tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18001200383771181832024-03-28T00:45:01.540-07:00Taco BelvedereMark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-70042387014028168532016-04-26T15:28:00.002-07:002016-04-26T16:14:59.217-07:00Should We Take a Look Inside? - process notes <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My newest poster, "should we take a look inside?" is currently <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/products/mark-englert-should-we-take-a-look-inside">on sale here</a> for 24 hours at Bottleneck gallery. After the sale ends on Wednesday, April 27th a t1 pm EST., the edition size will be based on how many sold and they will never be reprinted! While the sale is going on, I figure I'd share a peek into the process of how I made this poster.<br />
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As always, I started off with a series of small pencil sketches and chose the one I liked the most. I was really interested in featuring the derelict space ship, since most of the time that really awesome looking ship is far away in the background, rather than right up front.<br />
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After choosing the little pencil sketch, I drew it again to tighten up the composition. I like to start with a strong pencil sketch since I already spend so much time moving elements around while I work on the final.<br />
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Next up, I color the pencil sketch digitally. I try to make most of my final color decisions at this stage because the first question the printer will ask me when I go to book the time on press will be, "How many colors is it?" For this particular print, I was having a lot of trouble locking in my final color choices, so I posted this image on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/markenglert/">facebook group</a> and let them vote on it.<br />
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I also roughed in my idea for the glow in the dark image. I have to know what the glow in the dark will look like while I work on the piece because the ink will only glow if it's placed on top of the lightest areas of the image.<br />
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Depending on what I feel like drawing that day, I'll either start on the foreground and work my way back, or start on the background and work my way forward. I felt like drawing clouds, so I started on those first.<br />
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I got excited about the idea of the terraforming of the planet taking place in the atmosphere. The oxygen rising up from the terraformers in the ground, forming clouds and then bleak, airless space above the cloud layer.<br />
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I shifted focus to Hadley's Hope and one of the terraformers on the horizon. I also started to rough in some mountains.<br />
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Here's Hadley's Hope after finishing up the details and shading. You can also see here that I hid my kid's names on the buildings. I drew each mountain individually so I could shift them around if needed... which was a good choice as I wound up moving the mountains all around before I was finished.<br />
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Hadley's Hope after another details pass. Adding some lights here and there and one of my Facebook group members insisted I include the iconic "BAR" neon sign.<br />
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Newt's family and cool truck. Getting the silhouettes just right is real important as these figures will be extremely tiny. I spent a lot of time trying to get the family looking excited about finding this alien vessel and getting rich off their discovery, contrasting Newt's wariness... all communicated without any facial expressions, just body language.<br />
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At this point I decided it was time to get serious about drawing the derelict. I wanted to get the feeling of looking up at a huge monument or a natural wonder. Drawing a curved, horseshoe shaped object from this perspective was not the easiest, but I was happy enough with the drawing to scan it in and apply some lighting to it. I also drew all the little tubes and details on a separate layer, so that if I accidentally painted over any of those little pieces, I could easily bring them back.<br />
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Now that I had all the major elements roughed in, I quickly did a pass on the foreground rocks so I could get an idea of how it was all coming together. I was fairly excited about how it was looking, but I had some major issues that needed to be worked on...<br />
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First, the sky needed to be chucked out and started over from scratch. The clouds looked nice and all, but they just were not working for the piece overall and pulled the viewer's eye down towards the bottom of the print. The background mountain range was also having a lot of issues, the main one being the "wind" above Hadley's Hope just forcing your eyes right off the edge of the poster. I moved the largest mountain in front of that wind shape to block that from happening and bring attention back down to the colony. I also moved the ringed planet and the moons over to the right side of the image to frame the derelict.<br />
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This is my progress on the derelict detail. I'd basically just start with rough lighting, then fill that in with my purple color and pick out the little highlight details with blue. While working on this, I decided to sit and watch Aliens again to see if I missed anything... and good thing I did as I realized I missed something HUGE. Between Alien and Aliens, the derelict had cracked and half collapsed. Newt's mother and father even enter through the cracked open hole in the ship! Luckily, it was a fairly simple fix, cut the piece of the ship off, rotate it so it's resting on the ground and draw a gaping hole where the ship cracked open.<br />
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After the derelict was completed, I sat down for an afternoon and drew out all the rocks in the foreground, added some more rocks behind the derelict, a bunch of fog and voila!<br />
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The major elements are all in place for the glow in the dark layer already... all I had to do was sit for a couple hours, put on some Iron Maiden and draw fire, smoke and lightning. I figure the Queen must have grabbed onto the ship as it was leaving and pulled herself in before the colony exploded.<br />
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Game over, man! GAME OVER!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-41443044951799583382016-04-26T07:23:00.002-07:002016-04-26T07:49:46.237-07:00Should We Take a Look Inside?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest print, "should we take a look inside?" is 12x36, 7 colors, printed on black paper and it even glows in the dark!<br />
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This poster is a 24 hour timed release through <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/">Bottleneck Gallery</a> in collaboration with Acme and FOX for Alien Day, 4/26, starting at noon EST! The edition size will be determined by the number of posters ordered in that time period. <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/products/mark-englert-should-we-take-a-look-inside">You can buy one here!</a><br />
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There's also a limited edition variant, with a run of 225 and a green color scheme,<a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/products/mark-englert-should-we-take-a-look-inside-variant"> also on sale today</a>:<br />
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In honor of Alien Day, I wrote up a little something about my first exposure to the Alien franchise. The first of the movies I saw was Alien 3, in theaters with my Dad... but I was hooked on Alien years before 3 was released.</div>
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I’m pretty sure the year was 1988. I'm 8 years old and my father has taken me along on another museum visit. It was a regular activity for us, some weekends we’d even museum hop from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art to The Norton Simon Museum if they both had something interesting on display. What was unusual about the outing, this time to an exhibit about movie magic special effects at The Museum of Science and Industry in Downtown LA, was that upon entering I was greeted with a little TV on the floor, blaring the phrase, “Get away from her, you bitch!”<br />
