Panda Punching

I don't normally make it a habit to punch woodland creatures. Especially the kind that can eat my face off, but it was to help motivate a friend: Get to work or the Panda gets it.

It's all for a good cause...

Bar Napkin Sketch

Drinking at one of my typical haunts. It was a long, long night.

The Banshee

 This is an old image I've had in my head since I was very young. A Semi transparent apparition, in this case she might just be one of the supporting characters in the book. I call it book and it sounds so much more dignified then comic! 

I still need to re define the face, but I find that the more detail I put into her, the further away from what I had in mind she becomes. I'm finding that leaving well enough alone serves me quite well from time to time.

Camlin Color

Finally! After sketching out this cast of characters for the past two years or so, I'm still only half way through with the penciling on the first issue. I know, I know. It's taking too long. I agree, but I'm STILL tweaking some of the characters looks. This guy here, Cam is pretty much set in stone though this marks the first time I've colored him. Can you believe he was blueish at first? I am still wanting to change his nose and teeth but forget it! It's good enough, I ain't looking for an Eisner award or anything. I should get on the ball and just finish the book(s), if left to my own devices I'd never stop tweaking and changing it like some lame George Lucas but with comics instead.

This charming cat here is Cam, a goblin with a penchant for petty theft and starting trouble. There's three main characters but I'm finding that as I fill out the supporting cast they're getting bigger and more interesting then the main three. Oh well that just means more stories and spin offs to write and draw.

And I'm on such a roll with the first one.

Ink Bottle Finish

Not too much of a change I admit, but it's enough of one to make me happy with it.

Ink Bottle

Sometimes it's best not to force it. I worked on this one for three hours. Is this the result of three hours work? Of course not. I can't tell you how many things this particular sketch was at different points. After a long while I just said "screw it" and did whatever. This is the result.

I'm trying not to over think things, but I am SO retouching this one up!

Sketchy Color

Here's the full color piece. I'm a big fan of the painted look, but I'm not quite where I want to be with it, besides, I LOVE the sketch look. The rougher the image looks, the better. That and my penchant for comic style art usually wins out. But I'm happy with this mix of painted colors and simple sketched line art.