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2008-08-15T21:56:00.003-04:00

Pickledog has moved to a new blog!

I.F. Poof!

2008-08-07T20:40:00.005-04:00

A little magical roast beef on a roll would be tasty.. Poof!

With a busy work schedule, and such, it would be sweet to have a magic samich making spell. Really sweet. Abra-Ka-Mustard!

Foggy

2008-07-17T22:29:00.006-04:00

Holy-mollie, where have I been?! Hello my fellow Illustration Friday'ers, and friends of fun-times. I just couldn't bare the thought of missing another I.F. topic, so I'm sneaking this one in just under the wire.

IF - Horde

2008-06-24T22:42:00.004-04:00

Deep beneath the Go-Putt Miniature Golf and Arcade is the magical home of the dwarves.

IF - Punchline

2008-06-18T22:10:00.009-04:00

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get into the punch line of course!

Everyone loves fruit punch.

IF - Rock-a-bye Baby

2008-06-04T22:41:00.002-04:00

When the wind blows this baby rocks the tree tops!

IF - Worry

2008-05-29T21:53:00.002-04:00

I'm not sure what this little pig is so worried about. Maybe he forgot the cornbread for the beans.

IF - Wide

2008-05-21T22:55:00.004-04:00

Beep-Beep!

IF - Seed

2008-05-08T19:30:00.004-04:00

Seeds here! Get your seeds here!

It's a sunny day and the Jays are playing the Cardinals, so sit back, and enjoy some tasty seeds with the game. I'll take mine with a side of worms please.

IF - Wrinkles

2008-04-30T21:38:00.011-04:00

When Captain Bluebird-Beard had the idea of tattooing the treasure map to the back of his first mate Cannonball thirty years ago he never thought about wrinkles.

“Arggh! I can't tell if this is a river or a wrinkle even with me bifocals yaar!”

Sorry guys this one went a bit blurry after I uploaded it for some reason, focus blogger focus.

IF - Primitive

2008-04-20T14:09:00.004-04:00

In the future robot children will visit robot museums to learn about early robot life. What a glorious future it will be.

Spread the word!

2008-04-19T13:12:00.006-04:00

I just read a very disturbing post about illustrators works being stolen to publish a book called “Colorful Illustrations 93°C.” Do not to buy this book! The Publishers stole the illustrations and interviews. On-line the book is being sold for an outrageous $100 - of which none is going to the illustrators that created the work. Unfortunately this kind of theft is becoming bolder and I want to do whatever I can to help fight against it.

Originally I was going to re-post the full story from Luc Latulippe's blog, but instead go visit Luc Latulippe's site and read his post about this whole sickening situation.

I'd like to thank Holly DeWolf for passing this along to me, and I ask that everyone please help spread the word. This is an important issue that everyone in the industry needs to be informed of.

IF - Fail

2008-04-17T19:47:00.006-04:00

A stinky driver fails her road test spectacularly.

IF - Homage to Mr. Dressup

2008-04-03T18:35:00.003-04:00

Mr. Dressup was my favorite TV show as a kid, and it most likely my first artistic inspiration. Mr. Dressup was played by the late Ernie Combs. Along with Mr. Dressup is Casey and his dog Finnegan, who were brought to life by puppeteer Judith Lawrence.

The Mr. Dressup show was fantastic! He would tell stories, sing, and of course dress-up in silly costumes and put on plays. My absolute favorite part of Mr. Dressup was when he would draw, and I dreamed that one day I would be able to draw just like him.

IF - Homage

2008-03-31T18:17:00.005-04:00

My musical homage illustration is dedicated to Canadian musician Kathleen Edwards.

The original is 24" x 11.5" created in Illustrator and Photoshop.

IF - Pet Peeves

2008-03-27T21:28:00.003-04:00

One of my pet peeves - one that I am also very guilty of - is when people say "thingie" or some other nonsensical word to ask where something is. Like "honey where's the thingie that opens the thing?!"

