Macula Art

2011 Halloween Paper Toy Set

2011-10-07T15:27:00.000-07:00

2011 Halloween Paper Toy Set
Download it here http://macula.tv/papercraft/

Cel Vinyl Paint Test

2011-09-20T14:17:00.000-07:00

Well this is my first test painting in Cel Vinyl Paint. The colors are crazy because I tested all the colors. I bought a set of 24 colors and I am very happy with my purchase. So far I have tested the opaque quality and flatness of the paint. It is really nice.
I recently tried stenciling techniques and they also work very well.

Ely the Cyclops

2011-04-18T22:46:00.001-07:00

Base Folk

2011-04-18T22:44:00.000-07:00

Base Folk are the newest paper toy personal project to come from Macula in 2011. This paper toy project is a take on how simple you can make the human form and still recognize it. I have always been fascinated with the human form and early art forms representation of it such as Polynesian tiki.
I have tried to make this model simpler and easier to put together. The only complications that come into this paper toy are the accessories depending on the style of character you choose to build. Feel free to create a design yourself or print one of the many pre-designed templates I have created. The figures would stand on there own if you weighted the legs, but I like the fact that they have bases. It makes them more like sculpture or game pieces.
In this paper craft series I am focusing more on fleshing out each character and being more story driven.
Yes it has been awhile but I am back!

Get them here
http://www.macula.tv/papercraft/

Orange Monster Sticker

2011-01-27T13:13:00.000-08:00

Purple Thing

2011-01-27T13:12:00.001-08:00

Red Fuzzy Face Monster

2011-01-24T10:44:00.001-08:00

Yellow Worried Monster

2011-01-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

Run Lizard Man! Run!!!

2011-01-19T12:25:00.001-08:00

Skinless Meat Man

2011-01-19T10:02:00.001-08:00

Slug Bunny

2011-01-19T10:01:00.000-08:00

A Little Angry Monster

2011-01-18T16:08:00.000-08:00

Mr. Grinner

2011-01-18T15:02:00.000-08:00

Dinosaur with Sneakers

2011-01-18T13:52:00.001-08:00

One Eyed Monster

2011-01-18T13:45:00.001-08:00

Daily Sketches

2011-01-18T09:29:00.000-08:00

It is 2011 Off to a better start. Sorry I have not posted in a really long time.

New plans: Do at least 1 drawing or something creative a day. I may not post everyday but hope to end with at least 365 new pieces of art on the blog by the end of the year.
From the sketches I plan to make at least one unfolded 8.5" x 11" mini zine a month. The page will be divided into 16 small pages and also have a nice book jacket !
So here we go.

Chum Chum call to all Artists, Designers, and Friends

2010-07-20T16:47:00.000-07:00

Please collaborate with me.
Chum Chum
Is a do it yourself customizable blank figure designer art toy, similar to it's vinyl brethren Munny, Dunny, Qee, MADL, and Mighty Muggs.
Specifications:... See More
Takes 2 sheets of card stock
Posable
3 points of articulation
Blank model is approximately 5.5" tall (139.7mm)
Can be designed to be looking upwards or downwards to express a wider range of emotion.
Download it NOW! http://macula.tv/papercraft/

There is no deadline but I would like to have the art show within the next 6 months.

Mega Larb Monster Paper Toy

2010-02-03T11:38:00.000-08:00

Monster for the upcoming Monsterbook by Workman Publishing Co.
Pre-Order Here.

Vampire Paper Toy

2010-02-03T11:36:00.000-08:00

Monster for the upcoming Monsterbook by Workman Publishing Co.
Pre -Order here:
http://www.amazon.com/Papertoy-Monsters-Make-Amazing-Papertoys/dp/0761158820/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265027293&sr=8-1

Kokeshi Lolita Paper Toy Out Now

2009-08-31T09:22:00.000-07:00

Download hi-res file here http://macula.tv/papercraft/
This paper Kokeshi Lolita's name is Miyu. She likes to dress in Wa
Lolita Fashion. Wa Lolita's tend to dress in traditional Japanese
fashion. You can tell she is not truly traditional by her skull flower
cherry blossoms and classical top hat. Miyu likes to hang out with her
friends and watch monster movies.

