I need a name for this thing!

What does one call their toy line, or line of drawings? I could just go with the art of Isaac Marzioli...but that's kind of lame. My first thought for my blog was 'blah blah blog' - but the only reason I had that in my head was because it's a game they play on the Adam Carolla show.

Back in the beginning this blog was dedicated to the penguin pictures I was either drawing or painting - it was a simpler time. I had a name - the boring penguin blog. It sounded terrific to me. I loved penguins (still do) and I know everyone else was getting sick of hearing about them and seeing me draw only that one subject.

There was quite a lull in the production of penguin drawings - and what took it's place was my freelance work. From there I started developing as an artist, and what I was drawing started to vary.

At one point I was thinking of doing a t-shirt line or some form of merchandise - and i drew this picture:

It seemed perfect - and it was a bit of cute (which is what I draw) with a bit of macabre (which is the twist to my cute drawings).

So eventually I changed the name of my blog to Zombie Baby Pictures...but it seems to be lacking. Doesn't it? What I'm afraid of is that people see zombie and will automatically assume it has to have zombies in it. Fleshy decay and brains being eaten. But I was trying to be figurative with the use of zombie.

Anyway - If someone happens to read this - and can think of a word or phrase or something that would sum up my art or a possible toy line based on my drawings, then feel free to share it. I'm working on a couple of ideas, but nothing really screams out at me like Zombie Baby Pictures...or the boring penguin blog...

Illustration Friday: Late

I did this painting a little while ago...it's called Zombie Baby Pictures...because it was suppose to be the first in a series of pictures staring zombie babies...I've got a bunch more that I've drawn thumbnail versions...but even whenever it is that I get to those, they won't be on this level...I'm currently working in a very painterly cartoon style...whereas when I did this picture I wanted it to be incredibly realistic (as far as I could draw) but still have lines...so it would have a strange hyper realism to it. And as we all know, Zombies are dead, making this quite a late baby (which is how it ties into Illustration Friday)



I'm also quite proud of the pushpin sticking in the picture - that turned out quite well...

Zombie Baby Pictures: the beginning

This is for a start up company called Zombie Baby Pictures. They delve into the macabre and things that are cute and evil. The drawing was done and cleaned up in Adobe Illustrator and then painted in Photoshop.
Originally they were going to call the company Dead Baby Pictures, but people have a problem with dead babies. Now Zombie babies - who can complain about that? The little tyke is up and crawling and hungry for a little brain.
Anyhow - it's a great little company - and I look forward to working with them in the future.

Zombie Baby Pictures

There's nothing like sifting through the trash for some tasty morsel when suddenly the garbage starts biting back! Watch where you sift your hand - broken bottles, used diapers, spoiled food are unappetizing things to run across - but there is much worse. In Found Zombie Baby Trash we find a warning for our dumpster diving friends - One man's trash is another man's raging biting death.

Found Zombie Baby Trash is the line drawing to a forthcoming painting by Isaac Marzioli for Zombie Baby Pictures.