Miljenko Šimić a.k.a. mishimi

Then, when a player scores, he drops the stick and surges into the upper part of the arena canopy, where he has to outmaneuver the opposing team’s defenders and cross some kind of “goal line” to score a “touchdown” — whatever. end/

The problem is that the player needs his hands free to operate the jetpack, so the game is played in two stages. The bottom part of the arena features a roller-skating rink where a mixture of Rollerball/roller derby and hockey is played.

I based the design on Rollerball (of course), on that adorable ’80s film Solarbabies (the hockey stick), and on a ruthless game called “Dwarfball,” which appears in the Franco-British comic book Sha by Mills and Ledroit (the jetpack).

Another sketch that somehow got lost in here — a “jetpack hockey” player for a comic book I’d like to do. The sport is played in a huge bubble-canopy kind of stadium (like in one of Jon Berkey’s illustrations). #comicart #watercolorcomics #comicsinking #scifiart #retroscifi

Warhol, as if obeying Hamlet’s advice to the actors, held up a mirror to the audience and said, “This is who you are — don’t complain now.” 3/end

But the thing with Andy Warhol, I think, is that when he was, for example, setting up Brillo Boxes in an art gallery, he did so with his tongue at least partly lodged in his cheek. 2/

With the advent of A.I.-generated imagery, there were, of course — as with any mass-produced tech gimmick — voices championing its “democratization” aspect. Naturally, those same voices were quick to play the Andy Warhol wildcard. 1/

Gouache painting medieval image.

Finishing yet another piece for the picture book: a slice of medieval life. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheart #sketchbook #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink #mixedmedia

Finishing yet another piece for the picture book: a slice of medieval life. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheart #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink #mixedmedia

Ah, Valerian, well of course.

What comic book is that? I wanna read it.

Some lady portrait in gouache from a while ago. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #portrait #drawing #artwork #gouacheart #sketchbook #gouacheillustration #paint #medieval #fantasy #characterconcept #watercolour #gouachepaint #mixedmedia

For a moment there I thought it was Bernard Cosey, darn!

Some years back, I made these drawings within an illustrated story of evil witchcraft descending upon the militant prepper community in the post-apocalyptic Appalachia. #inktober #ink #illustration #sketch #artwork #digitalart #inkdrawing #sketchbook #inktoberchallenge #halloween #blackandwhite

Full page Eve of Destruction p. 14. in color and in b/w. #watercolor #art #comicart #watercolorpainting #drawing #artist #watercolorart #aquarelle #artoftheday #sketchbook #arte #paint #acuarela #watercolors #portrait #watercolorillustration #militaryart #1970s #vietnamart #noai #watercolorartist

Finishing yet another piece for the picture book: a slice of medieval life. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheart #sketchbook #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink

Harry Dean Stanton in #gouache from a while ago. #paristexas #harrydeanstanton #portrait #gouache #painting

#gouache #watercolor #ink, Sgt. Wilson, a character from the era of the Mexican Revolution I would like to develop further.

Another piece for the picture book: a slice of medieval life. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink #watercolorpainting #watercolour #gouachepaint #mixedmedia

Finishing up that big battle scene #gouache #watercolor #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheillustration #picturebook #medieval

A great battle scene as a line drawing.

Scanned sketchbook entry. About to lightbox it onto artboard for painting the finished piece.

Snapshot of a sketchbook.
#watercolor #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch#medieval #sketchbook

About to finish this one, too: a slice of medieval life. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #acrylicink #watercolorpainting #watercolour #gouachepaint #mixedmedia

Working on this, too. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #artwork #gouacheart #sketchbook #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink #watercolorpainting #watercolour #gouachepaint #mixedmedia

Watercolor vs only lines:

The stuff I'm currently working on. #watercolor #gouache #art #gouachepainting #painting #comicart #illustration #picturebook #drawing #gouacheart #sketchbook #gouacheillustration #picturebook #sketch #paint #medieval #fantasy #acrylicink #watercolorpainting #watercolour #gouachepaint #mixedmedia

🌙Artists, QRP with you favorite portrait you've drawn!🌙

A tribute to Peter Fonda in watercolor, drawn some years back, after his departure.

YouTube video by Miljenko Šimić overview of page 15, Eve of Destruction.

A video of a page in Eve of Destruction - a Vietnam War-themed comic story - while it was WIP.