tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65503829255361039212024-03-05T06:09:06.684-08:00Sketchblog!Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-75814957002076825482011-07-24T19:28:00.000-07:002011-07-24T19:38:00.231-07:00City of Exeter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF6HS-2zP6rxA1uMczKe39i98XwFLuJ1eJDy9JPCq1oYgMl8gkGjD9kq7f5PtOhzbvfZL6pr4dYSPgvDL0g2VprzO3XThwoCfU0Kzml8_weTfhO7e_9E4DHBh0j4c15i_4KK4LjjDkQ/s1600/ExetermapLARGE.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF6HS-2zP6rxA1uMczKe39i98XwFLuJ1eJDy9JPCq1oYgMl8gkGjD9kq7f5PtOhzbvfZL6pr4dYSPgvDL0g2VprzO3XThwoCfU0Kzml8_weTfhO7e_9E4DHBh0j4c15i_4KK4LjjDkQ/s400/ExetermapLARGE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633111451590717026" border="0" /></a><br />I did this for a contest on <a href="http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/">They Draw and Travel</a> for a contest they are holding for their new book. Basically, the terms of the contest were to illustrate a map of your favorite city. I chose Exeter as my favorite city because it truly is a wonderful place. I attended the MA program at the University there and can easily say it was the best year of my life. The city is full of history and natural beauty. Everywhere I went I found something new or interesting. The city had a life that I just couldn't get enough of, and when I had to leave after a year, it was too soon.<br /><br />So here it is, Exeter as I remember it. Most of these places were places that I frequented quite often or passed by often. It's real selective in what is represented as I only put things that I personally experienced and loved. So really, its my interpretation of Exeter. There is so much more there and I found I wanted to put so much more on the map. Much like my short lived time there, there is much in Exeter that is not represented. Perhaps I will have to do a more indepth map in the future.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-50397832711300161052011-07-20T07:43:00.000-07:002011-07-20T07:54:17.492-07:00Kudlak Comic Book PagesRight, well this only took me four months to do. I started looking for comic book writers looking for artists during this spurt of pro-activity I had in late March. This is the same spurt of pro-activity that resulted in me being in Japan. Overall, a pretty successful spurt now that I think about it. But yeah, I averaged about a page a month on this one. I decided to do it larger than actual comic book sizes so I could have more space for details and such, so that took time. Plus, inking and various extras as well. It was a pretty involved process and I think I want to do much different next time around. I suppose that's what these things are for.<br /><br />The story is about two guys hanging in a meat locker, having both been previously captured by these gremlin vampire creatures. They have a discussion about various things such as their employers and facing up to troublesome supernatural creatures. Eventually, the young one saves himself with a coin knife and donates a magic toothpick to his friend. The story ends just prior their confrontation with the Kudlak (little creepy vampires).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJce4og_ho2mZ439Pj7EGr0XM_ZZn6KELudnVmkmCa6KI73SJUpk5BZBxV7ifFbeRRxtNJl0E0n807227Ic4zftR8CNMMnBFatUkyNq8OfJBlnMJwyBkDNQ3ysRyrrTXYSw2PAikIpQ/s1600/Page1.tif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJce4og_ho2mZ439Pj7EGr0XM_ZZn6KELudnVmkmCa6KI73SJUpk5BZBxV7ifFbeRRxtNJl0E0n807227Ic4zftR8CNMMnBFatUkyNq8OfJBlnMJwyBkDNQ3ysRyrrTXYSw2PAikIpQ/s400/Page1.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631447768398496978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjN6_wuHY79jqAi2OK20ACzlZnB5c5PQRJkgJ9N6OM9948fVmkOrNB6vJSpbZl_VeUVdEYaSbaOOyoBPccPhJYi5nIxhh8UapiEeJL3m1gId-vvwut9DBUud7z8AhzL-Bfr8OHMxflg/s1600/page2.tif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjN6_wuHY79jqAi2OK20ACzlZnB5c5PQRJkgJ9N6OM9948fVmkOrNB6vJSpbZl_VeUVdEYaSbaOOyoBPccPhJYi5nIxhh8UapiEeJL3m1gId-vvwut9DBUud7z8AhzL-Bfr8OHMxflg/s400/page2.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445649873070274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw7VVWQzLS-aVfy1Xhh8cuqPSkmK12jF8maOgVThyHOElZUDCej8Su_e1QtBFBrsTg7KykBKi2ZSySiOPpTlB65BLNuG1wD3UoWy9C-Jg41tPrm78ezMjabarNxBtFObhMT3ckv79ng/s1600/page3.tif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw7VVWQzLS-aVfy1Xhh8cuqPSkmK12jF8maOgVThyHOElZUDCej8Su_e1QtBFBrsTg7KykBKi2ZSySiOPpTlB65BLNuG1wD3UoWy9C-Jg41tPrm78ezMjabarNxBtFObhMT3ckv79ng/s400/page3.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445550361509842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZ1PhCwJYbHpMRpegH0bnFLbgRZY5ms7eMlmzqvcLMPIzOmy1gymRPJVjc5D3SmI4QggdSX3-m7x1f4Eo9OwwlfbwvmRBdTljlRIiNm9FXlyINudYUBHyO4CAe2PWhxOVDecxsVhhPA/s1600/page4.tiff"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZ1PhCwJYbHpMRpegH0bnFLbgRZY5ms7eMlmzqvcLMPIzOmy1gymRPJVjc5D3SmI4QggdSX3-m7x1f4Eo9OwwlfbwvmRBdTljlRIiNm9FXlyINudYUBHyO4CAe2PWhxOVDecxsVhhPA/s400/page4.tiff" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445454781164706" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-37618298073603412512011-04-09T12:57:00.000-07:002011-04-09T13:08:24.612-07:00Octopuses and other things.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXg0cSWg895DJBlyhkra0q2Cxycbha24gWqyTkcC6-k7xhIILOIu114mCVs4misA9jyk-bdIx4q3K-TLeOk4zvEEmGVNqcCqjz7ezJEZ8Dtt_W36lEgTUo0OWRF10exRZ4BCPnMzmWw/s1600/MonsieurOWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXg0cSWg895DJBlyhkra0q2Cxycbha24gWqyTkcC6-k7xhIILOIu114mCVs4misA9jyk-bdIx4q3K-TLeOk4zvEEmGVNqcCqjz7ezJEZ8Dtt_W36lEgTUo0OWRF10exRZ4BCPnMzmWw/s400/MonsieurOWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593676699620707698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-T2KKDWWPMTTEmFf_24CcfmzE87ItVObcMXsfNRnJ2ZU4-248PdXbA4TFPutyBKN-Wxq_hiRxx3S_Ju44sdwAEeNCdMPvjIjeWjJ7e0ZcEf2k1YA9xVLTsRms7jS0-kgE02RmRnJIA/s1600/KresnikStJamesWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-T2KKDWWPMTTEmFf_24CcfmzE87ItVObcMXsfNRnJ2ZU4-248PdXbA4TFPutyBKN-Wxq_hiRxx3S_Ju44sdwAEeNCdMPvjIjeWjJ7e0ZcEf2k1YA9xVLTsRms7jS0-kgE02RmRnJIA/s400/KresnikStJamesWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593675811587957922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidPYJ64aYhFesQo3yJxflKu7gdw1eNbqGszlth6aRNn8WvwjLCEH3QNevNYz0lJnsT3maDRdENLkIK4Ue8U9jsYD_UuexkETTWhvgaMHDh9szdA3HLM2r29x2lgumsLTt_Myn-1fvRA/s1600/MinorityReportWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidPYJ64aYhFesQo3yJxflKu7gdw1eNbqGszlth6aRNn8WvwjLCEH3QNevNYz0lJnsT3maDRdENLkIK4Ue8U9jsYD_UuexkETTWhvgaMHDh9szdA3HLM2r29x2lgumsLTt_Myn-1fvRA/s400/MinorityReportWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593675621105871042" border="0" /></a><br />Three little pieces I've been working on amongst other things. The first is Monsieur O. Un Agent de la Résistance Français. He's a little creation of mine... but in the story he's a creation of the Nazis intended for use in the war... but, unexpectedly, Herr Krake falls in love with Paris and the French and rejects the Nazi scheme for world domination. And then some other stuff happens... i need to figure that out.