Social Media Is Dead

Social Media Is Dead

I’m calling it: Social Media Networks are dead.

Facebook is only viable if you pay for ads. Instagram is owned by Facebook and isn’t much better. Twitter is actively dying a horrible death as we speak. Posting on any platform feels like screaming into the void.

Everything is monetized. Everything is horrible.

It was a nice run, but it’s over.

I’ll always have my blog I guess.

Tattoo Timelapse

Tattoo Timelapse

I’m back again with another video of a recent tattoo commission for a friend. I hope you enjoy this weird little Babydoll Peach X Mecha-Yoshi mashup.

Not only am I really happy with the results it also gave birth to a new sticker design I’ll be sending out to patrons soon.

The Future is Now

The Future is Now

 
I was recently invited to the Mid journey IA art beta and after playing around for less than a day immediately signed up for a paid account. I’m having a lot of fun learning how to use the system and getting some surprisingly cool results.
 
 
I see some very interesting stuff in the future for my art personally and the overall art world in general. If you want to keep up with the new side project I’m working on be sure and follow @MaterialVessels over on insta.
Blackstar and the Blind Prophet

Blackstar and the Blind Prophet

I wasn’t as affected by Bowie’s music as much as some, but his love of sci-fi was one of the things that drew me towards it. Space Oddity has always been a favorite. More than his music I was touched by how his passing mirrored my own dad’s death from cancer last year.

It really hit me when I did the math and realized that Bowie would have been diagnosed in August of 2014, the same month my father was. He died almost exactly one year later.  I’m still processing his final album Blackstar in light of the circumstances surrounding it’s creation. I’m mostly impressed by his composure, secrecy and focus knowing he had a terminal illness and limited time remaining.

This piece and it’s original art will be featured in in the show STARMAN: For the Love of Bowie, sponsored by ArtLoveMagic.

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Dreams of Mustafar

Dreams of Mustafar

Dreams of Mustafar

I’ve been busy with my new part-time Art Direction job at Madness Games & Comics but am still knocking out commissions. Here’s an Anakin Skywalker sketchcover I just wrapped up.

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To get your own original art or sketch cover commission head on over to the commission page and drop me a line.