Warglobe #2, With Digital Tweaking

Threw this in Photoshop one night and messed around with the color using a difference layer.  I might make prints of this.

Watercolor and digital manipulation.

Warglobe #2

You too can create your very own cybernetic submersible engine of destruction.  First, you need to find the world's biggest gumball machine...

11x14 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available soon at Daily Paintworks.

Bad Dog 5

They're so adorable when they're little.  Once they grow up...

I don't think Mrs. Woodhouse is going to be much help here.


10x14 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available here.

Unleashed

Fear Me!  Fear Me and My Unstoppable Engine of Destruction!  Soil yourselves in Terror as we Lay Waste to (dammit, there goes the back tire again.  Stupid cheap lug nuts.)!

FEAR MEEEEE!!!!!!!!

14x19 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available at Daily Paintworks.

Marine Weirdos #11

Sea monster wrangling, the brand new hobby that's sweeping the seven seas.

Painted in watercolor, 12x14.5 inches.  Available here.

Truck Monster 3

Or, Attack of the 5 Foot Woman.

I find white painted trim, like grilles and bumpers, a little more difficult to render than chrome trim.  For chrome, you just paint the sky in the upper surfaces, and the ground in the lower surfaces. (This is a gross oversimplification, but it gets the point across.)  But white bumpers and trim require a subtler approach.  you have to balance the need to convey depth against the color of the bumper.  Go too far with the light reflection from the sand and you'll wind up with a yellow bumper.  Use too much blue from the sky over that yellow, and you've got some ugly green color.  Over rendering can lead to fuzzy edges, which are not so good for representing a glossy painted surface.

How-ever, I believe older trucks, like this Ford, look more truck-like with the trim painted.  There's a utilitarian feel to painted trim that chrome lacks.  Chrome is fine for the car, which, for some people, serves as a badge of status and identity.  It's basically bling, or a silk tie.  Trucks, on the other hand, were traditionally built and bought to do work, and chrome does not enhance payload capacity or stump pulling power.

Don't misunderstand me, I love chrome.  The lack of chrome on modern cars is partly why they're mostly boring to look at.   But if you want to emphasize the working side of a vehicle,  less chrome does the job nicely.

10x16 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available at Daily Paintworks.

Sea Monster Repair

"Not everyone who owns and operates a sea monster is a mad scientist or super villain. A growing number of ordinary people have taken up sea monstering as a hobby. Since most of these enthusiasts are building their briny beasts on a budget, they generally start with a derelict vehicle bought for cheap, and save their cash for the tentacle drives and cyborg brainpans, which are difficult to scratchbuild with found parts. The results can be interesting, if not exactly pants-wettingly terrifying. Most hobbyists don't mind the lack of a fear factor, and say they're not in it to take over the world."



We'll see.

 6.5x9 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available here.

The Tractor Weirdo

In next month's Mechanical Super Genius Digest, we show you how to transform that beat up farm tractor into a badass sea monster. Gasoline, diesel, and LPG tractor models are covered, as well as multiple options for delivering power to the tentacle hub.

If you have a steam tractor, please refer to our 1962 Boiler Plate And Brimstone Special Issue for conversion plans.

6.5x10.25 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available here.

Walking The Dog #3

You know how it goes.  You're walking down the street with your dog, and suddenly he gets distracted by something terribly interesting.  What was once a pleasant walk transforms into a Herculean tug of war as doggie tries to glean every particle of data possible from the subject of his interest, while you try to keep him as far away as possible from the thing, which is, in all likelihood, completely disgusting.  It takes at least three blocks to get Sparky back in line, though he still looks back every few steps, the thing seared into his tiny mind.

And you know you're going to have to use an alternate route when walking for the next week or so.

About 8.5x10.5 inches, painted in watercolor.  Available at Daily Paintworks.  Prints available at ebay.

Marine Weirdos #9

It's Sea Monster Salvage And Repair to the rescue!

Painted in oil on a 6x12 panel.  Available on Daily Paintworks.

Marine Weirdos 7

"I don't remember seeing tentacles and bugeyes as options in the sales literature.  They must be aftermarket items."

Painted in oil on a 6x9 panel.  Available on Daily Paintworks.

Marine Weirdos #6

Is your diabolical engine of destruction run down, damaged, or in desperate need of routine  maintenance?  Is it making people soil themselves with laughter, rather than terror? Is your iron grip on civilized society slipping like a worn out clutch?  Call Sea Monster Salvage and Repair. They'll have your mechanical beast back on its tentacles in no time.

And they make house calls.

6x10 inches, painted in oil.  Available here.

Marine Weirdos #2

All dressed up for the Halloween party down at the coral reef.  Gonna scare the crap out of a lot of little fishies.

Painted in oil on a 6x9 inch panel.