<br /><br />The next are two character portraits of characters for a short comic I'm illustrating.<br /><br />The last is a scene from Minority Report, by Philip Dick. I picked up an audio book collection of his stories and am loving every minute of it. I had no idea he'd written so many of my favorite scifi films... so I'm knee deep in his works right now. Expect some more drawings inspired by his work.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-30956944822309133682011-03-12T20:53:00.001-08:002011-03-12T20:54:14.945-08:00Taiwan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnRqMHu9-D8cdpobnc8LE4Mj-LvI64qE0fdlSvsgHs49-pw2IAFqMjcCS-g0_ivipr-avlj9zKJf7y9T4Q4ls4vM6JLadrJg_es-ul2EXdZ-BZUDDSZm79uoYiGHEqn4dPjzghg22zw/s1600/Taiwan.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnRqMHu9-D8cdpobnc8LE4Mj-LvI64qE0fdlSvsgHs49-pw2IAFqMjcCS-g0_ivipr-avlj9zKJf7y9T4Q4ls4vM6JLadrJg_es-ul2EXdZ-BZUDDSZm79uoYiGHEqn4dPjzghg22zw/s400/Taiwan.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583423319672610978" border="0" /></a><br />This was my first little foray into watercolor and ink mapping. Taiwan.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-5902891508582073352011-03-08T18:00:00.000-08:002011-03-08T20:18:11.869-08:00Tool Sober Diorama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTBQddrsuh8Zvf7KvdNt5k5WCq-Bhzu-QqGyUw7o5SdVczJwwtwtoCFmVn-bZf0n6Ptjy9dcTJizvbKOTytvzMovA3FbS1wg5arxtPgJ38CpTWb-n3DYMaic30il2ebjTSp78r_GCWA/s1600/IMG_1707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTBQddrsuh8Zvf7KvdNt5k5WCq-Bhzu-QqGyUw7o5SdVczJwwtwtoCFmVn-bZf0n6Ptjy9dcTJizvbKOTytvzMovA3FbS1wg5arxtPgJ38CpTWb-n3DYMaic30il2ebjTSp78r_GCWA/s400/IMG_1707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581919100658483122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDgCDhBxfNccnuKwjPtUcIfRWFTvOEsAB6UFJ_Vi2IyugXkHdYUfpugDZb6qK0euHqL_Ub9YS6J251qNE4tvGVGQVZFXRJjKhmgV7cUHubTVh4SYMC4jHr_PR6UXtG5FGKkwXHtkSjw/s1600/IMG_1706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1z4JyyNGvumr3HHsjpUxDDAGP5hShPQf4LnczgxMMLESKtjWNmU6SH3NA1a4IM79JxDJPZNHiNp16_Dv39FSJ6ECksI-5vTeRx2TPjnwdzr1WxjrCtWYkf2SXiR0tVHIi9Sy-YV7LNw/s400/profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581924295321467794" border="0" /></a><br />I did this a while ago for a commission. i was a two piece diorama set based on the music video for Sober by Tool. Two two pieces could be separated and they were intended to be somewhat like bookends. The 'meat' in the pipe is movable using a hidden lever and where the hole is, there is a replaceable piece to the metal pipe. The second piece, with the guy pinned to the wall, has a sliding plexiglass door.<br /><br />Overall, I did a lot of experimentation with this and it was a great learning project. I was quite happy with it in the end and was somewhat sad to see it go<span style="font-family: monospace;">.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">EDIT: I should probably add a link to the video as well...<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hglVqACd1C8" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></span><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /></span>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-22162748645571867272011-02-25T20:45:00.001-08:002011-02-25T20:54:37.169-08:00A challange for those who go, a dream for those who stay behind.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO41_vZip7Bxs5qGUxKUbf1QQcmZq4iW5p0PwwlaNAL08QNEm6gPUrd0OBoAhhv_4OuVGWkamFM-uZJnPWJQUo_p0fZ2G-z3YRj3LKhmpv4By9URmtoLx3GlC1-64jio3krQeYtV5AxQ/s1600/DakarFINALsmall.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO41_vZip7Bxs5qGUxKUbf1QQcmZq4iW5p0PwwlaNAL08QNEm6gPUrd0OBoAhhv_4OuVGWkamFM-uZJnPWJQUo_p0fZ2G-z3YRj3LKhmpv4By9URmtoLx3GlC1-64jio3krQeYtV5AxQ/s400/DakarFINALsmall.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577854916014308114" border="0" /></a><br />Though I know virtually nothing about racing, this particular race has captured me with its glamor and prestige. It was founded by Thierry Sabine, who became inspired in the Libyan desert when he got lost in a 1977 race. Somewhere in his dream through the sands, he decided the race would be a great setting for a regular rally car race. Henceforth, the Paris-Dakar.<br /><br />Originally this was going to be a submission for the monthly contest at the Cartographer's Guild, but I missed the deadline by about a month. Never-the-less, I finished it and here it is. Debuting, of all places, my sketchblog. I'd do a ton of things differently. Having never worked with watercolor until, well, this year, I'm still getting the hang of it. Ink though, I've got the hang of that. Maybe I should try a strictly ink map... hmm... stay tuned.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-49744252721405656642011-02-25T20:31:00.001-08:002011-02-25T20:37:25.854-08:00Blackbeard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQNBu72k3LzgzL9Ua41-795QkxrTaHyOBVLQI8SkCJcyPMTHpGBhmaxE0ekAiY9f8E9JsnAczpxAz9GTpXC9IW9MNfuNlU4mxwPbuSDRIo2zRnFTJpcXwbsarUA4vKs0tnK5JtHTk7A/s1600/BlackbeardSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQNBu72k3LzgzL9Ua41-795QkxrTaHyOBVLQI8SkCJcyPMTHpGBhmaxE0ekAiY9f8E9JsnAczpxAz9GTpXC9IW9MNfuNlU4mxwPbuSDRIo2zRnFTJpcXwbsarUA4vKs0tnK5JtHTk7A/s400/BlackbeardSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577851416407193346" border="0" /></a>I've just finished the book Republic of Pirates and what a fascinating history it was! Sigh... I wish I was a piratical lowlife, roaming the Bahamas with a pint of rum in my hand.