Sketching out a figure

Working on a fancintric Shark-Man page tonight. Here is what it looks like when I begin to flesh out a figure. The Mechanical pencil and the 2H pencil are the tools of choice. As I draw, I’ll vary the size of the mark as needed. This works now until something better comes along. Next art you’ll see here will be the finished “inked” Shark-Man page.

The Beatles...sexy?

Music. Ah, the octane for the soul. If you like the sexy sneer side of things, I’d go for QOTSA. Josh Homme has a way of selling a darker side of sexy to the masses. I got my wife into the Queens long ago and now she’s a true acolyte. Check out Mondo Generator and EODM for more goodness.

We went to see Def Leppard the other night (leave me alone) and I had a great discussion with a friend about who was the better band, The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. Now its folly to argue something like this with anyone, though I brought up the fact that The Beatles failed to be “sexy” whereas the Rolling Stones had sexiness wafting off of them. My friend brought up, “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road” and I graciously accepted the pebble of a point for The Beatles. But, honestly, I really don’t think the Beatles sold sexy.

Hmmm…no.

Keep that art moving!

I’ve noticed that the more I lock down a line, committing to it by giving it an inked look or making it darker, then the less fluid it becomes. Anyway, more art. Here is a good friend of mine and his son. I did this for them on Father's Day.

Backpacking

My wife and I love to go backpacking. The Appalachian Trail isn’t too far away and we go there often. Recently we visited Cumberland Island on the Georgia Coast. They have horses that roam wild (scared me to death in the middle of the night) and a rifunkulous amount of armadillos. They are literally everywhere. The place was beautiful and you can kayak in, which is what we did. I'd urge everybody to get outside for the love of Pete.

Some pics.

B.P.R.D.

Mignola's books are among my favorite. I’m planning to do some pages (complete with panels and pacing) some independent books to get some experience in page layouts. Here is one of BPRD around the Black Flame trade. I wanted to capture the dynamic between Roger, Diamio and Liz.

Hope you like.

Use of References

Sometimes to get a particular pose right, I'll look at a picture. Here is an earlier sketch of the Red Hood and me prior to coffee. Great character by the way.

earlier sketches

Just to keep the art going, here are some older sketches from earlier experiences with the ditigal medium.

Bon appetit.



The Blob


Jonah Hex


Daredevil


Zatanna

Art

Here I am fleshing out two characters. So you know, I travel with my business a bit and I like to engage in the wonderful world of art in spare time. So the tackle of the typical draftsman such as numerous pencils, pens, canvases, drawing boards, etc are really not conducive to my lifestyle. I’m perfectly content with the challenges of Photoshop and Painter. I have an Intuos 3 that I do everything on. It’s great because I can check in a hotel and quickly set up my laptop with the drawing tablet. No bubbles - no troubles.

Ugli Fruit

I’m always amazed at how a casual pass by the fruit section of the local grocery store usually reveals some exotic fruit that I’ve never seen, let alone, heard talk of. Today I beheld an ugli fruit. They looked like severed, malformed, rotting baby heads. Don't be fooled by that courtly picture over there.