The thingie is a multi-tool made up of mostly kitchen type items. It measures, cuts, opens both bottles and cans. The thingie is a beater, flipper, timer, temperature gauge, and your house keys all rolled into one. It's simply incredible.. now if you could only remember where you used it last.

IF - Heavy

2008-03-19T22:10:00.006-04:00

Hey Mac! Yous gotta lift sumpthin' but itz too 'eavy? Call Harry's Hoisting Co. at 555-HOIST-IT
Harry lifts all kinds of junk like:

Pianos
Fridges
Money safes
Cars & Trucks
Elephants
Houses
Boxes of stuff
Large industrial shark tanks
And More...

Late Blooming Garden

2008-03-19T22:02:00.006-04:00

I didn't get a chance to post to Illustration Friday last week which made me sad.. then I decided to post my garden illustration this week, which made me happy! Here it is sliced into three easy to manage pieces. Original 11 x 24 inches

IF - Leap

2008-03-02T16:09:00.006-05:00

When I think about the word leap, and leaping, I think of the Mario Brothers. Those heroic plumbers specialized in leaping, and giant coin collecting. With that in mind, I illustrated the cartridge of my most favorite Mario game never made "Pickle Mario Bros." It was basically Super Mario, but instead of mushrooms and coins, Mario collected pickles and pickle slices.

Now if you are currently singing the Mario music in your head (or out loud), you're welcome. Don't worry it should stop in about a week or two.

Multiple

2008-02-24T22:08:00.007-05:00

I choose to draw Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for multiple. Now I'm thinking that I should have used a more modern example like Fight Club, or Hannah Montana. Next time I guess...

IF - Theory

2008-02-20T23:34:00.004-05:00

I'm back, and I've brought a friend! Here is Professor Pickle to teach you all about the missing link in colour theory. Many believe it to be a myth like the yeti or free parking, but it's true Murpurple does exist!

Interview with Illustrator Neil Jeffery

2008-02-17T18:09:00.004-05:00

Posted at altpicks.com the featured member interview is with the talented artist/illustrator Neil Jeffery a.k.a "beep-beep." I have the privilege of knowing Neil from school back in London, and can say that Neil was scary-talented back then, and has only gotten better.

Neil started as a traditional drawer and painter and then made the move to digital illustration, naturally this made me curious about his thoughts on traditional vs. digital design. How he got started as an illustrator, how he developed his bold graphic style, and his plans for the future are just a few of the other topics discussed with Neil in the interview.

I don't want to give it all away so head over to Altpick.com top read the full interview, and see samples of Neil's colourful graphic style.

Illustration sample: courtesy of Neil Jeffery

You Make My Day

2008-02-03T20:47:00.000-05:00

I am very happy to have been given the "You Make My Day" award from the very talented Kelly Medina!
Thank you Kelly. : )

"You make my day-Award" works like this:
1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make me think and/or make my day.
2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3. Display the "You Make my Day Award" logo with a link to the post that I wrote. (Optional)
4. Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

The 5 people that have made my day recently are:

Jeff Brame

Holly DeWolf

ShakyMouse

Mike R Baker

Tofusquirrel

IF - Tales and Legends

2008-01-30T22:12:00.000-05:00

Melvin Fishguy had always been content. He had a successful shuttle-fish company, a condo in the exclusive Octo-Pod tower, but love had eluded him. His mother tried to reassure him that he was quite a catch, but parents always say that about their own spawn. The truth was that no matter how successful Melvin was, he was a boring cold fish. That was until today...

I totally loved this weeks topic, tales and legends. I wanted to take on a classic so the obvious choice was the lost city of Atlantis. I envisioned an organic looking city surrounded by the ruins of the ancient Atlantis.

IF - Plain

2008-01-22T23:03:00.001-05:00

Do you find the excitement of ice cream too complicated at the end of a busy day? Then try the new Plain Ice Milk from Aunt Beige. It's a frozen treat* made from ordinary skim milk with no flavour added.

*Serve at room temperature to avoid ice cream headaches.