Nice and SQUID-sheee!!

"Pandora's Crew on the Offensive!" By: Christopher Taylor

"Pandora against the WILD Octo-tree (Sketch)" - By: Christopher Taylor

"Pandora against the WILD Octo-tree " - By: Christopher Taylor

Not for me...

Damn it! When you see a comic that looks interesting and then it plagues your mind for months and then you finally decide to break down and get it....then its not there!! Twice the bad luck as I go off to find a videogame and its not there as well!!

Just wanting to post this re-design of a character made for the second chapter of Pandora's Paradox. Turned from a tree-stump crab, into a tree-stump octopus!! Hope you dig it!

Keep it sketchy!

Pitch my Comic!

'Gentleman's Prefer..? Sketch inspired by Gil Elvgren- Drawn by: Christopher Taylor'

"Magical Fighter Girl" By: Christopher Taylor

"Magical Tischkatze!" - By: Christopher Taylor

"Older woman on a Mini Bike" By: Christopher Taylor

"The View out the Window" By: Christopher Taylor


It's been a while since I've been able to write here. I've been searching for more work and taking on lots of freelance that had hit me when it comes. Some interesting projects I've illustrated, so I hope that it will help me with getting out there even more. However I'm gonna work harder to get into a comic studio and begin working my dream. Also, just working on my German speaking in order to hopefully one day (soooooooooon) obtain small time work to enjoy living a bit. We'll see.

Glenn...

"Rose and young Glenn" - By: Christopher Taylor
"First times with Photoshop- Rose, Jason and Bianca" ; By: Christopher Taylor
July 2003
"First times with Photoshop- Young Glenn" By: Christopher Taylor
July 2003
"All Series march of the Chibi" By: Christopher Taylor
(Left to right) Pandora's Paradox, Will of Two, Queen of Hearts, Relic Hunter: Riven, NEO|ARK


He is and always will be my first created character. I've neglected him because the world felt differently of him and I changed because of that. I lost the fun of drawing and to draw for myself and for others. But working on this piece today, Rose and young Glenn, I felt that again, that fun. Just thinking of the scenario the picture was drawn from, how I revamped the characters to match the style I draw today compared to how they used to look....it was fun. I want that back. I think I need to begin re-working on NEO|ARK again...

My Blank Page

"I am the Eggman" By: Christopher Taylor ©SEGA



My page is blank. My mind is also blank.


It started a couple of days ago. I was working on a freelance project, and trying to protect myself so I don't get my work taken without pay. Inspiration slowly slipped through my fingers. I couldn't finish it, I couldn't even start it. Random sketches, work drawings, coloring,even my own comics, nothing. Not a bit of inspiration, and I haven't a clue why.

Maike took me to the comic book store here in Essen also. In hopes that maybe we can uncover something that will spark back my faith in today's comics and my own inspiration spark. We spent maybe up to 45 mins to an hour there....and I wasn't intrigued to buy not even ONE book.

I don't know what, or why, but something is wrong and I gotta fix it somehow.

Schlecht dinges von Freiburo Arbeit

I like working on projects and with people. But some people amaze me. Especially when you see the kind of person you COULD of been working with on a project, but didnt get the job.


So, a few days ago I do my normal search of the Deviantart Forum to look for work I can snag. Along comes this post:

Cover Artist Needed for 2nd Novel

~spirit86 Mar 23, 2008, 3:45:01 PM

Hey everyone! I'm going to be in need of a cover artist within the next few months. I'm finishing up a novel, sending it to the editor, and I'll need the cover finished by the time that everything is finished. I'd rather find someone on here than use one of the artists the publisher provides - simply because I'd rather pay someone on my own and get someone's name out there.

The book revolves around the lives of group of vampire hunters belonging to a sort of company that specializes in killing supernatural things... I'm completely unsure of what I want on the cover and there currently is not a title.

When you contact me include the following:
+ your real name
+ samples of your work
+ your price
+ any questions you may have or additional information you may need

I'm accepting traditional media, digital media, photography, and photo manips.

Stylized is fine, but no anime.



No Anime...fine. I do other styles then anime. So I when ahead and sent a note out with the proper information. And in a few days I get a note back from them, tell me that the job is taken, and that I need to learn to read the boards.
Ok...given, DArt doesn't have a update post feature for the post, so probably they are right on that. But I'm not gonna let something like that stop me from getting in on a possible job oppertunity. I see work, I go for work. Its a first come, first go society and if I'm not fast and the best then I'm not getting the job. I was like fine, deleted the note and decided to move on with my life.


