Blain Hefner's Page

Tell us your story:

After crash landing in Wichita Falls,TX in 1978, I was brought up by loving parents and given the earth name of "Blain."
While being raised on a steady diet of classic TV shows, movies, Flav-or-ice and pretzels, I harnessed the power of the pencil and all of it’s counterparts to inherit what I do today --- MAKE ART!
Currently, I'm a Features Designer & illustrator for The Salt Lake Tribune and also do freelance illustration on the side.

Hometown:

Iowa Park, TX

Personal Website:

http://www.hefnatron.com

Portfolio Site:

http://www.hefnatron.com

About Me:

I'm a features designer and illustrator for the Salt Lake Tribune and a freelance illustrator on the side. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and little girl, drawing, painting, sculpting, watching movies and tv, and riding motorcycles.

Favorite Cartoons:

Transformers, G.I.JOE, Batman the Animated Series, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls, Samuri Jack, Star Wars Clone Wars

Favorite Films:

Star Wars (4-6), Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes (original), Alien, Aliens, Blade Runner, The Big Lebowski, King Kong, Spider-Man 1 & 2, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, Supes 1 & 2, The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Indiana Jones--anything Spielberg, classic Disney, Hitchcock, Burton, Rodriguez, Tarintino, Vincent Price and lots, lots more.

Favorite TV Shows:

Firefly, Lost, House, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Office, Spaced, South Park, Battlestar Galactica

Favorite Comics:

Batman, Sin City, The Spirit, Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side

Favorite Books:

Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Michael Crichton novels...

Favorite Artists or Illustrators:

Carl Barks, John K, Roy Lichtenstein, Josh Agle, William Joyce, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Tim Sale, Darwyn Cooke, Bruce Timm, Bill Watterson, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko.

Favorite Music:

Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, Weezer, The Raveonettes, Combustible Edison, Portishead, Ben Folds Five, The Hives, lots of Jazz, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Dick Dale, John Williams,Danny Elfman.

Favorite Robots:

R2-D2, Gort, B-9, Iron Giant, Robby the Robot, Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee, Bender