Week 12: Marge!

It's been a hectic week at the Crider Compound, so I apologize for the lateness. 

 I've been scribbling a lot lately, and it's been a real blast to see my style evolve.  Apparently this is how I draw when I throw my layouts to the side and jam freely. 

 I've spent hours studying simpsons episodes for storytelling techniques, and my early comic book work isn't much more than Simpsons fan fiction.  Even now I'm still cribbing from Futurama and Groening designs, sometimes without realizing it. 

Aside from visual inspiration, The Simpsons shaped my worldview. It taught me to question everything and laugh while I do it.  Which is arguably the only artistic inspiration you really need.

Week 12: Preview

Oh dear... I'm running really late this week.
Here is a little taste of what's coming:

sorry!

Wk:12 Old Man Yells at Cloud

From the thirteenth episode of the thirteenth season (thank you Wikipedia) came the best illustration of, futility, impotent rage that I have ever seen and it's been stuck in my mind ever since. Love Grandpa Simpson!
This piece is pencil and ink and colored in Photoshop. Messing around a bit more with ink line, I should say with ink that doesn't come out of crowquill dipped and ink to varying success. I have yet to find a non dipped ink pen that I like but I am enjoying the experimentation.

Tim W12: "Ho-Mar, What is best in life...?"

By Crom! I finally finished my week 12 "Simpsons" challenge (5 weeks late)! My "van worthy" mash up of Homer Simpson meets Robert E. Howard (and comic books), ...I don't think there is a more perfect summation of my entertainment tastes.

 -Tim

The old line drawing is posted over here.

For a giant size image of the painting, sans the comic stuff, CLICK HERE

Week 12: The Simpsons!

It's Finally Here! The week I know all you lil'rustbelt-ers have been waiting for! It's "The Simpsons" week! So we get to draw some cool art inspired by THE BEST TV SHOW OF ALL TIME (trust me, it is, I've checked)! Now, enough blabbing,  on to the art!