tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74475948365730862212024-03-13T19:05:26.645-07:00Casey's Art Blarghquickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-30281590003302320392014-05-21T18:27:00.002-07:002014-05-21T18:27:37.342-07:00Pastel Still LifeHere's a pastel drawing I created to submit to a local show. Pastel on paper.<br />
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<br />quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-14166601707865331982014-05-19T18:24:00.002-07:002014-05-19T18:24:26.612-07:00Its been since.....January? Wow, time flies. I've been rather busy since my last post. My bananas picture (from this <a href="http://caseyblandford.blogspot.com/2013/09/fruit.html">post</a>) was in part of group show at SCAD called DrawingWorks. I also submitted a portfolio to the Dragon*Con Art Show and was accepted into the show! This is my first time displaying at the show, and I am thrilled. Its been a goal of mine to make it into that show. In March, I had an art table at a small convention called GnomeCon in Savannah, GA. It was fun, and I made some new friends at the show. <div>
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Here's a piece I finished for the Dragon*Con portfolio. This was painted in Manga Studio 5. </div>
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quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-11955227228240110472014-01-16T20:26:00.000-08:002014-01-16T20:26:02.486-08:00TailypoThis past fall, my wife, brother-in-law, and I were hanging out at a friend's house. We were telling creepy stories to each other, and our friend asked if we had heard about the Tailypo. I hadn't heard of it, so my friend proceeded to creep us all out with the story of a creature that seeks retribution after a hungry, hermetic old man chops off its tail and eats it. The story is an old Appalachian folk tale that has many variations and endings, but all have the same basic elements. When I heard the story, I knew that I had to illustrate it somehow. I wasn't sure if I wanted to make a mini-comic, or do a series of illustrations. I ultimately decided to go the illustration route. It allowed me to be more detailed in the images, while still trying to capture the moody atmosphere and mystery involved around the mythical creature.<br />
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I started out with a pencil drawing and then inked and toned it in Manga Studio EX. If you haven't used that program, I highly recommend it. It is an amazing program for creating digital artwork, but especially comics.<br />
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Here's my rough pencil drawing that served as a basis for the final inks and tones. A few revisions were made during the process. I also had to stitch this piece together in Photoshop because my scanner wasn't quite big enough to get all of it.<br />
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Here's the final version of the image. Some compositional elements were improved as well as adding more depth with the rendering. I had a lot of fun working on this and got a little absorbed in the details.</div>
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quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-36909962615182622512014-01-15T19:14:00.000-08:002014-01-15T19:14:50.354-08:00Family GiftsI have some new vector work to show here. Both of these images were done for my family as gifts. A while back I gave my Mom a print of my self-portrait, and she wanted one of my sister to go along with it.<br />
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I also finished a poster to commemorate my sister's wedding. A few of these elements I have posted here before. Here is the final design with all of the elements incorporated. </div>
