the fatman draweth!

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/chuckandpanda.jpg

[Spidey]

Wow, 3 in 1. Thats like a new record.
Cool stuff.

[AlphaMale73]

Thats cute is that chuck norris?

[fatmancomics]

Spidey: There are no limits to my laziness. I couldn't think of anything for the Chuck Norris jam and I procrastinated so long for the roomates jam that the panda jam came up and this just hit me. I thought it would be funny to be able to post in three jams with one sketch.

Alpha: Yes, that's ol' Chuck Norris.

I used these pictures for reference:
For Chuck http://membres.lycos.fr/christophepons/_borders/chuck_norris.jpg
And for the Panda
http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/d30-7/panda-1.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Good Stuff Jaime:)
Lol I love that Chuck Noris.
Blessings!
Bryan E.Warner

[astrocity20]

You shoulda just Chuck Norris'd the Panda... the man's hairy. :p

[fatmancomics]

Yeah, but I've never drawn a panda before and I couldn't resist. Here's the next one. I've erased the original sketch, I know, but it's so unfinished I figure it still works.
Muppet self portrait:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/muppet.jpg

And for jamboree #40 (go participate you lazy bastards!)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/killjoy.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Some sketches done at work for the Juggernaut draw off:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggernaut2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggernaut.jpg

And the WIP:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggernautwip.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Did this one for the Drunken Bug jam at uggabugga.net:

linked for naughty bits (http://www.deviantart.com/view/34258529/)

And for the 8-bit jamboree:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/8bitevolution.jpg

[NickRocks]

man those ladybugs sure do get crazy when they have alcohol.

[fatmancomics]

And concept for Jack Quick:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/JackQuick.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/dagdagod.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/dagdaaction.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/dagdaartist-1.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey Jaime:)
Looks like your staying busy Keep it up!
Who are these characters for?
Blessings!
Bryan

[fatmancomics]

They're character designs for the PJU. They're not really getting too positive a response though. Seems Beastie is hitting the designs on the nail more than I am. That's cool. Not complaining, just glad I'm brainstorming.
Here's some concepts on Lend, one of Dagda's sidekicks:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lend.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lend2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lend3.jpg

[fatmancomics]

This was the look for Lend I was happiest with but nobody even raised an eyebrow. Oh well, I've been meaning to come up with a look for a character name I came up with months ago.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lend4.jpg

And for Yurk, the other of Dagda's helpers. I couldn't come up with anything different than what had already been done so I just drew something similar to warm up the right hemisphere a bit.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/yurk.jpg

And for jamboree #46:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/4thJuly.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Brainstorming for the Mecha draw off at work:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/giantrobots.jpg

For this week's jamboree:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cpvsim.jpg

Also done at work (for the Pirate Sea Monster jamboree):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/pirateselfsketch.jpg

[pencilpunx]

Man, there's some hilarious sh*t in this thread (i.e.-Chuck Norris)! Thanks for a fun read through.

I think your figure work is getting stronger, so keep up whatever you're doing!

[fatmancomics]

Hey thanks for that pencilpunx. Always good to get feedback and I'm especially flattered to hear that I can actualy be funny.
Here's some more brainstorming for the mecha draw off:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/mechasketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/mechasketch2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/mechasketch3.jpg

[fatmancomics]

And some sketches of ASJ41's Bumblebee (to get used to drawing her):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bumblebee.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bumblebee2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bumblebee3.jpg

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What I turned in for the mecha draw off (I'm ashamed):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/mechafinal.jpg

and for jamboree 51:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jaimerobot.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Sketch page for the Gallant drawoff

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/gallantsketches.jpg

and the WIP

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/gallant.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey Jaime:) hope you do well in the Draw off;)

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan. I doubt it though, Aztek is in this one.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Keep at it! we all get our day:D

[fatmancomics]

Thumbnail sketch for the artswap (which I finished today) on the upper left corner.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/artswapsketch.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Glad your keeping that pencil busy:)
these all look like ideas in progress.

[G-man_2000]

I want to see you draw more Chuck Norris.

