tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81474530020095715402024-02-02T10:50:27.075-08:00Lead SandwichThe art blog of Tommy Strong. Take a bite.tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-65714107845779170612009-07-04T23:22:00.000-07:002009-07-04T23:31:25.630-07:00Space Opera Symphony<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLGMvY_LH6FTEPgSX19S_BiGBNXCpDobTyH5grbffQgBe9n5gskgSS0k8AN9LuqZxkq-qQH9G8FZBWf_QMzaDlZ0TV3uO2hiLR47TijFMGCVIIlaf1rXJXPgNQRQdTIu22jVCN8TGM1MJ/s1600-h/rufus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLGMvY_LH6FTEPgSX19S_BiGBNXCpDobTyH5grbffQgBe9n5gskgSS0k8AN9LuqZxkq-qQH9G8FZBWf_QMzaDlZ0TV3uO2hiLR47TijFMGCVIIlaf1rXJXPgNQRQdTIu22jVCN8TGM1MJ/s400/rufus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354857937289535986" /></a>the beast stirs...<div><br /></div><div>yes-- i'm still around. good to be posting again. i have stuff to share, though, since graduating i unfortunately don't have the privilege of having a nice scanner at my fingertips.</div><div><br /></div><div>i've been in a fighting game frenzy lately. i just picked up arcsystem's blazblue and its rockin' my face off. inspired by my obsession, i drew up one of street fighter's zanier characters, rufus, in conjunction with scott at workhorse. hopefully he'll be throwin' his version up over at the workhorse blog.</div><div><br /></div><div>stay classy san diego.</div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-21187244714909664112009-03-24T17:10:00.000-07:002009-03-24T17:26:31.897-07:00Sketch Loot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmVH1j_pWZoh2vCkGJcdvqugC2YbI-zxuqUozH5BohwftkoVf0sL5nHsmisnV2Pi7ffhWyAJ3V3IUuPbX4MYv9FTOeG4FviPjhZmrCDNltXO-lOVFs_DFFpbdcDEf4fjZm5BfNQ_gYCUq/s1600-h/mutated.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmVH1j_pWZoh2vCkGJcdvqugC2YbI-zxuqUozH5BohwftkoVf0sL5nHsmisnV2Pi7ffhWyAJ3V3IUuPbX4MYv9FTOeG4FviPjhZmrCDNltXO-lOVFs_DFFpbdcDEf4fjZm5BfNQ_gYCUq/s400/mutated.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316911679615903602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thought it'd be fun to imagine my friends as mutated abominations. Perhaps a series in the making? I envisioned Scott playing Pokemon in the midst of the mutant apocalypse.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdvURcRE7MuDPSvPJlm57w4fftWmi9bURNii09y3F2rtoR_DvHXj8b6zL9eoRDqvuzcouUGypb9TvE5DsD5h19x9tjjrtPVGAZPnBNmE-T6hMpZKs3N1zCHyd_whXLeJKruCOM8f2LnP1/s1600-h/cammy.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdvURcRE7MuDPSvPJlm57w4fftWmi9bURNii09y3F2rtoR_DvHXj8b6zL9eoRDqvuzcouUGypb9TvE5DsD5h19x9tjjrtPVGAZPnBNmE-T6hMpZKs3N1zCHyd_whXLeJKruCOM8f2LnP1/s400/cammy.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316911657854164402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Awhile back I lightly spoke of a Street Fighter Jam-- this is all that came of it. One of my favorite lady brawlers, Cammy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzfqKa3ubW83xVV15tAJVSgDfvcGY30V9WDV_2cPNkAqVZ7fdxKzyEaHcqx8wNbaTTnjrFcSEZ2I5_1wBVhkmfZoPGK8R5aH4lD0Ll0f3T7EPrUjPLhCPyKfVMJMgTFJJgIk81s2HvcbF/s1600-h/barrage01.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzfqKa3ubW83xVV15tAJVSgDfvcGY30V9WDV_2cPNkAqVZ7fdxKzyEaHcqx8wNbaTTnjrFcSEZ2I5_1wBVhkmfZoPGK8R5aH4lD0Ll0f3T7EPrUjPLhCPyKfVMJMgTFJJgIk81s2HvcbF/s400/barrage01.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316911642692059250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I know we all, at one point, have shoved some pencils between our knuckles and slashed around as wolverine. BERSERKER BARRAGE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to apologize for the scan quality. A lot of stitching took place-- I gotta tiny scanner.