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deantrippe: Nightwing Redesign by *BobbyRubio

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:57:05 -0500

Nightwing Redesign by *BobbyRubio

drawnblog: ryan-a: Here’s a little making-of my Yakuza...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:49:12 -0400

Start with an idea and a loose sketch!

brush settings:: size jitter = pen pressure : Angle = 70 : Roundness = 60%

This is what it looks like with those layers applied over the illustration

Add the tattoos, adjust the levels, and I'm done!

drawnblog:

ryan-a:

Here’s a little making-of my Yakuza illustration for the exhibition, Battles without Honor and Humanity, at Floating World Comics in Portland Oregon on September 15.

Thanks to Ryan Andrews for sharing his technique on his Tumblr blog. I like his quick method of getting a simple palette. *steals it*

Fantastic and simple look at Ryan’s process…

alexinatree: A section from one of my test pages for my kids...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:58:03 -0400

alexinatree:

A section from one of my test pages for my kids project that I am floundering with. Thought a before and after might be nice for a change. The red line is a red pencil on bristol board (8 x6.5 inch) and the painting is done in photoshop.

One angry mermaid!

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:04:20 -0400

One angry mermaid!

theartofanimation: laurent gapaillard

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:12:53 -0400

theartofanimation:

laurent gapaillard

theartofanimation: Fabrice Ascione Sweet arts!

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:10:59 -0400

theartofanimation:

Fabrice Ascione

Sweet arts!

superpunch2: Neuromancer movie concept art? Via. Pretty neat!...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:49:23 -0400

superpunch2:

Neuromancer movie concept art? Via.

Pretty neat! Let’s hope it turns out better than Johnny Mnemonic… or that episode of X-Files Gibson wrote in season 7(8?)

Marvel's Mightiest Mutant

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:44:51 -0400

Hey Tumblrs! say hello to DOLPHIN-X: The first mutant dolphin. His powers include telepathy and lazer eye beams.

So… anyone got any pull with Marvel? I need to be given writing duties on an X-book (with total creative freedom)… I really wanna get my chance to tell the Dark Dolphoenix Saga!

Another top seller from TCAF.

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:49:33 -0400

Another top seller from TCAF.

TCAF Follow-Up, Part 3

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:56:00 -0400

I got to meet some pretty cool peeps at TCAF. Saturday night we went out for dinner with some of the Saturday Morning Webtoons gang and friends. It was a good way to wind down my first day tabling, even if our meal took forever to cook!

Later on at the pub I met a few more peeps and struck up some conversations, but I was tired and the few drinks i had pretty much killed the night. I did get to thank John Martz for his help in finding some good archival quality paper in Toronto.

Lunch on Sunday with Alex and Jason Bradshaw was good too. Some good conversation. You should check out Jason’s Boredom Pays, and Alex’s Lopopo’s Lost Sock.

There wasn’t much of a chance to take in the rest of the con, and when I did get the chance, I only had enough time to breeze through the upstairs rooms.

I’m already looking forward to next year!

TCAF Follow-Up, Part 2

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:46:33 -0400

Over the course of the TCAF weekend my prints got a lot of attention, I gave away almost all my buttons, handed out countless business cards, and met a few fans. I sold a total of twenty-four prints, which was truthfully only about a quarter of what I brought… but a lot more than I was expecting to move!

My top selling prints, tied for first place were Nightcrawler and my Boss Wraith.

I wasn’t so surprised about the ‘crawler print, but it was nice to see that the wraith (part of a personal project) was so popular. In all, the established character work only accounted for one third of my sales. Considering the 70/30 split, that’s pretty even - which tells me that the people who were buying my stuff were interested in the artwork more than the subject matter - which is pretty cool!

I could write a whole other post about all the people I met (like the talented Francis Manapul, and Jason Bradshaw), our crazy Mexican dinner, and all the great books I bought (there go all my earnings!)… maybe later.

TCAF Follow-Up, Part 1

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:30:18 -0400

It’s been over a month now since TCAF, and finally I have time to sit down and write a follow-up blog post! Heck, I still haven’t had time to get to reading all the cool books I bought. Anyways…

This was my first experience tabling at any convention, so I was glad to have Alex Serra and Jack Briglio at my table. Both are good friends with a lot more experience with cons than me.

This was a bit of an experiment for me, since my only insight to how my work is received comes from the net. So far, drawing established characters always gets more attention than my original work (this is not surprising). But I wanted to put it to the test…

I was only selling prints this year - figuring that I cold keep the price low and try to get as many people as possible to see my work. I brought 70% original work and only 30% work based on other people’s IP.

The key was that I looked at the whole thing as an expense. I wasn’t expecting to recoup any money, so if I sold even one print it would be a bonus.

The goal was to get people to see my work, remember my name, and maybe buy a print. To that effect I brought some promotional stuff. I had new business cards made that focused on driving people to my Tumblr and Twitter. I also brought 250 1” buttons that I planned on giving away.

Jack and I were also promoting Alphabetic Al, the free comic download we worked together on for Saturday Morning Webtoons. J Torres (of the SMW) was at the table next to us and had these nifty banners.

So that’s the setup… I’ll write more about the results tomorrow!

If this doesn’t perfectly capture their relationship, I...

