Beauty & Beast 2 WIP.

Another week with limited drawing time, but I have this on the board

to keep me busy. No inking time this week, gotta find more time.

This is Beauty and the Beast again, going for a little more energy

and more finished pencils, going for a cleaner ink finish.

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Simpson's Box.

More fun with Photoshop.

Another page for the photo

book...going for a comic

book feel.

Boys are wacky!

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Frank & Wolf Inks.

Sunday afternoon inking...working with the brush

and nibs again. Loose lines, keeping the energy.

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Sea Spiral and the Digger Boys.

I finished off the colouring page, got a little behind this week

due to some extra work.

I'm putting together a photo book for the Family...

having some fun with Photoshop.

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Sea Spiral-WIP.

I ran out of ink in the middle of this page, gotta pick up

a few more fine liners. This shows my process of creating

colouring pages, starting with blue-line pencil and finishes with

fine black lines. Nothing too complicated...keeping it fun.

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Halloween Parade

Got this done Halloween day. Not something I've actually seen,

but would be really fun to experience. A little fun with costumes

and props, and architecture.

Happy Halloween.

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Fast Food.

I did most of this page on my lunch and coffee breaks.

Blue pencil straight to ink, quick and easy and keeping it fun.

This was inspired from a coupon flyer from a burger joint...

leading to FAST FOOD and Wacky Races.

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Nursery Rhymes

I like working in two different styles. The clean lines for the colouring books

are more relaxed. While the brush pen and nibs requires more control to vary the line

weights. I juggle between the two and keep the drawing board entertaining.

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OZ Warriors-Inks.

Sometimes we have to "raise the bar" and strive for something better,

set a personal goal and work towards it. It gives me personal satisfaction

to see this work at this stage, colours is the next challenge.

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WIP Sketch Out.

Here are two versions of OZ Warriors...getting a little more

elaborate and involved. I started the inks at the last show,

will post the finished page on the weekend.

I am playing around with a few more characters and the story

to tie it all in. Below are Frankenstein and Werewolf.

Having lots of fun with these posters.

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Angel with Swords.

I started this one a week ago and finished

inking at the Tattoo Show. (A little slow

for traffic on the first day- I made use of

the time.) This month is turning out a lot

of ink work..."Inktober" is something

I heard coined, for a group of Artist

producing inked work for the month.

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Beauty and the Beast Inked.

Sometimes you start a drawing with a few odd shapes,

a whisper of an idea and things fall into place.

I dug out my pen and nibs...and things flowed from there,

the lines dictated direction and energy.

This was a fun little project, and this gives me more ideas

and inspiration to draw more.

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Beauty & Beast Inks (WIP)

Couldn't do this in one sitting...about one hour of inks done.

I'm tempted to pick up the crow-quills now. I'll have to finish

this tonight. I take a lot of freedom at the inking stage, there

is spontaneity in the lines keeping things entertaining.

(The hair thingy on Beauty might have to go.)

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Snake Charmer Inks.

This was done with the #0 Windsor Newton brush

with Faber Castell finishes for detail. I was trying to make

pin ups with little or no backgrounds...props suggesting more

of a story. Sometimes things get away from me and the drawing

asks for more. This was the case on this piece, I kept on adding snakes

growing organically like the brush strokes.

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Pin-Up 2.

It has been a productive weekend, giving up a bit of Family time,

but I am making more art.

"Snake Charmer" has me on the right track,

more developed and involved.

This is my take on "Beauty and the Beast".

The weaponry and props adds a little more

to the story.Could be fun to tell.

Inks take a little longer...check back later.

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Pin-Up 1.

I have the Tattoo Expo happening soon, we have an artist group

set up, selling pin-up artwork. I am making some last minute

additions to my inventory.

I don't like to rush things, but deadlines have to be made.

The final inks are done with a Widsor Newton sable brush,

instead of the Kuretake refillable (which has started to loose its point).

I paid extra for those brushes, but well worth it. Dipping into ink,

loading the brush does take longer. Getting into a rhythm is key.

I am happy with the result.

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Colouring Pages.

 I've had these pages sitting on the back burner, finally got

to inking them...more for the next show I'll be at.

 

The bottom one is a work in progress.

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Words on the Go! (Added some pictures too.)

I cheated a bit...adding pictures to

"Words on the Go." another travelling book

from the Calgary Public Library.

I try to keep things entertaining and hope

a few people will like the entry.

Look out for the book at your Public Library and

maybe make an entry for yourself?