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Aside from the out of place vulgarity, I was captivated by the images on the small screen. The scene was terrifying, a tough looking lady in a robot suit traded blows with what looked like a giant spider-dinosaur. I couldn't focus on anything else until the giant black bug got sucked out of the airlock into the black void of space and the clip ended.<br />
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When I looked up from the tiny television, I saw my horror made flesh. Both the full size Alien Queen puppet and the Power Loader props were towering over me, frozen in eternal combat, a clothed mannequin in place of Ripley. I stood in awe, enraptured for what seemed like hours, but it was probably just a good ten minutes before my Dad and I made our way through the rest of the exhibit, left to grab some dinner at Crocodile Cafe then made our way home.<br />
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I feel like some part of me is still standing there, looking up in terror-stricken astonishment.Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-42192066841409765312015-10-29T11:32:00.001-07:002015-10-29T13:23:04.869-07:00You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me<span id="goog_1567318700"></span><span id="goog_1567318701"><br /></span>
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My latest poster, "you ain't never had a friend like me" is 12x36, 11 colors including metallic inks, printed on black paper and was released with <a href="http://cyclopsprintworks.com/">Cyclops Print Works</a> on Oct. 16th. It sold out immediately, but I will have a few personal copies available this Friday, Oct. 30th through <span id="goog_829378243"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">Bottleneck Gallery<span id="goog_829378244"></span></a>.<br />
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The first idea I pitched was to have a bunch of the different celebrity forms erupting out of the lamp, with Genie coming out at the top. I was excited about showing the range of Robin Williams, but in the end I found all the caricatures to be a distraction rather than a fun nod to Robin's talent.</div>
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I whipped up another color sketch, this time focusing primarily on Genie emerging from the lamp. While working on this I stumbled on the idea of hiding Jasmine's face in the smoke and I was glad to keep the recurring theme of the hidden love interest going with my Disney poster work. This concept got approved and I started drawing.<br />
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I started work on the figures, since that is usually the most fun part. Here's a mostly finished Aladdin, with Apu blocked in with solid color, no rendering.<br />
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After I rendered Apu, I blocked in the solid shapes for the magic carpet... which took me quite a while. I knew a lot of the details would be covered once I added shade to the carpet, but I need to start with an accurate under drawing before I render.<br />
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Now that the three characters along the bottom are finished, it's time to get to work on all the Genies and the smoke.<br />
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I toyed with having the genie figures lit bright pink from underneath, to match the scene in the movie. Once I started drawing the smoke, the pink just looked weird so I changed it to blue.<br />
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As with most anything I draw, I roughed in a solid shape for the smoke and then went back in and added details. With smoke and clouds, it always takes several passes of detail, adding and taking away, so I can get that solid yet wispy feeling. After I finished the smoke, I sat and drew tons of little sparks and magic dust type stuff all over the place and bam, I was done!<br />
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I'm super proud of this piece and it meant a lot to me to have been given the chance to pay tribute to not only a seminal movie from my childhood, but a seminal entertainer throughout my life, Robin Williams. We won't ever have a friend like you again, Robin...Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-67373909349712001482015-07-07T13:36:00.000-07:002015-07-07T13:37:20.362-07:00Barbasol Jurassic World cans <br />
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You may have noticed my latest release on store shelves nationwide! I worked with <a href="http://www.universalstudios.com/">Universal Studios</a> and <a href="http://barbasol.com/">Barbasol</a> to make a series of limited edition Barbasol cans that feature dinosaurs from Jurassic World! I'm honored to be a part of it and can't thank my collaborators enough. The printing team did an amazing job on these and even won the <a href="http://www.canadianpackaging.com/design-and-innovation/a-close-shave-you-bet-jurassic-143068/"><em>Award of Excellence Award</em> from the <em>International Metal Decorators Association</em>!</a></div>
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You can find these anywhere they sell Barbasol shaving cream in the USA, so exciting and surreal to see my work on store shelves.</div>
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My newest print, "pawnee national park", is 18x24, 6 colors(neon yellow and oranges, with a metallic light purple) run of 225 and will set you back $50. There's also a variant edition:<br />
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The variant is printed on a natural stock paper, is a run of 75 and will set you back $75. There's also going to be small edition of 30 variants printed on some nice, 1/2” Baltic Birch Plywood which will set you back $150.<br />
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"the legendary dewey cox" is 18x24, 2 colors(including metallic gold) printed on black paper with a run of 50 and will cost $30.<br />
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All of these will be on sale sometime tomorrow, the 24th, over at <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/">Bottleneck Gallery</a>. I'll also have copies of everything but the wood variant of "pawnee national park" this weekend at <a href="http://emeraldcitycomicon.com/">Emerald City Comic Con</a>! I'll be at table D-18, which, looking at the map, is somewhere around here:<br />
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Looks like I'm conveniently placed near some bathrooms. So, let's be thankful for that! I'll be there all day, every day of the show, although I am tentatively scheduled to be at this panel on Friday:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Rewriting History: The Next Chapter of Heavy Metal</strong><em class="size12">Room: Hall E (TCC 303)</em><em class="size12">Date: Friday, March 27th</em></span><em class="size12"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Time: 4:50PM - 5:40PM</span></em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Nearly 40 years after its American inception, Heavy Metal remains the world's leading illustrated science fiction and fantasy magazine. Now, "under new management," the brand moves into new territory in music, film, and traditional comics publishing. Join co-CEO Jeff Krelitz, along with surprise guests, as he announces upcoming projects, plans for further expansion, and a strategy to change the game on creator-owned work in comics publishing. With exclusive news to Emerald City attendees!</span></blockquote>
At my table, I'll have some older prints I've raided from my flat file for sale as well. First come, first serve. I'll be accepting credit cards, good old fashioned cash money and I'll even take Republic Credits! Looking forward to seeing you there!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-5912230302036864452015-02-12T18:36:00.004-08:002015-02-15T14:08:24.344-08:00Springfield Gorge - process notes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest print, which will be a 24 hour, timed release starting tomorrow at 10am PST over at <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/simpsons-springfield-gorge-mark-englert.html">Dark Ink Art</a>. It's titled "Springfield Gorge" and is based on The Simpsons, season 2 episode, "Bart the Daredevil".<br />
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The first step was to get the general idea approved. I did a quick pencil sketch of what I had in mind, and I wound up pretty much following it exactly. I knew I wanted Homer jumping the gorge, and for him to be as small as possible so I could focus on the beauty of the landscape.<br />
