Week 8: Super Prez

Another quicky from me this week. Only 2 days until my second back-to-back show opens and I get my boring life back.. Woo-hoo!

This is just charcoal on paper with some oil pastel. Is he good or evil? You decide!

Week 8: AC vs. DC!!!

Thomas Alva Edison scientist and MADMAN, but it's not entirely his fault. Mad Scientist Disorder as we've seen with the immortal Ben Franklin comes with the profession. Any level of success in the super sciences plus a bend toward the prolific could only lead to nefarious work. Luckily there are warning signs: 1) Publishing an Almanac under a pseudonym. 2) Nap invention. 3) Creating instruments out of tableware. 4) Invention of a talking to the dead machine. If you see anyone exhibiting any of these behaviors contact local authorities and together we can rid the world of the scourge of Mad Science!
Nothing too fancy about this technique this week, just mechanical pencil and Photoshop. Hope you enjoy.

Week 8: Benjamin Franklin Takes His Revenge!

I'm sure we can all agree that if Benjamin Franklin lived an extra 300 years, that he would eventually use his abilities for evil.  That is why I present to you, what I feel, is a pretty accurate representation of The Franklin.  Hell bent on vengeance and armed with electric gauntlets and super electric fly boots (of Evil), he leaves no survivors.

Sketched on paper, inked in Sketchbook Pro, colored in Photoshop.  Found some success in worker at a much higher resolution and in Sketchbook Pro and discovering the "rotate canvas" feature while watching a tutorial from the Paper Wings Podcast.

See the original sketch (loosely scrawled on a legal pad) at my blog: Still-Reaching.
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WEEK 8: Historical figures as superheroes or villains

It's said that any superhero can be traced...or is in some part tied to mythology. And if that's the case we should be able to base them on historical figures as well. Benjamin Franklin as Electro? Bill Gates as Galactus? Hilary Clinton as Black Canary? Richard Nixon as a nunchuck wielding psychopath? You get the gist of it....have at thee then.

Week 7: Oscar

I wanted to be sure I at least posted something...these next few weeks will be tough to get anything for the blog finished...or in a finished state. Mucho commissions..and a benefit piece to finish this week. (Hey, Papa needs a new pair of shoes.) So I'll post the unfinished inks...and strategically cropped as to not give away my concept. Of all the muppets Oscar has always been my favorite. I'm not sure if it's his demeanor...or that he lives in a garbage can....or hair envy because he has so much of it and I live my vicariously through him..or...uhm..his hair.

Week 7: Super-Grover Sneak Attack On Doomsday

Another "quicky" this week.  I had a couple different ideas in my head, but when I started sketching it just turned into Super-Grover vs. Doomsday.  I remember looking at coloring books and other drawings of Muppets in the past and thinking that there was something off about the way they looked.  Drawing this reminded me of what that is: a lot of there features are limited to the point where adding anything takes away from their look. Their mouths don't really bend or curve and some don't have eyelids or eyebrows.  Adding those features in the drawing takes away what they look like.   Its a real testament to the abilities of those puppeteers that they are able to produce so much expression and life from them.

Netflix Instant just added the documentary "Being Elmo".  I watched it yesterday and highly recommend it.

See the original sketch at my blog: Still-Reaching.blogspot.com

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Week 7: Mee Mee Mee!

This is a CRAZY week. I wanted to really spend time on this... but I guess I'll have to settle for a 10 minute illustrator sketch. I think we should make a topic later that is a "Re-Do Challenge".

Anyway....

Mee MEEEE!!

Week 7: Doooooooooooooooom!

I get smacked with the Robert Crumb comparison both in my work and personal life a lot nowadays, so I figured the Muppets would be a nice time to let my Crumb flag fly high.

If I had my druthers I'd draw like this all the time, it's the most fun.  Although I foolishly thought it would somehow be faster than doing it digitally.