Spotlight: Peter Massingale

Name: Peter Massingale

From the Film: the Fraudtographer

Factoid: Peter considers himself an accomplished photographer. Many of his photos have appeared in esteemed magazines such as the Penny Saver and Smut Weekly. Currently Peter is under a restraining order form several of his models. He also is under investigation for sale and distribution of a controlled substance (GHB). Peter is available for sweet 16 parties and bat mitzvahs.

the Fraudtographer

New cartoon! A sleazy photographer lies about his credentials to girls in order to get them to pose for a shady magazine. Shouts out to North Hollywood, Silverlake, and Los Feliz in this one! Tell a friend and subscribe to my YouTube page! Spread the joy!

Spotlight: Kurt

Name: Kurt

From the Film: No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service

Factoid: Although associated with the biker gang the Inland Emperors, Kurt is neither a member or a welcomed friend. Kurt has made it a habit to bum food, money, and services from any poor soul willing to take him in. With a robust police record, Kurt is well known to authorities and outlaws as a "no good mooch". Kurt can also be seen as the lazy boyfriend in the film Chicken n Cigarettes.

Fernando

Here is the cartoon only version of FERNANDO. The other YouTube version has the "making of" attached. This is the pure cartoon goodness. The "hair of the dog" if you will. Enjoy!

Spotlight: Roy Ennis, Jr

Name: Roy Ennis, jr.

Film: Slip and Fail

Fact: Roy has worked at the Super-Valu-Savers market in Long Beach,CA for over 2 years. Roy's manager, Sid, accuses Roy of not putting 100% into his job. Being that his job sucks, that doesn't really phase Roy in the least.

The Aushenker Interview

I was recently interviewed by Michael Aushenker for his Cartoon Flophouse blog. The interview is now online. 

Here's a snippet:

"Jim’s funny and accessible….as are his cartoons: funny, satirical shorts, featuring an array of everyman characters, sending up the trashier elements of American culture."

Aw...thanks, Mike!

READ THE WHOLE DANG THING HERE!

I Rock the Netherlands!

I stumbled across this on YouTube. Someone made a music video for a Dutch rap group using my animation....COOL! I am flattered. I must have this huge following in the Netherlands! I am already selling my home and moving there. From now on, Amsterdam will be known as Jimsterdam! I think the video is hilarious. No lawsuit happy Jim here. Just happy Jim. Check it out and feel my Danish!

Group:Bigs 't Nijmeegs kind & Smeergeld
Song: DubbelCheck Deze!

Look Ma, I got inked by Ted Seko!!

Behold the fully inked and colored glory of Ted Seko/Jim Lujan. This is an art-jam piece with my pencils inked by the mighty Ted Seko. Ted has done this with other artists, finishing off their pencils with his ferocious inks. Now it was my turn. I would finally get inked by the maestro himself, Ted "DeathLok" Seko. The honor was mine. 
Here are the rough pencils I sent Ted. he did the rest. Ted has a really strong style. If you haven't had a chance to check out his stuff, I highly suggest you look at his BILLY COLE series online. Its a trip. Very David Lynch-esque in the coolest of ways. The guy knows how to draw!

How the World Really Works

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I forgot that I ever did this comic strip....I don't even remember why...and now that I've found it, is the world really better off than before I re-found it? You bet it is, partnah!

Alphanerd Cheat Sheet

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Sometimes when I do a cartoon, I'll do the artwork before I do the voices (about half of the time). Alphanerd was a good example of that. I printed out a cheat sheet so I could know what shot I was doing voices for and keep sort of a character mood reference sheet (if that makes any sense). It sometimes helps me nail the voice a little bit better. Get into character. I know the Pixar folks use character sketches to inspire their voice actors when doing the voice recordings. Yeh, I just said that. I compared my cartoons to Pixar. How ya like me now?! Anyways, this is the cheat sheet I used. Pretty much every shot from Alphanerd.

Sid Ramos from Slip & Fail

I have to give a shout out of thanks to my buddy Steve Romo. The main character (Sid Ramos) in Slip & Fail is VERY LOOSELY based on Steve. Not physically, just in the sense that he has ridiculous problems to deal with at the store. You see, I used to work at a supermarket with Romo and he was constantly having to deal with scam artists and thieves and shady human beings. We used to have quite a laugh about it. Steve would say he felt like a baby seal being clubbed. He called the bad situations "getting the club". Let it be said that neither Romo, or myself, miss the grocery industry. That was a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Haven't seen Slip & Fail? CLICK HERE!