OK, one last preview before we leave for San Diego tomorrow! We've got THREE new Yuki 7 shirts including 2 that are just for the ladies, like this hot Femme Fatale shirt:
There's also a guys' and girls' version of this shirt featuring the "Looks That Kill" poster in a huge all-over print:
And finally this super fashionable deep v-neck Gadget Girls shirt:
These beautiful photos were taken by Dan Cole of Gritbox Photography! Thanks Dan!
I also want to thank KW Screenprinting, who does all of our shirts for us, for really coming through on these and working super hard to make sure we were happy with the final product. I highly recommend them for all of your screenprinting needs!
OK that's it! And once again, you can find us at Booth 5007 across from Stuart Ng. Hope to see you in San Diego!
We just got in some brand new screenprints which we will debut at Comic-Con (Booth 5007)! Check out this new India print Chris made! I seriously think this is one of the best prints we've ever produced!
I've also screenprinted a large new Yuki 7 poster for "Looks That Kill"! This one's got a really cool vintage offset look as well as a sparkling metallic orange ink which you can see in the second photo.
And finally Chris made an awesome Egypt panorama print:
Each of these screenprints is a limited edition of only 50. They are all going to be on sale at the Fleet Street Scandal booth which you can find at our brand new location, Booth 5007. We've got a big corner booth right across from Stuart Ng, so we should be pretty easy to spot! But just in case, here's a map:
This is also the location of Genndy Tartakovsky's signing on Saturday at 4 PM. We've still got even more new products to unveil so hold tight!
UPDATE: Chris just finished his new mini print set of "Birds of the World"! This is another must-have item that will be making its premiere at Comic-Con! Don't miss it!
We'll also have these new Yuki 7 prints in San Diego for the very first time:
Fire Monster Approaching City
Sky and Fire Monster: Scott Wills
City: Me
BG Layout: Joseph Holt
Those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the new show from animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky (of Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory fame!) need not wait much longer. His new show SYM-BIONIC TITAN is almost here! I have been working on this show for almost a year now with many of my idols including master artist Scott Wills! I won't waste too much of your time with reading, but I have a big announcentment:
SATURDAY JULY 24 AT COMIC-CON
Genndy is going to be at the Cartoon Network Action-Adventure Panel from 1:45-2:45 on Saturday. You definitely want to go to this panel! Genndy's gonna be showing some seriously AWESOME stuff from the show!
Following the panel, Genndy will be doing an EXCLUSIVE SIGNING at the Fleet Street Scandal booth at 4:00! Yes! After the panel you can make your way over to our booth (#5007) for the opportunity to meet Genndy Tartakovsky in person! I'm told he will probably be doing drawings too!
OK... if your head has finished spinning after all that, please scroll down for a first-ever look at some of the artwork from our show. Thanks Cartoon Network for letting me post this, and thanks Genndy for letting me be part of such an amazing show and an awesome crew! Now please enjoy:
Press Image
Touchups by Scott Wills
Titan Robot Design by Paul Rudish
Galaluna Pan
BG Painting: Scott Wills
BG Layout: Caesar Martinez
Cloud Creature
Painting: Scott Wills
BG Layout: Caesar Martinez
We've finally launched the official website for Yuki 7 and the Gadget Girls! There's some pretty neat stuff to see on there, like this awesome Yuki 7 sculpture by Damon Bard!
There's also an official Yuki 7 Shop now, which has some awesome new items like this set of Gadget Girl mini prints:
And also this new print of Yuki sleeping in her stylish bachelorette pad:
Yuki even has her very own Twitter account now so you can keep up with her exciting life of espionage and couture fashion!
There's also a Fan Art section where we've uploaded all of your beautiful Yuki 7 art for the world to see! So please check out the website and enjoy!
I've kinda been holed up for the last few months preparing for the 2010 Licensing Expo is Las Vegas next week, so it's been really hard to find time to update the ol' website. I'm almost ready though, so I figured I might as well show some of the things I've been doing. The image above is a lineup of Yuki and her team of Gadget Girls. Nadya, Vogue, Sophie, and CiCi each have their own specialties and help Yuki out on her missions.
This is a large poster we'll have on the back wall of our booth. We tried to make something pretty bold that would grab peoples' attention from far away.
And here's another shot from the new animation we're working on. If you do happen to be attending the Licensing Expo, you can stop by our booth (#3921) and check out a sneak peek of it! I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out so far. I'm working with Stephane again who's doing some amazing animation, and Cyrille is composing an awesome Yuki 7 theme song.
This kinda just scratches the surface of everything I've been working on, so I'm looking forward to posting some more stuff really soon!
Hey everyone! Here's a new Yuki 7 poster I made. If you follow me on Twitter (@kevindart) I was posting progress images as I painted it a few weeks ago. I'll probably be doing some more of that, it was really fun. But in case you missed it, here are some animations showing the drawing and painting process:
I've been pretty busy at Cartoon Network, but I've also been working crazy hard on new Yuki stuff. There's a new book in the works, as well as a new animation. Here's a little sneak peak at that:
Also, I've been thinking a lot about branding Yuki because she's going to have her very own booth at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this coming June. These are her new logos:
Oh, and Fleet Street's gonna be at the Emerald City Comicon this weekend at Booth 705! Unfortunately I can't make it to the show because of all the things going on here, but Chris will be there will all of our prints, Yuki books, and other cool stuff!
The current issue of LA Weekly features this faux 1960s airline ad starring Yuki 7! I was super excited to be asked to do a piece inspired by Los Angeles for the newspaper, and immediately envisioned Yuki scampering about town on secret missions wearing the hottest West Coast fashions. Here are my initial sketches (on Kikutowne Stationery):
Then my rough and final layout drawings:
And the quick color study I did before starting the final painting:
I've been working super hard for the past few months on a couple of Yuki projects and am amassing quite a pile of sketches so I figured I'd share a few. Here's a pretty typical sketch page:
And two of the characters I'm developing for a new storyline:
A few months ago this Coke Zero commercial came out and I forgot to blog about it. I worked on this spot with Pete Candeland for Passion Pictures doing color keys, storyboards, and character design. I wasn't involved in the final 3D production so it's pretty fascinating to see how some of my designs were translated. As soon as I get permission I'll post a few of the paintings I did.
At the end of October, Chris and I took a trip to Denmark to teach a Character and Environment Design class at the Animation Workshop in Viborg. It turned out to be an incredibly rewarding experience working with an extremely talented and fun group of students. Here's a few photos:
Chris and I toasting after the final student presentation at the end of the week.
Damon, Joakim, and me bowling one night in Viborg.
Elizabeth and I freezing in Copenhagen the week after teaching.
I was really impressed with the students in our class and their dedication to learning and improving themselves each day. I was super proud to see everything they had accomplished by the end of just one week. Here's a few of their websites, which I will update if I'm able to find more:
These are the Gadget Girls, an elite group working out of Yuki's top secret Tokyo headquarters. They coordinate Yuki's missions, handle incoming and outgoing communications, and design her space-age gadgetry.
I might have this available as a print for this weekend's Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco, which Chris and I are really looking forward to. We're in the same spot as last year, tables 333 and 334. We'll be stocked with prints, shirts, and copies of the Yuki 7 book, so please come by and visit!
