"Shadows of Neptune" art by Levi Thomas
This print will be available soon on Studio One Tree's website. Nuptune is one of the evil characters from my Devil Sprite series. I have been working on this series alot lately with many new sprites (pretty much one for every planet plus the main character).  I will be releasing them more and more as I finish them. I think the next one will either be venus or the sunbright sprite. It is starting to get tough to get the artwork done because I am allready working on sculptures so I guess I will bounce between.  I will try get some pictures up soon of the sculpture as well.  until then here is the newest "BEHOLD NEPTUNE"!

Mousepads! Mousepads! I have been working on new mousepads with new art for your office or home. They are available now and new ones on the way later this month and early March. I have had great feedback from customers and friends about the quality, fun and uniqueness the mousepads have brought to thier office and home. I have done my best to set the prices to be affordable and the quality of them is the best. (which is the most important thing to me.)  They are a buck or two more then the thin and uncustom ones you can buy at computer stores but, they are like none other and feature some of my personal favorite art from the studio. I have put these pads to the test with spills and usage and they wash and wear great. The pads are thick and the colors are vibrant. So check them out at http://www.studioonetree.com/  in the "SHOP" and find one that is right for you home or office. Also check back to see some of the new ones when they arrive in March. Its always good to have a "few" to change you workspace from time to time....If your like me that is.

I know, I know, updates, updates! Well are newest look to our studio website (http://www.studioonetree.com/) should be the look that will stay for a while. There has been so many new projects going on in the studio, that I needed something for all the social media venues. Also something that will allow me to focus on my artwork and just make addition to the site without having to change everything. All shopping cart buttons for all  art are working as well. Hopefully this will allow me to get the art quicker from the studio to the web to be sold.
We have a bunch of mousepads in the studio shop  and coming soon T-shirts,  hoodies and more. There is a few bugs I need to staighten out but they should be fixed before I even post this to blogger. Thank you for checking it out.

"Boost"
    The newest print coming to Studio One tree.  I have had alot of fun doing some new art from my "Devil Sprite" series. I have taken the art from some of my scribbles in my old sketchpad. I am not sure how many I will make finished prints but a few of them I really wanted to.....I guess you might say re-create. The scribbles are rough with alot of little notes with them but they look pretty cool as a final framed piece of art on the walls of the studio. I have shown some others "from scribble to print" of this series and have had alot of great feedback, so I am sure I will do a few more from time to time. Never know I might develop a short animated series eventually.  I have a pretty cool story to go with it just have to finish some of my other projects laying around the studio. This should be available for purchase "hand signed" around Febuary 14, 2011.

Been busy in the studio lately updating websites and working on my newest website Die Turkey Die. It will host my upcoming book as well as T-shirts, Posters and other cool collectables. I am hoping to have it ready this spring. Until then I will keep everyone posted on Studio One Tree or check back on my blog, twitter or facebook. Also be sure to see Studio One Tree's new look and all the new artwork and prints now available Feb 14, 2011. Come check it out! Oh yeah and I have a short animation on Die Turkey Die to give you a preview of whats to come. I'm looking forward to that site!

I have had alot of people ask me what goes into a print. This is a glimpse of how I come up with the art and prints I do. First, I try to sketch out a basic idea and leave myself little notes about colors or effects I need to add here and there in CS3. (This idea was a very rough sketches). Second, I very cleanly draw the pieces of the picture individually. This way I can keep everything in its own layer (once scanned into the computer). After I  work on the background I then just follow the notes that I wrote on the sketch. I allready know in my mind what I want the final piece to look like, so it's just trying to not stray away from the original concept. Lastly, check to make sure there is no bad lines and that the layer arrangements are right. Also if you know there is a chance you may make a print out of it or use the art for other things such as a banner or blog save it with the layers. Countless times I have not done that and have had to recreate it all just to change one thing or to add something. I will be posting more of these scribbles to print features that I have layin around in the studio, so you can see how just a simple scribble can really turn into something great when you see it through to the end. Just have fun and let the picture create itself.