Squid Party: A Sketchblog

Squid Party has MOVED!

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000

I've had this blog for a while (four years!), but I felt it was time for a change. From now on I'll be updating at caitlinbridges.blogspot.com! Add it to your blogroll kids!

It's been fun, McSquiddersons!

Love,
Caitlin

Xena, Warrior Princess

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:23:00 +0000

The composition I started out with wasn't working, so I had to go back to the thumbnail stage once or twice.

I feel so rusty at digital painting. I guess I haven't been practicing enough, most of what I've been doing is just drawing.

and here is what it looks like right now:

We Are All Businessmen

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:58:00 +0000

Posting some of the process for my illustration for "We Are All Businessmen" by Mark Fabiano.

I went through a bunch of different background colors before I found something I liked.

final product:

Squid Party Regular

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:20:00 +0000

With the discovery of the magical site yourfonts.com, I have been messing around with making sweet bangin' little novelty fonts. Anyone with access to a printer and scanner can do this, but I got best results from my wacom tablet.

This one is based on my own handwriting and is my first successful font. I call it Squid Party Regular. I'm also working on some fonts I can use for all my comics... it'll give each comic that unique and personal look without being a pain in the ass to letter! Oh man, I am SO GEEKING OUT for this site!

On a different note, I realize I haven't updated with much in some time, though it's not due to lack of material to update with. I've been so busy lately because not only am I a full time student, but I have two retail jobs, and I've also been moonlighting as a photographer. In fact, the very latest issue of RVA magazine has one of my pictures on the back cover in an ad for Rumors Boutique. You can check it out here.

Lastly, I've been trying to convert my blogger template to xml but have so far been unsuccessful. Any of you readers know how to help me out?

squidpartyreg, originally uploaded by Caitlin Bridges / Squid Party.

Marat/Sade

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Here is something I've been working on for my Projects in Illustration class. It's a theater poster for Peter Weiss' play, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, or as is most commonly referred to as Marat/Sade. I very much enjoyed researching the play, reading it and watching all of it on YouTube. However, I think I probably got a little too into it and overthought the piece. Even though it's no longer due, I'm going to try to make it a much stronger piece for my portfolio.

The jpg compression does it no justice, it looks much better in print.

It made me rediscover how much I enjoy oil painting. I started out with some acrylics and quickly realized that the paints I bought were completely shitty, so I ended up slapping some oils on it and made it ten times better in less than fifteen minutes. Oils are amazing. I tightened the rest up digitally, and added the lettering (which I know needs a lot of work) but overall it wasn't the complete calamity I thought it would be.

Random sketch dump

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:22:00 +0000

My sketchbook is still in an awkward stage. But whatever, here is some stuff for the sake of an update.

I was gonna upload to blogger, but that takes too long so screw it.

My first 3D model

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:07:00 +0000

Exploring new territory in the land of Maya. This character is a space chick. Low poly count, but that was mostly intentional, because I wanted the feel of a video game character. I never got around to hair or her space helmet buuuuut I'll figure out how to do it someday.

my crappy animation

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:14:00 +0000

i did this in like a day... i think i could have done better but hopefully it gets a chuckle

Bluebeard

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Here is a spread illustration I did for a retelling of Bluebeard. I'm pleased with how most of the color turned out. I don't normally work in so many layers but it seemed to happen for this one. I did a spot illustration as well, I'll probably post that if it gets a good review in Graphic Essay, but it's not as cool.

this is my shirt that i wear sometimes

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:31:00 +0000

doing more self portraits these days. call it auto discovery!

this is my shirt i wear, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

MASSIVE SKETCH DUMP

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:55:00 +0000

tiny sketchbook = bad proportions

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:42:00 +0000

some additional miscellaneous

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:24:00 +0000

the writing says 'stuart w/ left hand'

this may or may not be a napping pablo... the likeness is questionable

this was a random collab I did with jenna... it was on big paper so excuse the shitty scan stitching

breakdancing

Giant dump guys! please comment.

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:48:00 +0000

ohh shiiiit almost time to buy a new moleskine!!!

panoramic

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:00 +0000

Did this in class...

panoramic, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

Big dump

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:31:00 +0000

Unloading some of the stuff from my sketchbook, finally. Also, no longer interested in blogging with the nifty flickr button (even though it is faster), so I'll stick them all in one post now.

So dead lately

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:07:00 +0000

I've moved recently, and haven't gotten around to hooking my scanner up yet. Also I'm experiencing a bit of a block and I'm getting frustrated with drawing and art. But I'll post something soon I promise...

Not my art but...

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:58:00 +0000

I created a blog to catalog the art that Jenna put on my head. I'm hoping I can get some other people to contribute!

THINGS DRAWN ON CAITY'S HEAD

model sheet

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:25:00 +0000

for Dominance War.

The anchor ties you up with magic seaweed.

model sheet, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

quigley

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:35:00 +0000

did this like five minutes ago

quigley, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

188

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:04:00 +0000

i herd u liek mudkipz

188, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

187

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:04:00 +0000

fish ladies

187, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

186

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 +0000

another thing from my Shakespeare marathon night... Hamlet and the apparition of his pops

186, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

185

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 +0000

I am kind of totally into Shakespeare, did you know that?

185, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.

184

squidparty@gmail.com (C Excellently B) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:02:00 +0000

blargarf

184, originally uploaded by C'est Sabotage.