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I haven't picked up a pencil in nearly 15 years. I've recently started a sketchbook to shake off the rust and hopefully improve.

Crits and comments are of course welcome.

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submitted in Manji's Weekly Sketch Group

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More Sketch Group stuff
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Viking with Battle Axe

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Hogarth studies

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More Hogarth studies to warm up:

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A character design for a demo sequence I'd like to try my hand at:

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More Hogarth studies for warm up today:

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I was reading my copy of Wood's The Wizard King today. Just apeing his work, trying to absorb some of his style.

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More doodles

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I picked up Hogarth's book on wrinkles and folds. Just some studies of his work:

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Hogarth's stuff is excellent, but it's still stylized. I referenced this out of the Sears catalogue -- again, to study folds.

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Studying folds got me thinking about Bryan Singer's last Superman flick. In Singer's first X-men movie, the characters joke about how ridiculous they would look in spandex. Yet in Superman Returns, Singer opts to put Superman in spandex, with greased hair and spit curl. It just seemed out of place for a modern film. I thought Supes needed updating. Perhaps he needs updating in the comics as well.

Just playing around with the Superman's look. A quick sketch with a different haircut and looser clothes, but still trying to keep the general feel of the character. Didn't come out the way I intended, but whatever. That's what practice is for. :D

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Working out some ideas for a character design. I want him to imply "Mammoth" (but without the nose). Instead, I keep getting "ape."

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Sort of a final, but really not happy with it. He looks like some stupid Star Trek "forehead-alien-of-the-week."

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More Hogarth for today's warm up

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Hogarth again -

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Just a sketchin'

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I bought my first light box a few weeks back and I've been putting it through the paces. Here's some rough sketches for some sequential pages I've been working on.

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And the final page:

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Weekly sketch group thing

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Weekly Sketch group: "Draw the Boogeyman"

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Bryan Hitch and various doodles

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Instead of using a light box, I sketched in blue pencil directly on the bristol for the next page of my test sequence. I found I don't like doing it this way because I feel too tenative, like I can't make mistakes.

I lost interest. Maybe I'll finish it later.

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For warm-up today I copied this from a Jack Hamm book. I really dig his The Head and Figure book --- a major influence for me.

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More doodles

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Weekly Sketch Group: "Draw a sexy witch"
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Just copying Namor from one of those Wizard books on how to draw comics. Just trying to get the feel for red pencil loose under graphite tight.

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Another weekly sketch. It's supposed to be Nosferatu. It came out a little more cartoonish than I intended, but while I think Nosferatu is cool, he's kinda' goofy in a vaudevillean way anyhow.

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[tygerM]

Great stuff.
Each successive entry shows improvement.
Keep it up!

Hogarth is a great reference, isn't he?

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Thanks tygerM!

I've had Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing laying around the house for decades. That book, and Jack Hamm's The Head and Figure were my companions back in college.

I originally wanted to draw both books, a little every day for warm up, but I kinda' lost interest.

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I recently was informed that one can download full size penciled pages from John Byrne's website. Very cool for practice.

I inked a couple panels for warm-up this evening on a 15 year old brush I found in my art bin. I sucked at inking back in the day and I still do. The hatching and hair need work, but it was fun trying to get line variation on the metal guy (I forget his name from Doom Patrol).

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I finished the 8.5" x 11" Byrne segment tonight. With the pencils for comparison.

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I've been inking one or two Byrne panels a night. This is the first page I've finished. I'm still trying to get a feel for using a brush. One thing I have discovered is Byrne really can't draw women's faces!

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My goal is to ink an entire book by Byrne, little by little -- and hopefully improve my inking chops.

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Herrick and Vandrek
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PigBearMan

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[Anim8r13]

You have such great interpretations and concepts. Can't wait to see more stuff!

~Wes

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^ Thanks Wes. :)

--- more preliminary sketches tonight for a fantasy story I'm working on.

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Another Byrne page (a very mundane one) for inking practice. I didn't bother to make corrections. Can't seem to get the brush strokes straight on things like the window reflections on panel 4.

Anyone with some tips?

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Another inked Byrne page. I still can't get those damn zap lines like in panel three.

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My first attempt at coloring anything.

I had no idea what I was doing, but it was fun.