<br /><br />Blackbeard was the most fascinating of all the pirates for me. He'd act the maniac, lighting fuses beneath his hat and intimidating his prey with a fiery glow. He never killed any one though. Despite is savage appearance and wild eyes, he was rather a gentleman when compared to other pirates of the day, though he plundered like the best of them. <br /><br />And so I gave him a little tribute. Just a head shot of what he might have looked like, at least in my mind.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-66433981691389820402011-01-31T18:31:00.000-08:002011-01-31T18:38:54.754-08:00Little batch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca1kWw-oe8PX7vA3fLH5uQM5ciDLztAzEhmjXRnQLj4JDR6Ng9HmsiyM6WjlPJ76JpAbmne32fRHROeMp1dlzfC53tYzBjUazsYY8p2la_HrAORzzTPhQkup4clvmNqmcACA5tI9i8w/s1600/Rocket+to+the+Moon019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca1kWw-oe8PX7vA3fLH5uQM5ciDLztAzEhmjXRnQLj4JDR6Ng9HmsiyM6WjlPJ76JpAbmne32fRHROeMp1dlzfC53tYzBjUazsYY8p2la_HrAORzzTPhQkup4clvmNqmcACA5tI9i8w/s400/Rocket+to+the+Moon019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568545010502323234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZce5MpQW0US45hlV3OkYiDdC3togEKbvihs4m8HWQpNzyG-EjbW_FRrDgW_nUWJJBeVC6Sd4FP8RI8nA9crecdgrehHqUcZA5BnPIK2CH_8s6Nm1EIf9RMDb9hlXx6xg2IPPUyyT-w/s1600/MonkeySMALL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZce5MpQW0US45hlV3OkYiDdC3togEKbvihs4m8HWQpNzyG-EjbW_FRrDgW_nUWJJBeVC6Sd4FP8RI8nA9crecdgrehHqUcZA5BnPIK2CH_8s6Nm1EIf9RMDb9hlXx6xg2IPPUyyT-w/s400/MonkeySMALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568543656924084994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgETP3J7N1O0H2NZqOBFr6mVg_BwUolvW5nSol02hzVPdUuKnEySZuekkzuwNNOBxHWV_NhfE0lx8yZ79B8PpRkYlj3P3tG7il96ze9psxiOg60d1KIv4Hjmp6tq82LTTeY_YfOAlhTQ/s1600/ChurchillSMALL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgETP3J7N1O0H2NZqOBFr6mVg_BwUolvW5nSol02hzVPdUuKnEySZuekkzuwNNOBxHWV_NhfE0lx8yZ79B8PpRkYlj3P3tG7il96ze9psxiOg60d1KIv4Hjmp6tq82LTTeY_YfOAlhTQ/s400/ChurchillSMALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568543458630346690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQlr7Db8rw7K48E5FP-m9wBIyV-pdtqT9GJjVlrKvoKb4pW4rtd_3ln1p5ZsGcb6w5XXBkl2SZhOzDfgK7pSacVl-pcFc2I_nnvxEGx7dsKLEkuZ5X-ObtDfN8RcC_08tzlE9rDHhuw/s1600/BatmanNight018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQlr7Db8rw7K48E5FP-m9wBIyV-pdtqT9GJjVlrKvoKb4pW4rtd_3ln1p5ZsGcb6w5XXBkl2SZhOzDfgK7pSacVl-pcFc2I_nnvxEGx7dsKLEkuZ5X-ObtDfN8RcC_08tzlE9rDHhuw/s400/BatmanNight018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568543356915499106" border="0" /></a><br />So I bought a little sketch pad to carry around in my bag where ever I am and whenever I get the urge. I also bought a white ink pen... hence many of the drawings you see above. The Monkey drawing, however, is all black ink.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-56716847099686802092010-11-06T10:02:00.000-07:002010-11-06T10:17:26.518-07:00A Tide in the Affairs of Men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5M43SWD15S1itVthiQjoX_XSvdfgwVxI-E6JOooP3wiTu_J8i42T5RFvyBPPWpkst54k8MUgugHYOyS3V91qdL_5V5aHxXnBQ_yP4LHrHqhg6VR4V0-G7EAg1D3q6i3LcfUCE6Lnqw/s1600/NYCsmaller.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5M43SWD15S1itVthiQjoX_XSvdfgwVxI-E6JOooP3wiTu_J8i42T5RFvyBPPWpkst54k8MUgugHYOyS3V91qdL_5V5aHxXnBQ_yP4LHrHqhg6VR4V0-G7EAg1D3q6i3LcfUCE6Lnqw/s400/NYCsmaller.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536483516642252818" border="0" /></a><br />So this was for a contest at the Cartographer's Guild in which contestants were tasked to come up with any map whatsoever that featured NYC. The top three winners get a prize and the top 45 will go to Soho to be displayed in a digital art show over at the <a href="http://www.sohodigart.com/thesgda.html">Soho Gallery of Digital Ar</a>t. Prints will be available, so if anyone feels so inclined... ;)<br /><br />So yeah, its cool in a sense as I like how the inks worked out with the energy of the splatters and the sketchy contours of the coast. But the areas of burnt like black ink irritate me a bit and I wish I did more to integrate them into the style better. Most of all, I wish I went for warm colors over cool as that would convey the energy of the city much better, but I had this image of the cold New York harbor stuck in my mind. So I went for cool.<br /><br />Anyway, I can't wait to start my next mapping project for another contest over at the Cartographers Guild, this time the theme is castles. So stay tuned!Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-21267315738419966042010-10-18T10:37:00.000-07:002010-10-18T10:54:01.512-07:00Sithy Business<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFYx1vjGTp5z6KWQhafYIQZM7byJD1pY5kDgfBD3s1D7RvChV-NhyYFNkdKHo-I65wudvXvSn6z7i4b9p3X66bzwwm-PeI9GHrbCvtlkrMidIOMCzgBZd1xx6qpKOcsIiAq0xwMdB_Q/s1600/PAGE1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFYx1vjGTp5z6KWQhafYIQZM7byJD1pY5kDgfBD3s1D7RvChV-NhyYFNkdKHo-I65wudvXvSn6z7i4b9p3X66bzwwm-PeI9GHrbCvtlkrMidIOMCzgBZd1xx6qpKOcsIiAq0xwMdB_Q/s400/PAGE1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529441926285800450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZEvWL9vZl9miip0eRpfU-qgZdDPjkXi-xgnHE0wOWiFNjXevAljROwRtIKIaJgm4FLKd_KvQkIvLrPoIYwHRW89yrQbzncTzFRoFe1lanGKFrDW4R1a7dfPVWDBp-BHyBXaMFdSKAQ/s1600/PAGE2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZEvWL9vZl9miip0eRpfU-qgZdDPjkXi-xgnHE0wOWiFNjXevAljROwRtIKIaJgm4FLKd_KvQkIvLrPoIYwHRW89yrQbzncTzFRoFe1lanGKFrDW4R1a7dfPVWDBp-BHyBXaMFdSKAQ/s400/PAGE2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529442051585806242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3s-qNnpBrYvMEgkRoXxTUUPN6TahwBYB7CB4zKP0bX9-sELMIEhivBe7wBuc13yerqn7QAljBNTAl3xUxKp4ujmp7iqqVmN-sHLn4ja_7TZE6p5Z1OdEqeztIPP85jwV4_Lajr7LWQ/s1600/PAGE3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3s-qNnpBrYvMEgkRoXxTUUPN6TahwBYB7CB4zKP0bX9-sELMIEhivBe7wBuc13yerqn7QAljBNTAl3xUxKp4ujmp7iqqVmN-sHLn4ja_7TZE6p5Z1OdEqeztIPP85jwV4_Lajr7LWQ/s400/PAGE3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529443563189254706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I can not even believe I haven't posted this yet. This is from, maybe, 2009? I think I did it in Exeter where I wasted endless hours drawing on that funny little desk in Clydesdale Rise. So in short, if your confused, the story is about three lords of the Sith (evil doers of the Star Wars universe) who meet in a back alley to discuss the state of the Empire and their next moves. The mysterious stranger is, well, mysterious. I never wrote a sequel to address who he was.