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Coloring with level & Layers

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 PLUGOblog, illustration, Tech

Exploring the coloring of comics in photoshop using adjustment layers and masking.

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Year of no BS

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 PLUGOapparel, blog, design, illustration

Many years ago I was the unofficial ghostwriter of horoscopes for Kung Fu Magazine. This was before an actual Feng Shui Master was put on retainer for this purpose. It was one of the many Ninja tasks I undertook on […]

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The Perils of Apparel

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020 PLUGOapparel, blog, design, graffiti, illustration

A sort of secret origin of recent endeavors in mask design and artwork for apparel.

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Zong Q

October 21, 2020March 25, 2021 PLUGOcomics, illustration

Ah Ya! What is there to do when the dead come back each night? Run, Fight, Flee! Unless you’re Zong Q then this is your chance to get things right by send back each ghost, zombie or vampire he can find.

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Westeros Avenger: The Red Mountain

May 12, 2019March 5, 2020 PLUGOfan art, illustration

The Red Mountain of Dorne, don’t make him angry.

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Westeros Avengers: The Archer & The Widow

May 8, 2019March 5, 2020 PLUGOfan art, illustration

Two Westeros Avengers, neither are Knights: The first is the Longbow Archer Falcon-Eye of the Vale and the other is the notorious Widow of the Rose.

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The Titan Beyond the Wall

April 28, 2019March 7, 2020 PLUGOfan art, illustration

What foe would be such a threat as to unify all the heroes of Westeros?

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Westeros Avengers 3: Stormlander

April 25, 2019March 5, 2020 PLUGOfan art, illustration

It’s hammer time! The third of the Westeros Avengers’ founding trifecta is Stormlander!

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Westeros Avengers 2: Iron Lion

April 20, 2019March 5, 2020 PLUGOblog, illustration

Westeros Avenger Mash-Up Part 2: Sir Antony Lannistark is the Iron Lion. #fanart #westerosavengers #gameofthrones #avengers #mashup #Lannister

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Westeros Avengers

April 14, 2019October 21, 2020 PLUGOblog, fan art, illustration

What would The Avengers look like if they existed in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire? Who are the Westeros Avengers?

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Continuing my 20 YEARS of @epmmusic excellence cel Continuing my 20 YEARS of @epmmusic excellence celebration 🔊 🎉🔊 with a piece I created for @domgue_official when we toured Europe as part of the @detroitgrandpubahs MADD 🎪 CIRCUS tour. #fbf #epmmusic #madcircus #detroitgrandpubahs #mro #fanart #illustration #characterdesign #epm20años
20 YEARS of @epmmusic excellence is a celebration 20 YEARS of @epmmusic excellence is a celebration I want to be a part of🔊 🎉🔊 here’s a piece I created for @oliverway.mr.o when we toured Europe as part of the @detroitgrandpubahs MADD 🎪 CIRCUS tour. #fbf #epmmusic #madcircus #detroitgrandpubahs #mro #fanart #illustration #characterdesign
Pre-order your copy now! Speculative Fiction for Pre-order your copy now! 
Speculative Fiction for Dreamers from @ohiostatepress This anthology spans diverse forms, settings, perspectives, and styles, but is unified by the drive to imagine new Latinx futures. “Contraband” is the third graphic short story to be featured — Runner, Marie Cruise, is tasked with making a special delivery in an over-crowded dystopian techno-world. “Cach ju lature” says the calavera-man whose path she must cross. #linkinbio #comic #coverreveal #scifi #preorder #speculativefiction #dreamers #latinx #latinxartist #comicart #anthology #sneakpeek
“Contraband” is the third graphic short story “Contraband” is the third graphic short story to be featured in the @ohiostatepress SPECULATIVE FICTION FOR DREAMERS Anthology. Contraband runner Marie Cruise, is tasked with making a delivery of something rare, something strangely organic in an inorganic techno-world. “Cach ju lature” says the calavera-man! #preordernow #preorder #comics #preordernow #ncbd #speculativefiction #latinx #anthology #latinxartist #linkinbio
New cover reveal! Pre-order your copy now! Specul New cover reveal! Pre-order your copy now! 
Speculative Fiction for Dreamers from @ohiostatepress This anthology spans diverse forms, settings, perspectives, and styles, but is unified by the drive to imagine new Latinx futures. These new works are for new audiences in their teens and up, and especially for Latinx people navigating their identities in the ever-shifting, sometimes perilous, but always promising cultural landscape of the US. This book is for dreamers—and DREAMers—everywhere. #linkinbio #newcover #coverreveal #scifi #preorder #speculativefiction #dreamers #latinx #latinxartist #comicart #anthology
Some interior samples from the new zine Monkeyshin Some interior samples from the new zine Monkeyshines. I'll be including copies with this summer's care packages (informal packages intermittently sent to select patrons & pen-pals). However, it looks like I'll have extra, so it may be time to expand my list of recipients. If you’re interested, sign up for my newsletter (link in bio) and reply with your postal address, if more folks sign up than I have copies for - I will randomly choose. But I’ll make sure you get something in your postal or inbox. #linkinbio #newsletter #zine #artistsoninstagram #firstissue #firstissuefriday #giveaway
Announcing Issue #1! I'm excited to let you know I Announcing Issue #1!
I'm excited to let you know I'm the cover artist for the premier issue of Long Island's Premier Zine; Monkeyshines. I let them choose, saying "Have a look through my gallery and choose what you'd like on that first cover." Their choice was The Monkey King, Sun Wukong (孫悟空/孙悟空) patron of all monkey business. I think it was a pretty great choice, but you should check it out yourself at Monkeyshhines.media #linkinbio #zine #zineart #coverart #illustration #digitalart #monkeyking #kungfu #journeytothewest #sunwukong
My latest self-portrait, now with a splash of colo My latest self-portrait, now with a splash of color. You might have seen this if you’ve subscribed to my MUSEletter. 
My April missive should be hitting inboxes tomorrow so be sure to subscribe at the link in bio.
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I admit I’ve been lagging on today’s post - it I admit I’ve been lagging on today’s post - it heralds the end of my 2021 Malazan March. It was a great fun, uncovering some some classic pieces, revisiting others and delivering a special new piece ➡️(created on software I’m just learning: this will be the subject of a forthcoming newsletter so be sure to subscribe🔝). Now that we’ve arrived we must end strong. 

Meet RELL THE PROTECTOR 

In a scene in the book RETURN OF THE CRIMSON GUARD. Not part of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, but book two of its sister series - Malazan Empire. #malazanempire #linkinbio #malazanmarch #malazanuniverse #malazanbookofthefallen #fanart #fantasyart #fantasyfanart #illustration #swords #swordsman #werewolf #martialarts #dao
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