How to get on Oprah's Book Club list
I know this post will probably end up in the top search results for Oprah’s Book Club soon so if anyone who knows anyone on the show who wants to get me on as a guest, I’d be willing for sure.
Update: It only took a few days, but here’s the Google image result!
gabe in color!!!!! wahoo!!!!!
although for some reason the term “double mast” makes me want to go to burger king…
the only way you can keep her from running is to take the double staff and drive it through her heart.*
* the opinions expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of gabrielutasi.com, mr. utasi, or the poor chinese kids forced to draw his cartoons in sweatshop conditions.
meester ootasi: my village got free apples for our school. i was very excited to have an apple but as it turns out it was just a big plastic box. sometimes i dream of having a pc but i have heard they have bugs. still, you are a funny man. grandmama says hello and a pox on you for not giving her coffee.
I just picked up a Drawing Tablet for home use and should have got one years ago. Fun stuff. Here’s a quick doodle.
Digital Sketch by award-winning artist Gabriel Utasi
i’m betting amazonians work cheap.
plus, it’s just fun to say amazonian.
Step three is adding color areas and adding detail to faces and hands. There's a few weird color bits happening still, but I'm planning on fixing that.
someone was actually wearing a tie at a poker game? that just seems wrong.
Yeah, but I made up for it by not wearing any pants.
if you play poker without pants so you gotta be reaaaaaally careful about raising.
Here we have step two of the Poker Night illustration. Well, closer to a step three, because step two was to apply a wash of brownish color over the entire sketch to give me a neutral starting point. I then went in and painted the darks in. Here I started painting the lighter values and skin tones, which look fine in person but scan as a bright yellowy color. I'll be adjusting that as the painting progresses.
This is the first step of the Poker Night illustration. I used a reference photo and cropped and changed some details from the original photo.
excellent! well worth five bucks!
I won’t spend it all in one place! Thanks!
and 30 years old is the new 50.
You can say that again.
and 30 years old is the new 50.
hey, you’re right! i can!
Good one, Gabe! So true.
ALMOST TIME FOR THE ANNUAL GABRIEL UTASI FOURTH OF JULY SPECTACULAR COMIC EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT ALL TONIGHT!!!!!
oh, man. it’s the Great July 4 Comic Letdown of 2009. at last i know how Cubs fans feel …
It’s the economy, you know.
ok, just sent $5 paypal. ($5 is the new $3, you know.) now you are financially obligated to amuse me. although for a paltry five bucks, you can keep the amusement to a minimum…
actual report from flagstaff crash:
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a midair collision between two emergency medical service helicopters last year was that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other helicopter on approach to the helipad.
who doesn’t love a musician in a jaunty beret?
isn’t Medica marijuana the really strong stuff grown on the Mexican border? (not that i know anything about this subject…)
i was told there would be coupons on this site. what the hell?
No coupons. But feel free to confess your infidelities.
i must confess my infidelity. i visited the “pearls before swine” site yesterday.
and yes, even his blog. http://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/
but it meant nothing to me, really. this is the comic i truly love.
I kinda figured her for a Mac. Either way, she’s ALL MINE.
i was going to say Big Mac, but decided that wouldn’t be PC
I dont normally post comments to blogs but I have to say this is a great post and a big thanks for this blog post.
YAY GABE’S BACK!!!!!!!!! but drawn on 4-07? you have been holding out on us?
have you learned nothing???
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gabe’s stand-in cartoon of the day
two cats walk into a bar. sitting at the next barstool is a dog who has just had an encounter with a skunk. one cat asks, “what’s that funny smell?” the other cat says, “can’t be the dog. dogs aren’t funny.”
hello, earth people. just a note that “i want some coffee,” the highly celebrated winner of the international gabriel utasi coffee contest and scone bar, has changed locations. smellydog site on youtube shut down after it was besieged by internet marketing scam looking to tie cat puppets with ponzi schemes. new site is below.
http://www.youtube.com/garbanzosmith
and a reminder to the venerable mr. utasi that we miss him here a lot and hope he gets his sorry ass back into gear toot sweet.
yes, i just enjoy typing “toot sweet.”
in the spirit of the new “garfield without garfield” comics, in which the principal character is removed and high hilarity ensues, i present “utasi without utasi.”
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ok, i’m still working on the concept.
gabe’s stand-in cartoon of the day
the cat detective and the dog detective walk into the dark warehouse. “i’ve got a funny feeling about this,” the dog detective says. “no, you don’t,” says the cat detective. “you’re a dog.”
Thanks for filling in the space! I thought that lowering the output of my free product would help drive more interest.
gabe’s stand-in cartoon of the day
dog asks cat is he can borrow his cell phone. No, says cat. Dogs aren’t phoney.
gabe’s stand-in cartoon of the day
guy and woman in bar. “where have you been all my life?” asks the woman. “actually, my name is Bob,” he says.
gabe’s stand-in cartoon of the day
dog standing next to fast food stand. tail catches on fire from propane fire. as he stands in flames next to sign that reads “HOT DOG”, one cat says to the other, “ok, THAT’S funny.”
alternative comic of the day
woman with hobo says to nearby guy, “would you like to smell my bum?”
alternative to the alternative stand-in comic of the day
naked guy standing in front of bunch of guys in robes says “Oh. I thought you said NUDIST monk.”
in all fairness, it’s made with rich whole milk mozzarella cheese and a hint of cheddar, sauce from vine-ripened California tomatoes, and dough from fine White Great Plains flour. also, it’s made with rich whole milk mozzarella cheese and a hint of cheddar, sauce from vine-ripened California tomatoes, and dough from fine White Great Plains flour. and as if THAT’S not enough, did i mention that t’s made with rich whole milk mozzarella cheese and a hint of cheddar, sauce from vine-ripened California tomatoes, and dough from fine White Great Plains flour.
and the cheezy bread, 2 liter cokes and gratuity mean your final bill will STILL come in under $30. so there.
i just enjoy saying doily.
doily.
my, that WAS satisfying.
meester ootasi
again you taunt me with you funny pictures about food. pizza in my village is made when a cat walks in front of a bus. a pox upon your chicken.
the octomom is a procreator.
get it? procreator? hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
sorry.
glad you’re back!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 21st, 2009 at 4:22 am
damn leftist cartoonist.