Acid Man

[Kara Zor El]

Found my old Acid Man comic. I drew it when I was 18 and I'm 36 now. Please forgive the terrible spelling but I was a method artist back then. The whole thing was done under the influence of mind bending hallucinogenics.
I'll post the first three pages and more later.
Just for fun.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage1peggeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage2peegeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManpage3peggeddown.jpg

I'll scan the rest and post in the future.

[Kara Zor El]

And some more

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage4peggeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage5peggeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage6peggeddown.jpg

what happens next? Why the armor? Stay tuned.

[Gumbo Maximillian]

Interesting

[Kara Zor El]

And the rest

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage7peggeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage8peegeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage9peggeddown.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage10peggeddown.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/AcidManPage11peggeddown.jpg

[Captain_Video]

I love it.

Ever think of doing a follow up, no Acid Man, where he lives in a really mundane world with the occasional flash back ?

Not being a drug guy myself ( I spent my teen years hallucinating without the use of narcotics and for me personally I didnt like it ) I can't relate but I have always loved the use of drugs as a way to enter fantastical scenarios.

Plus it is really funny, it has a minor Hunter Thompson vibe, the use of grandiose narration to explain silly almost childlike flights of fantasy.

Yes indeed, I find it to be charming as heck.

[Kara Zor El]

Hey thanks Captain Video. I appreciate your thoughts a great deal. I did tinker with the idea of doing more over the years but it was half a life time ago now.At the end of the day I'm just not an accomplished enough artist to make it a really good comic.
I am now an accomplished writer though, so I never gave up on that and that is my living.
I just wanted to share this mad old piece of work I did.
And as for taking drugs, I'm glad you didn't because although they influenced my work early on and inspired me early on, they eventually held me back big time.
A good drug story was Legends of the Dark-Mite. In which hallucinogenics were used to create great art and a bonkers story.

[Kara Zor El]

Set in Victoria City in a Nuclear Ravaged Britain. A genetically engineered vampire, deals justice on the mean streets below his gigantic tower. Most of the main characters had an addiction to something. Be it blood, electricity, or ceratonin.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Blood1jpd.jpg

Never completed this page -
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Blood2jpd.jpg

This is the vampire, who is called Mr Victory, once he has smartened his act up a bit and got all serious on Victoria City, malevolent dictator.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/joocealtered.jpg

[Affinity]

Wow, so, you're basically ON something while doing these? That's kind of cool, not that I'd try it.

[mattx110]

i came into this thread expecting to go "haha, you sucked as a kid on drugs!"
but i really really enjoyed this. thanks.i don't comment on art much, but that was fun. i mean, don't turn to drugs, but i mean, Philip K. Dick of comics, that's you.

[Kara Zor El]

Wow, so, you're basically ON something while doing these? That's kind of cool, not that I'd try it.
Yeah I was doing LSD in that period of my life and I did a lot of art while under the influence and this Acid Man was one of those things. I just blasted it out over a few days or so. It has a raw mad energy as a result but also suffers as a result I suppose. It was teen thing. I stopped doing LSD once I'd felt I'd got all I could from it. The Beatles did the same thing but I'd never recommend it because you have to have a strong mind and the right people around you. And it has destroyed so many, so quickly. This was the 80's and I was a big Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Beatle, Led Zep fan and I was kinda following in their footsteps. But eventually drugs just eat all your ambition and inspiration away.

i came into this thread expecting to go "haha, you sucked as a kid on drugs!"
but i really really enjoyed this. thanks.i don't comment on art much, but that was fun. i mean, don't turn to drugs, but i mean, Philip K. Dick of comics, that's you.

Ha ha. I probably did suck really. As I never tried to do anything with that comic or improve on it once sober. I hid inside myself for years. And it is only in the last 4 years I have pushed myself as a writer and become successful.

[Captain_Video]

Yeah I was doing LSD in that period of my life and I did a lot of art while under the influence and this Acid Man was one of those things. I just blasted it out over a few days or so. It has a raw mad energy as a result but also suffers as a result I suppose. It was teen thing. I stopped doing LSD once I'd felt I'd got all I could from it. The Beatles did the same thing but I'd never recommend it because you have to have a strong mind and the right people around you. And it has destroyed so many, so quickly. This was the 80's and I was a big Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Beatle, Led Zep fan and I was kinda following in their footsteps. But eventually drugs just eat all your ambition and inspiration away.