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I scanned the pencils in and did a quick color pass, just to make sure I could pull this off without using too many colors. I also wanted to give the general vibe of the piece. After the pencil and color sketches were approved, I moved on to what I knew would be the next point of contention. Drawing a small Homer, with a limited number of colors to work with and staying on model.<br />
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I drew this out in pencil first, scanned it and shrunk it down the size I needed. I initially went with a more worried pose, which I later changed to triumphant. The colors are all from the color sketch and I knew that I could use them to build the rest of the image. I included the quarter for an easy size comparison and sent this off for approval.<br />
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Once I started building the pieces of the image, I realized it would be funnier, as well as just more pleasing to look at in general, if I went for an inspirational vibe. Homer at the crest of his arc through the sky, convinced he is going to land this amazing jump. Extreme optimism in the face of embarrassing, painful failure is a favorite theme of mine, so I decided to pursue that as I moved forward with this piece.<br />
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Here, I have all the foreground elements in place. I had done a pass on the clouds as I had them in the initial sketch, but, a beautiful sunset I saw driving home one day inspired me to ditch those and start over. I really wanted this to feel like some inspirational poster you'd see hanging in an unemployment office with "Reach for your dreams" printed in big type underneath it and I felt like beautiful clouds, almost as if the heavens were pushing Homer towards his victory, were my ticket to conveying that feeling.<br />
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I was a bit worried that I was maybe a bit too effective with the uplifting vibe, so, before I sent this off for final approvals, I wanted to diagram out Homer's trajectory so there wasn't any question that the image was holding true to the source material. I sent this along with the final and it was good to go!<br />
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I'm stoked that I got to do this poster. If I have my way, I'll get to do some more focused on different episodes. It'll probably depend on how this first one does, so, be sure to grab one if there's another episode you'd want a poster of!<br />
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And another thing! How come I can't get no Tang around here?Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com89tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-33572327174689868652015-02-12T16:25:00.000-08:002015-02-13T10:31:44.454-08:00Springfield Gorge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Monday, Feb 16th at 10am PST until Tuesday, Feb 17th at 10am PST, my latest print, "Springfield Gorge" will be on sale at <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/simpsons-springfield-gorge-mark-englert.html">Dark Ink Art</a> for 24 hours! It's 12x36, 6 colors and will set you back $50. The edition size will be determined by how many are sold.<br />
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I've been watching The Simpsons since the Tracey Ullman days... and my parents were both cool enough to let me watch the show when it was controversial that Bart got bad grades and told both parents and teachers to "Eat my shorts."<br />
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My Dad taped the show on VHS, and when I was old enough to have my own VCR, I carried on the tradition, recording the daily reruns, intently focused on the commercial breaks so I could press "pause" button at the right moment to cut them out. VCR set to "EP" mode so after a weeks work I would have 6 hours of uninterrupted Simpsons I could watch over and over again at my leisure. Knocking out the little tab on the cassette so there could be no accidental recording over my precious, commercial-free cartoons.<br />
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The show got better and better. Thanks to my Dad pumping my brain full of pop culture and things I was probably too young to be exposed to, I got the majority of the references the show made. When Bart enters the scene like Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia, it blew my mind.<br />
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"Bart the Daredevil" is also notable in my mind for the premiere of the "Do the Bartman" video premiering after it aired... but more notable for maybe the funniest thing I had ever seen on television up to that point. The build up of Homer about to make that insane jump over the gorge, him being so excited about the imminent crowning achievement of his entire life, immediately followed by the halt of momentum, plummeting into a series of hilarious, bone-crunching falls down the cliff edge... only to be air-lifted out of the gorge, packed into an ambulance which crashes into a tree, opening the doors of the vehicle and sending Homer back down the gorge. I lost it, it's the only time I've blown soda pop out of my nose and something that is just etched in my memory.<br />
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So, when I had a chance to work with the fine folks at <a href="http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/">Acme</a> and <a href="http://www.fox.com/">Fox</a> on a Simpsons poster, this was the first idea that came to my mind and now it's really happening. <i>This is the greatest thrill of my life! I'm king of the world!</i>Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-13970936409646200632014-08-29T19:02:00.001-07:002014-08-29T19:02:38.052-07:00director series 2 - closing prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The opening of my second solo show at <a href="http://nineteeneightyeight.com/">Gallery 1988</a> has come and gone, but the closing is tomorrow and there are a few new things being released.<br />
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First up, my newest silk screen print, "life will find a way" will be available in the gallery(west location) at 11am PST and online at the<a href="http://nineteeneightyeight.com/"> Gallery 1988 website</a> sometime later that day. It's 12x36, 6 colors, run of 200(150 available at the gallery) and will cost $60.<br />
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I really wanted to zero in on the idea of Dinosaurs functioning as a family unit. I'm a father of a two-year-old boy and that has drastically changed the way I perceive that bond.<br />
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It's one thing to be somebody's kid, being on the other end of that relationship is the weirdest and most wonderful experience. It feels a lot like tapping into some kind of primal, shared conscious that transcends time and species.<br />
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There's also an, "unplucked variant" in which the t-rex family has feathers. These are 7 colors, run of 50 and will set you back $100.<br />
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While, not canon in the Jurassic park films, or 100% proven when it comes to Tyrannosaurus Rex, there is a very good possibility most dinosaurs were walking around with feathers.<br />
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I chose to go with the idea of a male with loud plumage to attract the less flashy female. The juvenile has lost his downy coat completely and has starting sprouting feathers.<br />
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The original painting of the T-Rex used in production of the poster will be on sale at the gallery as well. Without the matting, it's 10x15 on watercolor paper and I used colored inks.<br />
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Also, with any purchase or my work at the gallery tomorrow, you will be entered in a raffle to win a signed and framed variant of Jurassic World! Stroll on in any time from opening to closing and pick something up from the show to be entered in the raffle.<br />
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I'll be at the gallery from opening for an hour or so... if you can't find the place, just follow the screams :)Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com206tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-12289603869200564132014-07-23T14:36:00.003-07:002014-07-23T14:57:28.737-07:00Jurassic World - giveaway details and a word about composition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2 days ago Colin Trevorrow, the director of Jurassic World, tweeted the debut of my poster and the response is just phenomenal. It got picked up all over the internet and response has been humbling to say the least.<br />
