DJEINK Blog

Marcus Sakoda

2012-01-06T22:40:00.001-08:00

My first caricature of 2012, the amazing Marcus Sakoda

Cappin' Kirk

2011-12-18T01:40:00.000-08:00

DICO

2011-11-22T23:39:00.000-08:00

Sorry bout the lack of posts lately. I've been doing some work for a developer in Tokyo.
Hopefully I'll be able to share more about those projects soon.

The Yoshidas

2011-09-20T04:52:00.001-07:00

A fun piece I did for a friend and his family, Tom Yoshida.

It's a boy

2011-09-03T05:35:00.000-07:00

Just added a new member to the family today, a beautiful bouncing boy!

Ryohei Yamashita

2011-08-11T05:00:00.001-07:00

Today I drew my friend Ryohei Yamashita.Click for full view.

Here is the quick sketch I did a while back

Here is a photo of him selling some of his art

and here is his work from the Osaka mini-con last month. You can see more of his stuff at http://www.illustmaster.com/

me by Takagi

2011-08-06T03:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun pic I recieved an artist named Takagi. He draws caricatures at Universal studios Japan. He does great work.

Kamal Dollah

2011-07-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

Here is my recent take on Kamal Dollah, an artist from Singapore.

Klaas Op De Beeck

2011-07-20T04:07:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on Klaas Op De Beeck. A very cool young man from Belguim.

here is another awesome picture of me done by Marcus Sakoda. Very cool.

Ryohei Yamashita

2011-07-12T05:38:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of me I received by Ryohei Yamashita. He is an illustrator and took first place at the Osaka mini-con. Check out his amazing work at http://www.illustmaster.com/

InJin

2011-07-08T17:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long gap between posts. I recently made friends with a Korean artist named InJin. We swapped pics. Here they are.

Winner - David Zarif

2011-05-16T01:10:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on the winner of my 20,000 click give-away, David Zarif! Congrats.

My Name is Earl

2011-04-27T03:53:00.001-07:00

As seen in the most recent copy of Exaggerated Feature.

V for Vendetta

2011-04-25T05:47:00.000-07:00

Life in Japan Update April 2011

2011-04-18T17:14:00.000-07:00

As I’m sure you all know, Japan was recently hit with a trio of disasters. As a member of ISCA Japan, I’d like to thank everyone for their concern and warm wishes. The outpouring of support from around the world has been very heartwarming.

I don’t know how up to date everyone is on the who, what, and where of what went on, so I thought an update/recap is in order. The large earthquake of March 11^th and struck north-eastern Japan the hardest, but was still strong as far south as Tokyo. The pink area in the map above is meant to represent the intensity of the earthqauke. The ensuing tsunami hit the north east coast, destroying buildings and damaging a nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture. The orange area on the map showing the tsunami damaged areas.

This resulted in eastern Japan’s electrical grid operating at 85% capacity. After experimenting with rolling blackouts to save power, they have decided to stop scheduled blackouts until the heat of summer makes them needed. As far as I know, western Japan has been completely unaffected. They use an entirely different system, with a different voltage as well.

As for radiation, the initial event caused a large amount to be released. During the first week, there were reports of increased radiation on some nearby spinach, and a few water supply had enough radiation to make them dangerous to infants. There was also amount of radiated water released into the sea, causing some stoppages in the fishing industry. Luckily for Japan, what airborne radiation that is still leaking is mostly being carried away from Japan by trade winds.

While north-eastern Japan has a lot of re-building and the immediate area around the Fukushima plant won’t be the same for quite a long time, life for most people in Japan has largely returned to normal. The numerous aftershocks seem to have died down and there are no more gas shortages or blackouts. The news seems to be focusing on the tough task of rebuilding, and trying to find the best way to rebuild. The coming of spring and the blooming of the cherry blossoms has helped lift spirits as well. It has been a crazy month. One I certainly won’t forget, but the future of Japan is looking brighter again.

20,000!

2011-04-08T03:02:00.000-07:00

As a thanks to everyone who checks out my artwork, the first person to comment on my blog will get a free caricature. Thanks again for stopping by!

Michael J Fox

2011-04-04T03:48:00.001-07:00

Yet another entry for a facebook contest. Such a great subject, I couldn't help myself. Since I'm coming up on 20,000 hits, I thought I'd give a free sketch to the first comment after my counter rolls over. Best of luck!

