Work-A-Week 2014 Poll Time!

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Well, here we are, done with the January 2014 Sketch-A-Day Project and moving into the Work-A-Week Project, and that means, it's time for voting!

I've split the polls into 7 day segments (and one for the last 3 days.) They're all multiple option polls, so you can vote for as many pieces from each poll as you like. The 4/5 pieces with the most votes at the end of the next 48-hour period (through February 5th, 1pm, Eastern Time) will be the 4 pieces finished over the next few weeks. (Substitutions may be made in the event of ties, but all the upcoming Work-A-Week pieces WILL be chosen from January's 31 sketches.

Each piece will be posted on a Monday, back on the usual State of the Artist weekly schedule, complete with some progress photos, if people are interested.







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State of the Artist 7/29/2013

It's Monday, and so it's time for another State of the artist update! Today's post includes new sketches, sneak peeks at the upcoming August Monthly Postcard Project original, and a poll!



Weekly Words

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

-Carl Friedrich Gauss, 1777 - 1855




Current Project

I've actually got a couple of Current Projects on the table, one of which I could use some input, so I'm asking for *your* help! Below, you'll find a few individual piece polls to help me put together a new, upcoming art series. If you've ever wanted to be an integral part of my creative process, here's your chance! Look at it like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book (wow... does anyone else remember those?)

I'm putting together a new series of Art Nouveau pieces, in anticipation of attending a few new conventions before year's end, so I'm asking for help to put them together. The series will feature well-known comic book heroes (maybe villains, too, if I get the time) and I've done two versions of each of the preliminary heroes. Please, cast your vote for which version you'd prefer to see finished!

(Right now, all the candidates are members of the DC Comics catalog, but Marvel will also be included. If you've got suggestions for heroes you'd like to see, please let me know! Currently in the queue for Marvel are: Wolverine, Storm, and Gambit ... with a high probability of a Hulkling/Wiccan piece, as well.)


Batman:
Wonder Woman
Superman
Nightwing

TO VOTE, please follow the link to the LJ poll, HERE OR leave your choice in the comments.

Thanks very much for your input!



Monthly Postcard Project

Posting a sneak peek of the upcoming August Monthly Postcard Project original all set to be ordered on August 7th.



If you'd like to receive this card (and upcoming cards) in your mailbox, please check out the Monthly Postcard Project information page located:HERE!



Near Future

I've got an exciting abstract acrylic commission project currently in the works, and I'm also splitting time between the commission, the DC Superheroes Nouveau series, and the Monthly Postcard Project original. So, right now, I'm Busy, Busy, Busy!

I'll also be attending AFO in Orlando, FL August 16-18, so if you'll be at the convention, come by and say hi!


Well, I think that's all for this week's State of the Artist update here on Planet Kit.

I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!


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State of the Artist 4/1/2013

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It's Monday, so it's time for another State of the Artist update! It's the beginning of April... where *does* the time go?

Weekly Words

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
- Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 - 1519


Current Project

Thank you very much for taking the time to vote in the poll I posted last week!

The poll closed at midnight last night, and the winner was:



I had no idea she'd be so popular!

I still need to figure out how to make her a cohesive image, rather than just her floating in a dead space, but once I do, she'll be the next project on the drawing board!

I've completed 2 of the 3 requested Moleskines and they are on their way to their respective commissioners, so I'll post the cover images when they arrive at their destinations. You know, so as not to spoil the surprise. :)

I have one more cover to complete and handful of bust commissions, and I should be able to take on a another three Moleskine covers if the interest is still there.


Near Future

The Near Future sees that information page for the Sketch-A-Day originals, promise! Last week there just wasn't the time I'd been hoping for to get that done. So, if you'd like to own one of the Sketch-A-Day 2013 originals, be on the lookout for that post!

With the closing of last week's poll, Day 31 will also be started in the Near Future, along with convention mail-in preparation.

Short update this week, but again, thank you for voting in the poll and joining me for another State of the Artist update!

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Work-A-Week Poll Results In!

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We have winners!

The Sketch-A-Day poll to determine the choices for the upcoming Work-A-Week pieces is now closed and the results have been tabulated. Thank you all very much for taking the time to vote in the poll, it was very interesting to see which pieces came out on top. :)

There are a few of the pieces I planned to finish regardless amongst the winners, and some of these are the ones I will need more than the week I've alloted myself to complete them, but, that's not to say they won't show up during the Work-A-Week Project, perhaps has WIPs...

Anyway, on to the results!

In descending order of votes:

   

TIED:  

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TIED:  

 

The next 4 completed pieces will be coming from this list, so stay tuned! Please let me know if you'd be interested in seeing progress pics of the pieces as I work on them. (They'll be posted with the final piece, so there will just be one post with multiple images.)

POLL: Work-A-Week 2013 Project!

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I'm gearing up for the 2013 Work-A-Week Project, but I need YOUR help to do it!

If you have a minute, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to vote in the poll linked below. LiveJournal accounts are not necessary to vote.

Thank you!

Work-A-Week Project Poll!

 

Thank You!