NewSugar Issue 4

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Welcome to Issue Four... “What’s in store, Issue 4?” Yay another issue of

NewSugar here to help quench your

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This month... Some awesome

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News The magazine is still rocking

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our lovely readers. We’re getting many

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changing brief’s

. If you would like to show us, and

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submitting!

From Issue 6 - as Issue 5’s deadline is

nearly up - we will be opening up the

submissions to include work from those

who don’t have the time to submit a

brief piece, and there is plenty of you

around!

We would still love it if you submitted

the brief piece but we have come to

realise that many artists are missing

out on the opportunity due to time

restrictions.

For more information check out the

brief section at the back of the mag.

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Describe your style in three (two syllable) words. Mature, manure, Frank Muir.

How hard do you really work? My eyes are so worn I use

the bottom of industrial milk bottles

as spectacles, my fingers have been

replaced with Twiglets, and there’s a

hole in my Wacom.

What’s in your near future? Another Freshwhip

exhibition! (Location tbc)

My number one tip is... Only marginally better than my

number two.

Where’s your head at?

Currently in an unfamiliar place due

to answering questions about myself.

How long does this speed-dating take?

Most over worn item of clothing? Pants. I’m always

wearing things over them.

Tickles, Discuss. Necessary

for survival.

Your most overly used phrase? Tickles are necessary for

survival.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? Cheese & Beetroot

Your favourite flaw I wish

I liked them, instead they haunt and

hound me into living a sub-standard

existence.

Aliens? Would certainly make

things more interesting.

What is the best thing you’ve ever destroyed?

I drove my ex-boss’s car into a skip

once.

I would go into space only if... I didn’t have to foot

the bill.

You would be mad not to... Believe in sanity.

Most visited place online? Since Pixelsurgeon left us

I’ve been having difficulty finding a

new one.

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JustonTucker

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My Pocket To me when I read the

theme “my pocket” I thought about my

work and this new series I was working

on, with a bunch of pages from old

pocket books collaged together, in a

sense the paper was in “my pocket”.

Images

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By a Thread 3, 8” x 8”, ink on sewn paper, 2008

Time 2,8” x 8”, ink on vintage paper, 2009

Early Fall 8” x 10”, mixed media on canvas, 2007

War is Over 11” x 14”, mixed media on canvas, 2007

Oh Brother11” x 14”, mixed media on canvas, 2007

WebMore of Juston’s work to be found here:

www.justontucker.com

&

www.dvsshoes.com

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What is your favourite method to date? Pen on paper,

like to stay inside the box.

How hard do you really work? Not really hard, but hoping to

improve my work ethic in ‘09

What’s in your near future? To stop being lazy & sell

some art or at least show it.

Nature or nurture? Nature

always wins.


Barely above water, as I juggle art,

work, & my girlfriend.

Most over worn item of clothing? Levis 511’s (everyday).

Your most overly used phrase? “AMAZING”, every time

I go home to see my parents they call

me out for saying it too much.

I wish I could dislike...Banksy.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? Fried hotdog sandwich, doesn’t

get more American than that.

Your favourite flaw. My left

big tooth is bigger than my right one.

Worst thing I ever lost... 10% of my pay a few

months ago.

I would go into space only if... Neil Armstrong

Brrr, cold enough? Totally it’s

72 in Los Angeles today.

I am reading... Ichat’s from

mynameis****, about how cool I am.

Most visited place online?

www.bsattler.com/blog

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JenniferLeonard

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My Pocket Piece done for this

months theme to demonstrate my

illustration style.

Grizzly Bear Was inspired by an

article written in The Metro newspaper

about a bear that was photographed

trying to drink from a coffee cup. The

article was entitled ‘I Need a Coffee or

I get A Bit Grizzly.’

Deer Girl Personal illustration

inspired by fashion and fairy tale. I

created a set of illustrations all based

on the theme ‘Woodland Woman,’

combining the female form and

features of animals creating a world of

Centaur fashionistas.

Girl A sketch of a girl’s face.

ABC Was produced while

experimenting with composition. I

enjoy using different textures and

mediums in my work playing around

with compositions and this was one of

my favourite outcomes. I found a book

about mushrooms and couldn’t wait to

use it in my work.

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Cycles I produced this image for

the Synth Eastwood Cycles themed

exhibition, which was held in Dublin.

The cycle represented is the cycle of

the food chance.

Exhibition Jennifer’s latest

exhibition will be held the evening

of the 16th of March and it’s a group

exhibition called Urbis Creatives. It

will take place at Urbis the Exhibition

Centre, Manchester.

