Oh, yeah...new stuff

Here are a few new ATCs I've completed. Enjoy!

I thought about normal, small town people trying their hand at "Superheroing" and Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks." This is what I came up with.

The Tick, one of my favorite comic book superheroes.

The Batman

Why Arrow-Eye?

No one's asked me this question but I thought I'd answer it in anticipation (sad, I know).

It all started in 1066 with a little bit of visual storytelling in a wondrous piece known as the Bayeux Tapestry. As some of you might know this item detailed the defeat of the Anglo-Saxon residents of Britain by the Norman invaders under William the Bastard. Being a history buff and all around nerd I decided to go with a name for something that was both visual and true to my interests. In the tapestry it is said that poor King Harold Godwinson, the doomed Anglo-Saxon monarch, was depicted as having an arrow through his eye.

It was the idea of this image and my mourning of the old defeat (yes, I'm a true Tolkien-like scholar when it comes to this series of events) that inspired me to adopt the name Arrow-Eye. That and I thought the image would look pretty cool.

So there you have it. If you're still awake after all that history stuff you now know the reason behind why I call it Arrow-Eye Studios.

Until next time, friends!

ATCs (Artist Trading Cards)

I have discovered a new way to create the illustrations I want in a format that is both compact and fun. Artist trading cards are the niftiest things out since they started making brush pens that didn't suck.

The craze began in 1997 with Swiss artist M. Vanci Stirnemann who created an installment of 1200 individual cards. From that time forward there have been trade gatherings the world round where folks bring in their work displayed on 2.5" x 3.5" cards and trade or sell them.

My love of illustration, specifically comics, has inspired me to try my hand at creating a couple different sets of cards. I'm currently attempting to gather folks in my current town of Grand Rapids, MI for a trade and chat show.

I'll continue to post updates on new cards and any progress I make with the future show.

Until next time here are some of the cards I have completed thus far.

Actual publishing on the near horizon...

Well, I'm officially announcing that this Spring/Summer I will be releasing my first complete comics zine.

If you're interested please email me for more information or check out Arrow-Eye Studios on Facebook.

I hope to be releasing pre-print artwork, covers, and the like real soon.

Stay tuned!