CPM just finished up another site. This time for a church! One of our thoughts was to attempt more of a European web look; lots of white space, over-sized photography, and large sans-serif typography.
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So www.NathanRutherford.com, ClickPopMedia’s latest work, has gone live! We’re really excited about the site. VQ and I have a real love for the Skateboard/Snowboard/Surf scene. And in our travels we’ve had the privilege to meet some great talents…
Nathan is no exception, he’s a young guy from the UK with a lot of skill, both behind the camera and on a skateboard. He’s also become a good friend over the years. Head on over to his site and have a look at some of his work.
May God bless you today!
So the CPM team has redesigned a new website for Universal Royalty. The designs foundation is from the Wordpress theme “Modicus Remix” by Zidalgo. It’s a great theme, and we’re really excited about the end result. Thanks for checking out ClickPopMedia, and come back soon to see more additions to the illustrious portfolio of design savvy that is ClickPopMedia! Hazaah!!!
Hope people get on top of this, and vote for this hot dawg of a shirt. It’s a great design from CPM’s very own Chris Vasquez!
Sound Foam, Wicker, Carpet, Flower Wallpaper, Paintbrush Stroke and many more!
In the pursuit to keep things fresh with our photo editing, VQ and I are trying to regularly capture new Photoshop Textures wherever we are in the world. For the next few weeks, I’ll be in England, so these textures are straight from the UK to you, with love. I hope you find them useful in your designs!
God bless you guys,
Weese
P.S.- If you’re looking for some free brick textures, download them here!
So over the past two months I’ve been painting these Panels of VQ’s Vectors. That got the boys and I over at ClickPop talking about how it was time to teach you how to create them too. It’s pretty simple, all you’ll need is:
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This week is the third installment of Painting Panels!!! (I just made that name up, yea, I know, I’m pretty clever…I should start a TV show) What we’ve got for you is a spray painted vector character of Sean with some of VQ’s famed speech bubbles. To be honest, the boss man (VQ) came up with all the characters too, I just painted them…
Maybe you should go check out weare.clickpopmedia.com to see the last two weeks along with this one. A Painted Panel Tri-Vecta! Well, that’s all the painting I did today. Have a lovely day, peace out, the Lord bless you.
-Weese
So the boss-man VQ and I decided to have some fun painting today. Check it out!
This canvas was made possible by: some old spray paint given to us, and VQ digging into his deep, deep, very deep character repertoire!
A couple of weeks ago I posted a painting that I had begun. Last night I decided to get back to work on it. The triptych (pronounced:[trip-tik] NOUN Fine Arts. a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures, carvings, or the like.) was my very hip wife’s idea.
The technique you’re gonna watch (and hopefully learn) today is called “cutting.” It’s an indispensable tool in any graffiti writers toolbox. The man behind the video this fine day is a guest to our lovely site, he’s also the man responsible for that killer piece at the header.
His tag is FASM (it stands for Faith Alone Saved Me) and he’s a long time member of the very international Gospel Graffiti Crew. You can check out more of his work at www.gospelgraffiti.com or www.FASM.net.
And now for some schooling…
FASM’s G.G. Crew Graffiti Cutting Tip from clickpopmedia on Vimeo.
Hope you learned a little something new… God bless you all and have a lovely day.
-Weese
This past summer my band, Universal Royalty, was on tour in the UK for about 6 weeks. While touring, VQ, my brothers and I have gotten to play along side some very cool groups. TRANSITION, who hail from Bristol, England are one of the coolest. Todays “quick-fire questionnaire” is with Niall, the bands bassist. Let’s get into it.
CPM: How long has Transition been a band?
11 years
CPM: Hometown?
Bristol, England
CPM: Years playing your instrument?
Good question! I started when I was 8, so around 16 years. Man that’s scary!
A few friends have asked how to sketch graffiti. I started sketching graffiti in Junior High School to keep occupied (I usually sat in the back of the class). So here is a quick overview on how I sketch graffiti when wanting to pass some time; the reason I mention that is to let you know that this is a more time consuming approach. Also, this type of sketching is for when you don’t have anything but a pen and a “whatever type” of paper (printer paper, napkin, math assignment, etc.) handy. I’ll only be using a ball point pen and and my sketch book(Sometimes I feel that using color in a sketch is a waste of time; markers, pastels and colored pencils never look as good as paint…this is just my opinion).
Now as a point, you should know this is how I do it. This is NOT the way I would sketch if you’re looking to develop a “line by line” lettering structure for your graffiti. I used to just draw any word that came to mind, in the past few years I’ve been sketching books of the Bible and reference verses. This one will be a quick sketch of Hosea 10:v12.
This week, instead of doing some sort of graffiti tip, demonstration, or overview; I wanted to let you see the beauty of the art being “drawn out.” That way, you can see what writing graffiti is like. I didn’t have time do a piece, tape it and get VQ to edit it because we’re flying to England tonight. So, I started looking for some good footage online.
In the beginning of my search to find just the right video, I had no idea that a one of this caliber was out there. In it, you’ll see the technicality of graffiti, all the while getting the Truth (his name is Jesus…). Check it out, and pay special attention to how the writers paint over and re-use sections that were previously painted. It’s solid. And props to the GG Crew for their impressive and blessed work.
Be sure to check out the full blog: Gospel Graffiti – Billy Graham Video
“The Lord bless you and keep you…” -Numbers 6:24
-Weese
When I’ve tried to talk about graffiti to people not familiar with it, I’ve found most don’t even realize that there’s thought behind it and that it’s a proper art. Many feel that "writing" is always gang related, just like rap music is always about violence, sex and drugs. A couple years ago I was even chewed out at a national bookstore chain for asking where their books on graffiti were in the art section…
With that said, I’ve decided to do a quick overview on some of the basics tips used on spray cans. You should note that ClickPopMedia doesn’t support writing on public property, and feels that graffiti is a viable art form that should treat others property with respect. I hope you find this video helpful, and can use the information on it to worship God as you hone your gifts.
"The Lord bless you and keep you…-Numbers 6:24" -Weese
So this is officially my “third” oil paining…but when it’s done, I will have six oil paintings under my oily painted belt. (Yea, it’s a messy belt, but somebody has to wear it) Usually I work with spray paint, and latex…But I’m getting into the whole “artist” end of paint.
This piece was my wife’s idea, and we’ll be hanging it in our new place. The boss man, VQ, wants me to post on it as it progresses. I hope you dig it as much as I do, and since I have no background in oil painting, save the Bob Ross TV Show that I watched as a child…I pray it turns out well. If you do have some knowledge of how to paint a sunset with messy oil paint, share the wealth and leave a comment! Alrighty, this is Weese from ClickPop signing off.
The Lord bless you.
-Weese
