February 27, 2005

 
Guess who bought a new battery charger for his digital camera?! Here's something I did towards the end of this last week. It's that brain bot from the last post... in watercolor. ... Hunter and Painter is an awesome comic. Kean Soo and Hope Larson have launched their Secret Friend Society site. Cool stuff. Claire Wendling is so good she makes me sick. Literally. A very interesting "Keep TV Free" animated Public Service Announcement from 1967. The trailer for The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (Dr. Seuss) is online thanks to archive.org.
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/27/2005 06:47:00 PM

February 24, 2005

 
I had intended that this drawing be my submission for Illustration Friday this week. Unfortunately, when it was all said and done, I didn't think that it really fit with this week's topic of "sorrow". It was supposed to show the sorrow that a kid is having after the robot, which he created to do his homework for him, revolts, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. I didn't add all the elements that I had originally planned (a few homework papers on the ground, a torn book or two, a mangled backpack, etc.), which really would have helped to bring the concept together, but Survivor was on TV tonight. So there! I haven't posted links in a while, so I thought I'd take a moment and post some local goodies that I've discovered lately. ... Local Austin Illustrator Keith Graves Local Austin artist Jay Long Local Austin illustrator Don Tate (he also has a blog) Staple Austin! is March 5th. It's sole purpose is "... purpose of promoting the display and barter of independent creative media". I want to attend Cafeteria Chaos! It's in a REAL school cafeteria and will be serving REAL cafeteria food... jr. high all over again. JOY! Though this isn't local, the Random Comic Strip Generator is fun.
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/24/2005 08:11:00 PM

February 20, 2005

 
Here is the introduction that I promised in an earlier post. Hopefully it will make me less of a faceless stranger on the internet... Name: Jared Chapman (see above for a somewhat loose portrait of me) Age: 24 Location: Austin, TX Job: Animator at Ignite! Learning Where am I from? As it says above, I'm currently living with my wife in Austin, TX, though it's not where I'm originally from. I grew up in a small town in Northeast Texas called Mount Pleasant. It's a nice place... very family oriented and quiet. Plus it has a Wal-Mart Supercenter, so everyone sleeps well at night. Where did I go to school? For my freshman year of college I attended Texas A&M University, home of the Fight'n Texas Aggies. It was a nice place, but not for me. I've never been more frustrated in my life than the year I spent there. Though they have traditional art classes and a well known 3D program (the Viz Lab), A&M DOES NOT have a art school. It's true. They wrote it in the bi-laws of the university way back when it was being founded in 1876. During my second semester at A&M, I applied and got accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design. It was one of the best moves I have ever made. What did I study at SCAD? Originally I was a 3D animation major, then I had my first traditional animation class. I was hooked. I switched my major to traditional (2D) animation that quarter. Eventually, two years later in 2003, I walked across the stage at graduation, BFA in hand... well, decoy BFA in hand. The real one was mailed to me. What happened a week later? A week later, I was back in Mount Pleasant, attending a wedding; my wedding. My wife and I were married in early June of 2003. It was a perfect day made even more beautiful by the accompaniment of our family and friends. If I ever find the time, I'll post some pictures from the wedding here... it was indescribable. Amanda looked like a dream. So what am I up to these days? These days I stay busy with work, and hanging out with my wife. Art wise, I'm taking the first steps towards getting an illustration portfolio together, continuing with this blog, and other "this-n-that" type of projects. I am also debating between purchasing a new PC or making the jump to a MAC.
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/20/2005 05:06:00 PM

February 15, 2005

 
This is a record people. I have my submission for Illustration Friday finished! On a Tuesday! Either I'm becoming less of a slacker or the apocalypse is near... take your pick. **UPDATE**

Funny thing inspiration. After talking to a co-worker this morning about the Flight illustration, I had to post the story of how it came about. Here lately I've been listening to a lot of Death Cab For Cutie's most recent album, Transatlanticism. The title track from that album has been on constant rotation in the background of my mind for the last several days. I'll catch myself humming it while I do the most mundane of tasks. This morning on my way to work, I was listening to it when it struck me that this song was the inspiration behind the Flight illustration, though I didn't realize it at the time. While listening to that track and starring at the picture at the same time, the two go together quite nicely. Strange how stuff like that works out. If you've never heard Transatlanticism, listen here.

**Update- I've taken the song down for now**


# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/15/2005 08:51:00 PM

February 12, 2005

 
Five years without our friend... ... I still miss him.
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/12/2005 10:18:00 PM

February 10, 2005

 
Well, here it is folks. This is my entry for this weeks Illustration Friday topic: "Year of the Rooster". Though it's hard to make out what they are, those discolored patches on his head and neck are supposed to be spots... just humor me. ;)
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/10/2005 05:23:00 PM

February 08, 2005

 
Things are pretty crazy at work and they won't be slowing down until the end of the month, at the earliest. Because of that, my posts on this blog will be less frequent for the next several weeks (though it's hard to imagine them less frequent than they already are). I plan on working on submissions for Illustration Friday every week, so hopefully as I get them completed I'll post them here. I also have big plans for this blog in the near future, among them I'll talk a bit about myself so as to make you all a bit more familiar with this "Jared" guy, posting my experiments in the new (well, new to me) medium of comics, more illustrations and sketch book dumps, as well as an interview with none other than the super talented Ward Jenkins. Stayed tuned...
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/08/2005 06:12:00 PM

February 06, 2005

 
Happy Birthday My Little Crockpot! You're one year old today!
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/06/2005 06:26:00 PM

February 04, 2005

 
It took a while, but I finally finished my illustration (or in this case comic strip) for Illustration Friday this week. Click on the image to view the whole thing... I'm going to go pass out on the bed now...
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 2/04/2005 07:12:00 PM

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