tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16080009471371444052024-03-18T20:19:25.542-07:00Jon Sperry Art BlogJon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-32147145285730078612012-01-21T11:52:00.000-08:002012-01-21T11:52:22.634-08:00Roll Back (The Portland Mercury)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Here is an editorial piece I did for The Portland Mercury about removing a planned streetcar extension in the Portland area. <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/roll-back/Content?oid=5453347" target="_blank">Click here for the full article.</a></span>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-83083722498926511032011-12-12T22:15:00.000-08:002011-12-12T22:28:28.142-08:00Church of Skyrim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I created this for comedian Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, hosts of the excellent video game based podcast The Indoor Kids. They have recently been living in Skyrim, so I made sure to incorporate that into their portrait. I highly recommend <a href="http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-indoor-kids/" target="_blank">giving it a listen</a>. It's available for free download on Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Empire here: <a href="http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-indoor-kids/">http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-indoor-kids/</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-81797214541508517662011-11-20T11:48:00.001-08:002011-11-20T12:21:44.417-08:00Mauitime Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cover Art // Art Director: Justin "Scrappers" Morrison<br />
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This is a cover piece I did a few weeks ago. It was for the former Art Director of The Portland Mercury, who recently moved to Maui. I had a good amount of creative freedom on this one, which is always fun! <a href="http://mauifeed.com/headline/requiem-for-a-stream-controversy-waihee-valley-maui-hawaii-razor-wire-gate-denies-all-access-famed-swinging-bridges-area/" target="_blank">Click here for the online story.</a> Below are a few images from the process.<br />
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<br />Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-63228978599328293022011-10-30T22:06:00.001-07:002011-10-30T22:11:09.988-07:00Damn You Red Planet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was looking at an older poster image I made and decided to do a related image. These are made by 'inking' into Photoshop. I used a similar color and texture to keep the images related. The planet images are public domain from NASA.</div>
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A few weeks ago, Art Director Suji Allen at The Portland Mercury asked if I'd like to do a feature piece for the upcoming Wordstock Festival. The article would need about 10 author portraits with some extra character to them. After a few drafts, I decided on a style that I thought would work well, and some notes on what I'd like to do for each author and proposed it. Suji and the Arts Editor were really into it and had some great additional suggestions. I started with the Charles Yu illo and they were still really into it so I continued with the rest. Heather greatly contributed to these with simple, bold and loose coloring. They liked the look so much, they decided to run one (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Zachary Schomburg) on the cover! I always enjoy doing work for the Mercury and it was nice to have a much larger than usual contribution to this issue. Below are the 10 author illustrations. </span></div>
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Isaac Marion</div>
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Daniel Woodrell</div>
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Charles Yu</div>
