Blog of Indiana Designer and Illustrator Christian Elden | christianelden.com/blog http://www.christianelden.com/blog Tidbits of design & illustration know-how and inspiration Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:10:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Our Truest Life http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/07/17/our-truest-life/ http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/07/17/our-truest-life/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:04:55 +0000 Christian http://www.christianelden.com/blog/?p=330 “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” -Henry David Thoreau

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” -Henry David Thoreau

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Lyrics from "These Days," Foo Fighters.

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iPad + Sketchbook Pro + Adonit Jot Pro

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The Truth Shall Make You Free

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]]> http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/03/15/grace-mercy/feed/ 0 AMI Canadian Portrait Series [VIDEO] http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/14/ami-canadian-portrait-series-video/ http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/14/ami-canadian-portrait-series-video/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:48:08 +0000 Christian http://www.christianelden.com/blog/?p=303 A few of the Canadian Black History portraits I drew recently were used for these short commercial spots, airing on AMI in Canada.

]]> http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/14/ami-canadian-portrait-series-video/feed/ 1 New Black History Portraits http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/03/new-black-history-portraits/ http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/03/new-black-history-portraits/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:46:36 +0000 Christian http://www.christianelden.com/blog/?p=289 As you may have seen on my twitter or Facebook feeds, I’ve been busy with my pencils again lately, doing portraits of a few more Black History figures (see the others here and here). Some were Canadian, some American, but all have a common bond in that they’ve done great things for humanity. Some of the portraits in the collection will have been used in print, on the web, and on TV when it’s all said & done — I’ll post updates when those projects appear publicly. In the meantime, here are the new ones — enjoy!

Update 2/6/2012 - The AMI “Canadian Portraits” series celebrating Black History Month have started airing in Canada, and will continue to air heavily throughout the month. Here is a link to their channel guide so you can find out what channel they are on your cable provider: http://www.ami.ca/ami/AMI-tv-tactv/channel_guide.aspx

Bessie Coleman Bromley Armstrong Charlotte Forten Grimké James McCune Smith June Veecock Stanley Grizzle William Wells Brown Zanana Akande ]]> http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2012/02/03/new-black-history-portraits/feed/ 0 And The Winner Is… http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2011/11/23/and-the-winner-is/ http://www.christianelden.com/blog/2011/11/23/and-the-winner-is/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:41:08 +0000 Christian http://www.christianelden.com/blog/?p=285 First of all, thanks to all who participated in the caption contest! There were some great ones to pick from that made it a very difficult decision! But, being a contest with huge spoils a $10 iTunes giftcard on the line, a winner had to be chosen. You’re all winners in my book, though. *wink*

So, without further ado, the winner of the “Gabbin’ Geezers Caption Contest” is…. (drumroll)….

MATT PLETT of Ft. Wayne, Indiana!

His entry, “These class reunions aren’t getting any bigger, are they?” rose to the top of the heap and now stands victorious. Congratulations Matt! Look for your giftcard in the mail just in time to treat yourself to Justin Beiber’s new cute little Christmas album.

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I found this unpublished gem looking through some old work files yesterday, and I think it’s got too much potential to waste. I’m planning on submitting this toon for publication asap, but I need your help! Here’s the deal: you submit your best caption for this toon, I pick the outrageously hilarious winner, and we get published in some lucky yet-to-be-determined national publication. Sound good? I agree.

So let’s have ‘em! I’ll be picking a winner at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, Nov. 23, and the lucky guy/gal will receive a $10 iTunes giftcard (and local worldwide celebrity)! Enter your caption in the comments section below to be entered to win!

PS – Keep in mind, this is a family show, so keep it relatively clean, por favor. The old guys are sitting in a church pew, fercryingoutloud.

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Keep Calm and Run Denard

[Ed: To those wondering what the flip this is all about, it's based on the British morale poster published during WWII. A Google search will show how parodied the poster's slogan has become, with derivatives splattered all over the internet. This particular spoof is in response to the University of Michigan football team's upset loss to Iowa last week, and the ongoing discussion/argument about how the new coaching regime is utilizing its reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.]

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