New sketch...

I just finished an 8 page story completely using Painter for the lines and photoshop for colors. It was a different experience, but the finished product looks pretty good. I found out a lot of what works and what doesn't. Here's a sketch I finished after the story. Meryl from MGS.

Surfer and Iron Fist

Hulk

This has been purely digital so far with these past few pictures. I'm going to try a picture today where I sketch in pencil and then use this technique to finish it. If I do that I might be able to do full pages this way. I really like the effect.

Long time, new post...

So, I'm fresh off of a 10 page anthology story that I did with some friends. I haven't done that much sequential work. However, each time I do a story, right after I finish I will usually have some new techniques to test out. I like to really experiment and test my limits. I did these tonight. Used painter for the lines, photoshop for the colors. Some of you may be relieved that I didn't add any glow. This style really doesn't need it. I'm super happy with it and I'll see if I can use it for a story. More experimentation to come.

Also, sorry for the lapse in postings...life happens sometimes.

Some new art...

I got to do some art over the weekend. First weekend in a while that I haven't been completely swamped.

Team Achilles

More Turtle fun...

I've been playing some more with lighting, and just having fun with this stuff. I'm also figuring out ways to get cleaner pencils and finishes. Not inking is really working to my advantage I think.

TMNT...

I think it explains itself!

Starman for the people...

I started reading Starman when I was in high school. My family used to go to the Borders down by the mall, and I would sit and read graphic novels while I waited for my parents shopping. One time I picked up Starman...the art, the writing, that's when things clicked together. I used to buy books primarily for the art, but everything about the book was beyond great. It's always going to have a special place in my heart, and that's why I'm always going to be drawing pictures based on it.

Friday fun!

I'm still working on the whole pencil to color thing, and I have to say, it's getting easier to do. It's crazy, because for years I've been working on trying to gain an identity with my art using thin pen lines and relying primarily on color. With pencil I'm getting more line variation and it's pretty easy to clean up at this point. I just keep erasing any extra lines as I go.

Psylocke

This was a lot of fun. I'm continuing to work on the pencils, and I think my pieces overall are becoming much more successful.

A couple new ones!

I'm really trying to push working with just pencils. For years I've been struggling with finding a decent way of inking. By doing all my own work, I've had to become a jack of all trades so to speak, although I've never really enjoyed inking. I love coloring, and of course pencilling, but the finality of inking is such a put-off to me. For the longest time I would do relatively loose pencils and go straight to inking so I could get to coloring. I spent a lot of time finishing forms in ink, thus loosing volume and line quality as well as movement of form in the inking process. I'm really feeling connected again by using just pencil in these recent pictures. Experimentation is a fantastic thing, particularly when it works out.

That's Strange...hmmm ;)

I think it pretty much explains itself. Dr. Strange goes on a date...

Been busy....

Things have been crazy, but I'm still trying to find time to get some drawing time in.

Wolvie...

I was looking through the storeroom this morning trying to find some white sulphite paper for kids and ran into this stuff. So I did this during the couple moments I was free.

BTW, bringing out white paint at the time wasn't an option, so I did the white areas digitally.

New pics...

Here are a couple new pics I did this weekend.

More robo pics...

More new pics...

I don't know what it is, I'm tired every night, but I'm feeling inspired again. I'm feeling flow in my work, and I'm feeling some major growth. It's a great feeling...

Something odd...

This was what I saw yesterday when I was taking a test. A crazy dust storm caused by heavy winds, but there was this weird bit of light that peaked through and caused this hazy bluish/purplish light on the car windows in front of me. Kind of scary...

Here's a couple other pieces I've done lately...

Starship Troopers

Just felt like doing a picture inspired by Starship Troopers...more the novel than anything. My father and I are huge fans, and really dug the heck out of the animated series. My friend Chris DiBari is doing a mini-series of the book right now, and it's going to be awesome. So, if anything, I guess his pictures have inspired me to do one. I've gone back to a much more comfortable style, and I think it shows in this piece!

P.S. Happy Valentine's day...and for once, I mean it. Usually this time of year is depressing for me, but today, it was actually pretty good. Still don't have a special lady to share it with, but I've found there are alternative ways to find meaning in this otherwise commercial holiday.