Untill today, I wake up to check DArt messages and boom! Another message from that user tell me to "READ UP"...

...Read up what?

I go back to he forum to see if something change or what...but all was the same. Then I go to the users main page...

I find this:

~spirit86

Elizabeth

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DO NOT SEND ME A NOTE ABOUT THE BOOK COVER

Journal Entry: Fri May 9, 2008, 11:43 AM

• Mood: Irritated

THE JOB IS TAKEN AND FINISHED. STOP SENDING ME NOTES ABOUT IT. IF YOU CAN'T READ THROUGH FOR THE DETAILS ENOUGH TO SEE THAT IT IS FINISHED YOU DON'T DESERVE THE JOB ANYWAY

`iggygirl 2 hours 14 minutes ago

About 99.9999...... percent of artists here don't read or follow instructions properly. For example in my book of art job offer I asked for email addresses, only a couple people actually gave me an email address.
It's a bad habit to get into, it's unprofessional and can be annoying to the client/employer. I'm laid back about it but many employers just throw out an application if the artists failed to follow instruction and the employer has every right to do that. An employer that gets hundreds of applications doesn't want an artist that can't follow the simplest of instructions.

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Commission Contract Template free to use [link]

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~spirit86 59 minutes 10 seconds ago

you know I went through your whole forum post to be sure I hadn't done that at some point. I'm normally very careful but everyone has slipups XD

Yeah, most of the applications I've gotten for the position with my book cover never sent me ANYTHING I asked for. I got more applications involving cartoon styles and anime than anything else (when I asked specifically for anyone with that style to not apply, it's not what I'm looking for) and other people cursed me out because they didn't read the entire thing and got a polite denial.

Now I'm just sick of it though. To get this many messages (and all of them half-hearted) months after I announced that the position is filled is just... bad.

Wow.....how professional.

I makes me glad I didn't have to work with them...really if its that bad, just delete the message and move on with your life, but you gotta write out something like that for the public to see? A polite denial isn't "READ UP" or "Learn to read".
But, you make your judgement. I for one think this is just ....bleh.

The Road into Paradox...

Pages 16 and 17 of Pandora's Paradox- By Christopher Taylor

I'm still a bit off from finishing this first chapter of P2, more or less because of income and fining "long lasting" freelance jobs that pay well. I'm starting to pick into colorist jobs, and its not too bad. Just coloring someone else's work doesn't seem as bad as I thought especially when you have full creative freedom. I love that. Its nice when the editor or client just has full trust in your work. That way, you don't have to remind them that there is a fee for too many re-vamps. Being able to create freely is the reason why I like working on products of my own, because I know what I want, and I know what I like. So there isn't too much complications. However thats what you have to know how to fix when it comes down to it. Language of Business.

The road to getting work is bettering yourself...

Been up to a bit of sketching practice. Adapting a different technique to my drawings. It's been working well for me. Pretty soon I've gotta check out some covers of things from Marvel, DC, etc to help with my coloring a bit but for now I want to make sure that continuing to use this style will benefit me. Need to look out for the new Indiana Jones movie!!

Murder in International Waters

Man! What is it with crazy dreams.

SO this one...is deep and gorey, so if your kinda not into thinks Silent Hill or WW2 esk... Don't read on.







" New World Order Murderers- By: Christopher Taylor"

So, this dream starts off in todays or future time period. For some reason, all the governments of the world united and decided that the worlds problems are due to those races of people that bother them. All inequalities of the world must be eliminated so that we all can live in peace. These "New World Order" leaders then constructed a massive ship as big as a continent. When mass construction on the ship was finished, it sailed across the entire world, and collected races of the world that the New World Order decided upon to board this ship. Blacks, Jews, Canadians (America had decided to invade Canada and expand their country) Mexicans, and many more. When the ship was filled, it sailed to the most abandoned point of the world, furthest distance from every continent, a new point of international waters where everything was free. Who ran the boat, made the law and as we all wondered where we were (yea....I was on the ship also. Du'h) suddenly, the power was cut. Lights went off and the ship was pitch black. We could barely make out what was in front of us. Suddenly, we saw this glowing light. It was the shine of three men's eyes. The men that appear above. They were sick with insanity and murder bleeding from their face. It didn't stop there. In fact, they didn't stop for a moment. Their sick murder bent appearance became a reality as right in front of our faces, they began to kill everyone and anyone in their way. We all ran, ran and just tried to escape these blood thirsty murderers path. I remember hiding out with someone that became a friend with on that ship. But...the hiding didn't last. The three men burst into the room and the guy I was hiding with got scared and tried to escape, but the giant blade wielding murderer pinned his body up against the wall. The man with the chainsaw then forced the blade into his mouth and activated the saw, and then the one with the crowbar just started breaking off his fingers, toes, hand, feet, and then what ever else would break out. They just completely decapitated the poor guy. And I had no choice but to end up running off myself. And I was their next target. I guess this was the point where I started realizing the dream was a dream. I put myself in a room, threw off my coat and just started getting pissed off at what was happening. I kicked open one of the doors and it ended up hitting one of those murderers. I then realized, "I can fight!" (This is a astounding realization as most these dreams people just keep running away) and prepared myself to take on all three. As they all charged into the room, I woke up...