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Goofing around with pen and ink tonight courtesy Goseki Kojima

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Playing around with Painter X

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We have something in common, I stopped drawing for at least ten years. I was in a bad relationship where my artwork was not too encouraged so I gave it up. When I eventually left her, my next girlfriend encouraged me to draw again. After I left her, my next girlfriend who eventually became my wife pushes me to draw regularly so in the past two years I've actually gotten a little bit better.

Your stuff is great.

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Thanks, flavaricanprince.

I think if 15 years ago the internet was as pervasive as it is now, I probably never would have stopped drawing. The tips and tricks, as well as feedback from other artists I get nowadays from this site and others on the web, are simply invaluable and keep me from feeling stagnated.

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I just got Manga Studio Pro and I tested it out "inking" this page. All other previous inks on the blog were analog.

Interesting process. I'm not sure what to make of it yet.

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More digital inking with Manga Studio

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A rough layout. Eventually when I ink it, the floating girl will have some sort of energy effect and will be the light source.

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It needs something, but I can't figure out what. Time to move on....

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Sky Maverick

The Man of Tomorrow, Yesterday.

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Another Byrne page. 'Just practicing using a brush.

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Just copying to learn since I feel like I'm in a rut.

Unfortunately I don't know the artist. Whenever I see full-sized, uncolored, pro line art on the web I grab it for later study. This has been on my hard drive a while.

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EDIT: The artist is John Buscema --- duh!

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Dude it's William Dafoe!

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^ You got it! :D

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An anatomy and foreshortening study referenced from Dale Keown. 'More fun than drawing Hogarth figures over and over.

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Entry for Bada$$ Native American Warrior Draw Off:

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A freehand Buscema copy

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[KrisDiaz]

damn! your inking is pretty good....what do you use to do it?

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Thanks Kris.

I've recently been working at trying to get the hang of using a brush. I use a Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 brush and a Raphael Kolinsky 8404 #2 ---- depending on which one is dry after cleaning --- but they're both pretty much the same.

The Buscema pic was all brush, but the Indian Warrior was half brush, half digital (a first time experiment). I did the Indian figure with a brush, scanned it, and completed the background in MangaStudio. It's just so much easier to do vanishing points on the computer, but I still prefer the brush line to the digital line for figures.

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cool....im still in the ..micron/pen stage..havent graduated to inks and brushes yet....i especially like the cleaness of the buscema pic......makes me wish my inking rivaled my pencils.

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Jim Lee vs. Rob Liefeld

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Jim Lee vs. Rob Liefeld

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LOL!! thats very funny

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^ Thanks, SpawnSC. :)

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My entry for the Supergirl draw-off.

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My entry for the Supergirl draw-off.

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dude! I love your sense of humor lol

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^ Thanks for the props, SpawnSC. It's really appreciated.

It's so hard to take costumed heroes seriously. ;)

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A freehand copy of a Bruce Timm tribute to Jack Kirby. I'm just trying to practice inking in different styles.

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My inks over Bryan Hitch pencils.

I tried Strathmore 500 series bristol for the first time. I've gotta' say it was like inking with butter, that is, if one could actually ink with butter and if that was actually a really good thing... inking with butter.

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Some of the poses were Bruce Timm inspired (drawn from memory). Just trying to get that hip shift he does so well.

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More Timm inspired poses:

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Just in case anyone cares or is interested, I studied these Bruce Timm drawings and then using my own characters, I re-drew the poses from memory --- just to work at making my drawing more dynamic. I feel my weakness is stiff figures. Sometimes the result is a little wonky but it's fun practice.
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More Timm inspired stuff for practice.

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[e_t_i]

Nice work on the Timm Kirbys! Why not go to the source and study Kirby's work?

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^ That's a great idea. I just stumbled across a Bruce Timm website with a ton of different stuff all in one place. I'll definitely have to try this exercise with the King's stuff too and see if I can't learn a trick or two.

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More ink practice:
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Quick warm-ups with a Pitt brush pen:

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For warm-up today: Bruce Timm copies drawn with a Pitt brush-pen.

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This is the rough pencils for my entry in the "American Myth Draw Off."

The myth is Lincoln's ghost. Kennedy's gonna' have a caption: "Damn Lincoln!"

Hopefully I'll get around to inking it this week.

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"The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln" for the American Myths and Legends draw-off

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For the weekly sketch group, Aquaman redesign with a pitt marker
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Just playing with a character design for a mammoth type bruiser. He looks too cliche -- the big guys always seem to look like the Hulk.
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I went against type here --- more "elephant boy."
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For the weekly sketch group:

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More marker sketches. 'Working out character designs.