[fatmancomics]

More Chuck Norris coming soon G-Man. For now, I hope these do. They're for jamborees or the weekly sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/wolviejam.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Spartacussketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/HISHECivilWar.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/smashbros.jpg

[Deth]

that Mario is great. You should do more cartoony stuff you seem like a natural at it.

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Deth. We all need to work on the stuff we need work on though, don't you think?

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/robotwings1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/robotwings2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/robotwings3.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Your Imagination is running Wild there my Friend ;) That one on the bottem left reminds me of those wooden manicans :) I'm not sure about the wheels though.
Blessings!
Bryan

[fatmancomics]

Reposting due to the glitch that PJ just went through. This is for jamboree 65:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/killbot.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Yes!
I got the message ...but could not get there from here..That's the stuff.I love that robot...but dig the personal touch :D
Easter is apone us!
;)

[Spidey]

I hadn't seen those Bumble Bee sketches before. Those are cool.

[fatmancomics]

Spidey: Thanks. Those were done in order to get used to drawing in a so-called "manga" style so I could do a cover for the Bumblebee origins story over at UggaBugga.net but I got nixed for someone else because my art didn't match the art on the pages. I personaly don't feel that the art being used matches either (or that it matters wether cover art matches inside art) but to each his own.

Bryan: Thanks. Message? What message?

[Bryan E.Warner]

When PJ was experiencing the glitch I did recieve your message and I could get to your link....but could not find it on PJ to comment...I could see it but could not get there from here :D

[fatmancomics]

A lot of superhero (and villain) characters have one word names such as "Beast" or "Mystique" or "Rogue", etc. So I came up with the word game a few years back. The word game is when you come up with a word like the above examples and someone else creates a character based on it. When there aren't any drawing utensils handy (or if the person who has to come up with the character just "doesn't draw") the character can be described. It's up to the person making up the character, not the one coming up with the word, wether the character will be a hero or villain. This weekend I taught the word game to my nieces and nephews. One of my nieces is coming along really well with her drawings and she and I drew while the other kids came up with words. I can't post her stuff for her, of course, but here's mine:

"The All Mighty Potato" (evolved from "potato"):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/AMP.jpg


"The Evil Microwave" (arch nemesis of the AMP):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/EvilMicrowave.jpg


"HAZMAT":

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/HAZMAT.jpg

[fatmancomics]

And "Fault Zone":

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/FaultZone.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Which is probably why I managed to screw it up. For the member poster:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/PJmemberposter1.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

sometimes a break is good:)

[fatmancomics]

Makakoa:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Makakoa.jpg

and some warm up sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/guilesketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

that it took me this long to finish this piece for the holiday art swap but I like how it turned out. It went from this (which I copied from an Alex Ross drawing of Superman):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/allensketch.jpg


to this:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/allenfinished.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Not bad :D
You mean you referenced from an Alex Ross picture;)

[Spidey]

Hey, your drawing came in the mail today. You mailed it to "Spidey", haha what a dork. I gotta say, the drawing looks a lot better in person. I didn't know it was in 111x17 format. I would've drawn yours on some comic board too, but I was fresh out. I just ordered some last week. I sent yours out today, btw.

[fatmancomics]

Yeah, I printed out the PM with your address but it didn't have your name and I couldn't remember your last name so I just put Spidey on it.
I got yours today and it looks awesome. I'm doing this every year for sure since I keep getting such good loot and it makes me put my best foot forward. I'll just try to do it on time from now on.

I wish there was some way to do more art swaps during the year as well.

[fatmancomics]

Yesterday was drawing day and this is everything I finished:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jetpack.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/prettyinferno.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/zombieinferno2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/zombieinferno1.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/hawkmanvsyoshimitsu.jpg


The rest was too light to scan.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey! your back in the Game :D right on!

