Family superhero commission

This is a recently finished commission of a family as their favorite superheroes. Well, at least the heroes that the commissioner felt best represented each.

Luigi as Green Arrow

I had the pleasure of setting up a table last weekend here in my hometown of Fargo, ND.  One of the commissions requested of me was of Luigi cosplaying as Green Arrow.  Fun idea.  Instead of trying to fit a character of such a traditional "cartoony" appearance into my own style I took this as an opportunity to try something different.  The folks who commissioned the piece seemed genuinely pleased so that's the important thing but I am quite happy myself.  In hindsight there are some things that I would have done differently but, that's common.

Darkseid

As I get more comfortable working digitally I'm finding it fun and challenging to broaden my horizons and try some new things.  Due in part to my general unease with inking I typically create my pencils very tight.  I'd rather have a clear understanding of my intent when inking rather than having to interpret the meaning.  Weird to say since all of the steps are my own but, whatever...

Convention sketches

I've had the pleasure of attending a couple of local shows/cons in my home state of North Dakota recently.  I'll post a few of my commissions here but I unfortunately forgot to take photos of all of them.  Oh well, I'll just remember to have more beers next time.  That will help, right?!

DC Workshop page 5

Page 5 of my DC Talent Workshop submission.  The big finish!  Business guys, old west madams and desperadoes, superheroes, and cavemen.  All on one page for you viewing enjoyment!

DC Workshop page 4

Looks like I forgot to post this.  I planned to a few days ago.  Dang.

DC Workshop page 3

Page three of my DC Comics Talent Workshop submission.  More details in the posts below.

DC Workshop page 2

This is the second page of the submission I prepared for this year's DC Talent Workshop.  Like mentioned in my previous post, I used one of the scripts that DC provided on their website.

ECCC, DC Talent Workshop, and other stuff

In December I was able to pick up some work drawing double page spreads for an upcoming graphic novel.  It was a lot of fun and was paid work as well so that was nice.  Unfortunately, I'm not able to post the images online for some time.  I'm hoping that the online restriction is lifted soon because I would like to share them (and drum up some interest in the project, of course).

Doctor Fate pencils

I finished this a few weeks ago.  I know I probably seem like an overly-critical broken record at times but this one just doesn't make me happy.  It's pretty common for me to have mixed feelings about a piece, whether it's a pin-up type like this or an actual interior page, immediately after finishing.  Most of the time, if I set it aside for awhile I'll have a new appreciation for it when I look at it again.  This one still isn't giving me the feels.  That probably won't change but here it is anyway.  While I work on some things that I can't post yet I feel I should at least keep posting as much as I can.

Wonder Woman pencil drawing

Fairly quick drawing of Wonder Woman.  I was pretty happy with the sketch phase but I don't know if the final pencils turned out as well I hoped.  Drawn on 8.5 x 11.  Think I'm going to switch back to 9 x 12 for these types of images going forward.

Birds of Prey sample pages

Earlier this year I penciled five pages from the Birds of Prey #74 script by Gail Simone.  The intention was to use it to fill out my portfolio before heading to some conventions.  It had the added benefit of meeting the requirements for DC's Workshop submission criteria.  Unfortunately I wasn't selected for the Workshop.  Maybe next year.

Swamp Thing stages

I've been a bad blogger.  Bad, bad blogger.  I've enjoyed posting art and providing some information or backstory about said artwork but, once I missed a few pieces I had planned on posting about, things got out of hand and here we are.  Anyway, I'm trying to get back on the horse here and thought I'd start with a Swamp Thing drawing I finished recently.  Like I usually do I'll start with genesis of the idea and keep providing information up to the final piece.