Sharon Stone from Total Recall

2011-03-25T19:42:00.000-07:00

Here is my Sharon Stone from Total Recall for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000.

Takeshi Kitano

2011-03-20T02:46:00.000-07:00

I did this for Caricaturama Showdown 3000. This week we are working on Japanese celebrities. Our hope was to raise awareness and hopefully money for Tsunami victims in Japan. I'm currently living about 100 miles southwest of the hardest hit areas, as well as the damaged nuclear reactors. It's a little tough with gas shortages, power outages, and food shortages, aftershock, and fear of radiation. Luckily we are far enough inland that we didnt suffer any water damage. If you want to help out the tsunami victims, you can make a donation to the red cross at https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052

Caricaturama Showdown 3000

2011-03-14T06:07:00.001-07:00

My take on Chow Yun Fat for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000 contest.

Broken Flowers - Bill Murray

2011-03-03T02:46:00.000-08:00

Nick Cave

2011-02-26T16:01:00.000-08:00

Here is my most recent celebrity caricature for a online contest. Click for a closer view.

My blog about Japan

2011-02-23T21:14:00.000-08:00

I recently started a blog to share some fun info about Japan. Feel free to check it out if you have any interest in the land of the rising sun. Check it out at http://mysteriesofjapan.blogspot.com/

Webpage update!

2011-02-17T23:05:00.000-08:00

Finally got around to updating my webpage. Check it out if you have some time.

Let me know what you think!

Happy Valentines Day Everybody!

2011-02-14T17:01:00.001-08:00

Here is my take on the snooty girl from the Devil Wears Prada

Happy Birthday!

2011-02-07T04:52:00.000-08:00

Just a quick pic to celebrate my wife's birthday today!

CS3000 - Tommy Lee Jones

2011-02-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

My take on Tommy Lee Jones from No Country for Old Men for Caricaturama Showdown 3000

Tomoko Sasaki and Chiba Keisuke

2011-01-26T03:29:00.000-08:00

My take on the awesome caricature couple, Tomoko Sasaki and Chiba Keisuke

Caricaturama Showdown 3000

2011-01-24T01:44:00.000-08:00

Another take on Michael Scott from the Office for the facebook contest

Labyrinth

2011-01-21T02:46:00.000-08:00

My take on David Bowie from the Labyrinth

My lucky Day

2011-01-09T03:48:00.000-08:00

I got two great pictures in one day. One from Chiba Keisuke

and one from his wife Tomoko Sasaki

Happy New Year Everybody!

2010-12-31T18:09:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everybody!

Dayne Barton

2010-12-23T05:39:00.000-08:00

My second free sketch winner for December

Dune

2010-12-20T03:34:00.000-08:00

Here is my festive take on Dune
The first draft

My reference

Here are some different points in the picture's progression

Office Space

2010-12-13T02:01:00.000-08:00

A quick take on a fun scene from Office Space

Tomoko Sasaki

2010-12-10T02:25:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Tomoko Sasaki
Some of the presketches
Check out her awesome work at kabaenchou.blogspot.com

Caricaturama Showdown 3000

2010-12-06T01:41:00.000-08:00

My take on Leslie Neilsen

My take on Cee-Lo Green

Chong Jit Leong

2010-11-30T02:08:00.001-08:00

My take on Chong Jit Leong from Singapore.

ISCA part 4

2010-11-25T22:14:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Sean Gardener and Kage Nakanishi fighting it out.

Here is my take on Glen Ferguson

artwork from ISCA Part 3

2010-11-19T01:19:00.001-08:00

Taka and Me by Andy Urzua
Me by Damon

Me by Jud Lively

artwork from ISCA Part 2

2010-11-19T00:57:00.001-08:00

Me by Keelan
Me by Yuri Kato

Me by John Casey

Me by Marcus Sakoda

artwork from ISCA Part 1

2010-11-18T04:15:00.001-08:00

While I didnt come back from ISCA with any awards, I did come back with some great art. by Dylan

By Brian Oakes

By Yuta Honma

By Salah.

Look out for more tomorrow!

My mini guide to Japan

2010-11-14T14:21:00.000-08:00

Here is something I whipped up to introduce Japan and Japanese artisit for the ISCA convention. Here is a pdf version optimized for iphones/ipods etc. Just click on the picture to grab the 1mb pdf or click the link. http://djeink.com/mjg.pdf

Quick Website update

2010-10-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

http://djeink.com One of the many things on my to do before hitting Vegas was doing a slight re-vamp to my webpage. Sorry for the lack of fresh artwork but keep an eye out for my MINI-GUIDE TO JAPAN very soon.

