F.A.Q.

what’s all this then?

The Creatures in my Head website features artwork, products and news updates from New York based artist Andrew Bell.

general artwork questions

• how does the magic happen?

Most of the drawings you see here on the site are first sketched out in a small sketch pad, then painstakingly re-drawn with a pencil on a card, which is lightly traced onto bristol board, and then painstakingly inked with a micron pen, then pencil lines are mercilessly (and painstakingly) erased. The inked drawing is shaded, scanned, and magical computer gnomes deposit them here.

Shirt designs, prints, and most color illustrations are created using a adobe’s illustrator and photoshop products. Some animation and interactive content is done in flash.

questions about using artwork

• can i use one of your drawings on my site?
i appreciate people asking first, but as long as my drawings don’t make up the majority of the content on your site, you provide me some credit and a link, and you’re not running some sort of bizzarro clown love site, you’ll probably be fine by me. i’m a reasonable human so please feel free to email me or use the contact form to send me the details of your request.

my works are copyrighted and i even legally own a company and all that fun stuff, so please don’t make me sue you or kidnap your pets. I rely on my artwork to support myself, so stealing things makes me exceptionally sad.

• can i use one of your drawings on a t-shirt / poster / etc?

sorry but I retain the rights to my own work. merchandise such as t-shirts is one of the only ways i am able to support myself creating artwork, so please consider buying one of the shirts that already exist.

• can i use one of your drawings on my body?
want a creatures tattoo? go for it! the only requirement is that you send me photos! if you need a better version of a specific piece of artwork contact me and i’ll see what i can do.

• i am in an awesome rock band and your art would be perfect for our new cd / t-shirt / video / poster / tour bus / private jet. can I use it?)
please have your agent or label contact me with more information. i occasionally do freelance illustration, design and animation if you are interested in paid commissioned work.

questions about the site

• how is this site made?
this site runs on wordpress and custom code.

• how often do you update?
there is usually some sort of update, be it a sketch or note or creature, almost every day and sometimes several times a day.

• how can I contact you?
Please use the contact form

• can i link to your site?
yes please do! i’d be delighted.. i love links of the non-sausage variety. please let me know if you link to me so i can check out your site too! i’m afraid i can’t link back to everyone who links to me, but if your site is super enjoyable i will try to let people know about it.

• what is “dead zebra, inc” / “dyzplastic” / “dumbrella” ?
dead zebra , inc is the name of the company i own that is legally/financially responsible for many of my projects, dyzplastic is a division of that company responsible for the production of toys and collectibles.
dumbrel la is a loose collective of web-based artists and writers of which creatures is a part.

supporting the site

• i vomit forth considerable sums of money and i wish to share my valuable expectorant with you!
great! if you want to support myself as an artist or this site in particular please purchase some goodies from the store or you can even make a straight donation via paypal if you are so inclined.

You can also support the site by purchasing advertising space on our Archive page. Click below the ads to visit Project Wonderful!

misc

• where can i meet you to shake your hand / slap you / collect child support?
the best way to keep up with me is to subscribe to the newsletter and check the site news regularly, there is also an events page which lists where i will be appearing!

• i have another question or comment
please feel free to contact me . i like to hear from people. i don’t actually like people in person so much though so please don’t just stop by.. unless i know you.. in which case its cool, because sometimes i get lonely.