… is to never be kissed? Click here to see one of the best practical jokes in a long time. BRAVO, MR. FINCHER.
MAN, that cover is saucy.
If you haven’t checked out Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, you really should; and that has nothing to do with the fact that I am currently upgrading his site with lots of fresh Jeremy R. Scott style flash animation, HA HA HA. Go there every Sunday at 5 PM PST to take part in a live podcast, or go there now to catch up on his archive. I’ll update you all when the new site is up and ruunning. For now, check out this really sweet picture I illustrated of the man himself.
I haven’t posted a new sketch in a while, so here you go.
This sketch represents the four kick ass teams that form the Brewcity Bruisers, Milwaukee Rollergirls: the Rushin’ Roullettes, the Shevil Kenevils, the Crazy Eights and Maiden Milwaukee. Its a submission for the cover of their 2010 season guide book.
And here is the final. I was really happy with the way it turned out, so I decided to post it as well. You can check out what’s going on with the Bruisers at their website. Come on down and see a match if you are in the Milwaukee area. If your not, jump on a plane now. We got lots of other cool stuff here in Milwaukee — like freezing rain, streets lined with pizza and ALL the beer and cheese you can consume. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?
I am so excited. Here is a really fun experiment. I was going through some very, VERY old drawings and I came up with a neat idea. I decided to take a drawing of character I did as a kid and draw it again now. This way I can demonstrate to all of you naysayers that I have indeed matured into a well rounded adult; or, in fact, further demonstrate my infantile nature. So without further adieu, I picked these really sweet drawings that I did of Danny DeVito as the Penguin, from Batman Returns. Keep in mind, I drew these both when I was in 1oth grade, nearly, GULP, 18 years ago.
PRETTY SWEET, HUH. Yeah, you couldn’t have done these. These took TALENT, HAHAHA. Yeah, they’re mediocre. Like I said, I was 16. Cut me a little slack.
Well, that was then; and this is now. As you can see, like most of my illustrations now, I have thrown realism right out the window and went for something a little more decorative. So I guess in a way, I approach my artwork from a much more silly, less serious point of view now. Does that mean I have become more mature in the last 18 years. I’ll let you be the judge. Anyway, I will probably do this experiment again. It was a hoot.
Don’t forget to run to McDonald’s tomorrow, between 6 to 10 am, and get you some FREE Hotcakes and Sausage. Hey, I’ll be going to as many as I possibly can. IT’S FREE PEOPLE!!! And later, like Ronald up there, I will be running to the bathroom. I can’t wait. It will be awesome. See you there.
UPDATE:
Well, I got there at 9:30. I didn’t know that many people even lived in Milwaukee. Suffice it to say, they ran out of hotcakes; and they were telling everyone that a truck was coming in 30 minutes, which was coincidentally the time the promotion ended. So basically, they were telling everyone to wait, but they were not guaranteeing that the cakes were going to get there on time within the free hotcakes and sausage window. Funny enough though, there were plenty of sausage patties; but they wouldn’t give those out unless they came with the cakes — as if doing so would destroy the space time continuum or some such nonsense. There was literally a hundred people sitting on the floor waiting for their free pancakes at this point. All of them hungry and ANGRY. One little misstep and seriously, there would have been a riot; so I went home and made my own pancakes. Ah, they tasted better anyway. GOOD JOB McDONALD’S.
It’s hard to believe; but as of last month, my website has been up for 5 years. In that time, it has sure gone through a lot of changes — like my original logo that aped Toys R US. Hey, I felt I was entitled. If you spent as much money as I have there over the last 10 years, you would feel entitled to HAHA. Anyway, in order to commemorate the five year anniversary of jeremyrscott.com, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of my illustrations that graced the site over the years.
Here is the oldest piece I put on the site. It is something I originally worked on in college. The project was “transformation”. I could think of nothing better than THE most classic transformation ever — Dr. Jekyll. I liked the concept of the piece so much that I decided to rework it in 2000. This was also one of the first digital illustrations I did with the amazing program, Painter (a really terrific painting program that digitally emulates realistic painting techniques). Another technical note, this was the last illustration I did where I actually inked the line work on paper and scanned it into the computer. On all of my subsequent pieces, I would actually draw the line work directly in Photoshop with my WACOM tablet. It’s hard to believe now, but I never even really used a computer until my Senior year in college. It’s been a real love/hate relationship over the years, but it has become such an integral part of my work.