Web Check out more of Jennifer’s work

at:

www.flickr.com/photos/

prettydamnglam/

or:

www.jenniferillustration.co.uk

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Describe your style in three (two syllable) words. Simple, edgy, sexy

What’s in your near future? London.

I hope to move there this year.

My number one tip is...

Little goals lead to big goals.

Nature or nurture? A little

nature and a lot of nurture.

Which artist do you think you are secretly related to? Ronald Searles.

We have a similar sense of humour and

we both love cats

Most over worn item of clothing? Black skinny jeans, they

go with everything.

Tickles. Discuss. My face,

because my hair always get in it.

I wish I could dislike...Celeb gossip magazines. It’s terrible I

know.

Incorrect things you believed as a child. If you

sleep without a pillow then you will

throw up. I was a very gullible child.

Happy New Year? Yes, it’s

looking pretty good so far!

Aliens? Exist somewhere, though

I’ve never seen one.

My dream is... To be

successful.

I am reading... Dirk Gentle’s

Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas

Adams. (Ed: Everyone should read this,

it’s awesome!)

You would be mad not to... Like cake and kittens (but not

together like kitten f lavoured cake).

Most visited place online? Flickr.com, there are so

many great artist to be found there.

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Who killed cock robin

I chose to explore the often dark

undertone of children’s nursery rhymes,

whilst still injecting an element of

humour in to the work.

The characters were instinctively

conceived and were not fixed in a

particular time or place, ref lecting the

uncertainty surrounding the origins

of the tale itself. I allowed myself

the freedom to use the connections

and trains of thought that come

naturally to me, whilst not adhering

to the orthodox notion of what should

constitute a children’s book.

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All the artwork was created by hand

using a variety of dip pens, brushes,

and collage on a series of different

quality papers.

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Describe your style in three (two syllable) words. Chunky wholesome

goodness.

What is your favourite method to date? Pen and ink

(that’s not rhyming slang).

What’s in your near future? The impending life of

freelance illustration. If you like what

you see give me some work!

Nature or nurture? I think

it’s a combination of the two. You can

have a natural talent, but if you don’t

use it you loose it!

Which artist do you think you are secretly related to? Tony Hart, and not just because

we both have plasticine friends!

I wish I could dislike...

Trif le. It’s bordering on addiction.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? BLT, not just for the gangster

name. The lettuce represents my calm

and collected side. Whilst the tomato

ref lects my fun side and lastly the

bacon embodies the creative aspect of

my personality.

Incorrect things you believed as a child That

‘cuckoo spit’ was in fact the phlegm a

cuckoo.

Before I die... I want to travel

the globe in search of immortality.

Aliens? Whilst I don’t agree with

the traditional notion of a skinny bloke

with a fat head driving a f lying saucer,

it’s inconceivable that life only exists

on earth. There are even some things

on earth that back up my claim; I mean

lime pickle, seriously wrong.

My dream is... To be the best

that I can be. Without sounding like

I’m an advert for a leading men’s

shaving brand.

Worst thing I ever lost... My mind

mwahahahahahahaaaaaaaa (picture

crap evil laugh)

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Dendoo

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Artwork info: Work was created

with a pen and coloured in photoshop

or with my Wacom tablet in my

pajammies while sipping on a fine

bottle of tc crystal water circa 2008.

Pocket: Is it a note for her lover or

a note from her mistress? I can’t give

notes. I’m shy. I tried a new style with

this.

Alone in the room: Some

women are alone. Some women are

lonely.

Drink Me: I think I’m in love with

Alice. In my bottle I’d have white

wine. Quit Smoking: Smoke is a yuck

to me, but I do like to draw women

with cigs. No more smoking ok?

Splatter: Not my new boots!

Major groan.

Images News

Web Check my website for my new

book “My Boyfriend Cheated on Me”

and check out my blog for info on a

contest to win a free copy.

Book The book is like anti valentine’s

Dr Seuss for adults...yay

www.dendoo.com

www.dendoo.wordpress.com

Collaborations I am available

for collabs, freelancing, projects, and

sushi. ‘Specially sushi.

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How hard do you really work? Hard enough to complain

but not hard enough to faint in the

middle of eating this sandwich.

What’s in your near future? A move to England where

I shall be a little fish in a big sea.


Keep trying


That was a Basement Jaxx song wasn’t

it? I bet everyone answered this

question like this.

Which artist do you think you are secretly related to? Audrey Kawasaki

Last time you accidentally made someone laugh. When I fell at work.


Rich people.