</div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-49415081745575958052009-02-16T02:54:00.001-08:002009-02-16T02:57:15.309-08:00If I were a Street Fighter<div>This made me laugh out loud.</div><object width="360" height="288"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://www.apphosts.co.uk/campaigns/as3base.swf?inst_id=195822"><embed src="http://www.apphosts.co.uk/campaigns/as3base.swf?inst_id=195822" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="360" height="288" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-91200007802446011392009-02-12T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-12T17:33:36.914-08:00Sno-Zooka<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mwYzLcXMCCz1_eApDg_HK61uS5DfBTMlfawawvEOy4q8vIfXtYWnq7sqqS9De-Gy-Rdm0kCeuwTRIHeCDOber40W_T-DXXIz24u8Cacjw70eUw5WMdzij-QCplZ4KuB-jfX7CHAmvEzD/s1600-h/snozooka_blog.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mwYzLcXMCCz1_eApDg_HK61uS5DfBTMlfawawvEOy4q8vIfXtYWnq7sqqS9De-Gy-Rdm0kCeuwTRIHeCDOber40W_T-DXXIz24u8Cacjw70eUw5WMdzij-QCplZ4KuB-jfX7CHAmvEzD/s400/snozooka_blog.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302088643391054562" /></a>This is one of those pieces that gets lost in time. I did this in the first weeks after school got out in december. You always look back and ask why the hell you never finished it. Whatever, maybe I'll color it...maybe.tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-75084229871052824172009-02-11T11:57:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:03:35.360-08:00Street Fighter Newgrounds Collab<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QG3A9xkqmhI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QG3A9xkqmhI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div style="text-align: left;">It's finished. Hope y'all dig. Keep your eyes peeled at Newgrounds.com to see if I make it.</div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-39352884595625514752009-02-10T20:09:00.000-08:002009-02-10T20:19:34.074-08:00Animation Anticipation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b6uvSAImnJV2x7SUv2BJJfEA3qhmBHS3btoUgPuX7-L3n9z1L2yroJht0pJ1qfyxa3ohL7kl75tPIxjXzxpKZgFfvw5Mrl8IWx5OeKGhe9BKpBlTk6cRcDgrL2plxnz9jX15brWYoKl7/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b6uvSAImnJV2x7SUv2BJJfEA3qhmBHS3btoUgPuX7-L3n9z1L2yroJht0pJ1qfyxa3ohL7kl75tPIxjXzxpKZgFfvw5Mrl8IWx5OeKGhe9BKpBlTk6cRcDgrL2plxnz9jX15brWYoKl7/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301389108510709938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A background still from the clip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiSiubtEwUZ2sUaxPul2eArK-Bj-mMjVnZqFjKf6T7AOCjvgoWC3_7UzsEYZICBmWMb9ppsrs_wLynz45mc0VKfbGPbgP9iGHyxlUNKW1LorxjkHmYoFegZJTWzbkZEH9TlTuJq-qLkc6/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiSiubtEwUZ2sUaxPul2eArK-Bj-mMjVnZqFjKf6T7AOCjvgoWC3_7UzsEYZICBmWMb9ppsrs_wLynz45mc0VKfbGPbgP9iGHyxlUNKW1LorxjkHmYoFegZJTWzbkZEH9TlTuJq-qLkc6/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301387248224534066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A shot of the animation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Just in case you were wondering I am, infact, alive. Seeing as school isn't on the itinerary anymore, I have been enjoying doing absolutely nothing. I've befriended my xbox 360 once more, and have been playing unbelievable amounts of street fighter...which brings me to why I'm posting.