Hmm, let’s see … Not a whole lot going on this week. Just the usual top-secret work for QMx, a couple of freelance projects … oh, and a Photoshop tutorial that got linked to from i09 and Gizmodo (to name just a few) and is currently flooding my blog with new visitors.

*waves*

Hello! Thanks for coming by! I wasn’t expecting so much company, but there’s some beer in the fridge, and some cheese, I think.

I’m thrilled that so many people are stopping by to check out the tutorial. If you haven’t read my “about” page yet, here’s the short version:

I’ve decided to restart my blog, and chronicle my efforts to start a career as a graphic designer in film and television. It’s a journey I’m already on, but in the grand scheme of things, I’m still at the start of that journey. As I go, I’ll be talking about what I’m doing to make connections in the industry, what projects I’m working on (assuming I can talk about them yet), frustrations, advice I’ve gotten from others, and anything else that occurs to me that might be relevant to my adventure. Adventure is a perfect word for this.

I’m jumping on this career path a little later than others (I’m 35 now), and to be quite honest, I have no idea where this path will wind up leading me in the end. But I’ve never been more certain of what I want to do when I grow up. In some ways, this will be a diary for me, to focus my thoughts and help me track my progress along the way. At the same time, I hope to make it a useful reference for others looking to embark on the same journey.

[You can read the rest of that first post here.]

Anyway, back to the update. That tutorial stemmed from a project that the folks at Giant Fire Breathing Robot asked me to do last week. They wanted a promo piece for PAX, and I was happy to oblige. Not only did I get a great tutorial piece out of it, but it’s going to get my art out there in front of tons of folks at PAX, which I won’t have a chance to get to myself. Plus, it was a rush job, which, granted, is a bit stressful, but it means I’m done with it quickly and can move on to other stuff.

Also thanks to the tutorial, I’ve gotten a few inquiries about new projects, which is fantastic. (I’m still accepting new work, if you’re interested!)

Finally, I posted a new piece in my portfolio. It’s the Battlestar Galactica Dogtag Packaging I did a few years ago. That was a fun one, and taught me a lot about working with licensed properties.

I expect the flood of new visitors will start to fall off in the next few hours, but hopefully some of you will stick around to see what I do next! I’m already starting to plan my next tutorial, but I’m open to suggestions. What would you like to see? Let me know in the comments!