GEAUX Fund Me: Post 4

The 1st wave of Mystery Doodles are being selected, packaged, and mailed off this week to those of you who have supplied me with your addresses! Thank you!

Those of you who have yet to send me your address, please do so- so you can be included with the next wave of Mystery Doodle mail!

Send your address to my personal email: jeauxj@gmail.com

Don't miss out on receiving a unique gift of art!
-Jeaux 

Go back and read my previous GEAUX Fund Me Posts 1, 2 & 3!  

GEAUX Fund Me: Posts 2 & 3

Friday, May 16th 2014 & Saturday, May 17th 2014

Friday & Saturday were spent gathering more supplies and designing a few things for the party.

Here's a look at the Page template I used to do my caricatures on, followed by my artist signage.

I had the artist signage laminated at Fedex/Kinko's as well as printed out my blank pages there too. Did you know you could self laminate there now? Crazy, I know! Whoa!!! I'll slow down now! ;)

Saturday, I went to the bank to get change for the party since I would be selling the caricature drawings.

Sunday, May 18th 2014
Woke up early with a nervous butterfly excitement, partly because I was going to be going to the party with a friend I hadn't seen since my high school days. It was wonderful catching up with her at the party, and fitting because all the music played was music that was big when we were in school together. It honestly felt like no time had passed between us at all! Time can be magical sometimes...

Thankfully, all my art supplies and such fit into my backpack, which made for nice transport and set up. Tanya, was my wonderful Mia Wallace (of Pulp Fiction) assistant, and did an amazing job working the crowd, wrangling people, and $ while I did the creative stuff. We make a great team, and she said she'd be happy to help me out with other caricature events in the future. I can think of no one better to tag team with! Thanks Tanya!

Tanya as Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction. Photo by Liz Ohanesian

The crowd was about 20 some people. But once things started picking up, they really picked up!!! I had a pretty consistent line for about 2 hours or so. I was able to do about 4-5 people which is pretty good for that crowd. When things were slow in the beginning, Tanya modeled for me! I know... I'm a lucky duck! Here are a few of my warm-up drawings of her.

Tanya as Mia Wallace! Photo by Tanya Telford

Tanya as Mia Wallace! I love the markers here! Photo by Tanya Telford

My first cosplay caricature was Drew as Vincent Vega (of Pulp Fiction), Tanya's Mia Wallace cosplay counterpart! He was very nice, and even had a great set of props with him! Like a mysterious glowing briefcase, and even a book from the film! He had a great smile, and I asked him if he wanted to be happy in the pic or bad-ass. He said "Bad-Ass!" So I went with that!

  

Happy customer Drew with his Vincent Vega Cosplay Caricature!

Here are the 2 Pulp Fiction Cosplayers w/ their Caricatures!

Here's an action shot of me working on Drew's pic!

So many markers! Photo by Tanya Telford

My next customers were Kalisa as Marla Singer from Fight Club and her boyfriend Dustin, as Kenny Fisher, aka: Special K from Can't Hardly Wait!

Kalisa as Fight Club's Marla Singer w/ her Cosplay Caricature! 

Action shot of me drawing Kalisa as Marla! Photo by Liz Ohanesian

My drawing of Dustin as Special K! 

I used Pink around Dustin as sort of a nod to Kenny's Pink "Love scented candle" in the film! Can't Hardly Wait was one of my favorites!

Dustin striking his best Special K pose with his Cosplay Caricature

I really wish I could've grabbed a photo of Tony's Cornholio Cosplay Caricature I did! It came out really great and hilarious. I guess the best I can do for now, is put this up:

I also didn't think to get a picture of myself in cosplay. I went as John Connor from Terminator 2. Although, someone did think I was Kevin Smith... Has to be the beard. So this image will have to do until I get photographic evidence from Tanya's mom and Shannon, who was doing photos at Matinee too!

Overall, it was a great party. And it might become a monthly event! Thank you Liz and Diana for putting it together and for inviting me to be a part of it! I had a great, fantastic time! Also, special thanks to Tanya for assisting me and keeping me company! I hope it's the first time of many!

Liz thinks I should bring the Cosplay Caricature idea on the road to comic/anime conventions, and that it would be a big hit there as well! I think she's right, and will for sure look into it!
-Jeaux

Wanna go back and read GEAUX Fund Me: Post 1?

An Update of Sorts

Hi!

I've been a busy bee. Neglectful of this poor little blog. So, I've decided to dust it off, and make a new entry letting you all know what I've been up to as of late.