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quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-24595840213791553652013-09-21T21:30:00.000-07:002013-09-21T21:30:22.549-07:00Fruit!I am taking an online Computer Art class this quarter at SCAD to round out my digital art skills a bit and the first program we are using is Adobe Illustrator. The first assignment was to draw some fruit using the gradient tool and the gradient mesh tool. Here are my results. The bananas were down with the gradient tool and various other tools, and the apple was done using the gradient mesh(my first time using it).<br />
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<br />quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-50930847182888087212013-03-31T18:44:00.000-07:002013-03-31T18:44:02.717-07:00New Arts!I just finished up these two images for submission to the Dragon Con Art Show. The first was done completely in Adobe Illustrator. The second was done in Paint Tool SAI and Photoshop.<br />
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quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-77832383015891625552013-03-26T18:16:00.000-07:002013-03-26T18:16:52.119-07:00Parka Blogs!The awesome <a href="http://www.parkablogs.com/">Parka Blogs</a> has featured my art in a post! My self portrait was included in their "50 Amazing Vector Portraits" feature. Check it out <a href="http://www.parkablogs.com/picture/50-amazing-vector-portraits">here</a>.<br />
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This was going to be my submission to We Love Fine's Star Wars Dark Side T-shirt Contest, but their site crashed while I was in the middle of submitting it. I worked really hard on this picture and would be really disappointed if I wasn't able to submit it.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-87883470124187304312013-02-24T12:17:00.001-08:002013-02-24T12:17:50.926-08:00AcornHere's a vector acorn I created for a current project. It will be incorporated into a much larger design.<br />
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I'm still trying to learn the ins and outs of this program and also be more prolific. I'm forcing myself to call a practice picture done, and move on.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-76677526741884332002013-02-01T12:38:00.000-08:002013-02-01T12:38:01.354-08:00Oak Leaf and Maple Leaf<br />
These are a couple of leaf vectors I drew today for a project that has been in the works for awhile. They'll be incorporated into a larger design. They're going to be smaller elements of the larger work, so a lot of contrast isn't necessary at this stage.<br />
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I've been playing with Paint Tool SAI lately, and so far I am loving it. Its a versatile little program that doesn't hog as much memory as PS. Granted, it can't do nearly as much as PS can, but its also not photo software. Its designed to mimic painting. There is a ton to learn about it, but unfortunately there's not a ton of information out there in English about this program. Here's a monochromatic sketch I did with it. I spent a couple hours each night on it for the last couple of nights. I can't wait to dig down deep into this program and see what I can do with it.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-28807712686355132092012-10-31T15:01:00.000-07:002012-10-31T15:01:26.706-07:00EphemeraHere's the next painting in the series.<br />
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<br />quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-7334833052227644062012-10-29T14:36:00.002-07:002012-10-29T14:40:47.193-07:00HaloHere is the first painting in a new series I am working on. This one's called <i>Halo. </i>And its not the kind of Halo I'd want either.<br />
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quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-51169112035295606522012-08-25T11:03:00.003-07:002012-08-25T11:03:40.584-07:00Inactivity for a ReasonI know its been quiet around here for a while, but I've recently started a new job and I've been focusing on adjusting to it. So far I really love my new job and the opportunities it has presented.<br />
