Tuesday 24 December 2013

Merry Cthulhmas

So I'm working on Christmas Eve (much like Marley) for my terrible boss (much like Scrooge) because of the recent ice storm.  Sad thing is I'm self-employed!  I did take the time to do this for all my friends to wish you all the best this holiday season!

~Richard

Friday 13 December 2013

Midnight Harvest - Friday the 13th

Drew this to commemorate the last day of my Kickstarter for Midnight Harvest and Friday the 13th!

As of this writing there are 5 hours left in the campaign, so do take a look if you haven't already!
Midnight Harvest

~Richard Pace

Closure - Midnight Harvest


Closure from the Midnight Harvest art book.

Of all the 31 Inktober drawings, this is  the one that really crawled under my skin and creeped me out.

As I’m typing this there are just 13 hours left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter.   Thanks to backer support, the book is now a hardcover with an additional 12 page horror comic story I’ll write, draw, and colour.  We are also over 40% of the way to another stretch goal and making the book dimensions larger.

27 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers and just opened up sketch cover commissions exclusively to backers from a limited supply of these blank Marvel and DC  books I have on hand.

Please take the time to look at this art book project, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Thursday 12 December 2013

Tangled - Midnight Harvest

Tangled from the Midnight Harvest art book.


I’d used this coloured piece for the Kickstarter announcement, but never showed it on its own.  It was the second I drew for Inktober and the second I coloured, though Freshest was the first.

Looking at it on the colour calendar it might feel too full of light, so I may recolour it before the book goes to press.

As I'm typing this there are 32 hours left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter.   Thanks to backer support, the book is now a hardcover with an additional 12 page horror comic story I'll write, draw, and colour.  We are also over 30% of the way to another stretch goal and making the book dimensions larger.

26 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers and just opened up sketch cover commissions exclusively to backers from a limited supply of these blank Marvel and DC  books I have on hand.

Please take the time to look at this art book project, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Acolyte - Midnight Harvest

Acolyte from the Midnight Harvest art book.


Inspired by the memory of a drawing I did in my sketchbook years ago, which itself was inspired by a scene in Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong

As I'm typing this there are 34 hours left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter.   Thanks to backer support, the book is now a hardcover with an additional 12 page horror comic story I'll write, draw, and colour.  We are also over 30% of the way to another stretch goal and making the book dimensions larger.

26 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers and just opened up sketch cover commissions exclusively to backers from a limited supply of these blank Marvel and DC  books I have on hand.

Please take the time to look at this art book project, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Once Bitten - Midnight Harvest

Once Bitten from the Midnight Harvest art book.
View the Kickstarter here.

Back to colouring these in the order they were drawn.  I had just watched AMERICAN MARY prior to drawing this one and I think I was trying to capture the glorious intensity of the main character.

Two days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and we’ve crossed the first stretch goal and the book is now a hardcover and are very quickly closing in on the second stretch goal of a 12 page horror comic story. As of typing it's $133 dollars away.

25 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers and just opened up sketch cover commissions exclusively to backers from a limited supply of these blank Marvel and DC  books I have on hand.

Please take the time to look at this art book project,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Midnight Harvest Update

The full update can be seen here
The excerpt below might be of particular importance to people on the fence about backing this project:
Backer Exclusive!
These aren't first dibs, they're completely backer exclusive and won't be made available as regular rewards later.
I have a stack of blank comic sketch covers. Exclusive to backers at the printed book level, on a first-come basis for cover choice, you can commission a sketch cover drawing for $50 and have it added to your reward.
The blanks I currently have available:
1 Here Comes Daredevil
1 Judge Dredd
1 Captain America
1 Ghost Rider #1
2 Wolverine #300
2 Swamp Thing #14
4 Mighty Thor
4 Superman/Wonder Woman
2 Wonder Woman
4 Harley Quinn #0
6 Batman #0
While I think it'd be great to do a Midnight Harvest approach to these covers, I'm cool with a classic approach to the characters.  But . . . Gothic Horror Wonder Woman?  Yeah! 
If you want a specific cover, message me to see if it's still available, if it is, just add $50 to your pledge and you'll have the comic added to your reward package!
~Richard

Unseen - Midnight Harvest


Unseen from the Midnight Harvest art book.

Back to colouring these in the order they were drawn.  Unseen mixed a little Oedipus with The Yellow Sign and general creepiness!
Three days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and we’ve crossed the first stretch goal and the book is now a hardcover and are very quickly closing in on the second stretch goal of a 12 page horror comic story.