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<br /></div>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-62415552772289661842011-09-12T21:12:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:12:19.734-07:00Recent Work Update<div style="text-align: left;">Things have been busy lately. Here is an update of some projects I've worked on recently or that have recently been published:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYSh5xXv4ZbUHE9CxsGn8KNYkBx6D2BP6ln8LvaJQMr_preFoMMRe7m_RGdevNSQMV0lyvlsByA9osdDDOgIfP4maXvrMs3BzlS9HX_QSFBtmehTAEH8H5_1MqOwvkZ5ufw9JuJx1aaI/s1600/FROSH_cover_FR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYSh5xXv4ZbUHE9CxsGn8KNYkBx6D2BP6ln8LvaJQMr_preFoMMRe7m_RGdevNSQMV0lyvlsByA9osdDDOgIfP4maXvrMs3BzlS9HX_QSFBtmehTAEH8H5_1MqOwvkZ5ufw9JuJx1aaI/s400/FROSH_cover_FR3.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Frosh Student Guide 2011 Cover // Offbeat // Art Director: Elsa Hahne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite pieces this year. I loved drawing the giant gumbo dish. It was great working with Elsa on this, she pushed the crab bits larger and larger and I was happy to go along with it. I played with some layer options to get a nice glow to certain areas of the color. I worked with Elsa on the text color and placement to ensure this would work as a good, eye-catching cover.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another fun piece for Offbeat about one of my favorite subjects, beer! <a href="http://offbeat.com/2011/09/01/beer-on-the-bayou-louisiana-craft-breweries/">You can read the full article here.</a> This has a lot of good information on the growing craft beer scene in Louisiana. My wife, Heather has begun coloring some of my work and she did an excellent job balancing the hues and adding just the right amount of pop to the right areas of this one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/queasy-rider/Content?oid=4570883">Full article here.</a> This one ran in black and white in the paper, but color online. Heather did the color for this one too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another quick weekend illustration for the Mercury. <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/just-crazy-enough-to-die/Content?oid=4526021">Here is the full article online.</a> Suji knew exactly what she was looking for, so this one came together pretty easily.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a great project I was invited to submit to. Basically, some comic companies released blank covered comic books with just the masthead (presumably for industry signatures or sketches). Edwin distributed these to a variety of great artists (not necessarily mainstream comic artists) to fill in the cover as they see fit. Fun stuff! <a href="http://roguecomix.blogspot.com/">NSFW - Other variant submissions and more info can be seen here.</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-72701129640151839612011-08-02T19:33:00.000-07:002011-08-02T19:33:05.228-07:00Man Signs Dog - Offbeat New Orleans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX31lOtsPuFYfa8qSYBlcAxk3t39V0JHlf6xXJT7TS0ZAzv4g1DUaFaUTZkW9xKEPhibTVg20FmknvVRphllC8Hm0ZurhYioNT9qOJvEOjo_Dn_8JiXEg7re3pA0CB85WekKXbH1m63g/s1600/jimi_dog_CMYK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX31lOtsPuFYfa8qSYBlcAxk3t39V0JHlf6xXJT7TS0ZAzv4g1DUaFaUTZkW9xKEPhibTVg20FmknvVRphllC8Hm0ZurhYioNT9qOJvEOjo_Dn_8JiXEg7re3pA0CB85WekKXbH1m63g/s320/jimi_dog_CMYK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is an editorial illustration I made for an article in Offbeat (New Orleans). <a href="http://offbeat.com/2011/08/01/man-signs-dog-jimi-hendrix-in-new-orleans/">You can read the article here.</a> I've done a few pieces for them recently and they are great to work with. Every illo has been music related, which is one of the top subjects I enjoy illustrating.<br />
I did a handfull of sketches for this one. One had an iconic Hendrix pose and another one used his fro to show it was him. I'm glad the A.D. went with this one.<br />
