tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93151192024-03-25T00:35:03.083-07:00mackaydesignCraig Mackay's Illustration Blog (pronounced MAC-key, not McKay)Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-19625095561742548452014-04-29T00:26:00.000-07:002014-04-29T00:26:00.596-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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helmet sculpted with Milliput, painted with cel vinyl and acrylic
paint, stuffed and mounted. The plaque reads: Red-tailed Stag Trooper <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/starwars">#starwars</a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/maythe4th">#maythe4th</a> <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FgVN8TF&h=vAQHtNPO3&enc=AZPc3gVvKH-G0M74K4YS91KJ_MOKHsD4-59eaIW9Zg8xlnoCW7JayPQ7XCFCZXNWCflMeQleQ75UO_ZEyOm8-K3M3M0AiNLkSEMUFhVVcy6ilaGUanzKjPoxaMOtoPvYwrMrFEn1zIELQelDP_DXgTR0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/gVN8TF</a></span></span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-46078014266918327332013-11-09T11:49:00.000-08:002015-03-05T22:37:27.550-08:00Rage Bear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a couple of shots of my piece for the Rage Bear: Juggling Awesome show
that opened last night in Downtown Santa Ana and will be up through the
end of December. (24"x36"in - acrylic & oil on canvas)<br /> <br /> 125 N. Broadway<br /> Santa Ana CA 92701<br /> <br /> Other participating artists include:<br /> <br /> Kelly Delanty, Alex Leon, Kevin Bentz, Candice Lee, Jack Sy, Paul Grab, Isaak Lien, Nathan Drobnack, Diana Drobnack, Jerry Ortega, Kingsley Harden, K Godfrey, Ray Mendoza, Corey Peters, Jia Tan, Casey KC Matsumoto, Eugene Negri, Tiffany Ma, Aaron Jones, Alex Santaclara</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg"> — at <a data-ft="{"tn":"P"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=44510429914&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22viewer_id%22%3A826055176%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/CSUF-Grand-Central-Art-Center/44510429914?ref=stream&viewer_id=826055176">CSUF Grand Central Art Center</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-85491761903189104912013-06-14T07:22:00.003-07:002013-06-14T07:22:54.572-07:00The Blue Dad Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I did this little piece for the Smash Arts & Letters Sale to benefit the arts program at Santa Monica Alternative School of choice. This other pieces will go on sale Saturday, November 17, 2012. For more details see www.smashartsale.com</span></span></div>
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A few months ago I challenged some coworkers and myself to make a Muppet-style puppet in our own likeness. I used a few of the simple series body patterns from <a href="http://www.projectpuppet.com/" target="_blank">Project Puppet</a>, up-sized the patterns to 125% and had my mother teach me to sew. I'm pretty happy with Muppet #1 and am working on 2 more.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-72976298956523060262011-01-14T21:56:00.000-08:002011-01-14T22:43:23.978-08:00Pirate Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ndmSBI8nV_FZliHzG8oBjfEBpwZWvpTzOqLwQcV2Itj0_ogi3r0Uid99T7yvNKUhpyd7UqbPUoPBDwvteTpDWmhN8PUea7YWPM2c7_DijRjMLYmlBQdZmEPOV-VpF7Kfmqfm/s1600/e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ndmSBI8nV_FZliHzG8oBjfEBpwZWvpTzOqLwQcV2Itj0_ogi3r0Uid99T7yvNKUhpyd7UqbPUoPBDwvteTpDWmhN8PUea7YWPM2c7_DijRjMLYmlBQdZmEPOV-VpF7Kfmqfm/s400/e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289187703954210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMEC2du24CU7nhz4hO-gD8f7iUhBw7oZIPy4sawAqq78OGVRo6yeF1P1SsWw9Hr-ybRgdk3JpFSAhM83njONJO48skQU1JtRQQoYmWdFASpD0ppJhuPue_FfkpPVFrl12K9l/s1600/d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMEC2du24CU7nhz4hO-gD8f7iUhBw7oZIPy4sawAqq78OGVRo6yeF1P1SsWw9Hr-ybRgdk3JpFSAhM83njONJO48skQU1JtRQQoYmWdFASpD0ppJhuPue_FfkpPVFrl12K9l/s400/d.