ART of and other things. by Josh Dunlap

ROBOT in ACTION!

2011-07-04T13:17:00.000-07:00

Here's the finished "Robot" Video for 3OH!3. This was Directed by Mike Dahlquist (aka. Diva). Pretty slick video! Turned out great. Check it out! (and stay for the credits :) )
Robovideo!

INSTALLATION MAG!

2011-06-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

It Finally came out. Check out the new publication brought to you by the great, A. Moret called "INSTALLATION magazine". It's an art publication which will be released quarterly!
Haven't seen this in person yet, only through the video : http://the.installationmag.com/archives/2362

The theme for this publication was "California".

Thanks!

ROBOBOOGIE

2011-06-28T08:55:00.000-07:00

ROBOBOOGIE

Here's a Robot I and one other person just constructed for a music video for the band 3OH!3

Took 4.5 Days to make him.

Directed by Mike Dahlquist(Diva)

ALSO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LTVdQiyM-Q&feature=youtu.be

I guess the full version will be released on Wednesday!

Victor Crowley...

2011-04-07T14:12:00.001-07:00

Check this out! A write up from Wonder CON San Francisco- 2011

http://ping.fm/Edzzt

Well the cat's out of the bag. Here are the first "released" images of Victor Crowley.

This is just the rough prototype painted version, along-side the unpainted version.

Very soon I will have a proper prototype paint job and that will be photographed. Once

that happens these puppies will be for sale!

Stay tuned.

Go Find Ivory.

2011-03-21T19:36:00.000-07:00

Who is THIS mysterious person?? Go find out. tunacarpacciopi.com

2011-03-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

A little taste of things to come.

Read this.

2010-12-20T10:39:00.000-08:00

KABLAMMO!

2010-11-19T21:43:00.000-08:00

New comic is up! It's a quick read this week. Thanks!

PUMPKIN time!

2010-10-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!
First attempt to "sculpt" a pumpkin. Took a liitle less than an hour

RARRR!

2010-10-24T12:36:00.000-07:00

A couple of Monster's collection I'm working on

944 Magazine! What's next..The World?!?

2010-10-13T11:50:00.000-07:00

I'm currently featured in the new Los Angeles Issue of 944 magazine! Who woulda thought..
Go Check it out! It looks cooler in Print if you can find it.
Thanks!

ps. Thanks Taryn for scanning this in:)

Bullets' a Blazzin'.

2010-09-29T13:28:00.000-07:00

New stuff!
Go Check out the new Tuna Carpaccio PI if you haven't already and comment!!

Here are a few shots from it. The one on Top is the final panel 1.
Panel 2 some inks. So you can see sort of the phase two of the process of a panel.
And Finally, sometimes for compositions it helps me to see it in B&W to understand if the piece is working or not.

New Painting for Gallery!

2010-06-30T14:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a rough version of the painting im working on for an upcoming gallery. This is the thumbnail size..

Docking Fee

2009-10-19T14:45:00.000-07:00

Panel 1 inks and Panel 2

Here you can see the different phases I go through to finally get the finished piece.

Royal Rumble

2009-08-31T10:41:00.000-07:00

MONSTERhead

2009-08-13T00:50:00.000-07:00

A new monster head I just cast into rubber. Seen here is the original WED clay sculpture. Jordu said he was "spooky" I took that as a good thing.. I'll post the rubber latex version soon. I plan on painting all these as soon as I get the chance.

a Beastie...

2009-08-13T00:47:00.000-07:00

This is the in progress shot of the new monster I'm sculpting. I'm still tweaking the pose a bit. It's a mixture of a few different animals. There is sooooo much hair left to be sculpted.. wish me luck.

the KILLER croc.

2009-08-13T00:35:00.000-07:00

This is a killer croc mask I sculpted recently. As you can see in the first photos it started out as a clay piece and then was molded and injected with foam, to make a prosthetic mask which can be worn. This is one of the test masks that I ended up testing to see what the painting phase may look like.

MonsterWALKing

2009-08-13T00:29:00.000-07:00

Here is some video of the finished monster walking around in the desert!
Enjoy

Monster time.

2009-08-09T23:50:00.001-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2151368&id=39602643&l=0db4aee41d

check out the album! a bunch of different pictures along with the finished monster!
enjoy

Also, Ill be back soon with some new stuff. So stay tuned.

My other project..

2009-07-08T22:47:00.000-07:00

As some of you know, I'm also working at Make-Up and Monsters! It's truly an awesome thing. Here is what we are currently working on! It's a giant monster suit for Hong Kong. I'm one of the "spotters" ha. This is turning out cool. Almost done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FzCdYUPgPc

Watch OUT!

2009-06-29T21:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick storyboard test i did. You know, your typical killer mermaid on seashore..

the Living Dead for you..

2009-06-29T20:42:00.000-07:00

Dead beat, can ya dig??

Here are some roughs I start with, usually thumbnailed out and tightened a bit and that is what you see here. Usually jumping into the ink phase right after with maybe a few areas I would tighten up in pencil, as well as a few places I want to find when I'm inking. Always leave room for some good old fashioned spontaneity. But here you can see how this process sort of evolves along the way.

