HAUNTED MEAT

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been forever since i tumbled! here’s ORCUS, a color-it-yerself tunnel book i made WITH MY MOM.

“Orcus” is a name for the underworld in ancient Greco-Roman mythology, and for a deity who presided over it. The illustrations in this book reference imagery from myths set in this ancient vision of the afterlife.

These images were made from animation assets for Loss, an animated music video I made for my fantastically talented friend Mark Mangini a few years ago.

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hauntedmeat.com is live! go check out what i’ve been working on. launch sale lasts now through monday, 11/30 at 11:59PM EST. <3

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Do you like comics? Do you think you'd like a residency/dojo/event space in Pittsburgh to work/train/hang out with some of the best people in the field, or perhaps to read the work that kind of place might produce?

I do, so I made this video to support art wizard @franksantoro‘s fundraiser to turn a rowhouse into just that. I support his quest (along with the rest of the @comicsworkbook community) to spread the gospel of comics, and if that sounds cool to you, please consider donating or sharing:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-comics-workbook-rowhouse-residency#/story

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some more crawler sculpts. working on this has made me want to watch all the tool music videos again.

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made a mess on the wall

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bad guy’s haunted helm. took it in a slightly different direction from concept art at last minute, very happy w/how it’s looking.

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first painting session with lil’ creeper. going for haunted bog mummy kinda vibe. 

getting ready to shoot with this dude at the end of next week. bottom is a test paint on first wax positive from baby’s first glove mold, which thankfully turned out great.

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hey tumblrfrnds! remember pizzaschmizza? that’s the old shit. now it’s hauntedmeatstudio. still drawing/sculpting/making the same stuff, just under a different name. surf over to hauntedmeat.com/about for more details!

ANYWAYS, here’s a print i’ve been working on! calling it “haunted mummy.” based on mostly-incan grave rituals. the patch, shirt, and digital print pictured here are available for pre-order if that’s your kinda thing! <3

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new studio!

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spent the day relearning moldmaking skillz with dear friend & holder of deep dark art secrets david lasky. gonna need a buncha copies of this character for stopmotion diddlings (melting, dipping in syrups, burning, etc--the usual) . was a perfect sunday.

the blue gunk is oomoo 25 from smooth-on. the red gunk is monster clay. highly recommend both products!

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works in progress in concept art and character puppets for a stopmotion animation project. i’m psyched on this work and this temporary garage studio, excited about the opportunity to make all these bugs and creepers.

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today’s haul: a few more rough bug bros, and a detailing sesh with mr. creepers. he’s almost ready for casting and stopmotion puppet assembly, which is gonna be a fun challenge.

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more rough sculpts. i’m getting all these to a quick first draft before i start details, as i have the tendency to fixate and throw myself off schedule with nitpicking and embellishment. that isn’t always bad! but i’m on a SCHEDULE.

top friend’s based on amblypygi.

middle dude is some sorta squat lobster.

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starting to feel more comfortable with sculpting, and picking up the pace as i work through clay roughs of characters. really gratifying to get in a groove like this, and making me feel very grateful for the time i’m spending on this project.

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hey GUYS i’m sculpting a SPIDER.

i love spiders.

this guy is modeled after liphistius batuensis, a trapdoor spider from malaysia.

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WIP character concepts. psyched to start sculpting these bros!

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roughing out teeny tiny armor in wax.