tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55092232012-02-16T09:48:02.839-05:00The sketch journal and random found links of illustrator<br> Paul Allan Ballard<br> <br> now accepting commissions<br> contact <a href="mailto:paul@nekokaiju.com">paul@nekokaiju.com</a><br>Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.comBlogger1781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-56862044269158686992011-11-21T18:21:00.000-05:002011-11-21T18:22:07.717-05:00

More Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side Videos

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BOOK OF SITH: Secrets from the Dark Side

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Now Available at Star Wars Shop

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Recent commision piece from Star BlazersThe Argo and Black Tiger squadron in action. Prismacolor markers, colored pencils, micron pen, and acrylic.

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First look at The Jedi Path book, plus a cool promo video, over at Star Wars.com. The Jedi PathHonor to be included with lots of amazing artists.

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Over at the fantastic Sketch Card Art Blog, there is an interview with me about my the various sketch card projects I've worked on. Check it out Here!

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"Next month, StarWarsShop kicks off a year-long celebration of The Empire Strikes Back's 30th anniversary with an exclusive new artist series featuring the work of some of today's most well-known Star Wars illustrators."It's an honor to be included with so many great artists. Very excited to participate in the 30th Anniversary of Empire Strikes Back. I'm the last artist so it'll be a while before

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Bossk with his Mini-Rig, The CAP-2.

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Dan O'Bannon passed away. Most know him as the screenwriter of Alien. But he was much more. His designs for the readouts on the movie Dark Star influenced practically every sci fi movie I love. He worked on the animated screens on the original Star Wars, Alien & BladeRunner. Setting the look for sci-fi for my childhood. He worked on the legendary aborted Dune project with Jodorworsky, Foss,

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Parsec update concept image.

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Thanks to everyone that visited my table at Star Wars Fandays last weekend. I had a really great time!

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Sneak preview of my Star Wars Clone Wars Season One Widevision Sketch Cards Set (coming this October from Topps) Prismacolor markers, color pencils, micron pen, mechanical pencil

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ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction #5 in stores today.

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A couple of housekeeping things....First off, the three years in the making, Sidhe portfolio will be mailed out in October. Since it's been so long I'll be sending out emails in the coming weeks to confirm your current address. Sketchbooks will also be out in October for Star Wars Fandays III and mailed around the same time. I have a couple of commissions I'm behind on and those will be done in

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My site will be down for the next couple of days, doing some behind the scenes work on it. Stay Tuned.

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I recently had the honor to be asked to do a customized Mighty Mugg for Lucasfilm's The Empire Muggs Back Project.The Empire Muggs Back: Art for a Mighty Good CauseLucasfilm asked popular artists, comic book creators, toy designers and celebrities to take blank Mighty Muggs (donated by Hasbro) and transform them into their favorite Star Wars characters. The Muggs will be on display at this

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I've written up a little blurb on the the posters of Orazi's vision of L'Atlantide, over at the Design History community. Click the image below to check it out.

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Author JG Ballard dies at 78 BALLARDIAN: (adj) 1. of James Graham Ballard (J.G. Ballard; 1930-2009), the British novelist, or his works. (2) resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard’s novels & stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes & the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments. Warm Leatherette

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It's been officially announced, I will be a guest artist at the upcoming Star Wars Fan Days III in Texas this October. Check out the banner link below for details. There is already an amazing line up of people and lots of great guests are going to be added over the coming months. Hope to see you there.

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I have a profile interview up for the Artist Series at Star Wars.comClick here to check it out:

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Updating my website, there might be a few broken links in the next couple of days. Stand by....

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The view from my drawing table....

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White Wolf's new Vampire "The Eternal Struggle" collectible card game expansion pack "Keepers of Tradition" comes out today. I did a couple of cards on this set. Link below "Quick Meld" mixed media

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Mary Catherine McClung Ballard Lane "Kitty" or as I called her, Grandma. August 6th 1915- September 29th 2008

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This month in Previews....So many Zombie Uncle Sam's out there...I think every artist should do one in their lifetime. Here's mineWith his wife and child in the middle of a zombie hot-zone in the Middle East, Colonel Matthew Drake’s strike team crash-lands to find zombie dogs, spiders, camels… and worst of all, a growing zombie army led by a fully-sentient ZOMBIE ZERO with Drake’s family caught

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Just announced I'll be at Star Wars Fan Days II in Texas Oct 25-26th as a guest artist. Be sure to stop by and say Hi. Lots of great artists there and the voice of Stinky the Hutt! http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/Next-Convention.html

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From Variety Production company Benderspink continues its comic-book roll, picking up the film rights to Red 5’s new horror/action series ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction #1.Created by Underworld screenwriter and Marvel’s New Warriors scribe Kevin Grevioux, ZMD is the story of a government weapons program in which zombies are dropped into war zones at night to infect the enemy population. To

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More of my zombie cover art, shipping in September. Based on a WWII poster, but with a slight twist.