24 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers as well.
Please take the time to look at this art book project,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!
Thank you!
~Richard Pace

Monday 9 December 2013

Satisfied - Midnight Harvest

Satisfied from the Midnight Harvest art book.

I've been colouring these pieces in the order they were made in for the most part, but I skipped ahead and coloured this one since her smile and the name of the piece seemed most appropriate to reaching the funding goal for the book.

Four days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and we've crossed the first stretch goal and the book is now a hardcover. 23 of the 31 drawings have already been coloured, Over a third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve been offering first-chance options on new art rewards to backers as well.

Please take the time to look at this art book project,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Sunday 8 December 2013

Midnight Harvest Update



Midnight Harvest Kickstarter Update:

~R

Harvester - Midnight Harvest

Harvester from the Midnight Harvest art book.

One of the two pieces for the book that really show how much Clive Barker's artwork and fiction has influenced my approach to horror (The other being One More Nail).  Hope to give him a copy of the book someday.
Five days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and 90 % funded. Well over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.

Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Friday the 13th

When I was about to launch the Midnight Harvest project on Kickstarter I intended to opt for the usual thirty-day window which would have closed on Saturday, December 14.

I had to stop and think for a minute . . .

This was a book of Inktober drawings inspired by Halloween, horror and all the things I like best about October.  How could I not choose to end it a day earlier when that day would be Friday the 13th?!  It made this a 29 day campaign, but I didn't think a day would really make that big a difference.

So, this Friday at 11:59PM the window to help make this book of darkly erotic drawings happen closes.

I'm hoping Friday the 13th will be a lucky day!

~Richard


Saturday 7 December 2013

A Month of Drawings - Midnight Harvest Calendar

Put this together to make it easier for people to see what drawings are still available as rewards for Midnight Harvest.

Check out the project and see the other rewards still available here.

~Richard

Aloft - Midnight Harvest


Aloft from the Midnight Harvest art book.
Six days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and 79% funded. Well over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.
Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!
Thank you!
~Richard Pace

Friday 6 December 2013

7-Day Countdown


Only Seven days left for you to support this Kickstarter and get the Midnight Harvest art book and possible your choice of some great original artwork.
Take a look!

I've added two more pieces of artwork as Backer First Dibs.  If you're already supporting this project at the print level you have the opportunity to add either of these pieces to your package at a significantly lower cost than when they become stand-alone rewards in 24-hours.

Dracula: Son of the Dragon.
Backer bonus: $150.  Its own reward package with a signed and sketched copy of the Midnight Harvest book  tomorrow: $300

Full-Spectrum Shiva
Backer bonus: $150.  Its own reward package with a signed and sketched copy of the Midnight Harvest book  tomorrow: $300

There are still many of the original pieces from Midnight Harvest available as well as other art rewards in addition to just the book if that's all you want.  Take a look!

Thursday 5 December 2013

Slaking - Midnight Harvest

Slaking from the Midnight Harvest art book.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/243085932/midnight-harvest-thirty-one-drawings-by-richard-pa

Eight days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and 60% funded. Well over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.

Please take the time to look at this art book project, and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Art Rewards for Midnight Harvest

The last few days I've been giving backers exclusive "first dibs" on original art in support of my Midnight Harvest art book project.  They get 24 hours to grab a piece at 50% of what it'll cost as its own reward.

Here are a few of the pieces that have been added:



These pieces were snapped up by backers:


And these pieces are currently on the table to backers:



Thanks for looking!

~Richard Pace

Unearthed - Midnight Harvest

Unearthed from the Midnight Harvest art book.
Nine days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and 60% funded. Well over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.
Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!
Thank you!
~Richard Pace

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Blades - Midnight Harvest

Blades from the Midnight Harvest art book.
Ten days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and over 55% funded. Over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.
Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!
Thank you!
~Richard Pace

Monday 2 December 2013

John Constantine and the Zombies

Never blogged this piece before.

I did this for my self because I have a certain amount of affection for the Vertigo character and zombies.  This morning I made the artwork available as a backer exclusive reward for my Midnight Harvest art book Kickstarter project and it went immediately.

More art rewards will be going up for the remaining eleven days of the funding period with people already backing the project getting first crack  at them.

To see the project, click on over!

~Richard


Slither - Midnight Harvest


Slither from the Midnight Harvest art book

Eleven days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and over 55% funded. Over half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

I’ve begun to offer first-choice on new art rewards to backers as well.