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Some of the poses in this rough layout were Timm inspired. Some are mine. This is just an exercise in making my art more dynamic.
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[Pong31]

dang i hope i can draw that good in 15 years

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^ Thanks, Pong 31.

Here's another one for the weekly sketch group: "The Lava Monster of Smoke Mountain."

I was really fast and loose with the brush on this one, almost drawing it while inking. And it was the first time I tried the splatter technique.

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Red Sonja for Weekly Sketch Group #51.
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The poses are mine for the Red Sonja pic.

Practicing poses with a Pitt marker. My character with a Mazzucchelli pose.
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More pose practice. I don't know the artist (I dug the pose and in my haste couldn't remember where on the web I got it :confused: )

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Warm up sketches with marker and pencil:

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[jdmakescomics]

I really like your style, kinda has a retro 60's look to it. Just out of curiosity, what do you ink with?

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^ Thanks, literacysuks1 :)

To answer your question, for quick inking I use a Pitt brush pen... but the lines I get from it are a little too fat to go beyond simple sketching.

When I take my time (like in the last post), I use a Raphael Kolinsky 8408 brush and Speedball Super Black ink. The 8408 is an awesome brush that I can't recommend enough. The lines it produces are sharp and I feel more in control than with other brushes. I also use Strathmore 500 series bristol with a smooth plate finish. The paper really makes a difference for me. The 100% cotton rag sops up brushed strokes nicely but it's a little flimsy compared to other boards.

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Weekly Sketch Group: "Redesign Captain Hook, if he was a space pirate in the year 2265."

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[Dri]

That's a menacing looking Captain Hook. Like the design of the page too because of the contrasts.

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^ Thanks, Dri!

I don't post 'em here, but for the past month,as a warm-up, I've been copying one or two "contrasty" comic book panels a day --- just as an exercise in studying where to place blacks within the confines of the frame. Hopefully it's filtering into my work.

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A logo/caricature for an old friend and local, Long Beach (CA) blues legend Whiteboy James and his band the Blues Express:

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[G-man_2000]

I remember him! Great work on drawing him!

[hydekomiksink]

Your inks are fantastic! I also have to agree the contrast on that hook piece really makes it stand out nice.

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I remember him!
Great! I thought it would be very cool if by chance someone out in the PencilJack community might've known who he is!


hydekomiksink: Thanks for the props!

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My late entry for the Thunderbrawl thing. I was doped up on cold medicine today while listening to Pink Floyd so this is what came out.

If it offends anyone... I really don't care. :p

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[Spidey]

This thread was very entertaining to browse.

[Dri]

You got a cool sense of humor. Something I always appreciate. A shame you were late in filling the slot with Pink Floyd. She would have livened the tourney up. Not that there is anything wrong with that ;)

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Spidey - Thanks for stopping by! It's appreciated.

Dri - Yeah, it's a shame Pink Floyd couldn't join. But instead of livening it up, I fear the "Pinkster" might have made the proceedings a bit too controversial. So perhaps it's for the better Pink is out. But thanks for taking the joke in good fun.

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Weekly Sketch Group: "Draw Elektra. I really want to some kickass versions of this character. Try to focus on dynamics and really try to capture her in motion. Make use of props etc to help convey motion such as if she is leaping off of a building lets see a dust trail and maybe startled pigeons taking flight beneath her."

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Weekly Sketch Group assignment: "Draw Man-Bat crashing through a window":

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(hats off to Loston Wallace for inspiration and composition)

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More ideas for bluesman Whiteboy James' logo:

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This one's a mock up -- I have to fix the letters:

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Weekly Sketch Group: "Draw Buffy the vampire slayer fighting a vampire"

Meh... she doesn't look like Buffy but what's done is done.

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[Dri]

That Man-bat piece really cracked me up.

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^ Thanks, Dri!

Here's another idea I had for the Thunderbrawl. I finally got around to inking and coloring it.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/maleman900.jpg

[Repo Man]

For the Photo Reference Bonanza draw off:

Clint Eastwood as Frank Miller's Dark Knight

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Clintknight850.jpg

[Repo Man]

My own characters (again):

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/jonmonkrackle.jpg

This one was for a Buddy Scalera photo-reference contest I never really intended to enter... just an exercise really.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/cassibud_ink.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/scalera.jpg

[Repo Man]

Thought I'd try coloring the last post. I have no idea what I'm doing.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/cassibud_redflare.jpg

[1peace]

Neat look.
smooth inks.
funny blues white guy.

[Repo Man]

^ Thanks 1peace!

Here's an old school Iron Man for the weekly sketch group, and one of my own characters:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/ironmanoldskool.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/vanbio.jpg

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kyristyle.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/girljug.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kinggog_ink.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

I'm lovin' your style, Repo. I gotta say, that 4-toe dude above is trippy! :D

Great stuff!!!

[Repo Man]

^Thanks a heap, Ryan! I appreciate it.

[low_122]

omg these pics are amzing i expecally love the ironman heres me pic of him

[Repo Man]

^That's a cool Iron Man pic, low_122.

I was going to mention how the sketchblog threads are actually for individual artists, but heck if you want to join in... :lml-:

However, you might want to post that in either of the "Finshed Work" or "Works in Progress" laboratories to get feedback from other members. :)

[lost-spartan]

Maybe you should PM Mase, and get him to delete it for ya, Repo.

[Repo Man]

^ Good idea, Spartan.

Or maybe I should just make this an all day, all Iron Man, sketchblog barn-burner!

Or maybe not. :D

[Mase]

All cleaned up now.

[Ryan.Smith]

DANG!!! I was getting ready to add my own Iron Man pic... :p

[Repo Man]

^ LOL, Ryan. :D

Here's my entry for the "Make a Couple" draw off:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/PlasticFantastic.jpg

And my entry for the "Iron Man" draw off:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Ironbum.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

OMG :omg:

I feel lucky for Plastic man and sorry for Wonder Woman at the same time! :p Great job!!! :lml-:

[Repo Man]

Thanks, Ryan.

Actually, I feel sorry for Plastic Man, if you know what I mean. :eek:

[Repo Man]

Weekly Sketch Group #63

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Bizarro1.jpg

And a height reference for the characters from a project I'm slowly working on.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/heights_ink.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

That's a nice line-up of characters. Has a nice "old school" feel to it. :lml-:

For some reason the hairy guy on the right seems familiar to me. What's the project?

[Repo Man]

^ Thanks, Ryan.

The giant hairy guy on the right is named Vadric. He's probably familiar because I've been drawing him in various forms through-out my sketch blog -- trying to nail him down. Hopefully I haven't subconsciously swiped him from somewhere.

The working title for the project is "Banestone," but that'll probably change as I believe that term is used in a fantasy novel and maybe even a video game per google research. It's just a rock 'em sock 'em fantasy based story --- but non-Tolkein, so no elves, dwarves, etc. Some of the creatures will seem familiar but their origins and interactions will hopefully have a different twist.

But I'm so slow I'll be dead before I ever get an issue off the ground. :skull:

[Ryan.Smith]

I know that feeling. :D

I think that's why I'm so adamant about putting together sequentials now, even though I'm not at that "professional level" yet. I feel like I'm at least doing SOMETHING towards that lofty goal of putting something out.

Have you done any sequentials with these guys yet? I'd love to see 'em if you have. ;)

[Repo Man]

^ Yeah, I've seen the New Warriors (that's the name, right?) pages you post over in sequentials. Good stuff. You have a natural flare for story telling.

Funny, but I'm the opposite. I'm slowly working my way up toward sequentials, but I've gotta do stuff like height charts and tweak the characters and then I never feel I'm ready.:D

But hopefully I'll get there. I've just been drawing for a year (after a 15 year hiatus) so this year my goal was to get comfortable with inking (something I was never able to do in the past). Hopefully by summer I'll get some sequentials together.

But then again I'll probably delay and do another height chart before I start... ;)

[Repo Man]

Speed inking for the Weekly Sketch Group 65:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/swampthing.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

turned out nice, IMO.

You sure that's speed inking? ;)

[Caimano]

very creepy! I like you left he below part undefined it gives a fog feeling or like water drop down from ST body

[Repo Man]

turned out nice, IMO.

You sure that's speed inking? ;)
Thanks, Ryan. Heh.... time is relative, isn't it? :D At least that's what that Einstein guy said. ;)



very creepy! I like you left he below part undefined it gives a fog feeling or like water drop down from ST body
Thanks, Simone. I really admire your noir-style inking so I appreciate the compliment.