<div><br /></div><div>Newgrounds is collecting another collaboration of animations, as they do so well, celebrating the release of street fighter IV (which I am so rediculously pumped for). So I figured what the hell, I'm not doing anything else. So I've been putting some time in on this lil 30 second short covering the frustrations of street fighter. I'm finishing up as we speak, so I'll get it to you ASAP.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tom</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-6344086973024248662008-12-21T20:30:00.000-08:002008-12-21T20:40:21.917-08:00Remote Control<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQndDRLdo4yTMalhS5qQhnWCn4KFoFWR4mvUHfrL-1md41aOHUj380dxVJBoJd2I4YDoM93iVjXWr5VuhGugAW3zGyzWU217mteCNX8nq2u9WRSolodHrRd0AUfRBrMRr0HWu7sOWDeG9/s1600-h/remotecontrol_colors.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQndDRLdo4yTMalhS5qQhnWCn4KFoFWR4mvUHfrL-1md41aOHUj380dxVJBoJd2I4YDoM93iVjXWr5VuhGugAW3zGyzWU217mteCNX8nq2u9WRSolodHrRd0AUfRBrMRr0HWu7sOWDeG9/s400/remotecontrol_colors.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282469593151863378" /></a>Another portfolio piece. Thinkin' about throwing in a background cuz gradients are so weak, but here it is for now.tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-39028971069812047022008-12-16T23:49:00.000-08:002008-12-17T10:54:20.528-08:00Happy Birthday, Claudia!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYWwlafjp7Swb0MiaPJ8r0Ey2Y3vOjAvRMAWTHqJfNZZwekcrLLTMN23NTRLTlRRI9zmo6mDFVfzHH9S3RQ0g7lp27VC0-aTlhBSEiXcocWSjKZUWgI5l8_pXp5mT6xTBK1y2JdDsau25/s1600-h/cloud.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYWwlafjp7Swb0MiaPJ8r0Ey2Y3vOjAvRMAWTHqJfNZZwekcrLLTMN23NTRLTlRRI9zmo6mDFVfzHH9S3RQ0g7lp27VC0-aTlhBSEiXcocWSjKZUWgI5l8_pXp5mT6xTBK1y2JdDsau25/s400/cloud.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280663126968043474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Just a lil' gift for Claudia on her 21st. Be sure to congratulate her on her ability to legally destroy her liver over at her blog, Strange Teeth -- http://www.strangeteeth.blogspot.com</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is her character, Clouds. Dunno if I missed the mark on her personality, but it was definitely fun.</span></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-30601307575848186702008-12-09T17:51:00.000-08:002008-12-09T17:56:49.777-08:00Learning Lightwave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO0Nu4drhCsZCldI0U2s1ALx60tOJ_1QLHM35TgDGyyIUWuVWgGjGbfeSEzIghxmq09HCd4dAgzd8-uh_vncnW46DBPsB6lAYJunxiUAcpglGrSfCNHqDv65SgxrkqJpV7h6JCjzgX4uW/s1600-h/rexphellan_final02.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO0Nu4drhCsZCldI0U2s1ALx60tOJ_1QLHM35TgDGyyIUWuVWgGjGbfeSEzIghxmq09HCd4dAgzd8-uh_vncnW46DBPsB6lAYJunxiUAcpglGrSfCNHqDv65SgxrkqJpV7h6JCjzgX4uW/s400/rexphellan_final02.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277973425381245986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This semester I tested the waters of 3D modeling once more. This class was a focused on character modeling and although there are several different ways I would approach this next, I had a lotta fun-- even if my character is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">super</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">hoaky.</span></span>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-28190997138626990272008-12-07T13:38:00.000-08:002008-12-07T13:45:43.287-08:00I'm SO startled right now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ76Co5anrz8MI9FEVEwlcnkOz1CMaVsb9iv2zLHxGpeQgrwhDktUCKicyfZUg_A5DzQnYh9pgEv-1e6i7dQ-EX0bjJ7JUMYppTEGcvMqhhr4CXSqIeeC3AQfvDRkV93DxJKc2atrlYbT/s1600-h/spookysports_swatches.