Day 4 : Cleaning for Tiny

Beep Beep.

The tiny house idea keeps changing, right now being able to drive instead of towing my future house seems a much better fit for a mobile lifestyle.

This idea struck me midday, and I wanted to take an opportunity to use dithering and just two tone color for the whole bus. I rather dig this little doodle :)

All the while working on it I was whistling the tune from this NSFW flash game from 2001...
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/365586

Day 3: Representing the Party

Today I finished the detailing I had originally envisioned for the MegaMan X styled self portrait. The text was hand drawn with a character resolution of 3x3 pixels, offering a fun challenge for legibility in spite of all uppercase characters. The end result is coherent to me, but I'm not sure about overall.

I also drafted a character profile sprite for my friend Shane, based one of his personal favorites, Chrono Trigger. The game's art was done by Akira Toriyama, and I'm not sure if I channeled the DBZ Napa-esque influence into Shane's portrait, but I like the overall feel.

In regards to the blog, this time around I'm aiming to include more writing. I will be sharing links I've found that fit the narrative of aiming to gamify one's life, as well as anything that catches my mind regarding the self rewarding pursuit of indulging in the creative process. If I happen to scribble or write or type or twist something into being, I'll upload it.

Til the next idea catches me, I'm off. Cheers!

Day 2: Decades of Testing

Today's inspiration is the opening to Megaman X. Built using a new, untested consciousness program, X was hidden away in a capsule for testing for 30 years to ensure he was stable and reliable, no longer a risk to humans. 

In the year 201X, at just shy of 27 years of testing, Emo's creativity is released from its chambers. Unlike the robotics of X, Emo is driven by his biological presence, fueled by the rhythm of his beating heart, bloody bionics, rusty bones and tender meat.  

DAY ONE: ROUND 2

I'm trying this again, just two years after the first try.
If I can make it a week I'll take it to FB, and see how long I can keep this up.
If I miss a day here or there, this time I will always make up the artwork and post it late to fill in the gaps and ensure at LEAST 365 pieces.

I'm going back to my digital roots for inspiration for starters. Trying to build some better habits in general, and following the advice of my generation to "Gamify my life". So I'm going back to tube TV's and retro beats. Back to the bits and bots that engaged my creativity at a young age. The heroes of my childhood; plumbers, super fighting robots, speed freak mammals and fisticuff fighters from shady streets.

Today is a fresh 1UP for my creative pursuits and I've got a fistful of quarters.

Bring it on, real life.

"Mango Blood Pump" - Day 6

Today's challenge was to work with the first fruit or vegetable we saw this morning, regardless of its current state; whether its frozen, chilling, or heck, even canned. We'll see how today rolls. Happy edible artwork day!

Title: "Mango Blood Pump"
Challenge Criteria: Work with the first fruit or vegetable you see all day
Medium: Serving plate, mango, small plastic straws, red food coloring.
 

Cheers!

"Cards in Bloom" - Day 5

Today's challenge was to work with a collection of mine and create something with or inspired by that. Unfortunately, I am in Washington DC on business, so my ticket stub collection was out. I did realize, however, that I have an awful lot of cards; debit card, library card, preferred savings card, security badges for work, etc.. hence the evolution of the idea based on necessity too!
Cheers!

Title: "Cards in Bloom"
Challenge Criteria: Work with a collection of yours (in my case, plastic cards)
Medium: Security badges and lanyard, credit cards, library cards, insurance cards, etc...

"Fresh Starts for Stapled Hearts" - Day 1

Today begins the start of my yearlong creative project, an emo. a day. This effort was inspired by great conversation and gifted to me by someone incredible <3. I will be creating a daily piece of artwork guided by 365: A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin and documenting it here, even if it kills me.

For years I have been talking about how I need to start being creative again. And when my heart would swell in the right direction, I was able to take on large projects in record time, crafting calendars, mix CD's, books worth of lyrics, tattoo designs, wall art, etc... with vigor and passion. In my daily life though, I've become a commuter, a cable monkey, an email machine; and on some days I'm a worn out corporate robot with an auto-reply where my heart ought to be. I know I've let so much of what makes me passionate slip away by not being so actively creative, and then I was issued a challenge in the form of a perfectly selected Christmas gift.

So I here I stand on the precipice of 2012, staring straight down the barrel of something I've never even hoped to attempt before, and I couldn't be more excited. Please feel free to follow, encourage, critique or ignore me as I undertake this attempt. [ We all know I love the attention anyway ;) ]
In the spirit of the emo-kid theme, I started with a simple idea for day 1. Cheers!

Title: "Fresh Starts for Stapled Hearts"
Challenge Criteria:
Must fit in the palm of my hand
Must be created w/materials found only in my immediate surroundings
Medium: Red PaperMate Pen, Red & Blue Crayola Crayon and Black and Silver Sharpie on Chinese mailing paper