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I haven't been completely inactive with art though. And here's a photo to prove it! This is something I've been playing around with this last week. Whenever its finished I will post the completed version here!quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-77184473886475182612012-05-19T19:29:00.002-07:002012-05-19T19:29:57.663-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a sketch I did for a friend who requested a sakura tree to complement a previously finished tattoo.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-201078558026371642012-04-26T15:07:00.001-07:002012-04-26T15:21:12.471-07:00Barnabas Collins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is my entry for the Barnabas Collins portrait contest over at Deviant Art.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-52407435219980522622012-04-02T07:45:00.004-07:002012-04-02T08:07:51.828-07:00SteampunkThese are a tribute to a style my friend <a href="http://darkwaterfrey.livejournal.com/">Doug</a> used when we would draw together a lot. I used ink on thick brown paper and used a white gel pen for highlights. Gold ink was also used on the mechanical parts.<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc_tDqZdO_B2zTurquEl7_PJ867FAu4gUu43I3sY33otImbCQtmxHAf0-x3wWP-Z_4VXPeTR-TN-Q4Mih8runxMt5rHPRwG1-Zs2F5UyAo9lGU9jZpX4Q2uj4mPRQmTiNhdNrjTjmz5A/s200/Steampunk+Cowboy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726815487204458674" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexNzkENay7wvDrddBx6ABu-uxS_pqCbC8ErYroxNk2TyZ4ZzG2iqC-cJZmqChJgGm46tSBm9gxGEMGTEeJrLM43aDgsgt-o6SojAGl4HHSf6k38P-284gTt8JkNr0mJFsVULHL3lN1lQ/s200/Steampunk+Gentleman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726815498235351202" /></div>quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-84557752022434663052012-03-31T22:56:00.002-07:002012-03-31T22:56:53.502-07:00Goddess of Transitions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEbw7DhIE0SJ5LHP9zc0Pa9_xUVdiTd4VaYanY-fYTJThTCEXUbkMle4EFR1QHWFhT5nN23ICG_gCJQyy9Ch2H0VEBlUnHD0B_gZEhyphenhyphen4Gs7LTOgTyfOx-GNVmafXnoFbA9S0Z_PTrriY/s1600/Transitional+Goddess.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEbw7DhIE0SJ5LHP9zc0Pa9_xUVdiTd4VaYanY-fYTJThTCEXUbkMle4EFR1QHWFhT5nN23ICG_gCJQyy9Ch2H0VEBlUnHD0B_gZEhyphenhyphen4Gs7LTOgTyfOx-GNVmafXnoFbA9S0Z_PTrriY/s200/Transitional+Goddess.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726307278741231474" /></a>quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-65573439130059472812012-02-23T17:09:00.003-08:002012-02-23T17:11:04.389-08:00New Self Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-sVLjbA2pzT_ch2qEstlm4MLDf1fMAYFHAYoZKvOuEa-YYJCN7D3kv0UVnBccsUOn4dAMFBTzmIVAb7qjW1spoivpyrEhUtK3RioahxaaMIaPM-N2KKR2Z0uuudWyh0JjqS6lpklzQI/s1600/self-portraitvector.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-sVLjbA2pzT_ch2qEstlm4MLDf1fMAYFHAYoZKvOuEa-YYJCN7D3kv0UVnBccsUOn4dAMFBTzmIVAb7qjW1spoivpyrEhUtK3RioahxaaMIaPM-N2KKR2Z0uuudWyh0JjqS6lpklzQI/s200/self-portraitvector.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712503449397774530" /></a><br />Here is a new self portrait I did today for a new resume. I am very happy with how quickly I was able to do this image.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-5037404380191409502012-02-12T22:39:00.001-08:002012-03-13T21:02:55.151-07:00Lyssa - Art Order Evolution Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDMv-LUPGQaSOk7HM8HXoxBwI6rKjmwKP_7MX841L0-kJtQfaK2Px4KFnCaZ_KuoiV1xML9vUGU4D7IAQzti05XR04m0OVHU3drD_2WSbv4P6HEN4t4RaKUorf8QiSWtv91Fu2ZSySII/s1600/lyssa6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDMv-LUPGQaSOk7HM8HXoxBwI6rKjmwKP_7MX841L0-kJtQfaK2Px4KFnCaZ_KuoiV1xML9vUGU4D7IAQzti05XR04m0OVHU3drD_2WSbv4P6HEN4t4RaKUorf8QiSWtv91Fu2ZSySII/s200/lyssa6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719598370016511810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my first submission to Art Order. See http://theartorder.com/2012/01/23/art-evolution-challenge/ for more info.