Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Patrice's Apartment from Google Sketchup

Cool little modelling app from google allows you to make a 3d model and then view it from any angle. Also has a ton of models others have built for reference. This could be helpful for seeing in perspective.

Here is a model I made for Patrice's apartment.



Another angle looking at the living-room area from the kitchen counter.



And another one looking back at the kitchen from the sitting area.




Also here is a model someone else did of Jerry Seinfeld's apt.

Friday, November 24, 2006

post buzz brett


just trying to see if I can draw Brett without the long hair. Threw in seedless and Patrice for composition practice.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

a little scene....


Just doodling while waiting to go to the in-laws for thanksgiving.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

pony tail


yet another sketch....focusing on the hair and practicing her face. In this sketch, she looks a little heavier than the last one. I think this one is a little better. Getting closer.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

another sketch


This drawing doesn't look good to me but it served it's purpose. I am basically trying to work out the body proportions and I think I am closing in on what I want. Also I think I am getting a handle on Patrice's basic look. However, this drawing looks a little dumpy/sloppy for some reason. I think part of it is the pen I used tonight. anyway more later.

more patrice sketches


another Patrice. longer nose bridge. smaller eyes....getting better.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

more lettering p 16


I wanted to add the words to this page since it mostly exists for the conversation. stil lnot sure if the flow of the balloons works. I thinned the balloon border by 1 pixel to see if looks better thinner on this page also.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

progress on page 6


more work last night and tonight. The page is coming together pretty good.

Friday, October 27, 2006

Page 6-7 combo


started working on combining pages 6-7 last night. Here's what I got so far.

Monday, October 16, 2006

p16 layouts


...all geeked up so I figured I'd get going on p 16. Here are the layouts...

Monday, October 09, 2006

page 15



mostly completed p 15 over the long weekend. This page caused me a ton of frustration for a number of reasons so I am glad the pencils are almost done.

Friday, October 06, 2006

How-to by Kazu

Here is a cool step-by-step of the process Kazu Kibuishi uses on his "Copper" strip. I especially like that he uses a "cheap flat-bed scanner" because, so do I.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

cast and crew



here is a sketch of the characters in the comic through the first 14 pages.

Monday, September 25, 2006

how to draw boobs




found this little gem while surfing around

Process page 14 - rendering



Here is the second pass of pencils. I changed the gun a little in panel 5 because it looked too small in the original layout. And that's right...those are speed lines baby!

Thursday, September 21, 2006

11 pages and counting


page-1, originally uploaded by MDTSHORT.

Photo set of the first 11 inked pages put up on flickr for sharing etc. I have pencils scanned for p12 (but not for 13) and am working on p 14 now. Moving right along. Anyway I was playing with various venues for posting/viewing this stuff and flickr seems pretty good. Tell me what you think - either here or there.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Process page 14 - sketch



Here is the first pass at page 14. sketch the whole thing with light pencil (2h or 4h). Making sure everything is ok before adding any lines or tone. (The big ugly gray streak in the middle is due to my small scanner.)

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Darkness is Spreading!!!


This is supposed to be a night scene so here is the first cut at making the street dark....I will do the othe half of the dbl page tomorrow

He's the DJ I'm the Rapper


Its DJ MARKIE and Chubbystubby

Friday, September 08, 2006

my last FM site


yeah these are the last 10 songs I listened to...

go to last.fm to see a little more

Thursday, September 07, 2006

less blurry...but also less interesting


here is another less blurry pic.

Bollocks!!


Took a picture of all the pages we have so far......and it's friggin blurry!!! Oh well, I had some beers when I took the pic so I guess it's not all that surprising!!! anyway....more later.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

double page spread


first double page layout I've ever really done. here are just the first draft pencils. Still need to go back and add shade etc.. This took me a long time to even begin but I am pretty happy with the results.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Chef Special


Picture I pencilled and Bruce inked last week. This was sort of a prelim/practice for doing a scene in a casino kitchen.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Page 9


Here are the pencils from page 9 of the comic. Starting to draw and compose better I think.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Sketch 2



Another Sketch....