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289182785459282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI_57OpoLU3xTFPnQsK6Wm1EcmAvyhd-izGxJmY_0XqzQ6SA8oljTxlMyyVRD-K4DgLjmE8tvd1oy8t4fTPohLm7477hOjKfJpxoxWQIdNnNcKS1o1gcttkVcb8-OPuySV25l/s1600/c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI_57OpoLU3xTFPnQsK6Wm1EcmAvyhd-izGxJmY_0XqzQ6SA8oljTxlMyyVRD-K4DgLjmE8tvd1oy8t4fTPohLm7477hOjKfJpxoxWQIdNnNcKS1o1gcttkVcb8-OPuySV25l/s400/c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289174846756162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwgS_6eoPa3S19xYmLQgVm7sxzwC8WWzG94CNbDJWaS8zfPk9oFod7yF973PGT8Vw9sWWaE7zH-xz9Mvc5w1sawrjgY0uxX2hkf4TLtMcMhlVwJQDreeRaV11Ibwxk5_rVTh/s1600/b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwgS_6eoPa3S19xYmLQgVm7sxzwC8WWzG94CNbDJWaS8zfPk9oFod7yF973PGT8Vw9sWWaE7zH-xz9Mvc5w1sawrjgY0uxX2hkf4TLtMcMhlVwJQDreeRaV11Ibwxk5_rVTh/s400/b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289161351441058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc8nc6pUSoHpeE4EBkAm76E47rzKW-onUVUs7IRKovXzTUUq6LetOPenhOFwdZGkNIBlt0BY_9DYhdxfw19pzA55twFDd7D3l7D07-H0D84KsF5K9x_v3T3CzN7YWCNyegSrk/s1600/a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc8nc6pUSoHpeE4EBkAm76E47rzKW-onUVUs7IRKovXzTUUq6LetOPenhOFwdZGkNIBlt0BY_9DYhdxfw19pzA55twFDd7D3l7D07-H0D84KsF5K9x_v3T3CzN7YWCNyegSrk/s400/a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289151352593186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Black Prismacolor on 9 x 12 Canson Sketch Bond</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Tucker is among the most gifted of art models. I've drawn him at a number of different classes and workshops and am always delighted to learn he will be the model for that session. He has the uncanny ability to become the character he is posing as whether it be a cowboy, a clown, or in this case a pirate. Every time he holds one of his exaggerated facial expressions I smile inwardly and then scramble to to try and capture his gift before the timer goes off. Thank you, John!</div>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-24295050032964657642010-02-08T22:08:00.000-08:002010-02-08T22:21:39.840-08:00Profile of a Woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PvgJ8lErNDoBFlIvpJ83j2Yc1BCsor86E5z2StdaH8KkG6iVYdSCmF5ntILk9IOpYF2uqB7MhUmbqiogGUePAIcVzAk6605bsevrFu27Mo7NVgKg0rSEytqRIKQpC8k3UeYk/s1600-h/pictures-feb+046edited2small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PvgJ8lErNDoBFlIvpJ83j2Yc1BCsor86E5z2StdaH8KkG6iVYdSCmF5ntILk9IOpYF2uqB7MhUmbqiogGUePAIcVzAk6605bsevrFu27Mo7NVgKg0rSEytqRIKQpC8k3UeYk/s320/pictures-feb+046edited2small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436124627936689378" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Acrylic on Illustration board 16" x 20"</span><br /></div><br />Another portrait for <a href="http://seancheetham.blogspot.com/">Sean's</a> class at <a href="http://www.disneyconsumerproducts.com/">DCP</a>.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-45125647211349073232009-12-09T23:00:00.001-08:002009-12-10T07:57:49.974-08:00Steve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3Ffcc3OgJ_X3n4JwXk3kX7odQw7WWk8d_F_pQOZ-8VLfz6IfhVEn3Gt5YwhtQcNX55VdUScOA_txSjCr4ERv1ZjXnLJMrDzxcfYFIXgD-6bnZR3w7WQU5zgCyo4HeIaMA0L2/s1600-h/final-SW1-72ppi-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3Ffcc3OgJ_X3n4JwXk3kX7odQw7WWk8d_F_pQOZ-8VLfz6IfhVEn3Gt5YwhtQcNX55VdUScOA_txSjCr4ERv1ZjXnLJMrDzxcfYFIXgD-6bnZR3w7WQU5zgCyo4HeIaMA0L2/s320/final-SW1-72ppi-sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413636800158684274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was approached a few weeks ago to do this caricature of my boss's boss's boss's boss's boss for a company event. <br /><br />(digital painting using Photoshop)Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-37517892022573373192009-07-30T21:22:00.000-07:002009-11-26T10:10:29.384-08:00Mouse Angel (a.k.a. Die Fledermaus)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA35vo_EPyF3202YKlgvyVJrU8I2ICPVKdPxt4TMjH73HCdTPxSVi6gw1nOvEwagu2iHO11swndPPLlQB9vYluK64c_tiG0zMOkTmpLb9a4s89ESKbL3ePvls2X6hqkCANRJ9/s1600-h/mouse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364475949429006802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA35vo_EPyF3202YKlgvyVJrU8I2ICPVKdPxt4TMjH73HCdTPxSVi6gw1nOvEwagu2iHO11swndPPLlQB9vYluK64c_tiG0zMOkTmpLb9a4s89ESKbL3ePvls2X6hqkCANRJ9/s320/mouse.