I used a slightly different process with this one and worked from a tight, detailed, pencil drawing instead of my usual brush inks. I wanted to put a lot of detail and textures into the music equipment and I felt the brush line would muddy it up too much. I made some adjustments to the line in Photoshop and colored with a pretty simple, balanced palette. Then added in some doodly marks for extra flare. The end result has a lot of busy lines and direction, but the focal point on the dog and signature is clear.Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-39486000436654767152011-07-27T21:29:00.000-07:002011-07-27T22:50:20.667-07:00Philadelphia Weekly Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I illustrated the cover to this week's <a href="http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/">Philadelphia Weekly</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A2CuDgNvNTV4gahc_KOZoDjXAHBUrx8q05zVhd0vKqSa9_wi3_Y6PfFI8znaeXgNdTHCyVFELy_83opugQfC662b5UQu-fbL6-dWpmAvW9S-NsgaPyx0VQjBdEq1T5E8y_sQcVqXvcY/s1600/cover072711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A2CuDgNvNTV4gahc_KOZoDjXAHBUrx8q05zVhd0vKqSa9_wi3_Y6PfFI8znaeXgNdTHCyVFELy_83opugQfC662b5UQu-fbL6-dWpmAvW9S-NsgaPyx0VQjBdEq1T5E8y_sQcVqXvcY/s200/cover072711.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-72971441780880276402011-07-02T21:21:00.000-07:002011-07-02T21:21:07.681-07:00Offbeat New Orleans - Wolfman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd1sFzdVYrm7nWInq9rk1jupGb3uES6RtOsNLZC1crTm07oIec149cn38cFlXmSnGECCCPc5K5FsLRQS7IODdc-Oam_rz2ps6_g8EOqeZxn3OQpvCNc7qRYOl5v4bCy_Z66dfigGpcCA/s1600/walter-wolfman-washington-jeff-lopez-jon-sperry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd1sFzdVYrm7nWInq9rk1jupGb3uES6RtOsNLZC1crTm07oIec149cn38cFlXmSnGECCCPc5K5FsLRQS7IODdc-Oam_rz2ps6_g8EOqeZxn3OQpvCNc7qRYOl5v4bCy_Z66dfigGpcCA/s320/walter-wolfman-washington-jeff-lopez-jon-sperry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's an illustration I did Offbeat, a music review publication in New Orleans. It illustrates a part of the article about a particularly lively musician known as Wolfman, testing out his new teeth on a bartenders neck. This was put together with using a layer of ink, watercolor, Photoshop color and texture. You can read the article here: <a href="http://offbeat.com/2011/07/01/across-the-bar-music-venue-bartenders/">http://offbeat.com/2011/07/01/across-the-bar-music-venue-bartenders/</a></div>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-75418685702717467362011-04-12T21:47:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:47:56.629-07:00Buckaroo - Original Art on Etsy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_qPnePmmTmIOG_ARLOBo2ZXpqEbbc7LVtHtxolOe48r0OR-y7Z1o5ms4cAxwvNJV-mDWBmsTFmvSZzFghsNw93FWQyejkwGnfDDwDDUpA89AW7Zb9G9Z007q0EqloFqLImZURGwUzDg/s1600/art+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_qPnePmmTmIOG_ARLOBo2ZXpqEbbc7LVtHtxolOe48r0OR-y7Z1o5ms4cAxwvNJV-mDWBmsTFmvSZzFghsNw93FWQyejkwGnfDDwDDUpA89AW7Zb9G9Z007q0EqloFqLImZURGwUzDg/s320/art+008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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My Etsy store is open now and I posted my first item. Check it out here:<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72055792/buckaroo-original-painting">http://www.etsy.com/listing/72055792/buckaroo-original-painting</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-3391868815313104242011-04-12T19:40:00.000-07:002011-04-12T19:40:30.533-07:00The Logic of Sex Laws - Portland Mercury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJJKUlKEOy6wQRLGFof9VAe_ULo-ZaJZEFkzoKYh8rTkMgXVkjz5YimrvfMvfEbaq8mVvN85kqK4m5qAEJ72nS50UP5pRAce1dFVQ_oyM8YuBlIcRS0ChGXASK-lTbMMlFSZolBUbq6M/s1600/sex_crimes_RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJJKUlKEOy6wQRLGFof9VAe_ULo-ZaJZEFkzoKYh8rTkMgXVkjz5YimrvfMvfEbaq8mVvN85kqK4m5qAEJ72nS50UP5pRAce1dFVQ_oyM8YuBlIcRS0ChGXASK-lTbMMlFSZolBUbq6M/s320/sex_crimes_RGB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's another illustration for the Portland Mercury.Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-13102523633970448582011-04-12T19:33:00.000-07:002011-04-12T19:33:51.093-07:00Offbeat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-Lmq-BjhebD_qNWquUwGf85S6K-669lyNmyOivUio4xv0KLzUWmF_DpPl5LQyuiDVw7Ja0ADEXcdN6R7sR-ppkaF3eoB1JnZwErqk17LDgGcxHEdW11o0ONyuKTzSr1dy8USS6b1qy4/s1600/Jazz_AtoZ_CMYK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-Lmq-BjhebD_qNWquUwGf85S6K-669lyNmyOivUio4xv0KLzUWmF_DpPl5LQyuiDVw7Ja0ADEXcdN6R7sR-ppkaF3eoB1JnZwErqk17LDgGcxHEdW11o0ONyuKTzSr1dy8USS6b1qy4/s400/Jazz_AtoZ_CMYK.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's an illustration I did for Offbeat magazine in New Orleans. It's the header to a listing for a jazz festival. <a href="http://www.offbeat.com/">Here's their website.</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-82504130224567887322011-03-30T20:49:00.000-07:002011-03-30T20:49:14.219-07:00Ball Busters - Willamette Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NI3IS-FXQfl-aDVEsxqZlQVhq6-tcBg1LA3k2_64UpSo6ExH0Gvy8KxKuDm2O_mrj2k0HT_2VPK0mEKDiKUx7P8b1UMQ6CNP7Q7tY1FxbkCD6KG8TMA149fkTvrXuiAKVzA6mE-LTZ8/s1600/smashputt_CMYK2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NI3IS-FXQfl-aDVEsxqZlQVhq6-tcBg1LA3k2_64UpSo6ExH0Gvy8KxKuDm2O_mrj2k0HT_2VPK0mEKDiKUx7P8b1UMQ6CNP7Q7tY1FxbkCD6KG8TMA149fkTvrXuiAKVzA6mE-LTZ8/s400/smashputt_CMYK2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I did this illustration on an article about Smash Putt. It's basically miniature golf + alcohol, which is pretty great in my opinion. I think the article mentions this, but the Portland recipe for success seems to be: Something you enjoyed as a teenager + alcohol. You've got Ground Kontrol - an awesome classic arcade/bar. There are several movie theaters that serve beer and pizza (my favorite is Laurelhurst on Burnside). I think there's also a comic shop that serves beer.. I really can't complain. I wonder if you could legally do Go-carts + beer.. and would you want to?<br />
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You can read the article online here: http://wweek.com/portland/article-17269-ball_busters.htmlJon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-5175337653203418402011-03-29T21:58:00.000-07:002011-03-29T21:59:41.919-07:00Transformers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdNqiONExfhDMLztlVl6V9ytg8bpt3ctOzkDWIGmDMnf6O4ldrLn-FTHyqQ5ipucLfD9zjA8mQ0RUfOUg2hjN21Yt0L6g2ROrsjvblj8IMc-v8fN5ULjiyC7r_CghE4FqInjWXqEsQQ4/s1600/F_transformers_crop_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdNqiONExfhDMLztlVl6V9ytg8bpt3ctOzkDWIGmDMnf6O4ldrLn-FTHyqQ5ipucLfD9zjA8mQ0RUfOUg2hjN21Yt0L6g2ROrsjvblj8IMc-v8fN5ULjiyC7r_CghE4FqInjWXqEsQQ4/s400/F_transformers_crop_lores.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br />
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My friend <a href="http://ulisesfarinas.com/">Ulises Farinas</a> has been doing some cool stuff for the Transformers comics lately and it got me in the mood to draw a robot in disguise... or at least on his way to being in disguise..Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-39665292158977872732011-03-13T20:39:00.000-07:002011-03-13T20:39:21.121-07:00Portland Mercury Editorial Illustrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMHqHXK3oIyUNGpwAGix0XfhyoOESZjMI5dRZlLS41w-iJSnJ5jhmlpgRD3vBs8qZE4HiaX39-KvvFdiI7aLSVg41WQU269bnlXpczTXeTvmWUwVtfd6Gw-d-d4iLew9kW4KTEccYH-M/s1600/homeloss_RGB+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMHqHXK3oIyUNGpwAGix0XfhyoOESZjMI5dRZlLS41w-iJSnJ5jhmlpgRD3vBs8qZE4HiaX39-KvvFdiI7aLSVg41WQU269bnlXpczTXeTvmWUwVtfd6Gw-d-d4iLew9kW4KTEccYH-M/s320/homeloss_RGB+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPohAUAF1O68dHRHMyAjD4uIH1-nOB4IYyTt22bAlyfiTs23Dng79UkjNmdPEUllp0pVX43Dl6XdsbVqTuc-pG5LAFSwlyi-pF1bjpgTVJDKdlc1ZyxELaKPYfQdjPJBmORzpVgiitlVg/s1600/fbi_protest_GRAY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPohAUAF1O68dHRHMyAjD4uIH1-nOB4IYyTt22bAlyfiTs23Dng79UkjNmdPEUllp0pVX43Dl6XdsbVqTuc-pG5LAFSwlyi-pF1bjpgTVJDKdlc1ZyxELaKPYfQdjPJBmORzpVgiitlVg/s320/fbi_protest_GRAY.jpg" width="220" /></a></div>Here are a few recent editorial illustrations I did for the Portland Mercury. There is a section on their website that has all the images I've done for them, kinda neat: http://www.portlandmercury.com/gyrobase/ImageArchives?by=2431044&section=22100 . Also the Art Director over there, Scrappers, recently did an interview on Escape from Illustration Island, IT'S GREAT STUFF!: http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/2011/03/02/efii-podcast-episode-73-art-director-justin-scrappers-morrison/Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-76525368380347095772011-01-24T19:42:00.000-08:002011-01-24T19:42:56.832-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5GYc3zi2u8wjpTVuuP1C6HVA9uTCNEsVt7HA6847Yy0y_9EeXsRdsnpTbPoDRmVhcCgUvZWNIR39FgjXoKoLP9FjuJy57d5MlIoR4IZXN8RIw9jOYtj2n39MuKZWbdjvNcFH8T23oxY/s1600/live_model_012211_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5GYc3zi2u8wjpTVuuP1C6HVA9uTCNEsVt7HA6847Yy0y_9EeXsRdsnpTbPoDRmVhcCgUvZWNIR39FgjXoKoLP9FjuJy57d5MlIoR4IZXN8RIw9jOYtj2n39MuKZWbdjvNcFH8T23oxY/s400/live_model_012211_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLY9R7BEC-O-IOS72Ysb1hMmwBa4oNk6R7UzMoEMoCR_lqQBihlu3zBeCvTpj0lE-yoM0OGg207EBonIFQe5qPXnC6bA7liY6GXQHaKmaPkOxwgknfGYLad7j9R9HfE82hMbSeyOpLT0/s1600/live_model_012211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLY9R7BEC-O-IOS72Ysb1hMmwBa4oNk6R7UzMoEMoCR_lqQBihlu3zBeCvTpj0lE-yoM0OGg207EBonIFQe5qPXnC6bA7liY6GXQHaKmaPkOxwgknfGYLad7j9R9HfE82hMbSeyOpLT0/s400/live_model_012211.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Here are a few of the drawings I made at a live model session at <a href="http://hipbonestudio.com/">Hipbone</a>. I went with <a href="http://pitilli.blogspot.com/">Tom, he posted a few of his awesome drawings on his blog here.</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-68501777674696263262011-01-24T19:24:00.000-08:002011-01-24T19:24:07.868-08:00Bikes, Brews, Banks, Oh My! - Portland Mercury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRpmwNcxEP_he1LEQknX5RvbwhIKZX5h2mDXCNCA4vJ2X1hsh_LTkQ4Ma5RkVR9sFlD-22bv9F38Yxo25iy3BLSIuenoYX1kB9_aiv_Jcp0jp4N7PVnGxyH5xlMnG_mrZeO6g46xTHoc/s1600/baby_bike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRpmwNcxEP_he1LEQknX5RvbwhIKZX5h2mDXCNCA4vJ2X1hsh_LTkQ4Ma5RkVR9sFlD-22bv9F38Yxo25iy3BLSIuenoYX1kB9_aiv_Jcp0jp4N7PVnGxyH5xlMnG_mrZeO6g46xTHoc/s400/baby_bike.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDemH_go3lBQjpxSK3Td7R3bJFO5DehX6Myq_0b9_njXSfTcP1UXDKLR0vVv5PD61hSJAoHmUgDnXNeEnlrsl6ADm-txoazVCYyOBu_GUtrwkpda8MrKwYrNdqUWRam2XalntYbg9vWaI/s1600/max_orchestra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDemH_go3lBQjpxSK3Td7R3bJFO5DehX6Myq_0b9_njXSfTcP1UXDKLR0vVv5PD61hSJAoHmUgDnXNeEnlrsl6ADm-txoazVCYyOBu_GUtrwkpda8MrKwYrNdqUWRam2XalntYbg9vWaI/s400/max_orchestra.jpg" width="273" /></a></div>Here are a few spot illustrations I did for the current issue of The Portland Mercury. I like the black and white versions a little more than the color versions.<br />
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<a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/bikes-brews-banks-oh-my/Content?oid=3275650">READ THE FULL ARTICLE WITH COLOR IMAGES ONLINE HERE.</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-7659698153113156762010-12-19T21:46:00.000-08:002010-12-19T21:48:35.983-08:00Happy Holidays!!!In an effort to be a little more 'green' this year, I've decided to put out our holiday card online as a desktop / mobile device background. Please feel free to click any of the linked images below to open up the correct size ratio for your screen or device and download it or set it as your desktop background or iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch background.<br />