Kokeshi

2009-08-06T21:44:00.001-07:00

This is a early version of my special paper toy for the Tokyo Urban Paper show. I am happy with the head. I will make the body slightly longer. I also need to add all the little details.
Here is info on the show:
Cafe Pause
September 7th to the 20th
2-14-12-1F Minami-Ikebukuro
Toshima-ku, Tokyo
171-0022
Japan

Candy Bot 10000

2009-07-31T09:38:00.000-07:00

Download here: www.macula.tv/papercraft/

Candy Bot 10,000 is a 2 page PDF file originally created for my friend and fellow paper craft artist Cooper. The head can rotate and be pulled off to expose his long neck. He can also store candy in his body and neck. I hope you enjoy him as much as everyone did at Cooper's Birthday Party in his original debut.

Sketch 07-19-09

2009-07-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

Doodle 07-08-09

2009-07-09T09:30:00.001-07:00

Sketch 06-24-09

2009-06-24T22:36:00.001-07:00

Floating Parasitic Twin Lolita

2009-06-12T22:57:00.001-07:00

View more art here http://macula.tv
Just a weird doodle I live traced.

Vector Eyes

2009-06-11T22:32:00.000-07:00

Time about 1hr. 45 min. and still working on it. All Adobe Illustrator. Lots of work to do. Definitely going for quality over quantity on this one. Here is just the eyes of one of my next paper toys. For more art and paper craft go here http://macula.tv/papercraft/

Star Girl

2009-06-09T22:08:00.001-07:00

View more of my art here
http://macula.tv
Little girl looking at a star with stars in her eyes.
5.5" x 5.5" Acrylic on scrap panel.

Sad Lolita Girl

2009-06-09T17:59:00.000-07:00

Girl Sketches

2009-06-06T01:17:00.001-07:00

Some very early sketches of a big personal project I am working on.
View more of my art here:
macula.tv/

Nosferatu Paper Toy

2009-05-26T12:25:00.001-07:00

This paper toy was really fun to make. It is a child like version of
Count Orlok from the 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. It was
really tough to make the repugnant rodent like vampire into a cute
version but still maintain its characteristics. I call him Lil Nos. He
sounds more like a rapper than a vampire. This paper toy is really
easy to make. The most difficult part is cutting out the hands. Other
than that the body is merely a cone shape with the tip cut off and the
head is a 6 sided box. He works very well as a Halloween decoration or
just hanging out on your desk.
Download hi-res file here http://macula.tv/papercraft/

SASQUATCH Sketch

2009-05-15T18:59:00.001-07:00

Sketch 02-07-09

2009-02-07T14:27:00.001-08:00

Sketch Two 01-31-09

2009-01-31T14:55:00.001-08:00

Sketch One 01-31-09

2009-01-31T14:53:00.000-08:00

Nipsey

2009-01-29T21:27:00.000-08:00

Name: Nipsey
Height: 4' 2"
Weight: 64 lbs.
Age: 9
Birthday: 01-29-09
Personality: Likes to nibble and taste morsels.
Blood Type: AB+
Magic Points: None
Physical Beauty: 5
Physical Prowess: 6
Mental Affinity: 5
Intelligence: 3
Physical Endurance: 7
Physical Strength: 5
Mental Endurance: 5
Money: None
Hit Points: 25
Speed: 3 MPH

Sketch 01-29-09

2009-01-29T18:32:00.001-08:00

Sketch 3 01-28-09

2009-01-28T21:47:00.001-08:00

Sketch 2 01-28-09

2009-01-28T21:46:00.001-08:00

Sketch 1 01-28-09

2009-01-28T21:45:00.000-08:00

Imp sketches

2008-12-01T21:50:00.000-08:00

The frolicking devil

2008-09-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

The frolicking devil
(6"x8") Acrylic on panel
This whimsical painting was originally created for a silent auction
benefiting the Boys & Girls club of Ottawa.
Gallery: Canteen Life & Milk
Show: The Little Big Show
Date: 10-16-08

Sketches 09-11-08

2008-09-11T17:47:00.000-07:00

Monsters and monster parts.

Sketches 09-09-08

2008-09-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

Messing around with a brush point Copic Multiliner and gray marker.

