week 2, not too shabby
So we are less than 2 months away from the release and we are officially a month and a half away from halloween!
but who really cares about the actual day halloween. I am more excited for the decorations. In fact a bunch of stores have already started stocking the stuff. I bought some cool shit already at joanns, including some scarfs for the dogs. Got these gnarly little headless body things that you set a pumpkin on, got a mummy and frankenstein. pretty sweet. Started to think of what we’re going to do for the dogs as costumes. Rowdy is going to be a ninja turtle and I’m not sure what Tuffy is going to be yet. Last year she was a werewolf.
Best candy ever for halloween = pumpkin flavored hershey kisses
I’m going to make sure to make my weekly trips to target and walmart this year. Target has the best character themed decorations. Last year they had this awesome frankenstein dude, in which I bought a mug and a bowl. This year they have these 3 little monster creatures. They didn’t have everything out yet. Maybe for the blog next week….
Got part of my new computer system today. right now next to my imac, are 2, 24 inch LED displays. The tower comes soon and I cant wait to hook it up. I think in october I am going to do another cribs revisit type thing and you’ll get to see it in all it’s gloriousness
got my sweet new backpack today as well… you can see it here
http://goincase.com/products/detail/cl55176
it’s even better in person. Definitely going to need it on my trip to san diego to do the fall shot with Adam Elmaki-maki
going to have a busy ass remaining of the month, I have a massive pile of New Found Glory stuff to do and I am super stoked on it
I decided to take off of freelance until November. I have to wrap up on NFG the rest of the month. Then I flew my dad out so we could go to Hell in a Cell, wrestling pay per view the first weekend of October. Then Working on some previous scheduled stuff the weekend after. Then the next week is the photo shoot. Then probably going to work on my book and EZ stuff until the release. Going to be INTENSE, so probably won’t be until the middle of November til I’m back in action…
I really need to get my game face back on when it comes to outside work. I’m a machine at work, I actually think Im over 30 approved tee’s already. I feel like I am lacking in the outside work, even though I always have something to do…
I feel like all my designer friends I talk to is just smashing through shit and is always busy. I feel like I am only naming off 1 thing while theyre naming off 5.6.7.857608476845 things
thats the great thing about numbers, theres no typo, you can mash things together and no matter what it’s not wrong. IT ISSSSS a number…
speaking of halloween, DID YOU KNOW? that daylight savings time lands on halloween this year?
In this time off I am taking, I am going to be once again adding new work to my site. I have 3 cd layouts and some vinyl stuff and tons of posters and shirts that aren’t up and I can’t release yet.
Heres some EZ tidbits/news/secrets I am giving away
- The Magic # is 13
- There won’t be anything coming out on Halloween and I am not releasing it early so you can wear it on halloween like last year
- I will be having some sort of sale at some point for halloween, might just be a 24 hour thing, haven’t decided yet
-There will be NO holiday shirts this year, I know shitty. But with the release happening in november it’s just another hassle, MAYBE NEXT YEAR!
I think thats it… now onto this weeks questions!
some of these I’m sorry guys I wont be answering, becase it’s weak stuff like, where do you like to eat etc etc….
if you have a question email it! kyleisez@gmail.com
Justin Ryan asks:lots of people talk crap on you and hate on you, why do you think that is? what do you have to say to “the haters”?
I think a lot of it has to do getting what I deserve. I admit I am not always the nicest person on the internet. Not that I wouldn’t say any of this to anyone’s faces. I am a very vocal person. But it’s the truth, a good percentage is just shit talk but I’d like to say a good 95% is just the cold hard FACTS. I am not one of those people to SUCK your nuts and kiss your balls to get somewhere in life. I feel no need to pat someones back and make them feel good. I think that’s a big problem. I think another big chunk comes from me having this “KNOW IT ALL” attitude. I think there’s a big difference between thinking I know and Knowing I know. I am watching everyone, if you know it or not, I am. I always keep up to date on who’s doing what, and what’s coming out. I think it’s IMPERATIVE as a designer in such a competitive profession….
I’ve asked a bunch of people their opinions, even you Justin, why people dislike me and a good majority say 1 of 2 things. “I’m an asshole, a truthful asshole” and then there’s the typical “They’re just jealous” answer. Now, I don’t FULLY believe that. I know people think I am this cocky arrogant dude. In a sense, yes I am. I work very hard and I can juggle multiple tasks and succeed 99% of the time. That is the only bit of cockiness I do have. I feel extremely lucky and privileged to even have GOT where I am today. I still don’t even think am as success as people like to perceive. I am not one of these dudes who quit their jobs and freelance full time. That’ just not realistic. Someone who is “Successful” wouldn’t HAVE to freelance and work a day job and own a clothing company. I have debts, I have bills. I don’t just flash my money and success around. I don’t think I ever have. I may say check out these BLU rays I bought. Or I’m going to wrestlemania. But I am not always going on vacations, or taking days off. I am always and I mean always working.
So I mean I think jealousy could be an issue. I know some people think that “All he does is throw a movie poster on a shirt with a band or his name on it”. Which is completely false. So much more than that actually goes into it, Textures, blending, airbrushing, text, customizing, ETC ETC. I wish it was as EZ (that’s for you jud) to do, but it’s so much more complex than that.
I feel also, that the arrogance, comes from me doing any style and being able to do it. I might not be the best at illustration, but I’d like to think I’m pretty good. I think that the vast areas I can cover might annoy some people in an envious fashion.
I mean I honestly can’t really answer that question. I feel as if some people feel like they can do what I do, and don’t get how I get the clients I do, but I think that if those people spent more time on art and less time calling me a dick and watching every word I say and always try to bury me and hating me, then maybe they’d get the work I get.
Nothing was handed to me, I worked (and work) my ass off….
Volatile V asks:Are you bothered by the fact that Hot Topic has not yet changed their name to Kyle Crawford?
I don’t think thats much the case anymore. I think Hot Topic, is slowly trying to figure themselves out and what’s cool in the scene anymore. I have a good amount of stuff in there now. But NO WHERE near as close as lets say 6 months to a year ago. I think now it’s got a good mix. So maybe it’s a good thing they never did change their name….
Seibei asks: with all the horror film franchise reboots, is there one horror film you’d like to see redone, and what would you like to see done differently?
I think (and heard they are) redo the chucky series. The first 2 were incredible. It got so cartoonie and shitty, and corny (as they usually do) and it ended as a complete piece of shit series. And for the love of god, can they make a decent looking chucky toy?! I mean the dude IS a toy. They always manage to make it horrible.
I really hope that they don’t ruin A nightmare on Elm Street. It’s my favorite franchise out there. I think that another (not remake) gremlins would be awesome. New Batch FTW!
Hopefully next week they’ll be some goodies to show you as well as the cribs redo.
Sorry If I bored you and put you to sleep! See you next week!
