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Marco and Polo are Back!

Marco and Polo Pirate are back in their new adventure that teaches obedience! Look for it on Amazon early 2018!

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Pray for Puerto Rico

A verse and pic made during the hit of hurricane Maria and dedicated to Puerto Rico and the work God is doing to save lives after it occurred. May God use this new world-wide awareness through the devastation, to improve its economy for the better and the spiritual need of the people that live there.

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New Contest!!

Be the first person to Direct Response me via Instagram with the message, “Contest” and get the chance to ask me any questions relating to my art!

Rules: First person (or in the end the one that best conforms to the rules here) to Direct Respond me with the message, “Contest” will receive a response from me and the questions will be asked there. The limit of questions is 5. I will answer to the best of my ability. Please keep everything clean and pleasing to God.

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Final Character Fashion Design

Finally I reached the end of the character fashion series. It was a pretty crazy idea when it came to my mind, but as it materialized, I think it became something everyone could understand and enjoy. Some day I hope it will become more than just a drawing on a page. It would be awesome if I could sell the designs, but at the moment, I’m going through the starving artist phase and don’t have enough funds to pay for a lawyer to deal with all the patenting on the art, etc. It doesn’t seem like God has that door open at the moment, but if any of you admirers out there have any suggestions, I would be glad to hear from you. As for right now, I have a special surprise coming up to celebrate the end of the fashion series and get you guys involved so stay tuned! Also, if you haven’t found me on Instagram, you might want to! That’s all for now!

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Third Character Fashion Design

Here it is! Third in my Cartoon Fashion series.

Hey let me ask you, do you have a suggestion on what other character could be patterned after for the next series of designs? Do you have a favorite of my past designs you would like to have?

My next and final design in this series should be available soon. Stay tuned, you don’t want to miss it!

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Second Character Fashion Design

My second design in a series. Let’s just call it, Cartoon Fashion.

Any suggestions for other cartoons to pattern after

Hey, if you think this would be worth wearing, maybe for an activity other than parkour, just leave a comment below! Stick around for some more fashion art coming soon!

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Character Fashion Design

It’s fashion design patterned after cartoon characters to fit the traits and interests of the wearer.

I thought I would try something different from what I am used to, and do a little but of fashion design. I may have been inspired by the documentary I saw on Tinker Hatfield. Maybe just a little.

This week be sure to look for more in this series of characters here on my blog!

BGS

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New Project

Here’s a new project I did a few months ago as a way to really test my portrait skills. I also tried to achieve a style I saw in one of my favorite artists. I even tried to incorporate a story through one of the verses found in the Bible.

This verse was one I wish I could have remembered this verse during the following weeks after my grandfather’s death. He had lived a fulfilled life by serving the Lord as a Pastor and a musician/singer (his website, continued by the family, is www.jimswanson.com) I had the notion that if God wanted him in heaven, that was a good thing. That we should not cry or shed tears over something that was out of our control and was for the best.

But did not Jesus himself mourn for his friend Lazarus? God has made it natural for us to do so, but we do not have to do it the way others do. If you’re a Christian, than you grieve for your loss, but also hope for the day when you can be with that person again, if they are saved as well.

If you are not saved, please think about where you will go after you die. This is the most important decision you will ever make in your life. Please don’t take this lightly. To become a Christian, 1. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, that He died for you and rose again to take your sin in your place, 2. Confess your sin and give you life anew to God, to do with as He sees fit. Trust Him, there no telling what amazing things He will do with you.

Here is one more verse to be of comfort: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

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! IT IS NOW FREE !

My book, Marco and Polo Take Over is now available to buy for FREE! Find it here at the Amazon kindle library: https://www.amazon.com/Marco-Polo-Take-Over-Swanson-ebook/dp/B01NBUDCFP/ Take advantage before the promotion ends on Saturday! Please leave a review of what you thought!

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The Mermaid!

Here’s a part of one of my favorite pictures that I made for my book, Marco and Polo Take Over! It will be available for FREE download on Amazon this Tuesday through Saturday!

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SUPER EXCITED

I am Super Excited about my first published Children’s book, which I wrote and illustrated! This coming Tuesday through Saturday it will be available for FREE download!

Kids will relish every bit of the adventure as young Marco and Polo dive into their first rolicking story, filled with heroism, and wonderfully colorful illustrations.

And parents will enjoy the morals, lessons, and spiritual applications of this delightful book!

The great adventure will be available this coming Tuesday to Saturday for FREE on the Amazon Kindle Library.

