FDC Day 17.

Monday night sketch. A take on Red Riding Hood.

Red line construction and pencil definitions.

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Horror Comic Pencils (Pages 1-7)

Very loose pencils, doing inks myself so leaving room

for more spontaneous work with the brush and pen.

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FDC: Day 25

I am busy on a new comic project, doing page

breakdowns and character designs. Here's

a little peek.

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FDC (February Drawing Challenge) Day 11

Preliminary sketch for CCEE Artbook, just a portion.

Inking it today...see how far I get.

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Stage 2. Pencils.

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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GarSeeYa!

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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GarSeeYa!

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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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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GarSeeYa!

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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GarSeeYa!

Sea Salt Black Bird.

With a very wet brush, blue and black pigment

was applied on the board. Coarse sea salt was sprinkled

on the wet surface, creating a lighting effect as it dried.

It was a "big black shape" before it transformed

into the bird. Black, white and brown conte crayons

added accents. Finished with a pencil for fine lines,

then scanned and a little more work on Photoshop.

A starting point for more experimentation.

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GarSeeYa!

Kid Roughs 1

More poster work. A peek at a segment of the work.

First attempt is rounded forms, softer elements.

Second take became more angular. Same subject matter,

two different "flavours"...which one works better?

Help me choose?

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ABP: Goblin Market Layout.

I did some roughs before this stage. This is the preliminary pencils.

I'll print this off in blue on heavy paper, and do the ink work refinements.

There is a lot happening on the page, but I try to keep the focus

on Lizzie. This is the most involved work I've done in a while,

I hope you like it. Colours will be done after inks...should be a while.

There are a few artist working on the Pin-Up Book, all with a take

on Illustrated Classics. The final product will be made available

at the 2011 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo.

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GarSeeYa!

Goblin Market: Preliminary Sketches.

 There are a few sketches for the Pin-Up project.

Getting a feel for the characters and setting.

I am still influenced by Frouds, Rackham and Housman's goblins.

I'm trying to find something that suits me. I'll do a few more

pages of sketches and work out a composition layout.

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(255) Sketches.

 Sketches done while half watching a movie with my Wife,

sometimes I need a little bit of distraction while drawing.

Letting the shapes fall into place organically, spontaneously.

Just having fun.

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(253) Alphabet: A

This was something I'd been thinking about a while back,

and giving it another round of experimentation.

Twenty five more to think about.

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Day 213. Stephen Avenue.

I was set up at Stephen Avenue today, showing some of the work

on a busy street, full of people on a lunch hour rush.

I'm playing around with more gift box designs, trying to keep them

simple and functional. The challenge is to be able to store them flat

and be strong enough to hold small items.

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Day 203. Sketches 2.

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Day 202. Sunday Sketch.

This is the most sketching and doodling I've done in a while.

You can do a lot when not "online". I'll make use of these images

somewhere. more to rework. Thanks for visiting.

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Day 201. Market Doodles.

I had a bit of time to draw at the market, mostly doodles.

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Day 200. Missed a Day.

I finally missed a post, on the 200th day too.

I've been extra busy setting up for the Market.

I've increased production on my greeting cards. Printing,cutting and bagging product takes a lot of time.

My first day was today. Not as busy as I'd like, but the weekend should be better.

 Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!