Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Dance of Days
Did you get one of these 2012 Woot! Calendars? They're pretty fun (and not just because I did all the drawings), filled with Woot! in-jokes, caricatures, and exciting sales figures. It took a lot for me to switch from my annual cute bichon frise calendar, but this did it (see above). I won't give away all 12 renderings but here were my sketches:
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-1-5kEjq1pGo/T2n5X7Zb9bI/AAAAAAAAEM0/b1GP-pM0tOM/s320/CalendarSketches_FebMar.jpg)
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCRCGzbeRTI/T2n5V3UOD_I/AAAAAAAAEMk/Wh5qbgIw3NQ/s320/CalendarSketches_AprMay.jpg)
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-xT_qXJCJRPs/T2n5aNM01II/AAAAAAAAENE/cHT_LQyz6Lg/s320/CalendarSketches_JuneJuly.jpg)
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-zx77eblvg/T2n5W9l6t-I/AAAAAAAAEMs/DOvMKgXKzMo/s320/CalendarSketches_AugSept.jpg)
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/-fXsafb3HsTI/T2n5bYpvwcI/AAAAAAAAENM/cKWru7HNdJk/s320/CalendarSketches_OctNov.jpg)
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-R0VyaLBo60U/T2n5ZDaCC0I/AAAAAAAAEM8/NTEkxsSKD6Q/s320/CalendarSketches_JanDec.jpg)
Those probably don't make much sense without the character descriptions, and these zoom-in snapshots of my final vector drawings will make even less sense:
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEHA9Bd07Y4/T2n6lE_HL6I/AAAAAAAAEOM/E1uCZFW4iHQ/s320/writer.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-alTRoY3Lbh8/T2n6io-4HaI/AAAAAAAAENc/02MSzRRmSUY/s320/PingPong.jpg)
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/-1FP0EPCT2Nc/T2n9Efs60WI/AAAAAAAAEOs/9vY5fwZjtGo/s320/knife.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6JWDXiOlDs/T2n6kc0a2lI/AAAAAAAAEN8/xKxwNwnLw_g/s320/clouds.jpg)
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-viLU8Kt0u1U/T2n6j2nDbtI/AAAAAAAAEN0/Y5488lGSkoQ/s320/WineGuy.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-mnM61AHdbI4/T2n6klvUkCI/AAAAAAAAEOE/xrHpPmIonWc/s320/fannyPack.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-svNmkSQ9tHg/T2n9D3UfZMI/AAAAAAAAEOk/fUOQ7pCgvvE/s320/dallas.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6vI2CnogjU/T2n9Dkc9aLI/AAAAAAAAEOc/SH8aU3Q-9D4/s320/babyRedMan.jpg)
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-tGKHuODNBpY/T2n9DAx1dfI/AAAAAAAAEOU/x7v7OOATEPM/s320/Lady.jpg)
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-CH67X0I2hGk/T2n6jtkSr5I/AAAAAAAAENs/MTRNi9S2tGo/s320/Vacuum.jpg)
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-yLjh30s3Mbw/T2n6jBOXlPI/AAAAAAAAENk/0AW0EZH4uco/s320/Pumps.jpg)
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-bedTSZhD7tk/T2n6if2xUuI/AAAAAAAAENU/YqdVvHIo5FM/s320/BobaFett.jpg)
For more cool illustrator/calendar action, check out my buddy DB talk about his awesome homemade calendar/sketchbooks here. Have a fun-filled and productive 2012, everyone!
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1-5kEjq1pGo/T2n5X7Zb9bI/AAAAAAAAEM0/b1GP-pM0tOM/s320/CalendarSketches_FebMar.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCRCGzbeRTI/T2n5V3UOD_I/AAAAAAAAEMk/Wh5qbgIw3NQ/s320/CalendarSketches_AprMay.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xT_qXJCJRPs/T2n5aNM01II/AAAAAAAAENE/cHT_LQyz6Lg/s320/CalendarSketches_JuneJuly.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-zx77eblvg/T2n5W9l6t-I/AAAAAAAAEMs/DOvMKgXKzMo/s320/CalendarSketches_AugSept.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fXsafb3HsTI/T2n5bYpvwcI/AAAAAAAAENM/cKWru7HNdJk/s320/CalendarSketches_OctNov.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R0VyaLBo60U/T2n5ZDaCC0I/AAAAAAAAEM8/NTEkxsSKD6Q/s320/CalendarSketches_JanDec.jpg)
Those probably don't make much sense without the character descriptions, and these zoom-in snapshots of my final vector drawings will make even less sense:
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEHA9Bd07Y4/T2n6lE_HL6I/AAAAAAAAEOM/E1uCZFW4iHQ/s320/writer.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-alTRoY3Lbh8/T2n6io-4HaI/AAAAAAAAENc/02MSzRRmSUY/s320/PingPong.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1FP0EPCT2Nc/T2n9Efs60WI/AAAAAAAAEOs/9vY5fwZjtGo/s320/knife.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6JWDXiOlDs/T2n6kc0a2lI/AAAAAAAAEN8/xKxwNwnLw_g/s320/clouds.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-viLU8Kt0u1U/T2n6j2nDbtI/AAAAAAAAEN0/Y5488lGSkoQ/s320/WineGuy.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mnM61AHdbI4/T2n6klvUkCI/AAAAAAAAEOE/xrHpPmIonWc/s320/fannyPack.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svNmkSQ9tHg/T2n9D3UfZMI/AAAAAAAAEOk/fUOQ7pCgvvE/s320/dallas.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6vI2CnogjU/T2n9Dkc9aLI/AAAAAAAAEOc/SH8aU3Q-9D4/s320/babyRedMan.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tGKHuODNBpY/T2n9DAx1dfI/AAAAAAAAEOU/x7v7OOATEPM/s320/Lady.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CH67X0I2hGk/T2n6jtkSr5I/AAAAAAAAENs/MTRNi9S2tGo/s320/Vacuum.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yLjh30s3Mbw/T2n6jBOXlPI/AAAAAAAAENk/0AW0EZH4uco/s320/Pumps.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bedTSZhD7tk/T2n6if2xUuI/AAAAAAAAENU/YqdVvHIo5FM/s320/BobaFett.jpg)
For more cool illustrator/calendar action, check out my buddy DB talk about his awesome homemade calendar/sketchbooks here. Have a fun-filled and productive 2012, everyone!
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Facetime with Leon Beyond
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SR3ugxmJatE/T0-zIZIziEI/AAAAAAAAELo/dnqB9NFUG4s/s400/leon_zettwoch_chiliviaTN.jpg)
Leon Beyond has been getting involved in trivia-related events in his community. For example: the recent CHILI/TRIVIA ("Chilivia") Cook-off in McKarney Co. and the HOME/GARDEN show in downtown St. Louis. Click through to see the full extent of Leon's involvement.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uAdH_c8a6og/T0-y_vuWz3I/AAAAAAAAELI/jgN8n2mGFUo/s400/leon_zettwoch_HomeGardenTN.jpg)
Some field notes:
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QDUH28NL2J4/T0-zAWViZRI/AAAAAAAAELQ/7EJZa_LvRNQ/s400/zettwoch_Chilivia_Sketch1.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ocQx0LaoMaM/T0-zBTWsJHI/AAAAAAAAELY/ZGKsXZa944U/s400/zettwoch_Chilivia_Sketch2.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DDKH_5qAb7w/T0-zCBMYyYI/AAAAAAAAELg/NPItt_wys2I/s400/zettwoch_HomeGardenSketch1.jpg)
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