So Day Two of my experiment could possibly be considered a “cheat”, as I just inked and colored yesterday’s sketch. But it took probably 3-4 times as long as the original drawing, so I think that counts.
I almost quit on this early on, as I just can’t seem to draw a smooth line on my [...]
I’ve been inspired lately to try something to keep my creative juices going and not get so rusty with my artwork. Frankly, I have doubts about how long I’ll keep it up, but I’m going to try to draw and post a “Drawing A Day”.
Below is the first entry, Hellboy. Just pencil and my sketchpad, [...]
First, if you don’t watch The Totally Rad Show, probably none of this will make sense. For the uninitiated, it’s a video podcast featuring three dudes that stand around and talk about all things rad: movies, comics, video games, television, etc. It’s actually a lot more entertaining than it sounds.
At any rate, the artwork [...]
The riverboat artwork is finally done. I could probably keep messing with it, but there has to come a time when you have to call it finished and walk away. For the first real piece of artwork I’ve done in years, I’m pretty happy with it.
Also, here are some wallpapers in different sizes:
800 x [...]
Not much done tonight, but managed to get the moon and some clouds in. I think I’m just going to add some shading and lighting effects next and call it done.
Tonight I got the bulk of the ground cover in, plus some sky and water. Ended up scrapping the first bit of weeds I’d added, opting for doing them as natural brush strokes. Dang, that’s tedious.
Invariably whenever I buy a new Penny Arcade book, I get the bug to start drawing again. Even though my comic book stint began and ended at Thundermutt #1, I’d still like to get into doing some sort of cartooning on a regular basis. Even if it’s just mindless fan art, it’s keeping my skills [...]
This is exactly why I’m glad we’re renting. The importance of knowing whether your prospective new home has been the scene of grisly, unholy carnage cannot be overstated. You just gotta know.