Wednesday, February 23, 2011

INNSMOUTH FREE PRESS

Innsmouth Free Press is an independent Canadian publication and they are having a fundraising drive this month. In order to raise funds to keep the magazine going they are offering anumber of perks including a free novella by author Joshua Reynolds to which I have contributed an illustration.

As Joshua puts it:

So, February is Fundraising Month at Innsmouth Free Press. They're attempting to raise the modest sum of $1,500 CAD and because I enjoy the magazine (seriously, check out issue 4), I decided to help out in my own small way (yes, I have indeed also donated cash but this is more fun).

FREE STUFF, that's the point I'm trying to get across here.

Specifically, a free 10,000 word novelette. "The Black-Winged Ones" follows occultist Harley Warren and former-inspector John Raymond Legrasse as they investigate a series of bloody murders and stumble upon a hideous conspiracy in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.

Tthere's only a few days left to donate to the Innsmouth Free Press fundraiser and to acquire the "The Black-Winged Ones". Remember, a donation of ANY AMOUNT (be it a buck, be it a hundred) gets you the novella when the fundraiser ends on March 1st, so even if you're strapped for cash, a token donation will get you some sweet-sweet occult detective action. Oh, and to those of you who HAVE donated, thanks!
The ilustration looks a little like this:


If you want to see the rest of it and read the terriffic story by Josh then head over to Innsmouth Free Press and make a donation and support independent publishers.



I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio
 

Friday, February 11, 2011

THE GANTLET BROTHERS


I feel pretty secure talking about these guys now.

These are the Gantlet Brothers. Who are the Gantlet Brothers?

Well according to author Joel Jenkins:


There are five Gantlet Brothers, which is five more than the world’s assorted espionage agencies think there needs to be! Join Fritz, Sly, Matthias, Mitz and Otto as they lie, cheat, steal and shoot their way through concerts and conspiracies alike!

This artwork was for the cover for an upcoming collection of stories featuring the Gantlet Brothers. It's not available yet, but you can find the Gantlet Brothers previous novel, THE NUCLEAR SUITCASE at the Pulpwork Press website.



I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

STRANGE GODS




I can post this picture now as it's publication has been announced here.

This is the cover art for STRANGE GODS OF THE DIRE PLANET by Joel Jenkins. It is the fourth novel in his Dire Planet series. It's a cracking story with lots of action.


Here are some of the sketches just for the heck of it.








I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

SNOW WARRIOR: FINAL


I finished it this morning. Well, finished is probably too strong a word. It would be closer to reality to say that I decided I'm just not going to work on it anymore. I've learned what I needed to learn and now it's time to move on.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

SNOW WARRIOR: FINAL PAINTING


I finished it this morning. Well, finished is probably too strong a word. It would be closer to reality to say that I decided I'm just not going to work on it anymore. I've learned what I needed to learn and now it's time to move on.


I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

SNOW WARRIOR

I don't usually post works in progress, but I've posted so little the last little while. This is just a personal piece I'm doing in between assignments. I'm trying out different techniques.



Here is the underpainting that I've started with. I worked right overtop of a sketch that I scanned from my sketchbook.


Here I've added a colour layer overtop and done a quick colouring job. I'm not happy with these results and I am still working on the final piece which I will post in a couple of days when it's done.


As with most things like this where I'm deliberately trying to avoid falling back to my usual techniques it can be quite frustrating. But it's not the finished artwork that's important but the things you learn along the way.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

SNOW WARRIOR

I don't usually post works in progress, but I've posted so little the last little while. This is just a personal piece I'm doing in between assignments. I'm trying out different techniques.



Here is the underpainting that I've started with. I worked right overtop of a sketch that I scanned from my sketchbook.


Here I've added a colour layer overtop and done a quick colouring job. I'm not happy with these results and I am still working on the final piece which I will post in a couple of days when it's done.


As with most things like this where I'm deliberately trying to avoid falling back to my usual techniques it can be quite frustrating. But it's not the finished artwork that's important but the things you learn along the way.


I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio