31 Dec 2011

Monster-Riding Doodze (Sketchpad Confessional)

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I think the theme for the new year is monsters. Not like I didn't draw them before, but...

This one is being ridden by a Doodze, which wasn't the plan when I started drawing it, but seems to work. It just may show up sometime in the pages of the comic (www.doodze.com). Seems like a lot of my best ideas are off-the-cuff and start with a quick sketch or doodle; like Doodze itself.

29 Dec 2011

Ship-eating sea monster (Sketchpad confessional)

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19 Dec 2011

2 Faces (Sketchpad Confessional)

I've been wanting to simplify my "superhero/real people" art style for a while now. I'm really into the idea of being economic with my line use, especially with finished, inked illustrations.

Looking through some old sketches I've landed on some keys. These two faces show a couple if things I can implement: The first one (the elf chick) has simplified hair; basically it's one shape rather than a bunch if lines. The second face has simplified eyes, with the bottom lid non-existent, making for fewer lines still.

1 Dec 2011

Branch-Face

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A space-fairing botanist whose ship was caught in a radiation storm just as he performing an experiment with bonsai in his lab. The resulting power surge caused the branch he was trimming to take root in his forehead, forever changing him into the hero known as Branch-Face. Friend of Spaceboy Ed.
1 Dec 2011

Spaceboy Ed 2

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This is just a doodle but I'm pretty sure I like this version better. And I actually had an idea the other day for how to use this character.
30 Nov 2011

#30characters Day 30 : Moxie

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Meet Moxie - a spunky, rocket-pack-wearing, gadget-loving adventure girl.
30 Nov 2011

What's she thinking? (random sketch)

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This sketch isn't based on anyone in particular; just a random sketch of a girl. But it dies pose a question I'm sure every guy has asked about some girl at some point.

This one's been kicking around for a while now. Drew it several months ago, even shot it with my iPhone for quick and easy posting, but never got around to it till now.

29 Nov 2011

#30characters - Day 29 - Tiny Monster

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Slight cheat, as this is an idea I've had for a while. I don't have a name for these critters yet, but they're another kind of monster for my webcomic, Doodze. I'd tell you more, but it would contain spoilers; can't explain what these are without giving too much away.
28 Nov 2011

28 - Mr. Muko

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Another fancy-suit-wearing alien mobster, this time of the big and hairy variety. I like this one better than Zarnix, I think. There aren't enough harry, fat aliens, if you ask me. Maybe this guy will be Zarnox's boss... Or rival... Or both?
28 Nov 2011

27 - The Martinet

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Another villain for Insomniac. Like Chaos, this is another complete re-imagining of an old character, basing the new design mostly on the name alone. Martinet means "a strict disciplinarian" and is especially used in reference to the military, so this Martinet has a military background (hence the uniform) whereas the original was basically just Lady Deathstrike from X-Men, but with a whip that came out of her cyborg hand. I did keep the cyborg hand this time but that's about it.

Robin White's Posterous

A Canadian in Japan. 日本にいるカナダ人。