Le Fantome

2008-08-05T11:06:00.000-07:00

A cute, little French ghost.

Sketch 06-13-2008

2008-06-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

Video Game Avatars

2008-06-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

Video Game Avatars for http://www.crashbomb.com
Clank, Moo, Kratos, Niko, Rikimaru, Phanto

Sketch 06-11-2008

2008-06-12T13:17:00.001-07:00

A sketch: pencil, colored in Photoshop. I used the idea and colors of old school Pee-Chee folders.

Orphan Kid

2008-06-10T08:11:00.000-07:00

A quick sketch of the kid from the movie "Orfanato, El" aka The Orphanage. It was a good movie, more sad than scary.

Spaceman Mini Customized

2008-06-02T11:51:00.000-07:00

Potential Mascot for Macula website

2008-05-08T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hand drawn sketch scanned in and remade in Adobe Illustrator CS3.
Lately I have been drawing characters and trying to place them in there own universe. I may use this guy in a video game pitch that is far away on the back burner of projects I would like to do. He is super funky.
I referenced the color scheme from a old Sugar Hill Gang album
I will also add it as a downloadable desktop wallpaper sometime soon.
View more art here: macula.tv/

Mange

2008-04-15T09:52:00.001-07:00

Submission for Battle Pets
Name: Mange
Element: None
Strength: 8
Agility: 10
Intelligence: 2
Stamina: 15
Attacks: Mangy Munch, Itchy Strike, Noxious Knee, Infected Lick

Mange is a rather pathetic creature. Mange lives its life having to wear a Recovery Collar so it does not reinfect itself. Mange may look very weak but the sickness it carries inside itself is incredibly strong.

The Cluck-topus

2008-04-10T14:32:00.000-07:00

Another Submission for Battle Pets
Name: Cluck-topus
Element: Water
Strength: 7
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 3
Stamina: 9
Attacks: Aqua Squawk, Propulsion Peck, Tentacle Tackle, Wattle Whack

The Cluck-topus is a poultry mollusk hybrid. It's Wattle (the dangly things below its beck) act as gills. It is a rather timid creature. Crawling along the ocean floor it pecks around looking for food.

Donkeyfins made it into Battle Pets

2008-04-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

This was my very first Battle Pets submission. His name is Donkeyfins. He already made it in to the game.

Wurm Fox

2008-04-08T12:00:00.001-07:00

Yet Another Submission for Battle Pets
Name: Wurm Fox
Element: Earth
Strength: 4
Agility: 10
Intelligence: 7
Stamina: 12
Attacks: Stare of Suffering, Burrowing Bash, Invertebrate Entanglement
The Wurm Fox is a very mysterious creature. With it's glowing eyes it can stop almost anyone in their tracks.
Living deep in the soft soils of the forest is uses it's glowing eyes to look for prey. Mainly Lunagrubs.

Fretasaurus

2008-04-04T15:37:00.001-07:00

Another Submission for Battle Pets
Name: Fretasaurus
Element: Wood
Strength: 9
Agility: 2
Intelligence: 2
Stamina: 14
Attacks: Agitated Slap, Lick of Distress, Grieve Gnaw
The Fretasaurus does one thing well and thats fret.
Many of these creatures don't live to see adult-hood do to worrying themselves to death.

My New Submission for Battle Pets

2008-03-27T15:05:00.000-07:00

My New Submission for Battle Pets
Name: Tater-Pup
Element: Earth
Strength: 18
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 8
Stamina: 20
Attacks:
Potato Punch, Hash Mash, Tuber Toss, Butter Bite

Papa Ghede

2008-02-29T09:02:00.001-08:00

Zombie Sketches

2008-02-13T18:11:00.000-08:00

Zombie Sketches for a new paper toy I am working on.

Squealer Sketches

2008-01-17T18:08:00.001-08:00

Cyclops Sketches 1/2/2008

2008-01-02T16:21:00.000-08:00

Dragon Sketches

2007-12-28T08:27:00.000-08:00

Some sketches of dragons.

