The trials and tribulations of your mild mannered illustrator. Toys. Food. Art. Funny stuff I love. email: mdimotta@gmail.com var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-21481450-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @michaeldimotta)http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c4d0e6eeb1c6590d429c21758a1c16e/tumblr_mmtjfuCXFl1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Work in progress~ </p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/50468948491http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/50468948491Tue, 14 May 2013 22:40:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c72a5d85660ea75c9b1c39bf36011f36/tumblr_mmn0r0gh7z1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec16038a0317ccc451099f7f03fe3c20/tumblr_mmn0r0gh7z1qeua25o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa86c8bc35a9884cb4f62e592896fb11/tumblr_mmn0r0gh7z1qeua25o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><div class="copy"> <p>The Great Gatsby Nintedo game that I did an illustration for was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal! Check out the link~ </p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324744104578472733605313820.html?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324744104578472733605313820.html?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324744104578472733605313820.html?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks</a></a></p> <p>If you want to try out the game,  you can play it here for free on the Great Gatsby Game official site~</p> <p><a href="http://greatgatsbygame.com/"><a href="http://greatgatsbygame.com/">http://greatgatsbygame.com/</a></a></p> <p><br/>Check out our new t-shirt designs too~</p> <p><a href="http://greatgatsbygame.spreadshirt.com/"><a href="http://greatgatsbygame.spreadshirt.com/">http://greatgatsbygame.spreadshirt.com/</a></a></p> </div>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/50166021877http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/50166021877Sat, 11 May 2013 10:11:24 -0400Video GamesGreat Gatsby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2517d84fa412bd21182a472e3a436ef9/tumblr_mm0ttwZRdt1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stump-town minis</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/49179354920http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/49179354920Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:34:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b4559856065a54ea88e8c7987609f5f/tumblr_mi1evmZI4j1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#epicbattle progress</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/42815353651http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/42815353651Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:54:58 -0500epicbattle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7cc366e62c02f0cc96f59b77479f7faa/tumblr_mh7ttiNOUr1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sneak peak part2 #pencils #illustration #epicbattles</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/41497673391http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/41497673391Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:29:42 -0500pencilsillustrationepicbattles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12e6a61d561627659bed2b7bdb1573c7/tumblr_mh2bd3alkn1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Workin on something #sketching #illustration #epicbattles</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/41258011477http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/41258011477Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:03:03 -0500sketchingillustrationepicbattles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ea7e585aacba0ef720fbbd5ffc9dc46/tumblr_mgt1ntUAZG1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@darby1980 #illustration #dogportrait</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40821791599http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40821791599Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:55:03 -0500dogportraitillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71bd7164bf8e01838f83b7addef8167f/tumblr_mgp2apfpDI1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dog portrait commission~ Alfie 2013</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40643509695http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40643509695Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:18:24 -0500Portraitsanimals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5cbb6d8c38ac430b6546c2042afea059/tumblr_mgnbvn7XHT1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/691e87bae3aec71ddbda3b6cd0272a83/tumblr_mgnbvn7XHT1qeua25o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>A little joke between friends I illustrated on my day off.   Jan2013</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40570621209http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40570621209Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:50:10 -0500funny stuffeditorial<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1b560a2b2649a504104bba89cbe10e8/tumblr_mgmuu8hvZN1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working on somethin</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40539339593http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/40539339593Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:42:00 -0500MePortraitswater<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2b4d345363fbc6e19138cc59f922f01/tumblr_mfvmvrTWPZ1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A portrait of my brothers cat, Gogol. Christmas 2012.</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/39275541637http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/39275541637Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:55:03 -0500FamilyanimalsPortraitsfunny stuff<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m93ybsXSTq1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Underwater city commission detail.</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29896570818http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29896570818Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:47:52 -0400landscapewatercityscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8q15yoWw01qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Breaking Tradition: an illustration I created in favor of trying to break down old ideas and letting in new ones. </p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29375933479http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29375933479Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:22:00 -0400Gayeditorial<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/47444871" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heladisc.tumblr.com/post/29375027367/hela-throw-our-new-video-in-a-little-series-we">heladisc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My Brothers throwing disc!</p> <p>Hela Throw<br/><br/>Our new video in a little series we working on, showing how easy it is to use the Hela.</p> </blockquote>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29375633397http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/29375633397Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:18:43 -0400Hela DiscFamily<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8apiktkFb1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Naked Soda Bottle.</p> <p>A birthday illustration for my mom in reference to a funny joke from long ago.</p> <p>My mom used to take me food shopping with her when I was very little, about four or five. I’d sit in the cart seat while she picked up various things we needed for the week, and I’m sure we kept each other quite entertained. One week when we turned down the soda aisle, my mom let out a horrified GASP and quickly covered my eyes. She burst out “Mikey! Don’t LOOk. That soda bottles naked!”</p> <p>When I turned around and opened my eyes I saw the labeless soda bottle and I started hysterical laughing. I didn’t stop for days after and I kept making her repeat herself because I just thought it was so funny. Since then the story has been told and retold hundreds of times, so I felt like it needed a little drawing to commemorate it! Happy birthday mom, thanks for being a funny little lady :) </p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28778392576http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28778392576Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:47:08 -0400funny stuffProductFamilyeditorial<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m89es0mxoo1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Down the Rabbit hole, wedding commission.</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28735318323http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28735318323Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:57:00 -0400Portraitsart!fables<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m89eom9FQj1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lazy Sunday wedding commission.</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28735194947http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/28735194947Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:55:34 -0400Portraitsart!<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ddsrJ9sj1qeua25o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>My underwater city commission finally finished!</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/27496402238http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/27496402238Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:53:00 -0400cityscapefishwaterSharks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6idt8XgZS1qeua25o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Underwater city commission sneak peek (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/26312491888http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/26312491888Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:07:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6aur4dJTm1qeua25o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Life Study: Male Nude (oddly reminiscent of Russell Crowe)</p>http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/26032436286http://michaeldimotta.tumblr.com/post/26032436286Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:33:03 -0400art!PortraitsGay