Tyler Parker

Went to the Eras tour movie today. Feeling drained from sitting in the dark for 3 hours with Taylor Swift and my thoughts but still thinking about it. Quick doodle while I eat cake and watch Bake Off.

“It was a sad story how we became lonely two legged creatures” I saw Hedwig for the first time in college. It’s beautiful, messy, joyous and heartbreaking. I still listen to the soundtrack all the time, watch it once a year or so and just generally think about it a lot. The animation for Origin of Love was a huge influence on my creative development. Deny me and be doomed.

Whenever things get really bad I watch The Birdcage.

I don’t even like the snow but she does.

I’m just a log on the shore burden with the awareness of their existence trying to get by.

Spooky times drawing 3 of X is Lovecraft County, a show I am absolutely crazy about and will probably be battling Ted Lasso at the top of my favorite shows of the year list. Also I guess minor spoiler warning for the latest episode. I thought this one might be a bit of a cheat because it’s not a movie but turns out I didn’t specify movies specifically only spooky things. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDNzCajqAL/?igshid=1kjkfawyoc39w

Spooky times drawing number 2 of X is Aliens. One of my more questionable movie opinions is that I like Aliens better than Alien. Actually that’s probably not true, I know I have way more questionable movie opinions than that one. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-HrLnDxUu/?igshid=1mogsy4rmmosw

Last night I watched the 1959 Hammer Films version of The Mummy with Peter Cushing. It has the most melancholy mummy ever who I realized part way through is Christopher Lee, because Hammer, and is kind of a love story? I don’t think I’ll be able to do 31 but I’m going to try to watch some spooky things and draw them this month. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5BUF2jNz-/?igshid=ipynu0dhk173

Last night I watched the 1959 Hammer Films version of The Mummy with Peter Cushing. It has the most melancholy mummy ever who I realized part way through is Christopher Lee, because Hammer, and is kind of a love story? I don’t think I’ll be able to do 31 but I’m going to try to watch some spooky things and draw them this month. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5BUF2jNz-/?igshid=1uxyptqjim8x0

Last night the PR firm @ashliblow works at had a virtual sip and draw full of writers that I crashed. Everyone was drawing otters floating on a river and this was my contribution because I am a jerk. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFSKSfHD5iK/?igshid=124b4mslnzza

Playing around again, maybe something more like this where characters are outlined and backgrounds are more painted shapes? Kind of has an old animation vibe to it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDj1em7j1cZ/?igshid=1nqoipvsdyje6

I’m playing around with a new way of working and I can’t tell if I like it or if it’s just getting muddy. I’m so jealous of people who can do linework. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUIsvdj5tK/?igshid=h9hndl6ddawl

I don’t know about anybody else but despite having more time over the past few months I’ve had a complete creative block. Maybe block isn’t even the right word, I’ve just had a lot of trouble mustering up the motivation to draw. It’s a weird monkeys paw situation where we finally have all this time to do work but can’t must up the energy to do it. Or maybe it’s more like the twilight zone episode where the guy survives the apocalypse in a bank vault and finally gets to read his books in peace but then his glasses break . But over the past week it’s finally changed and I’ve started to make things again outside of my day job. I’m finally getting back to the comic I’ve been planning since last fall and really excited about this panel sequence in particular. The pages I’ve been working on are some of the most complicated I’ve ever done and it’s slow going right now but feel good. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlzd2MjpYa/?igshid=19lbc3n2tvkgm

We even came up with the fun bios for ourselves. It feels a little weird putting work out there right now but I also didn't want to just have it sit on a hard drive. Hopefully we'll be able to print some copies to hand out a shows whenever they start back up. 

I decided to challenge myself that in addition to drawing wolf bodies, which are way more complicated than I originally thought, I also wanted to try a limited palette. Part two coming shortly.

In prep for the Eldraine prereleases here’s a quick Garruk. #procreate https://www.instagram.com/p/B27iUQvDxXT/?igshid=1lora96qdn8ce

Back by popular demand! I’ve reprinted the original Dungeon Creeps and will be bringing them with me to my table this weekend at @rosecitycc #rccc2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2SK7foD0EU/?igshid=18cns7mosxl76