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My website is down. This evening at 4:55 in the data center that houses our servers, electrical gear shorted, creating an explosion and fire that knocked down three walls surrounding the electrical equipment room. Thankfully, no one was injured. In addition, no servers were damaged or lost. I'm assured the site will be back up today. In the meantime if you are interested in one of my sketchbooks

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Great preview of the new Clone Wars sketch cards. I'm excited that they got Dave Filoni (the director) and many of the animators involved on board. This is going to be a fun set. Right now I'm in the thick of working on 150+ cards, a lot of them being full color. Available July 26th. Can't wait to show my take on many of these characters.

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Tonight I'm being interviewed on the Force-cast for my work on promotional artwork for Indy 4 and Topps sketch cards. Starts around 8:pm Eastern time. I'll be on around 8:30. you can catch it here, live or wait till Friday and download the podcast from iTunes or the Force.net.

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Quick Luke digital painting

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I will be appearing at Artist Alley  Wizard World Chicago June 26-29. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL 

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Dr. Jaffe?

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One of the pieces I did for Lucas Licensing. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter and scanned ink washes© 2007/2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TMAll Rights Reserved. Used under authorization.

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My cover for the new Red 5 comic, Zombies of Mass Destruction!Click for description:A little more gruesome than my normal fair. But lots of fun to do. Coming 7/23/08

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My fake Peruvian stamp designs, very exciting to see used. Click to see the Indy and Shia digital painting I did also Oh and those with a keen eye, check out the Nazca lines reference.

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An odd little doodle

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The Zeppelin Vs Pterodactyls shirts have finally arrived!For those who have already ordered them, they are being mailed out this week. Looks like I might have a few extras....

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apologies to Ralph McQuarrie

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The next sketchcard set I'm working on.Look for it in 2008!

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I just started working on the Heroes sketch cards. It's an honor just to be included in a set that includes original art by Tim Sale.Set should be out by the end of the month.When I was a kid collecting Star Wars Topps cards, I never would have thought I would be working for this company. Another dream come true.

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Well I had overwhelming interest....So those interested in buying a ZVP T-shirt I've set up a Paypal account for it. I'll be taking preorders through DragonCon and then it's off to the printers. It's a limited run so click below to order now! T-shirts are $20 plus shipping (S-XL). $3 extra for special sizes, 2XL, 3XL, and womens fitted T's.Vist my LiveJournal to order!As for the ZVP online comic

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Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1167485860816327802006-12-30T08:37:00.000-05:002006-12-30T08:42:36.506-05:00

Yesterday I found out that Michael Gnatek died. Gnatek was an amazing painter. A calm person, that made you feel calm just being around him. I posed for several of his paintings. It was fun, riding horses, waving around flags and guns. He was the first person I personally knew that made a living off of doing art, that wasn't just a gig on the side. Sure he made a lot of commercial images, but

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Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1165755341630301542006-12-10T07:53:00.000-05:002006-12-10T07:55:58.976-05:00

I've officially moved across the river, this weekend. Email me if you need my new address.

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My portfolio is almost ready. I've set up a deal where if you pre-order the package, you can get a discount and I'll include a fifth antique page with an original hand drawn sketch of another of the Sidhe ( pronounced shee). Click the paypal button below to order. Release Date Nov 23. Just a note, there is some very slight nudity. So if your very easily offended......Oh and if you have a

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Be sure to pick up The Art of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu MythosI'm proud to have my painting "The Thing from the Stars" to be featured with lots of great artists. I think this will be my first art that will be availble at bookshops. Can't wait to go back to Borders and see it in there. Amazon Description:This full-color volume collects the best art from Fantasy Flight's acclaimed Call of Cthulhu

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Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1156871356924920872006-08-29T12:59:00.000-04:002006-08-29T13:09:16.936-04:00

Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1146651297443729952006-05-03T06:14:00.000-04:002006-05-03T06:14:57.453-04:00

Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1137368054641582182006-01-15T18:33:00.000-05:002006-01-15T18:34:14.653-05:00

Well my Aeon Flux piece got accepted to the Aeon Flux Official fanart gallery. Currently have the highest rating ...go vote for me, to keep me up there. ;) Just click below.

