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Heroes Con 2013: Table AA-914

the creatures — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:18:54 +0000

Howdy folks! Well, we’re in the final stretch before Heroes Con (June 7-9) and we recently received our table info. If you’re in the area, swing by Table AA-914 in Artists Alley for some CreatureBox Madness.

We’ll have copies of The Monster Volume on hand along with some fancy prints and original artwork. We’ll also be taking head sketch commissions so come on by and put us to work.

To make the weekend even cooler, we’re sharing the 900 block with our pal Skottie Young (AA-915) in addition to drawing over at the Autodesk booth #822,921 on Friday and Sunday @ 11am. To round out the busy weekend, we’ll be part of a Kickstarter panel Saturday morning (check your program guide for exact times and room numbers). It’s going to be a party we tell you!

And for those looking to pick up some original artwork, the Heroes Art Auction on Saturday night is always a blast. This year we went with our childhood stepfathers: Bats and Optimus!

We’re looking forward to talking shop with all the CreatureBoxers out there so feel free to swing by and say hi, or just laugh and point fingers at us. We’re open to anything!

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The Monster Volume: Book Launch!

the creatures — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:51:33 +0000

The last 6 years have been one heck of an adventure. When we decided to collect our full body of work into The Monster Volume, we didn’t really know what to expect. Printing a larger scale project overseas was definitely a mystery to us, while adding Kickstarter to the mix cranked the roller coaster ride to 11.

Over the last 10 months we have been absolutely blown away by the support from CreatureBoxers across the world. We had our share of bumps, delays and monumental learning experiences, but you guys stood by us while we pushed these crazy cartoons out into the world. We can’t thank you enough for that.

After slaying the Kickstarter shipping dragons, we are excited to announce The Monster Volume is available now in our shop. This will be the last of our stock and we currently don’t have plans for a reprint. (We love self publishing, but we need to get our butts back behind the art table.) This might be your best chance to grab the creatures before they scurry back under the bed.

If you already have a book in hand, thanks again for the support! Please spread the word so we can find good homes for these little creatures.

We’re looking forward to returning to the blog with new images and projects, so keep your eyes peeled for the next monstrous chapter!

–the creatures

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Slugterra Development: 4

the creatures — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:44:07 +0000

This week we delve into the Slugterra character designs for the Hooligan Crew, a group of thugs that are always up to no good. And you know you’re in for a good day when you’re asked to concept a robo Hyena.

We’ve also been working away on tons of sketch commissions for the Monster Volume Kickstarter Campaign. It’s been a nice break from the computer and we’ve tried to turn the Crazy Knob to 11.

If you’d like to follow along, we’ve expanded our social pixel slingin’ to a couple more locations:

Twitter
Instagram
Tumblr
Flickr

Hope to see you there!

And don’t forget, our monstrous Digital Collection of our sold-out sketchbook series is hanging out in the shop! Make your mom proud!

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Slugterra Development: 3

the creatures — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:02:17 +0000

This week we have a peek at the Slugterra character designs for Pinto, everyone’s favorite mole rat…man…

Also, we just added the Digital Collection of our sold-out sketchbook series to the shop! The download is a DRM-Free PDF for your desktop or mobile devices and clocks in at 130 pages of madness. It would probably make a great stocking stuffer, though you probably want to fit an iPad mini in there too.

It’s been an amazing year and we can’t thank you all enough for the support over the last several months. We have lots of plans rolling for 2013 and we can’t wait to share them with you. Have an awesome Holiday!

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Boss Fight!

the creatures — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:16:43 +0000

Once in a while a project comes along that we get pretty darn excited about. This time it came in the form of a screen print poster to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Ratchet & Clank. Obviously we have a love for that lombax and his mechanical compadre like no other, but honoring the duo with a huge poster that GLOWS IN THE DARK was simply mind blowing.

The amazing folks over at iam8bit have the print for sale now! There wont be a lot of them, but we think they’ll look super cool hanging over the mantle while you roast chestnuts and sing carols this winter.

So get ‘em while they last!

And from everyone here at CreatureBox (Dave and Greg), we wish you an amazing and restful Holiday Season! We’ll catch you next year where there is sure to be onslaughts of maniacal robots, hordes of horrid creatures and some poor stranded spaceman that crashed into an unsuspecting planet….again.

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Slugterra Development: 2

the creatures — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:45:50 +0000

This week we have a peek at the Slugterra character designs for Trixie and the ever ominous Dr. Blakk! More to come, including a look some slugs and mecha-beasts. Robots and slugs, wooo!

If you’re in the Burbank area Friday-Sunday we hope to see you at CTN-X!

