Episode 86--A year gone by... where are we now?

In this week's misadventure Patrick, Drew, Socar, Kieran, and Jeremy take a look at some of their very latest work and compare it to the work of a year ago as featured in Episode 44!

http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/episode_86.mp3

Be sure to subscribe to the Ninja Mountain Podcast on iTunes or we will send Jared McNewcastle to your house with a copy of "Ishtar" that you will be forced to watch over and over. He so loves "Ishtar"....

Thankfully, our latest efforts somewhat outshine those discussed in episode 85....

It is one more episode with a strong visual component, folks.

We hope you will follow along and enjoy!

Don't be afraid to share your latest efforts in comparison to your work of a year ago as well.

We'd love to see it in the comments section!

We are a proud member of the Visual Artist Podcast Network.

Kieran made a mention of Animation Backgrounds--Behind the Scenes in The World of Animated Films

It is well worth checking out!

And now, the art...

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Episode 85---Bravery in failure.

First off--Many thanks go to fellow Ninja, Kieran Yanner, for his musical contribution to the changing sound of the Ninja Mountain Podcast.

Kieran, besides being an amazing artist, is also a talented musician and has developed new music for this program.

We know you will enjoy it!

In this episode Socar, Patrick, Drew, and Jeremy take a look back at some of their worst printed work. The stuff of failed legend.

The skeletons in our studio closets have swarmed the Mountain!

http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/episode_85.mp3

These are not those cute little high school doodles that every artist shares with fond memory.

Oh no.

These beasts were produced after spending thousands of dollars on education and were part of our respective burgeoning freelance careers.

Each of us had done better work prior to these examples and continue to now, but they represent those moments where work simply fell flat on its face for any of a variety of reasons in the early days of our careers.

The light of experience and hindsight allow us to look at these examples with objectivity... and humor.

Okay--mostly humor....

The images below appear in the order that they are mentioned on the show.

Where a larger version exists, a link has been provided beneath the title.

In the Comments Section of this blog post ---

We encourage you to have fun with these by offering captions for them.

Also--Give us your vote for the worst of the worst!

If you have a failed piece that you feel brave enough to share, then join in the fun and share a link with your fellow Ninjas.

Make sure to subscribe to the Ninja Mountain Podcast on iTunes or we will paint your studio walls yellow, purple, red, and green....

And now--the artwork:

Port of Entry-- Jeremy

http://mchughstudios.com/portofentry.JPG

Autopsy-- Drew

http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/autopsy1.jpg

This piece is actually an example of Drew's more accomplished work from the same period. It is offered in stark contrast to what follows...

What followed:

Zako -- Drew

Kyrga -- Drew

Everyone -- Socar 

http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/everyone.jpg

Zheoljhe -- Socar
http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/zheoljhe.jpg


Weird Wild West -- Patrick

An Alien Land -- Patrick

A Single Glimpse -- Jeremy
http://mchughstudios.com/asingleglimpsefinal.JPG

Imbalance ( aka. The Stars) -- Drew
http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/imbalance.jpg

Gone Fishing -- Socar
http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/Gone_Fishing.jpg

Bad Moon -- Socar
 

Lucky -- Patrick
http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/ninjasketches/Lucky3.jpg
 

Before the Fall -- Socar
 

Pavilion ( apparently an experiment in minimalism) -- Jeremy
http://mchughstudios.com/pavilion2.JPG
 

Tubeway Entrance ( aka. "Two Boy" Entrance) -- Jeremy
http://mchughstudios.com/tubewayentrance.JPG
 

Thank you for joining us this week. 
Additional links:
Visual Artists Podcast Network
The latest debacle in Copyright ignorance ( this is one hot topic right now).
Kieran Yanner