tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354748312024-03-13T01:35:54.629-07:00The Amazing Action ApeRETOOLING THE BLOG, PLEASE be patient! :)Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-26290528852142511302013-05-07T00:06:00.002-07:002013-05-07T00:44:57.887-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Quick doodle before bed. </div>
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EDIT: Couldn't resist doing one more. Work me is going to punch home me tomorrow morning.</div>
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My submission for the pixel culture art show at the Alternator Art Gallery here in Kelowna, BC.<br />
I obviously am a big Metroid fan, so I settled on showcasing some Samus versus Ripley action. Not as dynamic per say as the previous post, but this one felt more "complete" so I submitted it instead. <br />
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Just wanted to say thank you to Jessika Von Innenbrener and Cale Atkinson for inviting me to take part in the show and for going beyond the call of duty in bringing the show to life. Opening night was insaaaaaanely cool, and everyone that will be in town before the 24th of January should definitely check it out. <br />
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You can find Jess and Cale on twitter as @Jessikavon and @2dCale. Follow them and check their work out! Awesome stuff!Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-34899723721127402472012-12-27T22:08:00.001-08:002012-12-27T22:08:41.539-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Broke out the ink and brushes this Christmas break and had a little relaxation time, hanging with my good pals Samus and Ridley. Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-40992096107988176872012-09-03T13:19:00.003-07:002012-09-03T18:22:01.320-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did this banner for my buddies over at Guys with Pencils, which was featured on their latest podcast!<br />
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If you are interested or into the art and animation scene, do yourself a favour and start listening to their show today! You can find all episodes filled with striking wit and humour here @ <a href="http://guyswithpencils.tumblr.com/">guyswithpencils.tumblr.com</a><br />
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Watch MOTORCITY every Thursday @ 8:30pm EST on Disney XD. </div>
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Playing around with some new brushes a friend hooked me up with.Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-87520472548477818062012-04-27T15:09:00.001-07:002012-04-27T15:09:22.754-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MOTORCITTTTTTYYYYYYYY YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!<br />
Fanart featuring the main man himself, Mike Chilton, and his badass beast of a car, Mutt. <br />
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Working on this show has been an absolute blast so far, great crew, great production!<br />
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Check out some of the latest sizzle reel stuff <a href="https://vimeo.com/41119877">here</a>,<br />
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And watch the first episode free on itunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/motorcity-vol.-1/id517052911">here</a>, (USA only for now I'm afraid)<br />
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Downloaded the autodesk COPIC marker studio program or something. Did these doodles in it.Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-6793483597683740732012-03-15T20:53:00.003-07:002012-03-15T20:53:40.946-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Quick doodle before bed. Been playin Street Fighter X Tekken lately, great to see an old favourite is back in! Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-14142133990837713842012-03-10T08:09:00.001-08:002012-03-10T08:09:05.629-08:00<a href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/21/she-has-no-head-no-its-not-equal/">http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/21/she-has-no-head-no-its-not-equal/</a>
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A great article that points out maaaaaaaany things wrong with the portrayal of women in comics and most art that I'm seeing in general these days. <br />
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After having read this I know now just how guilty I am of doing quite a few of those. I vow to be better from now on, comics gods!Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-84025395482765660172012-02-16T22:07:00.001-08:002012-02-16T22:07:59.265-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did this Iron Man rendering while watching Grand Prix tonight, was a lot of fun. Probably overdid the rendering though. </div>Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-18772706388767407362012-02-13T06:17:00.000-08:002012-02-13T06:22:22.076-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was given the okay to post this recently.<br />
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It was my illustration for the calender I was part of last year, which was a TON of fun. I was given the month of JUNE, which to me is the start of the summer months of beaches, tanning etc. It also holds the official first day of summer. <br />
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I also think I might sell some high res prints of this in the future. Anyone have any interest in that?Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-72412416019612578482012-01-05T16:26:00.000-08:002012-01-05T16:26:01.969-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Couple pages from my sketchbooks + a spidey that I'm partial to.Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-11154551193256830552012-01-04T19:02:00.000-08:002012-01-04T19:05:26.434-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Huzzzaaaaaaah! I own a scanner now! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!<br />
