Do you do professional work? Your comics on your DA page were very well done, and I was basically wondering why you don't do your own IP, or approach Wizards to do parody comics.
Is that not No-Face of Spirited Away fame?
Or am i missing something?
That's right! If you didn't know, Lauren's a huge fan of Miyazaki films. I took a shot in the dark and used No-Face since he sorta fit the gag for the current meta. Turns out, she loves Spirited Away. Here's a blurb from the wiki page for those not familiar with the film:
Akio Nakamura as No-Face (カオナシ Kaonashi?, lit. "faceless"): An odd spirit who takes an interest in Chihiro Ogino. At first, he appears to be a strange, demure, cloaked, masked wraith who seems mute other than his breathing and urging grunts. Seen as polite, calm, and quiet at first, No-Face is a lonely being who seems to sustain itself on the emotions of those he encounters, particularly their emotional reception to his gifts. In the English version, No-Face is voiced by Bob Bergen.
Do you do professional work? Your comics on your DA page were very well done, and I was basically wondering why you don't do your own IP, or approach Wizards to do parody comics.
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I was working for Tokyopop between 2004-2005 as a page layout designer, retouching and lettering/typography for (2) of their major titles at the time (Samurai Deeper Kyo & Ai Yori Aoshi). After they started to outsource their work, I went back to college to get an actual degree instead of a basic A.A. I graduated with a BA in graphic design years later, which helps a lot in terms of typography, simplifying designs and character illustration.
Lately, I'm doing a lot of storyboarding for TV commercials and I had a season stint doing 3 dozen storyboards for a cartoon/tv show on the Playboy channel. I also drew a lot of their assets, though it was through a different art direction.
I recently decided to quit my day-job as a graphic designer at a local firm to pursue a graphic novel for young girls. Specifically shojo, something that I've always wanted to do, as odd as it may sound. In terms of distribution, I need to finish a few chapters during the summer before I can start pitching for online distribution or find someone to help back publishing it.
I have an animator friend that's helping me to develop more as an artist and she's been giving me advice to produce faster. Something that would take me 5 minutes to sketch would take her 1 minute, so I still have to grow a bit more. I'm doing these daily exercises each day to speed up, which you can find on my Tumblr. Quite a few sketches now & here's an example of stuff on it.
As for working with WotC, I'm all for it, but I can't make that pitch alone. The community has to get involve, especially after the whole Hasbro fiasco. I was told that Mark/Aaron will avoid any communications with me, even small talk after the Hasbro thing. Though my source probably exaggerated, but I don't think they'll interact with me anytime soon on social media sites, much less anyone at WotC.
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You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
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You can find the full story on this image (why it was on the back burner for so long) on my Tumblr and reasons why I hardly ever do private commission work.
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Great work Polish Tamales! She looks very sexy there!
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You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
Like the pokemon one, I used to be a judge for that game, right when they made homage cards to that specific charizard.
Also like the bubble pop one, are you going to color it with a background?
If there's demand for it, maybe. I'm getting a lot of request for Sorin X Gideon, Jace X *Insert any planeswalker* and Brian Kibler of all things atm.
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There's a very small chance you can score a printed and signed copy if you head on over to CommanderCast's Gifts Given Charity drive this year.
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I am a huge fan of your work, Tamales. Any chance I can get you to send me the PDF of your Tamiyo Silly Sage emblems? I cannot seem to find them on LegitMTG. My email address is on my Contact page. Thanks a lot! And I love the Kaalia pic. She is the general for my current favorite EDH deck.
I am a huge fan of your work, Tamales. Any chance I can get you to send me the PDF of your Tamiyo Silly Sage emblems? I cannot seem to find them on LegitMTG. My email address is on my Contact page. Thanks a lot! And I love the Kaalia pic. She is the general for my current favorite EDH deck.
You might wanna shoot me a PM or PM me on Tumblr so I can send you the PDF file for the Tamiyo Emblems.
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You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
Casual Cube EDH: UR Niv-Mizzet's Madness BGW Ghave's Garden WUBRG Karona's Chaos
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He's the dragon we deserve, but not the one we need right now...
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You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
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You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
So less than a year later, WotC/Hasbro's lawyers felt that I've been too productive on my Tumblr. Enough for them to threaten the DMCA against it.
If you guys didn't know, Tumblr has been a very useful tool for me to improve on drawing and improv (an act of spontaneous invention, telling jokes/stories). It's challenging me to be creative, not just drawing pretty pictures, but as an outlet to entertain people. I get sketch requests for my followers and in return (free of charge) I give them a quick sketch. Nothing fancy, just enough for a smile or a punchline.
It wasn't until earlier last week, WoTC/Hasbro's lawyers weren't too amused by what was being produced/created on my Tumblr. They felt that many of the pieces were inappropriate and that it warranted a DMCA threat if I did not censor myself or my fan's requests. Obviously, this is a ludicrous threat, given the fact that many of the pieces there are just simple little sketches. Not exactly commercial grade art work.
So here we go again. WotC/Hasbro attacking their own customers through legal threats and bullying.
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So less than a year later, WotC/Hasbro's lawyers felt that I've been too productive on my Tumblr. Enough for them to threaten the DMCA against it.
