Greetings! That’s right, the Patreon campaign is up and running. Go to https://www.patreon.com/justinsmithart to join the Monster of the Month Club! For a quick look at the donation/prize levels, check out this handy dandy video I made with the help of my friend Denise Stephens! As I state in the video, all those step-by-step process blogs I’ve been posting here will now be exclusive to my Patreon subscribers, and there’s…
Greetings! As the title suggests, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is, I’ve got a freelance storyboarding assignment starting this week which could turn into a fairly steady gig. Since I’m starting with one episode of a show whose title I am not at liberty to divulge, I’m not quitting my day job just yet. This brings me to the bad news. The Patreon will have…
Greetings, Earthlings! As I mentioned last week, I’m starting a Patreon page and aiming to go live with it on May 1st. The toughest part of starting a Patreon is figuring out what kind of rewards to offer potential backers that’ll make it worthwhile for both sides. After much deliberation, studying of other artists’ Patreons, and discussions with fellow creators, I think I’ve come up with a prize structure that’ll…
Greetings, Monstrosophiles! As you probably know, I’ve been shifting focus away from comics and illustration to painting. The plan had been to hold off on displaying my new series of paintings until I had completed 25-30 pieces of consistent style and quality, something I had recently learned at an artist seminar which helped explain my previous lack of progress in conquering the fine art world. Earlier this year [or late…
Greetings, Earthlings! I get so caught up with producing new work that I forget to come here and tell you about it. First up: KINGS OF ATLANTIS is now available on YouTube Red! That’s the first episode, which is available for free. To see the rest, including the ones I storyboarded, you’ll have to sign up for a membership with YouTube Red, which comes with a 30-day free trial. It’s…
Hey, everybody! As you may already know, I’ve been spending a lot of time working on animated projects lately. Given the nature of the business, there tends to be a long stretch of time between doing the work and being able to talk about it. Well, I’m pleased to tell you that one of these projects has been officially announced and is coming soon to YouTube Red. The show’s called…
Hello again. It’s been a busy year so far and it keeps getting busier. Here’s a quick rundown of the latest additions to justinsmithart.com. These were done in something of a hurry for a recent exhibition called Bonac Tonic Rises, a reunion/farewell show for my cohorts in the Bonac Tonic Art Collective. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be there in person, but at least these three paintings could. I might add more…
Merry New Year! Those of you who’ve followed my career for a while may have noticed two things. One, that I’ve dabbled in damn near every medium to create my work. Two, that oil paint is almost never one of them. I’ve experimented with oils here and there, but have only ever completed one satisfactorily enough that I ever displayed it. Over time, I’ve become less satisfied, which is why…
Hello again. Monstrositor here. About a month and a half ago, I got a job working as an illustrator/designer for a new company here in Austin called MLS Games. The first project they asked me to work on was a card-based tabletop RPG called “Tunnels & Traps.” I’ve got most of the cards and packaging drawn and laid out. Unfortunately, MLS has run into some financial troubles, which means…
Hey, everybody! A while back, I Instagrammed some color sketches I did while drawing with the Doodle Crew during our Saturday night meetups at Dominican Joe here in Austin. One was called “Flightless, My Ass!” and the other, based upon a character created by Tim Jennings for the Fantasy Fiction podcast (now known as Tales From The Tavern), was Ice Bitch. Just before Halloween, I got a message from…