting to look like yearbook pictures, but I kinda like it that way.

I’ve been messing around with some old and familiar mediums lately. It’s easy to become redundant when working with characters, so on top of creating new characters, I’m experimenting with fleshing out the characters themselves by looking at them through different mediums. (Run-on!) I did more than my fair share of graphite on bristol paper portraits when I was in high school; many of them self portraits. I think most of these guys are going to inadvertently look like me as a result. When I draw objects, I like to work from my memory rather than using photographs. Some things will be slightly incorrect or awkward, but I think there’s beauty in imperfection. Needless to say, I’ve felt quite refreshed getting back to the basics.