<br /><br />The whole story is lifted from a star wars roleplaying site I used to write on, sw-fans.net, an I had been there for years. I first started writing there when I was 12 when the re-release of Star Wars: A New Hope had dazzled my mind. Previously, I had been heavily involved in the world of Professional Wrestling fiction... I dunno if that would warrant a comic book though ;)<br /><br />So the work was done on Strathmore Medium drawing paper where it was composed first in pencil, and then finished in ink. I much prefer the final product to be in ink as its permanence transcends that of pencil and I don't have to worry about that messing smudging. I never understood why comic artists never insisted on inking their pencils (though some do). I mean, the final product is printed in ink, not pencil. While the artist may compose the image, the inker makes it real... and that is more than tracing.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-20282668474583674662010-07-08T15:24:00.000-07:002010-07-08T16:49:16.958-07:00Doodles at work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J9wMgLDUB_tUYwoc2wZLktmQBrkR-eozPiBgyS6QaT2aYVL8XFZ9cl83t90FN_FT1-x94rh_RJ-T3Q6aBqaRNjsh8iInS3a1gTjYcpajc52aMXalYhEe1F8S_QjiEMHKhLcenb8haQ/s1600/4doodles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J9wMgLDUB_tUYwoc2wZLktmQBrkR-eozPiBgyS6QaT2aYVL8XFZ9cl83t90FN_FT1-x94rh_RJ-T3Q6aBqaRNjsh8iInS3a1gTjYcpajc52aMXalYhEe1F8S_QjiEMHKhLcenb8haQ/s400/4doodles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491686416413824146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ah, I am so delinquent in posting on this thing. Drawing time has gone down considerably given my obligations to work, ect. But I manage to get a few doodles in at work...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzoLnoqVWaLU92yDsGB9nSNtfgCjcumEHN7hPkoGAXA639FHzUqfheNzELFo56owOzm9xUbcuLwkeXpZ2qmgMTWkjRQECbxjo45ECML7fbXuJltchBrdXL-OZiJPxIR0jwrDw61e82w/s1600/doodle3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzoLnoqVWaLU92yDsGB9nSNtfgCjcumEHN7hPkoGAXA639FHzUqfheNzELFo56owOzm9xUbcuLwkeXpZ2qmgMTWkjRQECbxjo45ECML7fbXuJltchBrdXL-OZiJPxIR0jwrDw61e82w/s400/doodle3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491686331825468338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20_bPS32FlwY1D6hLAFIevLV9mo3712VjLX-9LORHVWFttCnBNlmGILoYTr3fuY-orErq9yBUP42Gce3A8B1WVWurParXLtE0IlHFqpkyo8fi2CuTGmWDSUR50Y-EeCuzu9pUhs97xQ/s1600/doodle2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20_bPS32FlwY1D6hLAFIevLV9mo3712VjLX-9LORHVWFttCnBNlmGILoYTr3fuY-orErq9yBUP42Gce3A8B1WVWurParXLtE0IlHFqpkyo8fi2CuTGmWDSUR50Y-EeCuzu9pUhs97xQ/s400/doodle2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491686228457215378" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-27346496034007197302010-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:002010-03-30T18:26:08.986-07:00Mannequin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxcpOkkmIaSOFPByy_hWvbKMmvEaasHpck7G-z4Hq2HIlENFI9xGH0gYLOfscVmu-DTQF-ffDUt7NMJnfqehCeTq7lAZ0pwOTvspzReU0BJhmUg9BVZLq5amSy2BoIfTz538CF-3K1Q/s1600/MannequinWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxcpOkkmIaSOFPByy_hWvbKMmvEaasHpck7G-z4Hq2HIlENFI9xGH0gYLOfscVmu-DTQF-ffDUt7NMJnfqehCeTq7lAZ0pwOTvspzReU0BJhmUg9BVZLq5amSy2BoIfTz538CF-3K1Q/s400/MannequinWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454601895140069378" border="0" /></a>Lately I've been real bad and haven't been drawing like I ought to be. I'm gonna try to pick it up some more this month and I figured that there was no better way than to finish a previous started drawing. The preliminary for this drawing should be in older posts. Basically, I liked this photo quite a bit, the pose had style and the fashion was interesting and attractive.<br /><br />What the hell ever happened to women wearing hats? Bring it back!<br /><br />Anyway, I never finished the hat on this one and I stumbled upon the drawing as I was using my sketchbook to transport legal documents. I thought, the best way to get back on track would be to finish the hat off and get back in the habit. So voila.<br /><br />I used my sharpie and a gray scale pen I picked up at Pat Catans, plus some old black markers for some of the not quite black areas.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-37542974007854504942010-02-14T14:08:00.000-08:002010-02-14T14:21:40.021-08:00From January<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbevjgi2c7M0bO-ShN3j5Bev9RqEXrMeF7rqPTRpNgR-zAIN406mA0-Qjc2ASt-q54wfius_WjVmMDMLiw-kntA8IXcb-XzJMFdbsk8pXtp_mJZahxQrtsDCyX9WgtCqNNoL15ppwhXA/s1600-h/two+menWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbevjgi2c7M0bO-ShN3j5Bev9RqEXrMeF7rqPTRpNgR-zAIN406mA0-Qjc2ASt-q54wfius_WjVmMDMLiw-kntA8IXcb-XzJMFdbsk8pXtp_mJZahxQrtsDCyX9WgtCqNNoL15ppwhXA/s400/two+menWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438227409928700018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4U2wobn5x7_-Lei6ZI4x10gO_nNGuQbQgqyyPiDqDLvNB8RJqOszocZj4p-tXcsSRgFmBOSZZTQqNFCNOiezNYafqkdG34wT8vE74myHbTP9ukiMFx0dtxypayCAB32RvMc6xocvRw/s1600-h/Dog+Brother+1WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4U2wobn5x7_-Lei6ZI4x10gO_nNGuQbQgqyyPiDqDLvNB8RJqOszocZj4p-tXcsSRgFmBOSZZTQqNFCNOiezNYafqkdG34wT8vE74myHbTP9ukiMFx0dtxypayCAB32RvMc6xocvRw/s400/Dog+Brother+1WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438226940513904306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2-9uO_EZLN_S4qWJK81E-bWG8RcwNk6yMR1GNa0E04ICpIK1KHYLuq9epWUPtvEQ_4m4JP1mk_f_SjC36WPtr4Ni3YsQlgZvXgn2noWZulaU2gHSq4ZG5Ml07qr4P8piU0aqeBhGew/s1600-h/SouthstarWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2-9uO_EZLN_S4qWJK81E-bWG8RcwNk6yMR1GNa0E04ICpIK1KHYLuq9epWUPtvEQ_4m4JP1mk_f_SjC36WPtr4Ni3YsQlgZvXgn2noWZulaU2gHSq4ZG5Ml07qr4P8piU0aqeBhGew/s400/SouthstarWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438226927885573266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_C5GEKNQgmFc7reZA_rKFyOvvU5jsc4PSqPKWbtF1a55X6SIBRs5kU5IQ66tzepugOm67Dp3CI-h4xZT3fqqFYte55ZoSpZlLqFV9OzWO44hQG_WqjsyyW3SyV9_XRY5bRjBBDDpdg/s1600-h/girlWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_C5GEKNQgmFc7reZA_rKFyOvvU5jsc4PSqPKWbtF1a55X6SIBRs5kU5IQ66tzepugOm67Dp3CI-h4xZT3fqqFYte55ZoSpZlLqFV9OzWO44hQG_WqjsyyW3SyV9_XRY5bRjBBDDpdg/s400/girlWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438226921298185538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59tSR-EcOW6OhFdfKxBPyXj7Dzf7LKmXMDmwzDlcECY2U6ha75EPCZbNSYgB5l42xhqov3PAhNElWfj0yHWnYWE_Nw_CUZZHtmjPT2jZp_LNIfKIwS44CdFrS79R5_ztoGGKCxVFPPg/s1600-h/1910WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59tSR-EcOW6OhFdfKxBPyXj7Dzf7LKmXMDmwzDlcECY2U6ha75EPCZbNSYgB5l42xhqov3PAhNElWfj0yHWnYWE_Nw_CUZZHtmjPT2jZp_LNIfKIwS44CdFrS79R5_ztoGGKCxVFPPg/s400/1910WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438226918377412402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I've