Download the AE Luxury Scorecards here.
I've recently been turned on to scoring baseball games. It involves intricate note-taking, pens and attention to detail (i.e. just the right thing for me.) I was a bit stressed though, having to use the provided scoresheet in the program. It was too small to allow for any flourishes of the pen whatsoever and did not keep track of how many hot dogs and beer I consumed or how many high-fives I gave out or got. This is why I chose to make my own.
Not to mince words - this is the Cadillac of scoresheets. Each team has two 8.5x11 sheets of luxurious score-keeping real estate. I've added in special marks too, like whether a pitcher is a lefty or righty, an icon for pitcher change (oh so important to note to keep accurate pitcher stats), and most importantly, a wonderfully large at-bat cell, with room to draw hit trajectories and cleanly label out sequences. If you don't really care about size, you can always look to the wonderful Eephus League package, but I needed a bit more room and details.
You can download the AE Luxury Scorecards here. Hope you like 'em. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions on the set.
A mini comic I thought up in the shower, where most of my good ideas come from. This poor guy just got his sunrise / magma flow times mixed up.
The ae shop is now open! There is a great poster up there for you all to grab - a first edition of 22. It's a man on a tiny planet, breathing deep to calm his stuff down. It's a version of a page from my comic "Friend Mold." 8" x 10" archival ink giclee print on 100% cotton rag. (270 gsm, 15 mil., archival for those interested) For space-likers, sighers, planeteers, and appreciaters of stargazing. Enjoy, thanks!
Another pixel-rocker. Though the project that houses them is a ways off, I'll keep 'em comin'.
May - Catwoman.
Continuing the 2015 calendar, this month is Catwoman à la Tim Sale’s covers on the excellent When In Rome series who worked à la the excellent René Gruau. I used a Gruau illustration for pose reference and the Sale covers for general styling. As a bonus, the recipient of these pages liked this one best so far. More coming.
Legends of Rock #04 - Ringo Starr
It's Fab Four week here on the blog! Kicking it off with the man behind the kit (sometimes the mic). So much has been written, argued, plum made up about The Beatles, I'll keep it short and say they're a pretty big band, and Ringo did well as the backbone.
(these will be available for purchase once the whole set is released on my shop)
Graphic Booklet: Rough Pages
The comic I’ve been working on is now completely written and roughly drawn/laid out. Here are two rough pages. The paper I used for the rough version is so thin I can erase from the other side of the page. This stems for a long-standing issue with commitment and drawings being worth good paper or not. Suffice to say, I’ll get over it for the final and get some non tissue paper. Expecting the whole thang to be complete by the end of the month!
Legends Of Rock #03 - Ray Davies
Next up, the leader of my favorite rock band*: The Kinks, Mr. Ray Davies. The first time I heard a Kinks record (middle school, Sleepwalker), it really did a number on me. The Kinks have been the most enduring and consistent musical obsession I've had since that first taste. Ray Davies is the man behind the sometimes absurd, sometimes lovely rock-pop group that spanned three decades. I'm afraid The Kinks are one of those bands that most everyone has heard of, but not so many have heard anything other than You Really Got Me or Lola. Hoping this will help and ya'll like the illustration! I'm starting to feel pretty honored to just draw these Legends, as I'm maybe getting a bit obsessed by each of them as I stare at their photos and read of their accomplishments all the while listening to their radical music.
The Incorrigible Kinks by Austineustice on Mixcloud
*yeah, of all time.
ae album picks: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) & Sleepwalker (1977)
Working on a character for a new haiku/comic mashup done with haikuist Kalia A. Comin' soon. Yeah, he shoots a laser out his fingers.