Process and n' Changes

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 reminded me that this is what you would face, just for believing in me, but do you trust me enough to know I am with you always, to guide you through the fire? the answer was yes. with that knowledge i began to prepare myself for the time i would have to do the things i ejnjoy doing the most. the images below are what i've been doing in that time.

Alen Tew. thank you. Not for being a greatest artist that ever lived. Not even for calling me up and being my bud (Alan did not call, we don't know one another) but simply being transparent enough to share some simple techniques, film it and post the "tutorial" on you site for me to find. Simply being yourself and hearing your thought process, allowed me to not only understand what you were doing, but also to apply it, and make it my own. in other words, even when you didn't know if any of it would be of any use, you still "passed the information along", and maybe some one else would find some use from it. most of the time as artists, that's all we need to do, pass the information along. the Bible speaks, "...Knowledge not shared, is useless...". Thanks again for sharing Alan.

David Finch. has done me a favor in which he will never know my gratitude. Hands. they are the most difficult things to reproduce with lines, and the most essential. most of communication is done with the face and hands, but even to the un-artistic eye can tell when they are not quite right. David goes beyond just drawing them, but laying down the "journey" of brining it all together. When drawing hands, or anything for that matter, it can get complicated on where to start, or what to leave out. Davids simply breaking down the hands into shapes that look so natural it's unbelievable. It's easy to tell somebody to "study anatomy" but being able to translate that from lines into a likeness of hands, is another thing altogether. Thank you David for helping me sharpen my skills, and building that bridge from point A to B.

peace out

Upping my Game

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 phenomenal. i man their work is so well crafted that's it's easy to see why they are working professionally. And that's when it hit me, i needed to"Up my Game". The render below is of "Matt Damon", i seriously question the likeness, and even the composition, but that wasn't the point. The effort below was attempt to recall the skills of rendering, proportions, and basic composition. all skills that will aid in any effort no matter what type of illustration you do. Now this version took i think about 45 minutes, maybe but you can see fro the results i hope i'm headed in the right direction.

peace out

Cpt. Planet the remix

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 weekend

peace out

batgirl: something old, new again

Batman Beyond

enjoy

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Doodles in between pages and other things...

Red X from Teen Titans animated show.

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Working Space

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 thing, i'm getting more stuff done in the closet, sitting on a bucket, with an oversized clipboard, than i did with a real professional setup. but hey, i ain't got it like jim lee....yet. ;)

peace out