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I also got some pictures from the printer, Martin Hammond at Diamond Hill and he knocked the ball way out of the park this time. When it comes to printing my work, nobody does it better.</div>
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More details have been released as to how to get your hands on one. There will be a giveaway of two sets(regular and variant) at my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/markenglert/">Facebook group</a>, given away after San Diego Comic Con.</div>
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<b>REGULAR EDITION</b><br />
Screen Print 24x36<br />
Numbered Edition of 500</div>
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All will be distributed for <b>free</b> at San Diego Comic Con<br />
2 drops Thursday<br />
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1 drop Saturday</div>
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The first 75 to 100 people at each drop (tbd location) will receive a card to hold their place in line and will then exchange for a print.<br />
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Drops will be randomly announced through the below channels. Text will be quickest for you.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/JurassicPark">Twitter - @JurassicPark</a><br />
<a href="http://instagram.com/jurassicworld">Instagram - @JurassicWorld</a><br />
Text - Jurassic to 834567<br />
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You <b>don't need a badge</b> to get these, they will be given out at locations near the convention center.</div>
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<b>MINI POSTER</b><br />
11x17 digital print<br />
1,500 produced<br />
These will only be distributed to those who show up for the drops and <b>do not</b> get a screen print.<br />
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Screen Print 24x36<br />
Numbered edition of 100<br />
These will be distributed online for <b>free </b>exclusively through Jurassic World social channels, Worldwide!<br />
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Ok, now that business is all taken care of, how about some quick art discussion?</div>
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My primary concern when making a poster is to tell a story within the single image. The most effective tool to achieve that goal is careful attention to composition. Above is a guide to how I laid out the composition in my poster to showcase particular bits of the image in the order I wanted.</div>
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Most of us read from left to right, top to bottom, so my starting point is there. Even if you don't naturally start there, I tried to force your eye into that spot with the hanging, leafy vine overlapping the orange clouds which leads you to the bigger helicopter(#1).</div>
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If you continue to follow the orange cloud path, it will take you to the Raptor's face(#2) and then to the building being constructed(#3). The clouds path ends here, but the palm fronds point directly toward the wheel well where the nest lies.</div>
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From the nest, there are scratches on the Ford Explorer that point toward the "04" painted on the side and more scratches lead you to the exposed tree roots which make a path directly to the logos on the bottom.</div>
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Besides all of the work that goes into just producing the image, rendering textures, choosing colors, etc., there is a lot of planning and forethought as I try to serve a larger purpose, beyond a striking image. </div>
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I'm beyond ecstatic at the response this work has generated. Thanks again to Universal, Colin, Chris and everyone who has supported me leading up to this. I have a lot more coming in the near future and i hope you all stick around to check it out!</div>
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My newest work is a teaser poster for the latest in the Jurassic Park series of films, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610/?ref_=nm_knf_i2">Jurassic World</a>. It's 24x36, 7 colors, 1 metallic and printed on black paper by Martin Hammond at Diamond Hill. The regular has a run of 500 and will be handed out during San Diego Comic Con.<br />
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For more info, Text JURASSIC to 834567 for updates on when and where to pick up the poster at SDCC... it also may be a good idea to follow <a href="https://twitter.com/JurassicPark">@JurassicPark </a>on Twitter and <a href="http://instagram.com/JurassicWorld">@JurassicWorld</a> on Instagram.<br />
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The variant will be an edition of 100 and will be distributed online... I'm not sure how that will work, but I do assume you will want to be following <a href="https://twitter.com/JurassicPark">@JurassicPark </a>on Twitter. There will also be a charity auction for the original art produced while making this print.<br />
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A couple of months ago, <a href="http://www.universalpictures.com/">Universal Pictures</a> contacted me out of the blue and asked if I'd be interested in working on a teaser poster for Jurassic World. I normally don't do posters for films I haven't seen, as I like to nail the feel of a movie, or at least an iconic scene, in one image. Chris told me I'd get access to to some of the concept art and maybe even get to chat with the director, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119880/">Colin Trevorrow</a> to get a feel for what the film is going to be straight from the source.<br />
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So, being a huge fan of the Jurassic Park series, I decided I may as well dive in. It took some time to get a look at the materials from the movie, so while I waited, I decided to try and come up with a concept on my own.<br />
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I'm a huge Disney nut, so the name, "Jurassic World" immediately conjured "Disney World" in my head. Along with everyone else who follows movies online, I saw those concept art photos that were floating around and noticed a monorail going around the island, which further solidified the connection in my head. The first idea I came up with was a take on a vintage Disney World ad, incorporating their iconic, "monorail swoosh" into my design. In order to get families to feel safe going to this park, I figured any sensible advertiser would show kids happily interacting with baby dinosaurs and tourists snapping pictures of a curious Brachiosaurus.<br />
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When I eventually did see the actual concept art, and exchanged some emails with Colin, it became clear to me this first idea wasn't going to work. Also, I found that as a Jurassic Park fan, the image didn't really stir up much excitement for me... it also didn't help that the idea felt thematically a bit too close to <a href="http://tragicsunshine.com/art_prints/jurassic-park">Kevin Tong's awesome Jurassic Park poster</a>.<br />
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After milling over what I'd like to see as a fan, I decided to try and incorporate elements from the previous movies and try to connect how they have led up to the newest story in the series. Jurassic World takes place back on Isla Nublar, where the park from the first movie failed before it even opened. I wanted to subtly establish the setting, the theme of nature overtaking technology and that a new park with a new story was being built on what had come before... I also just wanted a cool shot of a Raptor.<br />
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Above is what I came up with... A Raptor having built its nest in the wheel well of the crushed Ford Explorer that fell out of a tree, almost killing Dr. Grant and Tim in the first film. In the background, the new park is slowly beginning to take over the island. I submitted the idea to Colin and he liked it, with a few additions and guidelines from Mr. Trevorrow, I was off to the next step.<br />
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I enjoy drawing dinosaurs, I drew them a lot as a kid... I know the canon Jurassic Park Velociraptor is way too big, and is more likely a Deinonychus, but whatever... Amphibian DNA can do wacky things. I drew this on big paper, 15x20, knowing that when I scanned it and shrunk it down I'd get a lot of implied detail out of it. This is my first 24x36 poster and I wanted to make sure not to wuss out on the fidelity of the image.<br />
