tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44806712805148606312024-02-21T23:19:54.572-08:00Draw, Burt, Draw!Burton Durand is a designer / Illustrator out of Lafayette, Louisiana who has a penchant for silly drawings, music and puns. This blog chronicles the randomness.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-83682494408871444192013-02-21T20:43:00.001-08:002013-02-21T20:43:11.112-08:00Star Wars Hats<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/8497163144/" title="Star Wars Hats by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img alt="Star Wars Hats" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8497163144_efaed99cd1_c.jpg" width="567" /></a>
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<strong>Wired Magazine</strong> just released a big article that listed a bunch of things that<strong>“every great Star Wars movie should have.” </strong></div>
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<strong>#52 on the list was “Hats.”</strong></div>
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Yep. So, I thought I’d expand on that for y’all. Like remember when Lando wore that pimp hat? And when Han was caught wearing an Indiana Jones hat? Awkward. Or when that AT-ST went on a safari? No? Hmmm.</div>
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<i>In space, no one can hear mew scream.</i>
This past Thursday was "SPACE CATS!" theme at <a href="http://www.drawedgoods.com">DrawedGoods</a>. <br>It was proposed by yours truly, and this is what I came up with for my contribution :DBurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-22785840017403439842012-06-10T15:47:00.001-07:002012-06-10T15:47:45.123-07:00Diablo's Kitchen<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/7359475608/" title="Diablo's Kitchen by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7359475608_6356c006e3_c.jpg" width="522" height="800" alt="Diablo's Kitchen"></a>
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<b>Diablo's Kitchen<i></i></b>
It's time for our fourth-ever Super CookNight! For this poster I went with a Diablo III theme, since most of the CookNight crew is currently engulfed by the game. We're going to aim for a "spicy foods vs. baked goods" set of foodstuffs, haha.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-60206486391438836152012-06-09T23:59:00.000-07:002012-06-10T00:00:59.935-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/7356736260/" title="Tumblr Loves Loki by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7356736260_1b2ce6f9f0_z.jpg" width="549" height="640" alt="Tumblr Loves Loki"></a>
<br><b>"Loki Loves Tumblr"<i></i></b><br><br>
Though Loki may have lost his crazy alien army, he definitely gained another one through Tumblr.
I designed this simple badge for all of his loyal Tumblr supporters.
Well, I guess they're fans of Tom Hiddleston, TOO.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-91670235745707387532012-05-20T11:19:00.000-07:002012-05-20T11:19:19.628-07:00The Spider<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/7235272836/" title="Varys by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/7235272836_23b1916775_c.jpg" width="600" height="707" alt="Varys"></a>
Here's Varys, aka "The Spider," from the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R.R. Martin. And, of course, Game of Thrones on HBO.
For me, Varys is the kind of guy you don't REALLY trust but you can't ever really discover why. And when he says he's doing everything "for the kingdom," you kind of want to believe him. Of the major manipulators and schemers in the series, Varys seems to be the wildcard. You can see that Littlefinger is pretty much in it for himself, and Cersei wants to keep ruling power with her and her family. And everyone else is either working for someone or being blackmailed by someone.
So, here's Varys being all secretive and stuff.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-12090177406856846502012-05-09T21:45:00.004-07:002012-05-09T21:45:57.216-07:00HULK DAPS!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/7168943114/" title="HULK DAPS by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7168943114_45e044a702_b.jpg" width="596" height="1024" alt="HULK DAPS"></a>
Having Hulk around for the victory celebration is always a dangerous thing.