If you guys didn't know, Tumblr has been a very useful tool for me to improve on drawing and improv (an act of spontaneous invention, telling jokes/stories). It's challenging me to be creative, not just drawing pretty pictures, but as an outlet to entertain people. I get sketch requests for my followers and in return (free of charge) I give them a quick sketch. Nothing fancy, just enough for a smile or a punchline.
It wasn't until earlier last week, WoTC/Hasbro's lawyers weren't too amused by what was being produced/created on my Tumblr. They felt that many of the pieces were inappropriate and that it warranted a DMCA threat if I did not censor myself or my fan's requests. Obviously, this is a ludicrous threat, given the fact that many of the pieces there are just simple little sketches. Not exactly commercial grade art work.
So here we go again. WotC/Hasbro attacking their own customers through legal threats and bullying.
Well, that kinda sucks, what exactly did they say?
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Well, that kinda sucks, what exactly did they say?
Without copy/pasting the PDF, they (Hasbro/WotC legal) would like me to personally contact them (and further provide personal information) and follow up which pieces/sketches for me to remove from my tumblr.
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Or am i missing something?
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That's right! If you didn't know, Lauren's a huge fan of Miyazaki films. I took a shot in the dark and used No-Face since he sorta fit the gag for the current meta. Turns out, she loves Spirited Away. Here's a blurb from the wiki page for those not familiar with the film:
(〜 ̄▽ ̄)〜 Thanks!
I was working for Tokyopop between 2004-2005 as a page layout designer, retouching and lettering/typography for (2) of their major titles at the time (Samurai Deeper Kyo & Ai Yori Aoshi). After they started to outsource their work, I went back to college to get an actual degree instead of a basic A.A. I graduated with a BA in graphic design years later, which helps a lot in terms of typography, simplifying designs and character illustration.
Lately, I'm doing a lot of storyboarding for TV commercials and I had a season stint doing 3 dozen storyboards for a cartoon/tv show on the Playboy channel. I also drew a lot of their assets, though it was through a different art direction.
I recently decided to quit my day-job as a graphic designer at a local firm to pursue a graphic novel for young girls. Specifically shojo, something that I've always wanted to do, as odd as it may sound. In terms of distribution, I need to finish a few chapters during the summer before I can start pitching for online distribution or find someone to help back publishing it.
I have an animator friend that's helping me to develop more as an artist and she's been giving me advice to produce faster. Something that would take me 5 minutes to sketch would take her 1 minute, so I still have to grow a bit more. I'm doing these daily exercises each day to speed up, which you can find on my Tumblr. Quite a few sketches now & here's an example of stuff on it.
As for working with WotC, I'm all for it, but I can't make that pitch alone. The community has to get involve, especially after the whole Hasbro fiasco. I was told that Mark/Aaron will avoid any communications with me, even small talk after the Hasbro thing. Though my source probably exaggerated, but I don't think they'll interact with me anytime soon on social media sites, much less anyone at WotC.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
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Drana Kalastria Bloodchief Pin-UP (Anime version)
A little something for the Commander players or Vampire lovers!
You can find the full story on this image (why it was on the back burner for so long) on my Tumblr and reasons why I hardly ever do private commission work.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
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Great work Polish Tamales! She looks very sexy there!
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A Miss Jaya Ballard. A requested sketch from my followers on tumblr!
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Also like the bubble pop one, are you going to color it with a background?
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If there's demand for it, maybe. I'm getting a lot of request for Sorin X Gideon, Jace X *Insert any planeswalker* and Brian Kibler of all things atm.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
There's a very small chance you can score a printed and signed copy if you head on over to CommanderCast's Gifts Given Charity drive this year.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
You might wanna shoot me a PM or PM me on Tumblr so I can send you the PDF file for the Tamiyo Emblems.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
I would throw down some serious dosh to have this colored, and on a playmat. I love it!
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
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Say it ain't so!
EDH:
UR Niv-Mizzet's Madness
BGW Ghave's Garden
WUBRG Karona's Chaos
Retired: Too damn many to count
Vintage:
URWelder
WUBRG Dredge
Kitchen Table:
B Zombies in Your Head
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
If you guys didn't know, Tumblr has been a very useful tool for me to improve on drawing and improv (an act of spontaneous invention, telling jokes/stories). It's challenging me to be creative, not just drawing pretty pictures, but as an outlet to entertain people. I get sketch requests for my followers and in return (free of charge) I give them a quick sketch. Nothing fancy, just enough for a smile or a punchline.
It wasn't until earlier last week, WoTC/Hasbro's lawyers weren't too amused by what was being produced/created on my Tumblr. They felt that many of the pieces were inappropriate and that it warranted a DMCA threat if I did not censor myself or my fan's requests. Obviously, this is a ludicrous threat, given the fact that many of the pieces there are just simple little sketches. Not exactly commercial grade art work.
So here we go again. WotC/Hasbro attacking their own customers through legal threats and bullying.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com
Well, that kinda sucks, what exactly did they say?
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Without copy/pasting the PDF, they (Hasbro/WotC legal) would like me to personally contact them (and further provide personal information) and follow up which pieces/sketches for me to remove from my tumblr.
You can catch some of my work at TOKYOPOP & on the Playboy Channel! Don't miss Celebrity Sex Tales!
PolishTamales.com
Graphical Contributor to LegitMTG.com & Comic Contributor to ManaDeprived.com