Whitechapel - The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T05:46:12-07:00

As I suspect our benefactor will be closing the April thread soon enough, I thought I'd go head and start May...

(Full-sized image can be seen by clicking on pic to Flickr and navigating from the lightbox once there.)

~45min speedpainting, playing around with some technique ideas. Custom brushes used to create initial structure forms in Photoshop, filtering and colors done in ArtRage.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T06:51:52-07:00

@Seantaclaus...Way to get the thread started. digging the atmosphere.

dailies...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T10:01:03-07:00

Hello, I come here to ruin the high quality at which this thread started... by posting my doodles :D

It's second of my short comics from this year so not hte most recent work (the tablet's still out of order so I'm stuck with pencils... and my pencils aren't very exciting).

I think stylewise it was somewhat inspired by Dungeon.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T15:45:07-07:00

Sunday afternoon sketch for no damn good reason.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T20:58:44-07:00

Looks like I've missed the R/R deadline by more than 12 hours this time.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-01T21:23:17-07:00

@ heir hussein, very nice

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2011-05-01T21:43:13-07:00

Impressive work, @Herr Hussein; excellently done, but there's also a lot of unsaid things going on -- I feel a tangible background behind your image.

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2011-05-02T00:36:43-07:00

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2011-05-02T00:38:33-07:00

Great work from all of you. I am stealing all your TECHNIQUES! Neilford how much of that image is traditional vs. digital? I spent ten minutes at least traveling around the image exploring all the textures.

"Abe was a dick after killing Osama." #2 in my President Lincoln was a dick series. Late night sketch before sleep.

Please visit my kickstarter project at RUIN at kickstarterdotcom for information on my first artbook. Thanks. Tomas

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T01:59:41-07:00

@initiatezao - hiya :), it's all digital, predominately done in Corel Painter 11, then exported intp pixelmator for a grungey texture layer. Not too much faffing around with layers on this one actually, as I was working light to dark for a change I was forcing myself to think a little differently.

Really love Abe's pixelated camoflage shirt, I'd buy one of those shirts. :)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T06:30:22-07:00

@Aurora Borealis….Dig the strip. Story was easy to follow.
@Paul….Sweet sketch. The one's that are for no damn good reason are sometimes the best.
@Herr Hussein…Damn skippy! Awesome sauce. Shame you missed the deadline.
@Neil…That's one intense stare she has. Shield-Maiden!
@Initiatezao…Spot-on likeness.

today's daily…

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T08:10:05-07:00

@mojokingbee! You stuff is so ALIVE! man, keep up the killer work!

Here's something I've been working on for a wee while for Hadron Colliderscope, written by Michael V Bramley.
it was a real pleasure, lots of fun.

I present to you: POKERFACE ODDITY

Our own dear Oldhat (among others) let me steal her face for the last panel of page 1 :)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T08:53:31-07:00

@Rooth: Mental. Absolutely mental.

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2011-05-02T09:16:11-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T10:41:20-07:00

@Mojokingbee How long did that last daily take you?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T11:03:30-07:00

Nice work everyone!

@ Rooth, WOW FANTASTIC DRAWINGS ! I don't know who that was who Ziggy killed but if she stole his act she got what she deserved! (the BERLIN stuff is more relevant these days anyhow)

@ Jack Crowder - very nice and absdolutely ridiculous

I'm playing essayist this month maybe some scribbles later I hope

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T12:34:23-07:00

@Rooth Lady Gaga wishes she had done something as great as the Laughing Gnome!

Anyway really good stuff as usual from everyone, got a few recent ones to post up.

A couple of sketchbook drawings coloured with the new fancy watercolours I got:

And a small cartoon thingy:

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2011-05-02T15:13:40-07:00

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2011-05-02T16:07:25-07:00

@mojokingbee: Thank you, clarity of storytelling is one of the things that are very important to me when it comes to making comics. I don't think I'll ever be an amazing artist so I'll at least try to be a great storyteller, heh.

Meanwhile, while my tablet is still borked (and any money that falls into my pockets goes for food/bills) I've been experimenting again with pure pencil comics. So I have a VERY important question and if I could get as many answers as possible I'd be very grateful.

Below you have two edits of the same scan. Which version do you think looks better, the upper one (where I "tresholded" the entire thing thus maing it pure b/w) or the lower one (where I just upped contrast to about 80% and desaturated it, leaving smoother greyscale pencils).

(it's just a quick doodle to try out things) :)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T16:59:54-07:00

@Seantaclaus: that is AMAZING!!
@MOJOKINGBEE: AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE ROCKING.
oops, I screamed.
@NeilFord: that's beautiful.
@Amalgamated Biscuit: I LOVE your style. Those ìcs are awesome. Do you have a website?? I'd love to see more of that!

Damn, so many bautiful works, to get started...

I'm one page to finish this old project. I can't believe how pacient the writer and creator has been with me. But, I'm not so confident in my luck. I hope he get's easy on me. Hopefully.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T17:50:15-07:00

@Fauxhammer, Biscuit and HEY - cheers guys! It was a fun strip to draw, and it meant getting my old Bowie records out and giving them a spin which was a lovely added bonus..

Man, a whole lot of awesome in those pages @Stargazer! Beautifully rendered!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T17:52:29-07:00

Hello, I'm new here and I had a question about the rules. I saw this rule in the stickied thread:

"* Don't Post Your Fiction Here."

Does this refer to fan-fic (stories about existing heroes) or any of your own fiction? I have recently finished a free, digital comic and would love to get some feedback here, but i don't want to break the rules. Thanks!

@JP Stargazer: I LOVE those pages! What is your process there?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T17:58:31-07:00

I actually just found the webcomics thread after looking around a bit. That looks like the right place to post it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T18:12:09-07:00

WOW!!! this thread has started with great powers & is growing up : )

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T18:28:25-07:00

@aurora I like the second one

Here's some stuff I did today on Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, which I just started that series because of Game of Thrones getting me into the swords and sorcery genre, and twitter told me to start here...anyways:

Oh and here's my Aquaman redesign from the other thread:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-02T18:57:56-07:00

DAMN @Pupato that's freaky, It's bloody alive!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T06:39:11-07:00

@Rooth…Gaga vs Ziggy Stardust!!! Very awesome strip!!
@VertigoJones……eh, a little over an hour. Wasn't rushing and had no idea where I was going.
@Jackcrowder…interesting poses. Strangely effeminate?
@Amalgamated Biscuit….the "wheeee" guy's got a nice energy to his pose.
@Valente..nice horse anatomy..
@JP Stargazer…nice line textures.
@Pupato….spooky stare.
@mercurialblonde….dig your loose lines.

gah...wha a shitty day. busy day+ hunger+thunderstorm+flat bike tire=resulting migraine hell...Thankfully, a little nap fixed that.
possible poster design WIP....

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T12:06:19-07:00

@mercurialblonde: Love it!! Fantastic work.
@teh new new: Thanks, man!! It's actually nothing mysterious, just pencils, inking, white inks for the lights, somecharcoal pencil and retouching the contrast with photoshop or any other image edition tool. The real sheet actually looks terrible,full of spots and stains and shit. It's terrible.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T15:43:01-07:00

@Rooth - Awesome comic man, loved it, the action is really well choreographed. Expert stuff.
@mojokingbee - there's such life in your work! I actually tend to pull your pictures and add them to my inspiration folder because you are loose, organic and incredibly coherent, and there's so much to explore in your work.
@mercurialblonde - I've shown your work to some artist friends of mine and they are so jealous. I really admire your style, so evocative.
@HerrHussein - Shame you didn't get the Aquaman R-R in, would have really topped off the thread. Your work emotes incredibly well, it's a lot to do with your colours, but your figures are also really expressive while maintaining a degree of subtlety. What did you work in for this?

Everyone, everyone, great stuff, Pupato, initiatezao, Neil Ford, JP Stargazer, Valente, Aurora Borealis, Amalgamated Biscuit, jack crowder, Paul Sizer, Seantaclaus I could go on and on, and pick your brains too, but this is already getting long.

Here's a piece I did quickly for some fun on the bank holiday. It's a steampunky spiderman. All these R-Rs are taking their toll. Gonna start putting up my own project soon though, concepting a lot lately.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T19:41:45-07:00

@Lordofthejungle, Spiderman 1899 gave me a smile after a long hard day at work. Thanks!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T20:18:06-07:00

thanks mojokingbee
& thanks HEY, that´s a very nice compliment! : )

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-03T22:02:15-07:00

Some old sketch I messed around with.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T02:04:25-07:00

@ Lordofthejungle - awesome, you're last couple peices look different from the Godzilla in a business suit, are you using a different technique? I like em all

@ Pupato - the glowing yellow is amazing , it's like watching film or something it's messing with my brain, I never seen anything like that before

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T03:19:58-07:00

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2011-05-04T03:33:34-07:00

@mercurialblonde: All right, thanks for the only comment on the thing.

