Billy Penn's Plot Developments: December 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Ghostbusters (1986)

I hear there's a new movie coming out next year. Maybe it'll be better than this one.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Behind the Scenes (Puppeteering)

Sunday, December 27, 2015

NOT an original design! Right before the break, a parent from school contacted me. She wanted me to paint the logo of her friend's gym on the big gray wall in the back. With Ramjoe's help, we got it done in three hours. I hope she's surprised tomorrow morning when she finds out Santa paid a visit over the weekend.

Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas!

The wife and kids surprised me with this white whale. Maybe not "surprise" seeing as how I found a reasonably priced copy on ebay and left the link up.
Now I only need four more to complete the original Marvel run.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Force Awakens (deleted scene)

A writer asked me to illustrate the ONE scene his thought was lacking from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It involves a little story beat that has Chewie and Leia mourning Han in their own way. In another parallel with Star Wars, it DID bother me in the same way that Chewbacca not getting a medal at the end of the original did. So in that sense I appreciate it's absence. And of course, wounded Finn becomes the analog of wounded Artoo.
The writer (Rob Kelly) didn't ask for a comic book style illustration. I just wanted to see what the comic book adaptation would have looked like if Al Williamson had drawn it thirty years ago. I thought it worked well if it were a deleted scene that made it into the Marvel adaptation.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Painting Poppi's Present

This is NOT an original design by me. Number of the Beast is one of my Father-in-law's favorite records. I'm not sure it makes a great Christmas present. The last couple of months haven't been great. I hope his likes this. I painted this on a shirt with acrylics. It would have been much easier to just buy him one. It would have looked better too. But I'd do anything for him. I'm a BIG fan of his daughter.