Busy Busy Busy

2010-10-08T02:54:00.000-07:00

I've been super busy working on making a small magazine to introduce Japanese artists for November. Im still chugging away, but in the mean time, I thought I'd post a quick doodle I got from the awesomeTomo Tabata at a sketch party a couple months ago.

Jan Neggers

2010-09-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

Here is my second September give-away winner, the super friendly Jan Neggers.

MIKI

2010-09-01T06:22:00.001-07:00

This is my second attempt at MIKI, an amazing japanese artists.

Michael Cera from Juno

2010-08-28T06:14:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on Micheal Cera for a facebook contest.

here are some doodles I did the day before on the train the day before.

MIKI

2010-08-22T15:59:00.001-07:00

This is an awesome sketch of me by MIKI. If you haven't seen her blog, you should definately check it out. http://boolog.boo-bana.com/

Seinfeld

2010-08-19T18:46:00.000-07:00

Another quick celeb pic for a facebook contest

Sophia Loren

2010-08-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

Here is my quick take on Sophia Loren for a facebook caricature contest.

Marcus Sakoda

2010-08-03T02:22:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on a fellow artist, Marcus Sakoda.

Check him out at http://msakoda.blogspot.com/

M.I.A.

2010-07-26T01:37:00.000-07:00

Here is something I did this week. I spent about 3 hours on this, done in 3 different one hour chunks. As promised, here is my first attempt at a time lapse video. Its the first 50 minutes at 10 times speed. Sometimes the zooming in and out makes it a little uncomfortable to watch, but feel free to check it out to see how I usually start a piece.

Big Lebowski contest entry

2010-07-23T02:14:00.001-07:00

Here is a fun little entry for a caricature contest on Facebook. Might be worth clicking on it the get a closer view. I didnt win, but got a few votes and some honorable mentions. Hope you like. Here is cool sketch and some warm ups from the Tooninator. Very cool. Thanks again buddy.

Firing Squad

2010-07-15T04:31:00.000-07:00

I finally joined The International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA). Here are some pictures I drew for some of the artists on ISCA's online forums. The first is Steve Hearn and the second is a user name Bishcoff. Had fun doing these. Hope you like!

Flashcard - X-ray

2010-07-07T23:00:00.000-07:00

Haven't made a post this week, so I thought I'd show you my newest flashcard.

I was also given Derek Yaniger's awesome artbook by the Tabata's for my birthday. Can't believe I hadn't seen his work sooner. You can see more at http://www.derekart.com/art.html

I also got another live sketch from my good friend Takanabe. A good week!

The Tooninator - Matt Boismier

2010-06-28T01:54:00.000-07:00

This is my take on the Tooninator. You can see his work at http://tooninator.blogspot.com/. I attached a 30 second sketch which was the basis for this sketch. Both the sketch and the final piece were drawn while not look at any reference. I usually start by going through some reference photos and letting them sink in, then I'll do some quick sketches trying to find some interesting shapes. I find I dont second guess my choices when I'm working from a mental image instead of a photo. I also have a super short attention span so I always carrying a little notepad to doodle when I have the chance. I use the best of the thumbnail sketches as a starting point for the vector piece. Hopefully I end some even nicer shapes in the process of adding depth and shadow. Anyways, I'll see if I can get a video of the entire process some time soon.

Flashcard - spicy!

2010-06-18T21:05:00.000-07:00

I've been using my down time to improve my expressions. I've seen some cool how-to/tutorials recently and been thinking about doing something along that line. Either a step by step progression or a speed up video of a piece from start to finish. If any one has a request- or suggestion of what you might want to see, just leave a comment!

New flashcard - Cowboy

2010-06-15T03:12:00.000-07:00

It's been a week since my last post, so I thought I'd post a flashcard I whipped up at work today. I've been trying to build up my collection for class. Anyways hope you like.

Back to the future - Delorean

2010-06-07T03:39:00.000-07:00

I've been working on doing a Back to the Future project recently. Here is my take on the Delorean. I even went so far as to pick up a model kit to get a better feel for the car. I usually focus on people so cars don't come so easily. I tried to caricature the car which was weird with this angle since most of the detail was in the back. Anyways, now its on to the actors!