I've asked elsewhere too and so far comments are split between both. Seems people prefer the upper one for stronger/darker lines while others prefer the bottom one becauseof the pencil textures so I guess I'll try to achieve both (maybe actually ink the more delicate lines or at least double them).

Anyway, end of rant.

every one: keep posting cool art so I can come back here and go "oh shit, gotta practice more".

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T04:08:31-07:00

@Greg Sullivan - Glad you liked it, twas a bit of fun. Thanks yourself for the comment. More top-hatted superheroes!

@HEY APATHY! - Thanks a million. I've been experimenting a lot on whitechapel. The Godzilla one was specifically an attempt to use more black, white and unbridled colour. The more recent two are using less outline (none for Aquaman) and I filtered my colours with Color layers over different parts of both. I'm also trying to use as little white as possible. All done with Wacom+Photoshop (damn wavy lines!), pencil sketched for practice but drawn from scratch on the wacom.

@Aurora Borealis - I JUST saw your question in your second post. I agree with mercurialblonde, the second one has lovely texture and a bit more something.

@Valente - It's a samsquanch! I really like the hands and feet and the hatching, yum yum.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T07:52:24-07:00

Been mainly sketching lately, trying to take what I've learned with the brush over the past year, and really nail down just how exactly I'd ink a comic book character. This is the furthest I've taken a drawing in this looser style. Oh, and I cut his skull off a little, but this is ole Frank Castle. Kind of imagining him as a Tier 1 Operator here. Just playing around with him, you know *cough* as if I'd been asked to do so by the publisher *cough* *cough* Not exactly sure that the House of Ideas would respond well to this, but they asked me.

Hypothetically that is.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T10:08:30-07:00

@JP Stargazer - Thanks! I got an art blog here: http://amalgamatedbiscuit.blogspot.com/

@Aurora Borealis - I find Adjustment>levels in photoshop is best to mess about with black & white line work. I prefer the lighter one too.

@mojokingbee - Nice Booga!

@Petie - Great, I love the light contrast.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T11:02:43-07:00

@ VALENTE - OK I"M FREAKIN SCARED NOW , won't sleep tonight not that I ever do anyways

@ LordoftheJungle- thanks damn technology is crazy these days. The no outline for Aquaman was really interesting I couldn't figure it out almost a 3D type rendering. I only work with ink so everythings an outline but in reality nothing actually has black linework around it. Nice experiments

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T11:16:58-07:00

Sketch of the D... No, the Mo... Um, moment, yes, that was it. Scanned secretly at work. Hopefully. Would like to see this through, needs lots of trinkets, and the right arm needs an amend, damn ringbinder.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T12:10:00-07:00

Last thing I did:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T12:34:03-07:00

JESUS

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T12:36:15-07:00

@ no cuddle time ^that fukin rocks

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T13:07:01-07:00

some great art so far this month.
@valente love those horses. is this for a band?
@JP Stargazer that comic looks great i wanna see the rest!
@Pupato very creepy pic love the colors

heres my contribution for this month, its a magazine cover i did for some one:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T14:04:42-07:00

@imaginarypeople... that was for an imaginary band

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T16:38:08-07:00

@ nocuddletime- nice evil
@ imaginarypeople- another winner

A 5 minute cathartic indulgence entitled "talkingtoamerica"

o.k. back to the essay writings & living vicariously through all of you guys and your amazing work.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T18:51:24-07:00

This thread is always solid, but the may 2011 edition is extremely fantastic -- and this is only four days in?
@Neil Ford: Love your lines and your art, as always; strong-looking character and excellent mood.
@Valente: The horses piece is genius
@Mojoking bee: I'm constantly astounded by the quality of your work and the rhythm at which your create your art.
@Hey Apathy!: I didn't get the chance to comment on some of your pieces from last month -- I thought your entry for the station indent was awesome, as was your addiction monster and your hockey players.
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The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T19:15:58-07:00

@miranda reminds me of Shintaro Kago sick disturbing and awesome all rolled into one.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T19:20:05-07:00

I did this at Denver ComicFest in April. I'm calling her "Frankenhipster" for now, and I have no idea if I'll ever do anything with the character, but I like the picture so...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T19:23:20-07:00

@ miranda holy shit! holy shit! the white space around this image really exemplifies the style! I love the mystery of your more busy pieces that fill the whole page but the definition on this one is crazy! thanks for the comments I'm in a really dark place right now and I feel my work has gotten rotten and really negative since the station id , I'm not going to draw any more pictures for a while until I can find a reason to be fun again, also one more holy shit! for your latest drawing it's incredible.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T19:46:30-07:00

@hey apathy i do some of my best stuff when i'm in my dark places. hope to see some more of your stuff soon.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-04T21:29:10-07:00

@JP Stargazer, Wow! love that comic pages! remind me to Solano López : )

@HEY, hahaha! that´s a funny one!

@Miranda, Holly cow!!!

@imaginary, thanks man : ) ... by the way, can´t see your last pic : (

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T04:06:40-07:00

@VertigoJones - I like it, fun sketch, kinda pagan.
@Petie - That one wasn't loading for me yesterday afternoon, really nice though, so light, so dark. :)
@lazzyfair - New it was Castle right away, nice pic. It kind of reminds me of Hyde from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, in that brimming-with-rage way.
@no cuddle time - Wow. Incredible, bleak and beautiful.
@imaginarypeople - Great esoteric kitschiness! One of my favourite "vibes" in artwork.
@HEY APATHY - That is strong Art. Your dark stuff is good, powerful,(REALLY liked your Aquaman too). Try not to let it get you down. Anything can be overcome, you're better off to be producing if you can.
@Miranda - That is delightful! Your imagination is a wonderful and creepy place. Did it take you long? I have to know...
@ScottS - I can see why you like her, very cute indeed. Frankenhipster is a great name, takes me imagination to funny places. :)

I did this yesterday evening after listening to CSNY's 'Ohio'. Was going for a kind of Lino/Graphic look.

Then I started this one because the 3 subjects have great distinctive heads on them. It's a work in progress, still deciding on the narrative. Want to get "Our Universe's Walter Bishop" in there too.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T04:28:09-07:00

disco fish

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T04:45:11-07:00

@mojokingbee - Thank you... I'm a bit out of my element when it comes to backgrounds/scenery/landscapes, so I appreciate the compliment. BTW, I rather like the kangaroo character, it reminds me of some of Jamie Hewlett's Tank Girl work.

@JP Stargazer - Thanks... I'm really enjoying the lines and textures of your inks, they remind me of some older comic book inking styles that we don't see as much of these days.

@Lordofthejungle - Right back atcha, I'm rather enthralled with your Spiderman 1899 piece!

@no cuddle time - CREEPY dark, and raw... very nice.

@imaginary people - I like it. Nice, clean ink lines.

@Miranda - I could happily get lost in that piece, looking at it. Then again, I like that about your work in general, so it should be no surprise that I like this piece as well.

@Valente - Wow. That Disco Fish flyer has some serious punch to it. That will certainly get the attention of those who see it, I'm sure.

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Decided to start doing daily(ish) batches of thumbnail speedpaintings for practice purposes. Here's the initial batch, from yesterday:

(Clicking through goes to the Flickr page for it, but the images aren't any larger this time around. Originals were twice the size, but for whatever reason, Flickr scaled them down-- I'll try splitting the batch in half, next time.)

Strictly Photoshop, using a mix of basic brushes, and custom brushes that I made. 5-20 minutes a piece, depending on which one it is. Order of completion is left-to-right, top-to-bottom. There are much shorter techniques for generating quick, random thumbnails, but I think it's important to to be able to do them from scratch, as well. After all, without some basic art skills to draw upon, who would we be, as artists?

As we all know, thumbnails are intended to be rough, as are often speedpaintings, and these are no exception. These are intended as foundations to eventually build larger, finished pieces from.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T05:26:21-07:00

@Lordofthejungle & @Amalgamated Biscuit:
All right, thanks for the comments :)

Meanwhile, I made a little ad/preview thingie for my upcoming comic...

EDIT (because it took me someting like an hour to post this cause I totally forgot to hit send, haha):
@Seantaclaus: A postapocalyptic industrial complex in state of ruin is what I see in these... and I love that !

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T05:51:35-07:00

Everyone here is in top form this month - and we're not even a week in! Everything's got so much energy and guts to it. Damn fine work, all of you!

I did this last night, unable to sleep. Unsure if it wants to be part of something, or just as-is.

