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So Sorry! I Suck!

There is quite a bit going on in Casa De Hammer. Rather than go into a rather boring diatribe of whoa and heartache, which benefits no-one, let me instead spread the joy of positive happenings.

Savvy-U.com has made some very large strides forward, and I will likely be working it full time in the near future. We are currently in negotiations with 2 multi-billion dollar companies and a 3rd company that does DOE contract work. Savvy U will provide the training for new staff and professional certification continued education credits. These are all big deals, and can really get the company rolling. If any of them happen I will be 40 hours a week from home on this company, and we will be looking for Multimedia people, animators etc.


Janos, a super secret comic project that I am forming with Shane Nitzche. It appears we have the team complete with some very talented and influential insiders (8 people in all). Shane Nitzsche has literally been working on this for 15 years. It is epic in scope and ambition. I cannot wait to start showing the project to everyone. I am currently inking and painting the first cover, which was drawn by Shane. After that I will be doing some sequential work, tons of painting, inking, web stuff and what-ever else needs to be done. The first two 64 page issues are nearly written. We have been recording every meeting from the very first one… There is so much to share about this one project, and I can’t do it yet, but stay tuned. This is the project that has held me back from posting images here recently, as I have been working on it and cannot display those images yet. I am also doing quite a bit of character and ship/prop concept work for it. All in all a major comic project.


I am looking to divest myself of everything else at this time. I have many websites, most are self sustaining but several need constant updates, and I have come to realize that I do not have the time nor the desire to make them what they should be. So here is what I am looking to do, I want to either sell them off or partner with someone who can take the time to write, and work the sites to a profitable point. Most are PR 3-4 and have descent traffic. So if you are looking to get into blogging, or are just looking to expand your blogging efforts contact me with the topic you are interested in and I’ll let you know if I have a site available in that arena. We can talk more after that. There is also the potential for partnership with several international advertising agencies and such that is in the works with several other network owners. These are all turn key websites that just need someone writing daily for them. The posts don’t need to be novels but should offer value to the reader on the subject of the particular. I have several hundred sites, I need writers not web developers, all have been SEO’d to a very high degree.
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Multicampers Comic Strip

So far it is a work in progress as Soup and I work through the characters, story lines and look of the comic. But there are currently a few strips up at The Funniez.

So out of the gate Multicampers is the adventures of a group of airsoft fanatics in their battle to cope with reality and conquer an imaginary world of camouflage and military simulation. However today we decided that it will pour out into a much broader range of topics including Geocacheing, mountaineering, and general outdoorsy topics.

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Blob, Creature Painting

Blob Creature
Another creature painting, this time an angry blobulous monster. I have been quite busy recently with freelance work, but am always looking for more. This particular image is one of several I am creating. It is perhaps less dynamic than it should be, and the camera angle is my typical 6 foot perspective. Regardless I had tons of fun creating this image, and now look forward to the next one, which will be far more dynamic. I already have many ideas to make this image better, and someday hopefully I will have the free time and desire to go back at it. For now it is as it will be.
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Goblin Joust Update


All of a sudden I find myself swamped with freelance work. it seems to come in waves like most things. So, rather than go into those boring details... Though they are actually quite exciting, I thought I'd show the updates made to this painting.

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GWAHHH! New Painting

Whats He See Painting

This painting is still in progress, but it has been about a week since I last posted, so I thought you all might like to see what I am working on. You might recognize it from a recent sketch “whats He See?”. I very much like where this one is going, even with the odd square format.

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Contests!

Every month Gnomon Workshop puts on a contest where they give away several thousand dollars worth of their training DVD’s. My Catacombs painting won said contest in February of 2008, since then I have not entered. Not that I would enjoy entering again, I just rarely have the time to finish a painting to that level of polish in any given month. Well this month I am going to try and get an entry submitted. The topic this month is Gothic Beauty and I have just over a week, in which I am REALLY busy with work projects. As if that isn’t enough I am also going to enter the CG Challenge at CGSociety.org Challenge 24 “Secret Agent”. This challenge I have a VERY low chance of winning, but the prizes are very impressive, the competition is top notch, their is a reasonable amount of time and I have a great idea for my image.

For me the competitions are fun, because I am a competitive person and like to see how I stack up against the best people in the world. In addition the exposure never hurts, heck the judges even looking at my image is great, and who knows maybe I’ll create an image that just blows everyone away


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Short Story - Fall of Helinor

Writing stories of a fanciful nature is something to which I desire, however I am far from a proficient author. This short story is the first of a world I have imagined in my mind from the time I was a small child. It is a mix of fantasy and Sci-Fi. Much like the worlds of Star Wars there is much of the future and much of the ancient past. It is a world in which science and magic are one and the same, maybe science has advanced that far, or maybe science is based on the magic. This short is just flowing from the top of my head, no planning, just typing words as they come. It is an experiment of sorts for me.

“The Fall of Helinor”
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Ze Joust Sketch

Joust, sketch, concept, drawing

It is hard to look noble with such a steed. This sketch is heavily influenced by Brian Froud and his designs for the movie "Labyrinth".

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Angel of Fury

Angel of Fury

This painting was begun as a speedpaint while I was attending the Massive Black/Concept Art event in Seattle 2008. It has been worked over so many times it little resembles the original. I have this idea for an angel of fury that is literally an animate explosion. Why would a “living” explosion need a sword? Maybe the sword is the talisman of his power, who knows.

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Updated Diver Down painting

Diver Down Update

As is typical of one of my digital paintings, the first "final" image is never the last. I don't know if it is just the process of posting the image that allows me to see it clearly, or if some other mental trick is at play, but it is very common for me to think I am done and then revisit the image mere hours later.

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Diver Down Painting

For more Check out my portfolio site C-Hammer.com
Diver Down

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Singing My Favorite Song

Just thought of recording my voice singing my favorite song! Hope you enjoy listening! ( Sorry for the noises...darn neighbors!)
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I'm Back!

I’m back! Whoa that was more than a month of hiatus! No, I was not stricken by a terrible disease nor was I bitten by the lazy bug. In fact, I had been quite busy. I know that is not an excuse but it’s the truth.

Unfortunately, I can’t share what I have been working on. Confidential matters. I also had (and still) a hard time with my internet connection. Ever since that earthquake hit Taiwan more than a month ago, service in my location has been on and off. It is quite frustrating. Speed is at a snails pace


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The "Boga" Bang

Filipinos welcome the New Year with a Loud Bang. Different noisemakers, usually in the form of pyrotechnics, assured that local manufacturers made a killing during this period. However, the sluggish economy, high cost and the government crackdown has affected the industry dramatically.

With firecrackers becoming more expensive, it is not surprising that one of the hottest alternative noisemaker this season is the “Boga.” A Filipino slang for cannon, it is based on the traditional bamboo cannon. The Boga was first made by an enterprising Filipino in the province of Cavite last year. It is an ordinary PVC tube with one end, squirted with denatured alcohol and then ignited with a lighter or stove igniter. The latest incarnation of the device employs a triggering mechanism made out of toy guns


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