Healthy Body. Sick Mind.

Comics!

2010-02-13T16:56:00.001-08:00

comic-screenshot, originally uploaded by ZachT.

Screenshot of something I'm working on. It's still a WIP, but it's getting there. Not my usual style/project, but it's fun to try and grow...

trooper warm-up

2010-01-11T22:07:00.001-08:00

trooper warm-up, originally uploaded by ZachT.

This is my warm-up for the day. Still getting used to the cintiq/photoshop workflow, but I'm really starting to dig it.

Custom 10" MAD*L

2010-01-10T18:56:00.001-08:00

Custom 10" MAD*L, originally uploaded by ZachT.

I just really liked this photo and wanted to share.

Custom 10" MAD*L

2010-01-10T18:54:00.001-08:00

Custom 10" MAD*L, originally uploaded by ZachT.

Another custom 10" MAD*L. I did this one for fun. It's all stencils and spraypaint. Fun stuff.

More photos at the flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ztrover/

Custom 10" MAD*L

2010-01-10T18:53:00.001-08:00

Custom 10" MAD*L, originally uploaded by ZachT.

This is a custom Mr. Monoska 10" MAD*L I did a while back for an art show. Sarah (my wife) made the felt Fez. We set him up for a photoshoot this afternoon. Yeah, that's what I do for fun.

Wilbur... again

2010-01-07T17:42:00.001-08:00

4, originally uploaded by Sarah Rae.

Just had to share another great photo of my dog.

Dang he's cute.

pitch-10-8-09-cover

2010-01-07T17:40:00.001-08:00

pitch-10-8-09-cover, originally uploaded by ZachT.

I don't talk much about the Day Job... I'm the Art Director for The Pitch (pitch.com). It's an alt-weekly (we're part of the Village Voice). Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's stressful, but it's nice to have a consistent day job that's creative in nature.

Old West Slaptrooper

2010-01-07T17:38:00.001-08:00

Old West Slaptrooper, originally uploaded by ZachT.

This is the kind of stuff I do to warm up...

Mini-Comics

2010-01-07T17:37:00.001-08:00

minicomic-screenshot, originally uploaded by ZachT.

I've been pretty obsessed with making comics lately. Someday I'll release them on the masses...

Cintiq test 2

2010-01-07T17:35:00.001-08:00

Cintiq test 2, originally uploaded by ZachT.

I've been super busy lately with some graphic novel work and the day job... but I got a wacom cintiq 21ux and have been playing with it... trying to get it under control. Fun stuff. I can't wait to share the GN stuff I'm working on...

Wilbur.

2010-01-07T17:33:00.001-08:00

1, originally uploaded by Sarah Rae.

This is my lovely dog Wilbur. Today he got the photo-shoot treatment today while my wife was taking photos for work. He really is something special.

Ask. Imagine. Investigate.

2009-11-11T12:13:00.000-08:00

Seriously, we got season one of Fringe on DVD and can't. stop. watching it.

2009-10-01T15:50:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I've been making lots of random stickers in my down time (my life consists of waiting, punctuated with moments of extreme stress. This is how I entertain myself)

aaaaaaand a photo of my grumpy Boston Terrier:

2009-09-11T13:26:00.000-07:00

Lots of new art to post, but instead I'll show off my little studio mates.

Workin' overtime...

2009-08-21T12:14:00.000-07:00

Check it. I updated my flickr with some new sketchbook pages.

Go there now.

Knocked down. Beaten. Black and Blue...

2009-08-02T23:29:00.000-07:00

Sometimes my drawings reflect my mood...

...sometimes it's just a funny monkey...

Either way, I haven't gotten any real art work done. I can't seem to stop drawing on the chipboard....

2009-07-19T20:58:00.000-07:00

Okay, so every year at the Pitch we do a local music event called "music showcase". This year I got MAD from Mad Toy Design to do the artwork.

So, we're selling these t-shirts for $5 each.

You can order online over HERE!

I have a feeling we're going to need to do a second print run...

My name is...um... Rio and I.... um... dance upon the sand...

2009-06-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

More sketches on chipboard... Yay for Jenny bringing the stuff to me (instead of recycling it). The white is some gel ink pen from the scrapbooking store while the black and red are both Pitt brushes.

This is what I do while watching TV. I'll have to post photos of my cool little lap desk sometime.

If anyone wants one of these, just drop me an email at ztrover at gmail dot com. I'm always up for a trade!

See... I told you I wan't totally illiterate...

2009-06-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

So, Harper (the awesome music editor here at work) let me write a review of the Rancid show I went to this weekend.

READ THE REVIEW HERE.

Remember that I usually deal with pictures and not the words...

Give 'em the Boot....

2009-06-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is how I spent my 30th Birthday

Rancid @ The Uptown. Kansas City. July 12, 2009

To every generation...

2009-05-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated in a while. It seems like if I can't update from my phone (twitter and facebook) I just don't have time to update. The day job has been weirdly busy... heck, my weekend was strangely busy. Nothing to report, really, just a lot of running around.

Anyway, tonight I've been drawing for fun (crazy!) and watching old episodes of Buffy. I swear I almost forgot how fun it was to just draw and not think. Granted I'm not making any "important" art, but hey, I like it.

There's a couple more "drawing-for-fun" drawings here.

LDB

2009-05-08T14:20:00.000-07:00

In other news... I have some new art up at the Li'l Depressed Boy site.

Calavera!

2009-05-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

I've been asked to participate in a really cool comic anthology called "Mekano Turbo"... so I decided to start playing with the characters...

I don't know if I can call these sketches a success but I'm getting there... I think.

For the real deal, check out the Calavera Comics stuff here.

Run Rudy Run

2009-04-27T14:40:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted. Lots of things have been happening... art and work and comics and dogs and fun. The past couple weeks we've been fighting with a leaky roof and working on Scooters.

This summer should be interesting since our loft is 2000+ square feet and we only have one small window A/C unit... can't wait to start the sweating. We'll probably go to a lot of movies just for the A/C.

Anyway, on with the fun stuff...

So, I decided to paint a mighty-mugg like myself... I'm still not done, but this is what he's looking like so far. Fun, huh? I have one of Sarah in the works too.

Also, I have started drawing in this neat little Japanese style moleskine (the pages accordion out so it's one long piece... totally fun).

I've started a flickr set with the pages. You can find it HERE.

New Sketchbook.

2009-04-08T10:48:00.000-07:00

Here's the cover for the new sketchbook....

That's a vinyl sticker I made. Man, I love my plotter.

This is where the set lives. Check back weekly. I want to update every Wednesday.

Healthy Body. Sick Mind.

Comics!

trooper warm-up

Custom 10" MAD*L

Custom 10" MAD*L

Custom 10" MAD*L

Wilbur... again

pitch-10-8-09-cover

Old West Slaptrooper

Mini-Comics

Cintiq test 2

Wilbur.

Ask. Imagine. Investigate.

Workin' overtime...

Knocked down. Beaten. Black and Blue...

My name is...um... Rio and I.... um... dance upon the sand...

See... I *told* you I wan't *totally* illiterate...

Give 'em the Boot....

To every generation...

LDB

Calavera!

Run Rudy Run

New Sketchbook.

See... I told you I wan't totally illiterate...