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">My niece and I like to draw together and this time she suggested we each draw a mouse with wings. Here's my drawing done with a ballpoint pen and Pentel brush pen #101 Black.</span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-26344185427998109422009-07-30T21:15:00.001-07:002009-07-30T21:18:43.217-07:00Little Red and the Wolf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HVsSq7XrQfNhyphenhyphenVt8ZoPu_881TsmaMXEyBjgvkrAx1LBS5n6gDU9BWlKes1fz_jBdXOSHnCpG33p5IjVdqiUmxirWPBWGml6CPD_zXJZQKCY30SEN5RUKulUCb1_GypWQl42w/s1600-h/wolf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HVsSq7XrQfNhyphenhyphenVt8ZoPu_881TsmaMXEyBjgvkrAx1LBS5n6gDU9BWlKes1fz_jBdXOSHnCpG33p5IjVdqiUmxirWPBWGml6CPD_zXJZQKCY30SEN5RUKulUCb1_GypWQl42w/s320/wolf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364473425083080770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oKYVFCjVLvAdggZUFCiyfNIlqF7FghUvuX3te5aY_c-673q-rAezDZS0HD5BRquJ70E8OC6YmYUypPJqbvVNR5zzQFfmAlKg0E1R4gawSehKgsITknrx_sKcw0XUStbuDg7S/s1600-h/girl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oKYVFCjVLvAdggZUFCiyfNIlqF7FghUvuX3te5aY_c-673q-rAezDZS0HD5BRquJ70E8OC6YmYUypPJqbvVNR5zzQFfmAlKg0E1R4gawSehKgsITknrx_sKcw0XUStbuDg7S/s320/girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364473419100343938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Just a few ballpoint pen sketches from my Molskine.</span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-38198965630046235192009-04-18T21:21:00.000-07:002009-04-18T21:43:25.546-07:00New Post, Old Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWdMd0fqhvhnnymIRz61t4-0Naz09ked1QgUy6opso09BGLsKcVMtzMl1j-8yeLpduXHDmOi07vAEt_vSaxJqCKPx3m9f6dBXp3TzOAs4KFW4Z0F-GmYdfuVLGHrFerPL2k5q/s1600-h/dcpfaces1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWdMd0fqhvhnnymIRz61t4-0Naz09ked1QgUy6opso09BGLsKcVMtzMl1j-8yeLpduXHDmOi07vAEt_vSaxJqCKPx3m9f6dBXp3TzOAs4KFW4Z0F-GmYdfuVLGHrFerPL2k5q/s320/dcpfaces1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326257562766329106" border="0" /></a>When I graduated back in 2007, I was given the fantastic opportunity to work as an undergraduate associate on the Character Art/Boy's Franchise team at <a href="http://www.disneyconsumerproducts.com/">Disney Consumer Products</a>. It was a wonderful 7 months and I really treasure the time I spent there with the brilliant artists who continue to amaze and inspire me. Thanks for giving me my start, you guys! Here are some ball-point pen, moleskine sketches I did of some of my fellow DCPeeps during my stay. See if you can guess who they are.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-34140336263992156332009-04-07T23:59:00.000-07:002009-04-08T00:03:48.835-07:00There's Nothing on TV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienPj2UrTw1FIwLCLqJvs7_h20XoF59BEq545VWb1g5f-QrqtP5IZrf1nSQfWRDHT5TfG6QPXpuOHTQHNnnpqibQur4IGz8jhWhgEE2tSQhHq0t17t3_pDj0JSsF_Fz_Up4-AX/s1600-h/new1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienPj2UrTw1FIwLCLqJvs7_h20XoF59BEq545VWb1g5f-QrqtP5IZrf1nSQfWRDHT5TfG6QPXpuOHTQHNnnpqibQur4IGz8jhWhgEE2tSQhHq0t17t3_pDj0JSsF_Fz_Up4-AX/s320/new1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322212266581997730" border="0" /></a>My wife and I have our TV shows, but we decided to watch them online after they air and not sign up for cable after we moved. It's such a relief to not have constant TV commercials blaring through the house. Woo hoo, Hulu.com!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Quick study painted in Photoshop CS3.