Paper and ink planning, pre-press and management of physical material which deals with folding, dies, dots per inch (dpi), cmyk color theory, prepping, other paper related management.
This is a sneak peek of my work being shown at the Dean Johnson One Piece Show this coming weekend.
The One Piece Show
Factory Arts District in Schwitzer Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, December 5, 6 – 9pm
Saturday reception: Saturday, December 6, 1 – 4pm
Panel discussion: Saturday, December 6, 2pm
Show is open thru December 28
More information at https://www.studiof60.com/dean-johnson
Save the date for the annual Dean Johnson One Piece Show. Happening December 5th at the Factory Arts in the Schweitzer Gallery. Free to the public. For more information visit the official Dean Johnson / F60 website.
Save the date(s) The Art of Politics is back for its 5th year, September 26, 2025. More information available.
Nestled in the Factory Arts District in the Schweitzer Gallery, 1125 Brookside Avenue, 60 posters will be on display and up for an auction to support non-profit organizations. Music (DJ Rusty Redenbacher), beer, wine, and Shapiro’s deli desserts.
Wether you like art or an artist, this is always an interesting show. It’s not too late to participate, email lars@timberjackgoods.com
After many months of planning, designing, printing, all three card packs are ready to help people learn more about Siri, Alexa & Google Assistant are available & ready to ship. The website is complete and the square store is up and running. I still need to get these up on Amazon and begin a social marketing strategy.
One of my clients needed xmas stickers this year and I tested a new sticker company called Jukebox (jukeboxprint.com). I placed 4 different sticker orders. The process was simple and easy and the price was similar to StickerMule – the only extra thing I had to do was make the outline for the chair die-cut sticker – no big deal. What’s the difference? Not much. I didn’t get a discount for multiple orders and there was no free hot sauce. I also have NOT received any political emails from Jukebox – As the customer, it’s a win-win. The stickers should arrive tomorrow and I will add to this story.
OVERALL: The second to the last card for the full series. The name Azalea came from an internet search of top popular demon names. This card is from a parallel set of directional series called ‘Jerry Directionals’. This set was similar to UX directionals but the signage was my name instead of UX.
(NEW) AI IMAGERY: The background is in a gloomy forest, only light appears to be natural canopy lighting. Unlike other signs, this one has an arrow shape to it. The leather-clad figure seems like a wizard being there is no apparent sharp weapons – the stave has a pointed tip but the figure doesn’t appear dressed for combat. Most interesting feature in the composition is the lighting on the figure – well placed shadows accent the attributes of the figure. I held back an urge to add glowing eyes. The slight flowing wind is shown in the hair and cape. It’s also interesting that she appears to be walking away from the signs direction but she’s my rep and doesn’t need to be near me if she’s out representing me. Overall there is a lot of mystery in this composition which is why I really enjoyed it.
OVERALL: The name Lamia came from an internet search of top popular demon names. This card is from a parallel set of directional series called ‘Jerry Directionals’. This set was similar to UX directionals but the signage was my name instead of UX.
(NEW) AI IMAGERY: Overall great composition with a lot of subtle work going on. The figure and the sign compete for attention in this layout. The AI created the Jerry Sign really huge, more like a billboard. The font for Jerry was crazy and odd. Its seems to have created each letter separately – look at the two R’s. The structure of the sign is very dark yet Flintstone in design. The color-choice of red for the lettering makes Jerry really stand out. The background is outside and lighter than the other dark forest imagery created by AI. The figure has no armor but appears to have razor sharp Demi-gaunts. The figures hair is swooping not sure if it’s wind or scary magical hair that will kill me. The figure is also holding large dagger which is cropped out.
OVERALL: The name Naamah came from an internet search of top popular demon names. This card is from a parallel set of directional series called ‘Jerry Directionals’. This set was similar to UX directionals but the signage was my name instead of UX.
(NEW) AI IMAGERY: Background is great – blueish, dark forest, very gloomy with a small amount of warm lighting on the bottom left to indicate a fire nearby. The backlighting gives contrast to the figure and really defines the edges to the figure and the signage. The glowing eyes of the warlock make the scene complete. The crazy ornamentation of the sign is really cool visually by the somewhat spiky and organic sign design. The font is crazy weird and looks like magic created it. Overall a really nice composition for a leave-behind card.
OVERALL: This card is from the UX Design series called ‘UX Directionals’. The name came from the top 10 female demon names. One of the spicier versions. Impractical female-battle-armor. I didn’t note this earlier, but the ‘leave behind’ series also is differentiated by my logo where magic ‘faction’ watermark resides on normal Magic cards. My logo on a green background is on the back (see image below).
(NEW) AI IMAGERY: The AI prompt was a ‘dark paladin surrounded by flames’. The UX sign is more of a metal-type of sign held by the figure. I like how the sign’s UX appears to be cut out and you can see flames showing through the lettering. The flames are well-created and add a sinister and magical fire damage ability of the figure. There are hand issues, but overall the composition was deemed good and usable.
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