The Agile Badger Illustrations: 02/02/08
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Saturday, February 2, 2008

'53 Merc vs '34 Ford

You can't stop the chop.

This is a illustration I did for a good buddy of mine who makes, among many other things, posters for Rockabilly concerts. I did the rendering in the style of Tuck, a.k.a. Jeff Tuckner, who is without a doubt one of the best hot rod illustrators around. He's way better at this than I am. He used to be at www.hollywoodtuck.com, but that link doesn't appear to be working right now. Anyone know if he's posting work anywhere on the web?


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Rumblefish

Here's an illustration for Restaurant Startup and Growth magazine. The article was called "A Little Fish in a Big Pond." Pretty literal, huh?

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What's Different About These Two Illustrations?






This is a recent illustration for Dive Center Business magazine. The top version was the first one I submitted to the A/D, and the bottom version was the one that ended up getting published. I guess the top version was too over-the-top for the readership. I think the A/D liked it, but there are always other forces to reckon with. Still, they both turned out fine. The top one will end up in my portfolio, though.

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