NO, Hulk! Fistbumps are NOT allowed. Go play with some cars or something. Sheesh!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-91592564360207624082012-04-30T17:30:00.001-07:002012-04-30T17:30:20.149-07:00Where the Wildlings Are<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/7130038553/" title="Where the Wildlings Are by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7130038553_5ac3bb8b21_z.jpg" width="640" height="439" alt="Where the Wildlings Are"></a>
<b>Where the Wildlings Are</b>
Here's a fun bit of Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire fan art featuring Jon Snow, Sam and Ghost beyond the Wall.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-23396949849624204952012-03-10T10:32:00.001-08:002012-03-10T10:35:21.643-08:00Come Hell or Bywater<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6970032125/" title="Come Hell or Bywater by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6970032125_9b57c2052a_b.jpg" width="526" height="814" alt="Come Hell or Bywater"></a><br />
The guys over at <a href="http://www.dirtycoast.com/">Dirty Coast</a> in New Orleans came to me with this idea for a shirt they wanted produced. The message is that nothing, not even hurricanes and flooding, can keep the Bywater neighborhood residents down. Here's how the design/illustration turned out!<br />
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If you like the shirt, you can order it <a href="http://www.dirtycoast.com/store/detail/936/Come-Hell-or-Bywater">here</a>.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-51214803830283211322012-02-14T18:08:00.000-08:002012-02-14T18:08:35.658-08:00ValenTali's day<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6878660059/" title="Happy Valentine's Day from Tali by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6878660059_c40c530a44_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="Happy Valentine's Day from Tali"></a><br />
Happy Valentine's Day to Tali, from Commander Shepard.<br />
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Now that this card is done, I can finally go and play the Mass Effect 3 demo! EEEEE!<br />
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Also, happy V-Day, everyone :DBurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-36017365089396248552012-01-23T18:37:00.000-08:002012-01-23T18:37:44.288-08:00Doctor Strange & Dormammu<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6752578125/" title="Doctor Strange & Dormammu by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6752578125_a270f58ab6_z.jpg" width="625" height="501" alt="Doctor Strange & Dormammu"></a><br />
I was so glad that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 added Doctor Strange to the roster that I had to do a little more video game fan art. <br />
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Hope you enjoy!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-6904710954698483472012-01-20T23:54:00.000-08:002012-01-20T23:54:35.125-08:00Goron and Try It<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6734802543/" title="Darunia by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6734802543_5ddb6688f0_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="Darunia"></a><br />
A bit of Zelda fan art. Here's Darunia, a rock-loving Goron, talking about his stolid physique.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-41006230814082172752012-01-10T18:47:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:47:04.357-08:00Deception<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6676556455/" title="Deception by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6676556455_4dc93fd86f_z.jpg" width="600" height="482" alt="Deception"></a><br />
Trolls are getting pretty good at blending into the crowd, aren't they?<br />
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I had started this illustration a while back and decided to finish coloring it to use as my Facebook "Timeline" image, haha. When I began drawing it out, I was just creating random people. But halfway through, I started included people I actually know. Hope you like it!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-44235096094318736642012-01-01T14:17:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:17:53.804-08:00A Dance With Dragons<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6615275187/" title="A Dance With Dragons by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6615275187_196137bbe8_b.jpg" width="600" height="784" alt="A Dance With Dragons"></a><br />
An illustration I did for a gallery showing last month in Lafayette, LA. Has a little fun with George R. R. Martin's book title "A Dance With Dragons," in the Song of Fire & Ice series. Someone must have been entertained by the illustration because apparently it was sold! Wooo!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-38087259265208267642011-12-26T13:03:00.000-08:002011-12-26T13:03:29.604-08:00Shaun of the Holidays<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6577108843/" title="Simon Pegg / Shaun by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6577108843_202f695344.jpg" width="485" height="500" alt="Simon Pegg / Shaun"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6577116197/" title="Nick Frost / Ed by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6577116197_b6f086a715.jpg" width="500" height="484" alt="Nick Frost / Ed"></a><br />
Here are some quick inkwash portraits of Shaun and Ed (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), a la the movie "Shaun of the Dead." I gave these two illustrations away as part of a holiday Twitter contest. Congrats to Dale and Lauren, who were the winners!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-17332317500610259952011-12-16T16:54:00.000-08:002011-12-16T16:54:52.703-08:00Man's Best Friends<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6523344359/" title="Portraits! by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6523344359_fef118d302_b.jpg" width="593" height="1024" alt="Portraits!"></a><br />
Was just commissioned by a friend to draw portraits of him, his wife and their four dogs. It's for their holiday card! It was a quite a fun project.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-3840048269343675722011-12-06T22:00:00.000-08:002011-12-06T22:00:50.156-08:00Domestic Etch Illustration<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6470094341/" title="Domestic Etch Illustration by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6470094341_77c82c9787_b.jpg" width="625" height="798" alt="Domestic Etch Illustration"></a><br />
My friend Elizabeth Goodspeed puts together a biannual art magazine, <a href="http://www.domesticetch.com/">Domestic Etch</a>. I asked if I could submit an illustration this upcoming go-round, and she FOOLISHLY AGREED, mwuhahahahahahaha.<br />
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Anyway, the theme is "Growth and Decay." I kind of got a little carried away in the Silly Department, but I like how it came out. Very fun. You can probably look it it several times and find something new. For instance, my favorite kid. The one pushing the bubble-mower. OR Boba Fett and the sarlacc pit.<br />
