The Rocketeer

 This is a piece I have been working on, on and off, for a while and it has been finished for a while too, I have just been too lazy to scan and post.  I wanted to to an ink piece for Dave Steven's, the Rocketeer for a while, I think it just lens itself to a older look.  The reference photo came from a cosplay photographer I found on Flickr named  djwudi/Michael Hanscom, I think this guy is a really good photographer.  I need to work on developing some backgrounds...  LOL

Watercolor Wolverine

I am really enjoying working with watercolors.  I have done a few flowers and a Clone Trooper, but this was interesting to do.  I just started putting colors down and figured I would ink out a figure after.  What do you think?  I think there are some spots with too much black but I think is has some feeling, some movement, some action. 

Sketch Card trading - Oran Parker

I got a note from another sketchcard artist named Oran Parker, (Check out his site http://www.oranparker.com/ ) who wanted to know if I would trade cards with him.  After checking out his stuff, I said Yes right away.  He requested Beta-Ray Bill, Abe Lincoln and Hawkman.  None of which I had any experience with, but I thought this would be a great deal.  I had a bunch of things going on travel-wise (see Korea blog-post) so I wasn't able to get to them finished right away.  I saw the cards he did (see his blog post about the trade) and I knew I was going to need to up my game.  Anyway.  I did one of Abe Lincoln "Vampire Slayer", A raging Bill, and Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl.  I did the Lincoln on tan card stock to give it a vintage feel.  I wanted the Hawkman to still feel Golden-Agey so I tried to do it in that style.  I just wanted Bill to look as pissed off as I could.  I did an earlier one, that I will post later, but in the pencils stage, I creased it doing some erasing and so I had to start over again.  I actually did another Abe, but I didn't like the feeling, so I redid it and I think this one is much much better.  I hope he likes them!

Commander Cody in Watercolor

Watercolor sketch of Commander Cody from Star Wars - The Clone Wars.  I will be adding the ink work to it later.

Puffin commission

Working on a commission.  I did the initial sketch in pencil and I was ready to start inking it up and it was suggested that maybe a watercolor version would be better.  Sort of like my previous Cad Bane watercolor that was inspired but David Petersen's (mouseguard) watercolor work.  So I painted it up and I will be inking it up later today.  Argh I am nervous.

The Finished piece...really this time

I guess I forgot to upload the image last time I posted this.  LOL  Anyway.  This is the finished piece.  Besides getting his likeness, it was really important to me to include the window in the background.  He designed and made that stained glass window.  I was also worried about the tone of the skin, but when I started on the sweater, the skin was secondary.  I was really worried that the sweater was going to turn out crappy, but I think it came around rather nicely.

New Vader Piece Started - Pencils

Started a new Darth Vader Piece last night.  I should have been working on other projects, but something inspired me and I just "needed" to do this piece.  (I love that feeling.)  Anyway.  Thought I would share the process here so here are the pencils I did last night.  I am thinking of monochrome, maybe black, white and one or two greys.  I may add a couple of figures to the top of the image, we will see.

Inked - Crime Noir Piece

I am kind of on the fence with how I feel this one came out.  It says "victim" to me and not "danger".  Any way the crime noir piece is finished and I am waiting to hear what the client says.  I did another version of this that I will post later.  It says "danger" the guy has a gun and looked a lot tougher.

Crime-Noir

 

I am doing a job for a guy who is doing a script for a crime-noir webseries.  This is one of my sketches.  All of the black is surprisingly intimidating.  Although the man is supposed to be a detective, he seems more like a zombie.  So I am changing the guy.  Took some reference photos yesterday, hopefully I can make him a bit more...tough?  Yeah tough.

Sketchcardiness - Jedi Youngling

This was something that I thought you never seen much off is Star Wars sketchcards, a Jedi Young-ling, totally innocent, not knowing that there is a guy named Darth Vader coming to kill him, maybe he has felt the disturbance in The Force, but just doesn't know what it means...poor kid.

Clone Trooper Sketchcard

This is a sketchcard of a clonetrooper helmet from the Star Wars prequels.  I used Copic markers, I am still trying to get used to them.  I never have been great with color, but I wanted this to be a bright piece and I think I got that.

Sketchcards... Princess Amidala

Todays sketchcard comes courtesy of SW:TPM (Episode 1).  Princess Amidala in one of her big headdresses.  I like the way it came out generally, it doesn't look like Natalie Portman, but I think it looks good.  there are some issues with the skull size and the eye placement...but overall I think it is alright.

Sketchcard of Princess Leia, from Ep 4.  I found with this one that even the position of the eyebrow, makes or breaks the entire portrait.  I had a real problem with the chin, and I was worried about the eye.  A couple of small tweaks changed the whole picture.  It was not working at all, I moved the eyebrow and reworked the chin and things really came together.  

Here is another Star Wars sketchcard, Obi-Wan Kenobi.   Think this one came out okay.  Again with the Micron Pens.  I did this one while my son was watching the Return of the Jedi for the second time in a day.  :)

Sketchcard - Jawa

Sketchcard -  Jawa

I love these lil guys!  This is one of my first full color sketchcards.  Interesting way to draw...you know, with color.  LOL  (My friends will know why)  I used Copic and faber markers, but I think in the future I will be sticking to the Copics.  There is a real difference in the them.  The Copics are a lot smoother and have a much richer color.  Anyway, let me know what you think!

Fanart - Sheldon Comics

I drew todays sketch after reading some old comics from Dave Kellett's SHELDON, Dante is the best friend of the main character Sheldon, and in addition to being a artist, he dresses up as STICKMAN when they play heroes.  So this is my attempt at Stickman.  If you want to start on a great comic Sheldon is AWESOME at being Awesome.

Ken Elvistrooper Tarleton - Fan art

A sketch of one of my favorate comic con regulars.  Ken Elvistrooper Tarleton.  He is way too cool for me to be drawing, but I dig this pose and wanted to draw it.  Pen and ink in my brown paper sketchbook.

Stormtrooper Sketchyness

Stormtrooper sketch that I actually inked.  I wanted to try out my white pen and this seemed to be a great one to try it on. 

October is for Scariness!

This is done with pan and ink, some red ink for the blood.  I found some blank Hallmark cards that say "Yooo Hooo" (with a small Owl) on the front.  Open them up and a nice large drawing surface.  I thought this would be good for an October drawing.

A Bluer, Happy You!

I used a blue colored pencil to see what kind of look a sketch would have.  I picked a happier photo, cause franklly, my lastest sketches have been mean or sad-looking faces.  Anyway, I thought it was a pretty decent 20 min sketch.