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Mr. Terrific

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TMNT, Raf. W.I.P.

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hellboy W.I.P.

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Ichigo Kurosaki. from the Shonen Jump Anime "Bleach". inspired by my daughters love for anime.

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Terminal.

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Wolverine.

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Repeller.

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Shriek.

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Terry McGinnis.

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Will Power.

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Stalker.

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Bruce Wayne. still working on this one. got other ideas, so i'll move on and come back to this when i start to assemble my sketch book. ;)

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Spellbinder.

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Inque. i'm trying to move away from over detail, so can move onto the next step...

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Curare. i 've been experimenting with color. not real pleased with the results, but i'm getting there.

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Max. terry friend and all around covering for his night life.

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Bight. okay i took a bit longer with this, and it's not very impressive. But, i have to expand my artistic skills at some point, and it's not going to happen by wishing about it.

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Jack.

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Black Panther.

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Nexus.

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Queen.

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Ace.

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Ten; Royal Flush Gang. i love just flowing with it, let me esplain. you see Ten's right calf? that was the only reason i drew this sketch and liked it. where the calf, knee and thy meet, as a foreshortened object, is a bane to my drawing skill. i have attempted that angle, "NUMEROUS" times, and disliked most of them. that's part of the entire reason of doing this sketch Blog. drawing things,

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King; The Royal Flush Gang. mansome days i'm feelin' "it" and some days i'm not. this is one of those sketches that just was not workin' for me. But this is where i learned something. i started out without a plan, and forgot my basic layout process. havoc ensued soon afterword. it wasn't until i cleaned up my scribbles with kneaded eraser, and started checking things that this started coming

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Mr. Freeze.

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Catwoman: Beyond. not to be confused with the original. but new character all together.

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Batman: Beyond.

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Starlight. by accident her body was transformed into a living pulsar. wild.

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Ghost.

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Twilight.

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iron butterfly.

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DMZ. i don't know what it was about this character, but he was my absolute favorite from the Blood Syndicate. quite possibly in all of Milestone Media. i'll have to revisit him.

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Rocket. i struggles a little bit, between what i wanted and staying true to the original.

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Hardware. as a cog in the corporate machine hardware was instrumental in dismantling his bosses corrupt business deals. that was fueled after being spurned by his boss. you see, what i took away from hardware was, just because your talented, dosen't mean the world owes you anything. that lesson, like hardware, i've carried with me everyday.

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Static. Rebirth of the Cool, still resonates in my mind. with this i mixed styles of the original milestone static and the DC static shock.

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Icon. this hero was a cornerstone during the 90's, that changed the way i thought about myself and superhero's in general.

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Jagara. she was a little know new Thudarian. she was found by the cats at the center of new thudeara holding the whole planet together.

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Claudius. LionO's daddy.

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Snarf... i was a little timid about approaching this, but i let the simple shape dictate. added some details, and BANG! 15 minutes...

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doodles in ink..i extended to 60 minutes.

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Jaga.....

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Dr. Solar; man of the Atom. took detour from the thundercats, my internet crashed and i was unable to look up any reference. so i sketched the first thing that popped into my head.

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LynxO...

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Bengali. if i remember the series correctly Bengali wasn't a warrior but a blacksmith. so i was reaching for a short guy witha big hammer.

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Pumyra...

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tigraCheetaraWilykit, WilykatThe lesson here, i made a stand to do 365 sketches. i give myself 30 minutes to churn out something. they're not not complete, and they're not supposed to be. right now i'm Clark Kent, in Smallville. near the end of 365 i would like to be Superman, in Metropolis. completed sketches, some ink, maybe a little color. anyway week one in the bag. 7 days, 7 seven sketches.

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Back to the cats. Panthro.

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this started off with the best intentions, i got to focused on batmans face and ran out of time.

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Cyclops. just flexing some new techniques i've been working on....

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Heard about the new Thudercats remake coming out from cartoon network. so i made my own LionO.