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Herrik_pose.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kane-ko.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

Nice tribute to Danny Rand. :D

[Dri]

Oh..Kane Kosugi as reference. Only remembered him as a kid under his dad's shadow. He still kicked ass. Sho Kosugi is THE ninja of movies :). Revenge of the Ninja being the most memorable.

If I could offer some tips, (it may seem nitpicky) just add a curve to the bottom of his left forefinger. It's even in the photo reference. It just gives the hand a more corrected form. But the thing that alerted me the most was his right wrist that you confused with his shoulder in the photo reference. As it stands it looks too wide.

I know we shouldn't be slaves to the reference but it helps clarify forms.

Nice spotted blacks, mate. Keep updating, Repo. It's been a while.

[Repo Man]

Ryan
Thanks, man. Actually, I was drawing one of my own characters who I sorta' based off Iron Fist but I hoped would look different. Doh! Guess I gotta' go back to the drawing board... literally and figuratively. ;)

Dri
Thanks for the tips, they're appreciated! I'll watch out 'cause hands always give me problems. I should draw them more. In fact I should just draw more in general... life just gets in the way sometimes. :)

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/sketch1.jpg
^ The chick and the dude above were referenced from other artists. I don't know who. I surf the web and draw random stuff to warm-up sometimes.


http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/sketch2.jpg

[Repo Man]

I bought a Wacom Cintiq this weekend and I've been giving it a shakedown cruise.

All digital:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kyri-cassi.jpg

Close up. Digital inking and Flats (which I like, kinda' old school)
http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kyr_flats.jpg

LOL -She looks like a chain smoker! I have no idea about color, but I'll keep experimenting.
http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kyr_smoker.jpg

[1peace]

Cintiq COOL.
nice start!

[Ryan.Smith]

Can't put my finger on why, but for some reason she seems like an elf. :D

[Repo Man]

Thanks, for stoppin' by 1peace.

Ryan.Smith - You artist-types are very observant by nature! ;)

Here's more digital inking via the Cintiq. Still trying to get a feel for it:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/bolostrike.jpg

[Repo Man]

More stuff on the Cintiq:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/doo1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/dragonmane.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

looks like you're getting the hang of it. :D

now... SEQUENTIALS!!! ;)

[Repo Man]

now... SEQUENTIALS!!! ;)

I am, seriously, working on them now, buddy.

... very slowly. :D

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/sk1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Flash_line.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/killercroc.jpg

[Repo Man]

Mix it week 8:

Red Sonja and Thor

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/thora3.jpg

[lost-spartan]

Your sick. lol :p

[Repo Man]

Your sick. lol :p

:D ten characters

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/deerface.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/kyrideermodel.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/wolffacemodel.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

Great sketches man - I love the Iron Man a few pages back! And, of course, Thor in a bikini is just classic. :D

[Repo Man]

Thanks Hades -- I really appreciate you stopping by. :)

[Caimano]

More stuff on the Cintiq:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/doo1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/dragonmane.jpg

This stuff is really good.
I really like the woman and aldo croc some post after is really cool (maybe add some light in the abdominal part because it seem a bit spli in two part - imho)

I can see a Sal Buscema influence in your art...It's a positive thing I'm saying, I want to say that your drawing have a very robust and classic base

[Repo Man]

^ Thanks very much, Simone. I love Sal Buscema's stuff -- I used to copy his work when I was a child.

Also, I'm a huge fan of your ink work and I've actually learned alot of technique by studying the work you post on this website. You keep me going forward.

[Repo Man]

Fat Superman for the weekly sketch group. A little wonky but fun to do.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/superfat.jpg

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/zantanna.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/bearcatmodel.jpg

[Ryan.Smith]

Nice Zatanna. :D

Are you working on some fantasy characters for a project?

[Repo Man]

Are you working on some fantasy characters for a project?
Yup. Same project we discussed earlier... working ever so slowly.

Weekly Sketchgroup 76:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/doom.jpg

[Caimano]

Really love the golden/silver age feeling in your drawings.

I mainly like the Doom brush lines you used in the arms and the cape...where the cape is attached to the body. maybe too many lines in the rest of the drapery, but the upper part until the stomac is really very good

[hadesillustrations]

Yup. Same project we discussed earlier... working ever so slowly.

Weekly Sketchgroup 76:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/doom.jpg


"Damn you Reed Richards!!!!!" That's so perfect.