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Travelling Sketchbook 2.

This is the finished entry.

There is a Travelling Book/Journal also circulating in the Calgary

Public Library system. It asks for contributions: journal entries,

notes, poetry, short stories about Art & Culture.

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Calgary Travelling Sketchbook 2011.

The Calgary Public Library has three sketchbooks circulating in the city,

I managed to grab it today. It invites the public to contribute art work

(doodles, sketches, paintings...etc) directly on the pages. Anyone with a

CPL card can reserve the book. (Book code 39065096364458 )

The one I have is from the Southwood branch, the other two are at

Crowfoot and Shaganappi.

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Bug Town Doodles 2.

Little bug transportation...they can fly or crawl,

but giving hem something to ride in is more fun.

I'm still finding my way through this one, looking for direction

and see who pops up with a good story.

This is me at play on my lunch breaks,

looking for a story to tell.

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Back to Bug Town.

I've come back to something I started a couple of years ago,

developing for a new book project. Taking it one page at a time,

and designing characters and environments as I go along.

I'll keep everything at a rough stage for now,

let the story grow on it's own. Keeping it fun.

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X-Lizard.

Drawing at Comic-Kazi on a bright and windy,Saturday afternoon.

I think there was some kind of a race playing out on this picture...

rooting for number 57.

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Umbrella: Inks

Inking can be fun.

Lighting effects can really change

a picture.

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Draw Calgary: Inks.

Some changes made, no Talisman Center,

hand moved, eye brows gone.

Little houses were fun to do.

Mostly brushwork with added fine liner.

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Wishes & Dreams Version 1.

This was the initial sketch for my CCEE 2011 Art Book

contribution. I went a simpler composition on a second

version, but there is still like the dragon on this one which was

replaced with a gryphon.

Inks are done with the Kuretake brush pen.

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CATerpillar & Mushroom Man: Inks.

Finished inks done mostly with a Kuretake brush pen.

I find the lines are smoother with this brush, than the

Windsor Newton sable hair and the ink flow is more

consistent. Bonus, no dipping in ink.

Starting on my 12 page comic this week,

so posts may slow down a bit.

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Cat-erpillar and Mushroom Man.

This is my current favourite. Started with the

Mushroom Man, then cat and Faerie. Just like the flow

of it. I'm building up a backlog of pages to ink.

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Poe & Umbrella.

I have started taking 11"X17" sheets of paper with me to work.

I draw in transit ,and on coffee breaks and lunch. I can actually

get a lot done in that time.

Inking is another thing altogether,

I have to really concentrate on the line work for that.

Not something I want to do on the bus.

The pencils are pretty loose, enough to get the energy

and ideas down.

A lot of times, I just lay the shapes down

and see what comes out on the paper.

Almost like magic, I add everything, little by

little, developing like a Polaroid picture...

except its all done in pencil, then ink.

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Draw Calgary.

Pencils on a new one. still moving some of the elements

around and playing with scale. This is the second version.

I've always liked drawing the Calgary Tower,

a city landmark, a constant on the skyline.

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Serpent Fire: Stage 3 Inks (WIP)

This is the inks over loose pencil lines. Much of the finishes

are dictated by the ink and brush. I go with the flow,

let it bloom and grow, line by line. I use very few

touch ups to clean the lines (with gouache or opaque white).

Earlier versions of colouring pages were done with

a technical pen, fixed width. The brush lines offer more

volume, variations in the line.

I had to stop close to the bottom...normally I would

finish a page at one sitting. I will finish this today.

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Finished inks,combination of Kuretake brush pen

and Windsor Newton. More control over the W.N,

but takes a little longer, having to dip into the ink and

longer drying time.

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(9:26 PM.)



Serpent Fire: Stage 2.

I worked on top of the original CCEE sketch,

adding and taking away some of the elements.

Inking stage to follow, more refinements to the line work,

spontaneous development.

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Serpent Fire.

This was the last image I was working on at CCEE.

A continuation of the colouring book project, the pages

were popular at my table...sold them all as well as the

collected book. I'll be working on new designs.

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Wishes and Dreams CCEE 2011.

This was my contribution to the 2011 CCEE

Art Book. I think I signed more books than last year.

Fun to and love to share the work.

The original inked page went up for auction to benefit

Make a Wish Foundation. I hope it has found a good home,

with someone who really appreciates the work I've done.

Thanks for stopping by and actually visiting me.

Awesome to see so many good friends I've made

in this creative community.

GarSeeYa!