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:01:27 -0400

If this doesn’t perfectly capture their relationship, I don’t know what does.

theumbrellaseller:

hemsworthss:

science bros.

There are no words to describe my feelings about this relationship. But I’m going to try.

First of all, their parallels. Both geniuses, top of their field. Both suffered an accident that physically changed them, forever, and not in a wholesome Spider-Man kind of way. Both try to do what they can to help others despite their own issues; Banner heals people, Tony works on developing clean energy. And both struggle, in their own way, with duality; Tony and Iron Man, Bruce and the Hulk. Two identities, one body. Only difference is Iron Man’s bad side is Tony.

I mentioned somewhere that Tony sees a bit of himself in Banner because they both have a monster inside them that they can’t control, a creature that springs fully formed from the id, the base impulses and the nasty stuff at the back of the mind. Bruce’s is a giant green rage monster. Tony’s trashed a party in Iron Man 2. Banner has a control over his that Tony hasn’t quite achieved yet; don’t think I didn’t notice Tony pouring himself a whiskey when confronting Loki. Tony is envious, fascinated, and most of all, impressed by Bruce’s control.

So he doesn’t walk on eggshells around Bruce like the others, because that’s not what Bruce needs. Tony sees Bruce’s restraint, sees the quiet, brilliant man making self-deprecating jokes in the corner of the room, sees the way people look at him like he’s going to snap any second, and thinks “nope”. Tony does what no-one else aboard that Helicarrier does. He trusts him. He makes jokes and jabs him and teases him and above all, treats him exactly how he would treat anyone else— he has a great regard for Bruce’s brilliance, and tells him so, but he doesn’t try to ignore the Hulk in the room. When he says “wow, you’ve really got a handle on this, haven’t you?” he’s not saying “gosh, it’s incredible you haven’t snapped yet and killed everyone on board” he’s saying “I know you have a handle on this, you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t, so I’m gonna poke you with this sharp object to prove it”. And you can see Bruce relax, and smile, and trust him back.

But then Tony goes even further, and invites Bruce to come to his R&D department. I’m pretty sure the two of them drive off together in Tony’s car at the end of the movie to do just that. And, okay, sure, Bruce is smart, but Tony’s tech is his baby. How many people get invitations to come and see his work? He invites Bruce because he recognises his brilliance, yes, but there’s another reason. He’s inviting Bruce to come down and work with him after this is over. He’s giving Bruce something to do next, a purpose, an alternative to disappearing into the ether to be alone with his monster. Tony knows from experience that being alone with your issues doesn’t end well, so for what’s only the third time in his life he extends the hand of friendship to a guy he’s known barely an hour.

And then, he tells Bruce to let the beast loose. Not just because they need him to fight, but because it will help him. If Bruce can take this thing that he sees as a curse and turn it into a gift, well, that’s going to lift him out of a very dark place. I’m not saying Tony knew about Bruce’s attempted suicide, but I think he had a suspicion that Bruce had been, in his words, “low”. So he encourages Bruce to take all that crap and pain and the Other Guy and use him to help people; after all, that’s what he did.

And it pays off. Nobody— nobody— thinks Bruce is going to turn up for that final battle. You can see the look on Natasha and Steve’s faces when Tony asks if Bruce turned up yet. They’ve counted Bruce out. Guy’s a mess, right? He’s too volatile. Doesn’t play well with others. He could never work as part of a team. No-one thinks he’ll come through when it matters. Except Tony. He has faith in him, and that faith is rewarded. It’s no wonder the Hulk is the one to catch Tony. Tony’s the one who helped let him out. He’s just returning the favor.

BUTTONS! My 1” buttons for TCAF arrived today from...

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:41:00 -0400

BUTTONS! My 1” buttons for TCAF arrived today from Vancouver. Done up at the awesome Six Cent Press. You can them some this weekend if you’re in Toronto! Oh…. and they’ll be FREE :)

johnmartz: Hot off the presses for TCAF (Taken with...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:27:49 -0400

johnmartz:

Hot off the presses for TCAF (Taken with instagram)

Looking forward to spending all my monies at TCAF; like on John’s cool stuff!

Kurt’s always been my favourite X-Man. Bamf on, lil’...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:30:36 -0400

Kurt’s always been my favourite X-Man. Bamf on, lil’ blue elf!

New Comic

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:45:35 -0400

Hey readers,

I just uploaded the comic I’ve been working on with writer Jack Briglio! It’s available as a (free) PDF download on Saturday Morning Webtoons. It’s a seven page story that introduces Al - the boy with the power to do anything he can imagine… so long as it follows an alphabetical order! Enjoy!

A little sumthin-sumthin I drew for a friend at work....

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:47:56 -0400

A little sumthin-sumthin I drew for a friend at work. She’s trying to win a free pas to this year’s FITC (fitc.ca/women), and this’ll be the cover to her proposal.

Reconstructed from actual fossils!

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:19:21 -0500

Reconstructed from actual fossils!

Last post I introduced “The Bronze Statesman” as my...

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:13:00 -0500

Last post I introduced “The Bronze Statesman” as my superhero character in John Stater’s Mystery Men! play test campaign. Well, true to comic book form, He’s evolved into the slightly-more-powerful Bronze Bellman!

Having been reunited with his long-lost skellet bell, this statue of a 17th century colonial town crier is once again safeguarding the citizens under his protection!