169 Bar

come out to this out too. the more the merrier.

lit lounge flyer.

any and everyone is welcome to come out.
thanks.

White Wall Tire

what ever happened to these? i personally think they're fantastic.

dreamland.

finally. also, it's the cover for the upcoming We Be CREEPY EP. .

happy autumn.

hey,
been a while.
how is everyone?
this is something danny hynes and i painted and turned into an 11x17 print.
for ma main man, joe cappabianca's birfday.

Fo' reel yo.

i don't know what to call this one.

Space ball

another thing i've animated dealing with space...sorta.

athlete's have to go through a lot of training and practice to achieve greatness.
what about the balls in play? don't they need to be in top physical condition.

rocket power.

i spent a few hours on saturday and sunday animating this for fun.

team dirty sanchez.

here's some more skydiving stuff.
this one's for team dirty sanchez. they're based out of florida.

Post it sketch off.

Powerman.

Over a year ago, i posted a muscular man with a mallot.
This is not that man, but that's where the idea for this quick exercise came from.

Try skydiving as a recreational drug.

the acme catalog.

i just picked up a copy of the Acme Catalog.
very awesome.
beautiful art.
funny text.
i highly recommend it.

Would it kill you to have a meeting underwater?!

This is one of the spots i animated recently for World Leaders Entertainment.
It's a series of phone commercials done in the style of the Super Friends, or Space Ghost, whichever is more relateable.
Enjoy.

my dreamland in progress.

a post for others.

hello.
a couple of things i wanted to address here.

first. our good friend greg defortuna has set out on a hitchhiking adventure across america.
he's looking to explore the land, meet cool people, and i guess just figure himself out.
if anybody runs into him during his travels, don't be afraid to say hello, or maybe even help him out.
he's going to be posting his experiences on his myspace page. so check it out.

www.myspace.com/helpmesee

next, this drawing has been brought to my attention by a friend. i think it's really well done. it's a little freaky to think that the simpsons could actually be real people...or at least real enough to be transformed into anime characters.
i'm sure this is all over the internet by now, but i figured I'd give props where they're due.

space coyote

Boyscout.

those crafty swedes.

over the summer, i animated/illustrated a website. for a high-end bed company.
www.duxbed.com
here's some flash work.

2 min self portrait.

:(

the real will smith.

charlton heston has a stadium of teeth in his mouth...they should actually be preventing him from talking at all. either way...the film is fantastic.

four day weeeeeekend.

happy thanksgiving!

nock opera.

everybody's really groovin' on this nock force.
i figured i'd show some love.

A little demonstration.

tim came by. i showed him the cintiq.

it's my birthday

hello.
i'm in high spirits.
my parents gave me a Cintiq for my birthday.
thank you.

yuri

An overdue birthday present.

Acting Out! Theater Group.

Stressed Out.

More album artwork

THIS IS MY MOUNTAIN album cover

sketch at work.

sperm aside.

hello. i haven't posted in a while. why. because of sperm aside.
its my new short film. very short. so it may not constitute as a film. but whatever.
it's a film to me.
coming soon.

yuri

don't you just hate deadlines?

Doodling

hot bizzness.

which one are you?

watercolors.

Daft Punk in color

i posted a pencil version of this a while back. never got around to finishing it. till now

the diplomat is a stick in the mud

every household needs one

spring weather!

fun-derwater!!!

shameless plug for nothing really

hey.goto www.yurifain.com
i made a fun little thing for the diplomat (my other me) last night. i wanted to take a break from real work...it's a nice thing sometimes.
love
yuri

for the first time in flash...THE DIPLOMAT

an old friend

losangeles

went to california. be back in a week.
love
yuri

Cat and dog team.

Flash elefun!

Only the sun survives

for those of you who don't know who the indie rock duo, Paul and Casey are, you're all extremely under priviledged. Check out the sound at http://myspace.com/caseyandpaul.

San Fransisco

a while back, i took at trip to san fran. being alone, boredom really takes over and it became a great chance to draw. here's something from my trip. i'll finish it eventually :) maybe. its not a real street, so don't bother looking for it.

The Alps are on my side.

A few weeks ago, i was given the great opportunity to go skiing in the Swiss Alps...and let me tell you, those are some mountains. geeeez. what a thrill.
I ended up giving away almost half my sketchbook to randoms...so you'd all better enjoy. here are a few sketches i did on the trip that i was able to hold on to.

Daft Punk version 01

love
yuri

Camel Nips

I haven't posted in 2 months. Have i been busy? who knows. but i do know i have been drawing. here's some stuff from my hiatus that i just got around to. more to come. enjoy.

Mummy Doctor.

I read an article today about a 4000 year old mummy that was discovered in Egypt that is believed to be a doctor. He was uncovered with some equiptment apparently. The article didn't have a photo so this is the first thing that popped into my head.

Cigman

fun with spumco.

i must say that these next few sketches are heavily influenced by John K. and Katie Rice. I feel that an acknowledgement is in order. Hot chicks really are fun to draw. Especially if they're somewhat warped.

wall mural in the basement

i'm going to drawing this on the wall in my basement...at a considerably larger size. Then i'm going to paint it.

Tenacious D

I saw an advanced screening of the Pick of Destiny with joe. It was a great movie. I was really impressed with how the music was incorporated. It's the first great rock opera of this century haha.

some owls

sun, sun, sun

Get pumped for gym?

Fun Tent

Billy Britches

a fine day for fishing

Hector the hypocritical hippopotamus and the beaver

Chett at the beach.

German hammer man and friends

Yurizona

Hunky dory.

Inspired by a Tom and Jerry layout.

need a hand?

Some mod dude.

Fat Cat

running through the forest

this is a rough layout of something that i hope to finish. obviously an animal is going to be chasing him. probably a wolf or something.

Some pages from the sketchbook

I saw Beck last night. He was unbelievable. What a great performer. Thats just a side note cause it was a really exciting evening.

Here's some stuff from my recent sketchbook. enjoy.

One of the elephants from the Jungle Book left the troup to become a cab driver in New York.

A doofy truck driver.


establishing storyboard . a tom sawyeresque landscape

Case of the mondays

worst day of the week.
so the jenny lewis show was excellent, as predicted. I was able to get the drawing to her. It made my night. This is the one i ended up using because my original one was too wild, even for me.



here's also my attempt at a suburban house. it's nowhere near completed. i just like the way the actual house is coming out.



love yuri

taking it up a notch

so i'm pretty satisfied with the way the jenny lewis pic came out. its a little bizzare, but acceptable. i might do some touch ups at work tomorrow, time permitting.
love yuri

jenny lewis and the watson twins

three more days until i see jenny lewis. it should be a hell of a time. i sketched this out on the bus today. this is stage one. i want to glam it up and bring it to the show. cause who knows.
love yuri

long time reader, first time blogger

thanks alden for the heads up. this will motivate me to paint more.
I'm working at World Leaders Entertainment, formerly Noodlesoup. It's way better than not working. The background artists there are pretty ridiculous. watching them work really makes me want to get good as a backgound artist. with time.
love
yuri

This is my mountain

remember those cd booklets that folded out like a poster? we need to bring those back. here's one of those possiblities...for the album that hopefully gets finished this time :) single out just the titles and part of the mountain under it. thats the front, the rest is self explanitory.
love yuri