Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Collect 'Em Trade 'Em!


This image was created for a trading card which I think was part of a Wizard Magazine promotion (wow, the old brain cells are sluffing off like dried rose petals). I was excited that I was going to get a big box of them to hand around because I'm simple, and fascinated by small shiny things. Alas, my comp cards vanished in the ether between the publisher and myself and I ended up with two of the cards.

The image was drawn in pen and ink and color applied in markers to a xerox copy of the line art. I hate coloring with markers but I liked how it turned out, maybe because there's enough black in the drawing to pull it together and I reduced the palette down to a few colors. The subject references Sam & Max Hit the Road which was released on disk in 1994.

Pen and Ink and Marker 8 1/2 X 11

9 comments:

  1. I randomly found one of those on eBay in a batch of cards. It's a great image with the looming sasquatch from Hit the Road in the background.

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  2. Sizzling Weasel on a Stick -- the breakfast of champions!

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  3. :-)

    I have this image as a poster in my bedroom. Had it for 10 years now. Wonderful memories of the Sam & Max adventure game.

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  4. If only Sam and Max Hit the Road would be released on Steam, I'd be so happy!

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  5. Markers? So impressive o.O

    There's talk about the 25th anniversary of Sam and Max, are there any plans on this? :D

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  6. I WISH I had this as a poster in my bedroom. I love the cool blue colors, the way Sam & Max stand out, the endless details.

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  8. TOMCAT!!!

    Id love a poster size version of this! Where is it??

    I got this as a card with a magazine when the mag released.. no poster existed in the mag.(is it a printout?)

    I LOVE THIS blog!!
    don't be so modest spud! we will keep loving your art until you are long gone trust me!

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  9. i got tattooed based on this picture on both my legs. :) i'd be happy to send a photo once Max is fully healed! :D thank you, Steve Purcell, for them characters. :)

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