My major passion projects for 2013 are both in the realm of comics. Los Animales is in the webcomic arena, and Epilogue is in the traditional comic book arena. I'm super excited for both, and have been working super hard on them. Simultaneously.

Los Animales is a new webcomic about Music, Animals, and Broken Hearts. Basically, it's a soap opera type comic about hipster animals who (hardly) work at a record store, called Animal Sounds!

I co-created Los Animales with my friend Liz Ohanesian, who I've known since we were both 15 in highschool. Yes, really! I'm honored to be working alongside her, and couldn't ask for a better collaborator. She's a super talented writer, DJ, and I love her snarky sense of humor. Must be a “Valley” thing.

We recently completed Los Animales' debut chapter: Fours on the Floor, which you can now read in it's furcovered entirety! Chapter 1 clocked in at about 50 pages. I am insanely proud of the work I've been doing on Los Animales, and I really feel it shows. For a brand new webcomic on the block by a couple of n00bs like us, we've gotten some fairly good press and interviews. MTV Geek, Defective Geeks, Geeksmash, IANYAN mag, Drawn, etc. Our brand new webcomic can't even crawl yet, so thank you everyone for your support! It truly means a lot. :)

We also just soft launched Los Animales Chapter 2: NADARAVE! Here's the cover for it. We were going for a post-apocalyptic feel for the cover. What is Nadarave? We're about 8 pages into their tale if you wanna find out. Click here to read: NADARAVE

Speaking of things of a Post-apocalyptic nature, that brings me to Epilogue. Epilogue is a project I'm working on with my good friend, Daniel Levitch. Daniel has his own comic company, Ancient Squid Media and is no stranger to the comics industry. He's also director of Swine, a post-apocalyptic series of shorts with a steampunk aesthetic. He's currently working on turning Swine into a feature length film, and I couldn't be more excited for him!

The most I'm gonna say about Epilogue is that it's a 22 page comic about post-apocalyptic roaches. Daniel is a very talented writer, director, storyteller in whichever media he chooses. I'm very thrilled to be working on this project with him, and we're planning on debuting it at San Diego Comic-con 2013! I know it's gonna get a lot of attention, as it's a unique idea that truly deserves it. Here's what I can show you, a character lineup of some of the main characters in Epilogue. They'd make rad toys!

The comic is actually going to be a Prologue to Epilogue! A perfect introduction to the tale. Thanks for bringing me along for the ride, Daniel!

Combine all this w/ freelance work, and you'll figure out that I'm feeling like a bit of a madman right now. On the freelancery front, I'm currently a design consultant on a “top secret” project for Topps, the card company. I couldn't be prouder of the work I've been doing for them, and word is around the office their brand guys and high-ups dig my stuff! I've also been doing a bit of occasional word processing and graphic design work for a company called Inspector Playground. They inspect and check the safety of children playgrounds. I also designed their logo.

There are other freelance projects weaving their way into my life, brain, and hands soon, but I'll tell you about those when they come closer to materializing. That said, I am always on the lookout for freelance work. Get in touch with me if you, or someone you know is looking for someone like me for a freelance gig. I'd appreciate it.

Crazily yours,

Jeaux

Bakshi Blues: Animator Wanted

Click to make BIGGER.
Submissions are now closed! Thank you to everyone who has applied!   That said, don't let that deter you from sending in your info. We are always looking for talented artists to keep on our radar!
The project I'm working on w/ Animation Legend Ralph Bakshi needs 1 "Old School" traditional, full animation style animator for Bakshi Blues.

You can help us spread the word.

Know someone who'd be great for this? Pass it along to them.

Can you post this on your site, blog, or tumblr for us? We'd appreciate it.

If you'd like to submit, email me a list of your credits or resume (IMDb or Linkedin), and a link to your animation reel (youtube or vimeo preferred). Please use the subject line: Bakshi Blues Animator.

Thanks!
-Jeaux Janovsky

Lloyd Kaufman IS MERMAID WIZARD!!!

And we've got our first celebrity cast in the Wee Straw-Beary animated film (when it happens)!





The one and only Lloyd Kaufman, CEO of Troma Films! He'll be playing one of my favorite characters in it, the Mermaid Wizard™!!! :D

If you wanna know who Mermaid Wizard is, you're gonna have to buy the book when I print up the next batch.

The 1st run was a Very limited edition of 20 that were all sold, traded, or gifted at Comic-con this year. This next batch will be small too.

I'll be setting up a paypal soon so you can order a copy of the soon to be Critically Ashamed Underground Classic!





I feel good, like James Brown, baby!