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While I worked on my Raptor drawing, I started work on the background, figuring that would be the element of the poster most open to scrutiny as it contains elements from the new movie. I drew the main building I noticed in all of the concept art, figuring a construction crew would want to establish a secure base camp right away. Once that building was more or less complete, the crew could then clear the rest of the forest and start building other structures as well as lay down the monorail track.<br />
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I had helicopters air lifting dinosaurs, I figured either they were stragglers or injured dinosaurs that couldn't be effectively herded. Colin suggested I used the harness they used for the T-Rex in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119567/">Lost World</a>. Which I thought was a really cool callback.<br />
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I took out one of the the helicopters because the arrival of a single dinosaur is treated as such a tense event in the previous movies, that it seemed like poor planning to have two arrive at once. I did bring the stegosaurus back in the variant, though.<br />
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I also started blocking in the jeep and I removed the color white... I figured I would need to replace the white color(which wasn't adding much of anything), with a muddy yellow color to get that Jurassic Park Ford Explorer looking more on model and recognizable.<br />
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Boy am I glad I added that muddy yellow color. At this point I had slaved away getting the details of the Ford Explorer right and rendering tons of leaves. I just had to draw a few more plants stuck in the undercarriage and that was that.<br />
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I really have to thank Colin Trevorrow. He was an invaluable resource and I can't thank him enough for being extremely available throughout the whole process. I also want to thank Chris Johnson at Universal for bringing me on board for this project in the first place... it turned out to be a real dream come true.<br />
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Best of luck to everyone going for one of these in San Diego and online. Nobody could've predicted that I'd have collaborated directly with a studio and movie director on a teaser poster for a Jurassic Park film. <b><i>That's</i></b>, that's chaos theory.Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com347tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-14269353591493587062014-06-20T15:56:00.001-07:002014-06-20T15:56:08.388-07:00look at this stuff, isn't it neat?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest poster is called "look at this stuff, isn't it neat?" and it's a 36x12 lithograph on sale <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/disney-look-at-this-stuff-isnt-it-neat-mark-englert.html">here</a> until June 30th. They will be printed on nice sturdy paper and have an overall UV gloss varnish to really make those colors shimmer and shine... it will give the image extra protection. So, this isn't your average litho.<br />
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When <a href="http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/">Acme</a> asked me to be part of <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/disney-stroke-of-midnight-artwork.html">Disney inspired series of posters</a>, I jumped at the chance. I have a long list of Disney prints I'd love to do and I saw this as a great chance to get my proverbial foot in the door.<br />
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I've wanted to do this Little Mermaid poster for a while now. It's one my top Disney films... Glen Keane and Mark Henn delivering an amazing Ariel performance, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken redefining the Disney Musical... the beginning of the so called, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Renaissance">Disney Renaissance.</a><br />
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I couldn't help but hide some stuff in Ariel's grotto... the biggest of which hidden right in plain sight... don't see it? Here:<br />
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Congrats if you caught it without the guide. A friend of mine couldn't see Prince Eric until I drew this for him, so I decided I might as well share this so no one is left out.<br />
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I'm happy enough if this is the only Disney poster I ever get to do... but I wish I could be part of that world.<br />
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After the sale ends, they will be gone and not reprinted again! No variants, either. So, click on the picture below and grab one while you can!<br />
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Today, two variants of my Star Wars poster, "i'm here to rescue you" went on sale <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/index.html">here</a>. Star Wars out on May 25th, 1977... so, as tip of the hat to that date, they will be on sale for 77 hours and cost $50 each.</div>
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The Endor variant is the glow in the dark layer from the regular version, converted into a full color image and printed on black paper.<br />
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I also was interviewed by starwars.com! You can read that <a href="http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/2014/05/23/from-tatooine-to-endor-artist-mark-englert-on-his-new-star-wars-prints/">here</a>. Dan Brooks did a great write up and it's well worth reading.<br />
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Since I'm writing a blog post anyway, I figure I'll go ahead and share some process shots:<br />
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Here's the original sketch I submitted... I followed it almost exactly, but I did mess around with the idea of having a sandcrawler in the background to help esatblish some depth. In the end, I replaced that with R2-D2 high-tailing it over to Obi-Wan right under Luke's nose. The water vaporators did a fine job establishing depth in the final.<br />
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I submitted the GID at the same time... which also stayed fairly true to the final. I originally had a speeder bike, as it helped say, "This is Endor, everyone." I also imagined Luke had to get Vader's body to the bonfire site somehow... Vader is heavy, after all. In the end, I figured he wouldn't have strayed too far after landing the shuttle Luke used to flee the Death Star II... especially after figuring out that dragging Vader along the smooth floors of the battle station is much easier than the uneven terrain of the forest moon.<br />
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I also submitted a color rough, just to give them a better idea of what I had in my head. It was also a useful tool to predict the number of colors I would use in the end.<br />
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Once again before I sign off, the variants are on sale <a href="http://www.darkinkart.com/index.html">here</a> and will continue to be on sale until <b>Wednesday May 28th at 3pm PDT</b>. Don't miss out if you want one, or both!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-73957886501899995502014-05-02T23:48:00.000-07:002014-05-02T23:58:38.822-07:00i'm here to rescue you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest print is titled, "i'm here to rescue you", measures 12x36, 7 colors with neon, metallic and glow in the dark inks:<br />
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Like most of the folks who were born around the same time I was, I am a <b><i>huge</i></b> fan of Star Wars. Over the years I must have bought the original trilogy at least a dozen times on VHS, DVD, Bluray... not to mention comics, toys, legos, video games and so on. At the center of it all was always the movies, which I still can't help but watch fairly often.<br />
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I wasn't too interested in trying to squeeze the entirety of even one of the films into one image. Rather, I chose to focus on one character, Luke. He starts off the first film just wanting to find out more about himself, where he came from and what he is capable of.<br />