Your haughty ways amuse me.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? The kind that always tastes good

no matter what on Rye.

Incorrect things you believed as a child.

Santa knew what we were doing

because he made stuffed animals come

alive and spy on us.

Before I die... I’d like to feel

loved by the person I love the most.

Aliens? Michael Jackson...Nicole

Kidman...Tom Cruise??? Nuff said.

Though Nicole may be half alien and

half robot.

My dream is... To be dendoo

plain and simple

I would go into space only if...

I knew the Aliens would share their

secrets.

I am reading... Dante’s Inferno

and Brave New World (my favs)

Most visited place online? gmail...duh

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Curse of the Multiplesaka Evan Melnyk

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Pocket Lint The inspiration for

this comes from... well my pocket lint. I

always have pocket lint and lately have

been thinking about what it would say

to me if it could speak, that, and the

fact that it would never shut up once it

started speaking.

Pencil in Pocket The

inspiration for this piece comes from

the famous saying “do you have a

pencil in your pocket or are you happy

to see me”, ya know boners and all...

Zine’s P49 & P52

Had a little down time so I’ve been

contributing to various zines. Here’s

what I’ve come up with.

Posters Available in my store:

www.curseofthemultiples.com

Images News

Web See the full story at:

www.curseofthemultiples.com

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Describe your style in three (two syllable) words. Absurd, Charming and Witty.

What is your favourite method to date? I usually have

one Illustrator file open with a million

elements or ideas written down. Some

small element or random line of text

will spark an idea and before I know it,

I’l l have created a new body of work.

What’s in your near future? A new series of poster due

out in spring, a collab to make some

fun jewellery and other goodies for

sale.

The future of design? The

kids, they’re the future of tomorrow.

That and crystals.

My most wily method of getting new work is...

inside jokes taken too far.

Most over worn item of clothing? Favourite vintage plaid

shirt, the snaps are starting to rip

through the fabric it’s so worn out.

Tickles. Discuss. Tickling

is the act of touching a part of the

body, so as to cause involuntary

twitching movements or laughter.

Such sensations can be pleasurable or

exciting, but are sometimes considered

highly unpleasant, particularly in the

case of peeing your pants.

I wish I could dislike...Video Games, guess I’m a true nerd at

heart.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? Peanut butter and jelly.

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Incorrect things you believed as a child. I

thought the song ghost busters was

actually ghost mustard…I’m not sure

why?!?! But it all finally made sense

when I saw the movie, ghost busters

that is…no one would actually make

a movie called ghost mustard would

they?

Aliens? They ruined the new

Indiana Jones movie….boy oh boy

was that a stinker.

My dream is... To f ly, not like

in a plane but to be able to really f ly,

cheesy but it’s my main daydream.

I would go into space only if... I could breathe space

dust or harness the power of crystals…

but I can’t, NASA are you listening?

Get on it!

I am reading... How to be an

Illustrator by Darrel Rees.

You would be mad not to... Eat chocolate daily.

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My Pocket This is based on the

contents of most pockets, f luff.

This is Franky Fluff. He loves nothing

better than hiding in the depths of

jean pockets, with other f luff creatures.

Watch out as he is very scared of keys,

and loves to eat crumbs.

A0 Piece inspired by the trendy way

designers show off their work.

Snowflake Piece inspired by the

icy winter months, and the old cut

out snowflakes you used to cut out at

school.

YAR! This piece is just an experiment

using some Scandinavian textures and

some vector characters, YAR!

Images

Me This is a self portrait of me, I

thought it was about time, even-though

I spend my days hiding behind a

computer screen this is actually what I

look like, especially after staying up till

3am to finish a commission.

Don’t Panic This piece was the

winning entry for the ‘design the pack’

competition.

The theme was music, so I thought

what’s better than a weird badger

raccoon playing a kazoo. This was

printed onto the brown envelope so it’s

looked super cool.

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Describe your style in three (two syllable) words. Cheeky, playful, cutesy.

What’s in your near future? An afternoon of cleaning

out my chinchillas, checking emails

and new characters. Oh and some of

those Lindor chocolates I’ve got left

over from Christmas.


Always parboil your potatoes before

roasting.

The future of design? It’s all

about masks, textures and hand drawn

type.

Nature or nurture? Nature

Your most overly used phrase? Wicked.

If you were a sandwich which sandwich would you be? Roast chicken and cheese.

Before I die... I want to see

my name in lights, or the illustration

equivalent.

Your favourite flaw. I

really like the person I am when I’m

hangover.

Happy New Year? Black

Sambuca. Say no more.

