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, 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, Video Games, tagged cintiq, Drawing, fan art, jinx, League of Legends, manga studio, RIOT, vi, wacom on April 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Jinx and Vi have a staring contest. But Jinx looks like she’s got the upper hand…
One of the more time consuming and experimental projects I’ve done. I learned two new techniques drawing this: the transparency lock tool to color my line art and the multiplication blending tool to shade/light my drawing.
Anyways, I’m very excited to continue drawing and practicing. I’m think of doing some serious Bat Family or Wonder Woman stuff…Or some Saga stuff…Or some more League stuff.
These are the best kinds of problems.
Hardware: Wacom Cintiq 13HD
Software: Manga Studio 5
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.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, bamboo, cintiq, Drawing, intuos, man, manga studio, monster, wacom on March 2, 2014| 1 Comment »
BOOM! Headshot. I am digging the way this page is done and the style. The past four pages have been a roller coaster of quality. From fully colored to incredibly bland to over artistic to whatever this is. Well, whatever THIS is is probably the style I’ll be sticking to for a while. It’s not too time consuming, I think it looks really good, and it’s actually making progress! Anyways guys, enjoy the page, looking forward to doing more.
Other Notes:
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, bamboo, cintiq, Drawing, intuos, lizard, man, manga studio, monster, wacom on March 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A little something I spent a little bit more time and energy on after my stressful week. I’m experimenting more with the shading and line variation and I think it’s paying off really well, especially in color. Boy, Zaspara sure has come a long way from this:
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, cintiq, comic, Drawing, wacom on February 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Cilla is a character from my Black Carnival series.
A couple of notes about this piece
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, black, carnival, comics, Drawing on February 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A couple of notes with this page
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, cintiq, Drawing, wacom on February 13, 2014| 1 Comment »
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, comic, Drawing on February 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
As promised Black Carnival pages 4 & 5. Page 4 is the cover and page 5 is the next page in the chapter.
Your powers of observation are intact, page 4 is in color and page 5 is in black and white. As stated before, I considered the idea of going black and white and I’ve decided to go forward with the idea as I continue to getting used to Manga Studio (MS). MS is a complex program, used by professionals, with many tools that can cut the busy work I had to deal with in Photoshop, but still requires time to learn and effectively use them. As exhibited from page 5, the quality is certainly not as high as some of my previous pages done in Photoshop, but I’ve learned a number of cool tips and tricks that will show improvement over time.
I’m not entirely abandoning color though, because I think it truly does bring pages to life and I enjoy experimenting with depth and the like. The covers and future art profiles are being used to explore coloring and shading under Manga Studio. As soon as I am more comfortable with coloring and full page writing, sketching, and drawing, I’ll move the pages into more color.
I’m going to use this opportunity to work on shading and perspectives while trying to portray the story as well. Enjoy and feel free to add some input as to the direction I’m heading in. More is on the way.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, bamboo, cintiq, Drawing, intuos, manga studio, wacom on February 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Maximillian is a character from my Black Carnival Series
A couple of things worth noting about this post.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, cintiq, Drawing, wacom on January 30, 2014| 3 Comments »
Onsolought is a character from The Black Carnival series.
Onsolought is a shapeshifting shadow. He/She/It is head of The Eclipse, the most enigmatic section of The Black Carnival. A normally shy and rarely seen figure, Onsolought only shows when absolutely necessary. Onsolought takes the forms of animals, channeling and enhancing their natural shape and beauty with an array of pulsating white light. The Eclipse would normally be an incredibly dangerous section of the Black Carnival but Onsolought has been able to maintain the excess of dark energy and magics that its employees and entertainers possess. Carnival goers visit The Eclipse to test their brains and hearts against the dense atmosphere and visual & mental overstimulation. Onsolought watches over this process carefully, ensuring the dangerous employees don’t get too ‘liberal’ with their magics. This way, carnival goers enjoy the test of will while some of the carnival’s most dangerous figures are allowed to ‘release’ pent up magic.
Not much else is known about Onsolought. As the most secluded head of the Black Carnival, he shares no friendship with any of the other heads. He is often passive and holds no opinions on any and all matters. Old Ben, the previous owner of the Black Carnival, has said that if there were disaster to strike the carnival, he wouldn’t know if Onsolought would help them or watch them all fall in lack of interest.
Posted in Fig Art, The Black Carnival, tagged Art, carnival, comic, Drawing on January 29, 2014| 2 Comments »
A couple of notes about this page. Admittingly this is not one of my best pages. I was in a rush to get this done by today and I phoned in a lot of parts. The biggest law defying part of nature [from aside of the typos and unreadable font] is definitely Gillian’s right boob, which I apologize for haha. I had only noticed how off it looked as I begun shading and I admittingly said ‘fck that’ and kept it because I was on a deadline. I’ve been mismanaging my time lately, what with getting accustomed to school and such [my senior design class is killin’ me]. However I’m currently more focused on quantity of quality at the moment because I’m training myself continuously to have a mindset of not letting things go under the rug. I’m hoping it’ll teach me to manage my time better and the like.
All that being said, that concludes the prologue to the Black Carnival! Next week we’ll start the real show [or at least the cover page to the real show haha.]
At some point, I may transition from Photoshop to Manga Studio for my comic making. I’m getting bogged down quite a bit with formatting and the like and I’ve heard Manga Studio can rapidly optimize what I’m aiming for. Of course I have to learn Manga Studio, so it’ll take some time first to do so. I’m telling you this because [while I hope it doesn’t happen] there might be a break sooner or later where I test do a page in Manga Studio. Anywho, just some general news.
Thanks for reading everyone, feel free to point out all the continuity mistakes and typos below! Or if you have any real questions or concerns, feel free to throw those in as well!
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, comic, Drawing on January 22, 2014| 2 Comments »
Things are moving along faster. I’m finding quicker ways to do some of the more mundane things. The story will keep running!
Cassidy is a character from the Black Carnival series.
Cassidy is a mechanic and ride designer. She is a part time head of Atlasland, the amusement park in the Black Carnival. Atlasland is divided into two sections, rides and games. Cassidy is in charge of the rides section, while her twin sister Cameron is in charge of the games section. The two have an ‘unrivaled rivalry’ that nearly tore down Atlasland as a whole. On the dying wish of Atlasland’s previous head, Atlas, he wished the two sisters could get along and make Atlasland the section with the most traffic. The two sisters compromised and now take turns each year being a singular head throughout the year. Their rivalry has forced them to create a better amusement park and has only done Atlasland good. Cassidy has always had the engineering mind, able to bring Cameron’s wondrous and creative ideas to life.
Though the two loathe the other, they both realize how much they need each other in memoriam of their former boss Atlas.
Posted in Video Games, tagged Art, Drawing, League of Legends, orianna, speed on January 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a speed drawing of my Orianna drawing that I shared with you guys yesterday!
Posted in Fig Art, Video Games, tagged Art, bladecraft, Drawing, fan art, League of Legends, orianna on January 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Bladecraft Orianna
I’ve been meaning to draw some fan art for League of Legends, and so I started with one of my favorite champs!
Speed art video uploaded later tonight! I’ll remind you all tomorrow of course haha.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Drawing, illustrator, photoshop, wacom on December 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Mistress Valora is a character from the Black Carnival series.
Valora is half Harpy-half Siren. The Siren half of her makes her gorgeous and elegant, while the Harpy half of her makes her vicious and unforgiving. She is the Head of Customer Services and Satisfaction of the Black Carnival, which includes the Carnival entrance. Her responsibilities include keeping the customers happy and ensuring they’re properly acclimated for the sights they are soon to see. In the darker shade of her job, she is in charge of ‘correction’ and ‘rehabilitation’ of rowdy customers and disturbers of the peace. Valora runs majority of her operations from the Carnival brothel that she owns, The Howling Siren. From there she commands a lethal flock of Harpies, Sirens, and Succubi. She runs the brothel with her reanimated deceased sister, Delilah, and her head of security, Marraine.
Valora will go to great lengths to find the people who cross her. She is a mother eagle, who watches her nest with lethal intention.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, Drawing, Halloween, happy, sam, Scary, trick r treat on October 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Stay safe and don’t break traditions! Or Sam will get you.
Go watch Trick R Treat if you haven’t! Most underrated Halloween movie ever.
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