BACK IN THE GAME......

okay i've been silent with the art as of late, and there is a reason. what you see below are three of twleve pages, of a colaborative effort between my new coleauge and fast becoming friend Erik Hendrix. we met online and soon started to colaborate on one of his other ideas. but after some time Erik's original artist in the Small Press Idol contest over at dime store, was unable to continue, and asked me to step in. and after some sleepless nights, and making Erik nervous wreck, i managed to sqeak these out between working full time and taking care of my family (wife, 5 kids). the kicker, i had not had any time with these characters, or the story, until Erik sent me the script, over a week ago. and bam, i just went into it and GOT IT DONE.

Ok, and we're off!!!! Voting is open for Faction. Even while the judges are voting, fans can get votes in. Remember, one vote per day per project... If you don't see the voting option, you're not signed in. If you want to see the actual pages, click on the Faction logo (based on the screen shot below) and download it from the DimeStoreDistro... The pages look AMAZING!Go here:


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And look for the below... Click on "Yes - As a fellow creator I support this " or "Yes - I am a fan and want to read more " and then Click "Submit" and you're done! If you have voted successfully, it will show a new screen with the current voting results.

so you like what you see? help erik and i reach the end, and VOTE.
but this is not the end, i'll be doing the whole zero issue, and quite possibly beyond. but lets not put the cart before the horse. i'm just gong to take it one page at a time and see where it goes.

peace out

FACTION

Ok, and we're off!!!! Voting is open for Faction. Even while the judges are voting, fans can get votes in. Remember, one vote per day per project... If you don't see the voting option, you're not signed in. If you want to see the actual pages, click on the Faction logo (based on the screen shot below) and download it from the DimeStoreDistro... The pages look AMAZING!

Go here:

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46557.html

And look for the below... Click on "Yes - As a fellow creator I support this " or "Yes - I am a fan and want to read more " and then Click "Submit" and you're done! If you have voted successfully, it will show a new screen with the current voting results.

Guiding Light....

i've a miss in my duties. i've been so busy i forgot what other uses this blog has. long story short i met writer, Erik, some time ago, we talked, and now we are collaborating together. things change, i didn't know if i was ready to start doing sequential pages again, but after some encouragement form friends, and a lot of prayer, and waitng on The Lord, i believe he has opend up the doors. and now i'm knee deep in a scamper, for a deadline on the 18th. read the details on Eriks blog. now, working a full time job and raising 5 kids witha loving wife, (thanks honey) is time consuming. very time consuming. but as the Lord would have it, he knows what he's doing.
i however am clueless. but faith is how i walk, by His Word. His Will. His Promise. for His glory.

me, i'm just an artist with a gift. a gift He gave me. and i'm learning what it means to share it. but to give Him glory. what does that mean? it means i realized some yease ago, i had a whole different set of choices, i never knew existed. an because of them life is less frustrating, less disappointing, and less shallow. but it's not a free pass. it's a way of life, a different one. or rather the one we were all meant to walk.

i'm walking now, but He guides me in the direction. maybe some of you might what to know the same? it's not hard......

pace out

the late page

sorry the delay, but couldn't find the file. here it is. a lot of this was inspired by alan davis's work. i really admired what he was doing on excalibar at that time. but, i was, and still am, a far cry for what he can do. later brian hitch got into the act, and widesceen comics is what i aimed for with later issues. L&J was meant to be presented that way. larger than life, like a jerry bruckhiemer production. you not like him, but makes movies look awesome for widescreen.

enjoy....

peace out

Just doin' it

if you don't know how to ink, it will show. so i'm learning on the job. never let it be said that i have skill with a pen. it's a skill i've been neglecting for some time. it takes time to become adiquate with it, much more to be proficient. with advent of the digital age, and the WACOM, it seems to be a diminishing artform. which is why i choose to learn on pen a paper, and then translate those skills to WACOM. digital makes it easier, not a better artist. i've learned, and seen, that someone that cannot draw the human form, will only turn out a well rendered/painted poorly drawn human form, illustration.

so rather than take a short cut, and there are none, i cut my teeth at learning with pen and paper, to enhance what i will be able to do with WACOM. for now, i'm content to make mistakes, and learn from them.

peace out

21st century is here

My first wacom!

i've used one before, a graphire, but it was a friends, so that one doesn't count. now that i have one, i don't know how i got along without one for so long. i'd speculate to say, drawing was only a hobby, not so long ago. and having one was luxury. but now with a new vision, drive and ambition to make this hobby a serious career, it was time. now to most not so big a deal, but do remeber the first time wacom came into your life? yeah, it's like that for me. and i don't think it'll be the same again.....

also, the sketchs are on hiatus for now. as i'm collaborating on developing a new project, and doing character designs for another. so i'll try to entertain with some old sketchs that i refreshed with wacom. so inks, color...whater comes down the pike.

well gotta get back to drawin'. i'll post the next installment of L&J this wednesday, and a few other things, between now and then.

peace out