ADW art department weekly issue 83 Vol. 12
Clearing the Way A new year, a new to-do list
Mini boArD MAMbA forever “Omg! is it true about Kobe??!” seemed like a strange post to read the day after leBron passed his scoring record. so i googled Kobe and nothing was trending. There was one article from New York Post. i didn’t really want to show luis. i don’t think i’ll ever forget that we were watching Empire Strikes Back because he had just been talking about han solo’s hair and i had been about to say that i can’t believe harrison ford is alive and carrie fisher is not. i shared the article, but not the thought. my uncle, who never shied away from asking luis how he was able to be a Kobe fan wrote some nice words. “i strongly believe in second chances. ... Kobe not only continued to thrill basketball fans
a lakers jacket in valley stream on monday
with his unique ability and fierce competitiveness but by all accounts was a great dad and had begun to carve out a post basketball career that promised to be productive and meaningful. a terrible tragedy—especially with his young daughter and the seven other passengers.” Kobe will be missed. —MV
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” -Kobe Bean Bryant WAit... it’s NOT A DArth vADer ornAMent?
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colD feet
tinY AspirAtions
Judge received these grippy socks as a gift last christmas, but refused to wear them. We tried again, and he was shaking so badly his foot is blurred.—MV
inspired by a process video i had shown him, Kal wanted to draw the Twins from Terraria as small as he possibly could. Who says instagram is bad? —MV
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filtering A connection Betty loves to play with “chapsnat” as she calls it. One day before school, there was a filter to age your face. When she laughed at her reflection, i couldn’t believe how much she looked like her great-grandmother. i took a bunch of screenshots. Betty really does have light eyes and an underbite like my grandma (and almost the same birthday— July 8 and 11), but they were practically identical when Betty genuinely smiled. —MV
“One time we had to go on lockdown because there was a coyote in the school” -tori
“I feel like a trendy pilgrim” -carly
“Would you rather unwarranted dick pics or unwarranted flowers?” -tori
“You can ask her about the flapjacks” -Justine
“I shit you lot” -tori
“Everyone does a shot of tequila and listens to the Jonas Brothers”
terrAin of boreDoM The first week back to school after the new year, i decided to keep track of the license plates we drove past. This map is from the first day, though Delaware and D.c. should also be highlighted. We saw 26 plates, including hawaii. While there are michigan and indiana plates in our neighborhood, i think the amount of out-of-state plates in other parts of Brooklyn is an indicator of how much renovation and gentrification has taken hold in those neighborhoods. —MV
-carly
“Laura just looked so disgusted with my nuts”
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For most of the time we’ve had this office, we haven’t been able to see its floor
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workflow
Paints over here, photo equipment over there, the room houses materials for just about every kind of project
time for a
redesign
after many attempts, it was time to organize it all for real One 7-foot tall set of chrome shelving seems to have been the last kick in the butt this office needed. I mean, that and a serious goal in mind beyond being able to walk to the desk. There is a giant wall to shoot against without all the junk in the way.
The room has always been cluttered. When the basement flooded in January 2019, I had to move even more boxes into the office. The same way our list of projects includes podcasts, videos, recap issues, and side projects, the actual space includes a litter box, the dog pen, a photo studio, boxes of fabric, kids’ art supplies, old magazines, unread newspapers... Weeks of going through boxes led up to buying the new shelves. Then one day I took everything from the office and moved it to the living room to start over. Four days later, I think we’re ready to accomplish all those projects this year. —Madeline
work everywhere The car, the basement, the kitchen table—it all beats the tiny space filled with garbage bags and clutter in 2014.
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best of 2019 WWE Superstar Liv Morgan
was my most liked and retweeted illustration of the year. My personal favorites are my take on Tyrion (Game of Thrones) and Enfys Nest (Solo). All are 11x17 comic art board with Micron pens with Pentel brush inks.
sketching a plan
Inspired to draw more often, Luis walks us through what he created in 2019 and what he plans to accomplish this year I’m always incredibly inspired by the quick sketches artists do at New York Comic Con. This year, I decided I would do 5-minute sketches at my desk every day. I came out of the box very strong with one week devoted to Into The Spider-Verse, and another devoted to Batman villains. Since then, the results have been slightly more sporadic. Between the holidays and me being more critical of my art (which defeats the entire practice of quick sketches), I haven’t finished a full week since. At the peak of me feeling bad about my artwork, I came home and realized my wife had not only carved out a new work space for me, but also hung up some of my art. It was a great kick in the ass to realize I should stop criticizing myself. As we start 2020, I have relatively lofty goals for my art. I would love to produce 20 large pieces and 120 quick sketches.
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improve your work environment. help luis record some good
office banter Do you work in a quiet office? Maybe one of these new open concept spaces that are supposed to breed collaboration but achieve the opposite. Do you barely know the person who sits next to you but crave the old days where you knew your coworkers and would share water-cooler talk? If you need a break from the monotony, listen to Office Banter, our new podcast about everything and nothing all at the same time. It’ll help break the tedium of the day while feeling like you work in a friendly office. Also, if you have a fun story, or consider yourself an expert in a specific field, give me a shout and we will get you in the Battery Park studio to banter. quick sketch
My goal is to add a new Sharpie sketch every day with themes like Batman villains, Into the Spiderverse, and Fantastic Four.
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five things *
we hope to accomplish in 2020 (*the to-do list is pretty long...)
Maybe I could have sorted them as “more likely” to “less likely,” but let’s be optimistic. Also, send things you’d like to see in future Art Department Weeklys to dubbsubs@yahoo.com or @ADDubbs on Twitter! high brow
Bumblebee Costume Boom already asked for a Boom-size box that transforms from a Camaro into a robot
Vote in the Primaries You can’t complain who is in the race later if you don’t help decide earlier
later
sooner
Old Convention Issues The never before seen images and videos!
Finish Red Coats and then I can get them off my door as seen on Page 4 Vote in the General Election Just do it.
Celebrate Madeline’s 40th Shouldn’t every to-do list include shots and karaoke?
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