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After all this time, there is still much i have to learn. during a bout of more than short term unemployment, i knew things would not stay so bleak. i struggled, gained, lost and even struggled some more. but through it all i remained stead fast grounded in my faith. it wasn't always easy to see the forest through the trees', but what i learned is i was never lost. My guide, the Word, always

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This is a term that can have a few mening, the one i'm concerned about is my skill level with my art. In my efforts to surround myself with more artistic influences i found that there are great deal of artists, whom i admire, are virtually non-existant on the web, or the updates of their work on line is so infrequent, that i often forget they are there. So of the artists that i did find are

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Hey all i got inspired while i was at work. co-workers told me about another co-work that recycles. they nick named him, yup Captain Planet, because he's saving the earth one can and bottle at a time. that lead to this inspiration... i'll get back to it after this weekendpeace out

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enjoypeace out

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Red X from Teen Titans animated show.peace out

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i've tried every spot in the house, to find a place to draw. and this seems to be the only one where nobody actually bothered me. oh, they would come in, look, and quietly leave. imagine, do you want to bother someone that has set up thier studio, in a walk in closet? a small one at that. that person has been chased from every reasonable place to draw and this is the is the last stop.the great

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when i last posted here i was prepareing for the holidays and adjusting to life without a stable income. well the holidays are over, and i'm still adjusting to an unstable income. listing all the miracles that have taken hold of my family, and being able to be led through all the...noise, we collect in just a year, is more infromation than i want to type. however, God has a sense of humor, He

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well i got some time to settle into things and crank it up. why so long? i had the pages set up to where i'd be doing the inks. so there was no need to tighten them up. well that is now out the window, as we have now pulled in a legit' pen-men. so i went back and tightened up. i posted the roughs a while ago. but if you scroll down they should be visible. on another note i find more often that i

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That was definately awesome. Southern California Comics is the supreme gem when looking for a place to buy comics. it sets a standard that i will measure all shops from now on. Jamie, (the owner) welcomed us with open arms from the jump. he's a guy that encourages creators to participate in more endevors like this. and i couldn't agree more.i also was finally a great honor to finally meet

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yes it's finally here our first signing, at Southern California Comics! copies of Faction #0, winner of Small Press Idol 2009, will be available. come by and meet me, the artist, and Erik Hendrix the creator/writer, from 11am-5pm. Southern California Comics8280 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, #124San Diego, CA, 92111(858) 715-8669 hope to see you there. peace out

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draw night that is. i forgot to post my second encounter at our regular draw night spot. not much to share except Jim Lee seems to be the measure in which we compare everything to. and relationships (specifically marrige) in reguards to how we make them work and still get time to draw. the skinny is, it takes work, on both parties. some couples belive it's dating on steroids. nothing could be

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Life is distracting. for art at least. do you realize it takes a good 20 to 30 minutes, for me, just to get warmed up to draw. and in that time i never, NEVER, get to string more than 2 or 3 of them together. and by the time i get back to drawing, 2 hours have passed, i'm thoroughly frustrated by the inability to understand, why kids need to tell me that thier sibling is touching them. and to top

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i finally gettin' back to it with the rough pencils for issue #1. and then i stopped because i realized i hadn't done any sketches, zero, nada, zip, of the other charcater that appears in the first five pages. so this is Neko....the jury is still out on the official version, (erik) but at least the fondation is on paper. so'll continue to give updates as i work them out. now as for the pages,

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at being lazy. i hate my job sometimes. but i like paying my bills. been trying to get mt stuff together, but it's been murder. but i finally got a break and was able to hook up with some friends, get out of the house, and just draw. friends you say? yes Deth and Fig, who i just call josh, and D. hit me up and asked if i'd like to join them for a few hours at starbucks and draw. it's something we

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i only have this to say God is good.over my brief foray back into comics, i 've realized someting very important. sacrifice. i can make all the excuses i want, or even reasonable arguments in my defense. as to why i haven't been in the industry already. or just making a career in art. but for all those, why now? why things get turned around in my favor. why? hard work? dedication? discipline?