</span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-75384805635361108632009-03-07T16:56:00.000-08:002009-03-12T20:48:22.508-07:002nd Munny show - Tomkat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tOOP1U7MY526KNFWW8sdHNhNo7IFyEdKJ16aAGQErcbH7Xa3z2wfXlEV-3IyuB9GO-Iv_zfYfrbAIGo2oYKoW8DBMRiWQppi4puG_T1jg8alvdtiVmsG9ZJsJ5VWIjSKivIy/s1600-h/sense-march-artside-V2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tOOP1U7MY526KNFWW8sdHNhNo7IFyEdKJ16aAGQErcbH7Xa3z2wfXlEV-3IyuB9GO-Iv_zfYfrbAIGo2oYKoW8DBMRiWQppi4puG_T1jg8alvdtiVmsG9ZJsJ5VWIjSKivIy/s320/sense-march-artside-V2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310615841630731074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHP38d0JQWRcvcl3WuJgZOlG74fE6b_9rTJh59YzCf-yAh3473ty25690sLpcVQ4Y4pXgIPEzdmQrQc2EMlh1GneO33thKl-NvmolPejraThUV19Y5qZgpVxG1qVpBqWforb0/s1600-h/munny2-048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHP38d0JQWRcvcl3WuJgZOlG74fE6b_9rTJh59YzCf-yAh3473ty25690sLpcVQ4Y4pXgIPEzdmQrQc2EMlh1GneO33thKl-NvmolPejraThUV19Y5qZgpVxG1qVpBqWforb0/s320/munny2-048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310615834677011698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's an </span>image of my latest custom Munny creation.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-22769175125651472072009-02-07T20:54:00.000-08:002009-02-10T20:20:41.608-08:00Valentine's Day Tiger Munny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzhLnSyvOc4ugghou9Dq-sszZO5O2aONMn1KqtlLqoDC-kTELv_moNP_jqux163K6OGN0lg7nDEUyz3aTMarj84Czw7c0zte7P29IGMeblBGLIIf1U1vqmOxz_ZRxII8QqehV/s1600-h/munny1_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzhLnSyvOc4ugghou9Dq-sszZO5O2aONMn1KqtlLqoDC-kTELv_moNP_jqux163K6OGN0lg7nDEUyz3aTMarj84Czw7c0zte7P29IGMeblBGLIIf1U1vqmOxz_ZRxII8QqehV/s320/munny1_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300285959694301138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jDtdYu04nmdmf0ppcHjzL5yWNqeiJwF8b4kfzcqNHsGR6ayNAN_1tm36HjEwxZMfD6gpNCGDtcjEMaWCVPV9qNLp7J0tqHut1tkv7q0ANZYtVr3uiFJ85iRn3JfPELTQqcQK/s1600-h/munny-019_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jDtdYu04nmdmf0ppcHjzL5yWNqeiJwF8b4kfzcqNHsGR6ayNAN_1tm36HjEwxZMfD6gpNCGDtcjEMaWCVPV9qNLp7J0tqHut1tkv7q0ANZYtVr3uiFJ85iRn3JfPELTQqcQK/s320/munny-019_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300285962587307570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zQKItkWMuVhMK2PTTtkIofYhNrMc8NxJvuzad5fZuLzqHCdGjYkT-Y2LEegIsx7qIbOFz1Sa2tH8mS2Dj272Fxz6YjQjwzxYkL3pcCHqAE3b5VVoUZSdEV2isAxcdYrdfS8/s1600-h/munny-020_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zQKItkWMuVhMK2PTTtkIofYhNrMc8NxJvuzad5fZuLzqHCdGjYkT-Y2LEegIsx7qIbOFz1Sa2tH8mS2Dj272Fxz6YjQjwzxYkL3pcCHqAE3b5VVoUZSdEV2isAxcdYrdfS8/s320/munny-020_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300285965161415442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBhDJgXA01L4pMKC1bG-YiOlsjqrM6C1UPjvmTCyFJ7n-O38MifPiD21mslFxL633A9KIw-Cs0v0Xlc8m6ZVNmUSzdRgASESEW-1kDws8zoHpXKSW1HhbW3NTd7fj-um-609o/s1600-h/munny-017_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBhDJgXA01L4pMKC1bG-YiOlsjqrM6C1UPjvmTCyFJ7n-O38MifPiD21mslFxL633A9KIw-Cs0v0Xlc8m6ZVNmUSzdRgASESEW-1kDws8zoHpXKSW1HhbW3NTd7fj-um-609o/s320/munny-017_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300285957447384722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssAUaYMi033LcyzDYirtiZm1bTyzo5m4IvPRcCd_aZGO2Mgl-qGkMNQU2TMn2XrfMIVNrT1k-cnJ4E0J4Qh4SyBUE25A9cJHJbuov8XIMRddrlRQ11G-M9scnzeX_MktjhZ_s/s1600-h/n593259749_1973520_9358.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssAUaYMi033LcyzDYirtiZm1bTyzo5m4IvPRcCd_aZGO2Mgl-qGkMNQU2TMn2XrfMIVNrT1k-cnJ4E0J4Qh4SyBUE25A9cJHJbuov8XIMRddrlRQ11G-M9scnzeX_MktjhZ_s/s320/n593259749_1973520_9358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300285960838444946" border="0" /></a><br />Some friends and I were each invited to create a Valentine's themed Munny for a show in Pasadena tonight.<br /><br />THE NOISE ACADEMY PRESENTS:<br />SENSES<br />SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7<br />9PM-2AM<br />443 E. COLORADO BLVD<br />PASADENA, CA 91101<br /><br />Rooted Movement in West Covina will be displaying my friends’ and my Munny throughout March.