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Anyways, I'll let you all know when the mag gets published :DBurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-82991392596357060482011-11-27T10:37:00.001-08:002011-11-27T10:37:51.852-08:00Pizza Rundown<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6412926135/" title="TMNT Pizza Rundown by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6037/6412926135_0e7fd742d2_z.jpg" width="600" height="282" alt="TMNT Pizza Rundown"></a><br />
Here's another quick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mini comic. Michelangelo volunteers to make a pizza run for the rest of the Turtles.<br />
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HE LOVES PIZZA SO MUCH, YOU GUYS.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-64486361651602270582011-11-17T21:00:00.000-08:002011-11-17T21:00:21.039-08:00Eat Free or Diet Hard<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6356797741/" title="Eat Free or Diet Hard by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/6356797741_f563491613_b.jpg" width="625" height="964" alt="Eat Free or Diet Hard"></a><br />
Here's the poster I created for our upcoming Super CookNight 3 event. As you can see, we decided to go with a fun Die Hard theme. I'll be making Slow-Cooked MacClane n' Cheese, if that'll give you an idea of what to expect from the menu!<br />
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Every Tuesday our CookNight crew meets. It's made of 8-or-so friends here in Lafayette that lurv them some cookin'. We take turns cooking, which allows for some tasty experiments. And we decided to share those tasty experiments with the world. Or, well, our friends in Lafayette. So instead of just one of the group cooking, we ALL cook. And we also invite guests to bring their own dishes. SCN2 was pretty crazy, and I'm sure this one will top it!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-46151758827292576022011-11-17T18:07:00.000-08:002011-11-17T18:07:26.165-08:00Commission – Catherine<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6356182467/" title="Catherine Commission by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6356182467_820549378f_b.jpg" width="600" height="844" alt="Catherine Commission"></a><br />
My Twitter/Skyrim friend <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/catherinefaas">Catherine</a> commissioned me to illustrate her portrait. She wanted something more fun than a standard headshot to use an upcoming article. She is a whiz at all things internetty, such as Twitter and YouTube video links.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-82903638135768076672011-11-10T16:32:00.000-08:002011-11-10T16:32:38.450-08:00Skyrim: Sword & Shield<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6332624429/" title="Skyrim: Sword & Shield by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6332624429_859169b2de_b.jpg" width="625" height="834" alt="Skyrim: Sword & Shield"></a><br />
To celebrate the release of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and to poke a little fun at Skyrim's live-action TV spot, I drew this comic.<br />
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Seriously, it's a little silly being a warrior and not bringing a shield to a dragon fight. You're going to get 1) burnt 2) eaten 3) gored 4) all of these things.<br />
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So, if you find yourself shieldless in the face of a dragon, please improvise.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-38219390923354259172011-11-05T15:16:00.000-07:002011-11-05T15:16:04.088-07:00Family Splatters<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6315905525/" title="The Urkeling by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6315905525_0be9efa643_b.jpg" width="600" height="750" alt="The Urkeling"></a><br />
My fellow DrawedGooders were talking about having a Steve Urkel theme day, so this idea came to mind. Here's Steve after one-too-many people poked fun at him. Never give a nerd an axe, right?Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-60875097428024267222011-10-25T22:12:00.000-07:002011-10-25T22:12:29.297-07:00UL Symphony Halloween Orchestra<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6282420384/" title="Halloween Concert Poster by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6282420384_0ae4d8f59d_b.jpg" width="600" height="954" alt="Halloween Concert Poster"></a><br />
When I saw that this Friday's UL Symphony Halloween Concert didn't have a Facebook event to promote it, I decided it'd be fun to quickly illustrate a "poster" to help promote it. So, I came up with this and used it on the Facebook event page, which I just made. Haha, just helping out in my own silly way. Hope it gets some additional people to attend!Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-61503855284559544472011-10-18T19:02:00.000-07:002011-10-18T19:02:20.399-07:00Quina: EAT!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6258942935/" title="Quina: EAT! by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6258942935_fbfafb5331_b.jpg" width="600" height="944" alt="Quina: EAT!"></a><br />
When I saw <a href="http://zacgorman.com/">Zac Gorman</a> tweet that he was putting together a Final Fantasy IX fan illustration zine and announced an open call for submissions, I immediately decided I'd try and submit something. And, strangely enough, the first thing that came to mind was "DRAW QUINA!" Now, I never really USED Quina in the game, but (s)he is definitely an interesting character. (S)he loves to eat. And uses that to...uh...its advantage.<br />
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Here's Quina surrounded by her meals, which consist of a good bit of the enemies in the game! I may have gone a little overboard, but I did really want to be included in the fun, haha.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-1509722205640592682011-10-13T00:11:00.001-07:002011-10-13T00:11:35.801-07:00Voldemort's Worst Nightmare<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6239642561/" title="Voldemort's Worst Nightmare by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6153/6239642561_0a0863368a_z.jpg" width="600" height="481" alt="Voldemort's Worst Nightmare"></a><br />
Actually, Ron Weasley is EVERYONE'S worst nightmare, amirite?Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480671280514860631.post-21543903692895255032011-10-12T06:17:00.000-07:002011-10-12T06:17:14.307-07:00Kiss the Killer - A Birthday Card<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtdurand/6237157319/" title="Mom's "Dexter" Bday Card 2011 1 by burtdurand, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6237157319_a91c9d754f_b.jpg" width="600" height="911" alt="Mom's "Dexter" Bday Card 2011 1"></a><br />
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It's that time of year again! My mom's birthday was yesterday, and she had asked me to get her Dexter: Season 5 for her gift. She loves that show. So, I figured I'd draw her a Dexter-themed card. Haha, it was a pretty big hit.Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133178123779607454noreply@blogger.com2