been keeping up with practice... I just don't generally like what I seem to be producing of late. These few, however, look reasonably alright in my eyes. There's definitely a variance in style which I've been messing around with. I really don't like pencil, but I'm trying to keep up practice with it. Bought a gray marker though, and it's quite fun for adding in a single shade of tone to spice things up.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-55668718919195979732009-12-15T19:17:00.000-08:002009-12-15T19:34:13.890-08:00Orson Randall: Iron Fist 1916<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />Something different? I do these perhaps more often than I draw, though they're much more time consuming and cost a hellava lot more. This is Iron Fist, of which you saw somewhere around my first post. Though while the painting down below is of a more Kung Fu Iron Fist, this is in the WWI style, as there have been many to hold the Iron Fist title over the centuries. He took me about 6 months while I was in England, though most of the work was on and off. He's a random 6 inch action figure beneath, with a BSG Anders head heavily modified above the nose. Everything is cloth save for the boots and hands, which are action figure plastic. The belt is a mix between leather, plastic pouches from the action figure and an Elizabeth Swann bandoleer from the Neca Pirates line. The Lee-Enfield Rifle was made of styrene and 300 hours of time and patience, this thing is homemade down to the tiniest detail. The mud was cheap paint and some of my flatmates's bleached flour. The Base is from McFarlane military figures, repainted.<br /><br />He stands somewhere around 6-7 inches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefQplhjme3xVdOhSINgg786keoiGQPPjQ-O0Bl7VfHF3LbooB2Ee8DyhReWS2T5z9IrdRqMkwb_t4lzXq4MH7Zl8r-Qyk3wO_5Xhd9jdcuQ_9dWsduD6xzIMbsOY10RqvqnewYchWqw/s1600-h/IMG_1861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefQplhjme3xVdOhSINgg786keoiGQPPjQ-O0Bl7VfHF3LbooB2Ee8DyhReWS2T5z9IrdRqMkwb_t4lzXq4MH7Zl8r-Qyk3wO_5Xhd9jdcuQ_9dWsduD6xzIMbsOY10RqvqnewYchWqw/s400/IMG_1861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415669800338134658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsUKw3mJibJEdUjRnMmflfQ6yUneKU80xC52vfk1S7Qg1kPEH41Y50pOcn9adPGELC_b2eEtr4aJFOBvxeZWPgg9c0ttNhTwT6cdFh-W6NeyHG2Yy54b-16_eQTzdL7Gqd4duEAdZag/s1600-h/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsUKw3mJibJEdUjRnMmflfQ6yUneKU80xC52vfk1S7Qg1kPEH41Y50pOcn9adPGELC_b2eEtr4aJFOBvxeZWPgg9c0ttNhTwT6cdFh-W6NeyHG2Yy54b-16_eQTzdL7Gqd4duEAdZag/s400/IMG_1868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415669680008708818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOwBAL1qBWi7y-1GBUq2y-XiNIaKXVbAtPT3o10_VhOlgatxVUodOR8JmGS64U5GgefV7Kgp6hen_VR8AEvsIvd6ZpOfejGcUsIF1SITQLd5UvIOMjQ8uzLuhRCU81ZFJYBgqWRGkNQ/s1600-h/details.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOwBAL1qBWi7y-1GBUq2y-XiNIaKXVbAtPT3o10_VhOlgatxVUodOR8JmGS64U5GgefV7Kgp6hen_VR8AEvsIvd6ZpOfejGcUsIF1SITQLd5UvIOMjQ8uzLuhRCU81ZFJYBgqWRGkNQ/s400/details.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415670040605355826" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-84841211390945240742009-11-24T15:54:00.000-08:002009-11-24T16:06:55.191-08:00Unfinished Business and Quick Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGOiCtPh-V_6lAhsLgM_kGAn3TWRsN0kvvSoDyfAfoLD93eIgZ_uwHNI5NfzG_UprXYHOhRA8TMPwLVEBBiUbbMWs1PKmRzLDRAp1LuyU43TeTDZkiw3a2iMyv7ZnfzRI6lQEbtIwog/s1600/TanzGirlSketchWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGOiCtPh-V_6lAhsLgM_kGAn3TWRsN0kvvSoDyfAfoLD93eIgZ_uwHNI5NfzG_UprXYHOhRA8TMPwLVEBBiUbbMWs1PKmRzLDRAp1LuyU43TeTDZkiw3a2iMyv7ZnfzRI6lQEbtIwog/s400/TanzGirlSketchWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407824244810932866" border="0" /></a><br />This one, roughly two hours. I was just working on it and got sick of it as I've made too many little errors. But, it was fun to use the ink and brush.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwnwcRNyMJvnzdAwIiuE6uDuPG7w7sJRk9Tg7c5PS8ocD7kjzOuEsyDs9YGt7UdkdGUYpPn817pz2yJsVihUrBUus0GpSMcrosdKhNKBqJCApNasjB62oe8LO6SNrfwCOqlkHOhpZlA/s1600/blocksketch2WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwnwcRNyMJvnzdAwIiuE6uDuPG7w7sJRk9Tg7c5PS8ocD7kjzOuEsyDs9YGt7UdkdGUYpPn817pz2yJsVihUrBUus0GpSMcrosdKhNKBqJCApNasjB62oe8LO6SNrfwCOqlkHOhpZlA/s400/blocksketch2WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407824050037605954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Bss_h6urT8PzvQ_g8nyqAGgIvSIVsGIa7_VfnNHErH-RTgMkyD-UObmvbQZ_K4tKMMTsoN1WqmkefBYwUFWO2ciHJJxOnoqXU8xSnpNGTRf1D0PEvPTKXuvu9Ve1MmfCg2acque6w/s1600/blocksketch1WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Bss_h6urT8PzvQ_g8nyqAGgIvSIVsGIa7_VfnNHErH-RTgMkyD-UObmvbQZ_K4tKMMTsoN1WqmkefBYwUFWO2ciHJJxOnoqXU8xSnpNGTRf1D0PEvPTKXuvu9Ve1MmfCg2acque6w/s400/blocksketch1WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407823989172144930" border="0" /></a><br />These two are one of about 15 envelope and block-in sketches I do for warm ups. It's a good visual exercise and a lot of times they look kind of cool in their simplicity.