for those of you who may not have heard, our founder :iconpatcarlucci: passed away yesterday.

he lost his 5 year battle with non hodgkins lymphoma at home surrounded by his lovely wife, dawn, family and friends.

pat was a great guy. he was always encouraging the best out of everyone and constantly inspiring.

please, take a moment and visit his dA page, facebook, myspace, whatever and pass your condolences to dawn and his family. i'm sure they will be greeted with open arms and appreciation.

i'll try everything in my power to keep this group going for him. but any help would be appreciated.

thanks for your time.

god speed, pat! you will be missed by many!
Heya' loony toonz!
I just wanted to recommend a few art books that I picked up recently that have been REALLY inspiring to me.
First up ART OF PLANET 51
www.amazon.com/Art-Planet-51-D…
Great price as well as packed full of AWESOME conceptual and production art... this one is a keeper regardless of how the movie turned out (I'm not saying the movie was good or bad... but the book is TERRIFIC).

Second,
The art of MONSTER VS ALIENS!
www.amazon.com/Art-Monsters-vs…
Great development process for Ginormica and the rest of the critters.  Most noteworthy about this book is how they solved the size relation problems between the characters and their surroundings. Beautiful looking book!

Third,
Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang (Star Wars movies designer)
www.amazon.com/Mechanika-Creat…
This book is insightful for creating technical drawings of fantasy space ships, vehicles & technology.
Most noteworthy is Doug's process for creating Prisma marker based concepts .... very useful to apply to sketch cards and other artworks!!!

There you have it!
If you are a book hound like I am, these are practically MUST HAVES for your library!
Cheers!
Toon-Up's own :iconpatrickfinch: is selling his ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS PVP foil stamped returns....
Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders PVP2 by PatrickFinch Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders PVP1 by PatrickFinch
If you would like to offer on any of these cards... please shoot :iconpatrickfinch: a note QUICK!

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:icontoon-up: is a group of artists who have a penchant for drawing sexy cartoon ladies.
Our goal is to bring you the BEST these artists have to offer!  Diversity in artistic style mixed with a love for the female form is what :icontoon-up: is all about!
Watch us today and see what we bring to the table tomorrow!
Cheerio!
On the case and in yo face!
Well Toon-Up is now 3 weeks old and I really think we have our focus and direction down.
This group is fast becoming the BEST showcase for fantastically talented "toon" style artists on DA with a nack for the female form!
With very few refinements still to make, I think it is safe to say that :icontoon-up: will set the standard in top quality work by the best DA has to offer!

So, if you haven't done it already... please WATCH us.... the best is most definitely yet to come!
Cheers!

We are proud to have the following 2 artist/creators join our :icontoon-up: group!
Patrick Finch :iconpatrickfinch:
Martin Abel :iconmartinabel:

Excelsior!... or whatever it is Stan Lee always says.
Heya' gang!
Toon up is rolling right along and there have been many inquiries into how to be a part of this group.  All you have to do is "watch" this group for now.
Feel free to submit to the "devious folder" in the gallery if you are NOT already a member of this group.  NOT all submissions will be accepted unfortunately. It is NOT whether you are good enough or not, so if your selection doesn't make it in... feel free to try another one that is along the lines of what we do accept.
NOTE: Toon Up wants YOUR BEST work and PLEASE do not blow us out of the water with a ton of submissions, I can only let in so many at a time because it floods everyone's DA message box and there have been some complaints about that.

To our contributors/members we already have.... the galleries are there for you to use!!!! Please submit your deviations at will....I will rotate as many as I can to the "FEATURED" folder!!!!  Let's get your work seen by more people!!!!!!  Have fun and remember this group is a resource for you to take full advantage of!

This weeks HOT creators!!!!
:iconwarrenlouw: :iconratonviejo: :iconjessasketch: :icontarzman: :iconrobduenas: :iconninjabits: :iconage-velez:

QUICK FAQ:
~TOON UP is about showcasing the hottest talent on DA when it comes to cartoon pinup girls!
~We do NOT post nudity (from now on)... we want this group to be open to everyone!
~You can ask for membership into TOON UP, but be CERTAIN and honest with yourself that you are as good as the artists in the "FEATURED" gallery folder!  If you are not up to snuff.... work on it until you are, then submit to TOON UP! Please keep in mind we are NOT asking for members at this time!

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