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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...

Jean Grey inks

Digitally inked version of the Jean Grey/Phoenix piece I did a few days ago.  Working on my inking.  Fun to try some new things.  Not too skilled yet but I feel comfortable working like this.

Nova inks

Working on my inking again.  The original pencils were on 8.5" x 11" but I printed the blue line on 11" x 17" and inked over it.  Nova was done mostly with brush.  The backgrounds were a variety of mediums.  It was beneficial for me since I hadn't inked some of these effects before.  I do NOT like the feathering on the effects.  I think I did okay (by my novice standards) on the feathering on Nova himself.  Just not good on the background.  I suppose there are better ways to tackle these effects (especially the starry background) and hopefully I'll learn those over time.  Mixed bag but it was fun and I think I learned some things.

Inking!

It's been a while since I've worked on any inking so I thought I better pencil in some time.  Er, I mean, INK in some time.  Right?  Anyway, I decided to try my hand at the Daredevil piece I recently finished and a Captain Marvel I did a couple of months ago.  Daredevil was inked mostly with a brush, the brick work was done with a nib and the background buildings with pens.  Captain Marvel was done almost entirely with a brush with the exception of some of her costume details.

Magneto

I did a drawing of Magneto a few years.  Figured it would be a good inking exercise.  Some of it turned out relatively well, and some I really think I struggled with.  It was done mostly with a brush and I know using it can really make some great looking long, flowing lines.  But, I still use my wrist too much rather than my whole forearm or arm and it really puts a damper on my range of motion.

Dr. Strange (da return)

Yikes!  It's been a while since I paid much attention to this blog.  I think one of my problems has been that I have a habit of spending time explaining my process instead of just posting images.  While I do enjoy talking about what went into the creation of the piece, it is time consuming and makes it difficult to keep posting when time is a factor.  So, I'm going to try my best to keep this updated and will start with something I created recently.