some w.i.p.s (I started this on a flight using my phone as a flashlight so I didn't get a good pencils-only shot)

who needs amphetamines when you can just watch devin williams pitch with a lead in a close game

now this is the content I follow you for

...hey, who am I talkin' to?

it's funny, in years past I would pore over every single detail. all the elements would have to be just right, everything at the same ridiculous standard. to think of the time wasted on meticulously cleaning up linework. now in post-AI times, I find myself appreciating the warmth of little mistakes

one of my teachers in art school told me to scan everything you make, no matter what, and i've been doing that ever since

some wippy wips for good measure. time for bed zzz

originally it served to separate Bushwick and Newtown (now Ridgewood). True borough ownership over it has been a bit of a dispute since its excavation.

one day I was walking around Maspeth and saw a rock just as big in the middle of the road. idk, seems like we have enough giant rocks to go around

the original thought was simply that "arbitration rock" would make a kickass name for an album. I didn't exactly endeavor to make the hypothetical cover for that album, but just played around in that sandbox for a bit, I guess. Arbitration Rock is an actual monument in Queens.

i refuse to work under these conditions

some process shots. the grip/shape of the hand bothered me early on and by the time I was done rendering the background, I decided to re-do it completely. I like that you can see my pencil whittle down to basically nothing by the end

a pic of the OG, before color: