Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, cintiq, dc, digital, Drawing, drawn, manga studio, photoshop, wacom, wallpaper, wonder woman on September 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I made another shot at Wonder Woman because I wanted a wallpaper on my computer screen that I drew. My two previous attempts were okay at best and I’m much more satisfied with this version. This one didn’t take long, only about an hour and a half or so for the whole thing. Tried to record a speed draw of it, but my software crapped out on me :/.
Things will slow down even more for a variety of reasons:
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged adobe, Art, cintiq, digital art, Drawing, manga studio, photoshop, wacom, web comic on August 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I’m gonna be MIA for a while while I get work done on this large (maybe the largest) project I’ll ever draw to completion. At the current state of the Black Carnival comic book, we’ve only seen four members of the Black Carnival Sheriff’s Office. 1) Gillian Akers, our rash, feisty, and impulsive protagonist. 2) Flynt, Gillian’s Guardian Angel. 3) Sheriff Meiter, the fearless Satyr leader of the Sheriff’s office. And 4) Miss Darcy, the hormonal secretary. Well I’m working on a large profile shot that will feature 10 to-be-featured players at the Black Carnival Sheriff’s office. I’ve included a work-in-progress screenshot of a corner that features two the of confirmed profiles to be included. The other 6 characters to be included are influenced heavily on concept art I’ve done in the past and previous incarnations of the Black Carnival story, but will be reimagined as the latest canon concepts in this drawing. It’s a large project and in balancing it with school, it will be tough to promise when it’ll come out. I’m working very hard on it and will try to get it out as soon as I can.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, black carnival, comics, Drawing, wacom, web comic on August 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Gillian and Flynt go over the mission on their way to the Howling Siren. I know Gillian acts kinda bitchy, but I’m more trying to lean her towards a Renegade Fem-Shep from the Mass Effect series. She’ll have her chance to show more of her true colors and loyalty eventually. Once I get there. One panel at a time.
And speaking of panels, oh man, look at that production quality. Did I actually spend more than five minutes on a background? It’s quite astounding what happens when you put a little elbow grease in the less important stuff like backgrounds. You can obviously tell when I worked on certain panels on different days. Panels 1 and 3 differ in art significantly, though I think I’m really digging the character design of Gillian in panel 3. I love 4 panel pages because it’s a lot less intimidating to work harder on one panel and still obtain a sense of progress. I’ll try to maintain this quality when it comes to 6 panel pages, but we’ll see.
Probably a pin up or two before the next Black Carnival. I’m more on devoting my time to drawing over writing for Banana Scoop these past few days, but I don’t think you guys are complaining and I’m having a blast. Now about that DC pin up…
Posted in Television, tagged AMC, Art, cintiq, don draper, Drawing, fan art, mad men, peggy olson, pete campbell, roger sterling, wacom on August 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Roger Sterling
Dialogue I had in mind when drawing this:
Roger’s current mistress: “turn out the light honey”
Roger: “what light, there is no light, when has there ever been a light?”
Interestingly enough there are two types of Rogers: 1) hilarious and fun bro-Roger and 2) depressed and messy Roger. I opted to draw the 2nd because that Roger is so fascinating to me.
I did this as a request from a friend. Roger is probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite character in my recently finished Mad Men. After drawing my first favorite, Peggy (which this drawing makes look silly in terms of detail and effort lol), I still had a pang for Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. And poof this piece I’m really proud of in terms of detail and shading.
Posted in The Black Carnival, tagged Art, black carnival, Drawing, webcomic on August 15, 2014| 4 Comments »
Woo-hoo! Another one in time before school starts. Let’s meet Flynt: Gillian’s over-protective/over-enthusiastic Guardian Angel. He’ll try to find every excuse to be by her side to her dismay. In terms of meta stuff, Gillian went through another series of redesigns. Rather then postponing the comic to hone in the final design for some of my key characters, I’ll chug through producing actual story content while tweaking designs until I find the one I like best.
In terms of progressing the story, I think the next couple are four panel pages, so hopefully we won’t see as much of a break. I’m definitely getting faster and faster at these while maintaining decent level of details. I might get side-tracked with other projects and school though. You might have seen I’ve been busy doing Avatar profile pics and I have a very awesome Roger Sterling picture in the works. I just watched Batman: Assault on Arkham and am feeling another DC lady pin-up binge, so watch out for that as well!
Posted in Television, tagged aang, Art, asami soto, bolin, Drawing, fan art, korra, last airbender, legend of korra, mako, Nickelodeon on August 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I struggled with letting Asami smile in her mugshot or not, or whether I should try to make her seductive in her mugshot given how much of a bombshell she’s meant to be. Ultimately, I went with a serious shot because I pictured if Asami did have to get arrested (which is true in her canon mugshot), she would be very upset and serious about it. Ta-da, serious Asami. I’m obviously going to finish Bolin and I might do Kai, Tenzin, and maybe Bumi.
Posted in Television, tagged Art, asami, bolin, Drawing, fan art, korra, legend of korra, mako, Nickelodeon on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The wanted posters continue with Mako’s wanted poster. It’s not nearly as detailed as Korra because Mako’s wanted poster was very obscured and difficult to view. So I took a generic picture of Mako and modified it slightly to match the wanted poster. I added the gritted teeth because I think it fit Mako’s attitude as well as Korra’s general tone did. I think I’m trapped with doing the final 2, plus I accepted a request to do a profile of Roger Sterling, so Black Carnival is taking (another) break right now as I do some of this fan art.
Posted in Fig Art, Television, tagged aang, Art, asami, Avatar, bolin, Drawing, fan art, last airbender, legend of korra, mako on August 3, 2014| 2 Comments »
I have a lot to say about Legend of Korra this season, mostly summed up by one word: ACE. In the most recent episode, there’s reference to a set of wanted posters picturing Neo-Team Avatar. I absolutely fell in love with Korra’s ‘smugshot’. I was able to grab a screenshot of Korra’s wanted poster and performed a quick trace-and-color of the drab and sepia-esque picture. I’m really into it and I have motivation to try to make due with the rest of the out of focus and skewed images of the other 3 (and maybe a bonus one of Kai).
I used a texture pen to kind of give the drawing some…well texture I guess, but let me know if you guys think a regular G-pen will work better.
Posted in Fig Art, Television, tagged AMC, Art, cintiq, digital, don draper, Drawing, mad men, peggy olson, season 7, wacom on July 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I finished Mad Men guys. I have an article to write summing up my experiences with it, but for now I’m settling with some fan art of my favorite character in the series, Peggy Olson. Lots to do in the coming week. The Mad Men article, Black Carnival #4, packing to move out to my new apartment next week! Let’s hope I have time.
Posted in The Black Carnival, tagged Art, cintiq, comic, Drawing, wacom, webcomic on July 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I love that first panel. I went as far as making it my Twitter Profile image for a while I love it so much. I’m getting the hang of a routine when it comes to drawing these. In the past, I would sketch all four panels, then proceed to inking all four panels, then proceeding to coloring all four panels, etc. But now I am doing one whole panel at a time and I like that a lot better. You legitimately feel the progress and you don’t get burnt out with limited completion. Depending on my schedule Black Carnival #4 might take a little bit longer to finish because it’s a 6 panel page and I want to work on some pin up art.
Posted in The Black Carnival, tagged Art, black carnival, cintiq, comics, Drawing, funny, wacom, web comic, webcomic on July 21, 2014| 3 Comments »
Deputy Gillian Akers meets Sheriff Meiter’s new secretary to discover a dark secret.
Black Carnival Overview Summary:
My name is Gillian Akers You see, 3 years ago most of my family was massacred in an attempt to seize the family’s prized possession, ownership of The Black Carnival. I was one of the few survivors and the heavens literally sent help from above to keep me safe from those who want to take my right to one day own it. The Black Carnival is a controlled ‘haven’ for all things dangerous, discarded, and devious. Ownership provides you access to some of the most powerful and dangerous people and beings around. But my whole life I never really cared about that, at least until my family paid the price for it. To help me survive, my Uncle Flynt has trained me as a part of his protection initiative. I intend to use my newfound skills to return to the Black Carnival to find the people who murdered my family. My uncle and I now work as a part of the Black Carnival Sheriff’s Office, occasionally taking out the Carnival’s trash and simultaneously investigating those who tried to take everything away from me. I will work day and night to find them and return the favor.
I’ve got plenty of panels already written, so it’s up to me to get off my lazy butt and draw them. I’m really excited about the new direction and am very satisfied with the quality. Satisfied. Maybe satisfaction isn’t enough…Which means I can probably step up my game ;D.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, black carnival, comic, Drawing on June 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Drew some more concept art of my flagship characters for my original series, The Black Carnival. I’m edging towards another reboot/revamp given my newfound time during the summer.
For those interested, here’s a little summary of the starting monologue I plan on using for the series to introduce the premise.
My name is Gillian Akers and this is my Uncle Flynt. Well he’s not really my uncle, he’s a supernatural ‘Guardian Angel’, charged with protecting me from those who intend to hurt me. You see, 3 years ago most of my family was massacred in an attempt to seize the family’s prized possession, ownership of The Black Carnival. I was one of the few survivors and the heavens literally sent help from above to keep me safe from those who want to take my right to one day own it. The Black Carnival is a controlled ‘haven’ for all things dangerous, discarded, and devious. Ownership provides you access to some of the most powerful and dangerous people and beings around. But my whole life I never really cared about that, at least until my family paid the price for it. To help me survive, my Uncle Flynt has trained me as a part of his protection initiative. I intend to use my newfound skills to return to the Black Carnival to find the people who murdered my family. My uncle and I now work as a part of the Black Carnival Sheriff’s Office, occasionally taking out the Carnival’s trash and simultaneously investigating those who tried to take everything away from me. I will work day and night to find them and return the favor.
So how’s the reboot going to work?
We’ll dive into it below. This will include two pieces of concept art about the two flagship characters, the first strip, and a summary of the structure of how the story will be told.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, comic books, comics, DC Comics, Drawing, new 52, superman, wonder woman on June 8, 2014| 2 Comments »
I got a pang to draw more DC heroes after my Zatanna drawing and I decided to redraw Wonder Woman after my derpy interpretation in the past. I admit, this is still a little derpy, but I’m definitely trying to a weird medium between pure cartoon and semi-realism. Anyways, it came out kind of okay, and I’m getting more and more surprised with how quickly I finish these with this particular piece being clocked in at about a little over 2 hours. Does that mean if I focus more time I can get more quality results? I dunno. I’ve never had a project that has taken over 5 or 6 hours max on my Cintiq, maybe it’s time I try.
Anyways, let me know if you guys have any comments or questions.
I have Black Carnival stuff also, but I’m just waiting for the opportune time to share it.
Also, here is a speed art video below.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, comics, dc, DC universe, Drawing, screenflow, speed, zatanna, Zatanna Zatara on May 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Drew and recorded this picture of Zatanna Zatara from the DC universe.
I had a lot of fun with this project and definitely think it’s one of the best I’ve done in a while.
Took about 3 – 4 hours to complete.
Don’t really know what’s next for drawing, but I’m excited if it goes in this kind of direction more.
Enjoy!
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, cintiq, comic books, comics, dc, jason todd, manga studio, red hood, robin, wacom on May 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Jason Todd was found by Batman breaking into the Batmobile as a kid. When Bruce saw potential in the young boy, he made him his second Robin. Jason was fueled by rage and revenge, which led to his painful death at the hands of the Joker, leaving Bruce distraught. After he was resurrected [because comics logic], he returned to Gotham as the masked vigilante Red Hood, where he takes an ultraviolent approach to dealing with Gotham’s criminals. Red Hood and the Dark Knight have butted heads ever since, debating on whose justice system is working for Gotham better.
If interested, read or watch the DC story arc: “Under the Red Hood”. It’s really good.
Taking a small break from the Robins to do some original content. It’ll be up in a couple of days.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, barbara gordon, batgirl, Batman, cintiq, dc, digital, Drawing, wacom on May 13, 2014| 2 Comments »
As promised, more DC characters have been drawn, now featuring Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl.
I’ve got the 4 Robins already sketched and they’re awaiting proper coloring treatments. Expect those soon.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, cintiq, comics, dc, diana, Drawing, manga studio, photoshop, superman, wonder woman on May 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a quick one-day sketch of Diana Prince who is also known as Wonder Woman. I’m a bit on a DC bend right now. Expect more DC heroes, particularly the Bat family. I got Batgirl in the works. Might go towards the 3 remaining Robins I haven’t done. Might go towards some villains. And of course the B-man himself. Any who, I’m still trying to find my ‘style’ so to speak, so expect some variations.
As for Black Carnival stuff, I’m not entirely sure where I want to go with it. With summer here, I have the time to return to a strip a week, but I’ve considered heavy rewrites and of course more concept art changes. When I have something more solid, I’ll update everyone.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, comic, finals week on April 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Finals week is here and it means that I’m very busy and very stressed. I can safely say that this is the last sh*tty semester of my college career, taking an awful 14 hours (which at Georgia Tech engineering = a sh*t ton). There’s no fluff here: senior design, polymer fibers, quantum chemistry, chemical safety, and process control. So now that I have 3/5 of the finals down, I decided to give myself a break and sit in a stiff chair for 2-3 hours and draw. My back hurts and I’m even more tired. I have a weird sense of taking a break.
This comic is about me ‘beating’ the first 3 finals and the last 2 taunting me as I struggle to the finish line. Wish me luck. I’m going in.
That being said: summer is right around the corner and that means more things Banana Scoop.
I’m excited.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, cintiq, comics, image, lying cat, saga, wacom on April 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
Saga is currently one of my favorite comic books out there. Due to a lack of super original wallpapers for it, I decided to take it upon myself to draw one. I chose Lying Cat because she’s definitely one of my favorite characters from it so far. But truth be told I like all of them. Anyways, just wanted to share with you guys something I did so you knew I wasn’t completely gone.
Edit: This was a trace. I’m not THAT skilled.
Posted in Books, tagged Art, Batman, Books, cintiq, dc, Drawing, manga studio, new 52, nightwing, wacom on April 2, 2014| 2 Comments »
It’s been pretty stressful over here at Georgia Tech. Chemical Engineering degrees don’t just get themselves. I’m sorry I’ve broken my promise of videos, comic strips, articles, and pictures every week. It’s unfortunately too much to handle. However, I’ll remember to update this blog every once in a while when I make something worth sharing.
Picked up the first two volumes of New 52 Nightwing. Thought it was pretty neat and drew this quick picture. Enjoy.
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