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WOW it's here. in the flesh and living.So to everyone that shown such great support for Faction, THANK YOU!i always wondered what it would be like to have people reviewing your work, and actually buying it. and now i have both. a very big concern of mine, of how people would recieve what i do. looking at it from my perspective, i'm my own worst critic, but what artist isn't. but it's out there,

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hey everyone, the day has come! Round 4 of the Small Press Idol has begun! Faction 0 is officially on sale through DimeStoreDistro.com and also through Haven (for retailers). Below are some of the instructions on how to get a copy, but i'm very excited that we got our first review already, too! Thanks to ProjectFanboy.com!http://forums.projectfanboy.com/showthread.php?t=3945The three pages you're

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WOW! SDCC was great. i t was the best show to date( so i've heard..) here let me share with you how i spent it. all the cables, who can tame it it all? ah there he is, makin' the most of the con. arts and crafts are fun. who made that look so pretty? there's that guy again, turnin' that frown upsidedown. yeah comic con! i love it! well He's got a plan, and i needed to take care of the family, so

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the deadline to round four is fast approaching, (july 12th) and i'm working like a madman to complete what we have. however i needed the break from me blog to recharge, and oh work. things don't always go as planned, but you make due and move forward. but until i can post more stuff, and see ya'll at SDCC, he is some more L&J goodnesspeace out

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We are in there!Thanks to all the supporters, and votes, Faction was catipulted into round 4 of the SPI contest. which means we'll be back to compete for the Title, the $$, and the Publishing deal. well read for yourself;ROUND FOUR: Origin or #0 issue. Deadline: July 15th. This is where we bring everything home. The complete 12 page B+W (Grayscaled) story will be due, the finished COVER art, in

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I've neglected my little Blog, and i still can't find eric canete's either. but i have founf the the lord is far more infanitley wise than myself. and has made provision in these hard times. but i've lead a blessed life and it seems his plan for me is unfoldong before our eyes....so, in my absense, i've been deeply involved in the 3rd round of the Small Press Idol contest. and it appears Faction,

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i have another sketch for Faction. but i won't forget why i'm able to do it. The Lord has a plan. and the more i sit back and think about it, the more far fetched it seems. nd i just wantto take the time to sy , "thank you Lord, for not giving up on me, and for beleiveing in me when i didn't. thank you".Elam:peace out

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The Lord has plan, i don't know what it is, but he has a plan. i 've always believed when it was time for me to leave my, then current job, The Lord would make that clear to me. so this has been a starnge time for me. being laid off, having everything just fall into place, between Erik and myself, also not seeming to want for money, of food. i've been extremely blessed, and i can honestly say he

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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

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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://

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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

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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

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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

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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

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ohboy i'm lovin' life. the economy has fianally reached my doorstep and i'm feelin' the stress, but am i worried? nope. the Lord said "....I will provide for all your needs..." and he hasn't let me down yet. i can say though i hate going through the process of not having enough in the bank to cover my bills. but "faith" not tested, is like buying a computer, and never taking it out of the box.

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it's wednesday, time for the next installment. i usually have something to say but i don't. i will say for those of you that don't know theses are pages Vince i created back in the day. and since they never got into print, i'm sharing them with the world (all three of you). so enjoy this little piece of our history.peace out

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where are my manners. i tied up and let things slide. here are doodles i was working on. no they didn't actually take me 90 minutes, but this is what i produced "in " that session. the i fell asleep. enjoy.also it's Easter!! or Resurection day. the day jesus said he would rise from the dead. most people don't believe that, and i myself was among them. but consider these three things 1) the

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9 years ago i accepted Christ as my Savior. why? the short answer is, i reached the end of my road. in those first moments, i felt a weight had lifted off my life. i felt like i could fly. really. but then came the reality, that comittment was only the first step. over the years i've learned it's more than going to church(a building)or putting money in a bucket. it's a way of life. the way i

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i have lost Eric Canete's blog. it is gone. i usually tune into his blog for inspiration, and one day i tuned in, and it was gone. Mr. Canete has left no forwarding address to where i can admire his work. so, in my depression, i produced this, in ninety minutes. long live the 90_ minutes sessions. this is for you Eric, wherever you are....