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATE! Here are pictures from the event: </span><a href="http://thenoiseacademy.com/2009/02/09/senses-february-7-2009/">click here</a>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-6232141618198354582008-10-29T23:43:00.001-07:002008-10-29T23:48:38.198-07:00Werewolf Papercraft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj9dOlAP3CptH9pAMR-b4aw4YSQ62E7vdCTaeL9lwskQ-EjiWsK_iz4ZP7jndq1es2EdAgoFYNDkp9CAH_Yd1-P7gTLdO737Q0OaTcJVwO9KyMpiwfxCiWGgRNrqsQR4HAtKm/s1600-h/wolfe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj9dOlAP3CptH9pAMR-b4aw4YSQ62E7vdCTaeL9lwskQ-EjiWsK_iz4ZP7jndq1es2EdAgoFYNDkp9CAH_Yd1-P7gTLdO737Q0OaTcJVwO9KyMpiwfxCiWGgRNrqsQR4HAtKm/s320/wolfe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262834961734263490" border="0" /></a>I designed this trucker werewolf based on a paper craft template conceived of by the great <a href="http://mazahouseofill.blogspot.com/">Mario Zavala</a>. To see the trucker wolf's other possible accessories and to perhaps even build him for your workplace this Halloween, click <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/printables/craft-templates/printable/halloween-werewolf-paper-craft/halloween-werewolf-paper-craft.html">here</a>.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-90594074222739813842008-10-14T00:32:00.000-07:002008-10-14T00:40:44.513-07:00Unsuspecting Suspect Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIr9tN5AVXnk2rLmyqr0xSabm4mj67zIueYXHc7x4rWTjSwAuUfl82ADc8V5qovS_g0pPzVXkj0d0_6aK7mb-O5gbn9itYW2Hz1cUYHOxg78aKLH-iJy0vmre83EL-c4FqDzS/s1600-h/guy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIr9tN5AVXnk2rLmyqr0xSabm4mj67zIueYXHc7x4rWTjSwAuUfl82ADc8V5qovS_g0pPzVXkj0d0_6aK7mb-O5gbn9itYW2Hz1cUYHOxg78aKLH-iJy0vmre83EL-c4FqDzS/s320/guy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256910937863767234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGncXpyLh5pRr93WueMquwzDPckEj09oRTZlaOsqpM8IgmSPBgpu8dyn2jrQ0b8N5I6YQiPzkMe7Vg8s3XbJ9xl2ivyC7fN5KlogHsldpxjQSpHxr56_C7elVwU96X91IAbQWr/s1600-h/guy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGncXpyLh5pRr93WueMquwzDPckEj09oRTZlaOsqpM8IgmSPBgpu8dyn2jrQ0b8N5I6YQiPzkMe7Vg8s3XbJ9xl2ivyC7fN5KlogHsldpxjQSpHxr56_C7elVwU96X91IAbQWr/s320/guy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256910937225272898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjLNqtf8ivP08zR6mWZbT7cP4f2pLLfN7TejcqlABnRtZz_NPOQgTzmuTI_e_SJLCMBDF_nJcJkFW2wGEd5iZlSmyhS3VUvW8zPaRORQu5gIP-s4oqO7x3D8jbg-ERTf8iFan/s1600-h/guy3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjLNqtf8ivP08zR6mWZbT7cP4f2pLLfN7TejcqlABnRtZz_NPOQgTzmuTI_e_SJLCMBDF_nJcJkFW2wGEd5iZlSmyhS3VUvW8zPaRORQu5gIP-s4oqO7x3D8jbg-ERTf8iFan/s320/guy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256910939121987090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are a few sketches of unsuspecting artists who think I'm drawing the model, but I'm drawing them drawing the model. I'm so sneaky. I'll try to post again soon with more stuff.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-200723555018056182008-08-24T10:21:00.001-07:002008-08-26T18:54:07.843-07:00My sk8ology board<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cmarket.com/auction/communicate/EmailClick.action?id=72744876&url=/auction/item/Item.action?id=72510422"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheN7OHv1qxMs33ws27VZH1of02vbEm94Qcfkzds9uv0qxri_RjvOesSRNXsbYPaaBRsyqhtR_AmunbSMz7pZHqH0-v825Nx4ltFvvz-StdTLTzji7AHV3_oQFs6G_Zbt5NJeNO/s320/craig_mackay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238135780968598562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cmarket.com/auction/communicate/EmailClick.action?id=72744876&url=/auction/item/Item.action?id=72510422"><span style="font-size:85%;">(click here for link to charity auction)</span></a><br /></div>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-41348248642077789052008-08-04T21:59:00.001-07:002008-12-12T22:00:57.035-08:00Sk8ology Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-7LosvVpowz30144p8u2s94Ya7jmZ13jSQ7UeoitN3PN2fJn4ovU31-Ew8LjWB34_GYerPQ9wNqRkqdXprM_azNkx9LwoW2LSfhRxQxsFVhm-A2MWOdZLVx_dOsO2MWC1QeY/s1600-h/ISM-gallery_sk8ology.