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This image was inked with a Pentel brush pen on a sheet of bristol and colored with watercolor. I scanned it into Photoshop to adjust color levels and added some halftone pattern to the shaded areas. The text was laid out in Illustrator and copied into Photoshop as a smart object, then resized as needed.<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://thomaspitilli.com/">Thomas Pitilli</a> for letting me borrow his scanner. And thanks to <a href="http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/3058">Of Zen and Computing</a> for the Photoshop Action Set that made it easier to save out for various screens.<br />
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</tbody></table>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-86286839991132166272010-11-06T11:40:00.000-07:002010-11-06T11:40:12.069-07:00Metal for Veterans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K2pcMQIX_BklekfkfyjsjI10dFBquj-4FkHtcw4HIBlWuFpMPl3t3LQq8JLkc2gZPf1eVFpIGU5loag5znLnSo6m7i6BDD2xPvfXs9sINQ3JbDJE6eLfZue8wor2J4lZaLvajrxyq6Q/s1600/metal4veterans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K2pcMQIX_BklekfkfyjsjI10dFBquj-4FkHtcw4HIBlWuFpMPl3t3LQq8JLkc2gZPf1eVFpIGU5loag5znLnSo6m7i6BDD2xPvfXs9sINQ3JbDJE6eLfZue8wor2J4lZaLvajrxyq6Q/s400/metal4veterans.jpg" width="258" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a poster I put together for a group of metal bands playing a benefit show in Boise, ID next weekend. My brother is in the band RipshaW and their album is now available. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ripshaw">Give a listen here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the process of making this: The skull image was sketched out in pencil using <a href="http://www.gomediazine.com/freebies/free-exclusive-resource-jimiyo-skull-reference-photos/">reference from GoMedia</a>. I inked it with a Sumi brush, using a very wet brush for a slightly sloppy flowing effect. Then some dry brush for some details and texture and then some layers of grays for more texture and tone. Then I used a flag image and messed with the layer options in Photoshop until it looked 'right'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought the dogtags would be a nice way to display the band names. I started with low res versions of the band names and a dogtag image from Google images. In Photoshop I created a brushed steel pattern with the dogtag outline and then used some layer options on the band names to give them a 'stamped' look. Once I had the skull and dogtag elements, I brought them into Illustrator and added the requested logos and text. The font was free from <a href="http://dafont.com/">dafont.com</a>. Spent some time nudging and tweaking and that's about it.</div>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-45930096729715494142010-10-14T19:59:00.000-07:002010-10-14T19:59:55.258-07:00Cycle of Violence - Portland Mercury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx4iP0FVSK0p2r5tpgNdjCgx3fRatnnuaVY6CrkdoVcLknYEAKqSBOaWWElCj7GEJSIWFqoULP7bJZ-28FRRXIl7xEOqhPQeULIQasrVgqCAV0L8kXW24j15fd6CP7fVZMQlyud2aKYs/s1600/magnet_sam_RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx4iP0FVSK0p2r5tpgNdjCgx3fRatnnuaVY6CrkdoVcLknYEAKqSBOaWWElCj7GEJSIWFqoULP7bJZ-28FRRXIl7xEOqhPQeULIQasrVgqCAV0L8kXW24j15fd6CP7fVZMQlyud2aKYs/s320/magnet_sam_RGB.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br />