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By the end of the trilogy, he's reconnected with his family, redeemed his Father, brought about the end of the Empire and brought balance to the Force. It's quite the journey with a very bittersweet ending, Luke only truly connects with his Father, Darth Vader, seconds before he dies in Luke's arms.<br />
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Luke is meant to be the gateway character for everyone to follow into the adventure of the movies. To me, his character's main motivation is rescue... it's the driving force for most of what he does in each of the movies. He rescues Leia even though he didn't need to. He ditches Yoda and his final lessons in the Force to go rescue his friends on Bespin. He rescues Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and then turns himself over to the Empire to rescue his father from the dark side of the Force.<br />
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Another of my favorite characters is R2-D2, so, I wanted to include him here. I always found it funny that Luke was so wrapped up ennui while looking at the double sunset that he failed to notice R2 high-tailing it across the vast, open expanse of the Tattoine desert.<br />
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Here's a picture of the actual print I took while signing these over at <a href="http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/">Acme Archives</a>. They look amazing in person, the light orange color in the sky is a neon ink and the light purple in the foreground is metallic.<br />
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They will be on sale <a href="http://darkinkart.com/star-wars-here-to-rescue-mark-englert.html">HERE</a> on May 4th, at 1pm PDT. $60 and limited to one per customer. May the Force be with you!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-90306222429149373552014-04-18T21:18:00.001-07:002014-04-19T06:18:53.664-07:00the flowers are still standing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've always wanted to do this... My newest print is based on one the very favorite, most-watched movies in my lifetime,<b> Ghostbusters!</b> It's 20x30, it's 6 colors, has glow in the dark and green neon ink.<br />
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It'll be part of Gallery 1988's huge art show for the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters! The show will be traveling across the country, starting in New York on the 19th. For full details, including future tour dates and how to pick up one my prints, <a href="http://www.ghostbusters30th.com/">click here!</a><br />
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If you can't make it to the show on the 19th, it will also be on sale online for $40 at 11am EST <a href="http://shop.ghostbusters30th.com/products/mark-englert">here</a>.<br />
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Here's what it looks like when it glows in the dark:<br />
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There will also be a gallery exclusive, <i>slimed</i> variant, which also glows, in a <i>very</i> limited quantity. You'll have to make it out to one of the shows to grab one of those, though... the variant has another two screens and is a "slimed edition". So, another green and then I added a spot gloss varnish over the added slime areas, and over the slime on Venkman... the effect of the green overprinting the image and the gloss varnish just won't show up in jpeg like it will in real life, but this will give you an idea:<br />
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My first copy of Ghostbusters was on VHS, taped off of TV with the commercials badly edited out in real-time by hitting "pause" during the original recording.<br />
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I wore out that tape eventually and my next copy was a used VHS from a video store with the big, puffy plastic clam shell case. I watched the movie like crazy as a kid, even though a lot of the jokes whizzed right over my head and I got sort of freaked out when Louis Tully got trapped outside that fancy restaurant.<br />
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I definitely got caught up in the whole Ghostbusters craze and it continued throughout my childhood. I watched every episode of the cartoons, ate the breakfast cereals, begged for whatever toys I saw in the store and I continued to re-watch that VHS copy over and over as other movies fell to the wayside, Ghostbusters remained a constant to this day.<br />
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I also played that awful Ghostbusters game on the Nintendo Entertainment System... I'm 100% sure the composition of this poster was directly influenced by countless hours spent staring at this screen:<br />
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I don't think I ever made it all the way up the stairs...<br />
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It's a hugely quotable film... the amount of times in my life that I've said, "...a couple of wavy lines?" must number into the thousands, and that is easily the one I've spouted the least! I named the print after my most-repeated quote from the film, usually out of context and after I've witnessed or performed some kind of major screw up.<br />
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The 23rd is upon us! Tomorrow the sale of my first subscription service goes live, So I thought I'd give a bit of an update.<br />
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There is only 12 hours left to go for the<b> Polyfather/Polymother </b>position, the ebay link is <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/151257754155">HERE</a> and is already nearly $5000 if you can believe it!<br />
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The links to buy each of the lower tiers will appear in <b>this post </b>tomorrow morning, shortly after the ebay auction ends. <b>Chaplains</b> first, and once they are sold out, the link will be removed and after a short period of time, the link for the next tier will replace it... and so on until all spots are taken and the madness can begin.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/">Bottleneck Gallery</a> is releasing a small, 4x6, giclee handbill as a companion piece to "new eden". It's called, "of course it's a good idea".<br />
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They will cost $15 and you can buy them <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/collections/mark-englert-charity-print">HERE</a> until the Sunday at 11:59pm EST.<br />
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100% of all profits will go to my charity of choice, the <a href="http://www.rmhc.org/">Ronald Mcdonald House</a>. My kid was born 2 months early. It was a very difficult time, the first time I saw my kid he was held up, fresh from the womb and promptly passed through a window into another room... the next time I saw him was about an hour later. He was tiny, beautiful and that overwhelming sense of new responsibility hit me right at the same time I realized he was engulfed in wires, tubes up his nose, down his throat and an IV that just looked too big for his tiny arm.<br />
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It was the most scared and helpless I had ever felt.<br />
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My newly larger family just wasn't in great shape. My wife had a major surgery to recover from and my kid was facing an unknown amount of time in the hospital. Ronald Mcdonald House offered to put us up in their facility across the street once my wife was discharged so we could always be nearby. We didn't need to take them up on it, since we lived nearby, but the place was very busy... We were very lucky to live nearby one of the best hospital for premature babies in all of CA. A lot of the babies in the same wing as my kid had been flown to that hospital to receive care, which means a lot of parents traveled hundreds of miles to be with their kid. Most all of them were being put up, for free, at the Ronald McDonald house.<br />
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My kid reacted very well to the care he received and we were all headed home in three weeks. Most kids are there for month and months under 24 hour care. Their parents are already stressed out, their newborn babies are seriously ill and they are taking time off of work to be there for their children... Ronald Mcdonald house takes a huge load off their shoulders by providing a place to stay. It's a great charity.Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-82833085880853849352014-03-20T18:02:00.001-07:002014-03-20T23:09:50.241-07:00new eden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest print, titled "<i>new eden</i>" comes out through <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/">Bottleneck Gallery</a>'s latest group show, <i>When The Lights Go Out 2</i>, this Saturday, March 22nd. There's also an online preview sale this Friday, March 21st at 12PM EST <a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/collections/when-the-lights-go-out-2">here</a>.<br />
