Inktober...

Sorry my neglected blog... it's been a busy couple of months, with an Artist in residence, teaching and lots of cool projects... a couple which I'll be announcing before christmas... 

Meanwhile here's a look at some of my Inktober fairies from last month... 

B is for Bossk

Little Star wars sketch...

Boba Fett sketch WIP

Preview piece of the coolest bounty hunter in the galaxy...
Happy Friday!

"Teedeeee!"

Jawa from my sketch book...

Happy Sketchy Friday!!
Random stuff from my sketchbook this month ... mostly markers... practice, practice, practice!

Fairy studies....

Something random from my latest sketchbook...

Hades & Persphone in progress

I've always thought the story of Hades and Persphone (the abduction) was a great myth explaining the change of seasons. Here's some pics my wife shot of the piece in progress...I'm working on in at A2 size which is much bigger than I'm use to...(Scanning PAIN!!!)

I'll post the final version soon...

Rough


Inks in progress

X MEN FEVER
I don't read X-men any more but man, do love my old Paul Smith issues...I'd been doodling between jobs in my sketch book...

DIABLA pencils!

I've been hard at work on DIABLA Dragons tale, (giving myself more work, I added 2 pages to the story...)
Having a ball doing it too!!

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NO COMFORT ZONE!!
Come on, you want improve your drawing..PUSH YOURSELF draw things you have trouble with...in my case...animals, I love cats (save yer jokes..) Get out of that comfort zone, if it was easy everyone could do it. You can see I gotta lot work to do too...

No excuses!! STUFF 'EM ALL!!!

I, like most lazy artist love to make excuses about finding time to draw, sketch, doddle whatever!
If you REALLY want to improve draw everyday, sounds easy, it is. I commute by train for 3 hrs a day and most people say to me "man, thats must get you down stuck on the train for over 3 hrs and day" (the Trains are always late...) Well it use to, but little by little with a big push from my wife i started to carry a little sketch book in my bag. Now most people starting out sketching, know how hard it is to draw under control conditions (eg: locked away from prying eyes) but in public with all thoughs werid people looking at you and that little voice in your head .."I suck and everyone here thinks so too.." man that little voice can ruin your life!
STUFF 'EM ALL!!! just fricking DO IT! Thats what I was told, and trust me on this one...YOU can not spend 5 years drawing everyday and NOT IMPROVE!!

Sketching sketching...