Punching Pandas
Inktober, Day 1
Inktober is upon us! It’s time to bust out those art Ink supplies and start cracking! I’m still going with my alliteration theme for these drawings, and I already have all of the topics listed out. If you’re curious about what tools I use for my Inktober pieces, you can check out this post I wrote a few months ago.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this month’s posts, I’m a bit behind in posting these here, but I’ll post the last 5 days (and hopefully today’s) including a new comic as well. With that said, on to the Inktober posts! Day 1: Puppet Panda.
Rose City Comic Con! More Pre-commission slots!
Yesterday, I posted my appearance for Fan Expo Canada in Toronto during Labor Day weekend for my Canadian audience. Today is for my fellow ‘MURICANS. I will be tabling at the Rose City Comic Con down in my hometown of Portland at Table D-10! In addition, I am opening up pre-commission slots for those of you attending RCCC. If you are interested in an ink commission, the starting prices for a single character with minimal background are as follows:
- 5×7 – $30 USD
- 8×10 – $45 USD
- 11×17 – $100 USD
Please email your name, your commission request, and the day you want to pick up the piece to punchingpandas on gmail. After your request has been approved, I will send you my Paypal info and will start on the commission when I receive payment. I’m going to start with 10 commission slots for now, and if I have time for anymore, I’ll open more slots. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Pandawatch
So I decided to do a series of pandas based on the popular videogame Overwatch. At first I was only going to do a couple of them, but then, like all things, I got carried away. Check out the individual pandas below!Read More »Pandawatch
Kinokuniya Speaking Event (6/25)!
Hey folks! I’ll be doing a speaking event at the Kinokuniya Bookstore at the Seattle Uwajimaya on Saturday at 2pm. I’ll be sharing about my journey as an artist and giving a live drawing demo. I’ll have books, prints, and shirts to sell as well. The event is free and open to the public, come by and say hi!
Why I Love Art Challenges
Recently I had someone ask me how I got back into art after taking a break from drawing for six years while studying engineering. I told him in general terms to develop a habit of drawing a lot and that over time his skills would improve. But just drawing for it’s own sake can be boring after a while, so I also add that it would help to set some mini-goals for motivation. That’s where art challenges come in.
How Watercolors Are Made!
Hey everyone, I have a cool project that I can finally share! My friend Sandy Allnock and I recently finished a collaboration based on our visit to the Daniel Smith store in Seattle where we had the privilege of seeing how watercolors are made. After our tour, Sandy and I created a special video presentation of the watercolor-making process for Ellen Hutson’s YouTube channel where I was able to illustrate the process with my pandas. You can see the timelapse footage of the paintings in the video below.
I also created a poster of all of the pandas and a print of the paint panda in the featured image above. You can check out the panda poster and the paint panda print on my shop which are on sale until the end of March!
How Watercolors Are Made!
Paint Panda, now available in my shop!
To see more of Sandy’s work and news, visit her website as well as Ellen’s online art store to purchase Daniel Smith watercolors.
Superpanda
“They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you… my only son.”
You can view the timelapse video and the behind the scenes sketches on my Patreon!
Valentine’s Day cards added to shop!
Does that special someone in your life need to be punched-out with love? Head over to my shop and pick up some Punching Pandas Valentine’s Day cards! Comes in singles or in a 5-pack.
Snow White and the Seven Pandas
My panda take on the classic fairy tale.
You can purchase the original or prints on my shop. You can also view the behind the scenes material of my piece on my Patreon page. Have a great Monday, everyone!