Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com Art, Illustration, & Comics Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Aztec Brewery “Paint & Pints” Show – February 18 & 19 http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/02/09/aztec-brewery-paint-pints-show-february-18-19/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/02/09/aztec-brewery-paint-pints-show-february-18-19/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:41:07 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=3077 I will be exhibiting at the Aztec Brewery in Vista on the weekend of February 18 in their “Paint & Pints” show. The reception will be from 2-5 pm on Saturday.


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]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/02/09/aztec-brewery-paint-pints-show-february-18-19/feed/ 0 The Infusion Project Art Show @ Hard Rock Hotel photos! http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/31/the-infusion-project-art-show-hard-rock-hotel-photos/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/31/the-infusion-project-art-show-hard-rock-hotel-photos/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:59:22 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2789 I had a great time at the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday. Check out the photos from the event here:

Infusion Project art show @ the Hardrock Hotel San Diego – 1/28/12

See the rest on my Picasa gallery or Facebook.

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/31/the-infusion-project-art-show-hard-rock-hotel-photos/feed/ 0 “Team Burks” Process http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/30/team-burks-process/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/30/team-burks-process/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:21:50 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2807 1. Initial sketch.

2. Refined sketch. I was asked to change the roses to records to reflect the client’s husband’s interest in music.

3. Ink drawing.

4. Marker colors.

5. Final Photoshopped image.

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/30/team-burks-process/feed/ 0 The Infusion Project Art Show – Saturday, January 28 http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/25/the-infusion-project-art-show-%e2%80%93-saturday-january-28/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/25/the-infusion-project-art-show-%e2%80%93-saturday-january-28/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:59 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2712 I will be participating in the Infusion Project Art Show at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego on Saturday, January 28th. I will have art on sale, and more importantly, face time with Nick (also on sale)! See below for more details.

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
207 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 702-3000

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/25/the-infusion-project-art-show-%e2%80%93-saturday-january-28/feed/ 0 “The Stunning Stefania” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-stunning-stefania-print-2/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-stunning-stefania-print-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:09:41 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2600 I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to drawings of all of them, and then backgrounds, and then fully-realized poster designs (with hand-drawn type) that were artificially aged in  Photoshop. There were clearly a lot of steps to the project, and a tremendous amount of work in each (times four), but I think all the effort shows through.

One of my intentions was to give the girls as much personality as possible; one thing I focused on was giving each of them a unique smile. All of them (as well as the knife thrower) are characters in a comic book series that I am planning to do at some point in the future. It features a traveling Eastern European circus in America at some point in the early 20th century;  all the girls’ names are of Romanian and Hungarian origin. Stay tuned…!

Read all about the process here!

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-stunning-stefania-print-2/feed/ 0 “The Radiant Renata” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-radiant-renata-print/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-radiant-renata-print/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:08:25 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2597 I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to drawings of all of them, and then backgrounds, and then fully-realized poster designs (with hand-drawn type) that were artificially aged in  Photoshop. There were clearly a lot of steps to the project, and a tremendous amount of work in each (times four), but I think all the effort shows through.

One of my intentions was to give the girls as much personality as possible; one thing I focused on was giving each of them a unique smile. All of them (as well as the knife thrower) are characters in a comic book series that I am planning to do at some point in the future. It features a traveling Eastern European circus in America at some point in the early 20th century;  all the girls’ names are of Romanian and Hungarian origin. Stay tuned…!

Read all about the process here!

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-radiant-renata-print/feed/ 0 “The Amazing Amalia” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-amazing-amalia-print/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-amazing-amalia-print/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:06:09 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2593 I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to drawings of all of them, and then backgrounds, and then fully-realized poster designs (with hand-drawn type) that were artificially aged in  Photoshop. There were clearly a lot of steps to the project, and a tremendous amount of work in each (times four), but I think all the effort shows through.

One of my intentions was to give the girls as much personality as possible; one thing I focused on was giving each of them a unique smile. All of them (as well as the knife thrower) are characters in a comic book series that I am planning to do at some point in the future. It features a traveling Eastern European circus in America at some point in the early 20th century;  all the girls’ names are of Romanian and Hungarian origin. Stay tuned…!

Read all about the process here!

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-amazing-amalia-print/feed/ 0 “The Mesmerizing Mirela” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-mesmerizing-mirela-print/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-mesmerizing-mirela-print/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:58:21 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2587 I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to drawings of all of them, and then backgrounds, and then fully-realized poster designs (with hand-drawn type) that were artificially aged in  Photoshop. There were clearly a lot of steps to the project, and a tremendous amount of work in each (times four), but I think all the effort shows through.

One of my intentions was to give the girls as much personality as possible; one thing I focused on was giving each of them a unique smile. All of them (as well as the knife thrower) are characters in a comic book series that I am planning to do at some point in the future. It features a traveling Eastern European circus in America at some point in the early 20th century;  all the girls’ names are of Romanian and Hungarian origin. Stay tuned…!

Read all about the process here!

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2012/01/19/the-mesmerizing-mirela-print/feed/ 0 “Team Burks” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2011/12/28/team-burks/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2011/12/28/team-burks/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:48:25 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2541 This was a commission from a good friend of mine, a tribute to her husband’s guitar and other interests of his – surfing, fishing, music, and family. She married a man, in other words. She wanted his first guitar to be the centerpiece of the image. He also appreciates Day of the Dead-styled imagery, so the piece was done with that in mind. For some reason I thought it would be cute (?) to do it as a sort of twisted family portrait, so I included the skulls to represent him, her, and their dog. The blues of the background help to give the impression of water, which ties in to the surfing, fishing, and the general area they live in. Overall, the piece is sort of a Day of the Dead shrine to him and his passions. Except he’s still alive, of course. It was a fun project and I was happy to help a friend out.

]]> http://www.nicholasivins.com/2011/12/28/team-burks/feed/ 0 “Reina” http://www.nicholasivins.com/2011/12/20/reina/ http://www.nicholasivins.com/2011/12/20/reina/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:36:15 +0000 Nicholas Ivins http://www.nicholasivins.com/?p=2550 Some more Day of the Dead loveliness. The girl and her outfit were inspired by some of the people I saw at the Day of the Dead festivals earlier this year.

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