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New editorial illustration for the Portland Mercury! Check out the article here: http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/cycle-of-violence/Content?oid=2940638Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-64513170634706011052010-10-10T22:32:00.000-07:002010-10-10T22:36:56.460-07:00Hellophant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquWp64E07bHvwVrEr_gjV1YMxe1kY1B9KagQsYi636sX7lq1RDgioIrKxG2_o1-tXdKekPb9eXC9c0pAJWmJnDpRGzwsV41SLZi7brZ5zaV9G5XgwJ_uHpvQFXFk2NQbCjaQHamC0juE/s1600/hellophant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquWp64E07bHvwVrEr_gjV1YMxe1kY1B9KagQsYi636sX7lq1RDgioIrKxG2_o1-tXdKekPb9eXC9c0pAJWmJnDpRGzwsV41SLZi7brZ5zaV9G5XgwJ_uHpvQFXFk2NQbCjaQHamC0juE/s320/hellophant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Playing around in Illustrator...Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-82232013090134457282010-09-06T22:07:00.000-07:002010-09-06T22:07:21.503-07:00Kicking Our Own Ass - Portland Mercury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ImDeEWbe12tdy1FeUoGJvf1Gm371nGd8Q3lrF9DRKw_93dMtkJWo_16Km2HfR5NoxoNTpBTj2vA1ncKXj69CgvB2MzWZW5ThxhLjIo1iw2ablx0chm89O8YjXcyRhyphenhyphenTjxKWfuaCCmTY/s1600/pooregon_rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ImDeEWbe12tdy1FeUoGJvf1Gm371nGd8Q3lrF9DRKw_93dMtkJWo_16Km2HfR5NoxoNTpBTj2vA1ncKXj69CgvB2MzWZW5ThxhLjIo1iw2ablx0chm89O8YjXcyRhyphenhyphenTjxKWfuaCCmTY/s400/pooregon_rgb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's an illustration for the latest Portland Mercury. <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/kicking-our-own-ass/Content?oid=2818844">Full article here.</a> I did this character a few months ago, and they had an update on the story that the character worked for - so there ya go!Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-55592271467668346542010-08-12T19:52:00.000-07:002010-08-12T19:52:46.956-07:00Hitting the Bricks - Portland Mercury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhmlGNMGAI4hz1IBv9I9yoAZpIJvXF-_iZV0PIT8pf5irUzv3ZmmkJgs48BNrAwyiYJuVAxfdWb0hqofbC8uOAdK4LX_28F_2StJQAsgc2EbHGUgDPpvLypZOpiMRm1UKS-c-8MmZyXU/s1600/skate_crime_RGB_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhmlGNMGAI4hz1IBv9I9yoAZpIJvXF-_iZV0PIT8pf5irUzv3ZmmkJgs48BNrAwyiYJuVAxfdWb0hqofbC8uOAdK4LX_28F_2StJQAsgc2EbHGUgDPpvLypZOpiMRm1UKS-c-8MmZyXU/s320/skate_crime_RGB_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Here is a new illustration I did for the Portland Mercury out this week. <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/hitting-the-bricks/Content?oid=2755675">You can read the full article online here.</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-29470011249213235812010-07-07T21:19:00.000-07:002010-07-07T21:20:25.507-07:00Checkered Past - Willamette Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin27nLrT2TLPZ0ULK6wiiKxzQ0ttLrILrzO5wMp5b65o62gt2dVZHv3AJZCnf22vlmBXTxj2fE5esHucjW1cs9onLT63wZS-kM5fFR-yrfcMcDoqLEIanhmaCbtKTTCDCW7jWim0AgDTs/s1600/checkered_past_BW_opt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin27nLrT2TLPZ0ULK6wiiKxzQ0ttLrILrzO5wMp5b65o62gt2dVZHv3AJZCnf22vlmBXTxj2fE5esHucjW1cs9onLT63wZS-kM5fFR-yrfcMcDoqLEIanhmaCbtKTTCDCW7jWim0AgDTs/s320/checkered_past_BW_opt2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
New Illustration in this week's Willamette Week. <a href="http://wweek.com/editorial/3635/14245/">You can read the story here.</a>Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608000947137144405.post-18043276187237105192010-07-05T22:33:00.000-07:002010-07-05T22:38:23.954-07:00Trickster Update<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=httpwwwjonspe-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=1555917240" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />
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I just got word that the book I contributed to, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trickster-American-Graphic-Collection-Fulcrum/dp/1555917240/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278390674&sr=8-1">TRICKSTER</a>, just went into it's second printing.<br />
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It's a great book with a strong variety of stories and artwork.Jon Sperryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090120297497091862noreply@blogger.com0