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-67995860594149000202012-01-24T19:44:00.001-08:002012-01-24T19:45:36.252-08:00Sketch of the day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-U-fky0gtyi-f9z-CSg1iiFFU8wJhxE50JD7sugiJfYPFtrCbbap8KBU_PdbByRQaKD0MYByAd_PK1dPEG9eZYECMEjpWGS-eUcpp3k5yTrUBm9gY-KhxLG21bRXrM7gAvi6Bx0qHa8/s1600/sketch-1-24.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-U-fky0gtyi-f9z-CSg1iiFFU8wJhxE50JD7sugiJfYPFtrCbbap8KBU_PdbByRQaKD0MYByAd_PK1dPEG9eZYECMEjpWGS-eUcpp3k5yTrUBm9gY-KhxLG21bRXrM7gAvi6Bx0qHa8/s200/sketch-1-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701410682702867826" /></a><br />Here's a doodle I worked on today for practice.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-89252537539627974602012-01-12T13:22:00.001-08:002012-01-12T13:24:24.678-08:00Sketches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYCOYqIlNWXRPlq9Bdkq3WFfXWio2C45Dn7M1lRrrQz7UdqyMQIJAPKhnBPzTHvePcmstZDtz8Io3f7cG586r9Gq8dd1d2ZWgOdg9KqBnv8e7aIfpaeEO4k0dYvl29I1LNPSARre-B1Q/s1600/sketch1-11_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYCOYqIlNWXRPlq9Bdkq3WFfXWio2C45Dn7M1lRrrQz7UdqyMQIJAPKhnBPzTHvePcmstZDtz8Io3f7cG586r9Gq8dd1d2ZWgOdg9KqBnv8e7aIfpaeEO4k0dYvl29I1LNPSARre-B1Q/s200/sketch1-11_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696859312824495986" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIjmnREuvAygnOqX4bmOSROQY47aZUIpkarpYwgKHJLcwrJw74K4VLWDnrvwuGBUOgsci7N3e4felVgAfndmbfH6hMAPaCTCEikOhhCFVrCzkvv5sPHcdJqnXTJA7vxo3b2WTeFvPtHE/s1600/sketch1_12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIjmnREuvAygnOqX4bmOSROQY47aZUIpkarpYwgKHJLcwrJw74K4VLWDnrvwuGBUOgsci7N3e4felVgAfndmbfH6hMAPaCTCEikOhhCFVrCzkvv5sPHcdJqnXTJA7vxo3b2WTeFvPtHE/s200/sketch1_12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696859379719448946" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photoshop sketches I did these past couple of days to warm up. I'd like to do sketches like these everyday. They're really quick, maybe about 10-20 minutes at most.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-59506396015627655202011-09-28T21:10:00.001-07:002011-09-28T21:12:23.747-07:00Gears of War 3 Wallpaper contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZJksLKrQ7PMoXmQM2C36lCReRBKbFUlaXymqwIn7BFVkcJHdKF4E7RuPVmzQjoEFNAf0gszpoUPAqaUd37v-nm4I27LaJJYU1WeaCQe47ZDJS2qzN8ugC6-atHM3tbeiqNPiBzqMEyI/s1600/Casey+Blandford+-+Gears+of+War+Entry.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZJksLKrQ7PMoXmQM2C36lCReRBKbFUlaXymqwIn7BFVkcJHdKF4E7RuPVmzQjoEFNAf0gszpoUPAqaUd37v-nm4I27LaJJYU1WeaCQe47ZDJS2qzN8ugC6-atHM3tbeiqNPiBzqMEyI/s200/Casey+Blandford+-+Gears+of+War+Entry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657629578124258418" border="0" /></a><br />This is my entry for the Gears of War 3 Artists United background competition. There are some really awesome prizes for this, so I thought I'd give it a shot. This is 100% Photoshop.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447594836573086221.post-28056985898081760522011-09-08T20:39:00.001-07:002011-09-08T20:41:55.458-07:00Work in Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOIIc_9WmaEm5hh8nIyw2JUpx0c4V7wYul8sYokV1_EP2KqScJJPdugiPnNhnvRwZ0PS2GG6d_XCv9I2NJYJAXM6U3LnjVKqwUqxWxQ44gKdGGR0duZSyxbW7dS4Z2CLw-k5c6CUJjU/s1600/josh1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOIIc_9WmaEm5hh8nIyw2JUpx0c4V7wYul8sYokV1_EP2KqScJJPdugiPnNhnvRwZ0PS2GG6d_XCv9I2NJYJAXM6U3LnjVKqwUqxWxQ44gKdGGR0duZSyxbW7dS4Z2CLw-k5c6CUJjU/s200/josh1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650199998675009522" border="0" /></a><br />Here is another vector portrait for a poster I've been working on for awhile now. This part of the design is mostly done, although I may still tweak a few things before the final image is done.quickmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159751739797868680noreply@blogger.com2