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Today, 08:15 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Artist's block? Advice please, I'm stuck! in Tips & Tech

Go to the Weekly Sketch Group and just have fun. Remember, art is FUN! That's what got us all started. Once you start piling pressures upon...

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Yesterday, 02:43 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Lake of Fire in Finished Work

That's pretty freaking awesome Dave! Yes, there are some problems - the wing is an issue and the lack of depth - I kinda want Satan to be a little...

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Yesterday, 02:26 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Flavaricansketches in Member Art Blogs

Nice! I loves me some Star Wars goodness!

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Yesterday, 12:38 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

I still do work for Catalyst Game Labs (they publish Battletech and Shadowrun), in fact, I'm inking pieces for them right now. I'm also doing work...

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Yesterday, 09:39 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Senji's Art dump: Logne Wolf in Member Art Blogs

Where the hell have you been?!? Good to have you back and keep posting man!

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Yesterday, 09:31 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread dear god someone help me in Sketches & Works in Progress

You're losing one whole side of his face. The right side of the image (left side of his face) has a clearly indicated area for reflected light. ...

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05-19-2013, 11:00 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

You're very welcome! You're very talented already - I'm looking forward to seeing you continue to grow as an artist. This community has been HUGE...

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05-17-2013, 07:19 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

well, that's a little different. I find life comes from facial expressions, hands, and shadows. Proper spotted blacks (which I'm often scared to...

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05-17-2013, 07:14 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

Yup, extreme action is great for dynamic poses. I always think of the punching guy in the Marvel Way book. I always draw that first or last pose -...

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05-17-2013, 07:12 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

Thanks man! You know I'm heavily influenced by Ron Frenz and John Buscema, right? Yeah, I miss those comics. I never intended to have a style...

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05-17-2013, 07:09 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

Thanks man! :) Stiff poses can be remedied with a few tweaks: torso twists, drapery, hand gestures, and foreshortening. This all starts with a...

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05-17-2013, 05:28 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

New inked character designs:

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05-16-2013, 11:25 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Why aren't there more "alternative" style artists here? in Break Room

Whoa, settle down Francis. Comics ARE designed to tell a story. It's SEQUENTIAL ART. and the comment about searching for a fine art board was not...

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05-16-2013, 10:24 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Spidey Sketch in Sketches & Works in Progress

Apprenti: Draw. A LOT. At 15 I was in a fantastic art program at Mark Twain Junior High School and I was in my heyday of comics collecting. My...

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05-16-2013, 09:34 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

I also use a lap board, but I prop it up on my leg so that I'm looking directly at my work. A slight tilt can cause skewed work. Again, it looks...

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05-16-2013, 09:00 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

double post - oopsie

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05-16-2013, 09:00 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

It looks like you drew it at an angle, not looking directly at the paper. That has a tendency to make your art skewed to an odd angle and his face...

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05-16-2013, 08:13 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Signs that you are an Amateur Artist in Tips & Tech

That's only new professionals. I'm a little old school - I live on coffee and cigarettes.

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05-16-2013, 07:33 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Jeremy's Art Blog in Member Art Blogs

Very slick, though I have one small crit: I kinda wish the clouds weren't there so the full night sky would create more contrast. I think a heavily...

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05-16-2013, 07:27 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Why aren't there more "alternative" style artists here? in Break Room

Comics are designed to tell a story. If they don't do that well then they're not working. Your idea of what makes a comic book is not just skewed -...

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05-15-2013, 06:59 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Why aren't there more "alternative" style artists here? in Break Room

Beastie is here and is AWESOME. Paul Maybury had his own section on the site and he's certainly not "mainstream". dfbovey doesn't do any...

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05-14-2013, 10:58 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Harley Quinn inks in Finished Work

I used one for about three years and I just got a new one. The bristles are synthetic. Note that it has bristles, as opposed to the Pitt brush pen...

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05-14-2013, 10:06 AM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Harley Quinn inks in Finished Work

I know Faber Castel Pitt pens are capable of feathering (creating wedge shapes to indicate a dark to light area) because I do that on a pretty...

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05-13-2013, 06:05 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Cheetah Title page in Sketches & Works in Progress

So, for some reason, whenever you post art it makes me want to draw. Maybe I like your style or maybe I like the Urban Shogun world you've created,...

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05-13-2013, 04:56 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Kogar always gets his xenos! in Finished Work

Thanks man! I think the darker color makes him look angrier, which is appropriate as he's billed as a villain for this book, though not truly evil. ...

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05-13-2013, 04:39 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread Kogar always gets his xenos! in Finished Work

You know me and my love for old school art. :) Here's a revised Kogar, made a bit more reddish per the client's request:

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05-13-2013, 04:18 PM

hadesillustrations replied to a thread hadesillustrations ideas and progress in Member Art Blogs

Thanks man! Here's an updated version of Kogar - redder, per the client:

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