Sketch


Just started a comic project with a guy from work. Here are some sketches. Tell me what you think.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

pages from Hank's war

Last night I scanned in the old pencils and parital inks of the comic we did with April back in early 1997. We are close to the 10 year anniversary of this work. Also these are the first comic pages I ever did. The cover is an add-on I did a couple months ago after a cover from the Losers.


Hank's War

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Process...



the pic below was an attempt to draw a nice background and then more cartoony characters. I think it came out pretty good. Here I have put the original photo background next to the drawing I did of it and added a photoshop combo of the two pieces...

Thursday, December 01, 2005

psion sketch


Reading the "Buy my Books" column on CBR...Kirkman was hyping up his collaborator Cory Walker. Walker has an easy cartoony style which inspired me to draw.

Alexander...closer to great



Finally got to work a little more on this and then my computer died. I had to rescan and recolor the entire thing. Tell me what you think?

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Alexander the Great


Here is the first draft of the Alexander drawing I am doing for Koli. Still haven't finished rendering with color and need to add the title. Comments welcome.

Saturday, September 03, 2005

interesting article on work for hire rights

Started doing a little research on the whole ownership of creative property . The Star Wars dude asked if I'd do some concept art for a movie he is pitching to some "Hollywood Execs." Riiiight. Anyway, I humored him and said I was interested just to make sure I'd get the stupid stormtrooper helmet. It sounds like anything I'd create for this guy would become his property but I could retain rights to any original art. I THINK that means that if that guy wanted to take that Star Wars drawing I did, mass produce it, and sell it, he could do it without me seeing a single penny. I could only take the original drawing and sell that if I wanted. It's a shitty deal for an artist, particularly if you design something like the Terminator endoskeleton for a movie studio, the movie goes on to spawn sequels, merchandise, comic series and you never see another cent more than your original fee.

In this case, the guy hasn't offered anything yet - just asked if I was interested. In all likelihood, it'd prob. be for another homemade movie prop. Sounds like a lot of work for little reward. If the guy asks for a design for a cryogenics technician without much more description, the artist is doing all the work: costume design, chracter physical attributes, etc. Not sure it's worth it, other than the slim chance of having something you design get put into a movie.

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

pretty damn good colors


This is one of the better coloring jobs I've seen. Check out how the colorist adds muscle tone to an otherwise flat drawing.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Cover for hank's war


just for the hell of it I did a little cover (ok ok, it's a slight copy off of a cover from "the losers") but it was just for fun. Remember "Stool pigeon press"? I thought it was hilarious!

Monday, August 29, 2005

stormtrooper helmet



looks like I might actually get it! looks pretty cool in the photo. If this works out I might consider doing work for his other project. We'll see...

Hank's war



Here is a little sketch of a possible cover to the old comic. I wasn't sure if we ever had a name for it so I am calling it, "Hank's War". The little boxes didn't come out so good...need to start usign rulers when I am tryign to do straight lines. but here is something to look at....

Friday, August 19, 2005

Hiring character creators at Super Villain Studios

I don't know if you guys have used 3dStudio Max....but this sounds like a crap load of fun. cool website too.

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

New FREE website....

here is the free site so far. I haven't uploaded everything yet or transferred the DNS (hence the URL is funny) I just wanted to get a feel for how it would look with the ads. So...I think it sucks with ads. what do you think?

options:

1) accept the ads and design the site so everything appears below the ads, that is, integrate the ads into the design a bit better.

2) these guys have a $35/year package that has no banner.

3) keep the lunar pages site. easier but costlier....($99/year)

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

here's a job for yooz

Profile ID: 71394 matches...
Project ID: 157166
Title: Adult Web site needs cartoonist
Category: Illustration / Cartooning / Painting / Sculpting
Description:
We would like to launch a new content area of our amateur adult Web site in the
next 30-45 days.

We are seeking an adult/erotic cartoon artist that can create a set of 20 pinup
illustrations of our main character (in color, sample attached), then a monthly
cartoon (non-animated) feature monthly with an additional 10 pinups monthly.

We can provide artists with reference photography of the main character as well,
but the design we've decided on is attached. We're looking for a character /
comic design that closely resembles this genre of drawing (sample attached).

We're hoping to pay $250 monthly for this work.