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XIhLBuW4Ky-gyY9CONgZmQ7VurDY9FWNG_xB-F7n-Vz8guWlNCOoDME0tEJZKhu2RPllHRmIP1UaC3wpKIrGljCIQlR7Bh6EHRJVfy1lMLjHD28kADFGFYZuhhU444syG8GMMut40Q/s1600/Daredevil+colorWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XIhLBuW4Ky-gyY9CONgZmQ7VurDY9FWNG_xB-F7n-Vz8guWlNCOoDME0tEJZKhu2RPllHRmIP1UaC3wpKIrGljCIQlR7Bh6EHRJVfy1lMLjHD28kADFGFYZuhhU444syG8GMMut40Q/s400/Daredevil+colorWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407823801408411330" border="0" /></a>Don't really like this guy, but I had some success mixing color with inks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdpVvEyetLakXrWZPVGZphqoy7s_i9R-HYFfMhU4NlfySzwPxcliScxa5wfILM6VpfyfBmiQPonxYMVZQog1ReUUSNOqqI6enPb4APUGDi5rged2ldpnogfP1rM2BLZYFVylBYS2cCw/s1600/AaylaBWWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdpVvEyetLakXrWZPVGZphqoy7s_i9R-HYFfMhU4NlfySzwPxcliScxa5wfILM6VpfyfBmiQPonxYMVZQog1ReUUSNOqqI6enPb4APUGDi5rged2ldpnogfP1rM2BLZYFVylBYS2cCw/s400/AaylaBWWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407823636746618898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOf2-SOgIrkt1WyvHD3T0cY0rdTut3zCxXEA9_dipx1s5JDSrrgrRhxWZ-lM3x04b1cJ5oIgiYpGRfWhsHfUSntRw8M4AhIWLt0hsEuG4YU8NeRzO6wxzUXrqhCEltpwK2E9fUBfMPg/s1600/AaylasketchWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOf2-SOgIrkt1WyvHD3T0cY0rdTut3zCxXEA9_dipx1s5JDSrrgrRhxWZ-lM3x04b1cJ5oIgiYpGRfWhsHfUSntRw8M4AhIWLt0hsEuG4YU8NeRzO6wxzUXrqhCEltpwK2E9fUBfMPg/s400/AaylasketchWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407823503741815202" border="0" /></a><br />This one is Aayla Secura from the recent three Star Wars films. From envelope to block in to preliminary sketch. Just above it was the re-draw I did on better paper anticipating I'd go in with the inks. I've got some blue and violet inks that I might go in with next if I'm feeling ambitious. I messed up on the should sockets and I think her hips are too wide, but that what you get for using toys for models. She was actually the creation of the talents Sith_Fire30, who is displayinghte base image for this sketch here: http://sithfire.blogspot.com/Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-16706288107767981592009-11-13T16:51:00.000-08:002009-11-13T16:56:55.166-08:00Face Study<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuknGyH-fW82OEx3_rX-ltq9cCMNlauQ5ffm2aBfbajAoTFuWe_lz__CYKcAMcPV-rb_QeX-2O-jihBur0mgtiiryMePZ-IKNPIS8tWwKAPo3HSbn5RdHA1T_hsZSKG6iyg7uL5ZGoGA/s1600-h/face+studyWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuknGyH-fW82OEx3_rX-ltq9cCMNlauQ5ffm2aBfbajAoTFuWe_lz__CYKcAMcPV-rb_QeX-2O-jihBur0mgtiiryMePZ-IKNPIS8tWwKAPo3HSbn5RdHA1T_hsZSKG6iyg7uL5ZGoGA/s400/face+studyWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403755829829094082" border="0" /></a><br />Nothing special, a face study for an upcoming drawing. I have these problems when I start a drawing that half looks good and half is understudied, leaving me with a mediocre product. So this is an attempt to prevent that from happening.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-84919213374524349522009-10-26T19:08:00.000-07:002009-10-26T19:17:51.438-07:00the mummy LIVES!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHX1JQgy5bIvaVseTIawMiL9Ut4bd1vvE4FCLp9uA6AQXZ17WqsHeWLxNj4g8bwYtdyDYgifYr_Y0yPDH4WxcDDg3Jrdx6zEGgFc8c0AePQWfOZTXpr0Vf3TIXSAX_g7C1_TZpeaJCmA/s1600-h/themummylivesWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHX1JQgy5bIvaVseTIawMiL9Ut4bd1vvE4FCLp9uA6AQXZ17WqsHeWLxNj4g8bwYtdyDYgifYr_Y0yPDH4WxcDDg3Jrdx6zEGgFc8c0AePQWfOZTXpr0Vf3TIXSAX_g7C1_TZpeaJCmA/s400/themummylivesWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397096965281266322" border="0" /></a>THE MUMMY LIVES! Mwahahaha!<br /><br />Another ditty I did for a drawing jam, the best thing to happen to inspiration since everyone who's better than me. The theme was the Universal monsters, you know, Frankenstein, Dracula, sea creature thing and the Mummy. Here's a random fact for you, did you know The Mummy, the film with Brendan Fraser whom occupies a poster spot on the wall, was actually a loose remake of some 1932 film? Well it was and I don't have a poster of Brendan Fraser... yet.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-91317098829025453292009-10-25T19:58:00.000-07:002009-10-25T19:59:51.074-07:00Lay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OC2I-rpdCg311Irswe6tleW5EX59KjrsAvYDoZ9Zo0YxG3_9YBYOWCqf1sUbbirHOqyARwrg_1eCWX4lCe2MwK3XhTz45pakSOwepIAxQI9yfig_wUPQuTUK5qlTqr1Cp7LGDHse7A/s1600-h/layWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OC2I-rpdCg311Irswe6tleW5EX59KjrsAvYDoZ9Zo0YxG3_9YBYOWCqf1sUbbirHOqyARwrg_1eCWX4lCe2MwK3XhTz45pakSOwepIAxQI9yfig_wUPQuTUK5qlTqr1Cp7LGDHse7A/s400/layWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396737779896942642" border="0" /></a><br />2 hour sketch I did for a drawing jam over at drawingboard.org, lots of fun and it turned out alright.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-67710768244767339832009-10-09T11:34:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:20:28.181-07:00Large update due to slackingI've been drawing, but haven't been real good at posting it up. I'll start with the cape stuff and then gradually move into another subject. First up, Spider-man coming in at 4 inches by 4 inches, I've been doodling him for a while now and trying to come up with a good approach. The second is Mr. Freeze, the tragic Batman villain. He runs about 10x12 inches in ink, I added a subtle tinge of blue via Photoshop. Then comes Peter Pan, whom I do not see drawn very often and I thought I'd give him a shot. I adjusted my styling to give it more of an animated feel. I haven't quite had my fill of this character so I'd say expect some more of him at some point in the near future. The second to last is in ink washes and was my first attempt at drawing in such a manner. I definitely made a number of mistakes and all the work I did on the face in pencil was lost by my lack of brush control. I tried to adjust it with white ink, but to no avail. Lesson learned, start light and go darker if necessary. The last is a pencil nude I did in a few hours taken from a photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx252hH6QxyqmFIeL37uMZhAkP-OLO-lcN9eKtPHmU5LMTua5DCpRLaln_06sCnsisOcHIk4U1QwbOhk-VlXAe8kyqnuVQxLBVRVW17ZP9Rwi0xuBtLgAbHfcxkf06064ww9OvUmTsw/s1600-h/spider-manREDWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx252hH6QxyqmFIeL37uMZhAkP-OLO-lcN9eKtPHmU5LMTua5DCpRLaln_06sCnsisOcHIk4U1QwbOhk-VlXAe8kyqnuVQxLBVRVW17ZP9Rwi0xuBtLgAbHfcxkf06064ww9OvUmTsw/s400/spider-manREDWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390678255838076930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUtB4PR8fuiBlrY_UBzuN0II_urRX1W0b60liDEq2aqW30mAvYmyWtDnYPCt4vn8asjmkdYM8Cbf8DUz67EIQF-ngyifon1Uyi1WX3JhVwysM6ADlceJni094w9bMrPMdbs70j9Q5Eg/s1600-h/freezelargeWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUtB4PR8fuiBlrY_UBzuN0II_urRX1W0b60liDEq2aqW30mAvYmyWtDnYPCt4vn8asjmkdYM8Cbf8DUz67EIQF-ngyifon1Uyi1WX3JhVwysM6ADlceJni094w9bMrPMdbs70j9Q5Eg/s400/freezelargeWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390677562545831970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7lENzl6QCUuEog5BfQ7CmOL_s5IS-5XTLv2mVce9v018Oi3OpJoZgyUynKqE3aw-0kodZztwkgRHhQVWQdeDDDFWWCtj1GHwMr5E5EMW5iEQ6Nq3Ovk0Fzb08xrRITpO1IKm6gR53Q/s1600-h/peter+panWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7lENzl6QCUuEog5BfQ7CmOL_s5IS-5XTLv2mVce9v018Oi3OpJoZgyUynKqE3aw-0kodZztwkgRHhQVWQdeDDDFWWCtj1GHwMr5E5EMW5iEQ6Nq3Ovk0Fzb08xrRITpO1IKm6gR53Q/s400/peter+panWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390678401174349970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVNQtO4xjCh14zj3toX_YOta1TqRsrku2sp42yYH5A3TLWNJEp4m0J66L2qSu8IouSjXs0qp1UnDZkS_q2kJXY1qwRTI6MVcjAgccB6fYlkqDdC3qmqEamjBqL-KLDgBR6AO3Pmcb6A/s1600-h/dressgirlWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVNQtO4xjCh14zj3toX_YOta1TqRsrku2sp42yYH5A3TLWNJEp4m0J66L2qSu8IouSjXs0qp1UnDZkS_q2kJXY1qwRTI6MVcjAgccB6fYlkqDdC3qmqEamjBqL-KLDgBR6AO3Pmcb6A/s400/dressgirlWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390678611558361186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTSFhRzsT-KlfrF39Rrv62fWC6W0XAplIUCkQaqL_xGdg4rwMaccj-5o-7gc-6Dq0_Pz0cMeIL51qJWW6FuYbAun02UxSzI770JrhT63g17gClTghwcMRKNaETSCnCbyYy_Vgu8ZHpQ/s1600-h/lightnudeWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTSFhRzsT-KlfrF39Rrv62fWC6W0XAplIUCkQaqL_xGdg4rwMaccj-5o-7gc-6Dq0_Pz0cMeIL51qJWW6FuYbAun02UxSzI770JrhT63g17gClTghwcMRKNaETSCnCbyYy_Vgu8ZHpQ/s400/lightnudeWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390678874604241234" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-88151722147864551852009-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:002009-09-27T19:40:26.847-07:00Spider-Woman and moving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPICEccZz7jp2ZsL0cpfbGJ411MOOTAOo0oT1eXzlDRhihICBpSOmJHQd-M2YiGxkWkC1HYAxvAy7gSSd64fT0ZsSABL0pmGCzoOcCwZUIZJevdCrKqMMMAwAwbW0HQNIKryo82e31KA/s1600-h/SpiderwomanWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPICEccZz7jp2ZsL0cpfbGJ411MOOTAOo0oT1eXzlDRhihICBpSOmJHQd-M2YiGxkWkC1HYAxvAy7gSSd64fT0ZsSABL0pmGCzoOcCwZUIZJevdCrKqMMMAwAwbW0HQNIKryo82e31KA/s400/SpiderwomanWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386342081993812690" border="0" /></a>Ok, big missing gap in the blog... I just moved back to the states, needed to get my head together, find the power cord to the scanner, ect. My drawing has also curtailed a tad as well, I colored in the Daredevil sketch and managed to get out a Spider-Woman hour-sketch as well. Nothing big.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-51672881070272805202009-09-07T04:02:00.000-07:002009-09-07T04:07:29.962-07:00The Man without Fear!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-UxurS6RGjNYA5sK7zChqSBvAVvIvXXMn-g_IZz065_lRShkewUUYIqQi8yxeYRiZ97qTmEXcAIFnalsi-GZ9q6kV1fXjFuIamllzsnyHwwWNXepiJUX5OOh6pau8vxy1J1rU6fEpw/s1600-h/Daredevil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-UxurS6RGjNYA5sK7zChqSBvAVvIvXXMn-g_IZz065_lRShkewUUYIqQi8yxeYRiZ97qTmEXcAIFnalsi-GZ9q6kV1fXjFuIamllzsnyHwwWNXepiJUX5OOh6pau8vxy1J1rU6fEpw/s400/Daredevil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378679655843140290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybvAZBanwUNLnP0TfyEuLG5iYeLvfelPdy5EwlF4dTylKW1AVwJrE-XLUGXssLjQhUucOLxaay1yyKaDalT1SF2IM896X9Oir9ss58oIj-0Qcyh9rUL4qvwMntwS4Nyomer3XrSt9fQ/s1600-h/Daredevil1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybvAZBanwUNLnP0TfyEuLG5iYeLvfelPdy5EwlF4dTylKW1AVwJrE-XLUGXssLjQhUucOLxaay1yyKaDalT1SF2IM896X9Oir9ss58oIj-0Qcyh9rUL4qvwMntwS4Nyomer3XrSt9fQ/s400/Daredevil1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378679261911358834" border="0" /></a><br />Some Daredevil sketches. I've been working on coming up with a Daredevil piece and it mus thave taken me days to arrive at something I was close to happy with (immediately above). He's kind of a tough character to capture the essence of, if you go too acrobatic he looks like Spider-man, too dark then like Batman. Though I could see a lot of similarities between Batman and DD, which is partially why I went with with this look. Gonna re-draw it though on watercolor paper and add in some reds. Should be fun.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-2696658963942631242009-08-28T14:36:00.000-07:002009-09-07T04:08:29.690-07:00Keep cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-AjM0QLkzw9RdQLDcHX6BYpRCKnPxsaCAaQq_qKZAM8uEndxJN8r-g3ID2pI3wvcDmK7yWCssleVqe2ls8HUghDBhZLeyUgC_FwS3VNHz3jeZjpVFhyphenhyphenbKGH7L4a5iRZFNuh52tRUOQ/s1600-h/FreezesketchesWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-AjM0QLkzw9RdQLDcHX6BYpRCKnPxsaCAaQq_qKZAM8uEndxJN8r-g3ID2pI3wvcDmK7yWCssleVqe2ls8HUghDBhZLeyUgC_FwS3VNHz3jeZjpVFhyphenhyphenbKGH7L4a5iRZFNuh52tRUOQ/s400/FreezesketchesWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375131743333152162" border="0" /></a><br />I liked the Joker and now I think I want to do something similar with Mr. Freeze, so I've been doodling some ideas out. The one all the way to the right has the feel I think I'm looking for, except I want to drive the little gadgets and doo-dads on his suit to the max. Plus, his eyes look like little bungholes... might have to play with that a tad. I like the middle one, I think the face has character. Top one, meh. The little guy in the corner does crack me up though :PIndustrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-90321653524978490122009-08-25T15:45:00.000-07:002009-09-07T04:09:16.063-07:00Ha ha, he he, ho ho, ha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGzkeymD5G13J3IwP8SfmiIM1PrfBYs_dE6ypSuFNF14NsS8etWBWGiRTqNIPZO_jLyOXCfXvzBw60swF7rlP-rSJyx1GyTx3f7voP1aWHX2zwXPNQ2Z6VTm_U56T5KrNEK49smqWlA/s1600-h/JokerWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGzkeymD5G13J3IwP8SfmiIM1PrfBYs_dE6ypSuFNF14NsS8etWBWGiRTqNIPZO_jLyOXCfXvzBw60swF7rlP-rSJyx1GyTx3f7voP1aWHX2zwXPNQ2Z6VTm_U56T5KrNEK49smqWlA/s400/JokerWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374036224056238210" border="0" /></a><br />This was incredibly fun to do. Basically I was doodling on my notes for my dissertation and scratched this guy out in 1 inch by 1 inch. Then, on a second glance thought it might be worth pursuing in bigger format. So into my sketchpad it went. Then inking it seemed like a good idea... but then it kind of spiraled out of control, color was on the horizon... then poof, this guy. Really quite pleased with the expressive inking. My least favorite bit is the hair, which I didn't really put a whole lot of thought into. The background would have looked nice if it was extended in the upper right. He kind of looks like he has a body halo as well... which I should have figured a way out of as well, but the random succession of added parts just didn't allow for it. Plus it was like 3 am when I finished.Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-42601353042585668662009-08-20T15:41:00.000-07:002009-09-07T04:11:15.907-07:00Watercolors and Failed Comic BooksOk, I've been messing around with adding some color to my ink drawings and, to be honest, I really don't want to learn digital colored all that bad. I figure, it's probably in my best interests to stick with the brush and let my brush skills benefit from the experience rather than my mouse hand. The first two are Iron Fist and Batman with Poison Ivy (my favorite bat-villain!). Iron Fist had the benefit of a model, Batman and Ivy did not. I think I can see the difference as a lot of guest work is left out in Iron Fist. I think with Batman, the dodgy bits are quite obvious and hurt it overall. My colors... well, I'm not completely satisfied. Don't get me wrong, the color is a nice touch but I made some mistakes on both. I learned the hard way with Iron Fist that you should do your inks AFTER your colors and with Bats, watch out for drawing in pencil too dark and washes with ink won't get as dark as you like.<br /><br />Anyway, the final two are part of a 6 page comic on Rayna Eclipse that I started months ago. I guess I just lost ambition with it as the script was too loose, the panel layouts ambiguous, the dialogue... unknown. Plus I started using models after page one and it shows. I used a technical pen to ink and that really doesn't give me the line quality I can get with a brush. So if I ever feel the need to re-tackle the story... lessons learned.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqE1-zWfdMcW9BiNxHk8ugdN70KR4UeN3ndMcmImDvJsOmx0PWhFpRrfjEnsPo9JnzNvoUJKLNlc2DjUSR9CyZzCamBQpR7Y0_SUWZdGZL2Nx0GHNUVPUay4eoay2OZgHedpZt7KkYA/s1600-h/IronFistColorWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqE1-zWfdMcW9BiNxHk8ugdN70KR4UeN3ndMcmImDvJsOmx0PWhFpRrfjEnsPo9JnzNvoUJKLNlc2DjUSR9CyZzCamBQpR7Y0_SUWZdGZL2Nx0GHNUVPUay4eoay2OZgHedpZt7KkYA/s400/IronFistColorWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372180209611681682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxomMlMV69PU_Gbblyq1ClSUNzbEX4pk1kjasNF9lOf7OkhRk59AxbzB4ildRvMVmn-tgzbhu6sWKqozi7VnbhQWNtgKF-w7kokVE3opOPAu_L3zlmg5L83F8u7zt09-hqEva4hfDDfA/s1600-h/Batmangoesgreen2WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxomMlMV69PU_Gbblyq1ClSUNzbEX4pk1kjasNF9lOf7OkhRk59AxbzB4ildRvMVmn-tgzbhu6sWKqozi7VnbhQWNtgKF-w7kokVE3opOPAu_L3zlmg5L83F8u7zt09-hqEva4hfDDfA/s400/Batmangoesgreen2WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372180143871009106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN1PB8leIaOJmUhtkfs5vTxpRvb13CnPGtVq_3zd0U6O2Ur1_asblEcPJxsTkzg1VI8iDdHN0PJUj66bVllBfCQXG-uij4D6O1E0z0SaEosDC3Ig_X7J5psk8JYCq54G42IV_JZ9q2g/s1600-h/rayna1WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN1PB8leIaOJmUhtkfs5vTxpRvb13CnPGtVq_3zd0U6O2Ur1_asblEcPJxsTkzg1VI8iDdHN0PJUj66bVllBfCQXG-uij4D6O1E0z0SaEosDC3Ig_X7J5psk8JYCq54G42IV_JZ9q2g/s400/rayna1WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372180063751215186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphgES0fFdEJUgG_Ay6zgxT9FEoIepxE8gQdqHpR4tQk30bJ5xlS3bO15IRuHuyyLFAxZ9Kuh9YGgyQSJydO3i65bHc8Us_v59dePdPOw91PvmzCR1Za_1dsF2i1QjRaaI5FoiPcTtVA/s1600-h/Rayna2WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphgES0fFdEJUgG_Ay6zgxT9FEoIepxE8gQdqHpR4tQk30bJ5xlS3bO15IRuHuyyLFAxZ9Kuh9YGgyQSJydO3i65bHc8Us_v59dePdPOw91PvmzCR1Za_1dsF2i1QjRaaI5FoiPcTtVA/s400/Rayna2WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372180010023826514" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550382925536103921.post-89696858057557396252009-08-12T11:36:00.000-07:002009-09-07T04:12:34.597-07:00Ooo Ooo, first post!Obligatory first post to introduce my sketchyblog that I really hope to keep up on, but chances are won't. Anyway, here's some recent stuff I've been working on: The first is the early sketch of a watercolor I'm currently working on. The next s Ozymandias concept sketch I did for a custom which is staring at my with a fierce gaze that only an uncompleted figure could give. The last is some general sketches for some characters for a story I never wrote, save for Rayna Eclipse who is always an ongoing work. I expect she'll be making some appearances in this thread before long.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggc49A4eSwoEk-S7-PAIvNmZrQOLNqaE3ROsmULblJl7479vAdSsG__LyyuzKDavj9Dl6GOvGWw_alFzMQpqUXJUTKepYtF7rJ0FO4gmU7TesAzKXUpg6rZwQ2ZNnwZStdUHYMNBJ1EQ/s1600-h/BatmanGoes+Green.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggc49A4eSwoEk-S7-PAIvNmZrQOLNqaE3ROsmULblJl7479vAdSsG__LyyuzKDavj9Dl6GOvGWw_alFzMQpqUXJUTKepYtF7rJ0FO4gmU7TesAzKXUpg6rZwQ2ZNnwZStdUHYMNBJ1EQ/s400/BatmanGoes+Green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369168336535047746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqE-JVL6Th-fOO4OCr3pwsqV-NtNr6lsjD-SpVATydidkLeY3gX-Tx1QeGK7VdPCup_aSztg0FQ8_OORqSQKhogJikFJgHqiZbhvixxJQ8LqKj4cU9fiyjMITxPn1SRFcnAEDo9qvrg/s1600-h/Ozymandias.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqE-JVL6Th-fOO4OCr3pwsqV-NtNr6lsjD-SpVATydidkLeY3gX-Tx1QeGK7VdPCup_aSztg0FQ8_OORqSQKhogJikFJgHqiZbhvixxJQ8LqKj4cU9fiyjMITxPn1SRFcnAEDo9qvrg/s400/Ozymandias.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369170122305590690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nVAYfizUr-VGaUtrUyRsAkYfHkgWY7Nxbr7dXCihP5n87__VRB7i5_DZvvoq22Vld4nJNTUht2C8bH7IC2bbHwJr92jcXsNKl7SfiGkbni9APlIq7Z85Zdix33UoGesGssYqOhbdyg/s1600-h/REclipse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nVAYfizUr-VGaUtrUyRsAkYfHkgWY7Nxbr7dXCihP5n87__VRB7i5_DZvvoq22Vld4nJNTUht2C8bH7IC2bbHwJr92jcXsNKl7SfiGkbni9APlIq7Z85Zdix33UoGesGssYqOhbdyg/s400/REclipse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369170227413031410" border="0" /></a>Industrial Helixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140645845385636262noreply@blogger.com0