Mark's Sketchblog

Nightwork at SDCC !

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:15:00 +0000

We didn't think it was going to arrive in time, but the book will be at the BrandStudio table at the Con! I will be scribbling in them on Thursday and Friday at some point. Come over and say hi! Same booth as last year H-3 - MAP

Shortly after I get back and get my shipment I'll put up an order link here and on my website.

Tatoo

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:22:00 +0000

Work quickie. PS.

Totoro!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:22:00 +0000

Finally we can talk about this!
the Totoro Forest Project
I'm honored to be a part of this effort. My friend Dice Tsutsumi helped gather 200 artists to create original work to make this happen. The theme was centered around a protector of nature. It's a benefit to help preserve the Sayama forest, which is on the outskirts of Tokyo and being threatened by urban development. This place was Hayao Miyazaki's inspiration for his Totoro forest and he's been fighting for it for 10 years. There will be an auction and a book of the artwork. All proceeds will go to help save this vanishing forest.

Go check out the gallery on the site. Not all the work is up yet, but there's still more amazing work up there than you can stand!

Oil on masonite 18x24"

Valve

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:56:00 +0000

The jig is up.
The secret is now officially out.
For those of you who I haven't already told...
After nearly a year, finishing the film I'm currently working on, I'm heading to Seattle to start at Valve!

A couple of fun Team Fortress 2 character intros:

I'm really gonna miss my friends here in the Bay but I'm excited to start splashing around in the mud up at the new playground.

busy

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:26:00 +0000

I've been too busy lately. Painter.

hungry

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:41:00 +0000

Quickie last night. PainterX. Used the sponge brush for texture.

Zombie screen cap

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:36:00 +0000

DrawerGeeks:Zombies

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:10:00 +0000

I screen-recorded this one. If there's any interest I'll go and prep and upload it.

Sorry for the tardiness BTW. I've been working on a piece that's been eating all my time. I'll be able to post about it soon.

dirtscapes & RSS feed

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:40:00 +0000

Today's landscapeness.
Also, I updated my RSS feed. Added feed subscription buttons for Google, Yahoo and Bloglines. Hopefully it will be easier for people to subscribe now. Sorry about the prior strangeness.

more oil play

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:42:00 +0000

Small and quick w no real point.

woods

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:39:00 +0000

Just Painter this time. Made a few custom crazy "sponge" brushes for shape variation and texture hinting.

water and oil

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:37:00 +0000

Water-mixable oil paint today (at work). Cropped from the same 9x12 sheet. First time I've tried this stuff in over 1o years. Seems to me they've improved.

Branch pods

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:49:00 +0000

I wasn't expecting to paint tonight. Far from done, but I'm tired.
Here's the blocking if anyone is interesting.

acrylic play

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:49:00 +0000

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Girl's head was the size of my thumb print and my brush was way too big. That was stupid.
Acrylics scare me. I never know what I'm gonna get when that stroke dries. How dark is that gonna get? Darker than what I put it down on top of? Who knows?

Does anybody know how to manage that?!

Hopefully I'll have an alkyd sketch page coming up soon too.

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:45:00 +0000

Photoshop. Tried a more intentional and limited palette.

one more

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:32:00 +0000

from tonight.

Speedies

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:49:00 +0000

Env paints today. Gotta start doing these in color. Scary.

Don't call it a soul patch!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:12:00 +0000

Photoshop

drawerGeeks:Samurai

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:22:00 +0000

DrawerGeeks
I wanted to do this one in color but ran out of time w some tricky composition issues.

Book News: For those who have been asking, the book will be ready at the end of May! I'll post any updates as I get them.

life study

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:20:00 +0000

Vine and or charcoal pencil on newsprint. Had fun massing in a bunch of these with no contour. I really liked both of these models and that always seems to come out in the drawing in some intangible way. Random times under 5 minutes. I think the face was closer to 10.

And again

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:48:00 +0000

With the screaming.

squawk!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:20:00 +0000

Anyone notice how all my creatures have been screaming lately? Don't go reading too much into it.

monster

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:24:00 +0000

Free time today. PS.

zan

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:48:00 +0000

This week's DrawerGeeks.
PainterX

Quick paint demo

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Behm) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:56:00 +0000

Inspired by Tom Scholes, Ryan Wood and Todd Harris, I finally found a way to do a screen recording of a quick painter demo. I couldn't shake the idea that it was being recorded and started noodling and being indecisive. Next time I'll loosen up. It was 39 minutes crunched down to fit into just under 5.

Music by Richard Thompson.

Bip.tv (better quality)

Click To Play

Youtube (faster streaming)