Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Warming up.



So as you could probably tell, I've been on a sketching kick lately, and I've been loving it. Nothing quite feels so good as drawing a tonne. As per usual, I thrive when its just loose sketchbook work, not really taking things to what a lot of people would consider a state of 'finished'. I like it though, I feel good, feel loose, feel like i can stretch my legs artistically. And it also feels like I'm really working towards my goal of being a professional (ie:paid, preferably on a regular basis) comic book artist. I think i'm almost ready for getting into a more storytelling mode. Stories, etc. I think I've got a really cool concept for 24 hour comic day next month, which is good, cause if you go in unprepared for that, you could actually die.

So here's a sketch of me sketching. It's a very zen-like thing. I know.

P.S. If you're reading this and you're into comics, please go buy Thor: The Mighty Avenger. It's an awesome, easy read, but its so much fun, the art is sublime yet accessible, and it's out-of-continuity, which means that you really don't need to know anything about the character or anything thats happened to him in the past. It's really good.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

A return to the drafting board!





I've been doing a lot of sketching lately, feeling inspired, confident and having some fun with it. Lot of the inspiration comes from the upcoming 24 hour comic day, which is coming up next month, and this year, I'm planning on kicking a tonne of ass.

Anyhoo, here's a few sketches I've been working on. Lots of ink stuff; I got really bogged down by pencil work, so this felt refreshing.

In the meantime, I've been listening to the new album by Texas' The Sword. It's seriously, really rad. Anyway, I will post more and talk more soon.

Peace