[nickbachman]

You could use a bit of anatomy work. Try doing some life drawing, or check out any of the many anatomy books available. I kind of like the character with the ripped out heart, but he also kind of looks like he lept right out of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. I think it's the hairdo. I like the ripped open chest, that's neat. Hawkman's torso is pretty nice, but any points you earned there, you lost in his arms. Parts of his arms seem to be twisted in different directions that are impossible to replicate in reality, as can be seen in the arm holding the shield. His upper arm is being viewed from the side, while his lower arm is coming right towards us. This could be a wicked battle wound, I'm not sure of your intentions. Hawkman also seems to suffer from very short legs, while his opponent has the opposite affliction, where his torso seems very small in comparison to his legs. Hawkman's shield-wielding forearm seems to be massive, whereas his other is much smaller. At first glance, one would think the size discrepancy would be due to the other arm being farther back in space, but his hands are much closer to the same size, making the arms look very awkward. He kind of looks action figure-like. His opponent's pose doesn't seem very natural, I think he'd be easily toppled backwards by the might of Hawkman's mace or the sheer force of his own sword colliding against said weapon of Hawkman. On second glance, it appears the opponent has two swords. You're going to want to make that more clear. One of his swords seems to be a lot shorter than the other, looks as though it was squished to fit onto the paper? An easy beginner's mistake, don't worry. In the future, go ahead and let it break the edge of the page. Hawkman also seems to have a case of "anime mouth." I tried making the mouth shape in a mirror and well, I failed. Don't be afraid to reference photographs of people with open mouths or use the ol' mirror trick to get things right. I can't tell if this is inking or not, but I'd suggest trying to achieve more than one line weight. It will really add a lot to the drawing and give it more depth. Onto the next piece.

I can see what you were going for with the jetpack man piece, perhaps I can shed some light on how you can better communicate it. His pose seems nice, but maybe would be more successful if it were viewed from a different angle, either from more below him as he cruises on up to the heavens, or from above him so he skyrockets towards the viewer. Either of those angles would be more challenging, but would ultimately make for a more visually appealing piece. He sort of looks like he's striking a pose with the jetpacks turned off, instead of flying through the air. Maybe you could add some flames or exhaust shooting out of the jets? Maybe some motion lines showing he's moving in an upward fashion? Visual shortcuts like that can be really useful in communicating to your viewer what's going on in the piece. I like where you're heading with his pose, I really do. The little doodle next to the main doodle is my favorite thing you've done. Great expression! Very funny, cartoony, and enjoyable to look at! Maybe this is a good direction for you to take your work!

The penciled portrait of the monkey man standing is very clean, however, he seems to be fairly neckless. Perhaps that's the character's design, I'm not familiar with this man. His armor seems to be lacking a three-dimensional form of any sort. This is another thing that doing some life drawing would help out. You could try setting up a still life in your house somewhere where it won't get bumped and draw some objects to see how they behave in space. This would really help add some dimension to his armor, and everything else. I see you added some sort of reflection to his belt buckle, it's hard to tell if that's what it is or not. If it is indeed intended to be a reflective metallic surface, I suggest, again, looking at photos or actual pieces of metal with a similar reflective nature to what you're going for and mimicking the way they look.

The final piece, the first one you posted, with the two drawings of the ape man is interesting. The top image isn't really working for me. I can see that you were trying your hand at foreshortening, but it looks more like he has nubby arms with hands on the front and really squished legs. Making the arms and hands get bigger as they come towards the viewer would really help get what you're going for across much better. I'll restate my previous comment of using more than one line weight to make the image more successful: try using more than one line weight when inking, it'll make for a better looking piece all around and be more interesting to look at. His pant legs seem to be about the same size, which negates any dimension you were intending to illustrate with the drawing. You also cannot really see where his legs bend at the knee, which makes for the squished look. Making his knees more distinct could help fix this. You could also add a cast shadow underneath him, in fact you can do that to all of your doodles to make them appear grounded and more solid and real.

The drawing underneath it of the split-in-half guy is interesting to look at and the foreshortening seems to be working better than in your other work. I just wish you'd paid as much attention to the legs as you did to the upper body, but I guess I can't have it all.

I've taken the liberty of picking out some books for you to look into to brush up on the points I've mentioned:

http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Complete-Guide-Figure-Drawing/dp/0823003035/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213229787&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Foreshortening-Figure-Perspective-Second/dp/0471396966/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213229988&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Perspective-Fundamentals-Drawing-Instruction/dp/0486435407/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230012&sr=8-6

http://www.amazon.com/Human-Figure-Watson-Guptill-Artists-Library/dp/0823023583/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230033&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.com/Perspective-Comic-Book-Artists-Professional/dp/0823005674/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230053&sr=8-11

http://www.amazon.com/DC-Comics-Guide-Inking/dp/0823010295/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230078&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/DC-Comics-Guide-Pencilling/dp/0823010287/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230096&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Figure-Drawing-Practical-Books/dp/0823015777/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230141&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Wrinkles-Drapery-Solutions-Practical/dp/0823015874/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230158&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213230176&sr=1-4

[fatmancomics]

Wow, thanks Nick.