Here is another oldie. This was another college piece that I reworked in 2000. The assignment was to design and illustrate a board game box cover. After looking at this again, I think I would like to actually rework this again, but actually design the entire game. So, this might not be the last time you see Food Fighters on Blogenstein.
This was the first portrait I painted for Tastes Like Chicken Magazine, way back in 2002. It was for an interview with voice man extraordinaire, Harry Shearer. I have to admit, I took this assignment because I was excited to draw Simpsons characters; he was promoting his new movie Teddy Bears’ Picnic, however, hence the clap board he’s holding. Everybody remembers that one, right?
Another TLC portrait from 2004. This one was for an interview with Glenn Shadix. Glenn is a pretty great guy, and was the first celebrity who expressed interest in my work; so I sent him a lithograph of this piece. This was also the first illustration where I started experimenting with different colors in my line work, to add an extra touch of dimensionality.
Yet another TLC interview portrait; this one for the great Paul Feig. I am a huge fan of Paul’s show Freaks and Geeks, so I jumped at the chance to interview Paul and illustrate his portrait. It’s a real shame NBC canceled the show after one season. I guess its understandable though — they had to clear the space for a 4rth Law and Order show.
This was a real fun one. This was a graduation gift for one of my old freshman year room mates at CCAD, Brian Loar. Here’s his family fighting intergalactic slugs on the planet Quixtock, or some such nonsense. I LOVE drawing tentacles, so this piece was a real treat.
Here’s a quickie, but it is still one of my favorites. This was for the cover of our October web issue in 2004. A fun mask that you can print-out and wear on my favorite holiday, Flag Day.
This guy was a REAL NIGHTMARE. It was an assignment from Cracked Magazine’s new website — from an article written by my good friend, and constant collaborator, Justin Shady. It is basically a Where’s Waldo style illustration that cover all the events that Cracked missed in 2005, when they were reformatting their magazine. This beast took a long, LONG time to complete; and a LOT of planning. Not only did I have to interpret all of the events Justin wrote about in his story, but I had to fit them together in one giant illustration, with an INSANE amount of detail. And if that wasn’t enough, I had to draw lots and lots of celebrities. That in it’s self isn’t that much of a big deal, but I couldn’t make them too detailed because each head was only a few millimeters in size. So I had to simplify each face, but still make them recognizable.
This thing took a couple weeks to complete. Even though it is really a huge mess, I am happy with the final result. It did really have a huge impact on my work, though. After I completed this monstrosity, I made a conscience effort to streamline and simplify my work. So, at least something good came out of it, HAHAHA.
Go ahead and click one the image to see the super-sized version. You could spend an hour analyzing this thing.
AND, this is what I did after that Frankenstein’s Monster up there.
I had been using Adobe Illustrator for years, but this was the first full fledged piece of artwork I fully illustrated using the program. Using Illustrator has really helped me refine my work. It made me rethink how I draw and how to streamline my artwork. It even made me more aware of making my characters more appealing by using basic shapes to quickly convey a characters attitude. So, this illustration was really the birth of my modern style.
This was a birthday gift for my friend, Justin Shady’s 3oth birthday. It features the Jim Henson Country Trio. These were muppet versions of Jim Henson on the banjo, Frank Oz on the base, and Jerry Nelson on the guitar; as they frequently popped up here and there on the muppet show. I added a muppetized version of Justin on the cowbell, well, when he had a little bit more hair. I really love how this turned out.
And finally, here is one of my most recent pieces — my rendition of one of my favorite cartoons, the Real Ghostbusters. I mentioned this in a former blog entry and even included the original sketch, so go there to find out more about the piece.
Well, that was rather cathartic. I have to admit that I am rather embarrassed at how rudimentary some of this stuff is. But hey, at least I can look back and see that I continue to grow and reach new heights of excellence every day, HAHAHA. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my little walk down memory lane; and don’t forget. You can go on my site and check out some more of my newest work.
Yeah, I am a fool; but I saw it on TMC’s On Demand service under the category “SPLATTER DAY” and thought I would give it a chance. HOLY CRAP, this thing was the worst piece of excrement I have seen in a long while. Where do I even begin.