Here's a taste. <br />
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Haven't done any personal digital work for a while, so I figured I might as well do something productive tonight.<br />
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Cheers!Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-47201686242622913762011-11-28T10:43:00.001-08:002012-02-13T20:45:58.107-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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from December 1st through 18th. Featured at Artflow Gallery will be 15
local artists from the animation industry, exhibiting one of a kind
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based on a particular colour that dominate the pieces. The open house
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Darren Ward <a href="http://creaturesforhire.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>creaturesforhire.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Kyle Marshall <a href="http://kylemarshall.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>kylemarshall.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Josh Gay <a href="http://joshgay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://joshgay.blogspot.com/</a><br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> Diamond Dave Merritt <a href="http://beerinthemanshed.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>beerinthemanshed.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Steve Lambe <a href="http://lambey.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://lambey.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Jessica Borutski <a href="http://jessicaborutski.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>jessicaborutski.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Braden Poirier <a href="http://amazingactionape.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>amazingactionape.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Dave Badour <br /> Gord Coulthart<br /> Tyler Platt<br /> Kathleen Benson<br /> Tom Pajdlhauser<br /> Dana Pouteau<br /> Jason Hickman</span></span></h6>
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My Submission to the "Black is NOT a Colour" art show. I'll be attending the open house, so feel free to stop by and say hey. While you're there you can check out the plethora of fantastic work that will be on display!<br />
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I'd been itching to do some work in traditional media, so I took this as an opportunity to push myself into some not so familiar territory. I decided to break out the ink and brushes, and used a combination of ink, ink wash, and watercolour to paint this. I'm not the most confident with a brush, but it definitely feels incredibly satisfying to push some ink around with them. It looks pretty damn awesome in a frame with some sexy matting around it though! I'll try and get a higher res scan up at some point. I apologize for the terribly lit photo. <br />
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Did this marker rendering for fun, mainly to get some practice with pen and ink, and rendering with Markers. I'd like to apologize for the crappy photos of the final image, I took them at night in poor lighting, as it tends to hide all the flaws a lot easier. ;) I currently don't own a scanner, but should hopefully be acquiring a nice big one soon enough! Then I shall reupload a properly lit version, for the emperor! <br />
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I realized after rendering out his boots that I needed a better range of blues to really capture that Ultramarine flare(and more subtle value shifts), but I did the best I could with what I had.<br />
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Its been a lot of fun busting out the old marker set, I hope to do more of these in the future. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-54872561187137908032011-08-29T19:28:00.000-07:002011-08-29T21:05:47.424-07:00Just arrived back from Fanexpo 2011, and what an experience it turned out to be this year!
<br />Jen and I saw a lot of familiar faces, and met a whole bunch of new ones. We had the pleasure of being table mates with a fantastic and diverse group of people and definitely enjoyed their company.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jen and I at our table in the Artist Alley.</span>
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<br />"Seasonal Beauties" a 2012 pinup calender created and organized by Kyu-Bum Lee, featuring art by Kyu, myself, Adam Hines, Andrew Murray, Andrew Wilson, Angela Kim, Debbie Yu, Allison Neil, Wayne-Michael Lee, Leeann Dufour, Ben Thomas and Amanda Stocker, debuted this past weekend at Fanexpo! We will be selling the remaining copies online, so feel free to contact me if you are interested in a copy!
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<br />You can find photos of this beautiful Calender <a href="http://benthomasaurus.blogspot.com/2011/08/fanexpo-and-seasonal-beauties.html">here</a>, courtesy of the affable Ben Thomas.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Table Mates! </span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.carusocomics.com/">Dino Caruso </a>- is a fantastic comic writer with a love for crime noir comics. He has a story featured in the graphic novel "Acts of Violence" and is an all around great guy. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of Acts of Violence from him, and will definitely be picking up more of his work in the future.