[nickbachman]

Had a lot of time on my hands.

[Bryan E.Warner]

hummmm..I gotta feeling that Nick works for Amazon.lol ( just ribbing you ) I gotta say Jaime..Nick ether has too much time on his hands or he's given you his best..( I believe he means the best.) But! you know as well as I..it's all in keeping that pencil busy! ;)

[fatmancomics]

Will do. Oh, and Nick, just so you know who the "ape man" is and why he's got a hole in his chest: http://www.uggabugga.net/asj41/chapters/index.htm

Heh, looking back at those I just realized that I drew my own character off model.

[fatmancomics]

And looking at those gave me the urge to draw as well. Believe it or not (since I'm such a fan not because it's great) my first Mazinger Z:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/mazinger.jpg

[fatmancomics]

sketchy, sketchy:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jokersketches.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

The Joker is coming along :D

[fatmancomics]

Trying to participate with the community projects:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Ironlantern.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggysketch.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggy.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/juggy2.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/catwoman1.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/catwoman2.jpg

Linkage: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/brockandivy.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jokervsmage.jpg



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Galacseid.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/venomjoker.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey Jaime :D
These are not bad at all..Your holding back dude..( Damn the Working World ) I'm really glad your around Bro.
Bryan

[fatmancomics]

One more venom + joker:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jokervenom.jpg


Scott Ewen's Cpt. Space Koala drawn for the Draw My Character Game in the Community Projects forum:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/spacekoala.jpg


Awesome Storm Justice 41's Awesomecraft done to warm-up:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/awesomecraft.jpg

[fatmancomics]

More ASJ41 studies:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/greasemonkeysketches.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/grapeape1.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/grapeAPE.jpg

[fatmancomics]

And still more ASJ41:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Gorilla.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/GMandAPE.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Holy Moly Yes!
looking good my friend:D

[fatmancomics]

A couple of warm up sketches:

Scolex (copyright, yours trully)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/scolexsketch.jpg



And an Ika Nigiri page:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ikasketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Thumbs for an ASJ41 page that did not get used:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/assjaythumb1.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

I think your gutters should be a bit more clear..But not bad in the Seq-art..love the expressions,especially panel 5:)

[fatmancomics]

Thanks for the comments Bryan. I'll work on those gutters.

[fatmancomics]

Wow, I can't believe I've really let this thread go so long without an update. Oh well, nobody's commenting but Bryan anyway. Maybe I should change my heading to "I only WANT harsh critiques"

Anyway, this one was for the "what are you wearing right now?" jam a few months back:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/tag.jpg

mimicking Nickguy:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ryusketch.jpg

The Misfits for a weekly sketch from a few months back too:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/misfitssketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Drew Carey for the 10 minute sketch from reference section:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/10minutesketch.jpg

A puppy for the same thing:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/10minsketch.jpg

Batgirl for a weekly sketch:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/batgirlwheelchair2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Bette Midler Thor cosplay for a weekly sketch:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bettemidlerthor.jpg

A couple of Batman Beyond for a weekly sketch:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/batmanbeyondsketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/batmanbeyondsketch2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

And the Scarecrow from The Wiz as he finishes The Crow Anthem (You Can't Win):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/wizscarecrow.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Wow! Jaime :)
these are good!..My fave is The what your wearing right now..Your celebs are next..Man it's great to have you rebounding:D

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan. I'm trying to get into the habit of drawing more since I'm about to take on a major personal project. Here's a werewolf for the latest weekly sketch group:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/werewolfsketch.jpg

and the reference: http://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/wolves/1024x768/Snarling-Wolf-Montana-1024x768.html

[Bryan E.Warner]

That's got some chops;)

[NickRocks]

he looks huggable!