Butts are tough to get to look right, especially straight from the back.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T08:26:53-07:00

@Lordofthejungle Ha, glad you picked up on the expression. I didn't want it to read simply as "Angry, stoic Punisher" so I tried to make it a bit subtler.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T08:28:47-07:00

@miranda: SICK!
@Lordofthejungle: More Steampunk Spidey! Really liked that. And thanks for the positive comments.
@Alan: Beautiful. Love the lettering too.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T08:32:45-07:00

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Did this last night for a fan art tumblr some friends of mine have set up. If you hadn't guessed, this week is Batman.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T08:35:36-07:00

Damn, May is rocking along nicely already here. These are inks for something I'm working on for a fellow Whitechapellian.

Painting all that detail was a nice therapeutic break from all the animation I've been working on. I'll see if I can post the final one later.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T13:54:26-07:00

My favourite psychotic despot.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T17:15:43-07:00

Dashed this off today. Can you guess what movie I'm excited about?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-05T22:12:51-07:00

Nice work, all. I'll have something presently; have finished building the dining table and am halfway through painting it with candy stripes.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T06:17:34-07:00

@Petie…creepy looking..
@Valente…digging the animal drawings.
@lazzyfair….frankie rocks! I always like bats wearing the boxing shorts.
@Amalgamated Biscuit & Seantaclaus…tank girl must've subconsciously snuck into the design. Never read much of that comic.
@no cuddle time…moody.
@miranda…whoa. nicely done. All those details…!
@Alan Tyson..yep, butts can be hard to draw. Love her expression and lines.
@sebfowler….Love the lifework.
@VertigoJones…Megatron..:)
@AgentCoop..nice. gotta go see that movie but refuse to pay for 3d.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T06:35:35-07:00

Wish I could draw like some of you guys...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T07:13:43-07:00

@donnie darko...nice colours.

daily...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T07:30:32-07:00

@mojokingbee Nice! Batwoman's kind of got a Ripley look going on!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T11:30:49-07:00

@donnie darko Wish I could paint like you.
@mojokingbee Awesome take on Batwoman. Lovely crosshatching. I refuse to pay for 3D. Simple as that. I'll be seeing it on a regular screen.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T13:43:48-07:00

my latest parody painting. Based on another Rockwell, "Gossips"

And as always check out all my others Here.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T13:48:59-07:00

Talented hoors the lot of ya! :)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T16:20:49-07:00

@jesse - Brilliant.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T19:26:52-07:00

@Neil Wonderful as always

Thanks 256

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T20:03:03-07:00

In honor of the Thor movie i made this sketch today:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T21:09:06-07:00

Thanks everyone. I seem to put alot into faces and not much else. I need to remedy this.
@ Jesse - love this little pastiche to Rockwell
@ Neilford - I really like the textures on the face.

a gift for my ex-girlfriend who loves Harry Potter when I had no money to buy her anything.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T22:30:37-07:00

wow!

@ lordofthejungle love the works you are a versitile muther! (i'm hitting the essays/written proposals hard, it's helping & thanks)

@ AgentCoop - that's heavy! Classic

@ Neilford -seek psychiatric help. wait don't that would ruin everything! amazing

@ Petie nice Potter I bet she loved it. ( i'm gonna stare at this for a few minutes)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-06T23:57:59-07:00

@jesserubenfeld, hahaha! i love it man : )

@Neil, WOW!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-07T04:57:05-07:00

@jesserubenfeld…can't go wrong with muppets.
@Neil…tasty as always.
@Petie…Nice HP pic.
@Pupato…sweet lines

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-07T11:30:07-07:00

thanks mojokingbee, you got a very powerfull style! love the girl with the pink eyes : )

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-07T12:53:30-07:00

@Pupato, muy buena esa última entrada. Muchas gracias por el comentario, es curioso porque debe ser la enésima vez que me comparan con Solano López y nunca se me ocurrió citarlo como influencia, aunque me guste, jeje!!
@mojokingbee, fucking amazing!!
@NeilFord, I love it, I love those textures!
@donnie darko, that's one beautiful composition.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T01:16:36-07:00

today's daily. I should be out and about but trying to save money after all the long weekends so more doodles instead.

still haven't seen the movie. There doesn't seem to be cinemas in my area that has the ordinary, non-3d version...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T01:46:41-07:00

Thanks for the kind comments gang! :)

@Miranda - That is beautifully disturbing, so well drawn.

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Need a hand with this one though... A wee WIP - going to paint this fellow up later in the week.

I'm imagining a kind og KONG/Emipre state building battle with bi-planes... dunno, might change that, what do you think he should be fighting?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T04:47:19-07:00

Neil, for me, he seems to be semi-burried into a mountain of killer aquatic children, all of them very very angry... anyhow, anything you will put there is going to work because that´s already amazing : )

mojokingbee, that Thor is spectacular!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T05:22:54-07:00

@mojokingbee > Cap looks like he's having a Quantum Leap moment... "Oh, boy."

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T05:38:14-07:00

@Neil...it bashing up some naval ships or just doing whole-scale carnage on a cityscape works. I'm sure you'll make it look epic.
@pupato...tha..I was trying to wind myself down so I could finally sleep with those two. Didn't want to do classic Thor and couldn't be bothered google it.
@valente....I just saw Source Code and Quantum Leap kept popping in my head. eh, Cap was dirty and quick with little thinking. The most thought went with the foreshortening of his shield.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T11:17:08-07:00

@ Pupato- makes me of those nightmares that keep moving from dreams to reality and back again - terrifying awesome

@ mojo- bad ass the Clown's my favourite, they should of cast your Thor for that film ( the movie looks sooo magazine romantic)

@ Neil Ford - versus the 400 ft Sumo-Sushi chef from hell , love that crazy face !

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-08T21:46:38-07:00

Busted this out this evening. I'm donating an issue of my comic with an original hand drawn cover to a silent auction benefiting a young woman who is rather sick in my hometown. Tried out an ink wash with this one for the first time. I like the results enough to continue experimenting with it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T00:31:10-07:00

@lazzyfair - Best of luck and best wishes regarding the silent auction, nice stuff I dig the black on red image a lot. wicked 'stache

I thought I'd see if I'd made any progess regarding my current psychological breakdown by drawing a quick self portrait ...

just for comparison this is the one I did at the end of April (the last time I picked up a pen)

not smoking is making life better but man things are rotten right now. I've been finacing a lot of my madness with Art Council grant money since 2009 but not much came through this season. I had to take commercial work for the first time in over 10 years & I feel like bloody Winston with my face in a cage full of rats. just one of many, many problems right now I will survive, will care again, I will

EDIT: I'm going to pass out feeling really good tonight thanks to the Owner's of Facial Hair Thread : if you haven't been there yet you should really check it out.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T08:10:02-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T10:02:39-07:00

@Valente - this is so fucking creepy, I owe Jack Crowder a Spidey drawing that I promised myself not to do until I meditate my way out of current depression, I think you just sent me a signal from beyond- very nice drawing.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T10:11:37-07:00

@ HEY APATHY!

I've been waiting for it with all my lurking, yanno.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T10:50:34-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T10:59:00-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T12:50:16-07:00

you guys all fucking rule! mmm I think my spider-sense is tingling ...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T21:00:31-07:00

Unrelated aside: Breaking up never felt so good. Free to work, free at last!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-09T22:28:26-07:00

What if Butch had opted for something other than a samurai sword?

This is an illustration I did for a poster I'm working on for a friend's Flashmob event...where I guess people are going to duel with lightsabers, which I am always down for.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T04:57:41-07:00

I post with some talented folks.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T05:36:35-07:00

@kyle-latino That is seriously one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
@Valente That's awesome. Looks like a panel from some long-lost Grant Morrison Spider-Man project.
@lazzyfair I'm loving Lightsaber Butch! After seeing that, I just had to post these from last week:

Pulp Fiction: The Animated Series!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T07:23:27-07:00

Just got back from a week in NYC. Here's a few pages from my sketchbook, getting some very quick sketches of people in Washington Square Park.
Going more for vibe/expressions than anything realistic, clearly!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T07:50:15-07:00

@AgentCoop

Animated Pulp Fiction why HASN'T that happened yet? Those are killer.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T08:48:06-07:00

doodle

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T10:11:56-07:00

Peter Falk played the role of his life as Columbo. The show is formulaic and the legality of Columbo’s method is questionable at best, but I love the show. It’s a reverse murder show. We see the murder, means, and motive in the first 15 minutes, then we get to watch Lt. Columbo slowly unravel the twisted web of violence. It challenges the comic book storyteller in me. How could you do a Columbo comic in 22 pages, and have Columbo show up on the 3rd page? Murder montage? I’ll give it a try sometime, I’m sure.