My dream is...To have a vinyl toy made and to see my

characters in tattoo form.

Brrr, cold enough? Yes

thanks. Roll on Spring.

I am reading... http://www.

dailymail.co.uk for celebrity gossip.

You would be mad not to... Get pet Chinchilla’s.

Most visited place online? http://ffffound.com/

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MarcelloVelho

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Death in Water A Small Story

About a Sailors Death...

Ctrl+Alt+Shift. (YCN) brief

Untitled Number 1

Hairy Little Kids Number 1

Untitled Number 2

Hairy Little Kids Number 2

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Whyisbox

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My Pocket: My piece for the ‘My

Pocket’ brief... I really like there to

be a narrative in my work but I also

like it to have different meanings for

everyone. Kind of leaving the story

unfinished and letting the ‘watcher’s’

imagination take it from there.

Alone in the room: Wu, wu,

wu, whyisbox. If you can’t see the ‘W’

in the picture... get yourself off down to

the Opticians ‘Blindo’!

Beast: Did this piece for another

mag but it wasn’t really the right style

and hence didn’t get used... remains

one of my favourite pieces though.

Inspiration was from a Ray Bradbury

quote (science-fiction writer,1920s).

Ziggy Starbucks I used to be a

‘Rock Star’ - in my mind. A homage to

all those ‘wanna be’s’ out there.

Un-Bear’able A piece done for

the forthcoming - and uber-awesome -

brilliant book of bears.

Images

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More info on the Brilliant Book Of

Bears group on Concrete Hermit’s

creative network... check it out. And

submit a bear too if you like!

Poopart Couldn’t help it.

Prints Got prints available to buy

now on the web site:

www.whyisbox.com

Blog Keep up to date with general

Whyisbox activities on our blog...

you can find it via the whyisbox.com

homepage.

Work The Whyisbox studio is open

for business - [What you probably

didn’t know: we are a design agency in

addition to die hard illustrators].

You can contact us at:

[email protected]

Twitter!Come on... have a follow!

twitter.com/NewSugar

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How hard do you really work? See next question.

What’s in your near future? Plenty of 14 hour days

trying to keep up with demand... sure

ain’t complaining though; I love to

work me.

My number one tip is... Be

nice and nice shit happens.

My most wily method of getting new work is...

Stealing it.

Where’s your head at? Hard

coded into my PC.

Last time you accidentally made someone laugh. I tripped and accidentally

punched a lady in her funny bone.


Twitter. It’s taken over my life!

Incorrect things you believed as a child. School

is shit. My hormones fully spoilt it for

me... I haven’t forgiven them either.

Before I die... I will wish I

had not trusted those dodgy looking

Bungee Jump technicians.

Aliens? = Politicians. Il legal aliens

too; if not immoral aliens.

*(Create your own question)...? No

I would go into space only if... I wasn’t barred.

I am reading... A history

of modern Britain by Andrew Marr

– This country has been decimated

by a series of pompous, out of touch

buffoons!

Every British citizen should read this

book! Maybe we would stop letting

them get away with it then.

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SubmittingYour work

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Submitting for future editions of NewSugar... Want to submit?

If you would like to submit your work

for future issues this is the place to

find out more!

Each chosen artist will get to show

their submission piece for the issue’s

theme. In addition to that we show a

further 2 – 4 of your favourite pieces

to show off a bit more of you and

your style. Send as many pieces of

work as you like and we will pick our

favourites.

What we need from you: • This month’s brief piece which

needs to be supplied 740 x 740

pixels (as either JPGs or PNGs - no

PDFs please)

• Several other favourite pieces of

yours which you would like to

be considered for the mag. Not

necessarily at 740x740 although

that would be good.

• All images must be 72dpi or higher

• It’s for screen output so there are no

colour restrictions

• A maximum of 50 words about each

picture you send us i.e. name/brief/

thoughts/inspiration etc.

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Once you’re picked

If you get picked we will send you

30 questions chosen by both the

NewSugar crew and some of your

fellow artists.

You will need to choose 15 of these

and send us your answers (sadly not

on a postcard!) to make up part of your

feature.

Finally If you have any events,

websites, blogs or happenings you

want us to mention send us details on

those too.

If all this seems like a lot to send... Just

remember the more we get from you,

the more we have to give you the best

exposure possible.

After all NewSugar is about just that... Exposing you

Once you have all your stuff ready send

us an email with all your images etc.

attached to:

[email protected]

For details on future issue’s themes

and more info on the brief visit the

NewSugar site...

www.newsugar.co.uk

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