FDC Day 7.

Working out compositions for a poster, 

maybe too many elements to work with,

but will have to find the right balance

and tell a story. Can I make that frog more

menacing?

GarSeeYa!

FDC (February Drawing Challenge) Day 2.

Poe Tree 2

I went by the Dollar Store today and picked up some artificial grapes made from silicone

bubbles. I snipped a small hole on one end of the globes and pushed the brushes through.

Instant brush grips. Comfortable, functional and no more wrapped tape on handles.

I've had a brush in hand everyday this week,

inking a little at a time.

Another Dollar Store item: picnic table cover

snaps. Holds down my pages and easy to adjust.

Combination brush and dip crow quill pens for finer lines.

Almost done here.

Stepping back. I didn't like the feather on his shoulder.

So I took it out.

And the finished page in a couple of sittings.

 I hope you like the show and tell.

 GarSeeYa!

Octoskull

Finished inks. Colours to come.

Nice exercise in textures with mostly

ink brush work.

GarSeeYa!

Octozombie

 Working on my entry for this years CCEE

Art Book. Turned to the "dark side"

for this years theme.

I am working on a few more images for the show

and will have them ready for the convention.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Fire Jar Colours.

Taking a different approach, mix things up.

Version 2.

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Oz War Colours WIP.

On to the next one...busy busy. GarSeeYa!

Horror Comic Page 2 (top)

Another day at the drawing table...wish I had more of them.

Ink wash before solid line work.Totally organic process.

Liking it a lot.

GarSeeYa!

Horror Comic Pencils (Pages 1-7)

Very loose pencils, doing inks myself so leaving room

for more spontaneous work with the brush and pen.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Horror Comic Roughs (7-12)

I like page 10...still lots of work ahead and tight deadline.

Should be fun getting there. Will post select panels

as I progress into the book.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Horror Comic Roughs (1-6)

This is a 12 page short story I'm working on for Andrew Foley.

Loose thumbnails to start with. Tighter pencils to come

after six more rough pages. This will tie me up for the month.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

FDC: Day 25

I am busy on a new comic project, doing page

breakdowns and character designs. Here's

a little peek.

Thanks for visiting.  

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

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.)

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

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.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!