INKING MODOK - FINAL

Here's the final inks for Kasra Ghanbari's MODOK commission by David Finch. This was probably about 6-7 hours of work altogether, about 30 minutes to an hour at a time. The paper I had it printed on was not the best quality, so I had to go over most of it twice. I used a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen for most of the piece. I used Copic Multiliners for all of the straight technical lines, and just a regular paint brush & ink to fill in the crazy bubbles. It's by no means perfect, but I still like the way it ended up. I really enjoyed doing this piece ! Hope you all enjoy it (especially you, Kasra) !

TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL !!!!!!!

300 was on TV last night so I decided to watch it for probably the 50th time. It's one of those things where if it's on, I feel obligated to watch it and then I can't turn it off. Ironically my wife Liz and I were just talking about the movie the night before, so it felt like kind of an omen. It's one of my all-time favorite movies. 300 is probably the most visually stunning film I've ever seen ! Obviously the action and fight scenes are legendary, but it's the look and feel of the whole thing that really gets to me. The colors, backgrounds and landscapes are just so perfect. I was so glad to see that they took so much influence from the look of Frank Miller's tremendous comic book.

Anyway, I decided to do a piece featuring Gerard Butler as the great Spartan King, Leonidas. In my opinion, he's one of the most bad-ass and perfectly cast characters in movie history. I referenced a screenshot from the movie I found online. I wanted to make it look realistic and recognizable, but also stay true to my "style". Not too much detail, and using lots of big black areas to form the image. I think I accomplished that pretty well here. I might do a few more movie characters down the line, because I really enjoyed doing this !

Thanks for reading !

King Leonidas, 9x12  Pentel Brush Pen & Copic Multiliners on Bristol

CREEPY

I mentioned a couple posts ago about doing more original work. Well here is a result of that. Just had this image pop in my head and decided to run with it. I think in the last few pieces I've done I'm  really starting to define my style. I'm feeling a bit more comfortable every time I start something knowing how I want things to look. Thanks for reading !

11x14, Pentel Pocket Brush Pen & Copic Multiliners on Bristol

PRIME - Updated

Ok, one more post for the late night crowd. This is a colored version of a Prime sketch I did last weekend. Of course, I used my amazing Copic Sketch Markers on this ! I love the skin tone markers !!! In case you missed it, here's the original :

CASANOVA

So I've been reading the Casanova series by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. It's absolutely terrific and completely insane ! I'm loving it so much that I decided to whip up a quick sketch of the main character, Casanova Quinn ! I only used Copic sketch markers on this piece, and I sure am pleased with how it came out. And if you're a comic fan and haven't read Casanova, I suggest you go pick it up !

Casanova Quinn
11x14 Copic on Bristol

p.s. - Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic. My scanner isn't big enough for these larger pieces !

HAUNT - Update

Hey there ! Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Been very busy with work and family, but I'm hoping to get a few new pieces in this week.
I went back to the Haunt piece and messed around with the background inks a bit. It's not a huge difference, but I'm a little happier with it now. This is the final version I will be submitting to the contest. I wanted to wait and make sure i was satisfied with it, so it's being sent in today ! Wish me luck !!!

Morpheus, The Sandman

This is a quick sketch I threw together late last night of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman". This is the first time I have ever used Copic Sketch Markers, and I have to say I really love them. I only used the sketching gray set so the values in the highlights and shadows look a little bit off to me, but it was a fun experiment ! I definitely will be using these markers more often for sure. Hope you like it and please feel free to leave some feedback. Thanks !

The Sandman, 11x14 Copic on Bristol