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<br /><a href="http://www.nelsonisms.com/">Michael Nelson </a>- is a toronto based fine art painter with an education from Sheridan's animation program. He is an extremely energetic and outgoing individual whose work captivated many of the convention attendees.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Familiar Faces!</span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.specimenb28.com/index.html">Stephen Daymond</a> - the creator of the webcomic, Specimen B-28, which is based off of his short film he created while he was at Sheridan. I absolutely loved his film, and the webcomic has done a great job of continuing and fleshing out the universe he has created.
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<br /><a href="http://artoflaurieb.com/">Laurie B.</a> - is an artist based out of Western Canada who creates adorable pinups featuring everyone's favourite pop culture characters. She is incredibly talented and an extraordinary person to meet.
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<br /><a href="http://www.boldtmanstudios.com/">Mike Boldt</a> - is a Children's book Illustrator also based out of Western Canada. He is an extremely humble and down to earth artist with an amazing selection of work and the finest looking prints I've ever seen. Always great to see more of his work.
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<br />I also met <a href="http://lubomirarsov.blogspot.com/">Lubomir Arsov</a> who is an insanely skilled artist. Mindblowing stuff. Literally, my mind was blown. Love his work!
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<br />Close friends and all around great guys, Andrew "Murrman" Murray, and Adam Hines, the <a href="http://guyswithpencils.com/">Guys with pencils</a> podcast creators were also in attendance, along with Jeff Thompson, Lisa Bell, Martin Sokol, Ben Thomas, Perry Osuna, and many more were also kicking around over the weekend.
<br />It was GREAT seeing you all again! OH how I miss Toronto!
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<br />Here are some fun drawings I did during the convention this time!
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<br />I definitely have been trying to channel some Kirby lately, and the show I'm currently animating on is rubbing off on my artistic style big time. Sexily. Like hotcakes. Lovin it, like McDonalds.
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<br />Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-86044534742395981572011-08-20T19:55:00.000-07:002011-08-21T12:17:52.294-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHQatGgwyvzBvR2D0MyJIMLVGW_81s3KdQBhGZ0-Pg0dhEMzGdov1VR-z3tsTwSs_UZclOsA8mstnB03EdBmyyqUkfqKuCetl1jFtSUOzbny4gZfo1dTrtjaTKGHrN1SngGnN/s1600/Racing+Pinup1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHQatGgwyvzBvR2D0MyJIMLVGW_81s3KdQBhGZ0-Pg0dhEMzGdov1VR-z3tsTwSs_UZclOsA8mstnB03EdBmyyqUkfqKuCetl1jFtSUOzbny4gZfo1dTrtjaTKGHrN1SngGnN/s320/Racing+Pinup1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643137681909855314" border="0" /></a>Finished this up just in time! Woo! FANEXPO.
<br />I recorded most of the process while I worked on it, which you can watch below.
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<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27972255?portrait=0" width="400" frameborder="0" height="300"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/27972255">Pinup Painting Process</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bradenpoirier">Braden Poirier</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<br />Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-85385688847288341462011-08-17T21:02:00.000-07:002011-08-20T20:12:14.665-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBMxcXE3KNgHzO8CMKOw0TOz-pUGFh2LEpssLUN1so0r_cPmFnNsk9_YSb1MCoNKzpBHpnB0MPHBVbEAfWTEvn79c10ei4HXDErks9fkcYlt0wFS_-U49iDvr6cycissspCPZ/s1600/CAP1_Colour4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBMxcXE3KNgHzO8CMKOw0TOz-pUGFh2LEpssLUN1so0r_cPmFnNsk9_YSb1MCoNKzpBHpnB0MPHBVbEAfWTEvn79c10ei4HXDErks9fkcYlt0wFS_-U49iDvr6cycissspCPZ/s320/CAP1_Colour4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643141713964850722" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></a> The CAP'N makin it happen. You wouldn't believe how many times I heard that while working on this. Or would you... ? Dun dun dun.
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<br />Finished up this bad boy in time for fan expo! One more to go.
