Gimme sumthin' to draw!

[Captain Russ]

Thanks guys!

This thread will be updated more often, I assure you.

[Timothy225]

I really, really like this. You 100% nailed the 20's, 30's vibe ("Artist's Conception of Mysterious Rocket-Man", so much so that I had to do a double take.

Well done, sir! Inspires me to get off my keister and do some stuff, too.

[B_Metal]

Hey Russ can you do all of your work in 16X10 format from now on? I need new wallpapers.

[Captain Russ]

Thanks Tim!

@B: I was thinkin' about doing a landscape format mini-comic page for this retro story I'm working on in a scriptin' class.

Sorta like what Francavilla does here



but not nearly as awesome, ya know, because experience and stuff.

[B_Metal]

IIIIII LIKE IT! /Robocop'd

[Captain Russ]

Did this for a one off noir story for fun. Tried to manipulate colors from a image with only grey tones via ink wash. Fun times.

  Spoiler: A face only a mother could love. 

Did this last night as an exercise of sorts. I gave myself until dawn to have a scripted, penciled, inked and lettered page finished. All brush and razor blade (with some splatter for the stars of course).

  Spoiler: I think the blade might be my favorite tool now. 

[Abraham Smashington]

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SECOND ONE.

[Abraham Smashington]

Also, the first one reminds me of The Goon.

[Captain Russ]

Got some hour-exercise stuff back from earlier in the quarter.

I recall having a blast with the two of these.

  Spoiler: First, we have an animal. 

  Spoiler: Next, we have a Trejo. 

[Captain Russ]

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SECOND ONE.

What would you like to know?

[Abraham Smashington]

What is the big thing? What happens next?

[Abraham Smashington]

the owl and Trejo are legit. Super nice man.

[Captain Russ]

Also, the first one reminds me of The Goon.

Awesome. Definitely going to give Powell's approach a shot this week. I tend to be too heavy handed on the washes sometimes. I wouldn't mind doing more polished figure work.

[Captain Russ]

What is the big thing? What happens next?

The big thing is one of those Lovercraftian old ones. I liked the design of the send-up to them in Skyrim's Hermaeus Mora, with the eyes and tentacles. I thought the idea of an astronaut being compelled by some force to seek him out could be a fun skeleton of a story. I'd like to go back and really detail that last panel as I feel I didn't give it nearly enough attention due to time constraints.

What happens next?

They totally do it.

[Abraham Smashington]

YESsss.

Or maybe they become best friends and they start up an interstellar tee-ball team.