How I work

2009-05-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

Step 1: I start off with doing a really roughed out thumbnailed version of what I think I want the shot to end up looking like. I sometimes tighten this up with a sharpy just to figure out the rough black placement. This is meant to be really rough. Just to nail the composition. We can worry about the details later on.
Step 2: For this particular panel once I know how it's going to look, Rather than figure out how they will look overlapping each other, I draw them out a bit tighter individually. This gets rid of all the guessing and allows me more freedom when laying them together and still allows me to keep the figures drawn in full. After this I piece them together in Photoshop to resemble the first step. Doing this allows me to balance the composition.
Again, an even tighter version of the main three characters we are focusing on. From these I will turn them into Blue line art, print them out and ink them.
Step4: a clean enough verion roughed out. I will transfer this into blue line and ink. Requires less detail, and since i spent so much time on panel 1, I can pick and choose, using the background from the first.
Step 5: the inked version. This one was broken into halves. I am currently forced to work on 8.5 x 11" paper. So this is easier. I piece the two halves together.
Same thing here, panel is inked. Behind it you can see the blue line work.
TADA! panel 1 is finished after a few hours of coloring...
And panel 2.

Boards #2

2009-05-22T20:49:00.001-07:00

A few rough Batman Boards

Boards #1

2009-05-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

Here are a few boards from a show concept. Let me know if you want to see more!

Trust & Treachery!

2009-05-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a new project the writer of Tuna Carpaccio P.I. and myself are working on. This project has been going on for quite a while. Here are the first 10 pages. Please do not take these/post these without asking permission first, Thanks! enjoy

Bio Picture

2009-04-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a piece I finished recently for I Bio pic on tunacarpacciopi.com. It'll be up shortly! But here is a sneak peek in the mean time. It's the first of 2 images.

new STRIP!

2009-03-31T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here's a piece of the new one up today. Pushy pushy

And from the Sewer he Emerged!!

2009-03-29T13:54:00.000-07:00

A sewer creature I made from Super Sculpey. I used a glaze to cover his eyes, giving them a little shine and creepiness. For the base I made a skull and bone, as well as a sewage line he can lurk on. For the final touches over the scales on his back, I brushed a few layers of liquid Latex to give the illusion of actual skin. You can't tell too much from the picture, but in person is works pretty well. This piece is about 13 inches across and 10 inches high.

2009-03-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

This is Clayface from Batman. I was trying to make a version that was more cinematic and believable. Did it work? A Indy-Chic I sculpted based on a concept drawing. Super Sculpey and Acrylic paint for both.

Space Man!

2009-03-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

A work done in Super Sculpey and painted with acrylic. For this his backpack is detachable. I wanted to incorporate a tree for the full base to tie in with the complete scene.

A Work in PLASTIC!

2009-03-29T13:36:00.000-07:00

A piece I worked on entitled "Va Va Voom." A concept for my friends 3-d animation short. This one is made of plastic, fully hand painted. The first prototype/cast. I used Smooth-on Oomoo to make the interior mold and plaster around that for the mother mold. And finally Smooth-Cast 25 for the cast. I was surprised how much detail was achieved on the final product. The original was made from super sculpey. For the necklace, I used little pieces of metal and fake diamonds to achieve something elegant looking. The paint is Acrylic.

Prints!

2009-01-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

Just to let you All know, I am selling Various prints of Tuna 11"x17". They are $35 a piece. If you have Any specific panels you would like, we can make it happen. These will be oversized panels, not the full strip. Also, they will be signed. Thanks!

Tshirts!

2009-01-14T13:43:00.001-08:00

Get Em' While They're hot!

They should be arriving the 15th of January. Email me for more info!

Bad Santa...

2009-01-02T12:23:00.000-08:00

Here are a few clips from the final Tuna strip of the year.. It's a doozy go check it out.

It's the most Wonderful time

2009-01-02T12:21:00.001-08:00

Fly Santa, Fly!

a little romancing in the rain...

2008-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

This is the rough process I take with each panel on Tuna! Enjoy

Taking names

2008-08-24T22:59:00.000-07:00

Redheads

2008-08-15T21:27:00.000-07:00

That's all I got.

Another day in the 4/4...

2008-08-03T23:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the new one folks! Be sure to check out this weeks strip in its entirety.

swing swing

2008-07-31T20:10:00.000-07:00

Been a little while since I last posted something, but here is a shot from the new strip. Hope you guys like it!

SIX!

2008-05-20T17:48:00.000-07:00

Color and ink! Pretty simple. Trying to add some atmosphere with the pink lighting through this strip. I don't want it overly red! Nothing that sinister, yet still trying to have it be a little "hot' and vibrant. OH, and this shot we get to see Sharky's FIN!

wam bam

2008-05-20T17:41:00.001-07:00

This should give you an idea of how it looks before I color it. If you notice in the one below I added a background! I was just going to use a simple color behind them but when talking with Tony (the writer) about it, I saw that we really did in fact need something more back there. This is what I came up with:
Much better, right? There is a much greater sense of environment! Besides, it gives a glimpse at some of the goons reactions to this, hopefully adding to the force of the hit. Maybe it worked?

2008-05-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here are what a few panels look like before I color them. Although, with this one I think color helps a lot in making things "pop".

Strip Number 4, baby.

2008-05-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

HOORAY! Look at those cave men go.

2008-04-28T21:52:00.000-07:00

Finally a NEW blog up and running. VERY soon I will post some new work as well as the project I'm currently working on with my friend Tony Chavira, entitled "Tuna Carpaccio P.I.". We're on strip 3 now so go check it out! It's free, what are you waiting for?