Some trivia for you, just to get to watch an episode sometime if you haven’t (it is streaming on Netflix after all). Peter Falk’s performance was unique to him. His good natured politeness and bumbling were what he used to get to his suspects, unnerving them to the point that they’d crack. To get the best out of his guest star murderers, or perhaps just to be a jerk, Falk would ad lib and talk over the guest’s performance to get them to actually dislike having scenes with him. So, when you have Leonard Nemoy yelling at Columbo on screen, he probably is actually frustrated with Falk.

More trivia, which explains the dead Batman in the background. Adam West’s Batman show went from 1966 to 1968. Columbo one month before Batman’s last episode aired. The world’s greatest detective passed the torch to the world’s most annoying.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T10:34:16-07:00

Ah, Columbo. Many a fond memory watching the old reruns of that show as a kid. Peter Falk was such an underrated character actor. The man was committed to his craft.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T10:35:51-07:00

kyle-latino: Gorgeous!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T10:47:49-07:00

@Kyle-Latino:

That is some -felt- brushwork. Like the Mazzucchelli schoolyard thuggery you got goin' on.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T10:53:00-07:00

I remember reading about the wife of one of Japan's previous prime ministers who learned English partly from watching American TV, and developed an accent similar to Peter Falk as Columbo.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T11:03:23-07:00

More daily(ish) batches of thumbnail speedpaintings for practice purposes. One from yesterday, and one from this morning:

20-40min. Photoshop, from scratch, using regular and custom brushes.

20-70min. The one in the middle needs a bit more fleshing out, but I'm done messing with it for the moment. Background on the right is a bit to indeterminate, but that's something I'll clean up if/when I turn it into a real piece.

Again, none are intended to be finished pieces. Simply potential foundations to start real pieces from later. Larger versions can be found via Flickr by clicking on the images.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T11:43:38-07:00

Seantaclaus - these are lovely Sean, love the top middle frame in particular.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T12:22:13-07:00

Columbo was a great example of a show being elevated to something special by it's star. On paper, it's a completely formulaic murder-of-the-week show with a slightly clever twist (having the audience know the killer from the get-go), but DAMN if Peter Falk didn't make it entertaining.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T14:06:50-07:00

I've been doing these quick shot comic strips called Last Samurai of Mars the last few days:

You can follow the series on my flickr or tumblr...if you're so inclined.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T15:31:14-07:00

@ mojokingbee; Both characters are very feminine in nature in my opinion. There's the given that Wiccan is homosexual and thus those traits may be inherit. However, both act in a nurture manner. When you dawn the title of Robin, you are thrust into being everyone's big brother which then causes you to have to filter everything. I did try to stress that with their poses. Excellent eye. Speaking of eyes, mine has been glued on all your bits for months. Keep it up!

You are all on fire.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T17:02:58-07:00

If I'd known previously how fucking easy it is to make furniture, I'd have been doing this twenty years ago.

Progress shot of the six person dining table I'm currently working on. Turned legs from Home Depot, ply tabletop cut to size instore, skirts and edging hand cut at home. Primed with two coats of white gesso and two of lemon yellow acrylic house paint, design applied with Derivan low viscousity acrylics. I'm about a third of the way through applying the colours, using multiple transparent coats for a sfumato effect.

It's a law of cat behaviour that one must always photobomb every picture wherever possible.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T18:22:19-07:00

So here's something fun that artists get to deal with; rip-offs! Or more professionally: unlicensed use of copyrighted work:

Or maybe it's an homage. You know, Granito-style.
Straight from the cover of my MOPED ARMY graphic novel. I've sent a "Cease and Desist" letter through their website, but I'm not really sure what more can really happen. I mainly just wanted to let them know that I was aware of this, but if anyone from here is in their neighborhood, take a dump on their front stoop for me, will ya?

UPDATE: They sent me an apology and took the artwork down from the site.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T20:47:02-07:00

@ Sizer - yeah that's got to p--s you off. This happened to me a few years back and I was going to kill someone...

what's worse is that in Gallery Art you can't even call the lawyers everyone said it's just part of the game. I had about 20 similiar riffs from this guy but deleted them and decided to move on.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T20:57:37-07:00

I stopped showing my work on PaintingsIlove for the same reason. Some thieving cunt was making crappy knockoffs of my paintings and posting them around as all his own work.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T20:59:30-07:00

I would say he failed in capturing your style.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T21:06:50-07:00

^ cheers, thought I'd post these pics from that 2004 show, it was pretty cool and chances are no one here got to see it.

okay back to work I'm crawling the walls trying to finish something ..

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T21:19:13-07:00

Jeez those are images I'll be seeing in my nightmares Apathy. Good stuff.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-10T23:04:16-07:00

All I can do is apologize for this heinous fuckery. I keep failing to draw on a daily basis, so I keep failing to get any better. I am hoping to change that. (Kind) criticism is welcome.

Ex-girlfriend/semi-current lover. Complicated.

Drunken self-portraits. Ridiculous.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T06:09:48-07:00

Drunken self-portraits. Ridiculous.

I think I smell a new thread idea being invented...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T08:16:01-07:00

Mercurial love that stuff. Got a Bill Sienkiewicz-ish vibe there almost. I mean that as a compliment.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T09:16:57-07:00

@Sizer I mentioned it (sort of) in the Draw Each Other thread. I think it would be a smashing idea!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T10:56:09-07:00

Hey all, sorry for being away for so long. Bit of creative block, then massive amount of head down and working.

You all have been doing some AMAZING work this month and last. Wish I'd been around to comment on all of it as it was happening.

Some of the sketches I've done since the beginning of the month, from most recent to oldest.

Robbi Rodriguez's character "Frankie" from Frankie Get Your Gun

Red Riding Hood

Iron Fist

Speedy

The Bride of Frankenstein

Batman

Barbarella

Constantine

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T11:45:15-07:00

@kevinmellon, Really amazing brushwork! I like the sequential study on your site too.

Last week was FCBD, but I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to catch up on reading until this morning. The big surprise was the free Mickey Mouse issue, reprinting a story by Floyd Gottfredson. I was really struck with how gorgeously drawn the cartooning was, but the story really pulled me in too. I guess somewhere along the way, I had written off Disney cartoon characters. Turns out I just wasn’t looking at quality reprints of the greatest material. I’m definitely going to pick up the hard cover next month, I need more Gottfredson in my life.

In the meantime, I’ve been feverously working on more Big Boy pages, really wrestling with style, wanting to push it more into cartooning, and away form the silver-agey beginnings I had originally intended for it. Combining what I’ve learned from Osamu and Gottfredson, it’s really starting to come together. Looking forward to showing you the work soon!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T12:34:51-07:00

A poster I've been working on the past month. Trying to get enough together to sell to help finance my move to Russia next year :)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T13:10:39-07:00

Farkin' A, Mellon, when you come back, you come back with a vengeance!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T13:15:19-07:00

@kyle latino - Thank you, sir! And thanks for noticing the panel study. Been trying to do more of that stuff to keep myself from doing the same shit over and over.

@paul sizer - I try!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T14:50:11-07:00

@mrmcdaniel Like it a lot! Bold lines and strong colours are my bag. Cool subject matter too.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T16:13:14-07:00

@kevinmellon: that is TERRIFIC!!!! Fuck!!, I'd wish to have skills like those!!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T17:30:39-07:00

@kevinmellon , wonderful stuff .

Did this one for the Draw eachother this week,

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T18:40:45-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T21:52:43-07:00

Great stuff Chris.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-11T23:17:23-07:00

Sorry for the bad photo quality on this one:

Three new paintings done for the Reno Bike Project, will be on sale at the Northstar resort in Lake Tahoe this weekend for the Tour of California bike race. I did four paintings last month that were bike related and sold, but my camera was out of commission, so I didn't get any photos, which is a bummer. Hoping to make a little more money on these ones...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T00:08:52-07:00

Damn, Kevin Mellon's going Amaze-balls this month with that work. Great stuff. And what is that Big Boy thing by Kyle Latino? Looks cool. Want more...

