๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ!
Back in 2014 I started to work on a series called ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ and posted a bunch back in the day (160 or so). But I eventually stopped posting because I jumped onto projects or something else. But I still had about 210 other pieces that I never got around to post or put on my website... So here they are.
These were hand drawn (some with paint), then colored digitally and tweaked in Photoshop. I still do plunge back into that creative vibe everything now and then, and I have made HUNDREDS more since then... But I haven't scanned any of those and don't think I'll ever find time to color them either... But they do exist in black and white in my piles of drawing books.
What gives me the most pleasure out of doing those, is being able to have a direct physical relationship with the medium by letting out my energy through the self-provocation of various more or less unconscious mind triggers and see where my hand leads me (often happening with music playing in my headphones, and never with a specifically chosen group, but my usual very eclectic playlist). It's a very crude, raw and immediate process when I'm starting, and after the initial spark and spurt, I just let myself go with the flow it's leading me on. But I think the most fun part for me, is to look at the piece after and try to suck out what the imagery evokes to me in the form of a character name or title. These are not random! There is alot of "soul searching" to arrive to a satisfactory title for them. The names/titles include some or all of the following aspects: humor, darkness, social commentary, slang, word plays like bizarre and/or cryptic homophone-like manipulations. And I'd like to believe that the fun part for the spectator (if any), is to try and decipher why I gave them their name by trying to see it through their abstract nature. Some or clearly more obvious than other, but yeah.
MODERN COUPLES SERIES โข BATCH #2
2nd batch of the Modern Couples series! Click image to see all 4 new ones.
AILIEN REALMS' MODERN COUPLES
So this is my first ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ post and I chose to go with 4 images from my MODERN COUPLES SERIES (2 more sets to come). This is a twisted homage to my love for odd & unique people, fashion magazine aesthetics and other-worldly coloring.
I've explored the possible levels of weirdness with AI with my "secret tricks", then used Photoshop for coloration, compositing and layout, plus used my Wacom tablet for various tweaks. Hope you enjoy, haha!
NEW POSTER ART FOR COLLECTIF RADIANCE
LIVRE / BOOK SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW BY ONFR!
ENGLISH BELOW
Voici un tout nouveau spotlight/interview fait par Joanne Belluco pour la chaรฎne ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ qui parle de mon livre ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐, avec des interventions d'รric Falardeau et Simon Laperriรจre! Merci Joanne pour cette excellente capsule!
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Here's a brand new spotlight/interview done by Joanne Belluco for the ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ channel which talks about my book ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐, with interventions by รric Falardeau and Simon Laperriรจre! Thanks alot to Joanne for this excellent video!
INFO REVEALED ON STEPHEN R. BISSETTE 'S MOVIE REVIEW!
There's something VERY strange happening on the island in this AILIEN REALMS film... And none other than ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ. ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ explicitly reviews it in the book!
Find out more on www.ailienrealms.com
INFO REVEALED ON GIGI SAUL GUERRERO'S MOVIE REVIEW!
There couldn't have been a better person to select this poster from the ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐' film repertoire (entitled ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐) and write a review for the book! ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ simply, totally rocks!
More info on www.ailienrealms.com
BOOK LAUNCH VIDEO NOW ONLINE!
Recap video for the Book Launch of TERROR IN THE AILIEN REALMS, which took place at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 28th, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCXmMc0LTp4
Features book review excerpts read by the following authors/collaborators:
(in order of appearance)
Michael Gingold, Andy Mauro, Aaron Moorhead, George Mihalka, Lee Paula Springer, Chris Bavota, David Lawson Jr, Mitch Davis, Justin Benson, Gary Sherman & Dave Alexander
Other (non-reading) authors/collaborators were also in attendance:
(in alphabetical order)
Fabien Delage, Damien Detcheberry, Eric Falardeau, Elza Kephart, Matthew Kiernan & Philippe Spurrell
Get the book here: www.ailienrealms.com
INFO REVEALED ON ISAAC EZBAN'S MOVIE REVIEW!
How do you "enjoy" Evil Children in horror films..? Well, Isaac Ezban has certainly reviewed one of the ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐' craziest ones! You'll be shocked by the conceptual premise that lies at the bloody center of ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก (aka ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ)! Info on www.ailienrealms.com
INFO REVEALED ON KARIM HUSSAIN'S MOVIE REVIEW!
We all hate false advertising, right? Well this time ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป uncovers the very scammy plots behind the AILien Realms' film entitled ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ through his hilarious and absurd mind lens! The movie is certainly NOT what you think nor what you'd wish it to be! More info here: www.ailienrealms.com