[Repo Man]

I mainly like the Doom brush lines you used in the arms and the cape...where the cape is attached to the body. maybe too many lines in the rest of the drapery, but the upper part until the stomac is really very good

Thanks, Simone! I appreciate the crit about the drapery. That's one weakness in my art I really want to improve.


"Damn you Reed Richards!!!!!" That's so perfect.

Thanks, hades! But actually he's saying "God my butt itches... DAMN LATVERIAN UNDERWEAR!!!!"

(:D sorry!)



And here's my entry for the Space Arena contest. I was kinda' going for a B-movie type sci fi thing... don't know how successful it was.

Colored in flats because the contest rules said it was okay and... well honestly... I have no confidence in my coloring ability. :omg:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/carna-model.jpg

[NickRocks]

Sexy!!!!!!!!!!

[lost-spartan]

Awwwwwesum.

[Repo Man]

NickGuy and lost-spartan
Thanks, fellas!

Just some doodles today:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/09272008.jpg

[Repo Man]

Vampirella for the weekly sketchgroup:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/vampirella.jpg

And my entry for the first round of the Space Arena Challenge. I was kinda' excited about my drawing at first, but when I saw what the other contestants did, I was blown away by how good all the other entries were.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/carnacauldron.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

I love Carna and her Ass Fork.

[Repo Man]

I love Carna and her Ass Fork.

:D Laugh my ass off. You crack me up, Hades. :)

Wait-a-minute... did I say "ass"... and "crack"?

:D

[Caimano]

Carna's vehicle is simply terrific!

It's a sort of bewithched meets Addams family...I love it

[Repo Man]

^ Thanks so much, Simone! :)

[krikkit13]

You've got a really appealing retro style at times, and Carna is a great use of that. Plus, you've got a knack for some pretty hilarious stuff. Keep it up.

[Repo Man]

^ Thanks, krikkit13! I really dig your character in the Space Arena. I think your coloring is top notch.

[Repo Man]

A quick Elvira for the weekly sketchgroup:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/elvira.jpg

[brokenhill]

love that Elvira,And I think your blog needs a star.

[NickRocks]

i am enjoying those double features...woo!

[Repo Man]

brokenhill and NickGuy - Thanks Fellas!

Here's color practice that turned into a mock comic cover:
http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/endstonemockcover2.jpg

Character designs for a friend's project (deliberate Bruce Timm style on the girl):

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/academiac.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/gogirl2.jpg

[Repo Man]

A "Kirby-esque," Hulk-like character (but not the Hulk for copyright purposes) drawn for a T-shirt.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/bruiser.jpg

And my panel for the "PencilJack Strip Jam!" Check out the thread in Community Projects if you haven't already. ' All kinds of fun.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/snakelick.jpg

[Repo Man]

Thundar for the Weekly Sketchgroup

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/thundar.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Thundar for the Weekly Sketchgroup

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/thundar.jpg


Nice, Repo. I dig the lighting. Two "R"s in Thundarr though. ;)

Loston

[Repo Man]

Thanks, Loston!


Two "R"s in Thundarr though. ;)

Doh!

--- but I wonder if the double R isn't rolled like in Spanish --- Thundarrrrrr....... :D

[Repo Man]

Oddjob for the weekly sketchgroup.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/oddjob.jpg

I had to reference the pose to get it right:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/frisbee2-1.jpg

Ultimate frisbee, the greatest sport ever invented. :)

[NickRocks]

Ultimate frisbee, the greatest sport ever invented. :)

hahah i used to play ultimate frisbee after school in high school. fun!

[Repo Man]

^ 'Been playing nearly 20 years! I played in tournaments and such when I was younger, but these days it's just a friendly game once a week in the spring and summer.

[Repo Man]

Misc. stuff from a project I'm working on:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/quandelmodelflat.jpg

[Caimano]

Oddjob for the weekly sketchgroup.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/oddjob.jpg



Ah very good ad as always I see Golden age influence there!

My only point , but just a very small detail, problably the 3D effect could imèprove overlapping the Hat with the man body a bit (just my opinion).

Keep up the very good work!

[Repo Man]

My only point , but just a very small detail, problably the 3D effect could imèprove overlapping the Hat with the man body a bit (just my opinion).

Thanks for the crit, Simone. I value your opinion and expertise. :)

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/primrosemodel.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/palaceguardmodel.jpg

[Caimano]

what's the project behind these characters?