Here is the very brief segment of animation that I did in March (I think...). Crazy stuff would have happened eventually, but I was animating chronologically. Because I don't know how to animate to existing audio, I was going to do the voices later...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T01:08:13-07:00

@ frequent wow - the animation looks wild and I love the una banda de mostruosita (damn I wish that title was pastable I had to scroll up six times get even close)

also digging that @ eightser

(as well as everything else but sheeit I ain't listing the mellon, mrmcdaniel, kyle and chris g because I'm tired of scrolling back and forth for correct spellings names I forgot after the una banda incident, now)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T07:11:46-07:00

@frequent I really like your character designs. The animation seemed really smooth and natural as well.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T07:15:54-07:00

Something new ish.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T07:20:46-07:00

@kevinmellon…awesome! Great to see you back.
@chris g…nice.
@frequent….lovely stylised look.

fun and play and trying to learn sketch-up for integration/short-cutting. Efficiency of process is hard work.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T07:23:13-07:00

some lovely pin light!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T08:42:45-07:00

@jp Stargazer - Thank you!
@eightser - Thanks! Lovely portrait.
@frequent - hahaha. That's my goal, to amaze balls. :)
@hey apathy -ha! Did I miss a kerfluffle over something silly?
@mojo - Thank you and great action in that sketch.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T11:06:22-07:00

Apologies for image sizes :(

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T12:46:41-07:00

wow @ jurgen specially the colored pick
@ mellon- we all missed you, but I doubt you missed anything important!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T13:15:17-07:00

saw alot of spidermans here recently and it made me want to do one of my own.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T21:54:51-07:00

@hey apathy - HA! Well thank you!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-12T23:35:29-07:00

It's amazing the amount of quality art one can find each month in this thread. I'm envy. And amazed.

A punkish doodle.

and a quick piece I did for a friend's paper.

I HATE it when your toothbrush accidentally falls in the toilet. It just fucking HAPPENED!!! Just a fun and stupid fact. Go back to bed.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T07:09:35-07:00

Finished flyer for my friend's lightsaber flashmob. Had a lot of fun doing this. Wouldn't mind doing it again actually in an effort to get good at it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T15:33:10-07:00

My Last Samurai of Mars daily sketch-up series continues:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T16:15:15-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T17:23:55-07:00

heres the first page to a comic i am working on.

when i finish the first three pages i am thinking of turning it into a collaborative comic.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T18:10:34-07:00

Jurgan: I really like your girl with the striped shirt; she has a real nice volumetric feel to her body. Well done.

ImaginaryPeople: Like the clean line ink style on this, keep us posted.

Valente: Excellent and moody as always.

JP Stargazer: Great loose sketching, always fun to see the doodles.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T20:04:56-07:00

beep boop

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-13T20:50:15-07:00

Man, what an awesome month of excellent stuff, and we're not even half way thru.

Random commission from a lovely gal in Ottawa who wanted to see herself as a Supe.
Lots of fun, ink/wash and a bit of watercolouron 300 lb. hotpress paper.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T02:55:25-07:00

@ Jack Crowder, Valente and anyone else who is, was, or wishes they still were 10 years old ..

thanks to everyone ( imaginary, mercurial, pupato, Lordof ect) for the kind words and wonderful art this month, I was having a rough time you all helped + in case you couldn't tell I'm having fun with this stuff again !!!

also @ the Mighty Foamhead - just thank your unbleached eyes I didn't post the video of me jumping aroung my room in my underwear I used as figurative reference for the these pages

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T08:34:14-07:00

@jurgan…pretty sketches.
@imaginarypeople…nice spidey.
@JP…brilliant stuff.
@lazzyfair….like how you composed the poster.
@valente….sci-fi noir headphones!!
@chris…old and new ironman mashup.
@rooth…beautiful stuff.
@hey apathy…sweet action poses. bloody hell with the super web pattern. I'd have a headache trying to draw his patterns that close together.

last one for the nite…doodles for something later…

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T09:00:13-07:00

@ hey apathy! awesome spiderman! kinda blows mine outta the water. i like the first panel where he has those creepy teeth

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T13:37:12-07:00

thankee to all for their kind comments. I do say yes Im aware of certain shortcomings in most images too and I am seeking to improve upon them all. and thanks to @paul sizer for his kind comment on the coloured piece. I rather enjoyed doing it, even if the face doesnt match the photo. at all. :P but learning to use copic markers is fun even if Im using the wrong kind of paper.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T13:56:55-07:00

heres page 2

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T17:59:45-07:00

@ JP - it all depends on how long it was actually in the toilet for ...
@ mojo- Nice Monkeys- love the Bats attacking the truck too! & yes the webbing was much fun
@ imaginary- No way I love your Spidey! and this comic is looking good too

I don't know how or why (1-quit smoking 2-meditate in park 3- draw Spider-man ) but things are looking up around here.
I started talking to a commercial designer about doing some illustrations for him and next thing you know I convinced him to help me make virtual paintings. These are rough but we are going to do 3D renderings of my cityscapes that the audience/user can navigate through with a video game controller...

phew! now I can drain the tub and put the razor blades away for at least a few more weeks! Hah

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-14T23:42:23-07:00

heres the third page

now i am looking for comic artists who want to help me with this little experiment. each person who chooses to will draw 3-5 pages continuing duncan dashes' journey. each ending page will have him dive down a hole/portal into another universe. if interested email me - imaginarypeople26@yahoo.com

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T11:01:38-07:00

@valente - Excellent. Love it.

@rooth - That's just classy. Nice work.

@hey apathy - trippy. I look forward to seeing how this comes out.

A little GoGo Yubari action:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T13:22:58-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T14:52:16-07:00

Sketch I did today:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T16:42:56-07:00

Sketch I did today:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T17:28:54-07:00

I want to see Kevin's crazy GOGO, Jurgen's sketch (those eyes must be telepathic/telekenetic) Mercurial's Madame Military ( that's f--kin sick style-style!) and Bunny's butt in a caged astral battle. Guess I'm a little perverse today but it's all your guys fault, not mine.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T18:01:29-07:00

I uploaded paintings I did for the "Legends of the Dark-Mite!" episode of "Batman: the Brave and the Bold" on my blog today:

You can see more here:

http://braveandboldbackgroundpaint.blogspot.com/

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-15T23:24:09-07:00

An illustration from my alien project Far Summers, the journal of an explorer.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T04:10:46-07:00

@hey apathy….that cityscape looks promising. Should be fun to see it developed further.
@kevin…great!
@jurgan…nice nonchalant expression on him.
@mercurialblonde…gerderbent M-bison? dunno..looks nice thought.
@anopheles…nice sketch.

lazy Sunday and slightly feverish Monday equals Ipad sketches.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T05:38:01-07:00

I just wanted to say I'm loving the contributions to the art threads, thanks to everyone for giving me my daily fix!

Sorry I've just been too busy to contribute anything myself, I did start some work for the draw each other thread, but after 9 months unemployment I've finally got some work building some game assets but the deadline is so tight I've been unable to do much else.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T10:05:25-07:00

I haven't contributed anything here [maybe ever?], but this thing I made still seems fitting.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T11:08:31-07:00

@mojokingbee What app and stylus do you use for iPad sketches? Mine is in the post so need to start thinking of these things...

I'm planning on using 'Brushes' with the Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T11:26:51-07:00

@Zoetica - That's... ...probably resoundingly, eerily accurate for a number of us. Certainly at times, at least. Also, you've contributed in the past-- it's been awhile, possibly even over a year, but I recall a couple of pieces (one B&W with fish, I think?).

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T11:42:44-07:00

@Seantaclaus - Oh yeah! Was it the ink of this: http://www.biorequiem.com/assets/shop/shop10.html ? In any case, it's been too long, obviously.

For me the flowchart is eerily true, as well - it applies all too well to just about every inherently creative person I know, to some degree.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T11:49:11-07:00

This is today's installment of Last Samurai of Mars

I did this last night while listening to black metal/EMA, and feeling bluesy about not having a job. I really like the last panel. You can see the sleepiness creep in though, in the casual misspellings. Though I kind of wish elaborate had two a's. It looks better that way I think.

@mojo: Yes to Kangaroos!
@kevin: That was demoralizingly great
@zoetica: Yeah that's pretty accurate.

I also colored this last night before going to sleep:

I couldn't find the right brush at that hour, otherwise I would have written a poem about Mac and Cheese, and the moon over the top of it in white.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T11:51:38-07:00

wow so much great stuff this month, everyone!

i've been working on this 15-page promo comic over the past couple weeks. it's for a sci-fi movie called Recreator that will be coming out this summer, the comic is a prologue for the movie. here are a couple promo pages that i'm pretty proud of

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T13:24:42-07:00

@Suggymoto..i used sketchbook and pogo stylus. I've used brushes and it's more stable than sketchbook. The recent update on sketchbook has made a few improvements and is less crashy. Curious about the wacom stylus...let me know what you think of it when you get it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T14:35:07-07:00

@zoetica Scarily accurate.

And I have to thank facebook and facebook photo albums and my friends on it for such a wealth of images to draw :P

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T14:51:34-07:00

All the digital works I've posted here have been done with a Wacom. Lovely piece of equipment.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T14:53:36-07:00

Hey Guys , just started a new art collective blog where we draw a new character every week. Check out the Designs below and Check out the blog if you want. Its called SPITBALLIN' COMICS.