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hey, i know i've been talkin' about updating this site, and i can tell you work, on both fronts has been beatin' me down (not to mention van on fire) but i'm back in L.A. out of town workinn again. and i've been able to use this time, to re-connect with my faith, and my art. so i thaought i'd share something that moset of you haven't seen, or will remember. it's a book me and my partner Vince

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I'm back. actually i've been back from Quincy Washington for a few weeks now. but what has that burnt out hulk do with my return? and where are the pictures? first things first, that van was my vehichle in wich i drove to work everyday. once more it caught on fire the following day i got off the plane. also i happened to be in it, driving to work, when it caught on fire. i'm fine, as a matter

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here we go again. i usually don't like to post unless i have art with it. but i'm in Quincy Washington, building Intuit quickbooks, data center. what is that? it's room as big as a football field, with millions of dollars of very big computers. look.... believe this, that room is almost an entire length of a football field, but there is a another one, the exact same size, beyond the far wall,

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i 'm flirting with a more animated style with this one. i actually envision this becoming an animated series. but that's just Dreaming...for now. and in the meantime i'm becoming comfortable with the use of inks. granted, i have no idea of what i'm doing but, i've got to start some where, and learn at some point.Merry CHRISTmaspeace out

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sometimes no matter how much you try, no what you may want, even if things aren't perfect. sometimes you just have to roll with it. i've been puting this character off for far to long. and it's all because i've been trying to find the "perfect" design for him. but in my attept from beating my head against the wall, there is no perfect design. so, i've decided to roll with it. i'm going to let

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well this didn't take me 90 minutes, but it's the begining of an exercise. i'm going to spend 90 minutes on sketchs/designs from pencil to ink, and whatever it is after time expires, i'm done and i move on to the next sketch. this however is about 20 minutes into the process. so i've got 70 minutes left to put into it. i would have done it in one setting, but it's rather difficult when you have

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well after a long delay, from out of town work, i've made it back to my trusty scanner. this is kinda' of a warm up, but it serves it's purpose. with this i was working out some things with my shading. i got a little unfocused with the with the details and line work, so i stopped in mid draw and started the tone work. c u later this week with more. peace out

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and here i am again. no pics, just words. i was working out of town, for my real job, and returned home. then went back out of town, again, and this time i left my scanner at home.so, in a nut shell, i will be returning to posting pics again on December, 8, 2008. please mark that date, because the pics and a few surprises are pilling up. so i'll see ya'll then.peace out

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returning to a new/old skill set...my art always needs to progress, but i feel its just as important to expand my skills beyond penciling. i usually draw original character designs, but i find learnng a new skill set, with characters you're still exploring can compound the difficulty. with existing characters, like Dukoo, i can push aside how they look because it's already established. then i can

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this is an interesting character design. the idea got sparked when we talked abut life and death. how all our choices in between shape our lives, and how we are remembered in death. well this was the result of that Q&A session. you'll have to wait to here more, but i promise it'll be worth it. i also tried some background in this one. i just felt like my sketches seemed a little empty lately. so

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Either way, i did some research. butterflies were often used as pariables to describes ones transformation towards Christ. as a catepillar, it crawls about going from day to day, it does so, not knowing it's full potential. until one day it stops spins a cacoon, and emergies into something awesome, and takes flight. i often remember those days, of my own crawling about. until i bacame a

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i learned that Jesus often compared us to sheep. i also never questioned why. until my patsor broke it,(he watchs a lot animal planet) sheep when they graze have actully been know to walk of the edge of a cliff. fact. why? when they graze the sheep become so fixed with what's in front of them, they are often become oblivious to any danger around them. it's an accurate portrayel of human behavior.

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