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Bobby Campbell

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Zen Without Zen Masters
« on: March 19, 2013, 03:50:40 am »
Hi Everybody! :fnord:

I've been meaning to check back in w/ you fine folks, and was finally reminded to by my current project:



I'm working on interior art now, but am somewhat conflicted b/c I really like the original illustrations, and am trying to persuade the publisher, editor, etc to let me preserve most of them.

The book seems like a classic to me, and I'd rather not fuck it up if I can help it!

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2013, 05:23:11 am »
Oh that'll be sweet!  Couldn't you keep an appendix of the original illustrations in the back. I mean your style would be a pretty awesome take on that as well.

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2013, 01:12:37 am »
Ah I like the idea of an appendix of the original images! Thx much!

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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2013, 05:23:35 am »
Hmmm, neat! I love that book, and I'm looking forward to seeing your take on the illustrations.
“I’m guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk,” Charles Wick said. “It was very complicated.”


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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2013, 09:31:31 pm »
Hi Everybody! :fnord:

I've been meaning to check back in w/ you fine folks, and was finally reminded to by my current project:



I'm working on interior art now, but am somewhat conflicted b/c I really like the original illustrations, and am trying to persuade the publisher, editor, etc to let me preserve most of them.

The book seems like a classic to me, and I'd rather not fuck it up if I can help it!

You might want to touch base with John Carr. He's Camden's literary executor.

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2013, 04:01:55 am »
Hmmm, neat! I love that book, and I'm looking forward to seeing your take on the illustrations.

Thanks Nigel!  They're coming along slowly but surely.  I'll post some progress soonish. (If only for my own motivational purposes)

You might want to touch base with John Carr. He's Camden's literary executor.

Hey Adam!

I don't have contact info for him, but all this stuff gets run by the rights holders, so I figure he'll get his say before too long.

Thanks!

bc

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2013, 04:13:09 am »
No new progress yet, but here's towards getting into the spirit of the thing!

For ye graphic designers: The Sacred Chao I made for the cover is copylefted/public domain. Just in case it might come in handy sometime.



LARGER VERSION:
http://www.weirdoverse.com/downloads/SACRED-CHAO_(GOLD)_(1280px).png


LARGER VERSION:
http://www.weirdoverse.com/downloads/SACRED-CHAO_(SILVER)_(1280px).png

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2013, 05:33:58 pm »
BOOYEAH

That's awesome!
“I’m guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk,” Charles Wick said. “It was very complicated.”


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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2013, 03:48:36 am »
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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2013, 04:18:00 am »
Hmmm, neat! I love that book, and I'm looking forward to seeing your take on the illustrations.

Thanks Nigel!  They're coming along slowly but surely.  I'll post some progress soonish. (If only for my own motivational purposes)

You might want to touch base with John Carr. He's Camden's literary executor.

Hey Adam!

I don't have contact info for him, but all this stuff gets run by the rights holders, so I figure he'll get his say before too long.

Thanks!

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2013, 02:43:04 pm »
Bobby, I do, if you need it PM me.

I appreciate that, PD!

I don't think I particularly want to go behind the publisher's back w/out good reason, but I'll totally throw my contact info out there: rgc777@gmail.com

Thanks!

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2014, 12:01:33 am »
I was able to persuade the publisher to keep the original interior art and instead let me add chapter illustrations.
(I may end up tinkering w/ these some more, but this is where I'm at currently)










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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2014, 03:45:39 am »
Very nice!
“I’m guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk,” Charles Wick said. “It was very complicated.”


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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2014, 05:48:18 am »
I love how in the Zen of Sex the figures and the background tend to converge....that' exactly how I see it too.

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Re: Zen Without Zen Masters
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2014, 11:24:56 am »
Love it!
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