Sketches 12/15/2007

2007-12-15T11:32:00.001-08:00

Cyclops Sketches

2007-12-08T14:46:00.001-08:00

Mythology Sketches 12/5/2007

2007-12-05T16:35:00.000-08:00

Pencil Sketches

2007-12-03T11:57:00.000-08:00

Just some pencil sketches of what ever comes to mind to loosen up in the morning.

Krampus Sketches

2007-11-28T08:26:00.001-08:00

Some sketches of Santa's helper more like punisher the Krampus.

Doll Dude

2007-11-15T08:59:00.001-08:00

A little doll dude. He kind of reminds me of the blockheads from the old Gumby cartoons. Those guys were creepy.

Troll

2007-11-05T09:29:00.000-08:00

A troll vector illustration, I made into a sticker. I do not know why his hand is missing.

Tengu the Demonic Shitz Zu

2007-11-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

Late at night my dog refuses to be held or even petted. His name is Tengu. I guess that is what I get for naming him after a mischievous Japanese forest spirit.

Kung Fu Zombie

2007-10-30T11:11:00.001-07:00

Happy Heart

2007-10-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

I was thinking of my wife when I made this. She makes me happy.

Buttercheeks

2007-10-25T10:10:00.001-07:00

I have known a few people in my life who love toast. Some more than others. This is for those who love toast.

Creepy Touch

2007-10-22T15:11:00.000-07:00

Creepy Touch, Creepy Touch, Yeah...
I am considering animating this little guy.

Doodle Painting

2007-10-19T08:20:00.001-07:00

Just a little painting practice.

Lunch Time Doodle

2007-10-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

I was feeling this hungry.

What would Nosferatu do?

2007-10-10T19:43:00.001-07:00

A very perplexed Nosferatu. I do not know why I drew him with such a concerned look.

A Little Zombie Boy

2007-10-04T09:06:00.000-07:00

A quick doodle and color job of a little zombie boy. I guess the spirit of Halloween is in my head today. Zombies are one of my favorite themes in movies and drawings. They reoccur quite often on my sketch pages.

Stress of Day Job

2007-09-25T13:31:00.001-07:00

I have been so busy at work lately. This little doodle is the embodiment of my stress. I keep getting work done but more and more keeps coming. It is so hard to keep on track.

A Bewildered Beast

2007-09-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

4" x 6" on 1/8" panel.
A painted doodle I did. Just to have a little fun. I have been kicking around the idea of doing a series of Bewildered Beasts drawings. It is a common occurrence in my illustrations and doodles to see beasts and monsters with completely puzzled looks on their faces. It is like they are lost or forgot what they were about to do. This is a common occurrence in my own life.

First of Many Doodle Posts

2007-09-11T17:42:00.001-07:00

Well this little guy is the hopeful start to many more illustration and
doodle posts.
He is in fact made from the same stuff dreams are made of.

My Bio

2007-03-20T16:27:00.000-07:00

Christopher Bonnette was born and raised in Los Angeles. Since the age of four he knew he wanted to be an artist. He mostly stayed indoors drawing the cartoons he would watch on television. He was taught at an early age to be "constructive not destructive" by his mother. His father was a hard working machinist who taught him the responsibility of getting a job and providing for your family. Having an older brother who would force him to watch horror movies made him develop a strange fascination for monsters, aliens, robots, and anything that goes bump in the night. He would often suffer from night terrors because of this. His father would also tell him ghost and voodoo stories of the old days when he lived on the farm in Louisiana. In 1984 he suffered a grand mall seizure and was clinically deceased for two minutes. Due to this fact his artistic style tends to be dark and macabre yet still maintain a cute whimsical appearance. It is a balance of shape, line and form along with color that makes his artwork very appealing.
Christopher is a true Gemini and never allows he to be pigeon holed into one classification. He can be a graphic designer as well as an illustrator and a fine artist as well as a commercial artist.
Right before entering High School he volunteered at John Muir Public Library to teach arts and crafts for the children's summer program. Christopher's dedication to art is representative in even his early childhood years. A High School art teacher saw Christopher's talent and led him to participate in the Otis College summer program. This led him to be accepted at the Otis College of Art and Design. He majored in Illustration and dedicated the four years of his life to further his craft. His hard work and dedication was rewarded after receiving the 1998 Senior Thesis Award.
He has participated in five art shows that have been very successful. His art can be seen in galleries, stores, and homes all over the U.S.A., and from Germany to Japan. There is no medium that Christopher's work cannot be adapted to. From apparel, book, toys, and anything that can be imagined Christopher will continue to be happy if many people can enjoy what he enjoys doing.
Christopher resides in California along with his lovely wife and two dogs Odin and Tengu.