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I really wanted to capture that feeling of being on a beautiful beach, but something is a bit off... and you're looking for a girl, she's nearby, but you can't quite find her.<br />
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So you wander around the environment and just take it all in until you finally spot her.<br />
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It's 20 x 30, 6 colors, the dark blue of the water is metallic and there is a glow in the dark layer, which looks like this:<br />
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Poured my heart and soul into this print... I am in awe of and in love with these worlds and they deserved nothing less than my best effort. Here are some detail shots of the glow in the dark:<br />
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It'll set you back $60 for the regular, there is also a variant for $75. It's the same as the regular, but features a different glow in the dark layer, which looks like this:<br />
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The regular is a run of 200 and there are 50 variants. I envy everyone attending the actual gallery show, as they have black lights set up that they switch on periodically and all of the pieces start glowing like nuts:<br />
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The opening reception will take place from 7pm-10pm at 60 Broadway in Brooklyn, NY. Glow sticks will be available as well.<br />
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Would you kindly buy my print?Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-7486301927012217162014-03-10T13:55:00.000-07:002014-04-02T23:31:15.233-07:00serigraphia discordia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the 23rd of this month, I'll be offering my first(hopefully annual) subscription service. The name of the group is "<i>serigraphia discordia</i>".<br />
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There are 4 different tiers:<br />
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1st tier, <b>Polyfather/</b><b>Polymother</b><b> -</b> 1 member, auctioned off on Ebay a couple days before the 23rd.<br />
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<li>choice of one 12x36 original piece of art, drawn on watercolor paper with colored inks (I'm going to reserve the right to make a print version of the finished piece, also, it could wind up in a gallery for display)</li>
<li>1 copy of every print put out in the 12 month period of the subscription</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print, at least 1</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print variant, at least 1</li>
<li>access to exclusive Facebook group, where group-specific votes will take place(Polyfather's votes count as triple) as well as sneak peeks at upcoming work</li>
<li>t-shirt, at least 1</li>
<li>1 copy of "the Fist of the First Men" with handbill(only way to get a copy from me)</li>
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2nd tier, <b>Chaplains -</b> 8 members, $1042<br />
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<li>First choice of 1 OG created while making prints(like the ones I sold at my Gallery 1988 solo show, OG could wind up in gallery for display)</li>
<li>1 copy of every print put out in the 12 month period of the subscription</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print, at least 1</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print variant, at least 1</li>
<li>access to exclusive Facebook group, where group-specific votes will take place(Chaplain's votes count as double) as well as sneak peeks at upcoming work.</li>
<li>t-shirt, at least 1</li>
<li>1 copy of "the Fist of the First Men" with handbill(only way to get a copy from me)</li>
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3rd tier, <b>Legionnaire Deacons -</b> 15 members, $815<br />
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<li>1 OG created while making prints(like the ones I sold at my Gallery 1988 solo show, OG could wind up in gallery for display)</li>
<li>1 copy of every print put out in the 12 month period of the subscription</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print, at least 1</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print variant, at least 1</li>
<li>access to exclusive Facebook group, where group-specific votes will take place(Deacon's votes count as one) as well as sneak peeks at upcoming work.</li>
<li>t-shirt, at least 1</li>
<li>1 copy of "the Fist of the First Men" with handbill(only way to get a copy from me)</li>
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4th tier, <b>Legionnaire Disciples -</b> 23 members, $500<br />
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<li>1 copy of every print that I have control over the printing of(some galleries or licensees have strict allotments set for print runs, but you will get the vast majority of my output)</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print,<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>at least 1</li>
<li>subscription exclusive print variant,<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>at least 1</li>
<li>t-shirt, at least 1</li>
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Rather than receiving a large tube every couple months, you'll be sent prints as soon as I receive my copies. I also will not be sticking to any kind of monthly schedule. I do have a solo show coming in the subscription period as well as a couple gallery shows lined up... not to mention the stuff I plan on doing myself.<br />
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There will be a surcharge of $200 for international subscribers to cover the extra shipping costs.<br />
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I have some other things planned, but I want to list here only what I can promise.<br />
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The sub-specific Facebook group is being kept small to keep things orderly and in an attempt to keep anything sneak peeks contained in the group. All content posted in that group is to be kept within the group. If anything posted there is found elsewhere without express permission, exclusive updates will cease immediately and the group will be used for voting and other group-related issues only.<br />
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I hope this answers any and all questions about the subscription. I'm really excited about what's to come. I've even started work on the first sub-exclusive print, featuring my favorite comic strip duo. I'll see if I can't preview that before the 23rd, until then...<br />
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Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-54643403003965097062014-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:002014-02-18T12:49:05.192-08:00fist of the first menMy latest print is based on the <i>A Song of Ice and Fire</i> series of books by <a href="http://www.georgerrmartin.com/winter-is-coming-art-opening-at-ltg-art-gallery/">George R. R. Martin</a>, or as it is more widely called, <i>Game of Thrones</i>. The poster will be part of a group show put on by<a href="http://www.ltdartgallery.com/"> Ltd. Gallery</a> the will run March 1st-March 23rd as well as a final, special engagement at Emerald City Comicon, March 28-30th.<br />
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The print is titled, "fist of the first men" and it looks like this:<br />
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It's 12x36, run of 150, 4 colors(the dark blue of the fist will be metallic) and glow in the dark ink that looks like this:<br />
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They will cost $60 a piece, or, I suppose you could pay the iron price.<br />
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When Ltd. first emailed me about the show and informed that I would be based on the books, rather than the HBO show, my head started swimming. There's just so much that hasn't been covered on TV and like it or not, once it is shown on TV, that image is what winds up as the standard... rightly so.<br />