1. THE ZOMBIES
Forget the whole tired argument about the walking dead vs. the running dead, in this movie you get zombies with SUPER POWERS. These things will jump out of a ten story building and land on their feet, sprinting. They’ll jump 20 feet in the air and charge at you at super human speeds. They hang from rafters, clean the flesh of of an entire body and leave the bones clean in under a minute. It’s like the first zombie was bitten by a radioactive spider. And then their transformation HAHAHA. One minute an infected person will be talking to a family member. Next, after staring off into space for a minute or so, instantly transforms into the undead — COMPLETE with rotting flesh and dead eyes. How convenient, HAHAHA.
2. THE ACTING
Day of the Dead collects some of the worst actors on the planet, and gives them a script that must have been written by a kindergartner — right before nap time:
BUD CRAIN: Sweet spear.
SALAZAR: You see a black man with a sharp stick and it’s supposed to be a spear?
And this golden moment.
SALAZAR: [takes machete] This shit right here was made for me. Uh-huh. Whoo.
[raises machete in the air]
SALAZAR: By the power of Grayskull. Yeah.
SARA BOWMAN: Okay. Stop fucking around and start loading the stuff up.
SALAZAR: How long are you gonna keep cussing at me? You see this? This is a machete. Unappreciative ass. See if I save your ass again.
Yeah, with great stuff like that, those flesh eaters don’t stand a chance. Even the great Ving Rames, who’s in this thing for about five whole minutes, is reduced to a legless zombie that barks like a dog. Oh yes, and special recognition to Nick Cannon as Salazar (WHO CAME UP WITH THESE NAMES); for setting the African America culture back 50 years. Nick, you would make Al Jolson blush.
3. BUD CAIN THE ZOMBIE
OH BOY, I have saved the best for last. After proclaiming to be a vegetarian, Bud Cain is bitten by the legless, barking Ving Rames and turns into a zombie. For some reason, though, old Bud doesn’t try to munch on his healthy pals. Only the exact lines of dialog can do this scene justice:
SALAZAR: [about Bud] This shit is ridiculous. I mean, why Thriller over here ain’t trying to eat us?
SARA BOWMAN: He’s a vegetarian.
SALAZAR: That’s the best explanation you can come up with?
SARA BOWMAN: You got a better one?
SALAZAR: All I’m saying, as long he don’t try to mistake me for a soy bean burger, we’re gonna be all right.
YES, that’s right kids. Old Bud wasn’t hungry for fresh human flesh because he was a vegetarian — A VEGETARIAN. Are you kidding me. This is their pathetic attempt at referencing a brilliant character moment in Romero’s classic movie. In that movie, we had a zombie named “BUB”, who was exhaustively trained to not eat the living by his loving mentor, Dr.Logan. But HEY, that would take, you know, minutes to cover in a film. So they just coped out and came up with a completely preposterous reason for Bud not to feast on Sara Bowman’s bizarre, over sized forehead. Bravo Day of the Dead, BRAVO.
So there you have it folks. Take my advice. If you’re surfing through The Movie Channel’s On Demand menu and come across Day of the Dead, stab your eyes out with a ball point pen. Trust me, you will have way more fun than if you actually watched this crap fest.
… GODS I TELL YOU. Just check out these amazing retro posters they just released to promote the dvd release of UP. Look and be amazed.
I only wish they would have used these in the actual movie campaign. They sure beat the heck out of the typical photoshoped heads that plague most posters nowadays. ENJOY!
It’s here, it’s HERE. Halloween is finally here. And what better way to celebrate, then posting my final peice of artwork for my Halloween Project. So… what movie is scary enough for Halloween night? Why, The Exorcist, of coarse. Well, it’s the scariest movie I have ever seen. So enjoy this final image and this fine Halloween, and thanks for following my 2009 Halloween Project.
Ok, just a quick post. Yesterday, I had over 70 visitors. Thanks for all the new looky loos. I hope one of you can get me a DVD copy of Donald Duck 4. Anyway, the real reason for this post is for this ridiculous fact. Yesterday, the highest number of people searching google who ended up on my blog were looking for…
…”puppies in a pickle costume”
HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Hot damn, I love the internet.
