A Short Break

So I've been working on some layouts for an upcoming comic project lately, pretty much all I've been doing really.  To try and stay disciplined I told myself that'd be all I'd focus on, but I still sneak random sketches in to break things up now and then.  Nothing gets between TheGraphitist and his pad (analog or digital.)

I've been using Sketchbook Pro on a Windows 8 tablet (do yourself a favor and just get a Note 10.1), and this was a loose sketch that'll probably go all the way..just waiting for the next break.

Peace!

6AM Blues

So the work's all done for my overnight shift, but I can't leave until somebody else shows up. Time to lay something down..

My first attempt ended quickly when I started coloring his hoodie red by mistake. My fellow Ronin would be disappointed..

Peace!!

Predation..

After seeing a few of the Predator movies last weekend I suppose inspiration struck. Normally I don't draw the more complicated characters, and I've never attempted Predator without the mask before, but I ended up being pretty happy with this one.

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Inks Are Usually Fun..

...and sometimes they're not.  This is what happens when a lack of anatomy knowledge meets a still hard to use brush pen.  But there is success in every failure, right?  Even when I knew I wasn't going to like this I finished it anyway, that's a success to me.

Peace!

Happy Halloween...

...late as usual...

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Digital Age

I'm pretty sure this is what at least 50% of webcams are used for these days. It makes me wonder what we did before this technological age we're in. Telegraph dirty messages (telegrext?) Draw self pics of our stuff and slide them under the door? Chisel tatas for a lonely caveman? It's late..

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It's Not All Comics

I think it's good once in a while to step outside the comfort zone. Whether it's a different tool or a different style, I like to diversify from my norm once in a while. More on this in a future installment..

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Hard At It?

It's been a long, I shouldn't have left you...

For real though, it's been forever since I last posted something, it's crazy to me. Even crazier though is that I've still been steadily drawing. Art, unfortunately, isn't my 9 to 5; my real job sends me all over the country for 60+ hour weeks, and sometimes I just get lazy about the actual posting. I could go on with this, but really, to paraphrase a great quote, "Make drawings, not excuses."

This is a work in progress, done in between stints of work and Coronas, and really serves as something to test my new Copic greys on (check back tomorrow??).

Peace!

Grifter

In between designs and work I still like to bust a decent sketch out to stay fresh.  My phone's camera added a weird effect in the corner that I for some reason like.  This is an old school character, and back in the day his creator, Jim Lee, was my biggest inspiration.  I really don't remember ever drawing him before.  Also, I saw a really crappy drawing of him I hated, so...

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Doooodlin..

I'm still playing around with designs for this character, and when I like one I draw it for real to see how hard it's going to be to draw over and over.  This is a pose that's always been hard for me, so no reason to shy away from it, right?  I'm collaborating with another artist on the design, my fellow Ronin in crime The Liquid Lead.  It's tight to see how we're contrasting running with the ideas, and it'll be nice to see the amalgamation that comes from it.

The character is an ex-samurai out for revenge, so I wanted to throw some samurai gear on him to stress that, but I wanted him to look mobile too, and not weighed down by a full armor. And of course the hood, that's staying for sure.  I'm hoping to bring a lot of updates about the process I'll be going through while illustrating this, maybe we'll see some improvement together.

Peace!

Designs

These are some designs for a future comic I have the privilege of drawing.  Character design has never been my strong suit, I see my stuff as being too generic for the most part.  I'm trying to go all out with these though, so there will definitely be more and better coming!

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Dudley!

I love the art Capcom produces for their fighting games.  It's fresh and stylized, and it always makes me want to draw something.  It's difficult trying to draw a character that is so defined by the artistic style they're presented in, but it's fun too.   This is a character from Street Fighter 3 (III?), and most drawings of him are broad shouldered with huge boxing gloves, and really just in a style that differs a lot from my own.  I feel like he's probably recognizable to people that know him, but I didn't really get that "Capcom" feel I wanted.  Good fun though..

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A Fast Chick..

Laziness is a killer for art.  I left myself no time to get anything done today, so I chose to do a 30 minute sketch to at least get something down for the day.  There are so many amazing artists that can do quality pieces in a short period of time, not so for me yet.  Contrasting this with yesterday's more time consuming pic, the quality is like night and day.  Just the same though I'd rather look at this than go to sleep with nothing on the paper.  My fingers are crossed for better stuff tomorrow..

Peace!

Mohawked!

I haven't been very artistic today, and it's a bad feeling knowing my vacation is over.  I would have liked to have closed out my week off with a stronger piece, but this is what came out.  

It's Storm from the X-Men, back from when she rocked a mohawk and leather apparel for a costume, I've always dug that look more than her others.  This was also a good chance to test out some new brush pens I got a couple days ago, I always like have new things to draw with...

Peace!

Who's number 1?

Inking is a relatively new thing for me.  I've always dabbled in it here and there, but now I'm making a conscious effort to learn.  Line weights and spotting blacks and adding textures add so much, and inking really makes a sketch pop.  I used a brush pen for this, and that thing takes practice, so expect to see more soon!

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Namor Sketch

I recently started drawing more with my tablet and laptop, this sketch came out from a random practice session.  I still don't feel fluid like I do with physical media, so I suppose I'll just have to keep trying, right?

The character is Marvel Comics' Namor, they own him and stuff.

Peace!