Chloe Poses

I probably did over 50 poses over the last week with Chloe. Here is a sample of some of them, some good, some not so good but I am playing with it a lot to get a feel for how she'll move and stuff. The ones in the square are nailed down proportion wise and as far as what appeals to me as a whole, I consider those ones the best of the bunch...it's funny they have the same expression (complete coincidence). I am still working on the story, it's coming along. Things feel like they are really coming together, I've done some boards and tweaked the other characters designs but I will probably be keeping most of it under wraps from now on.

Thanks for all the help I've recieved from everyone so far, please keep the crits coming.

Eeee!

Bit of a style change, a bit more Saturday morning and much funner to pose and draw.

FCBD!

I went down and took part in Free Comic Book Day today. I got a ton of free comics but the coolest thing of all was I got to meet one of my all time favorite artists and a huge inspiration of mine, Darwyn Cooke. He did a killer Black Canary sketch for me (below) and afterwards was nice enough to chat with me while he went outside for a smoke. I'll definitley remember this day for a long time to come.

I also met another great local artist, Mike Holmes. He did a fantastic Catwoman (below) for me and hopefully soon we'll get together and do some drawin'!

Good day!

Finally!

I am finally getting the hang of photoshop thanks to the awesome help of Mr. David Dick.

This is my first finished piece where I actually had a grasp on what I was doing and not getting crazy flustered to the point where I want to throw my mac off my 13th floor balcony. It went good and I'm happy with the results, I really dig this look more than the uber clean lines that flash gives me, it takes a lot of the life out of the sketch and thats something I already struggle with, the last thing I need is a tool that takes that further.

So crit away, my lighting skills are practically nil and I have a lot to learn in that respect, but crit away, I'm gonna need it.

Quickies!

Some quickie girls done tonight and some street tuffs done last night, just posting the best of the bunch.

Ollie Johnston 1912-2008

Ollie Johnston passed away today, He was 95 years old and the last of the 9 old men. I am truly saddened by this, just as I was when Frank Thomas passed in 2004 and Ward Kimball in 2002. In my time in animation they were the last 3 surviving members of the 9 old men, and I soaked up all the knowledge I could gather from them in books and online. Theirs is a legacy that will never be forgotten, they truly ARE animation and they lived it till their last days. I hope that I can one day leave my mark on the world as they did.

RIP, Ollie.

Peachy!

*Updated with a finished version, decided to take this one all the way*
A quickie done tonight, finally nailed a pose I try all the time and can never get right (I think I nailed it anyways). Gathered some inspiration from Patrick Paradis' blog, he draws some hottie's for reals!