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   <updated>2008-12-02T22:16:06Z</updated>
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   <title>Noir Added 2</title>
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   <published>2008-12-02T22:14:53Z</published>
   <updated>2008-12-02T22:16:06Z</updated>
   
   <summary> More ink and watercolor experiments....</summary>
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More ink and watercolor experiments.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>N&apos;Warrr (Say It Like You Say &apos;Gwar&apos;)</title>
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   <published>2008-11-23T22:14:51Z</published>
   <updated>2008-11-23T22:21:25Z</updated>
   
   <summary> I go back and forth about painting areas of pure black ink in my comics. Until recently I&apos;d go for a very dark blue or purple instead, in an effort to keep everything saturated with color. But I like...</summary>
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I go back and forth about painting areas of pure black ink in my comics.  Until recently I'd go for a very dark blue or purple instead, in an effort to keep everything saturated with color.  But I like how this came out.   

What happens in the final panel?????]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Two Mooks in A Meadow</title>
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   <published>2008-11-09T02:41:34Z</published>
   <updated>2008-11-09T02:44:03Z</updated>
   
   <summary> I may have a handle on this gouache thing, finally! May. Maybe. Don&apos;t want to get too ahead of myself, here....</summary>
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I may have a handle on this gouache thing, finally!  May.  Maybe.  Don't want to get too ahead of myself, here.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Noir Clothing Studies</title>
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   <published>2008-11-02T23:54:01Z</published>
   <updated>2008-11-03T15:34:20Z</updated>
   
   <summary> I needed to do some clothing research for &quot;The Sweetened By-and-By&quot;, and what better place to do that than by drawing from stills of Double Indemnity? (The first set is from another movie, I can&apos;t remember which.)...</summary>
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I needed to do some clothing research for "The Sweetened By-and-By", and what better place to do that than by drawing from stills of <em>Double Indemnity</em>?  (The first set is from another movie, I can't remember which.)]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Glued to the Screen</title>
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   <published>2008-10-30T02:03:06Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-30T02:04:37Z</updated>
   
   <summary> What my days have been like lately....</summary>
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What my days have been like lately.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Panel from &quot;The Sweetened By-and-By&quot;</title>
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   <published>2008-10-27T15:25:20Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-27T15:29:12Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Here&apos;s a color panel from my upcoming webcomic. (Watch this page for news and updates.)...</summary>
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Here's a color panel from my upcoming webcomic.  (Watch <a href="http://www.brianmooredraws.com" title="BrianMooreDraws.com">this page</a> for news and updates.)]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>No Shoving, Please</title>
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   <published>2008-10-22T21:51:21Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-22T21:56:14Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Testing the blog....</summary>
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Testing the blog.]]>
      
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   <title>Spatter Wash Hatch Head</title>
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   <published>2008-10-20T02:27:53Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-20T02:46:03Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Sounds like an undiscovered Captain Beefheart or Guided by Voices track....</summary>
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Sounds like an undiscovered Captain Beefheart or Guided by Voices track.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Katchoo Yuck</title>
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   <published>2008-10-16T03:06:10Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-16T03:06:32Z</updated>
   
   <summary> First cold of the season....</summary>
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First cold of the season.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Don&apos;t Ask Me</title>
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   <published>2008-10-11T23:11:17Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-11T23:12:03Z</updated>
   
   <summary> New doodles....</summary>
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New doodles.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>SPX 2008</title>
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   <published>2008-10-09T01:49:20Z</published>
   <updated>2008-10-09T01:52:12Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Here&apos;s the cover of the minicomic I brought with me to this year&apos;s SPX. It was a great show, I had a lot of fun! The comic excerpted in the mini will, as soon as I can get it...</summary>
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Here's the cover of the minicomic I brought with me to this year's <a href="http://www.spxpo.com" alt="SPX website">SPX</a>.  It was a great show, I had a lot of fun!

The comic excerpted in the mini will, as soon as I can get it rolling, appear online.  Look for news and updates on my newly-redesigned site, <a href="http://www.brianmooredraws.com" alt="BrianMooreDraws.com">BrianMooreDraws.com</a>.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Caricature Is hard</title>
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   <published>2008-06-23T03:04:22Z</published>
   <updated>2008-06-23T03:05:04Z</updated>
   
   <summary> A sketch for an upcoming series of illustrations about Mr. Gates&apos; impending retirement from Microsoft. I also did a gouache sketch, but it came out looking more like David Letterman (circa late &apos;80s.) So I&apos;ll save that one for...</summary>
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A sketch for an upcoming series of illustrations about Mr. Gates' impending retirement from Microsoft. I also did a gouache sketch, but it came out looking more like David Letterman (circa late '80s.) So I'll save that one for my future Letterman illustration gigs.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Two Great Tastes That Etc. Etc.</title>
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   <published>2008-04-30T02:45:06Z</published>
   <updated>2008-04-30T02:46:13Z</updated>
   
   <summary> A visitor to my studio would conclude that I must like mustard, judging from the number of empty bottles holding things. Mustard and piroulenes....</summary>
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A visitor to my studio would conclude that I must like mustard, judging from the number of empty bottles holding things.  Mustard and piroulenes.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Airplane Paintings x 3</title>
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   <published>2008-04-09T03:20:58Z</published>
   <updated>2008-04-09T03:23:00Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Three attempts at a painting - top left and bottom are watercolor, top right is gouache. From the same series as the guy on the balcony, earlier. I can&apos;t quite get the background color of the plane right, though...</summary>
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Three attempts at a painting - top left and bottom are watercolor, top right is gouache. From the same series as the guy on the balcony, earlier. I can't quite get the background color of the plane right, though I think the last version (the bottom watercolor) is on the right track.]]>
      
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<entry>
   <title>Don&apos;t Touch That Smartphone</title>
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   <published>2008-04-01T00:52:56Z</published>
   <updated>2008-04-01T00:53:34Z</updated>
   
   <summary> A painting based on an old illustration. He really, really wants to check his email....</summary>
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A painting based on an old illustration.  He really, really wants to check his email.]]>
      
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