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Sweet one Guy! I bet it was hard to draw that pig and make him look that transparent- you got skillz!

Hey it looks great and the technical skill is superb but... I can't allow it without some readings from an EMF detector or something. For all I know, it's a partially transparent tree playing the banjo. Sorry.

ok, I'm laughing out loud, this is fabulous!

Guy, you just turned your good lookin witch pic into a pig and changed the broom into a banjo. I would say it's a copout, but it's a pretty solid image.

oooo she's great!

If I were a witch I would turn my broom into a banjo too. I don't know that I would stay a pig, but witches seem to like that kind of look.

Very cool!!

Absolutely adorable!!! Miss witch piggy sure does have style!

i love your illustrations. amazing.

Oh how cool is that!!!! Thats really great! Love it!

hee, hee! still going strong, i see, on the piggy banjo front? :))

she's great, guy! :)

Very sexy. :D

Somehow this wasn't what I thought it would look like when pigs fly! LOL I liked how the striped cat goes with her leggings and hat.

Hahahaha! Great one Guy! Way to keep the "banjo pig" thing going! Talk about an original...! This ROCKS!

That is a clever twist.

he he he he he! This is hilarious and I love this piggy!! Oh my goodness how cute!! Great illustration and character!!!

oh I loveeeeeeeeeee piggies!!! how cute is this piece...I have to check out that site!!!

wwwwoooooooooooooahhhh! I'm surly missin out on something here bro!
Howdy?
Some lovely stuffs in here!

keep em rolling!

Guy, I've been following your blog for a while but this is my first comment. These pigs have been brilliant. Your last post was my most favorite. There was really a lot of personality and energy in that drawing!Fun, fun stuff.

haha...awesome!

Too funny!

CooooooL!!!I like it...:)

Well, I can't very well stand idly by and not toss my own hat into the ring. We're talkin' about PIGS after all...

http://sean-ashby.blogspot.com/2010/06/dueling-banjos.html

hahaha brilliant with the duelin!

( Im actually movin closer to you btw so we should do lunch one of these days )

Dude,
You forgot the link to my blog. Gotta fix that so folks can see the Hambanjo.

Oops...I guess I haven't been doing my due dilegence. You linked to my FIRST banjo pig from May 28th, but I forgot to let you know more came out of the pen (double meaning there) on the 29th, 30th and (kind of) June 1st.

Keep linking my friend...having a blast seeing eveyrone's take.

Greg, I didn't forget you. I linked to your blog, but it didn't show up. It's fixed now.

Jeff, you've been busy. I'll add the new ones soon. Great stuff. Nice banjo vids too.

Dang that is one buff pig! I love his groupie!

Hey Guy... Every time I get my pig up... I stop by and you're ahead of me with another one. This one is great! My fave so far. Great expressions, poses and color. Very cool!

http://iedelen.blogspot.com/2010/06/banjo.html

I gave it a try.

Hey Guy, here's another one for you. Now throw me a bone and link into my blog too.

http://gregnewbold.blogspot.com/2010/06/banjo-pig-blues.html

Gentlemen, hats off to what could be the finest internet phenom since Hamster Dance. Keep those pigs pickin!

Hi Guy, here's my banjo pickin pig. Enjoy! http://discored.blogspot.com/2010/05/piggy-mountain-breakdown.html

Hi Guy. I had to jump on this banjo-playin' pig bandwagon too. http://gregwallaceink.blogspot.com

Hah, now that's a great pig in mud? Happy as pig in mud playing the banjo, has a ring to it!

PS Jack sent me :)

.... and if you win, you get this shiny banjo made of gold; but if you lose the devil gets..... some bbq ribs! Another great picker and grinner Guy!

Banjo pig #2 has been added... still 2 behind you :o)

I totally love all the dueling banjo pig. Maybe I'll have to do one just for fun. :)

I have joined the fray...

http://jeffoverturf.blogspot.com/

More tomorrow. Best Banjo Pig showdown I've ever witnessed.

Yer on! (In a couple of days when I meet my deadline.)

http://www.stacycurtis.blogspot.com

This looks fantastic! The flies are a nice touch ;)

Sounds like a challenge. You got it guy! Let the duel begin. :o)

I wanna play!!!

Jack, you made a mighty fine Banjo pig.

Will and Jeff, bring it on.

So, are all your pigs left handed?

David, it's a little know fact that pigs are ambidextrous. This pig IS left handed, the first one was just holding his banjo upside down. A not so little know fact-- pigs are stupid.

Wow, the things I learn on blogs!

He's adorable!!

Have you ever heard Ryan Shupe's song- Banjo Boy? "Banjo Boy, We love you! We wish we could play the banjo too!"

Great banjo pigs!

Love the underwater colors! Great one Guy!!! Love stopping by to see your terrific stuff! Happy New Year my friend!

That's just plain ol' great, Guy.
That would look nice framed ... and hanging on my studio wall.

I like her. Nice eyes

awesome! love your blog :)

Looks like real work to me.... real good work :)

Awesome with the lovliness!

Hope all is grand in the Magical world of Francis' and a hearty belated "Happy New Year" squelch!!!

Great character, great mustache! I love his expression.

I quite agree. There's just something about a confident mustache that puts things into perspective.

Hey! This is the guy who made my new driver's license at the DMV on Monday. I'm sure of it.

Nope. He's the worker at our post office. I promise. (Good work as usual, Guy)

Even your quick sketch paintings ROCK!