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<br />Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-68603434078475009022011-08-16T18:53:00.000-07:002011-08-17T21:06:02.441-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLHa5vc9Z_gSQ5SE9RMqUO4BJuiVwM1Cj28rS3KR9gd0_T3IlhVU_E7qWNccZocwNzeAemzac-VXdgpPWyg8aplbZeu4_jthVhkiQRcLW44klG-DNXt9v34UI_nP-PcE06hLt/s1600/Racing+Pinup-closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641637302525431778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLHa5vc9Z_gSQ5SE9RMqUO4BJuiVwM1Cj28rS3KR9gd0_T3IlhVU_E7qWNccZocwNzeAemzac-VXdgpPWyg8aplbZeu4_jthVhkiQRcLW44klG-DNXt9v34UI_nP-PcE06hLt/s320/Racing+Pinup-closeup.jpg" /></a>
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<br />Here's a sneak peek at some print's I'm frantically trying to get ready for FANEXPO 2011! I'll be at table <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">A84</span> with my girlfriend, <a href="http://jennifertisdale.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Tisdale</a> selling a collection of old and new work. Looking forward to seeing everyone again!
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<br />These are both still in the inking stage, but coming along nicely.
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<br />A good friend and co worker of mine, <a href="http://sqetches.blogspot.com/">Kyu-Bum Lee</a> has hooked me up with some screen recording software, which I hope to put to use making some videos of my animation or drawing if anyone is interested. I can't give a time frame on when that stuff will be posted, but hopefully within the next few months!
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<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">**EDIT: Put the right table number in.</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span>
<br />Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-32859770021956435442011-08-08T19:22:00.000-07:002011-08-08T19:26:37.607-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A1m48vK1Dyjrxr8cijtuTgz1SlnThgg-ufmZDQAesa0-AUA1KdbDADCLfz0h2f5ltQ2KYk-jsA1n-1oBJfPy4lvHZXpeAzTnT_DGuPSJkrTRWrwf_1_OocdnLVvEPoh-bqGQ/s1600/Sketchbook+Doodle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A1m48vK1Dyjrxr8cijtuTgz1SlnThgg-ufmZDQAesa0-AUA1KdbDADCLfz0h2f5ltQ2KYk-jsA1n-1oBJfPy4lvHZXpeAzTnT_DGuPSJkrTRWrwf_1_OocdnLVvEPoh-bqGQ/s320/Sketchbook+Doodle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638676225114742338" border="0" /></a>
<br />Sketchbook doodles done around March.
<br />I still prefer the pencil to the stylus, nothing beats it in my opinion.
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<br />I apologize for neglecting the blog, I do have some of my latest work that I am preparing to post.
<br />A big thank you for anyone who has stuck around this long!
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<br />Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-71783586157737880672011-04-26T13:07:00.001-07:002011-04-26T13:07:56.295-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAQOAe-ELK7LG3J81usGLBaFOLCmd1TtP9wrOt3AfFTdzmUKkg54U_yIkHIdin9NywMVPvgVe6EFraGH9sGTKpvZzsxZo-OIeDisLC5xOfAC3aCEi3T8cW-2pUw0APd7GoTcG/s1600/guitar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAQOAe-ELK7LG3J81usGLBaFOLCmd1TtP9wrOt3AfFTdzmUKkg54U_yIkHIdin9NywMVPvgVe6EFraGH9sGTKpvZzsxZo-OIeDisLC5xOfAC3aCEi3T8cW-2pUw0APd7GoTcG/s320/guitar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599986478589390834" border="0" /></a><br />Quick doodle from Yesterday.Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35474831.post-45376741882943224082011-03-21T08:11:00.000-07:002011-03-21T11:56:07.832-07:00Wizard World Comic Convention 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yVWjhYtdrPZV6wDcTbXJa9zKNQMw0p5HnT5nOYJ4bz5n0EbEiwyst7JClcbOHtR1fTxftApdH3K73ULYBt7IV-99v5kz4qY3Z6QWCAG9YG9Yd3ZsnE4mZ3Mxg2gjrk_RB6x7/s1600/WW2011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568856675150466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yVWjhYtdrPZV6wDcTbXJa9zKNQMw0p5HnT5nOYJ4bz5n0EbEiwyst7JClcbOHtR1fTxftApdH3K73ULYBt7IV-99v5kz4qY3Z6QWCAG9YG9Yd3ZsnE4mZ3Mxg2gjrk_RB6x7/s320/WW2011.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Wizard World Comic Convention at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto.<br /><br />The convention was only the 2nd one I've ever attended as a member of the Artist Alley, but it has once again proved to be an absolute blast to be a part of. The show got off to a slow start on Friday, but was packed all day Saturday and most of Sunday. Jen and I met a lot of great people during the show, and had the opportunity to reconnect with some familiar faces. We were table buddies with some good friends from Sheridan College, whose work you can check out here!<br /><br />My lovely girlfriend,<br /><a href="http://frenchfriesandchocolateicecream.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Tisdale</a><br /><br />Fellow Roommate,<br /><a href="http://jonathancoit.blogspot.com/">Jonathan Coit</a><br /><br />Fellow College buds,<br /><a href="http://suck-less.blogspot.com/">Adam Hines</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.animatorandy.blogspot.com/">Andrew Murray</a><br /><br /><a href="http://rebsketch.blogspot.com/">Rosemary Brennan</a><br /><br />Nicole DeCaria<br /><br />Lisa Bell<br /><br /><br /><br />Bring on FanExpo 2011!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a sample of some artwork I had on display.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oGaa5S6hEVvpaq_e_pAb1lEKNb63Egwv-H1g1qZl-7zWSLqaZ6lthTK6LJXgH00zYK_BECSG9Y_05jeJGSWD13NZn2XHk_9J1uYyDJdlKVz5hJIGEzM08uUGaS39Y4ioyxla/s1600/comiccon+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568518640493218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oGaa5S6hEVvpaq_e_pAb1lEKNb63Egwv-H1g1qZl-7zWSLqaZ6lthTK6LJXgH00zYK_BECSG9Y_05jeJGSWD13NZn2XHk_9J1uYyDJdlKVz5hJIGEzM08uUGaS39Y4ioyxla/s320/comiccon+001.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfbuu7sPISpNnYLGCtk-zSkMB_Sl_JRiTzjjhLjbaJMIgM0pY1DqB2Sg1I2pVUX3FRNd3LPDcp1On_tSazbVVpSpShp77hT5oHr7jfHPBU3EpOXI333BYELSM9QWo34PZ3UON/s1600/comiccon+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568514531110546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfbuu7sPISpNnYLGCtk-zSkMB_Sl_JRiTzjjhLjbaJMIgM0pY1DqB2Sg1I2pVUX3FRNd3LPDcp1On_tSazbVVpSpShp77hT5oHr7jfHPBU3EpOXI333BYELSM9QWo34PZ3UON/s320/comiccon+002.jpg" /></a> <div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568514034695506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF76kTKzX6a5Ros11DLp90bDj9FuF7BPYhdPJ8hwEbRAZA-xmdQeGpN5owwxjit6XKP8tPzd30RNsbK1_iwfZb-IEmuPVfTrN2MgBzZyvVK5PSpp007kXj0GIjT8znOB0xveZF/s320/100_3656.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafrALtDgGNYMoqmk8iIeqwwg0NtQRLHar_3xZ2TpwPE_CjH6ZvVhDTcAeyjuAxysW7Bp9CkHKEJrbXOEJp8GGU2ve-gMlj6WTy_pX4oC9S2PsJ_83NRCG-IyYctJ8YjIgHvNH/s1600/100_3658.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 189px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568509938218754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafrALtDgGNYMoqmk8iIeqwwg0NtQRLHar_3xZ2TpwPE_CjH6ZvVhDTcAeyjuAxysW7Bp9CkHKEJrbXOEJp8GGU2ve-gMlj6WTy_pX4oC9S2PsJ_83NRCG-IyYctJ8YjIgHvNH/s320/100_3658.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div><br /><br />And here's the goodies I picked up! 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Drawing/designing is starting to feel fun again, which I am very grateful for.Bradenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.com11