[Bryan E.Warner]

I think it's the expression...But! I know a lot of cute looking animals that just might bite your face off :) ( nothing wrong with a werewolf having a good moonlight night;) )

[fatmancomics]

It's the shapes on the face that are making him look so friendly. In the original reference picture, the darker areas on the face are not just shadow shapes caused by the facial muscles but patches of darker fur. In my drawing they look like shadow variations and so he looks like he's smiling.
Here's another one, maybe this came out more menacing:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/werewolfsketch2.jpg

Did it the same night as the other one but darkened it today. Used this reference: http://dogdoright.com/images/snarlingwolf_000.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

A good book to check out is Jack Hamms drawing animals..Loston has mentioned his drawing the human figure..and he also has drawing cartoons.The Drawing animals shows you how a animal ( wolf ) face wrinkles when snarling ( kinda the mechanics ) a lot of time photos hide tat and makes you guess;) any who..I thought I'd mention it:)

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan; I'll check it out.

[fatmancomics]

A quickie Elvira and Vampira for the weekly sketchgroup:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/elviravsvampira.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Learning to draw Bruce Campbell:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ash2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ash.jpg

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And some sketches with Ash:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ash3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ashandfrankie.jpg

[brokenhill]

looking good man . boom stick,colbolt blue steel this baby made in grand rapids micngin shop smart shop smart.yeah i
forgot some of it.
and are you still up for the drawoff? let me know

[Eric Henson]

That 2nd Bruce is fantastic!

[Bryan E.Warner]

Things are coming along well..Bruce is looking good!

[fatmancomics]

Thanks guys. Hope I can duplicate that likeness. I drew these while watching Army of Darkness. I just noticed I made his teeth a tad too big. Guess I was concentrating too much on not spacing his eyes too far apart.

[fatmancomics]

Learning to draw Galactus:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusheads.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusfun.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

hahahaha! I love it!
Galactus trying to Silver Surf;)

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan. Here's my entry for Pummel (lightweight) this month:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ashvsuniversalmonsters2.jpg


and here are the rest of the Galactus sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusconcept2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusconcept.jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusconcept4.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/galactusconcept3.jpg

[steve11jr]

I'm loving ur pummel piece man. Great job. Keep it up

[fatmancomics]

Thanks steve.

[Bryan E.Warner]

That Pummel piece Rocks! the Famous 5 plus Ash:)
Very Cool!

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan.
Had the itch to draw but no time for anything major tonight so I went to Ugga's forum and did this for a jam that nobody ever participated in:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/batmonkey.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

it gives flying monkeys a new twist...and a bit scarier :) Keep on improving my friend..your going places! :D

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thesurfingdead.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

I always enjoy a Zombie flesh eating pic :)...Love the expressions..it's like caught in the cookie jar.

[fatmancomics]

Commie Zombies! Go sign up for the Sequential League!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bruceleevscommiezombies.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Dr. Zaius and the Law Giver:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/drzaiuslawgiver.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

I'm a big Fan of Planet of the Apes :)

[fatmancomics]

Yeah, me too. Especially Conquest for some reason. The last time they showed it on cable it was some director's cut that was much bloodier than the version that I'd always seen. It was great. They didn't have Lisa stop the apes from killing the governor in this version, for example.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Did not Rod Sterling Write that epic.

[fatmancomics]

He helped pen the script for the first one at least. That's the only one I know for sure that he did.

[fatmancomics]

These are individual drawings that will be turned into panels for a strip:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CuttingRoompanel1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CuttingRoompanel2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CuttingRoompanel3.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

very nice start;)

[fatmancomics]

Thanks. That's as far as I'm getting with them though. I didn't do a background because all I had to go on was the pics the guys who run the website for this strip sent me and they were only portraits (I asked for reference to get their likenesses) plus the script didn't really mention where they were supposed to be having this conversation. I'll post a link when they're done coloring and lettering them.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Thanks. That's as far as I'm getting with them though. I didn't do a background because all I had to go on was the pics the guys who run the website for this strip sent me and they were only portraits (I asked for reference to get their likenesses) plus the script didn't really mention where they were supposed to be having this conversation. I'll post a link when they're done coloring and lettering them.

