In the early 2000s when we lived in the Los Angeles area, I had a friend who worked for Hollywood as a screenwriter.
One day, he told me how much he made. It wasn’t jack shit, and he often had to take day jobs to make ends meet. Now keep in mind, he had written regularly for TV shows that you’ve at least heard of and possibly even watched. So he wasn’t just some hobbyist who successfully sold an episode or two to Hollywood.
Several years later, I had an idea for a TV show. It was called Opium Tales and it would be animated. Kind of like fairy tales, except for adults. Complete with graphic violence and nudity, just like the uncensored Grimm Brothers. Yes, the real Grimm Brothers was dark. Disney cleaned up those stories big time!
Inspired by Western Civ canon from the Ancient Greeks to the Bible to the Grimm Brothers, Edgar Allen Poe, Lewis Carroll, and Hans Christian Andersen. Did you know in Andersen’s original story, the little mermaid dies? That’s what I’m getting at. The real stories didn’t always have happy ass endings.
So I hired a salesman to get some funding for this. The guy turned out to be completely useless and I set Opium Tales aside because my Heavy Metal band started getting serious.
In 2018, I drew my friend Allie nude for the first time. She thought it was so good that I need to take my artwork seriously.
So I did. First colored pencils then watercolor + ink, like a lot of the artists from the Golden Age of Illustration (approximately 1880-1920).
Six years, dozens of gorgeous models, and hundreds of paintings later, we released an anthology of my artwork. Available now on Amazon.
Includes 124 pages full color of Roman’s paintings, sketches, and even photography. Uncensored and gorgeous, using the best quality color paper that Amazon provides us.
This will not only be your favorite coffee table book, all your friends will want to borrow it.
So click the link below and buy yourself the hardcover plus a pair of softcovers for your best pals.
Did you ever want to draw? Well, not only does Roman make drawing a face easy, he explains it with such a simple and repeatable method that you can teach your kids how to draw a face too!
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