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-7LosvVpowz30144p8u2s94Ya7jmZ13jSQ7UeoitN3PN2fJn4ovU31-Ew8LjWB34_GYerPQ9wNqRkqdXprM_azNkx9LwoW2LSfhRxQxsFVhm-A2MWOdZLVx_dOsO2MWC1QeY/s200/ISM-gallery_sk8ology.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231269921760176482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="story_comment_back_quote"><br />Shameless self-promotions are shameful...<br /><br />...except when it's for charity, right?<br /><br />Hello Blog friends! Some friends and I are going to be in a charity art show on Saturday August 23, 2008. Each artist was given a blank skate deck to paint on. <br /><br /><br />The show will take place at:<br /><br /></span><strong>ISM: gallery</strong> at the Koos Art Center<br />540 East Broadway<br />Long Beach, California 90802<br /><br />and then it will travel to San Diego in September for the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) Trade Show.<br /><span class="story_comment_back_quote"><br />The purpose of the show is to "raise awareness and resources in an effort to support Now That You Know, a non-profit organization that helps to provide ambitious girls from developing countries a secure environment for learning and growth. Proceeds will also contribute to benefiting the youth of our society through the artistic enrichment of our community."<br /><br />For more information visit: <a href="http://www.ismcommunity.org/sk8ology">http://www.ismcommunity.org/sk8ology</a><br /><br />Hope you can make it!<br /><br />Here's a glimpse of part of my board.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkrHZCvzFHxhjq_88GuRRRBjxCI3Gs5-Yx6nBGuUc6naIBrRZ_aNxqvOG2NsSIyH745H6wBDu2HpopZiB_Yr_EApeZTuvjfyGCRnpr375tGhfhkrn-Zot-SAy3e9gxPsNWC5j/s1600-h/sk8ology006web_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkrHZCvzFHxhjq_88GuRRRBjxCI3Gs5-Yx6nBGuUc6naIBrRZ_aNxqvOG2NsSIyH745H6wBDu2HpopZiB_Yr_EApeZTuvjfyGCRnpr375tGhfhkrn-Zot-SAy3e9gxPsNWC5j/s400/sk8ology006web_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230899105824096098" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="story_comment_back_quote"><br /><br /></span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-15016201721914960052008-07-28T19:44:00.001-07:002008-12-12T22:00:57.243-08:00Malibu Pier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2YnmCBCKnU3OOrT7fV_acU-kHE_TVzZs9SuVKKTzf6li0JxHi9TFP205R6Fq2TUS0F8zDyqB9z-X0029vAq41fIimBq34aock4l8n1JClG9Cly4oaEaq01DRTJp7SKPYZf3p/s1600-h/landscapptgbeachWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2YnmCBCKnU3OOrT7fV_acU-kHE_TVzZs9SuVKKTzf6li0JxHi9TFP205R6Fq2TUS0F8zDyqB9z-X0029vAq41fIimBq34aock4l8n1JClG9Cly4oaEaq01DRTJp7SKPYZf3p/s400/landscapptgbeachWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228261505188733762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gouache on Illustration board 9.25" x 7.75"</span><br /></span></div><br />I recently went landscape painting with my dad and uncle. This is my attempt. Weird how my dad's <a href="http://sketchpainting.blogspot.com/2008/06/malibu-beach-and-pier.html">painting</a> of the same beach has a crowd of people and mine only has a lone surfer.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-37880013081735057352008-07-21T06:21:00.000-07:002008-12-12T22:00:57.434-08:00Film Noir Kid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl897tFbPIDWNi6x8rdgj4iMehxK_6YwKHEZv9_GXtVYqya7HIUvFfb7rJNzwk8VXJbUfDo9MlyYweN8E3iDk5_3_4ehib2E-biHlnCY7uTQbjtUb7ewRNMFsf-AHPoBq9sJXH/s1600-h/noir.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl897tFbPIDWNi6x8rdgj4iMehxK_6YwKHEZv9_GXtVYqya7HIUvFfb7rJNzwk8VXJbUfDo9MlyYweN8E3iDk5_3_4ehib2E-biHlnCY7uTQbjtUb7ewRNMFsf-AHPoBq9sJXH/s400/noir.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225457653560417698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a concept painting for a children's book project I was working on recently. It was done in Photoshop.