First comment! :D What you do is amazing!!

Rad... just fuckin' rad. The 3D effect is great lookin'.

coolies, outstanding

You do the most amazing stuff. Is it okay to worship you? (Okay so I don't "go all fangirl" that often but you deserve it) XD

elite detail hax

MAN i cant get over on how well you draw !!!

very good:P

it is rare that I yell "what the fuck?!" out of how good a picture looks XD

it's amazing!

So if I get this right., you made the shadow by lifting the rats above the newspaper..?

BTW. I thought that you drew all that yourself...

He/they did: "I was a dork and I forgot to take some photos of the lettering/painting the asphalt bits." And that shadow definitely is painted, lol. It looks like they just masked the rat off very carefully when doing the background; hence why it's such a clean white. :)

I wish I had had rats to lift. It was a nightmare getting the shadow right.

I did draw everything myself--These are just progress shots of the rat. The text is all hand lettered, the newpaper is painted, as is the asphalt, etc etc--I just didn't think to take photos of that part.

The first picture is me taking masking fluid off the rat, then the rest is detailing up the rat and finishing the conbadge.

Sweet stuff, and man, that's some crazy detail there.

Wow, very nice. *jealous*

I can't imagine doing the work for the lettering...

NERD HANDS

GIRL HANDS :[

OLD HANDS?

I cant even draw.

WOW you are like the Jimi Hendrix/Les Claypool/Geddy Lee/Danny Carey of furry art. Seeing your work is like looking at a quantum leap in development. This is an exiting time to be a furry.

wow, i figured you put that together with shop..as always your detail and ability never cease to amaze...

Nah, no Photoshop. You can see the final paintings in the last picture. :]

Such talent!

That's so wicked clean masking right thur'. Awesome work! The 3D effect your managed to achieve is astounding.

So freakin' rad. Thanks very much for sharing! I have a much deeper appreciation for your work now that I've seen the process you go through on this one piece.
(Not like I -didn't- appreciate it before, it's just HOLY CRAP that's a lot of planning and work. And it looks -amazing-.) :)

Truly amazing how much dedication you put into your work, Blotch. Well done! ;)

wow! :O

*speechless*

wow i hope one day i will be this good

you're a genius, mate...

thats awsome so much tallent

Love the 3D quality of this piece. It's fantastic. The first panel does look like you were doing something with a real newspaper.

ooh, thanks for posting this. It's like a look *behind the scenes* of your production

Amazing! Fantastic work there :)

Oh gosh, wow. I thought you were actually working on a real newspaper until I saw all the little details. That's amazing. *D*

I would love to see the actual thing in person that's really wonderful work and an awesome idea... thanks for the in progress shots there....

Super, once again you've just flat amazed me. Murrrrr

wow.

Just... wow.

the painting style looks very very natural. Well done.


I like seeing pics like this that show how the piece of art was created, from time to time. :)

You're absolutely amazing Blotch, thats why you're my favorite.

*hugs your shoe*

awesome

wow. that's talent. kudos. :3

All hail the mighty Blotch!!!

Bow down before his greatness...

All I could think was "Blotch has GIRL HANDS. 8["

wow... o_o

amazing...

it's so amazing to be able to see how much devotion and care goes into your work, dude. Your detailing and everything is just incredible!

Oh man, masking fluid/frisket. @_@ I have a bottle, but it's always hit-or-miss whether it'll come off or whether some color will leak through. What brand do you use?

I use Winsor & Newton artist masking fluid--the cheaper frisket stuff has a tendency to destroy everything in a 5 mile radius. For any type of frisket, never water it down (which I've seen people do) and you have to apply it pretty liberally.

If it isn't coming off properly, you may want to consider thicker paper. I've tried it before on some thiner/cheap watercolour paper and it tends to tear the page. Also, you have to wait until the paper and the frisket is completely dry (which can take a while) before trying to remove it. :]

wonderful job! ^_^v

Again... I seriously need to try watercolors again...

Heh.. in the first panel it looks like you're pasting a cut-out silluette of the rat on the painting of the newspaper... are you?

But yeah, truly impressive.. the fur looks so easy to do, yet I know I won't be able to do anything close to this when I try it..

Thanks for sharing! :D *makes magic arms come out of your screen that hugs you*

Actually, the first panel is me removing masking fluid from the rat. :]

I put the masking fluid on to keep the rats and the conbadge clean while I painted the newspaper and layered up the asphalt.

The best way to improve is practice--it's intimidating to start, but it really does get fun after a while. :]

intimidating?? Oh yes! xD
*meeps in fear as he picks up the pencil...* don't want to faiiil...

But yes, practice can take you a long way if you don't let your failures to get the upper hand =)

Masking fluid.. that's pretty practical! ...I have alot to learn xD

Again, thanks alot ^^

This is one awesome piece of work Blotch!..

I remember your hands from EF! ^^ Now before people start making stupid remarks.. I remember them because you sat behind me during the art Auction!

Nice stuff!.. Really cool!

Is the newspaper a separate piece, or did you paint all that newsprint by hand?

I painted the newspaper as well. You can see the whole piece in the last picture.

These photos are just the rat progress--the first step is removing the masking fluid, the painting, etc etc. :]

Jeeze.. in the photo I thought the newspaper was a real one =P and the rats were cut outs that you had placed on top of the paper..

Craaaaaaaaazy. I can't imagine doing that, myself. :P

brilliant

wow, reminds me of that thing that sidewalk artists do.

I <3 the "subsection" shots you've done recently. The works-in-progress are very cool. It gives an idea of just how intricate the art is, and how it's done.

I appreciate the fact that you took the time to show us how you work. *bows*

done very well looks like its real !!!

DANG.
.......................DANG.

with the rat so you start out with a simple sketch for the rats then start from the bottom up adding a bit of color. then i see you add more detail and the shadow for this one. interesting, kinda like how i do my style i start out with the head down then add the detail but i'm not much of a color artist unfortunately. but i'm starting to learn how to add depth and detail with markers and colored pencils.

with the rat so you start out with a simple sketch for the rats then start from the bottom up adding a bit of color. then i see you add more detail and the shadow for this one. interesting, kinda like how i do my style i start out with the head down then add the detail but i'm not much of a color artist unfortunately. but i'm starting to learn how to add depth and detail with markers and colored pencils.

whoops sorry bout that