[Repo Man]

^It's my own webcomic so far titled "Stoner." I'm currently hammering out the first few pages... and I do mean hammer. ;)

[Repo Man]

Captain All That's Althea Woodcutter for the "Draw My Character" thread.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/woodcutter.jpg

[Anim8r13]

Wow Repo, it's been great watching you improve over the last few years. Your stuff is really looking good! Keep it up!
~Wes

[Repo Man]

Thanks, Wes. Greatly appreciated.:)

Here's the first completed page (page 4) to my future webcomic Stoner.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Stoner1-04-300-1024.jpg

[Repo Man]

My contribution to the "Invisible Strip Jam"

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/batcrap.jpg

[Caimano]

My contribution to the "Invisible Strip Jam"

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/batcrap.jpg


:D :D ...Lessons of life

[hadesillustrations]

That's awesome! Guano!!!!

Your page 4 looks great. The dragon chick looks like Brooke Shields - nice.

[Repo Man]

Caimano and hadesillustrations... thanks for stopping by gentlemen. :)

Here's the next page (page 5) from my opus --- I'm now calling Endstone instead of Stoner.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Endstone1-05_300_1024.jpg

[brokenhill]

that is some beautiful art Man !

[Caimano]

I'll buy this board just for the running pose of the knight in panel 1! If you add some cool king pose and hot chick....:lml-:

[Repo Man]

that is some beautiful art Man !
thanks brokenhill!


I'll buy this board just for the running pose of the knight in panel 1! If you add some cool king pose and hot chick....:lml-:
I see what you are saying - pull back the "camera." I used too many close-ups on this page probably. And sorry, but you can't buy any of my boards --- because they don't exist! It's all digital. ;)

I know you were joking, but if I had any boards I would give you one for free just for helping me out these past few months. But just one. :D

[Repo Man]

Merry Christmas everyone.

Here's "Jingle Bells," Santa's sexy little helper from sketchgroup 88:

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/santahelper.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

HA! Awesome!

[Caimano]

I know you were joking, but if I had any boards I would give you one for free just for helping me out these past few months. But just one. :D

OK, as we say in italy I wrap it to my finger (for not forget it), I'm a patience man:D

[Repo Man]

Thanks Alex and Simone!

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/wolverine2xmas.jpg

[Repo Man]

Page 6 from my comic, Endstone.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Endstone1_06.jpg

[Repo Man]

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/dragonink.jpg

[Ugga Bugga]

the longer I am around this place, the more and more I am coming to appreciate your skills. Excellent work.

[Repo Man]

Thanks alot, Uggs. It's appreciated. :)

Here's page 3 of Endstone (the beginning page of the scene I've been working on).

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/endstone1_03.jpg

[Caimano]

Page 6 from my comic, Endstone.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/Endstone1_06.jpg


Really like panel 4! i like al the page, but panel 4 composition and camera angle is my fave

[Repo Man]

Thanks, Simone!

[hadesillustrations]

Ok, a weird crit: the floor keeps changing. In some panels it looks like hardwood floors and others it looks like large stone slabs. The texture and crevasses need some work to really put the reader into the environment.

[Repo Man]

Ok, a weird crit: the floor keeps changing. In some panels it looks like hardwood floors and others it looks like large stone slabs. The texture and crevasses need some work to really put the reader into the environment.

Not a weird crit at all, Alex. Fact is, I have no idea what I'm doing background-wise. I'm trying to learn the perspective rulers in Manga Studio and I'm just throwing stuff in that fits around the characters and hoping I can squeeze it through under the radar. Aparently not. I'll work harder on that next time.

I really appreciate the crit, my friend.

[Repo Man]

For the "Draw My Character" thread...

My rendition of Dri's great parody character, Sweet Spot.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/sweetspot.jpg

[Dri]

For the "Draw My Character" thread...

My rendition of Dri's great parody character, Sweet Spot.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/sweetspot.jpg

Haha...you took it up several notches. I'm glad that you read the pot was a cauldron and not a pot belly.

You do have a way with words too...

[Bathill8]

Tony, you officially have my new fav blog going! more funny stuff .... gawd I never laffed so hard....viva la Carna!! She should be in a monthly!

[Repo Man]

I really appreciate it, Bat. :)

Carna's a whole 'lotta fun to do, so she'll hopefully be back again soon!

[Repo Man]

Cover line art for the first issue of my little webcomic.

http://homepage.mac.com/the_tone/.Pictures/escover1_line700.png

[Caimano]

Dragons...women....what do you want more??:D