I did the first and Third images. The others are from other members of the blog.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T14:55:53-07:00

Those are bloody amazing, Mike.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T15:31:20-07:00

@ zoetica- I like the fact the chart goes in circles means us artist's never give up right? it's optimistic right?

@mojo- ghostrider hero on a motorcycle! woo ! you made me sing this song ...

@ mercurial- I don't need to say this every time but I reaally like your drawings. When you say brush do mean computer brush? are these on paper/then colored in the machine?

@ m.e. walsh "jerk' HaH I love it!

these are the last of my old street canvas'. I used to lots of these in 07-08 while sitting outside. Someone called me yesterday to see if I had any left and this was all I could find. It's nice to clear out some old boxes

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2011-05-16T15:41:46-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T15:43:36-07:00

@Hey Apathy: Yeah I meant brush on the computer. If I had had time I guess I could have just used the brushes I had on hand and then scanned it in over the top. But yeah I draw these on paper, an then do all of the coloring on the machine. Your city scapes are insane. If you can replicate that stuff in your 3D city stuff, it's going to be insane.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T15:55:22-07:00

@kyle-latino- that's awesome! is that for the "Covered" blog?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T15:59:03-07:00

@ mercurial- cool, I was pretty sure the drawings were done on paper they probably look awesome raw & uncolored too. & thanks the 3D technology we have right now is limited but the goal is definitely full force insanity.

@kyle- that is sweet!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T16:06:46-07:00

@Hey Apathy - totally optimistic, yes!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T21:09:19-07:00

^ PHEW! I'm was afraid it's might end up with

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-16T22:55:49-07:00

@kyle-latino - love that cover it's hilarious! superman can be such a dick!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T02:32:36-07:00

never should have had that coffee 5 hours ago, the sun's coming up and I'm finally slowing down.

Inspired by my new housemates who have decided that the no smoking rule doesn't apply to them when a) they think no one else is home, b) they think everyone else is asleep, c) it is raining outside and d) if they are entertaining company

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T04:53:14-07:00

Pin-up artwork for the Zombies 2 anthology from AccentUK, publishing this year:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T07:06:27-07:00

@m.e.walsh…nice lines.
@hey apathy…ghost rider had a theme song?!
@kyle-latino…fake vintage fun.
@moali…beautiful atmosphere.

hipster wingman.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T08:28:38-07:00

moali- very creepy (shivers)

@ mojo- coolest theme song of all time and you ain't getting nowhere on the scene with that wingman! HAH nice work as always

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T12:02:53-07:00

@mo: Noice!
@mojo: The fanny pack is the best part, hahaha!
@kyle: I showed that cover to my partner, and she was like "wow I really like those old covers the best"--so you fooled her. Really funny, really great.
@Hey Apathy: I want to see your cities square off against one another, Godzilla style.

This is the last of that series I did the other day, and finished coloring yesterday:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T12:15:40-07:00

@ mercurial - these would make really nice acrylic on canvas paintings too

@ mojo- damn! I didn't even notice the fanny pack, geez good luck in the clubs tonight!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T19:56:53-07:00

wow nobody home for 7 hours. I sent my designer some drawings and got some more 3D sketches in return...

I also drank too much coffee again and will probably make somthing else before the sun returns all over again ...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-17T21:01:25-07:00

Been trying to use black as much as white, and doing so on a tablet means I never run out of ink. I'll probably do more like this, they're fun.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T00:20:56-07:00

@HEY APATHY!....Bloody awesome!! love the first pic.
@davie...Lovely solid piece. dig the scratchiness of the lines.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T02:58:04-07:00

@imaginarypeople... page 4

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T05:34:11-07:00

@valente...nice sequencial.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T09:24:49-07:00

hot damn! @VALENTE's the first one down the rabbit hole!!! the first panel makes me want to drop a blue, the rest satisfied the cravings.

@mojo- I love seeing your stuff when I wake up, *#$@ that foreshortening!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T10:17:53-07:00

@mercurialblonde Wow! You just made my day! I love counterfeiting old stuff, nice to know that it's starting to pass. Haha

Your work is so striking. I've been noticing it in the threads since I started posting again. Reminds me of Dave McKean. The images really stick with me. Keep'em coming.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T10:49:03-07:00

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2011-05-18T12:02:17-07:00

@hey apathy: Your city is growing!
@davie: very nice. Love the fur
@mojo: The way you posted your picture it felt like it was some guy cursing at Valente which made me laugh

Here's a Samurai I did last night:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T12:21:19-07:00

@mercurialblonde - Love that samurai!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T17:07:22-07:00

fuckin right!!! I have to agree with Neilford on this one

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T19:25:58-07:00

Yeah, the color's great, and the pose looks relaxed in a confident way. Good stuff!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T19:46:59-07:00

HEY! thanks to you for your art man : ) ... by the way, love your talking building!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T22:46:56-07:00

@pupato- awesome illustration. the dark hectic background is well complimented with the lightly sketched character in the foreground.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-18T23:12:36-07:00

also, characters for a comic i am working on
detective turing

commando roaches

the oddities

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T00:26:07-07:00

@mercurialblonde > your art is like black coffee for my eyeballs

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T07:19:56-07:00

@mercurialBlonde…bold stuff.
@pupato….love the contrast of line density between bg and main character.
@imaginarypeople…nice details on her tail. Nice design of det turing.

today's daily...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T11:27:28-07:00

Professor X! That one in particular is very reminiscent of Guy Davis. Which is to say, excellent.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T12:03:07-07:00

Excellent work, everyone. Love the samurai @mercurial

Not much I can show right now, so here's a desk shot.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T13:43:11-07:00

Lots of great work, but.... Dear lord, @imaginarypeople.... Commando Roaches. Yes, please.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T15:54:48-07:00

I cannot imagine the Commando Roaches as being anything other than militant Mexicans.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T20:19:00-07:00

mojokingbee@ so-fucking-fast!!!! so-fucking-awesome!... you bawstard drawing machine...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-19T21:37:11-07:00

@mojo: Prof. X! Yes!
Commando roaches is a comic I would read.

Here's another installment of my Last Samurai of Mars webstrip series, I really enjoyed the buildings.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T07:56:41-07:00

This month has been an avalanche of awesome. You are all incredible.

Here is an ink/wash commish I just finished for a good friend and collaborator. This is his character Arcaine (co-starring ME as a Manticore statue)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T08:05:29-07:00

@rooth--That is badass.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T08:09:27-07:00

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2011-05-20T12:14:24-07:00

@Valente That's fantastic. And it's okay, I didn't need to sleep tonight anyway.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T13:45:41-07:00

here the endless complex page 5

page 6+7 coming soon

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T19:34:21-07:00

*Bursts into flames*

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-20T23:46:07-07:00

looking good everyone!
@Valente what a cute deer
@Neila - I just went for a 2 am stroll passed a bunch of bars, looks like it happened alright.( one guy dropped his slice of pizza in a pile of unidentifiable ooze, fell over trying to pick it up, succeeded and ate the slice, the rapture is here!)
@KevinMellon's stellar desk shots- freaking tight love seeing your process

I thought this was a little funny in comparison, the HEY APATHY! desk shot...

the little brown thing beside the computer screen is my sleeping bearded dragon and the upright board in the first pic is an old remake that is now being used as a privacy curtain so my neighbors can't see in the window.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T03:43:14-07:00

My attempt at an homage to James Stokoe's Orc Stain.

I'll stick to abstract works from now on...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T06:30:03-07:00

@donnie darko…nice one.
@hey apathy….a bit messy but in a good way..lol
@rooth…sweet piece…alway love your ink wash stuff.
@valente…spooky deer-kid.

saturday daily..

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T07:00:35-07:00

@Hey Apathy That is a mighty cute lizard. ouo <3 Lizards

I always feel artistically inadequate upon reading this thread. XD Makes me wanna try harder, so I shall! :P

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T11:06:30-07:00

@hey apathy - aside from the lizard and the Videodrone dvd, that's about how the rest of my workspace is. :) I have a computer table and an art desk. The cintiq goes back and forth 'tween the two as needed. The rest is piles of books, bristol and receipts. I'm pretty bad about piling stuff up around me as I work.

@donnie darko - That's really great. You should send it to James. I think he'd dig it.