This interesting...kinda flying in the dark so to speak;)..I'm curious though..whats the inside take....lol

[fatmancomics]

Here's the finished panels. I really like the coloring the guy gave the figures. I should've thought of a movie theater for a background. Oh well.

http://www.cuttingroomcomic.com/CuttingRoom/Comic/Entries/2010/2/15_Sobriety.html

[CuttingRoom]

Jaime did an incredible job, huh? He took what I thought was a reasonable script and spun it into gold.

I thought you guys might like to see the pencils and the finished work side by side.

http://www.cuttingroomcomic.com/CuttingRoom/Blank_files/CuttingRoompanel2.jpghttp://www.cuttingroomcomic.com/CuttingRoom/Blank_files/shapeimage_2.jpg

Our anonymous colorist did another strip in which he did all the art, if you want to see that one. It's here (http://www.cuttingroomcomic.com/CuttingRoom/Comic/Entries/2010/1/14_Aaron_Sorkin.html).

[Bryan E.Warner]

OK where the hell did the BG come from?....it's good to see but looks cgi...

[CuttingRoom]

Honestly? I just google imaged "movie theatre" and thought the colors looked good. I don't think it's CG, just a little out of focus.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Fair enough ( especially now days ) It does Work.

[fatmancomics]

A sketch of KD for the Commie Zombies/Sequential League project:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/KDsketch.jpg


Learning to draw Megatron and Optimus Prime for this month's PUMMEL entry:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/megatronsketch.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/optimussketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

This month's PUMMEL entry. This will be my last PUMMEL entry. I'm dropping out of the competition to run the Sequential League.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/OptimusvsMegatron.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Another colab with the folks at Cutting Room. Let's see if I did a good job on the likenesses.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/tf3.jpg

[brokenhill]

well looks like martian scorsays onthe the far right.and michel bay on the far left.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Been studying caricatures eh?

[fatmancomics]

well looks like martian scorsays onthe the far right.and michel bay on the far left.

Funny. Didn't even notice that about Scorsacy. It was just supposed to be an executive type. But I'm glad I at least made Bay recognizable.


Been studying caricatures eh?

No. Not really. I've been told this is my best "style". I'm trying to get better at more "realistic" drawings. Or do you mean that because of the horse? Yeah, I copied the horse from a caricature.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Looks like Mad Mag or Cracked art...Keep it up...it could land you some work and $$$ ;)

[CuttingRoom]

The coloring this time around wasn't nearly as good--namely because it was done by me. But if you want to see the finished product, click the link below.

Transformers III (http://www.cuttingroomcomic.com/CuttingRoom/Comic/Entries/2010/4/4_Transformers_III.html)

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey that turned out pretty good :)

[fatmancomics]

Trying my hand at battle suits thanks to the WSG 154:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/battlesuitsketch.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/battlesuitsketch2.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Robo jock!

[fatmancomics]

A couple more:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/battlesuitsketch3.jpg


I keep coming back to this basic design:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/battlesuitsketch4.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

I like these...reminds me of old Superman stuff when the robots were invading;)

[fatmancomics]

I like these...reminds me of old Superman stuff when the robots were invading;)

You know, I've seen those a thousand times and they are still my favorite Superman cartoons. That's probably why I keep going back to that design.

[fatmancomics]

Been forever since I posted. Here's some sketch cards for the PJ card trading project:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cyclopssketchcards.jpg

and the actual sketches (the third one had no pre-sketch):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cyclopssketches.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey Jaime :)


Hah! your back in action! about time Bro....;)

[fatmancomics]

Ghostbuster self portrait for sketch group 173:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/jaimeghostbuster.jpg

And I forgot to post this sketch card here:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/pneumansketchcard.jpg


And the sketches. Not really much you could do with this character:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/pneumansketches.jpg

[brokenhill]

that's some fine work.love the ghostbuster self sketch

[fatmancomics]

One more sketch card. I swear these look better in real life.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/sinestrosketchcard.jpg


And the pre sketches in the order that I drew them:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/sinestrosketches3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/sinestrosketches2.jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/sinestrosketches1.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/sinestrosketch.jpg

tencharacters

[fatmancomics]

that's some fine work.love the ghostbuster self sketch

Thanks Steve. Making a good self portrait means not being afraid to see your flaws.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Right on Jaime :)..Love the Ghost-Buster with adding your self..:)
Good Job on the Cards too..
Where you been dude ?

