CCA HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR

This will be my first year in a long time not Selling my artwork at the Holiday craft fair. I'm going to be out of town and will unfortunately miss this fun community event. I should be around to do it again in Spring, but that's no reason for you to miss out on the extremely talented students/alumni and buy something unique. You won't regret you did. Find more info here. Happy Holidays everyone!

ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS: ROBIN FROM FRANK MILLER'S DARK KNIGHT RETURNS

Holy look a likes Batman! Yup apparently I go to school with the caped crusader's partner in . . . justice? This girl left early in the drawing but I knocked out the basic idea and embellished a little after that. At least I know my school campus is safe from super villains.

FRUSTRATION BRINGS ABOUT FANART: ROGUE FROM X-MEN

Tonight I was getting burnt out on some school assignments and decided to cool my jets with some fanart.

In which case I give you my first unrequited nerd crush ever! Screw learning to draw the marvel way from John Buscema. (I do own the book) I learned by drawing Rogue, and wolverine, more than my fair share. 

I wanted to keep Rogue's original look, but in my own style. It was a quick sketch with some photoshop touchups, but I'm pleased with it overall. Maybe except for the fact that in the original sketch I put her lower leg and foot behind her other leg, making it seem as though she's hobbling around on one leg and making a questionable silhouette . . . Anyway, I caught that too late, and tried to fix it in photoshop with some hodge podge foreshortening. Ignore the quick patch job and Enjoy it Sugar!


Inspired in part by the incredible Katie Shanahan's Rogue fan work.

ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS: STAMPEDE 'o' PUGS

Saw this one while riding my bike a while back. The poor old lady had no chance against the sheer number of these frolicking burritos with legs. After doing the drawing in the middle I figured it was time to experiment with shapes, and thoroughly enjoyed drawing more of these playful pups. Easily my favorite page in my current sketchpad, and the little sleeping one towards the top is my favorite of the bunch.

DRAWABOUT: MOSTLY SAN FRANCISCO

ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS : YOUR OLD INSUFFERABLE GRANDADDY!

Well, he's survived WWII, the coal mines and all thirteen of his ex-wives, and now you're going to find out how. Why? Because he's coming out to your house in the suburbs to live with you. You'll find charm in all his wonderful ways. You can be sure he'll leave cups of his  chewed up tobacco all around your house, walk around naked whenever he damn well pleases and teach your kids to play bloody brass knuckles.

I saw this guy over the summer. I was driving to pick my friend up so we could draw at the auto museum. Unfortunately since I was driving I only had a few seconds to take in the details as he illegally crossed the street and glared at me in such a way that said "I'm gonna find you and deal with you later, but first I'm gonna fish my smoke and take a piss." The guy was already a perfect caricature so I doubt my memory did him much justice, but here you go.

DRAWABOUT: SAN FRANCISCO ZOO