Welcome to iDrawCrap!

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Welcome to iDrawCrap!  Thank you for clicking on whatever you clicked on to get you here!  My name is Todd Gass and I am a nobody who likes to pretend I can draw paint and sculpt things that someone else might find interesting.  As is true with many people who claim to be artists, lack of motivation and procrastination are very real and very destructive entities.  This blog is my attempt to fight back.  I’m hoping that by doing this blog I can convince myself that there are people expecting something from me, and in turn, I can be more productive.

A HUGE thanks goes out to my coworker and friend John D who planted this whole blog seed in my head.  He makes my crap look even crappier.  Check his stuff out: Mostly Arty Somewhat Farty or Comic Book blogs.

This first post is going to contain some categorized samples of my earlier crap that I haven’t lost or destroyed yet.  I am horrible with time and record keeping, so I’m not even going to try to guess how far back some of these go.

A quick word of warning: there will be plenty of foul words going forward as well as adult content, so please hit that back button now if you are easily offended!!!  

ZBRUSH

"Baby Mesh Head" - An early Zbrush piece I am sort of proud of.
“Baby Mesh Head” – An early Zbrush piece I am sort of proud of.


I began using Pixologic’s Zbrush way back during version 2.0 (They are currently approaching version 5).  I was very surprised with how close it felt like working with actual clay (after a bit of a learning curve or course.)

"Big Kiss" - A VERY early Zbrush sketch.
“Big Kiss” – A VERY early Zbrush sketch.

I wouldn’t say that I ever became any more than a novice in using Zbrush, but I produced a few things I don’t think are complete steaming piles of shit.

"Dead Elf" - Another crappy Zbrush sketch from way back.
“Dead Elf” – Another crappy Zbrush sketch from way back.
"Pighead" - An avatar made for some random forum.
“Pighead” – An avatar made for some random forum.
"Mute" - A random Zbrush doodle.
“Mute” – A random Zbrush doodle
"Jiztain" - based on another highly unsuccessful Flash animation of mine and rendered in Zbrush.
“Jiztain” – based on a highly unsuccessful Flash animation of mine and rendered in Zbrush.

Maybe one day if I am ever able to get one step ahead of my fucking bills, I may save up for the newest version of Zbrush and take another stab at it.

FLASH

A still from a terrible Flash animation "Strokin Weenie" kicked off of Newgrounds almost as soon as it was submitted.
A still from a terrible Flash animation “Strokin Weenie” kicked off of Newgrounds almost as soon as it was submitted.

A long time ago there was Flash…

A screenshot from a Flash animation "Bad Cells" I did as a commission for someone.
A screenshot from a Flash animation “Bad Cells” I did as a commission for someone.

Yeah…

The ending "Splash"screen for yet another poor Flash animation made under the guise "Poopictures".
The ending “Splash”screen for yet another poor Flash animation made under the guise “Poopictures”.

I suppose I should feel sad that I literally “lost” every single “animation” that I ever made in Flash…

PENCIL

If ever there were a gateway medium for me, it would be the pencil.  If ever there were a pencil for me, it would be the Eberhard Farber Design Ebony Jet Black Ultra Smooth 6325 pencil.  Dear Eberhard Farber, what in the fuck were you thinking discontinuing this ultra-black and butter-smooth tool of the gods?  Seriously!  The shit Prismacolor is trying to pass off as Ebony is a kick directly to the nut-sack!  I’m forced to constantly scour Ebay for old stock as there is no going back.

"Janis" - A pencil rendering of a famous photo. This was commissioned by a friend.
“Janis” – A pencil rendering of a famous photo. This was commissioned by a friend.

As I’ve mentioned earlier I had either lost, destroyed, or given away the majority of my work.  It was rare that I ever photographed anything, especially my pencil drawings, so this section will be sparse.  Future posts will feature pencil work frequently though, as I am trying hard to keep one foot grounded in physical art as opposed to the digital I have been dicking around with as of late.

"Gorillas" - A pencil rendering based on a photo. Made (and presumably destroyed) by an ex-girlfriend.
“Gorillas” – A pencil rendering based on a photo. Made for (and presumably destroyed by) an ex-girlfriend.

