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Pooka :: ALien Language

by JayZuck on March 13th, 2010
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Pooka :: ALien Language

This creature is an alien in the spirit of that benevolent trickster spirit of Celtic tradition.  He bellows that alien musical language and dares us lesser beings to understand his wise harmony.  I know you all remember the melody from Close Encounter of the Third Kind.

I got sick over the weekend and in half delirious state watched a series movies including Harvey.  Yes, I know this isn’t exactly Jimmy Stewart’s 6 foot 3 and 1/2 inch white rabbit Harvey, but then again who knows?  The Pooka is a shape-shifter after all: to some a white rabbit and to others a trans-dimensional hopping goblin.  Maybe we should check a dictionary…

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Visual Hallucination in Pencil

by JayZuck on March 8th, 2010
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Visual Hallucination in Pencil

A visual hallucination in a basic sense is just a vision without the ordinary stimuli.  Every once in a while I get in kind of a relaxed state of mind and just let my pencil flow.  I’m not really sure what I’m drawing it’s just this visual trip that I take.  This sketch is what came out late last year on one such occurrence.

Inside-out, unraveling, dripping and spiraling the house of card of the rational mind gives way to a journey in my mind’s eye toward something extraordinary.  I know and record a truth in an abyss of a fleeting perception and wonder what another’s mind will see.  I hope you’ll let me know.

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Jack’s Raft

by JayZuck on December 9th, 2009
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Jack’s Raft

Jack somehow (in a sketch to be created at a later date) has escaped the witch and is back on the river again.

This is a fitting drawing for my final piece as an Art Center student.  Like Jack, I can look back at the many challenges and obstacles with a giant grin. It has been quite a journey for the both of us, but as always where one journey ends a new one begins.

Here are the usual process composition thumbnails:

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Cypress: The Shadow of a Witch

by JayZuck on November 30th, 2009
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Cypress: The Shadow of a Witch

In the glow of the hearth’s light, the witch’s shadow caste upon the wall reveals a sinister truth.  The inviting glow of a warm flame invites Jack into a well-played snare.

Who is to say what happens next?  Will Jack succumb to a cute facade or will he see the truth in shadows?

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Jack and The Spirits

by JayZuck on November 21st, 2009
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Jack and The Spirits

“The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Witchhouse Cypress

by JayZuck on October 25th, 2009
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Witchhouse Cypress

Jack is being led to the witches lair by a young girl who is actually the witch in disguise.  She has been hunting him all along.  A wolf in sheep’s clothing.  Her name is Cypress…..

Below, a little bit of the Making of Witchhouse Cypress,  some thumbnail house shapes and thumbnail compositions:

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And to those who scrolled all the way to the bottom of the post, here is concept character sketch for the young girl:

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You Don’t Know Jack Sketch… Yet

by JayZuck on October 21st, 2009
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You Don’t Know Jack Sketch… Yet

Again, we have a little developmental work from the Jack and the Shaman layout.  As you can see, I played around with numerous configurations and silhouettes before settling on the character design.

jacko compilationAnd of course the real JZSOTD aficionados will recall a similar character, I played around with almost a year ago.  Who among us can remember back that far?

Jack WhiteIt’s pretty crazy, but today, October 21st, will mark the one year anniversary of the site.  We set a pretty wicked pace from the get go and while we slowed things up in the last couple of months, the new year begins as strong as ever.

Behold the BATTLE that began it all!

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The Shaman Sketch

by JayZuck on October 19th, 2009
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The Shaman Sketch

This was my first real sketch of the character from yesterday’s post although I do have lots of thumbnail silhouettes that I made before this.

There are a few other different versions of this character which I may compile into its own post at some point or maybe I’ll try to update and format this post to show more of the making of Jack and the Shaman.

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Jack and the Shaman

by JayZuck on October 18th, 2009
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Jack and the Shaman

“Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.” ~ Albert Einstein

Jack while running away from home gets lost going down a river.   He is stuck in a swamp and follows a mysterious trail of candlelight to a shaman.  The shaman reveals that Jack is being stalked and hunted by a witch who collects power by stealing souls.  The shaman offers his help and guidance, but Jack is wary of the offer.

Below are some of the process thumbnail sketches that I made while composing this layout sketch (a larger view awaits those who click):

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Also here is a xerox copy that I used for a marker tonal study for my final painting which is on the way.

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Well, there is something new to show you……Updates to come : )

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Treehouse

by JayZuck on August 17th, 2009
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Treehouse

“Do not be afraid to go out on a limb … That’s where the fruit is.” ~ Anonymous Saying

I remember growing up and always being in the process of building a fort or treehouse.  We never seemed to finish them and before you knew it we were on to the next one.

The time I spent as a child just going where ever my imagination went I think in many ways prepared me to be an artist.  I have always tried to stay true to that spirit of exploration reaching for the tree tops and just building, building, building.  I doubt very much I will ever be done and the next one is always coming to.

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