Work From Home india

I've seen a lot of your work, and still I'm struck with the diversity, eye-popping colors, and the expressions you can give your characters. Great fun!
Thanks for sharing Guy!

lovely Mr Fancis... simply lovely

always good to see something so cute...

Never lame! Don you ever say that!!

I love the ruff look with this one it adds alot more character

She looks bored and definitely impatient. My daughter has the same cool stockings. Nice!

Your work (this blog) is TOO fun!
I didn't think Bonnie was lame at all..her pose and palette say it all. I'm very happy to have discovered your work this evening...my I have a lot to work on. : )

Great character and pose!

Nice work! I'm glad you weren't paying attention in class. :O)

Are you sure it's not spelled "gwarsh?"

Nice profile on the second one.

you handle the gouache really well. Also, I'm excited about the dummy you showed in Bro-tique. So fun!

Lovely!

nice detail work on the chest and arm hair. Very life like.

I'm building that just for fun!

So great! I especially like the pipes and metal bucket.

Looks even better in color. Happy New Year Guy.

Nice jobs!
Happy new year!

Loooks really good. I'm not quite sure what he is doing in the picture but it looks good anyway!

Hahaha! Great art you have here i like :) great color...

Ha, that's pretty good.
Also, I love the demo you have. I watched it the other day with my 6 month old on my lap and even she seemed to be quite enthralled.

Hey Man, your illustrations are fantastic. I really enjoyed the video you posted of your work process. Your painting is very nice..the colours reflected on character's faces is especially great. nice work!

have a nice new year!

WICKED Fun!! wonderful painting as always! BTW, I am passing you a blogger award, please check my blog for TAG. :)

LOVE that you did this! maybe better qualite, and closer or something to really see the details when you are working

what pen are you using? in the middle end, it looks see through

Great work as always, and thanks for posting this, Mr. Tacos, I'm always intrigued to see how other artists work. How long did that take, just out of curiosity?

Cheers.

Very nice (the song from "The Triplets of Belleville" was a nice choice, too!)

Are the last touches (the highlights and backlights) done with something opaque like acrylic or gauche?

Thanks for the comments
designsender- I think you're right about getting a better quality. I learned a lot by doing this. The clear pen is just a paintbrush with a clear handle. It's from Royal.

Mr. Robert- The first part was 11 minutes, then my battery died. The second half was about 5 minutes. I took a lot longer to build the video.

Sean- The whole thing is in acrylic. The highlights were just white acrylic.

Thanks for the video. I learn a little something new every time I watch someone else paint. Yes, the quality of the video was a little off, but I got the drift of what you were doing and learned a few things. I'm sure you'll get better at it.

I like it! its cool to see how you work. Now what I want to know is...

how long did it really take??

thank you for sharing the process with us... its a real treat watching a master at work... also enjoyed the other leetal gif images which you've put up... very nice... :)

Hi!
Just discovered you and your blog. Amazing work! Thanks for posting this - I always enjoy seeing other artists at work like this.

Keep posting!

Man, great texture. It really looks like you had fun doing this. Really fun treatment on the background too. I like how it feels terrifying.

Jed

This is just bizarre funny. A goat-zombie by itself is an awesome idea. But you've got him dressed as though just before he met his end he was on his way to his part-time at Best Buy. That's just really silly. I love it.

Hey! It looks AWESOME!!!

Somehow you can turn anything creepy or scary into hilarious. It's a gift.

Cute and fresh illo. Great expression.

looks like a happy memory to me!

ha ha


cute

nice drawing

hahaha... Excellent expression. Wonderful illo!!

A wonderful drawing style; yes, do do some more!

I like this character.

I love your style.
The expression is fantastic.
Cata

Great character and expression. Nice piece.

Mmm. I like it. Reminds me of some older chap who could be strolling around our neighborhood. I would stop to talk to him.

I love your doodles. I wish mine were as sublime!

Very cute- love the colors!

I love robots! especially one's with clean teeth... there must be dentists in your family... great illo!

Very funny! I took a look at your website and I love it! Great work! Keep on going!

This is a great illo! Your description really cracked me up too :)

Pretty fierce, does the number on his chest mean that there are another thirteen fierce robots out there or has this one just had a bad day?:)

It seems like most robots (in my experience) are typically of the congenial sort, but the ones that stand taller than, say, a multi-story building, for some reason tend to lean toward the irritable side.

Still a cute little guy, despite some obvious "personality conflicts".

he looks pretty peeved off... great illo, love the expression of the robot

What a great robot, and setting. I love it.

oh, i love so much all of your sketch paintings!

Why?

Just kidding before. I love the tan lines.

I love to draw pigs too!

You seem to have the three little pigs theme going, and their lives after their encounter with the Big Bad Wolf. Hilarious stuff Guy!

Love your pigs!! SOoo cute!!

Ha, sounds like my daughter! The other day she came up to me and said, "Dad, I know why mom's so skinny, she runs around at work. But you go to the office and sit on your butt all day, thats why your so fat."

Great pig drawings :)

Ah priceless.

That's what I thought when I met you...

I'm laughing right out loud!

Next time be ready with "Oh, I thought you'd be taller and have more teeth."

I like your likeness in the pig...less hair on top. :-)

That. is. awesome. :)

That's the thing about school visits, you should always have at least one water balloon on hand.

That's the thing about school visits, you should always have at least one water balloon on hand.

You're balding? Huh... I never knew. I just thought your hair was turning pink.

Love the pigs. Especially since little J-- snorts like one every time she cries.