_ming: so long, buffalo jim.

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_ming) wrote,
@ 2008-05-09 11:02:00

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[published work] illustration

so long, buffalo jim.
if you're lucky enough to be a las vegan or just happen to be passing through this week, be sure to check out my portrait of the lately departed and much lamented buffalo jim barrier on the cover of the las vegas weekly.

	rannigan 2008-05-09 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	Very cool. Your style suits the piece very well. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-09 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	thanks! i was honored to draw up some intricate line art for this complicated man. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mordicai 2008-05-09 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	i thought you were talking about vegans & was confused. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-09 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	i'm glad the confusion was but a fleeting thing! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	traveller 2008-05-09 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	HELL yes. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-09 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	i'll admit it, i was totally thinking about you while i drew them bones. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	traveller 2008-05-09 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	it reminds me of old Dr John covers. mmm. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-10 02:04 am UTC (link)
	oh man, i'm seeing it! and now i want to rewatch the skeleton key, and you know i blame you for that entirely. <3 (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	traveller 2008-05-10 02:10 am UTC (link)
	such a goood bad movie! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sairobi 2008-05-09 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Very cool, even cooler that you posted the final cover layout -- I love seeing your work all official and published like that. :D My favorite part of the piece is how you handled his hat, especially the bits with the skull and feather. Edited at 2008-05-09 03:47 pm UTC (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-09 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	thanks, sairface! i did have a lot of fun with that hat. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	22by7 2008-05-09 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	is that a crow's skull? it is sexalicious. this is fabulously sharp and professional. wouldn't 'las vegans' make a fabulous band name. especially if they wrote songs about t-bone steaks... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-09 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	oh, the juicy irony! and it is a crow's skull. thanks for the keen eye. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	glemsydoodles 2008-05-10 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Well, I have seen a band called The Last Vegas. But no vegan deliciousness, sadly. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	exitwounds 2008-05-09 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	lovely job! a fitting tribute to an interesting sort of character. i love seeing your vegas pieces! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-10 02:03 am UTC (link)
	likewise, meg! their assignments are always so fun, don't you think? :D (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exitwounds 2008-05-10 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	yes indeed! though it's pretty interesting to see what assignments we each get-- you're definitely better at the seriouser assignments than me. i get the bizarre funny ones. :) never a dull illo from them though! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-12 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	well, you definitely have a way cuter style than me! it's ADORABLE, whereas my art can be pretty gothic. either way we are both pretty much superstars, and i actually have to draw another exciting thing for them right now. <3 LVW! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smartlaine 2008-05-09 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh, it's interesting to see how your style lends itself to portraiture. I'm not used to seeing art posts like these--digging the beard! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-10 02:07 am UTC (link)
	thanks, kendra! i really went to town on that beard. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dechanique 2008-05-09 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Very nice! I love the touches of red in the piece, it just makes it totally POP! <3 (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-10 02:07 am UTC (link)
	thanks! red, white, black and grey may be a bit of an overplayed color palette, but for a reason. it never fails to look great! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	coell 2008-05-09 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Yay! I am indeed a las vegan, but unless I'm out in the touristy parts, I don't always get to grab a Weekly. Rockin' illo! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-10 02:08 am UTC (link)
	i know how that is, i can be the same way with boston mags. still, they're always fun to check out when you get a chance. thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	adijin 2008-05-10 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	That's a nice cover. I like the colour combination too! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-12 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	thanks, aadi! sometimes simple really is best. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	palindrome_bob 2008-05-11 05:53 am UTC (link)
	Why are you so terribly amazing? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_ming 2008-05-12 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	well bob, i am a fully certified and licensed picture-drawer, after all! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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