-Jeaux Janovsky

SDCC 2012 Exclusive- The Wee Strawberry

Sample page from my new SDCC 2012 exclusive mini-comic, The Wee Straw-Beary!

Not for children, btw.

It's gonna be a Very Limited print run. 20 copies or less. I'll be selling them for $5 bucks a pop, or willing to trade.

If you'd like one, now's your chance to speak up. Email me at: jeauxj@gmail.com to reserve your copy of a soon to be Critically Ashamed underground classic!
-Jeaux Janovsky

Bid on my Dreamworld Limited Edition JX Poster!

Via Sneak Attack: at Friday’s (Mar. 9th) Dreamworld screening you can bid on a Limited Edition JX poster from artist Jeaux Janovsky (co-creator of the animated sequences used in the film from the series, “Life After Myth”)!!!

Dreamworld Trailer: http://vimeo.com/30690341

Life After Myth Trailer: http://coldhardflash.com/2010/07/hertford-conjures-life-after-myth.html
-Jeaux

Jeaux's In Demand w/ Time Warner Cable's On Demand!

My "Pop Culture Cool" Interview at Calarts w/ Time Warner Cable's producer Kyle Maki premieres today & is now up on Time Warner Cable's Video OnDemand service!

(I really do love reading Steinbeck.)
You will be astonished at Kyle's Kubrick like shots, the BIG Stop motion scene, my rugged good looks, and intellectual views and insights on cartooning and life. Kyle really asked some hard-hitting questions, and I HARDly answered back. Wait, that sounds wrong. I answered him back HARDer!
This is for Time Warner Cable subscribers only, so if you don't have TWC I'd suggest going to a friend's house that does have it, or pay your cable guy a couple extra bucks if you know what I mean. J/k.

So, here's how you can view:

Dear Time Warner Cable Subscribers,
Go to Channel 1 or Select OnDemand on your remote.
Select "Local"
Select "SoCal's Best"
Select "Pop Culture Cool"
Select "Art- Jeaux Janovsky"

Simple as that!

I'm not sure if this will be appearing online in a few weeks or not, if at all so you might have to cozy up with a friend who does have TWC so you can viddy it. So let's get it a Futz TON, MEGA LOTTA views!
Wanna see some behind the scenes pix from the shoot? Feel free to check them out here: http://allofmyheroes.blogspot.com/2012/02/photo-shoots.html!
I'd like to give a thanks and a shout-out to producer Kyle for setting this awesomeness up, Time Warner cable, Their On Demand peeps, and all the So Cal 101 tv folks for making this happen! Special thanks goes out to all of you too for watching it! And when you do watch it, drop me a line letting me know what you thought!!!
Hit me up at jeauxj(at)gmail(dot)com or find me and leave a comment on Facebook, or Twitter!
Woot!
-Jeaux

Photo Shoots!

01/20/2012
Liz & I went to the mall to work on our Animal Sounds Webcomic. She wrote about it too.
Here are some pix from that excursion:

The Mall.

Zombie Apocalypse?

Yes. Yes, they do have a rave store. Photo by Liz O.


01/29/2012
My buddy Daniel & I are working on a graphic novel together called, Epilogue. Here's our pix from our Epilogue photo shoot:

Leaving our mark.

waterfall

"What's that they say about good intentions?"

01/30/2012
I was recently interviewed by Kyle Maki.
Kyle's a producer for Time Warner Cable and he recently interviewed me at my Alma Mater, Calarts, for a pop culture segment that will air soon on TWC's on demand service. Keep your eyes peeled here for mo' info on that (and how to watch it) in the future!
Here are some behind the scenes pix:

Kyle setting up for the big stop motion scene!

The subject & the Sub-Level! Time Warner Cable Interview GO! Photo by Ava Alamshah

Behind the scenes candid shot! Photo by Ava Alamshah

Thanks Kyle, Daniel & Liz!

2012 is shaping up to be pretty f*cking rad, thus far! Keep it comin'!"

Stay Tooned,
Jeaux

Nice Package!

Happy Holidays from Porter Duck & Jeaux Janovsky!
-Jx

Tweet Adventure 09/19/2011

To view each panel bigger style, Click it!

























This was an experiment where I took a day's worth of my live tweeting/Facebook Statuses and turned them into a small comic, complete with the "Likes" and comments I received from my friends thru-out the day.
I hope it's not offensive to the participants, if it is let me know and I'll take you off the comic.
That day I had an interview for a job at Trader Joe's in Silverlake where my gf Ava works. I ended up not getting the job, but I did get offered a job soon afterwards as well as this neat little comic outta the experience!
Feel free to add me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter!
Thanks for reading!
-Jeaux