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So, I turned to my buddy <a href="https://twitter.com/chrispiers">Chris Piers</a>, who was the sounding board on my last GoT-related work, "<a href="http://www.tacobelvedere.com/2013/04/the-battle-at-blackwater.html">the battle at blackwater</a>" to see if he had any suggestions. He immediately brought up <a href="http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_the_Fist_of_the_First_Men">the battle of the Fist of the First Men</a>, a scene I remember missing from the HBO show and a location that was not, in my opinion, done due justice on TV.<br />
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It's a huge honor to be involved in this show and I'm extremely happy I got to get the images I saw as I read G.R.R.M.'s books out onto paper.<br />
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<br />Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-50022924139024193282013-09-07T21:37:00.003-07:002013-09-07T21:40:40.887-07:00"come away o human child"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest print, "come away o human child" will be released tomorrow at Gallery 1988(East). I'll be there when the gallery opens at 11am and hang around for a couple hours.<br />
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It's 12x36, 4 colors, printed on black paper with a run of 200.<br />
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Besides being a movie that I really love, I was excited about the opportunity to bridge the gap between my first and second show. If you have bad memories about the flick, I really suggest going back and watching it again. It has aged really well and holds up great!<br />
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They will also be on sale online at the Gallery 1988 site tomorrow as well. I've got to say, this is one of my favorite file-to-press transitions to date... it looks amazing in person!<br />
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This is one of the first prints I ever worked on, "tell me you got that on tape". It's 18x24, 3-color, $40, timed release and are <a href="http://www.staticmedium.com/product/mark-englert/mark-englert-charity-print-made-for-moore">on sale now</a>! I abandoned it about 3/4ths of the way through the process and figured I'd get back to it at some point... my dance card got unexpectedly full for the next year and a half, so, it basically got abandoned.<br />
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Then, while I was in the middle of working on my solo show, David Sanacore got in touch with me about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MadeForMooreAuction">Made for Moore</a>, a fundraising effort to benefit people who lost their homes in the Oklahoma tornadoes which devastated the city of Moore, OK.<br />
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I was a bit too busy to do much, maybe donate something to their already stellar <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/made_for_moore/m.html?item=231028413072&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item35ca5dd290&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562">Ebay auction site</a>. Though, I found myself drawn to the cause, as I had recently been <a href="http://www.tacobelvedere.com/2013/01/fringe-print-sale-update.html">displaced from my own home</a> for over half a year. I know what it is like to be without hope and ripped from your place of security. I also know what it is like for the poster community at large to step up and <a href="http://www.tacobelvedere.com/2013/02/its-dinosaur-timed-release.html">SAVE YOUR ASS</a>.<br />
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It was time for me to dust off that old print I was so excited about when I came home from the movies last year and step up as much as I could to support other folks who are feeling as devastated as I was when I returned home only to find heartbreak.<br />
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They will be available until sometime on Sunday. <b>ALL</b> proceeds go to Central OK Humane Society and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. <a href="http://www.staticmedium.com/product/mark-englert/mark-englert-charity-print-made-for-moore">BUY ONE</a>!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-51998886722759510102013-07-23T13:23:00.000-07:002013-07-23T13:28:59.883-07:00solo show!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This also got announced during the San Diego Comic Con. My first solo show!<br />
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I'll have 10 or so prints total, including the 3 SDCC prints. There will also be a cool giveaway for folks who are willing to jump through a few hoops.<br />
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Besides prints, I'll also have original drawings used in the production of the prints, like the one above, titled, "make homer something, something". Whatever doesn't sell out at the show ought to go online the next day. I'm really excited for everyone to see the new stuff!<br />
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Keep your eyes peeled for some more previews of the new work that'll be at the show... See you Friday!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-7663742154914187752013-07-22T01:07:00.000-07:002013-07-22T01:51:24.919-07:00"no tv and no beer"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, the mystery has come and gone, "no tv and no beer" debuted at the <a href="http://nineteeneightyeight.com/">Gallery 1988</a> booth and sold out on Sunday at the <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci">San Diego Comic Con</a>. It's 12x36, 3-colors, printed on black paper and it set folks back $70.<br />
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While I was working on "all work and no play" I couldn't get the vision for this print out of my head. I've been a huge fan since the first episode and remain one to this day.<br />
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I actually saw this episode before I had seen The Shining, I was only 15 at the time. It was one of those things that became retroactively 100 times funnier once I saw what it was parodying.<br />
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Thanks a ton to everyone who came out and grabbed a print this weekend. It was a pleasure meeting folks at the signing and with SO much going on at the con, it felt extra special that you all made the time and budgeted funds to pick up my stuff.<br />
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It was honor to bask in your warming glow.Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-45306593029314084472013-07-15T12:14:00.000-07:002013-07-15T13:16:29.950-07:00San Diego Comic Con!<a href="http://nineteeneightyeight.com/">Gallery 1988</a> went ahead and announced my signing time at the <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/">San Diego Comic Con</a> this year. On Saturday, July 20th, 1pm-2:30pm at booth #1117, I'll be signing my latest two prints!<br />
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<br />Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800120038377118183.post-66347006038540770752013-06-19T12:21:00.000-07:002013-06-19T12:22:18.947-07:00"hudson river damn" AP sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever since the print I did for the latest <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-gallery/">iam8bit</a> show sold out before the online sale, I've a lot of folks asking if I would have any to sell in my store. The answer is, "yes" but, there is a bit more to it than that... I'll have 4 editions to sell, the one above, as well as 3 variants, with one minor change:<br />
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I'll have 10 copies of each turtle, only change is the bandanna color... so, it's 5 colors, 12x36, printed on blue Mohawk 80# cover. The price will $70 each, $13 shipping US, $15 to Canada or Mexico and $23 International. They will go on sale in my <a href="http://www.tacobelvedere.bigcartel.com/">store</a> this Friday, June 21st sometime in the AM, PST.<br />
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These orders will take a bit of time to ship, since I'm nearly halfway through shipping out the massive orders of "it's a dinosaur" and "the ancient one". Of course, if you have any outstanding orders with I can combine the shipping... if you need it right away, let me know and I can get it out to you sooner.<br />
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Also, no sketches with these. I have too many to do and they would be on a separate piece of paper anyway. Once I am all caught up, I'm thinking of offering up a limited number of sketch commissions in my store and you can get your TMNT related sketch at that time.<br />
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Best of luck on the drop!Mark Englerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571638110484599498noreply@blogger.com3