Watch this space for additional updates …

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Marco and Polo Now $.99!

Check out my book Marco and Polo Take Over while it is only $0.99! Click Below!

It’s a delightful book young and old will enjoy over and over!

If you have any questions or comments check out my blog here: Marco and Polo Take Over

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Magazine Sketch

Hey everybody! Here’s something quick I did based a Garden & Guns Magazine.

Magazines are the best source of reference I have seen pretty much anywhere. If you’re looking to draw something in particular, just look up a magazine about the subject. Libraries are a great resource when it comes to finding the right magazine. You could spend your life drawing everything in them. Remember to keep in mind that there is some nasty stuff in certain ones, so be on your guard.

Ranking next is catalogs. Some catalogs are really good when you finally discover them. Clothes and Fashion Catalogs can be very helpful for figure drawing. I also find that some catalogs like ones at a Hardware store can be very helpful for choosing good swatches. The catalog color scheme may appeal to your eye when your looking through it, so don’t be afraid to use them in your picture!

Websites can be good but are time wasters, and you might only find one good one out of two-hundred other bad ones.

Hope this helps you in your quest for drawing better!

BGS

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Something Different

Here’s something I thought you guys might be interested in. I’m giving you the first page of a fantasy novel that I nearly completed.

My Book

Several years ago I was just beginning to write. I seemed to get interested in writing a book in response to a book that was popular, but was not morally helpful. Usually I didn’t get more than over half-way done, but this book was one of the few that made it to near completion. Who knows, maybe I will make a graphic novel out of it.

Hope you enjoy! Tell me what you think, and I might give you some more. There is a lot more where that came from.

BGS

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The Time Has Come

I have just purchased this device not more than two weeks ago and am having a blast!

It’s a Surface Pro 3, so it’s not the newest one out there. That would be the Pro 4. But still, I am perfectly happy with what I got. Yes, this is coming from a die-hard Apple Guy, but I’m telling you, this thing gets the job done for me, and that’s all I want it to do.

The reason I got it was so I could draw on the go. Digital brings that awesome quality of bringing all your entire art supplies collection in a hand-held device. Now with the Surface, I charge it up to full and take it with me to get in a bit of drawing. When I start the next Marco and Polo story, this could really come in handy.

I also got it because I love to write as well. If there’s an awesome program for writing, it’s got to be Scrivener. This app by Literature and Latte brings the best writing experience possible. Although I am crazy about software, I want to get down to showing you some of what I did on the Surface.

When I first got it, I messed around with it using the Surface Pro 3/4 Pen. It’s not as good as Wacom, and not half as good as the apple pencil, but it’s just fine for what I do, and it can be good for details when zoomed in.

After the initial testing, I thought I’d take it to another level and try some detailed work. I was pretty satisfied with the results, and wanted to see if I could make my art look the same on the Surface as they do in real life. I decided to do another figure study. Here’s how it turned out.

It looked pretty good to me, and the graphite brush worked pretty well. I’ll just have to keep tweaking the brush until it looks real.

After that I went all out and did a portrait. I did this on the go and while at home, and in total, I would say it took me about 3 hours. If you would like the full blown version of this, just become a Patron and visit my Patreon page. It will be included as the March 2017 rewards.

And last but not least I tried a Marco and Polo illustration. That will also be available for viewing on my Patreon page.

I think this is a good time to say that it was worth the wait. God knew this was the best for me even though I was always looking for what looked good or new. I still do even (shows how human we humans are; discontented and selfish- or at least I am) At the end of the day I am grateful to God for caring me through, and I can’t wait to see where he takes me.

Hey, if you have any comments, questions, or even a story that you want to share, I’d love to hear from you. It would give me a break from all this blabbing on about myself. Feel free to leave a comment or write me at [email protected].

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!Marco and Polo Take Over Now Available!

Hooray!

After many weeks spent trying to finish the project it is truly out there ready to be seen! Just go to Amazon and download it free if you have Kindle Unlimited, or pay the low price to download it. If you do not have a kindle or any such compatible device, Amazon’s got a viewer for you.

Hope you guys enjoy, and please send me feed-back so the next in the series will be even better!

Here’s it is on Amazon: Link

If you’d like to see some of the art being made in a speed-paint video, I’ve made one here: Link

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Marco

I am very excited to present to you the first speed paint video I have ever done. It was a long time coming, but is now available to watch here. If you are a Patron, you can also view it here:

2Kcomics Marco and Polo Speed Paint.

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