[fatmancomics]

Well, let's see... My computer broke down for the last two weeks of July so I spent the first two weeks of August catching up once my friend patched it up for me. Saving up for a new computer and hope to get it by Christmas so next year I hope to do a lot more artwise since I will finally be able to download photoshop into my computer and use my wacom to its full extent. That means I will be experimenting with digital inking and coloring and maybe even some lettering.

In the meantime I bought a light table and I've been using the hell out of that. It's so much easier to finish things when you don't worry about messing things up since you can just lightbox it later and fix your mistakes. That also means I'm not afraid to color things with the crappy color pencils that I have for now. The sketch card thing has been really fun and perfect for this. I'm also thinking about starting up commissions and I've announced that I'm thinking about it on my DA page but nobody has commented so maybe nobody likes my art enough to pay for it. But we'll see once I put up a price list and some more finished compositions.

That pretty much covers where I've been aside from working and other personal crap that you guys probably don't care about and which I won't talk about anyway since, like I said, it's personal. But I know you don't really want to hear about me, you just want to look at pretty pictures. Well, if that's what you want, go check out Loston's art thread. All I have are these:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/dragondoodles.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

ooooooo...that Dragon ape could be scary as Hell!:D
Sorry life has been hitting you with downers...But your moving forward and that's what we do...
A Lightbox! Cool..I can't live with out mine lol
With your art improving and the Lightbox..I don't think commissions are too far fetched ;)
Keep at it just like you've been...eventually things will start happening.

[fatmancomics]

Sketchy, sketchy!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/czsketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/redsonjasketch3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/redsonjasketch1.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Honestly, Machine Man, if I never draw you again it will be too soon. Nah, he's fun to draw but hard to fit into a sketch card:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketchard.jpg

And, as usual, the sketches drawn before the final in the order that I drew them:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Slow meetings at work = drawing time:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches3.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches4.jpg


NOT done at work:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches5.jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches6.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches7.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches8.jpg





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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machinemansketches9.jpg


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[fatmancomics]

Female A Team and Machete sketches for sketch group 176:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/femaleateam.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/machetesketch.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Wow have you been busy :)
you've got some nice stuff going...funny how work brought out some cool stuff...I really like that Machine Man...reminds me of " They Live! "

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Bryan. Yeah, some good stuff usually comes about when I'm doodling at work. Probably because, back when I was in school, I used to draw in class more than anywhere else. I love They Live so it was probably some subconscious homage.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Keep up the good stuff Bud...

[fatmancomics]

For sketch group 178 (Red Monica, Grifter and X-Men as kittens):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/redmonikasketch.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/griftersketches.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Pretty risky pose on the gal;)
I Like the X-men idea...

[fatmancomics]

The Red Monica pose was a joke since she's basically one of those characters made strictly to titilate without feeling guilty. What she's saying are MY sentiments on the subject of such characters. These were all for the sketch group so I can't take credit for any of the topic ideas.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Still Fun Stuff!

[fatmancomics]

Been drawing some Things:

The Thing vs. a Commie Zombie:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingvscommiezombie.jpg


I couldn't see past the graphite sketch so I took a brush and some ink that was drying up just to save the pose. I'll probably use it later:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thinginks.jpg

Two more Things. I always end up do my best on the lower right hand corner of the paper when I'm sketching. It's probably because I'm warmed up by then. Oh, well:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingsketch3.jpg

[fatmancomics]

One more Thing:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingwip.jpg


reference:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/halloween2010008.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Yet another Thing:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingwip2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Still working on more dynamic poses for the Thing. I like where this one is going. I will definitely be mixing the rock formation from both for the final comp but the second one will be the final pose for this one.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingwip3.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingwip4.jpg

[fatmancomics]

OK, I lied. I had to fix his left arm. Here's the final:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingfinished.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Wow. Kind of ashamed that almost a month went by before I transfered this to better paper but here it is anyway. This one's for sale for $25. Click my commissions link for details.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingdynamic.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Experimenting with the rendering of the rocks:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/thingexperiment.jpg

[fatmancomics]

I recently became obsessed with Dr. Who so I couldn't let this week's sketch group finish without my contributing:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/drwhovsdaleks.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/drwhocyberman.jpg

[fatmancomics]

For sketchgroup 200:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/dcvscapcom.jpg



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/ryuorion.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Some ideas for the Commie Zombies project:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/brucesketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/technodemonsketch3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/technodemonsketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/technodemonsketch2.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Nice to see you so productive as of late. Cool to see!