Slugterra airs weekdays on Disney XD @ 3:30pm EST!

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CTN Expo 2012!

the creatures — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:08:40 +0000

It’s tough to believe, but CTN-X is right around the corner! If you’re not familiar, CTN is a fantastic yearly convention uniting some of the greatest creators and producers within the animation industry. All the major studios are presented alongside a fantastic collection of independent artists and animators. In addition to a vibrant exhibition hall, CTN is home to tons of informative lectures and panels covering virtually every aspect of design and animation production.

We had an absolute blast last year and we couldn’t be more excited to head back to the show next week. We’re still working out a few details of our schedule, but we have a few special events to share:

Monster Volume Launch

Friday 11/16/12
4:00pm-6:00pm
The outpouring of support for our artbook has been more than we could have ever imagined. To celebrate, we’ll be officially launching the Monster Volume at a special signing during CTN through Stuart Ng books! Copies will be limited so if you’re interested stop by early so we can get a sketch in your book!

A Monstrous Contest

Alongside our book launch, we’ve joined CTN in a fun little creature design contest. Enter for a chance to win a copy of the Monster Volume, an original drawing and more! More details can be found here: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/creature-challenge/

Designing for Games vs Features, Graphic Novels and or Apps

Saturday 11/17/12
2:00pm-2:45pm
We’ll be joining Doug Tenapel, Michel Gagne, Ryan Woodward and moderator David Breaux Jr. to talk through the ins and outs of character design across a broad range of media. With that lineup, there’s bound to be some wild stories.

How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Sunday 11/18/12
12:30pm-1:45pm
Alongside Jed Henry, we’ll be joining our buddy Jake Parker as he moderates a no holes barred Kickstarter panel. We all look forward to digging deep into the nitty gritty of Kickstarter while sharing insight into our crowdfunding rollercoaster rides.

Hope to see you guys there!

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Slugterra

the creatures — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:47:41 +0000

Last year we had a great opportunity to join forces with Nerd Corps and Disney on an action packed animated series for the 6yr-11yr crowd: Slugterra. The show revolves around the classic battle between good and evil while slinging live ammo in the form of transforming super slugs. After seeing some fantastic test footage we were hooked — action, monsters, robotic vehicles — what’s not to love?

We came on for a few months during pre-production to provide our take on a crazy world they had created. We tackled general style directions, character designs, vehicle designs and countless slugs! As with most productions, several aspects of the show changed before hitting the air. But it’s great to see several of our designs survived the gauntlet of production.

For the next few weeks we thought we’d share some of that slug filled journey and provide a peek into our development process. First up, a couple of the lead heroes: Eli and Kord!

Slugterra airs weekdays on Disney XD @ 3:30pm EST!

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Getting A-Head

greg — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:15:30 +0000

Well things are finally starting to settle down, or at least settle into a quiet lingering rumble. Now on to holding our end of the bargain: drawing a bazillion commission pieces for those of you crazy enough to jump at the higher tiers from our Kickstarter campaign.

It’s nice to finally get back to the drawing board. As we get done with some of these pieces, we’ll be showing them off on our Instagram and Twitter feed. Hope you all get a kick out of them.

And we’ll be continually posting on The Monster Volume’s Kickstarter page with updates where we’ll be showing the progress of the project as it moves through its various stages. That said, there’s a new update tonight that covers off on a lot of what’s happened lately…check it out!

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The MONSTER VOLUME

the creatures — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:19:39 +0000

At long last, we’re extremely excited to announce our new book project: The MONSTER VOLUME. Measuring 8.5″ x 12.5″, this premium hardcover has been a true labor of love. For the last year we’ve been working away on tons of new content including a broad range of creatures, robots, heroes and villains. With over 35 pages of material under our belt, we jumped head first into laying out the book.

Then we had a thought: What if we could include our sold out sketchbooks as well? So we jumped back into our original high res files and reformatted each page to take advantage of the larger book size. In several cases we’ve updated the original spreads with new designs and polish. At the end of the day, the new book clocks in at 140 pages and includes over 35 pages of unpublished work, Thoughts, Scribbles + Madness 1-3 and Palindrone Robot Supply. It’s a beast.

With the book almost ready to go, we’ve launched our first Kickstarter campaign to get across the finish line. As you know, these projects are massive undertakings, and we can’t do it without you. But with your help spreading the word, we’re on our way to publishing our best book ever! We have all kinds of goodies on the Kickstarter page for you to check out, including prints, original art and special editions. We hope to see you there!

Kickstarter Campaign Page

Thanks to everyone for the continued support. Lets make this thing happen!

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