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ76Co5anrz8MI9FEVEwlcnkOz1CMaVsb9iv2zLHxGpeQgrwhDktUCKicyfZUg_A5DzQnYh9pgEv-1e6i7dQ-EX0bjJ7JUMYppTEGcvMqhhr4CXSqIeeC3AQfvDRkV93DxJKc2atrlYbT/s400/spookysports_swatches.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277166618347642866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I was inspired by Adam Swayzee's passion for the spooky to spin off some spook factor of my own. I know it's a little "Space Jam" but I threw together a dunkin' demon to add to my portfolio. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Check out Adam's stuff in my links!</span></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-73304516298415477952008-12-06T04:20:00.000-08:002008-12-06T04:28:04.073-08:00Hell, MI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL5ou__RxBxWIo1pL6eNi8nyRGAGfEiucBUyz8QKY00z8NdUUVCgmgylDHbiSgHbJcCaxiI6_FlXTK9NMrSc35fHHiT09LgLpwrHKiMPOO4HL6fQqN6J-ayyU4ZfxImWl5A4e7EmBzlCO/s1600-h/hellMI.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL5ou__RxBxWIo1pL6eNi8nyRGAGfEiucBUyz8QKY00z8NdUUVCgmgylDHbiSgHbJcCaxiI6_FlXTK9NMrSc35fHHiT09LgLpwrHKiMPOO4HL6fQqN6J-ayyU4ZfxImWl5A4e7EmBzlCO/s400/hellMI.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276651286944063234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This here is a little fanart for Scott-E-Fresh over at Workhorse Illustrations. He's gotta sick story brewin' inspired by America's high five-- behold the glory that is Hell, MI.</span>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-55100976453052474562008-12-05T14:50:00.001-08:002008-12-05T14:56:33.436-08:00Sneak Peak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7-jpLS6Dq1Os30nXjZd53iZV5cs04SlkEIdX6c59b_8XxvMkEQ1ktF2xNVk-FBxjAbPHlsLgBnp-JxPBc-nUBh2nUs7Yosc4eg9r8sa7GVhtO09thjUX1qV8K3rS99kcong_yhR4WWWv/s1600-h/alienbooty.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7-jpLS6Dq1Os30nXjZd53iZV5cs04SlkEIdX6c59b_8XxvMkEQ1ktF2xNVk-FBxjAbPHlsLgBnp-JxPBc-nUBh2nUs7Yosc4eg9r8sa7GVhtO09thjUX1qV8K3rS99kcong_yhR4WWWv/s400/alienbooty.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276442441548430066" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Thought I'd give ya a little taste of my portfolio work. I gotta lotta work to do still before the semester is out, but I'm really having fun puttin' everything together. This here is a delicious slice of curvaceous extra terrestrial action. She just wants to dance, guys. More to come...</span>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-156404360159615482008-11-23T04:02:00.000-08:002008-12-03T13:15:28.954-08:00The Last Push<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrje3H5KkZO35IvuW3ic6mylrdE8FghNBfyew2VMhMDSA00z5mkokIDpkLMhfqPEeH3ZveMMM8ZfqqINFHPmvG__tynCb0QPKWnnAlHtK_IBHjbcH_osusd7P_5M4MwHzDt9SG5A9ASuy/s1600-h/me.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrje3H5KkZO35IvuW3ic6mylrdE8FghNBfyew2VMhMDSA00z5mkokIDpkLMhfqPEeH3ZveMMM8ZfqqINFHPmvG__tynCb0QPKWnnAlHtK_IBHjbcH_osusd7P_5M4MwHzDt9SG5A9ASuy/s320/me.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275675422885384290" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">When the snow starts fallin', students start stressin'. There's 20 days left in the semester and an unending checklist of daunting tasks staring me in the face. Crunch time is in full effect, ladies and gentlemen. On the flip side, though, it's my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">last semester</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">-- just gotta stick it out this one last time. If ever you wonder, "What's Tom doing right now?" just look up. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Stead fast my fellow students.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">edit: uploaded the finished version</span></div></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-51964780101007860822008-11-16T03:54:00.000-08:002008-11-16T04:34:56.773-08:00Block Busted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVduyUEHOy3vX30_M-u2kZbWSb8CZLyYGANx0VLrQYi35PLg46-pFmVCBp2yklPUqKtmaM8j0MAwNrbC5uJDbCRfWWhP4Wu4nR1edsPs8vL6tjfAwS3-OO-Jz6CR8iFXz1HILRLS4M2Q_0/s1600-h/subzero.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVduyUEHOy3vX30_M-u2kZbWSb8CZLyYGANx0VLrQYi35PLg46-pFmVCBp2yklPUqKtmaM8j0MAwNrbC5uJDbCRfWWhP4Wu4nR1edsPs8vL6tjfAwS3-OO-Jz6CR8iFXz1HILRLS4M2Q_0/s320/subzero.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269231350538529714" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I've got my groove back, kids.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Since June I've had this<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> kille</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">r</span> artist block hanging over my head. There's no worse feeling than sittin' down to carve up your sketchbook and all you get a steady flow of unfamiliar and frustrating brain farts. So I'm happy to say that I've found my way back and spent the weekend exploding through the pages of a brand new sketchbook-- and I want to share! Up above you gotta quick sketch of Sub-Zero from one of my favorite games, Mortal Kombat. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty stoked to see what Mortal Kombat VS. DC Universe is all about.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147453002009571540.post-92187075876077603372008-11-13T17:18:00.000-08:002008-11-13T17:38:42.578-08:00Getting Started...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1toCcAaFgtrCfGy61gfiWwSlycZUyvxIasVJN_w7h_jCTZX9MLZcKt27Mc4LScnb3vsSo7GRXhyphenhyphenOw7d2GRbrb1osq6uqHLXtt4uIWesm9rIWAk01k4rlX62nO7cPuzN-GwuIbysOzmEyl/s1600-h/toothy.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1toCcAaFgtrCfGy61gfiWwSlycZUyvxIasVJN_w7h_jCTZX9MLZcKt27Mc4LScnb3vsSo7GRXhyphenhyphenOw7d2GRbrb1osq6uqHLXtt4uIWesm9rIWAk01k4rlX62nO7cPuzN-GwuIbysOzmEyl/s320/toothy.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268321555090913234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KA9XRYeX2QNjeRqq2oiHg5ZGJ_B_-UHdTlHo56O6XeX47mQSbhpnx6t3IF1ZnLwC_TgLU4gx3vP8Fa3X-qjVeyi51TiUWROofQs4EgThrEA-Pm3qatzk5MlXjxf8i6gecTTGE2kzlGlx/s1600-h/toothy.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A big 'what up' to the beautiful world of Blogger!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Whats goin' on?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I'm the new kid here at Blogger and I'll be getting things together here shortly. I'll be using this blog to post artwork, shoot the shit, and probably go on a few rants (I'll try to keep the soapbox in hiding as much as I can)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I'll leave you with a sketch of mine that I did for the conceptart.org daily sketchblog. The requirements were to make a drooling, toothy creature with a soiled T-shirt.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I'll be seeing you cats around.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">--Tom</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>tommystronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521946635232666087noreply@blogger.com3