Sorry it's been so long since I posted but I got a promotion at my day job and have been more concerned with drawing than scanning, digital cleanup, and posting... I've really let things pile up, but I'll probably have another 3 piece post up within the week...
So, first we have a piece that I believe may be my best work with no image reference. I've been consciously trying to draw with no image reference the last couple months. Not on long-term larger drawings, but the amount of size and detail that I can mash out in a few hours of drawing and toning... I just think it's time to start forcing myself to imagine interesting poses and framing rather than relying on the distortion of existing imagery in any media. It's a necessity if that great idea for an original graphic novel or one-shot ever hits me again...
The character is Guy Smith aka Mr. Sensitive aka The Orphan, The Leader of X-Statix. I have altered his hair color, but as many people have told me, all of my characters (except my more recent girls) end up looking like me anyway... If you want to read a hilarious pop culture and celebrity commentary book, X-Force (and eventually X-Statix) is an astounding run that spans 7 Volumes with an ever-so-slight hint that we may see some of these characters again. The writing (Peter Milligan) and art (Mostly Michael Allred, but guests include Paul Pope & Darwyn Cooke) were daring and subversive for their time and look even more so such when compared with the present state of Marvel Central ("The Jemas-Quesada days at Marvel were so grand and transformative..." should be my mantra). Here is the color image, the black & white, and a page from Milligan & Allred's modern classic...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Sensitive
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And next we have 2000 AD's own Judge Dredd... Although, wildly popular in the UK (I'd say on the level of Bats here in the states) most people tend to think of the awful 1995 Stallone movie. I was one of these people, but upon my re-submergence into comics back in 1999 I developed an understanding of the entire picture. See, I know the pain those Dredd fans felt and still feel. I saw "Daredevil" (pretty much my favorite superhero) and have to guess that's pretty close on the pain-scale. Recently, I've been reading the reprints of the late 70s run of the character and thought I'd give drawing him a try. Below my image is a shot of Jock ("The Losers" & "Green Arrow : Year One") drawing Dredd...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Dredd
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There isn't too much to this one. I actually gave it to a friend of mine for Christmas. Think of your favorite memory this past Christmas when you see it at full size, it makes it waaay better...
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