Macula’s Gumbo Recipe

2007-03-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

Macula’s Gumbo Recipe
(Must contain animals from land, sea, and air!)
Ingredients:
-1 bag 50-60ct. Large Cooked Shrimp (peeled and tail-less preferred, that way it won’t slow down your eating)
-3 bags Small Dehydrated Shrimp (usually located in the dry bag spices section of the market)
-1Lb Canned Crab Lump Meat
-3 (49oz) Cans Swanson 33% less sodium Chicken Broth
-2 medium Yellow Onions (chop finely)
-1 bunch Green Onions (chop ¼”)
-1 whole clove Garlic (peel and crush)
-1 bunch Celery (cut off top and bottom discard, chop ¼”)
-Dry Parsley 3/4 cup
-1 Lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Brest or Thighs (Cut 1” cubes)
-Garlic Powder (1/4 cup)
-Red Pepper (season to taste)
-1Lb. Farmer John or Evergood Louisiana Brand Hot Link Sausage (cut straight ¼” to 3/8” slices)
-2Lb. Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage or Polish Kielbasa Sausage (cut at a 45 degree angle to produce long ¼” slices)
-1 can Campbell’s French Onion Soup plus 1 can of water
-1 can Campbell’s Cream of Celery Soup plus one can of water
-1 can Tony Catchers Creole Seasoning or Spike Seasoning (season to taste)
-6 or more cups of your favorite Rice
-1 Bottle of File (pronounced fee-lay)

You will need:
-2 large pots (1 for the over flow, when you put that much meat and broth together 1 pot won’t handle it)
-2 Cutting boards (one for vegetable one for meat)
-1 really good knife
-2 large stirring spoons
-1 large Skillet or George Forman Family Size Grill
-Lots of paper towels (to clean and drain grease)
-Lots of bowls to hold chopped ingredients
-1 small pot
-1 colander
-1 long ladle

Cooking Instructions:
-Add to Pot chicken broth, dry parsley, French onion soup, cream of celery soup, and 2 cans of water
Turn flame to high start to boil

-While waiting for liquid to boil.
Chop yellow onion, green onion, garlic, celery and add to pot.

-Next chop chicken and season with garlic powder, red pepper, and spike
In large skillet cook chicken until brown and no pink in the middle.
Add chicken to pot.
If pot is boiling turn fire to medium and simmer add lid.

-Slice all hot links, and sausage. Cook in separate skillet or George Forman drain as much grease as possible with paper towels from meats.
Add Links and sausage to pot

-At this point pot is probably going to over flow so divide everything into 2 pots evenly.
Cover pots and simmer on medium to low heat.

-In a rice cooker or pot cook your rice.

-In smaller pot fill with water and boil dehydrated shrimp. Drain in colander and boil once more. (This gets rid of the over powering sea flavor from the tiny shrimp)
Add dehydrated shrimp to pots.

-If you bought uncooked shrimp Boil in separate pot and drain then add to pots
-If you bought cooked shrimp just add to pots.

-Add lump crab meat to pots.

-After all of your ingredients are in the pots cover pots with lids and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.

Lets Eat:
In a large eating bowl add a good heap of rice.
Get out your good long ladle a stir gumbo around to mix juices. (Do this for each bowl)
Scooping from bottom of pot pull up gumbo and put in your bowl over the rice (do this because the shrimp and crab always sinks to the very bottom.)
Optional if you want file add a spoon full over gumbo and mix well. (It is an extra flavor made from the ground leaves of a sassafras tree and thickens up the gumbo, be careful to not add too much it will make your gumbo ropey)
It depends on traditions on how much gumbo juice one uses. Some people like gumbo like soup and others like just the meat over rice with very little juice.

Makes 15-20 Good size bowls of Gumbo.Enjoy!!!