Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Sketchville


Uniformity of line is the name of the game. I still have a lot of work to do. . .

Friday, September 21, 2007

Marvelous



After Sal Buscema. I like her.

Sketch City




I had my friend Jason take a picture of me and I based the Vision off of my own pose. . . I think I'll turn him a little more toward his profile for the finished version. I think I got his face to look a little BWS-ish! Juggernaut, on the other hand, was done from memory and as a companion to the Colossus I had. I believe I'll do a final piece that shows Jugs and Pete getting ready to armwrestle, which my brother James suggested to me a while back. Pete knows he'll lose, but he'll have his teammates around to even the score after Jugs trashes him. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

So two X-Men walk into a bar



I am pleased with these because I just sketched them out from memory really quick and then finished them with a Sharpie. It was fun, even if Aaralyn thinks the Cyke looks like a girl.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Moon Knight







First image is the preliminary sketch I did for my Moon Knight original composition! I felt I gained knowlege about how to bend the torso of a figure to make it more dynamic. And next is the finished Moon Knight, done on an 18x24 Strathmore 400. It was so fun to do, and I really like that it is huge. I'm lost as to how to treat the buildings, so I'll just leave them blank for now.












Friday, September 14, 2007

Batman after Bruce Timm

Batman: The Animated Series was one of my favorite cartoons ever. Bruce Timm's vision was so complete. . . he made Gotham City a character in the cartoon, an absolute necessity for any Batman story. The music was perfect. The mood, the lighting. The bad guys. And the right voice and look for Bats.

His Name is The Captain


Mad respect for Stuart Immonen and Warren Ellis, who managed to make The Captain a memorable character. . . finally, after years of ignominy and name changes and humiliating defeats. . .
I'm having trouble with dynamic shots. I think my trouble is twofold at least. I have to get away from making my torsos so rigid and 90 degreeish. And my characters look flat most of the time. So I'll be actively working on those issues for now.
Other than that, I like how his hair looks!

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Mister Miracle



Inspired by Craig Hamilton!

Put Me In Your Mouth

This is an original composition that I wrote 3 to 4 years ago, then re-arranged it for acoustic guitar. There are actually words to this song, but I'm not singing or posting them here due to a lengthy copyright battle with New Zealand folk parodists "Flight of the Conchords."

Monday, September 10, 2007

Spider-Man after John Byrne


This is a recreation of the cover to Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man 101. One of my all-time favorite Spidey images.

Cap Vs. Giant Robot after Steve Epting


Steve Epting is rocking real hard on Captain America with Ed Brubaker. This was really fun!

You're probably wondering what I look like. That's natural.

That's me with the guitar. That's Kim, my musical collaborator, the other half of Kim and Doctor Fantastic. We perform as a different band every time we play. We realized early on that one of our strengths was coming up with band names. So we ran with it. We have performed as:
The Reffers
Condoleeza Twice
Illicit Rendezvous
Wrong or Wronger
Golf Cafeteria
Sushi Train
Coltrane's Addiction
The Last Motherfuckers You Wanna Rile
and many more
Kim and I play in the Tulsa/Broken Arrow area 2-3 times per week. We are working on original material and seeking a bassist and a drummer with whom we might collaborate.

Hellboy





I love Mike Mignola and his ability to create mood. I did this recreation as a study, and I believe I learned from it. Here's the original: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=257096&GSub=27629

Space Ghost


I love Space Ghost. This is probably the best thing I've drawn so far, so to celebrate: I created this account!