Wozzletov

Is the shit

I re-read through his book Victory yesterday, and let me tell you his art is like crack for the creative mind. Currently I am high on creature inspiration and want to share this with the world.

Victory takes place in the world of Dr. Grordbort’s, a place of British space colonization, hunting interstellar big game to extinction, and punching alien wankers in the face. The most striking thing about these books is Greg’s art, specifically his alien designs. They’re absolutely unique, and their biology is so outrageously bizarre meeting one would likely bewilder you so much that killing it is the most reasonable course of action. He couples these strange beings with pseudo steam-punk sci-fi technology. I can’t help but admire the time and thought put into every page of this book. The combination of easily recognizable genre themes, with landscapes and beings that defy explanation does wonders for the atmosphere of the book. Visually, the power of showing brute force human behavior with completely alien landscapes and fauna sets the tone of bewildered colonial expansion perfectly.  All of this is framed within a combination of Men’s Adventure Magazine, and Sears Catalog from future.

I realize that I have neglected to mention the writing. I guarantee you will be laughing your ass off within the first five minutes of opening the book. Go buy it right now.

Yo should also go visit Greg’s site: http://gregbroadmore.blogspot.com/

Studying design, I’m constantly in search of inspiration for new work. Aside from tumblr, which always serves to be an impressive source of inspiration and information, some of my favorite sites are:

Art of the Title: http://www.artofthetitle.com/

I absolutely love motion graphics, and I’m sure we’ve all seen an opening title sequence or two that proved to be better than the actual movie it was attached to. Art of the Title breaks down some of the coolest sequences out there, and offers great informative interviews with the folks who created them.

Behance Network: http://www.behance.net/

Out of all the art sites in existence, this place is the cream of the crop.  Tailored for creative professionals (and I mean professionals) Behance has one goal in mind. Get the artist noticed. If you’re looking for a career in design, this is the place to build an online presence. The quality of contributions is top notch and an endless resource to get your design juices flowing. As a student who will be looking for internships soon, it also gives me a great way to gauge what I’m up against, and the quality of work I should aspire to.

Cartoon Brew: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/

Last but not least, I’m a huge animation fan. Cartoon Brew is my daily equivalent of a Saturday morning with a bowl of chocolate frosted sugar-bombs. I’ll swing by for a quick animated short or two (or ten) and be on my way for a day of drawing and procrastinating.