Rotty Blog

Here’s the first drawing I did on my new phone. Five seconds of work, tops.

Finally got one.

After many (many) attempts, here’s the preliminary sketch for “Elefant.” Still not totally convinced he looks Rotty enough, but he’s the best I seem to be able to do. I’ll be painting him on wood like Jeeraffe and Zebrah.

So there you go.

Here’s a sketch I did for a painting I’m hoping to start soon. The final size will be 24″x24″, and finished in acrylic (and possibly oil) on wood.

I’m planning on doing a bunch of paintings of ghoulish types, each doing musical thingies. Looking for a name for the series (other than “Monster Mash”).

I haven’t forgotten about the elephant! The animal series has just been slower to climb to the top of the to-do list. It’ll happen…eventually.

Did you know that Mattel has released a Barbie Mad Hatter doll based on Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie?

My first reaction was that it felt a little creepy, but when you look at the face close up, the makeup is a little too perfect, if you know what I mean. Like they Barbie’d it up a little so they wouldn’t scare the children.

The downside: it costs over $40.

For those of you who aren’t following The Rots on Facebook, here’s the full-color version of iFrank. I painted him in Painter and finished him off in Photoshop. I originally finished him as a parody of the iPod commercials.

The background is manipulated from a photo I took of a wall at Harpers Ferry, WV. I took tons of texture photos (mostly walls) when we visited there a few years ago. They have a lot of old, old buildings that just beg you to take their picture. I use those textures often.

While we were there, I also Rotted the Secret Six Tavern. Not one of my better ones; I guess my mind was on getting back to those darn walls.

Here’s a new Rots image with a take on the commercial for that really popular little white electronic device. I’m planning on doing a color version sometime in the near future.

If you want to download him and use him somewhere, he’s yours! All I ask is that you give me credit with a link (http://www.the-rots.com/), and let me know where you’ve used him!

I just got my Stain Boy in the mail, and he’s found a prime inspirational spot on my messy, messy desk.