Creature Stack-Up

My pic of the day: Creature Stack-Up

Warm up: Hog Tied

Want to see my warm up stuff? Here's a quickie from today. Professionals will tell you that warm ups are very important before starting your drawing day.

Bobby

Chiutensity/Whispers book sold out

Hi all, we just wanted to thank you all again for the wonderful support you've given us over the years. We're happy (and a bit saddened) to announce that our 12th book "Chiutensity/Whispers" became sold out this morning. We will have a very small supply of less than 50 copies at Wondercon in SF April 1-3... and then they're gone forever :)

Artists Help Japan - "Samurai" Drawing + Ancient Japan Sketches Book up for Bidding!

ARTISTS HELP JAPAN - An Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Fund



Hi everyone,

As mentioned in our earlier blog post to raise some funds for the "Artists Help Japan - Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Fund", we have now listed this rare lot up for auction.

The winner of the auction will receive the following TWO items:

1. ORIGINAL "Samurai" Drawing by Bobby Chiu
- 8.5'' x 11'' Pencil on Paper


2. A Copy of our SOLD OUT "Ancient Japan Sketches"
- The book is signed and drawn in by Kei Acedera.


The proceeds will go to ARTISTS HELP JAPAN organized by the amazing Dice Tsutsumi (Pixar Art Director). You can also make direct donations to them as well. Let us all unite and help out a country in need.

Bear in Flight

A painting I did for friends and their new daughter.

Initial ink sketch:




Kei and I (Bobby) will be in SF on April 1-3, 2011 for Wondercon. Table AA86-87. Hope to see you there! LINK TO WONDERCON

Bobby

Memories of Japan.

Kei and I were fortunate to travel to Japan back in May 2010. We visited Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hakone. We loved it there. People were so unbelievably polite and there was a wonderful sense of morals as well as a beautiful unique culture. The beauty of the land was incomparable as it's architecture and design.

We have been so sad to hear and see the devastation the earthquake and tsunami has brought to these wonderful people.

I did this drawing below for the people of Japan. This and a copy of our "Ancient Japan Sketches" (currently sold out) will be auctioned off. The book is signed and drawn in by Kei Acedera.

We will be holding the auction on Thursday.

The proceeds will go to ARTISTS HELP JAPAN organized by the amazing Dice Tsutsumi.

Fire the Rich

I can finally share my second cover painted for The Utne Reader. I absolutely love working for The Utne Reader . . . the art director is great to work with and as I've said before, that goes a LONG WAY!




I had a real blast painting this, I had nearly two weeks to paint both the cover and the inside illustration, and believe me, it took every minute I had.



Head detail.




I'd like to thank all my friends who helped pose for reference, you all did great and were a huge help!!! And thank you Otto for taking pics for me!