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-25990486789414430222008-06-13T06:37:00.000-07:002008-12-12T22:00:58.254-08:00Watching Jen watching AFV while looking @ bills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCZD98qQ3rTZtDjPsVM3AcUnk5Skz-togKWJfvareiVyx7wViXwRTzxPjsa3oz2-2BNWGNEM8wJXtAxdNQ-qtjotkw5dEE202ZB2MZ17t1lZNFgryf3d_AGkXWp0Lr0diO4-/s1600-h/burntsienna_2KJen_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCZD98qQ3rTZtDjPsVM3AcUnk5Skz-togKWJfvareiVyx7wViXwRTzxPjsa3oz2-2BNWGNEM8wJXtAxdNQ-qtjotkw5dEE202ZB2MZ17t1lZNFgryf3d_AGkXWp0Lr0diO4-/s320/burntsienna_2KJen_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211377159140195522" border="0" /></a>My wife and I love to watch <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Funniest_Home_Videos"><st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Funniest Home Videos</a> together after the kids have gone to bed. I must admit that as a skinny tween I watched and loved the show when it first aired in the late 80's, but gave it up in the early 90's as I realized a person could only watch so much footage of unwary fathers getting hit in the crotch by innocent little leaguers. I'm not sure when we started watching the show again, but I'm certain it was after we had our first son. One of the most appealing things about the show to me now is watching my wife literally laugh her self to tears when some tiny, unsuspecting kid gets bounced off a trampoline like a rag doll or tossed off screen by a speeding beach ball. <span style=""> </span>Her all time favorite on-screen misfortune involves an often slightly overweight person who naively stands ashore, strapped into a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasailing">parasailing</a> harness only to be dragged through the water seconds later like some sports fisherman’s dream catch.<span style=""> </span>I think I enjoy watching her watch the show more than the show itself.Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-14202752242378215012008-03-11T00:01:00.000-07:002008-12-12T22:00:59.372-08:00Photoshop Class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU9mnUyV6iFiIl02grYucLWr4ukXZ8-sceV4mAjwk_tZeXRM0tSRARPWM4z5jJBBQWsxk9anHUI8fSYJVn5MODcPUGnVNhdEzIg5VKrXV7mRnhO4PiCw-p0Qt59__jShpjlZM/s1600-h/seargent_copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU9mnUyV6iFiIl02grYucLWr4ukXZ8-sceV4mAjwk_tZeXRM0tSRARPWM4z5jJBBQWsxk9anHUI8fSYJVn5MODcPUGnVNhdEzIg5VKrXV7mRnhO4PiCw-p0Qt59__jShpjlZM/s320/seargent_copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176376979821801938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">I'm very fortunate to have been invited by <a href="http://richtuzon.blogspot.com/">Rich Tuzon</a> to attend an intermediate Photoshop painting class that is being taught at work by one of my favorite teachers from school, <a href="http://www.thedrawingclub.com/">Bob Kato</a>. Basically Bob adapted his traditional painting technique as a way to paint digitally in Photoshop. This is a 2 hour master copy (caricatured a bit) of a one of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent">Sargent's</a> self portraits that I painted in tonight's class.</span>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-61056750115901996262007-12-30T20:46:00.000-08:002008-12-12T22:00:59.903-08:00Landscape Painting with Dad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAio8yACzOpnDG8lV4-w2gbm3WJPUEdzU_JXp9P41LFiayEOrugfG6EinU3EOf1iGF5gRVBihUy7qWTne9tbrtuAXpQ0GoOk78upDFUup01Fb4JS_ofPM-pk7UU6TmHu8Vt_A/s1600-h/paramountscan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAio8yACzOpnDG8lV4-w2gbm3WJPUEdzU_JXp9P41LFiayEOrugfG6EinU3EOf1iGF5gRVBihUy7qWTne9tbrtuAXpQ0GoOk78upDFUup01Fb4JS_ofPM-pk7UU6TmHu8Vt_A/s320/paramountscan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149997734080776626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlIUuFlkLp9AKruwcU0SXtVXYeP1wCfA_cAxzC8uJl2fcCj7dsQT-CsR4DIqKWlgN4Juf1-oTC192kLN9mG0rLG-hH_RotRaXuf_EdEm68gfsbubydnTa3YjPF-ajlvCX7YsQ/s1600-h/paramountscan2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlIUuFlkLp9AKruwcU0SXtVXYeP1wCfA_cAxzC8uJl2fcCj7dsQT-CsR4DIqKWlgN4Juf1-oTC192kLN9mG0rLG-hH_RotRaXuf_EdEm68gfsbubydnTa3YjPF-ajlvCX7YsQ/s320/paramountscan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149997738375743938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1cfOF3DaG48fmFMvaQDAmMNaOeR_MaYZjjB2tuZnukzppsA0pdViuLGJVK05bgAxuu-pRhzy-LmUP1QQe_-AyFzkM4UL9KqKc9t3bN-bvTbZrf23wZdzsQF8p-aKJ1E7ZlnY/s1600-h/paramountscan3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1cfOF3DaG48fmFMvaQDAmMNaOeR_MaYZjjB2tuZnukzppsA0pdViuLGJVK05bgAxuu-pRhzy-LmUP1QQe_-AyFzkM4UL9KqKc9t3bN-bvTbZrf23wZdzsQF8p-aKJ1E7ZlnY/s320/paramountscan3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149997738375743954" border="0" /></a><br />I go painting with my dad quite often. This last weekend we went to <a href="http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/paramountranch.htm">Paramount Ranch</a>. If you haven't been there to paint plein air, you're crazy! It has an old ghost town-looking set that was the backdrop for Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and many other western sets from 1927 until present day. Here are my gouache efforts. The smaller two are 1.5" x 2.5" done in my moleskine sketchbook and the larger painting is on about 5" x 7" piece of illustration board. If you want to see my dad's he'll post it soon at his blog: <a href="http://sketchpainting.blogspot.com/">http://sketchpainting.blogspot.com/</a>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-22948700839787820282007-11-20T00:37:00.001-08:002008-12-12T22:01:00.589-08:00Some Sketchbook Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4h3iMUVw8obzzDg_Z6cBb-Bj4XIeC2bH0ySoD9zrazrBTFifP1qeXw2ZZWIaSxoOTmzNLx44eBZ6rcMfP421fmqEXfO6Cnlm-DtwVbF3rs2F7ooSb5cbkTCwFP9Xd3_ir45K/s1600-h/sketchdc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4h3iMUVw8obzzDg_Z6cBb-Bj4XIeC2bH0ySoD9zrazrBTFifP1qeXw2ZZWIaSxoOTmzNLx44eBZ6rcMfP421fmqEXfO6Cnlm-DtwVbF3rs2F7ooSb5cbkTCwFP9Xd3_ir45K/s320/sketchdc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134839358665242738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRwcOYKdhv2_6SBSFxKpQjqEz_vsopqrdb9HPzeeJxG-my5sFtIGSX93hBUqwTZtR4w5tLnXVw_O8XNf0KSvUDnvV1Cuue1qVwRwT5cFtUOHY5bIVvOvbGgHX2-9EWfDtiT_Z/s1600-h/sketchcraigface.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRwcOYKdhv2_6SBSFxKpQjqEz_vsopqrdb9HPzeeJxG-my5sFtIGSX93hBUqwTZtR4w5tLnXVw_O8XNf0KSvUDnvV1Cuue1qVwRwT5cFtUOHY5bIVvOvbGgHX2-9EWfDtiT_Z/s320/sketchcraigface.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134839367255177346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoiq7hqJSa64HQ00MJo-N6k3mYBibLFJ2VjzQwTEX3uy1NCbKA9Fu18gKrVMw_LbxOqKaXL5Z1mmnl7BeVL-yE5c-m_cQsYmM9mNRrJ2daqOujY9si6hUBAvVm2sbFyUrYPuf/s1600-h/sketchfaces.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoiq7hqJSa64HQ00MJo-N6k3mYBibLFJ2VjzQwTEX3uy1NCbKA9Fu18gKrVMw_LbxOqKaXL5Z1mmnl7BeVL-yE5c-m_cQsYmM9mNRrJ2daqOujY9si6hUBAvVm2sbFyUrYPuf/s320/sketchfaces.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134839380140079250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkjMjuFRSwPU0o98i5QpKpyW5KZaVIzyk4zneNxxLVjc_EaipqCtVKRX04r2u_iF7QeINtlcole8ON4SLaawL4-U9mOXKH9mU76T_QPK62LRVjrTkkcjA4wwtSt3f5JhzQX8p/s1600-h/sketchfaces2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkjMjuFRSwPU0o98i5QpKpyW5KZaVIzyk4zneNxxLVjc_EaipqCtVKRX04r2u_iF7QeINtlcole8ON4SLaawL4-U9mOXKH9mU76T_QPK62LRVjrTkkcjA4wwtSt3f5JhzQX8p/s320/sketchfaces2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134839380140079266" border="0" /></a><br />I'm still alive and here are the sketches to prove it!Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9315119.post-23247959940125450622007-08-14T01:25:00.000-07:002007-08-14T02:01:44.134-07:00Art Center Graduation Show - Friday, 08-17-2007Hey, art blog friends! I am graduating this weekend from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. For all you people around the L.A. Area, this coming Friday on August 17th from 7:00PM until 10:00 PM, is the Art Center Graduation Show. Come check out the show and say "Hi" if you happen to recognize me standing next to the artwork you've seen posted on this blog over the last few years. <a href="http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/visitingaccd.jsp">www.artcenter.edu</a>Craig Mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747623709470854796noreply@blogger.com8