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Well the class I'm teaching is posted on the internet....can't back out now. http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/springclass2006descrip.html [87] Fantastical Drawing Paul Ballard4 sessions, April 3 - 19Mon & Wed, 4:30 - 6:30 pmCenter for Education & Outreach, Studio AGrades 6 - 8$80 (Museum members $70)Enrollment limit: 12Did you know Fantasy Art has roots in religion, mythology, and folklore from all

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Archibald Knox (1864-1933) silver mirror for Liberty & Co. 1902

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Call of Cthulhu Eldritch Edition is out now. I did a couple of cards for this set. www.cthulhuccg.comBeneath the burning sands an ancient evil lays dormant for untold millennia, biding its time - for when the stars are right, horrors not of this earth shall rule again... Eldritch Edition introduces the messenger of Azathoth himself, the Crawling Chaos Nyarlathotep. This dark god has a thousand

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Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1118583628607984972005-06-12T09:40:00.000-04:002005-06-12T09:40:28.616-04:00

I'm lost in hedgerows at night, the further I go the more I get lost. Till eventually I'm in a dead end of thorns and briers. Even the way I came is grown over. The hedge comes alive and a majestic woman rises up, she just keeps rising until she stands above me nearly 8 feet tall. Her body made of twisting vines and thorns, alive fighting each other to reach to the moonlight. Indignantly she

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Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1110032813463318702005-03-05T09:26:00.000-05:002005-03-05T09:26:53.463-05:00

Paul Allan Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509223.post-1109550759438851432005-02-27T19:36:00.000-05:002005-02-27T19:41:20.466-05:00

I don't know what's weirder, the fact that someone named a breed of Iris after Darth Vader, or the fact that I want to plant these around my apartment. The Darth Vader IrisThere is also a Skywalker Orchid and a Darkside Iris, apparently flower breeders are big Star Wars fans, who would have guessed. I've been a big fan of illustrator James Jean. Sometimes it's a little too obvious in my pictures,

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Polish artist, Zdzislaw Beksinski found murdered. Multiple stab wounds"We all see death before our eyes," Beksinski said at a recent opening of his workOdd Nerdum, Giger, and Beksinski are the only modern painters that when I first saw their work,I saw my nightmares. As if they had propped up an easel in my dreams, voyeuristic, surrealstic. With my computer being down, I had been planning a

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Well my hard drive is dead. I bought him in 2001 and kept with a HAL desktop theme for years. I've lost so much stuff....Remember kids, backup files..blah. Daisy...Daisy. A really moving Muppet film, well worth checking out. Click here After a lawsuit about Ford misleading the public on the safety of SUV's, the settlement led to a campaign with cg and mechanical monster called esuvee...just

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So my home computer is down again. I wonder how many times I've said that on this blog. In the mean time, enjoy a still from yet another weird Japanese McDonalds commercial And click here to see Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Trailer.

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My version of engadget, retro style 1929 AEG Vampyr Leave it to the Germans to come up with a vacuum cleaner called The Vampyr. "I vant to suck your dirt". Apparently a modern version of this model is still being made. More cool pics at: http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/weimar/alltag/rationalisierung/

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The weird thing about a blog is, you are never really sure how personal you want to be about it. To be truly interesting it should be personal, but do you really want to write about all your fears and doubts in so much detail that it lays there dissected on the table for anyone to see? It's a dilemma. So when my grandfather died, I didn't feel comfortable writing about it, too personal and

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Life can be difficult. No Christmas cards this year from me. instead A collection of Edward Gorey Chritmas cards. Peace.

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As some of you know, lately I have been riding a lot on my 1949 Schwinn. Often these early morning bicycle excursions are filled with things I would never see driving around Richmond. My new favourite sight is a white plastic bag that has been caught high up in the branches of a tree. At first glance though it looks more like a wedding dress. And each day the tree bride's dress becomes more and

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A little housekeeping, (A little boring) First off, I've been having trouble with modems, email etc. My former email of nekokaiju23@aol.com is no longer valid, so please contact me at the gmail address up above. Also for some reason paul@nekokaiju.com email is currently down so please email me again at nekokaiju@gmail.com if you have emailed recently...Blah. I forgot to mention this when it

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So hopefully the old saying, "If you see Doug Wilder walking down the street while you are drinking coffee then you are destined for happiness" is true.

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A day late... Modem problems

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Today was a bad day. I didn't realize the museum could be so taxing. A mailing had gone out late, so many people called just to complain, and me being on the frontline of the art wars, got to be yelled at repeatedly by customers, and all I could do was say I was sorry for something I didn't have a thing to do with...fun. And bill collectors calling me up, reminding me that I owe them money.

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More Star Wars Marketing madness coming next year Gigantor live action teaser trailer So Spectrum 11 is out. Here is a step by step look at the making of the cover Is this the kind of step by step thing you would like to see on this journal? Personal goal of mine to be included in Spectrum 12 next Nov. Wish me luck. And because I sympathize in the hatred of leaf blowers, the fabulous,

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Just a quick little experiment Animated test, might take a second or two to load. Comments?

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One of the benefits of renting is it forces you to go to the local laundromat. A coin operated nirvana of entertainment. My particular laundromat is decorated with beach scene wallpaper, so you can drift away in your imagination to the outer banks with the background hum of washing machines and the sounds of the Samurai Showdown arcade game (Blood curdling screams and Japanese music). All the

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