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Cave Story
Quite possibly the greatest independent video game of all time, Cave Story is seeing a release on the Nintendo WiiWare service at the end of the month. It was originally created and developed by one person, "Pixel" otherwise known as Daisuke Amaya. That's incredible, I don't know what else to say about it other than I have the utmost admiration for that. The game was 5 years in production and it has since gone on to become one of the most respected and beloved independent games ever created.

Several months ago, I was asked by a top member of the WiiWare release development team to create a piece based on the game. I decided to do two, an iconic "hero" piece and a recreation of a moment from the game.

The above piece is a recreation of this moment from the game :

As I understand it, they have been printed on canvases and will be sent out to "editors of the media."

Truthfully I had never played Cave Story before but I am very much looking forward to the WiiWare release :

I was recently interviewed over on the publisher's site about the work. Enjoy!

Dr. Sketchy's repeat prescription
Recently attended my second Dr. Sketchy's session, their first for 2010. Great burlesque models, costumes and poses. Had fun and as always it was great for flexing the old drawing muscles.

Here are some of my better drawings from the night. Mainly brushpen, but I also used pencil and felt-tip pen in a couple as well.

Tooned in to MythTickle by Justin Thompson

Meg- The Megalodon

My kids are really into sharks and megalodons right now, so I quickly painted this cute nice little megalodon that is eating a whale for a snack. Looking for a name for the megalodon, Ethan didn't like the name "Snuggles."

Sketch o?the Week

Rather than my usual pencil drawing I thought I’d try something different for the SOTW this week. This is an ink wash study of LOST star Matthew Fox.

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I've always had a soft spot for Venom. He is such a great villain for Spidey. Matching up against the Hulk however... One loud hand clap and it's all over. Sorry Brock.