May's winner

2010-06-01T05:39:00.000-07:00

Here is my May's giveaway winner, Haydar Kurt. Kinda quick but fun!

Gift Commission

2010-05-24T21:37:00.000-07:00

I haven't had a chance to post this last week, largely due to having a couple commissions piled up. I spent a lot of time this week working on the group gift caricature above. Hope you like.

Winner - Javi Ariza

2010-05-09T01:45:00.000-07:00

As promised, here is my take on my recent giveaway winner, Javi Ariza. You can see his stuff at http://arimations.blogspot.com. Thanks again everybody for checking out my blog!

Lost - John Locke

2010-05-07T05:27:00.000-07:00

Just watched the most recent episode of Lost, so I thought I'd give it a go.

Free Caricature Offer!

2010-05-02T01:14:00.000-07:00

While my blog is older than my counter, reaching 10,000 hits is a bit of a milestone for me. To say thanks, I'll be happy to offer a free digital caricature to whoever gets the 10,000th hit. Just take a screen grab and send it to me. If there is no winning screen grab, I'll give it to the first email request sent to derekedwards8@hotmail.com. I'll also give 25% off my regular caricature price of $40, making it only $30 per person during the month of May. Good luck!

Secret Project - Squirrels

2010-05-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

I've been helping an old friend, Brandon Corbin, with a secret project. Here is what I came up with. He has quite a few cool ideas, websites, and applications you can check out at http://icorbin.com

Golden Week

2010-05-01T04:51:00.001-07:00

I've had a lot of stuff going on recently, but here is a fun little flashcard I made for class. It is officially Golden Week here in Japan. It is one of the three major vacation times in Japan. Hopefully I'll have time to put up some new art!

Chihiro Miura

2010-04-24T02:57:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on Chihiro Miura from Tokyo. You can see her stuff at http://chihiro-art.com/.

Me by Damion Dunn

2010-04-15T04:16:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to get drawn by the super talented Damion Dunn. If you haven't seen his mindblowing stuff already, you should definately check it out http://damion009.blogspot.com/

The Office - Jim and Pam

2010-04-13T00:03:00.001-07:00

Yet another couple from the office. In general I definately prefer doing caricatures of individuals. Mostly because of consistancy. The idea of making all subjects equal in degree of exaggeration, likeness, style, and matching scale can be quite frustrating. I think its good practice and force myself to push through it, but they never seem nearly as satisfying as a stand alone piece. Two different pieces of varying qualilty doesnt leave the nagging feeling that an unbalanced piece does. I think Pam needs a bit more work, but here it is for now. Anyways, just my two cents.

The Office - Ryan and Kelly

2010-04-11T03:04:00.000-07:00

Quick take on Ryan and Kelly from the Office

となりの田畑

2010-04-05T21:11:00.000-07:00

Last week the Tabata's organized a fun drawing party at Kunikazu's apartment which was great.Yesterday Tomo and Zengo came to Utsunomiya. We ate some ramen and gyoza, went bowling, played some wii sports, and enjoyed a movie.

Zach Trenholm

2010-04-04T19:27:00.001-07:00

Last month, I was lucky enough to be able to trade sketches with Zach Trenholm who used to live and draw in Japan. His work can be seen in Time, the S.F. Chronicle, and many other national publications. I really like his simple and clean style. You can check out more of his great work at http://www.zachtrenholm.com/. Above is my take on him, and below is his take on me.

Tomokazu Tabata

2010-03-31T20:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a great picture by one of my favorite artists Tomokazu Tabata. You can see more of his awesome artwork at http://tomotabata.blogspot.com/ and http://tomotabata.com/

The Office - Meredith and Darryl

2010-03-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

Yet another combo from the office.

The Office - Michael and Kevin

2010-03-22T03:31:00.000-07:00

Two more friends from the office. Hope you enjoy!

The Office - Dwight and Stanley

2010-03-20T19:53:00.001-07:00

Here is my second Office offering. This time I took a stab at Dwight and Stanley. Look out for more in a day or two!

The Office - Angela and Phyllis

2010-03-18T01:42:00.002-07:00

I've been working on drawing the cast of the American version of "The Office". I started off with Angela and Phyllis. I'm planning posting alot more of the actors in the near future.

Ninja Flashcard - Naruto

2010-03-10T14:31:00.000-08:00

It's been a pretty busy week with the school year wrapping up, but I thought I should make a quick post. Since Naruto is pretty popular with the kids I teach, I made a flash card with myself as the main character to use in class.

