Drawn

The brushes look great, Gerard has chops, but his wacky commentary on the videos soon got a little trying. I wanted him to say something, ANYTHING informative about the brushes, or about anything at all. There’s nothing wrong with a little humor, but this was relentless. I would’ve preferred that he teach me something, rather than try to lamely entertain me.

It’s not that he doesn’t have a good sense of humor—-that’s not it at all—-and I don’t mean to criticize him personally. I just think the video would be more effective if he had something to say.

I have a relative who does this kind of thing, but he doesn’t confine it to video. Every time you try to talk to him hoping for something that resembles conversation, he comes out with gag after wacky gag, and polite laughter only encourages him. All I ask is that he offer me the bone of an actual concrete subject to nibble on, but he can’t seem to manage this.

So I’m sure that Gerard isn’t like this ALL THE TIME, but what he may not realize is that he has something to offer here besides Photoshop brushes, and he’s not sharing.

The brushes look great, Gerard has chops, but his wacky commentary on the videos soon got a little trying. I wanted him to say something, ANYTHING informative about the brushes, or about anything at all. There’s nothing wrong with a little humor, but this was relentless. I would’ve preferred that he teach me something, rather than try to lamely entertain me.

It’s not that he doesn’t have a good sense of humor—-that’s not it at all—-and I don’t mean to criticize him personally. I just think the video would be more effective if he had something to say.

I have a relative who does this kind of thing, but he doesn’t confine it to video. Every time you try to talk to him hoping for something that resembles conversation, he comes out with gag after wacky gag, and polite laughter only encourages him. All I ask is that he offer me the bone of an actual concrete subject to nibble on, but he can’t seem to manage this.

So I’m sure that Gerard isn’t like this ALL THE TIME, but what he may not realize is that he has something to offer here besides Photoshop brushes, and he’s not sharing.

well- i guess the video is to sell brushes, not to “tutorial” us to do our own. i liked his humor too, but what ticked me off to almost smashing the screen were the one million “ah”s in the sentences.
i really like their work, especially gerards, but a lot of chris koelle´s work looks soooo ashley wood ripped off…argh!

well- i guess the video is to sell brushes, not to “tutorial” us to do our own. i liked his humor too, but what ticked me off to almost smashing the screen were the one million “ah”s in the sentences.
i really like their work, especially gerards, but a lot of chris koelle´s work looks soooo ashley wood ripped off…argh!

I don’t need a tutorial, but I think it would help to sell brushes if he said something other than nonsense.

I don’t need a tutorial, but I think it would help to sell brushes if he said something other than nonsense.

“chris koelle´s work looks soooo ashley wood ripped off”

I actually think Chris’s work is more rounded then Ashley’s. similarities are there but Chris relies less on the accidents of his art.

“chris koelle´s work looks soooo ashley wood ripped off”

I actually think Chris’s work is more rounded then Ashley’s. similarities are there but Chris relies less on the accidents of his art.

I’m not a huge Ashley Wood fan, but your criticism doesn’t make sense to me. I think it’s very difficult to make accidents WORK in your art. To know when to leave well enough alone, and to know when to not to fix something that doesn’t need fixing, or that’s there to reveal something else you didn’t notice.

However, I have noticed that Wood at his worst fudges in his draftsmanship. Not in a Bill Sienkewitz (sp?) expressionistic sort of way, but in a I can’t be bothered sort of way. If that’s what you mean by relying on accidents. There’s a lot of painterly mess sometimes that doesn’t describe stuff, and isn’t interesting in itself for its own sake.

I’m not a huge Ashley Wood fan, but your criticism doesn’t make sense to me. I think it’s very difficult to make accidents WORK in your art. To know when to leave well enough alone, and to know when to not to fix something that doesn’t need fixing, or that’s there to reveal something else you didn’t notice.

However, I have noticed that Wood at his worst fudges in his draftsmanship. Not in a Bill Sienkewitz (sp?) expressionistic sort of way, but in a I can’t be bothered sort of way. If that’s what you mean by relying on accidents. There’s a lot of painterly mess sometimes that doesn’t describe stuff, and isn’t interesting in itself for its own sake.

Really, what more could he say about texture brushes, you know? You choose a brush, tweak the size, the tolerance, color, etc. and just work with it. Nothing else really needs to be said about these brushes, if you ask me. It’s just an opportunity to check out what these brushes can offer. And I didn’t mind the humor.

Really, what more could he say about texture brushes, you know? You choose a brush, tweak the size, the tolerance, color, etc. and just work with it. Nothing else really needs to be said about these brushes, if you ask me. It’s just an opportunity to check out what these brushes can offer. And I didn’t mind the humor.

Hey guys, this is Chris. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that I openly admire Ash’s work–his sense of design, shape, angles, line, etc. and I have obviously tried to emulate his work in some of my art.

At the same time, there are countless other artists whose sense of design and style have inspired my work and even the work of Ash Wood himself. Masters like Klimt, Egon Schiele, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bob Peak, Dave McKean, Phil Hale, George Pratt, Kent Williams, the list goes on. Anyone who’s a fan of one of these guys is a fan of the others.

And there are a thousand other artists whose work has affected the kind of stuff I do. I actually consider myself kind of bipolar when it comes to my art–different ways of working and different styles come from different moods (obsessive compulsive, painstakingly detailed etchings, carefree loose sketches, and so on). In other words, I’ve done plenty of stuff that looks nothing like Ash Wood’s work (or any of the artists mentioned above).

All that to say, great artists (living or dead) inevitably inspire and inform other artists’ work.

Peace,
Chris

Hey guys, this is Chris. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that I openly admire Ash’s work–his sense of design, shape, angles, line, etc. and I have obviously tried to emulate his work in some of my art.

At the same time, there are countless other artists whose sense of design and style have inspired my work and even the work of Ash Wood himself. Masters like Klimt, Egon Schiele, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bob Peak, Dave McKean, Phil Hale, George Pratt, Kent Williams, the list goes on. Anyone who’s a fan of one of these guys is a fan of the others.

And there are a thousand other artists whose work has affected the kind of stuff I do. I actually consider myself kind of bipolar when it comes to my art–different ways of working and different styles come from different moods (obsessive compulsive, painstakingly detailed etchings, carefree loose sketches, and so on). In other words, I’ve done plenty of stuff that looks nothing like Ash Wood’s work (or any of the artists mentioned above).

All that to say, great artists (living or dead) inevitably inspire and inform other artists’ work.

Peace,
Chris

Thanks for posting Chris! Everything you said is pretty much what I thought about your stuff.

You guys should check out Chris’s digital/drawn/animated short done for PBS about a battle in iraq from the perspective of a soldier’s blog called ‘Men in Black’.

Thanks for posting Chris! Everything you said is pretty much what I thought about your stuff.

You guys should check out Chris’s digital/drawn/animated short done for PBS about a battle in iraq from the perspective of a soldier’s blog called ‘Men in Black’.