Time is starting to run out!

Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Saturday 30 November 2013

Lover's Tongue - Midnight Harvest

Lover’s Tongue from the Midnight Harvest art book

Thirteen days left for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and over 55% funded. Half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

Time is starting to run out!

Please take the time to look at this art book project here,  and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard Pace

Friday 29 November 2013

Queen - Midnight Harvest

Queen from the Midnight Harvest art book

At the half way point for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and over half funded.  Half of the drawings have already been coloured, A third of the interior drawings have already been claimed as rewards as well.

Time is starting to run out!

Please take the time to look at this art book project HERE, and please share with any friends you think might be interested!

Thank you!

~Richard

Thursday 28 November 2013

Observers - Midnight Harvest

Just finished colouring Observers from Midnight Harvest. We went over 45% of our funding goal yesterday with 15 days left. I encourage you to check out the project HERE and consider backing it if you want this cool little book of my artwork!
~R

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Perch - Midnight Harvest

We're over 40% with just sixteen days left!
All the Inktober drawings have been made available as rewards for the Midnight Harvest Kickstarter and more than a few have already gone.  If you've a favourite drawing that hasn't been taken yet, it might be time to grab it before someone else does.

Check it out here: Midnight Harvest

~R

Stan Sakai and CAPS

Hoping to help in some way.

From the website:

For nearly 30 years, Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo has set a high-water mark for creator-owned comics. 
Stan’s wife, Sharon, has battled a debilitating illness for some time; after an extended hospital stay and convalescence, she is now back home, but her condition requires 24-hour care and medicines that cost more than their insurance covers. 

~R

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Harvest - Midnight Harvest

Another of the drawings for Midnight Harvest coloured.

Just Under two-and-a-half weeks left and over a third of the way toward the goal at Kickstarter: here

Thanks for looking!

~R

Monday 25 November 2013

Howl - Midnight Harvest

Another of the drawings for Midnight Harvest coloured.
Two-and-a-half weeks left and over a third of the way toward the goal at Kickstarter: here
Thanks for looking!
~R

Friday 22 November 2013

Mourning the Vampire - Midnight Harvest

Another of the drawings for Midnight Harvest coloured.
Over a third of the way toward the goal at Kickstarter: here

Thanks for looking!

~R

Gag - Midnight Harvest

Another of the drawings for Midnight Harvest coloured.
Over a third of the way toward the goal at Kickstarter: here

Thanks for looking!

~R

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Life Drawing Highlights

Took the time out from promoting my Midnight harvest Kickstarter to scan a few drawings from three of the last Open Studio Life Drawing  sessions I run at Durham College.

Including tonight, there are only three left for this year.  Going to miss them over the Holoiday Break.

~R

Witch of the Inferno Midnight Harvest

Another coloured piece for Kickstarter book project,  Midnight Harvest.

I’ve added more art rewards and it’s crossed over 30% toward the goal with just 23 days left.  Feel free to look at the Kickstarter page and do please share with anyone you might think would be interested in this book.

Thanks,

~Richard

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Spillage Midnight Harvest

Another coloured piece for Midnight Harvest.

I've made a few changes to the rewards and it's crossed over 20% toward the goal with just 24 days left.  Feel free to look at the Kickstarter page and do please share with anyone you might think would be interested in this book.

Thanks,

~Richard

Monday 18 November 2013

Midnight Harvest 26


Coloured another drawing for Midnight Harvest.  This is one of the two tips of the hat to Clive Barker’s work and his influence on me. To see and possibly back the project, please visit Midnight Harvest Kickstarter

Saturday 16 November 2013

Friday 15 November 2013

Midnight Harvest Now Live

The Kickstarter to publish a full-colour, 64-page collection of my Inktober drawings is now live and can be viewed here! Clicky!

I appreciate anyone taking the time to look over the project and I would be grateful if you shared the page with your friends.

Thanks,

~Richard

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Midnight Harvest Artbook Kickstarter

The Kickstarter to produce the full-colour Midnight Harvest art book launches this Friday.

~R

Friday 8 November 2013

Pumpkin Girl in Colour

As I get ready to launch the Kickstarter for the book collecting all of my Inktober drawings I'm colouring them.  The book, Midnight Harvest, will present the drawings in their original black and white with the coloured versions in addition.

Here's Pumpkin Girl in all her orange glory!

~R