Submitted my idea to ThinkGeek.com

Well today I submitted an idea to +ThinkGeek  to see if they would sell my product idea on their site. So in the next 60 days 'their timeline not mine' I should know if my idea is good enough to be sold on +ThinkGeek . Wish me luck everyone.

According to their site the submission process could take up to 60 days for them to respond. To be honest I' m hoping I get some contact before that point. I don't want to give away what the idea is completely but I can share with you the logo I created for it. ~WINK~ ~WINK~

Please don't forget to vote on the poll there is only 35 days left to vote.

Until next time,

H

Submitting my idea to ThinkGeek.com

Hey everyone,

      Today I looked into getting my zombie merch sold on +ThinkGeek I have read over all of their guidelines which can be read by following this {LINK}. The guidelines are fairly straightforward and simple enough. The only thing is right now I plan to make each one of my designs into stickers through +RedBubble.

             The problem I' am seeing is do I continue to try and keep control of my designs and how they are sold and marketed or should I close down the +RedBubble store and pursue having my ideas sold on +ThinkGeek. The downside to +ThinkGeek is that you get a base pay for them accepting the idea and then royalties there after for the life of the product. I know this may seem fairly straight forward to some but as an artist I' m very careful when it comes to sending my art to a larger company as they could not copy my work but use it for concept.

              Now let me say that my girlfriend, myself and her entire family buy from +ThinkGeek all of the time so I can say with strong confidence that they would likely never do that. But someone may you can never be completely sure here. A huge plus to having my ideas being sold on +ThinkGeek  is the fact of how many people my design will reach. Also let's face it were else do you go to find awesome zombie,bacon, or +Dr Who  merch. What I would like to know from all of you is this. Should I continue to run my +RedBubble store? or Should I submit my ideas to +ThinkGeek and see if my designs are goo enough to be sold on their kick ass site.

               The poll will be added to the right side of the Blog so please vote and let me know what you think I should do.Also here are the two current design I have added to  my +RedBubble store.

     

The newest sticker can be purchased Directly from my Redbubble Store.

Cheers,

Joshua

First zombie sticker of my collection.

So as far as you may know over the past few weeks I have been drawing these Zombie characters.

As of right now there are currently 12 sketches that will be turned into stickers for you sticking fun. I have only completed one of these as of right now.

The image of the sticker is displayed nicely here to the left. The stickers can also be purchased @ My Store


Please let me know what you all think. If you would like to view the other 12 images that I have created they can be view on my Deviant Art Page



Cheers,

Joshua

Zombies ZoMbIeS zOmBiEs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I know it has been quite a while sense I have updated anything. With that said I apologize and I'am happy to say it is for good reason. I have really been focusing getting work and being gainfully employed. Tomorrow I have an interview with a company I used to work for last year, the difference this time is I will be working directly for the company as last time it was more third party work. So wish me luck.

On to the art that you all love so much.... I bought a small sketch book a few weeks back and I have been really getting into these little zombie characters I have been drawing. Let me know what you all think.

Each one of these sketches are going to be run through +Adobe Illustrator and turned into stickers and you'll be able to purchase them here online.

Cheers,

Joshua

Introducing Alijim

So last night I was looking up at the moon and I got some ideas for little aliens. And without further ado here is Alijim.

 (He likes +DUBSTEP ) 

Let me know what you think.

Cheers,

Joshua

Updates!

Hey Everyone,

 It has been a few days sense my last update and I'll right let you know why. I have been trying frantically to find a steady job although the economy is on the rise unemployment does seem to have changed any only gotten worse. I have been working on a comic that I ' am sure most have you have seen here on my blog and as of late I have put it on stand-by not only because I don't have the time to focus on it, I also don't quite like the way it is turning out.

 So in the future I will complete the comic and I will be releasing it for free instead of on +Kindle  due to the amount of time it is going to take me to complete. As of right now I' am spending a lot of time in +Adobe Illustrator  drawing and coming up with new things daily.

(Here is a little cartoon I have been designing and working on for a little while now.)

(Here are some sketchbook entries.)

Let me know what you think of the toon and I will be posting more art here very soon.

Also check out my +deviantART page @http://hastingsillustration.deviantart.com/

Until next time, Cheers,

Joshua

Prices in the store.

Hey everyone I'am going to keep this short because I' am working on something right now.

I need to know what you all think so I can adjust things accordingly.

Thanks everyone. Cheers, Joshua

Hey everyone Zombie Captain America is complete!

So after a few grueling days I have completed my Captain America Zombie illustration. Here are a few images for your viewing pleasure.

This is the finale image after rendering.

Zombie Captain America Iphone case

Oh but wait I got more for you.

We got baseball T's

Hoodies both zip up and pull over.

And oh yes we even have stickers.

 So go and get your hands on your today. There are many other products for this image but these are the ones I'am going to be purchasing for myself. Any questions comments or concerns please let me know.

Cheers,

Joshua

Progress Update! Captain America Zombie

Well it has been a very long night. Got to play some pool and get some more work done on The Captain. Here is the current state of the illustration.

I should have it completed by tomorrow but that is if the entire day goes my way. I' am finding that I could be doing this a lot faster if I had a tablet with a stylist. I was looking at +Windows 8 Tablets but with a price tag of around $900.00 USD I just don't have those kinda funds right now. So I'm stuck taking days to complete illustrations that I could complete in hours or less. Maybe I'll start a +Indiegogo  or  a +Kickstarter Campaign let me know what you think.

Joshua

Current work in progree: The all american zombie.

This peice will be avaiable on hoodies, t-shirts, iPhone cases, iPad cases, Cards, etc....

Here is the current state of the illustration.

Once the illustration is completed the sketch lines will no longer appear in the image.

Let me know what you think. Gotta go pick up a pool table in the meantime.

Joshua

.Hastings Community Project

                 With my new store up and running it got me to thinking. Right now I only have two of my illustrations uploaded to the store. Seeing as I'am not a great thinker and cannot come up with thousands of ideas completely on my own all of the time.

                  Now don't get me wrong I do have my own ideas and here is one for the community. I have started a .Hastings Community Project page in Google+ . what does this mean for you, well keep your pants on and I will gladly let you know.

                  What I would like to do is build a community of artist who can submit their sketches to me. I will then take the sketch and turn it into a illustration and apply to a product in my store. If that item should ever sell, the individual who provided the idea/sketch will then be paid 50% of the profit. Now there will be some guidelines and terms to adhere to so please visit the .Hastings Community Project page for all of the details.

I hope to see you all on there soon.

Cheers,

Joshua