Sketchbook Page Ten

Sometimes jive is what you need in order to survive.

Sketchbook Page Nine

Sinister bunnies.

Sketchbook Page Eight

Slightly wonky face, but I like her still.

Sketchbook Page Seven

Sketchbook Page Six

Sketchbook Page Five

Sketchbook Page Four

Any resemblance to actual thoughtfulness is purely coincidental.

Sketchbook Page Three

British barmaid from the Hopcat. A pint of ale and a spoonful of sugar.

Sketchbook Page Two

I bought a new small squarebound sketchbook. I'm posting sketches from it sequentially.

New Sketchbook Page One

Carefully Arranged Random Marks

FROM THE FUTURE

VAMP

LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR

#*@!-Don't Try This at Home Kids

Pencils: Anthony Carpenter. inks and ink spillage: Jack Snider

There is an important lesson to be learned here, sadly I'd learned it a long time ago and, in my haste, ignored it.

When drawing with ink or inking artwork with a brush always secure your ink bottle to your desk (see bottom illustration). If you don't you may tip your ink bottle over onto the art you're working on. (see above) I actually un-taped my ink bottle so I could shake it up and then stuck it down with the old tape, The unfortunate accident (above) took place after I had taken the lid off the ink bottle and checked to make sure the tape was secure. It was not. (Gaze in shock at my stupidity above.)

Another important lesson is to always make a copy or a scan of the  pencils in case something catastrophic (Oh the humanity, look at that mess!) should happen to the pencil artwork. Luckily I did in this case and was able to digitally ink the destroyed half (Stare into the abyss above and let it stare into you asking, " Why man, why?") and reconstruct the hand inked art with the art inked on the computer.

Here is the finished page:

Salvaged and colored page.

(This is one part of a comic produced by Alan Close (Writer), Anthony Carpenter (Penciller), and me (Inker, Colorer, Destroyer), for a computer/tech solutions company.)

Inking tech solutions:

OWLGASM

 Three pages of owl variations.

More Owls

Eurasian eagle owl

Burrowing owl, saw-whet owl
and northern hawk owl.

Hawk Owl

Mouse Sketch

IF THIS BE ES

I had every intention of doing something serious but ended up screwing around in Photoshop to make this. Ahh well, maybe next time.

Don't Worry Be Happy

I really think the meds are helping...

; )

Abstract Sketches

Here are two gouache sketches I did for the fun of it. I plan on doing more of these.

Sketchbook Monsters

Good Knight

HULK SMASH!

INK BLOT DRAGON

Ink plus digital shenanigans.

Lost In Space

I've been away from the blog awhile now. I'm going to try posting more and maybe even steer this thing in some sort of direction.

LOOXIE

ANNA MAY

Adrift Colors

Digital abstract.

Hairy One

A quickie for Halloween's sake. (Now also in blue!)

ZOMBIE ATTACK!

PHLY WITH COLOR

Watercolor and gouache.

Heroic Woman

Monster Sketch

A quick monster sketch in Painter.

Gal with Color

Brush Gal

I found this old sketch while I was inking some cartoon drawingsand laid some ink on it. It's mostly brush inked
(thick lines) with dip pen used on the background shape (thin lines).

Madness

GLADDNESS

ZAP!