@mojo - prolific as usual. I like how comfortable you've gotten just whipping all of these out. Fun stuff.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T12:48:05-07:00

Chris Crank and I made this. There's a bit of an explanation on my blog. www.kevinmellon.com

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T12:48:50-07:00

Playing today.
This is all kpatrickglover's fault.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T13:09:24-07:00

@Hey Apathy: That's about what my work space looks like, only think bigger.
Nice work @kevinmellon, love it.
Lots of good stuff this month. I like seeing all the new people join in.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T16:54:25-07:00

@ mojo - the wrestler is serious badass
@ KevinMellon- awesome 80's comic stylin' and I had a feeling the rest of your studio might not be a tight as the art! hah hah
@kperkins- ho-ooowwwl I cropped the desk shot , I left out the six metres of paper, scanners, wires, folders,and bits all over the floor

so tonight I clean!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T17:23:49-07:00

@Hey Apathy: Sounds like me. Paper everywhere, books everywhere, canvas and boards piled up. Some artists are neat, some messy, I guess we fall in the latter category.
I've found that I can't work without clutter.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T19:53:09-07:00

@kevinmellion-the 80s are back! I love it

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T21:59:28-07:00

@mojo -love your daily drawings! what program do you use to make them?
@hey apathy - thats how my art space looks too... except yours is neater

heres pages 6 and 7 of the endless complex

posted them all on my tumbler with pg 4 by Valente http://voodoochicken.tumblr.com/post/5722455432/by-justin
looking for comic artists who want to help me add to this email me if interested

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-21T22:30:31-07:00

I picked up Sketchbook Pro and have quickly found myself lost in its new environment.

I was curious if any of you have some "don't get stuck with that" stories.

You guys are doing some amazing work this month.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T01:57:10-07:00

Haha. Thanks everyone. I realize it's a strange bit of business, but I get an insane laugh out of it, and I kinda figure that's all that matters. :)

@jackcrowder "lost in its new environment"? Not sure what you mean here, but I'm curious. I love Sketchbook pro, I pencil almost everything digitally in either that or Manga Studio (lately all Sketchbook Pro), then print out to ink by hand.

Holler if you have any questions.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T03:34:54-07:00

This was my entry in the supergirl redesign, supergirl as lady gaga typa-thing, I did two versions, and went with the more basic one that was less cropped:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T14:59:32-07:00

Great work gang, in particular loving Sarah's recent work so very much!

A WIP from me, hoped to paint this up, looks like time will be a problem this week though. Anyway, young Darth Vader:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T15:17:43-07:00

@mercurialblonde, that's preposterously awesome.
@imaginarypeople, your pages look amazing! Very, very interesting line style. Love it.
@Neilford, rocking the place, as always.

Next, me oldest addiction: old rpg's characters redesign.

It's nice being back. Havn't shown my work around here in a very long time. And very glad I did it in this month's thread, so full of manymanymany awesome artists and pieces.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T20:04:42-07:00

Some Dr. Sketchy's from tonight and a Wolverine from yesterday.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-22T20:25:13-07:00

@JP--Good god, that is the kind of pen work I aspire to. Love it, love it, love it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T00:36:55-07:00

@kevin…sketching on ipad is getting easier and easier. Love the comic strip. Win for the dr sketchy pieces.
@neil….dark and moody.
@jp stargazer….beautiful linework.

played around with supergirl R/R before bed on ipad.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T09:21:52-07:00

@Davie, hehe, thanks!
@mojokingbee, I love the way you handle the pad. The third one looks really inspired.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T12:32:07-07:00

@Mojo that's amazing off an Ipad. The third one is my fave

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T14:02:08-07:00

Today I was thinking about writing a short speed racer kind of comic, I drew this while thinking about it:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T21:44:19-07:00

Just did this one of Kraken for the Collective blog I participate in called SPITBALLIN'

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T22:06:34-07:00

Ooo that's great

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-23T22:51:27-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T00:44:19-07:00

Just got to paint the fecker now...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T03:24:07-07:00

@Valente - that Stand By Me piece is absolutely chilling. Great work!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T04:34:27-07:00

Hello, noticed no webcomic thread at the moment but wanted to draw attention to out new project, it kind of falls under the webcomic category, http://disgruntledmonkeycomic.wordpress.com/ hopefully if it’s popular we will get a few more of these up, they might not all be monkey related but certainly of a disgruntled nature, here is a sample of the art.

Cheers

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T08:50:21-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T09:23:59-07:00

Valente and walsh, beautiful.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T12:48:56-07:00

Seconded, great work Valente and Walsh.

Looking forward to the color, Neil.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T17:16:23-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-24T19:08:02-07:00

Ha, that's great, Neil.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T06:57:20-07:00

@m.e.walsh….love the shadow work.
@imaginarypeople…dig the look. kinda like luchador in a suit.
@neil…Epic.
@valente…beautiful lifework.

..another supergirl rough.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T11:07:54-07:00

A tattoo commission I wrapped up yesterday.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T13:22:09-07:00

@ mercurial - wicked rocket racers!
@ Valente- beautiful, always find elephants so peaceful and of course love the valente inks
@IMAGINARY - THAT'S RIGHT BUB!
@ Zoetica- georgous detail & floral line work, love the nipple

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T18:29:11-07:00

Haven't done of of these in a while...
Fear Itself sketch cover, in ink and wash.
NUL- The World Breaker

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T21:11:32-07:00

@hey apathy: That's horrifying. It reminds me of some of the body fluid horror of Deforge's stuff. Which is to say makes me scared, and feel a little gross. Ha.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T21:48:31-07:00

Which is to say makes me scared, and feel a little gross. Ha. my job well done then, thank you very much!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-25T23:20:10-07:00

Really cool mike, I like that pale yellow, really effective.

Thanks for the cool comments guys!

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2011-05-26T13:05:01-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-26T15:31:35-07:00

What Kitty Dreams About...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-26T16:11:51-07:00

Thanks Neil!
Man, Edwin- those are lovely
.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-26T16:14:59-07:00

Valente: love that pose!

Here's some random things I've sketched the past few days:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-26T16:56:45-07:00

@hey apathy trippy comic, i love it.
@mercurialblonde love your style, especially like the first one.

heres my new comic , just the first 2 pages so far. what do you think?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-26T18:11:36-07:00

Holy hell those are amazing Edwin. Those colours are gorgeous.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T00:37:45-07:00

@mercurial- amazing especially love the western at the top
@ imaginarypeople- forgot to take your antipsychotic meds did you? seems to work well. love the new strip

latest page from the HEY APATHY! webcomics. This is almost the end of my SURREAL COMICS # 1 (of 3) in which two weird guys dressed up like surgeons are going around the city replacing normal human beings with subhuman ideologies...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T05:40:14-07:00

@zoetica…lovely design.
@rooth..solid stuff.
@valente…sweet pose.
@edwin….adorable!
@kevinmellon…quick sketchbook pro Q: is there a scratch disc option for it by any chance?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T06:55:15-07:00

daily sketch...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T10:20:34-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T13:24:55-07:00

Cheers @mojokingbee- great Luchador! He's awesome!

Spent the better part of the day pissed off and brooding, while waiting for FedEx to FAIL (yet again) to deliver materials for a new gig. So I used the time to draw the Good of Brooding and Being Pissed Off, on a blank Mighty Thor #1 variant.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T14:16:47-07:00

Fucking HELL, Rooth! That's awesome!
Mojo, wonderful work as always.

I really love that this is a thread I could just leave for a day or two and there will be at least 20 new entries. Brilliant stuff, everyone.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T14:25:45-07:00

@rooth...mighty fine and brooding, indeed.
@valente...beautiful...definitely my fav from you so far..

Bros 4 justice

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T17:16:59-07:00

Aeon Flux sketch I made in between other things:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T19:11:49-07:00

Dining table I built from scratch and painted with artist's acrylics. It still needs a clear polymer coat on top, but otherwise this is the finished article.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T22:06:03-07:00

Nice work @Greasemonkey! Although I can't believe you live in a house with yellow walls and such fiery furniture I'd have seizure's every morning! Hah ( note my obsessive compulsiveness forces me to live in plain white rooms and I can only draw with black ink)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T22:13:51-07:00

@grease monkey -i need trippy furniture like that in my house
@apathy - that picture reminds me of those toy balls that were ugly faces, i think they were called mad balls? anyway i always love your stuff.

heres the current two pages of Weird Mysteries, i am gonna try to update it at least once a week, possibly twice a week.

read it from the beginning here http://www.flickr.com/photos/imaginarypeople/5763417740/in/set-72157626697877687/lightbox/

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-27T22:17:32-07:00

@ imaginary people "but most of them are just crazy assholes" awesome! and yeah I remember mad balls too now that you mention it they were squshing and gross ( I think they even had a cartoon?)!

EDIT: because I'm wasting my useless life HERE'S the Madballs...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T06:48:34-07:00

@Hey Apathy - my style's not for everyone. The apartment's not just yellow, either - the living room is a combination of golden yellow, yellow ochre and the lemon yellow you see behind the table; the spare bedroom is done in magenta, rust red and diox purple, and the main bedroom is turquoise, phthalo blue and ulramarine blue. My place would give you seizures for a month afterward.