[fatmancomics]

Thanks Loston. I'm also working on some ASJ41 related stuff over at Ugga's forums but it's probably best if I don't post that until it's ready. What I really have to do is finish that Commie Zombie script. I haven't had any luck with volunteers eventhough people (Steve especially) seem to like the script so I may have to draw it myself.

[brokenhill]

Man ,I REALLY wish I had some time .the ideas you've brought to this are so EC like .maybe late this year I can help out.
Thanks Loston. I'm also working on some ASJ41 related stuff over at Ugga's forums but it's probably best if I don't post that until it's ready. What I really have to do is finish that Commie Zombie script. I haven't had any luck with volunteers eventhough people (Steve especialy) seem to like the script so I may have to draw it myself.

[fatmancomics]

Just wait till you see what I have planned for some of our cast.

[fatmancomics]

A design for a character created by Ugga Bugga:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/amoebasketch.jpg

[Ugga Bugga]

A design for a character created by Ugga Bugga:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/amoebasketch.jpg

Actually, not created by me, but rather created by Inkspot (or Inkspot and others I am unaware of) for a project I am involved with.

[fatmancomics]

Sketchy, sketchy. Let's see who knows who this is:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lastikmansketch.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Sketchy, sketchy. Let's see who knows who this is:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lastikmansketch.jpg

Dude! His name is in your url link! lol!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lastikman_(TV_series)

[fatmancomics]

Right, but that doesn't mean that you know who that is. Here's another:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/lastikmansketch2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

more sketchy:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/destroandthebaronesssketch.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/quetzalcoatlsketches.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/snakesketch2.jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/snake1.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Q'uq'umatz carries the sun into the sky:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/quetzalcoatlfinal.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Zombie Apocalypse Survivor self portrait for sketch group 207:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/zombiesurvivor.jpg

[fatmancomics]

For Commie Zombies From Outer Space:

Bruce

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bruce.jpg

Techno Demon

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/technodemonfinal.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Well, as you can probably guess, I haven't had too much time to draw in the last few months. Couple that with lack of motivation due to not having a scanner and I haven't really put pencil to paper much. But here are a few sketches that I did right before going to the hospital for my baby:

My friend as a TMNT

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CarlosTMNT.jpg


Santo and Blue Demon sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/bluedemonsanto.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santo1.jpg

[fatmancomics]

More Santo and Blue Demon sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santo2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santo3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santo4.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Still more Santo sketches:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santoscreencap1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/santoscreencap2.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Here are the last three things that I drew in the order I drew them

Tarzan sketch for one of the weekly sketch groups that I never scanned until tonight:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Tarzansketch.jpg

Batman sketch done at work during break as a warm up for the Christmas Art Swap:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/batmansketch.jpg

Hulk sketch done for co-worker:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/Hulksketch-1.jpg

Finally learning to work in some drawing time into time with the baby and new work schedule.

[fatmancomics]

Three more:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CaptAmerciasketch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cptamericasketch2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/punygodsketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Optimus vs. Megatron:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/optimuspunchsketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

Trying to draw Batman in a more dynamic pose turned into a Spidey:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/spideysketch.jpg

[fatmancomics]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/CCF03242013_0000_zps5c3aad52.jpg?t=1364186389

[fatmancomics]

Drawing of a friend from work as a transformer:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cruztfsketch_zpsc8c04e12.jpg?t=1367038656


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cruztfink_zpsb9944aad.jpg?t=1367038641

[fatmancomics]

Progress. How I love a good copy machine:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cruztflightlogic_zpsd9f08517.jpg?t=1367560973


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/fatmancomics/cruztffinal_zps23a771ed.jpg?t=1367560944