sketch dump monday

Oh hey, remember when I said I would post on this blog everyday? I might have been lying in the face there. But I will be positing to day because I have stuff today(and hopefully I will have stuff tomorrow as well)!

First, yesterday was Mother's Day, and I made my mom a card like I always do! I hate making cards WITH A FIERY PASSION but no good gift comes without some strain, right? Plus, I figure whatever I do, even if it's just a silly doodle(which I should be pretty good at since I do them all the time), it'll still have more heart than a store bought hallmark one.

Next, I did some sketches of this random guy from Esquire magazines. I've been known to swipe magazines from family so I can sketch a particularly nice face or pose or body. This guy I mostly liked his face and pants. He had really nice pants.

Look at the creases on those suckers! WHAT. That's what I'm talkin' bout.

Also I did some random robot sketches, because after seeing the rigs at this FREE RIG BLOG(fuck yeah free rig blog) I felt like making a kick ass robot in maya with some cool rigging and animation. Because, y'know, I can just do that on a whim, it's not like it'll take over a month or anything.

I have a general idea of what I'd like, possibly some barrel chested machina with some cool transforming weapons. The problem is with out a purpose there's no character, and no character makes for lousy design. So I'll put this on the backburner to think about.

Lastly, I'm going to do a Sketched Screenings post tomorrow(hopefully) on Thor, and I finished the sketching and inking. I'll color and post it tomorrow(again hopefully).

I took a little liberty and relied more on the ultimate comic version. You're welcome ladies.

Hmm, blogspot's been kinda wonky lately. I may look into better Tumblr options.

That's all for today! Expect more stuff later.

New comic and cards!

Hey guys! Did you check out today's Purple Boy and Turquoise Girl yet? Well you should! It's totally cute-dorable! Here's a preview:

This time I inked it with a semi-brush pen and scanned it in. It was waaaaay faster and I've got a much easier time making solid curvy lines, but the lines aren't as crisp when I bring them into photoshop. Then again I work on such a huge scale and scale it down when I import it, maybe no one will even notice. What do you guys think? Is there a noticeable difference between this comic and previous comics drawn completely in photoshop?

I also have new card designs! Yesterday when I uploaded the image of the assassin, I thought it was nice and interesting and had just the right amount of space for information, so I turned it into a card!

I like the slightly yellowed lined paper; it gives a nice sketchy cartoony feel close to the style I like. So I made some more variations:

And finally I used it to do a variation of the card I have now:

So what do you guys think of them? Good idea? Bad idea? Is all the info clear? Do you have a favorite? I may do a couple more if I find some more sketches of mine I really like.

Stuff is happening!

I've just realized that almost 2 years ago I created this and called it "Daily Graphic journal", and what with the new Rocket Powered Dragon website up and subsequent blog, I haven't been doing much daily updating. Well no more! I can at the very least update on what's going on in my other comics and blogs and give some sketches here and there.

It's Tuesday! And that means there's a new Brother Rabbit and Acquaintances! You should go check it out, but here's a preview here:

Yeah, I did the sideways dialogue thing. Not because I want to be a fancy shmancy typographer, it just fit in that space that way. What do you think? Too mainstream?

Also I have some pics of backgrounds and of boards over at my Rickety Rat blog.

Also also, I've been doing more work on my sketchbook project, and I'm getting close to being done. I may put it online as a webcomic type organism if I like the art that much. So far, I only feel meh about the art though. But here is the cover and some bits of art:

I like the slightly tan of the page with all the lines. I'm considering making a business card of the second guy.

Also the third, I want to make a Random Awesome comic this week entitled, "A Man of Science". I've been working on the main character and I just can't get his head shape right. Here are his many incarnations!

I will probably do an in depth post of his head on the RPD blog. I'm also going to try to do a Sketched Screenings post this week. Sometime. More stuff to come!

Ratfist Fanart!

Hey guys! I wanted to show you the fanart I did for Doug Tennapel's webcomic Ratfist!

You guys do know about Ratfist, right? He's a rat-themed superhero with a tail that allows him to swing from buildings! Also it shouts his inner thoughts at random times. He's super cool and you should check it out! Also, I included everyone's favorite parody hero, MitterSpam! I wanted to parody Spiderman's first appearance, and can't believe no one in the fanart section has done it yet. The only thing I regret about this piece is that I forgot Milt, his rodent sidekick and companion!

For those who don't know who Doug TenNapel is, shame on you! He's the creator of Earthworm Jim, the nickelodeon show, Catscratch, and multiple awesome graphic novels including Iron West, Creature Tech, and Black Cherry(I defy you to read those descriptions and not be interested). He's a great illustrator and a masterful storyteller and you should check out all his work!

More Noir Sketches

My fiction project story comic thing is coming along nicely. I've written the main story, figured out the layout, and designed the main characters! I have more noir sketches! NOIR SKETCHES EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME!

The Florist is my main protagonist. Here's his progression in to madness:

SOme facial expressions for the Girl with no name.

Different skins for the slinky girl

A sleazy jolly assassin.

Fox on your arm

Hey guys! I haven't posted here in awhile, mainly because I've been doing comics over at Rocket Powered Dragon, my movie review sketch blog, and working on my art house sketchbook project. But I did want to show off some nice sketches I recently did.

A friend of mine asked me to design a fox tattoo for him. Normally I loathe designing tattoos with a fiery passion, but since he's a good friend, and it was an animal, and he was paying me a nice chunk of change, I decided to go with it. And I'm sure glad I did! Doing this made me realize how much I like animals and how much I need to draw them more.

Here is my initial sketch, which I love, but it wasn't quite the design he wanted.

A couple of sketches that are more stealthy, on the prowl.

The final ink version.

Also, if you guys haven't checked out Brother Rabbit, Purple Boy and Turquoise Girl, and the Book of the Barber this week, now's a good time!

Noir sketches and webcomics!

Hey guys! I haven't really posted on here in awhile, so I thought I'd give you a look at some noir sketches! It's for an upcoming sketchbook project and I'll most likely be done and posting about it in about a month, so look forward to that!

One of the protagonists-The Florist

A saucy Secretary

Two sisters. Hmm, "opposites attract" or "Twisted Sister"?

Bad Cop Good Cop

Some skeevy character: A business man, drug dealer, and a druggie

Some lovely ladies

A bartender, an old guy, and a psychiatrist

Also, I haven't been doing comics here, because I've been doing comics for another site I've become a part of, Rocket Powered Dragon! We have comics, animations, games, illustrations and more! You should really check out our stuff! Also, I animated the banner, which I'm pretty proud of.

If you've been going through Josh comic withdrawl, you'll be happy to know I have three webcomics up there! The Adventures of Purple Boy and Turquoise Girl, which is funny and light hearted, The Book of the Barber, which I've finally started up, and Brother Rabbit comics, which I'll be doing a couple of every now and then.

We also have Random Awesome comics, which I did one for, and I might do one there every now and again.

Considering I have 3 of them, and I'm trying to be professional and not BS them, they updates on all of them might be sporadic, but I'll try to get a new one of each up every week.

Oh also, if you didn't know, I did a bunch of reviews over at Sketched Screenings! So you should check those out too!