SCULPTURE

From time to time I do enjoy sculpting.  Super Sculpey is my usual go-to medium when the urge strikes, but really anything is fair game.

"Baby Head in a Jar" - A Super Sculpey Piece. The title should say it all.
“Baby Head in a Jar” – A Super Sculpey Piece. The title should say it all.

For whatever reason, about 99% of all my sculptures are macabre or offensive in some way, (shock value is something I hold in high regard in case you haven’t noticed), as compared to the approximately 50% chance that any one of my drawings will be.

"Boogeyman" - ...not sure what I can say about this sculpture. The "bait" dangling from his plums was made by my ex-wife, Sally.
“Boogeyman” – …not sure what I can say about this sculpture. The “bait” dangling from his plums was made by my ex-wife, Sally.
"Gein Face" - A preserved "Human" Facial Skin made from real animal hide and based on the craft work of fellow Wisconsinite Ed Gein.
“Gein Face” – A preserved “Human” Facial Skin made from real animal hide and based on the craft work of fellow Wisconsinite Ed Gein.

MASKS

Several years ago I created and sold latex masks on Ebay and several mask forums.  I went by the name “Rottenchild Studios” and business was fairly solid.  I created my first mask – a “Leatherface” replica from the first original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie because at that time no one else made anything even remotely screen accurate, and goddamnit I wanted one!  As luck would have it a metric fuck-ton of people liked it and also wanted one.  I then went on to do several more variations of Leatherface masks before finally creating a few original designs.

"Dead Skin" - One of my most popular early latex masks made under the guise "Rottenchild Studios".
“Dead Skin” – One of my most popular early latex masks made under the guise “Rottenchild Studios”.
"Ed Gein" - A very loose interpretation of what ol' uncle Eddie might have worn on his nights out.
“Ed Gein” – A very loose interpretation of what ol’ uncle Eddie might have worn on his nights out.

Unfortunately for me, my original designs didn’t do nearly as well as my blatant rip-offs.  I bowed to the pressure and created a mask based on “Freddy Krueger” as seen in the original “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies.

"Rubber Englund" - Another one of my latex masks. Sculpted, molded, cast, and painted by me under the guise "Rottenchild Studios". I also created the glove replica in the picture.
“Rubber Englund” – Another one of my latex masks. Sculpted, molded, cast, and painted by me under the guise “Rottenchild Studios”. I also created the glove replica in the picture.

These sold incredibly well before the market became over-saturated.  I could hardly keep up with orders and eventually had to turn people away.  Disheartened that people didn’t appreciate originality as much as I had hoped, and burned out from living behind an airbrush, I decided to take a break from the whole mask-making venture.

"Rotten Zombie" - One of my original latex masks. Sculpted, molded, cast, and painted by me under the guise "Rottenchild Studios".
“Rotten Zombie” – One of my original latex masks. Sculpted, molded, cast, and painted by me under the guise “Rottenchild Studios”.

It’s entirely possible that one day I might try to make a comeback.  I’m starting to miss the stench of liquid latex.

Digital

Ever since I bought my very first generic Wacom knock-off tablet to use in Photoshop, I became instantly infatuated.  There was no need to worry about scanning or photographing pictures, clean brushes, or invest in jack shit as far as art medium was concerned.

"Dick Snail" - This was done for some cheap laughs at work, because DICK SNAIL!
“Dick Snail” – This was done for some cheap laughs at work, because DICK SNAIL!

That cheap shitty knock-off was finally replaced with a Wacom Bamboo tablet, and after a solid year of saving my pennies, I was finally able to afford a Wacom Cintiq Companion.  Dear sweet Jesus, fucking amazing.

"Wing Man" - A digital sketch gone out of hand.
“Wing Man” – A digital sketch gone out of hand.

While I currently don’t have many examples of art I made exclusively in Corel Painter on my Wacom Cintiq Companion, stay tuned, there is a fuck-load coming.

And so ends my very first post.  For those of you who made it this far, thank you for the motivation.  There will be more on a regular basis.

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