~The World Ends with You~

" Cowboy Sketch : By Christopher Taylor "

~The World Ends with You~ Contest Entry [TAMARA] : By Christopher Taylor


So, today I entered the DEVIANTART/SQUAREENIX contest for their new game " The World Ends with You". The rules were a bit...unclear, but I decided that my first entry will be a human character shooting towards a Main Character or joins up with Main Characters. Her name is Tamara, and with the whole feel of the game (KH meets Urban stylistic world) I thought a black girl with give the character and the world some flavor!! I also did some work on my Character List and created the C O W B O Y. I'm happy that at least they came out to how I imagined them. That one of my hardest task, to think up of something and then to draw it like I want it.

More details can be seen here:

http://news.deviantart.com/article/45697/

Bilder Tausch!

- Samurai Sketch : By Christopher Taylor -

- Pirate Sketch : By Christopher Taylor -
- Witch Sketch : By Christopher Taylor -
- Dragon Rider Sketch : By Christopher Taylor -
- Dragon Rider : By Christopher Taylor -


So, a friend of mine, James, very stylistic artist, and myself have decided to do a collab-trade series. We've decided upon 3 type of characters to draw. Our picks were -S A M U R A I- , - P I R A T E- and a -W I T C H-. The first trade starts with the samurai. We both draw our character, then trade so that the other person can color that person's character. Thing is, because of recent job fiascos, I've been a bit upset and wanted to take my mind off it for a bit. So, I went ahead and decided to create some more character from it. The first being a dragon rider, but there are more to come. So, here are the sketches for the trade, and the one I finished myself. Enjoy!

What a great thing to wake up to!

So, today I'm headed into Western Germany (Essen...mmm) so that I can look at a possible apartment. I go online and check some of my usual spots, Myspace, this, deviantart and Comic Spaces. Well, after checking out Curt Lawson's Interview from Broken Souls Press ( seen here : http://www.projectfanboy.com/vb/showthread.php?t=384 ), I turned over to Comic Spaces and low and behold. The comic that I worked on with him, IS PREVIEWED THERE!! My name on a published anthology work with other artist. Man, I'm fliping with job. You can see a small preview of it here (http://www.comicspace.com/after_hours/comics.php?action=gallery&comic_id=16328&bl_type=4&bl_from=/search.php?search_type=comics&terms=After%20Hours&search=Go) however you have to be a memeber. Its gonna be published in After Hours #3 Mysterious Visions. I can't wait to grab my copy!

I've been kinda busy this week....

"Wrapped up Wild Angler...and Pandora too" - By: Christopher Taylor

"The Story of Paradox" - By: Christopher Taylor
" Not Alone " - By: Christopher Taylor

"Keep the Flame Alive" - By: Christopher Taylor
"Concepts- Goblin Father- Pandora's Coat- Panda's Trumpet Holder" - By: Christopher Taylor
"Riven and Glide- Rising Star vs. the Pro" - By: Christopher Taylor


Soon I'll have to crack down and finish the rest of the pages for P2. As well as figure out when and how to begin drawing for Relic Hunter: Riven again. Above I've began developing another rival to Riven, Glide. Glide is a Pro Relic Hunter. His name is out there and he's most famous for discovering vast supplies, documentation of the world before the N|A hit, and found what was left of a coal mine, allowing the people of that area to mine for valuable materials as well as try and re-establish forms of transportations using steam.

We'll see where things take up, but for now, I want the first chapter of P2 finished.