I pity the fool

2010-02-28T03:00:00.000-08:00

My take on Mr. T, one of my favorite 80's celebrities.

Takayuki Watanabe

2010-02-26T05:14:00.000-08:00

Here is my new take on Takayuki Watanabe, a talented Japanese artist. You can see his work at http://takanabe1130.blogspot.com/

My school

2010-02-25T04:21:00.000-08:00

Here is a flashcard I made of the campus where I teach English. These cards are as much for me as they are for use in class. I've been trying to improve my bodies and poses, so I based the pose off an amazing sketch by the master Pete Emslie. Anyways, these flashcards are a fun way to while away the hours when I don't have to teach.

Michael Jackson

2010-02-22T00:55:00.000-08:00

My quick take on Micheal Jackson having finally caught This is It.

The Karate Kid

2010-02-21T03:11:00.001-08:00

This is my take on the Karate Kid, a movie I've loved since childhood.

Castle flashcard

2010-02-18T17:54:00.000-08:00

Here is a castle I put together in illustrator over a couple days. All the detail ended up taking more time than I thought it would, but it was a good chance to try something I dont normally do.

Student Sketches take 2

2010-02-15T18:37:00.001-08:00

I took some of the previously posted doodles I did at school and did them up in Illustrator for fun.

Doug and Me

2010-02-12T04:54:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Doug, a great artist from the drawingboard and ecaricatures.
Here is his awesome take on me. You can see more of his work at http://douglaskstout.blogspot.com/

Back to the Future

2010-02-09T06:28:00.000-08:00

A fun Back to the Future digital doodle!

Ghostbusters Harold Ramis as Egon

2010-02-04T05:32:00.000-08:00

yet another Ghostbusters doodle done at work in illustrator

24 Jack Bauer

2010-01-29T02:22:00.000-08:00

Started watching season 8 of 24. Had fun trying to capture Mr. Sutherland's face.

Enter the Dragon

2010-01-25T01:12:00.000-08:00

Having watched Enter the Dragon last week, here is my take on Bruce Lee. I dont know if the dragons hurt or help, but I felt like trying something new. Anyways, hope you like.

Rubel

2010-01-22T23:28:00.000-08:00

Here is my pic of Rubel, http://caricaturas.enpixels.com/ . Below you can see his pic of me.

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse

2010-01-21T14:30:00.000-08:00

Just watched the Godfather again the other day. I ended up doing a bunch of 30 second sketches trying to find some fun shapes, and then opened up illustrator and spend three hours doing this at work yesterday. I think drawing from memory and only checking a reference every once in awhile to confirm choices has definately helped. Hope you like.

Kaya from the Drawing Board

2010-01-18T14:16:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Kaya (Laure Boucherie) from the Drawingboard. You can check out her work at http://kayatwork.blogspot.com/. Below is the sweet pic she did of me!

Rick Moranis as Tully

2010-01-17T01:33:00.000-08:00

Having just finished watching Ghostbusers on Blu-ray, I thought I'd give Tully a try. He was a little harder than I thought he would be, so I might have to try him again some time.

Nakamura

2010-01-14T01:22:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Shunsuke Nakamura, one of Japan's most famous soccer players.

Beat and NIDO

2010-01-08T16:11:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on Beat Takeshi. He is one of Japan's biggest media personalities.

Today I just got my hands on the second isuse of Nido produced by the talented Zengo. If you are studying japanese or are interested in Japanese caricature artists I recommend picking up a copy. You can order them online at http://cart05.lolipop.jp/LA11294063/. I'm planning on contributing something small for issue 3 due out in July. Check it out if you can!

Tony Mac

2010-01-06T23:57:00.001-08:00

Here is my take on Tony Mac the winner of my January sketch give away!

Happy New Years 2010

2009-12-31T18:55:00.000-08:00

2010 is the year of the tiger according to the Zodiac Calendar. Here in Japan, everyone puts that year's animal on their New Years cards. I don't send New Years cards but I did want to thank everyone who visited my blog and especially those who commented. Your kind words have been a motivation in my life, helping me to be a better artist. Thanks again and have a Happy New Year!

Jack Black as Nacho Libre

2009-12-31T01:27:00.000-08:00

Here is my quick take on Jack Black as Nacho Libre. Probably my favorite movie featuring Jack Black.