@Imaginary People - glad you like it. Drop me a line if you'd like a custom piece of your own at any point, I'm considering doing this for a living once the apartment is finished.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T09:54:35-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T11:16:14-07:00

Thanks for the nice words, guys!

also, Rooth, while I wish you speedy and on-time deliveries, if it makes you dRAW like that, awesome!

and Valente, I really dig these regular illustrations... keep 'em coming, please!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T12:23:14-07:00

@Valente - channeling Paul Pope, I like...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T12:27:13-07:00

Cheers... this happened. Sorry.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T12:34:47-07:00

@Greasemonkey- I hope you didn't misunderstand me, I love your work - paintings and furniture, probably the most enjoyable seizures I'd get all year

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T13:04:55-07:00

Ha - no, I got it and was replying in kind ;-)

BTW are you coming to the Toronto meet-up at my place on June 4th?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T19:05:13-07:00

@greasemonkey…nice table..really bright and bold.
@valente….the pink seems to suit him..bat-abs!
yesterday's ipad sketches while doing volunteer work....

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T19:27:02-07:00

@ mojo - nice sketches, trippy textures!

@Greasemonkey- Unfortunetely I'm going to be in Ottawa performing at some art festival that weekend. I was lurking on the other thread but didn't want to speak up because I wasn't sure if I was in the Ottawa show or not. It's too bad because while I don't drink, smoke or eat sausages, I do do scenes from Blue Velvet and rather passionately I might add. I'm sad too cause I could really use some flesh and blood socialization these days, hopefully next time. (I've often wished this place was a cafe and all these cats were popping in out drawing pictures and talking to one another face to face)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-28T21:27:16-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T06:16:30-07:00

@Valente: In the second one he looks like a Chippendale about ready to rip off the tear-aways. LOL
Nice work. Lots of good stuff this month folks.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T13:32:06-07:00

@mojo - RE: SBP Scratchdisk. No, at least not that I know of or can see. SBP is meant to be really light weight (it really slows down the higher above 400 dpi you go), so there shouldn't be much of a need for one. If you're finding you need files to react faster, try saving alt versions with flattened layers. Like have your base file of 5 or more layers, make a flat copy, work on top of that with more layers, and so on.

If I have to go above 6 or more active layers, I just use Pshop or Manga studio. I try to keep sketchbook pretty light and no hassle, but that's just me.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T13:36:46-07:00

Some doodles:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T13:37:04-07:00

@valente notice you've had alot of great work up this month. awesome batman.

heres page 6 of weird mysteries-

weird mysteries

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T13:37:49-07:00

Sneak peek at my latest instrument and the small bit of Pyrography I done did on it.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T14:22:35-07:00

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T14:28:03-07:00

I'm fiddling around with a Doctor Who piece that is completely kicking my ass right now, but when I feel like giving up on it I look in here for inspiration. You guys are awesome.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T17:35:09-07:00

Quick digital sketch to clear the cobwebs. Cintiq, sketchbook pro.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T18:23:48-07:00

@Grease, I absolutely love your table!

And Kevinmellon is on fire!

I started the life sketching again:

And here is a detail of a pastel drawing from the same session, at this point a work-in-progress:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T18:28:24-07:00

I missed the Supergirl Remake by a couple of hours. So here's what i was working on. May color it if I get time.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T19:07:18-07:00

This is page 1 of my comic "krogalcaster"--I did this mostly today:

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T19:51:28-07:00

@Oddbill - thanks. It's definitely my best work so far. Building a coffee table tonight, taking photos as I go which I'll be assembling into a tutorial for aspiring furniture-smiths.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-29T21:48:04-07:00

@mercurial - a fun read so far and crazy art, keep rocking!!
@ imaginary people- loving the weird mystery, gonna wait a bit a read it right through ( I did the first chunk and really enjoyed the story telling)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T01:19:07-07:00

@hey apathy: Haha! I need to use that strip to try and convince my partner to stop smoking.

I was reading a lot of tank girl today. This is "Almost Tank Girl and Almost Barney"

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T05:24:57-07:00

@kevin…lovely sketches and tha for the SBP tips.
@offtandiscord…nice pyrography.
@valente…six string samurai rocks!
@oddbill…dig the life drawing stuff as always.
@mercurialblonde..sweet "almost tank girl".
daily warm-up…

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T05:26:09-07:00

Holy cow. That's got to be the best Iron Man I've seen in a minute.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T06:07:13-07:00

KPerkins: I dig your SuperGirl, especially her expression.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T07:10:53-07:00

Paul Sizer:Thank you Sir.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T07:14:35-07:00

@mercurialblonde: Love both your pieces on this page.
@mojokingbee: Great Iron Man
@Hey Apathy: Loving your "short stories" this month.
Great month of art everyone, just wow!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T11:49:23-07:00

NICE ONE @MOJOKINGBEE!!!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T12:12:23-07:00

Lifting up elephants inside a giant glass dumbbell is the greatest feat of strength, don’t you think?

I’m trying to make time to finish up work on GO GIT’EM FUNNIES #2, but it’s not going to be done until later this month. In the meantime, enjoy this little pinup.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T12:58:47-07:00

Start of a new series of portraits, I believe.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-30T18:23:34-07:00

@ kperkins -thanks! like this John Brown at first I wasn't sure who he was but within seconds of following up I remembered studying him in school, if this is any signifyer your new portraits are going to awesome ( technically and conceptually!)

drawing in the park in the city, Toronto's summer is finally here..

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T11:23:10-07:00

I guess it's summer everywhere- everybody threw out their computers and hit the beach! here's another sketch for the 3D HEY APATHY! city, it's moving along nicely...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T13:21:52-07:00

@heyapathy...the 3d cityscape's looking rad! Can't wait to see more.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T17:34:15-07:00

Thanks mojo! (I'm excited too)

a little creepy illustration from the cafe this morning...

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T17:58:02-07:00

@hey apathy wow lots of great stuff by you at the end of this month. what program did you use to make your 3d city?

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T18:02:14-07:00

@ imaginary- I used the "convince a graphic designer who knows how to do this kind of stuff to work for free program" I'm just the artist/director. Michael Peters & Laurie Ronne are doing the 3D works under my instruction, they believe there is a future in it (HAH HAH!)

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T18:03:34-07:00

Hey apathy, that is pretty fucking rad.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T18:40:42-07:00

@mercurial blonde, kyle-latino and kperkins - pure fucking eye-candy you guys. Really entertaining page. I haven't looked back much, but read a few comments and everyone has contributed great work.

@Hey Apathy - Really glad you're back to being positive, your output is staggering, great stuff.

I'll top off my May with these two. This is the process stuff for Supergirl. I just came up with a look and went hell for leather into the drawing:

Some faces, just sketching:

My warm-down from the Supergirl illustration, it's a young Fionn MacCumhaill (Irish Mythological Hero - Superpowers: All knowledge, accessible upon a moments meditation; super wisdom - a supernatural control preventing abuse of his abilities; semi-divine, can shift between planes of existence; alleged immortality; supernaturally skilled fighter/hunter). This is the main character from my personal project (in development with a writer friend).

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T18:43:34-07:00

That's fantastic.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T18:47:13-07:00

You're fantastic!

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T19:04:39-07:00

fantastic Lordofthejungle. May is going out with a bang!
I'd love to see that comic, always been into Celtic mythology.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-05-31T21:08:44-07:00

NIce one lord! ( top right supergirl & bottom right masked supergirl sketches are killer )

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-06-01T05:27:53-07:00

A great way to close the month LordJungle

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-06-01T06:33:01-07:00

@Lordofthejungle...I like you process sketches..always fun to see other people's methodologies.

The Artists' Thread (May 2011)

2011-06-01T09:25:53-07:00

@mojokingbee - My process is under development, it's probably my main weak point. In the past I tended to dive right in, but it doesn't make for the best narrative from me. I'm not instinctively creative, I can just instinctively render. Creativity takes legwork for me. Your stuff has been incredible this month. Really exciting character designs, comic characters and action shots.

@HEY APATHY - I'm positively giddy at the prospect of seeing your work 3D rendered. Also, that Spiderman comic you made killed with me and a few friends.

@mercurialblonde - Thanks and thanks for showing all your sexy comic stuff this month too, I really like Krogalcaster. Nice Tank Girly stuff too!

@kperkins - Loved your Supergirl, shame ya couldn't post it. I shall be doing a lot more of the Celtic Mythology in coming months so I'll keep you all updated.

Thanks a lot you guys, ROLL ON JUNE!