Ha ha. I probably did suck really. As I never tried to do anything with that comic or improve on it once sober. I hid inside myself for years. And it is only in the last 4 years I have pushed myself as a writer and become successful.

I am interested to know, do you think that the drug more than inspiring you, is more useful for freeing your mind up from the "this is stupid", "this doesnt make sense", "people will laugh" nagging little voice that everyone who tries to write or draw has ?

I have always found it interesting that people on drugs often do great works...so I wonder what it is about them that gives that creative spark.

Any thoughts on that one ?

( hope I am not prying too much )

[Kara Zor El]

I am interested to know, do you think that the drug more than inspiring you, is more useful for freeing your mind up from the "this is stupid", "this doesn't make sense", "people will laugh" nagging little voice that everyone who tries to write or draw has ?

I have always found it interesting that people on drugs often do great works...so I wonder what it is about them that gives that creative spark.

Any thoughts on that one ?

( hope I am not prying too much )

Nope not prying. It all depends on the drug of course but hallucinogenics such as LSD, which is what I used doing the comic, definitely expands the mind and it unleashes your imagination. If you close your eyes for instance while on LSD you can see incredible things. And it's not just seeing but feeling. Music becomes something far more tangible, the water gurgling through the central heating system in the house becomes a link to God or the Devil etc... So yes, I think if you are already artistic and of a strong mind, then something like LSD will open doors and take you to knew places, and if it is a shared experience with like minded people then you really feel that you have tapped into something very powerful and profound. I think being young helps too. The Beatles were 26 -?, and I was 16 -20. Even bad trips, if you can survive them mentally are incredibly inspiring but also dangerous. LSD to an artist can be like manna from heaven.
What was stupid before may now appear breathtaking and mesmerizing. It definitely makes you temporarily mad and once sober you can't forget that you were once mad.
But then look at Syd Barrett, founder member of Pink Floyd, very psychadelic songs, but look at the cost, he went mad and stayed mad. That could have been me. And John Lennon was very fragile in later life. He took the most LSD of all The Beatles.

[Kara Zor El]

Found another one from a bit later on. Had to redoe the lettering in photoshop as they had faded for some reason. This was going to be epic, which is why I never got past page two. Oh, well, here it is, Earth Man.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/EarthManPage1redonelettering.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/EarthManpage2wordsredone.jpg

[Roquefort Raider]

That's amazing stuff, Kara, and especially so for being so original. It's like the kind of strip Michael Moorcock could have come up with in his Jerry Cornelius days.

"The creator was a strange, strange thing indeed"... That's putting it mildly! Great concept.

[Kara Zor El]

That's amazing stuff, Kara, and especially so for being so original. It's like the kind of strip Michael Moorcock could have come up with in his Jerry Cornelius days.

"The creator was a strange, strange thing indeed"... That's putting it mildly! Great concept.


Thanks for that Roquefort Raider. I was certainly reading a lot of Moorcock at the time so I must have been somewhat influenced. He certainly influenced my other writings over the years.

[Captain_Video]

See this new one is the down playing of really spectacular events, which makes it amusing.

I can't help but wish you finished these, I would seriously buy this if it was finished and published/self or otherwise ( I should imagine you would not be able to recreate the same sensibilities again though ).

You said you are now a working writer/artist, do you have any stuff you could pimp out that we might be able to purchase ?

[Kara Zor El]

See this new one is the down playing of really spectacular events, which makes it amusing. That was the idea, thanks man. The Great Pyramid was going to be in it. The reason why it was built was to act as a shock absorber for an astaroid collision. They had to place it just right and make it to precise dimensions and mass etc.

I can't help but wish you finished these, I would seriously buy this if it was finished and published/self or otherwise ( I should imagine you would not be able to recreate the same sensibilities again though ). It would be difficult to recapture that frame of mind I had back then. But maybe I could do it.

You said you are now a working writer/artist, do you have any stuff you could pimp out that we might be able to purchase ?
No comics. I'm a playwright, for theatre and radio and I've had one TV drama produced, all over in Britain. I've had one play published which you could buy, but that may not be your thing?

[Kara Zor El]

A bit of straightforward art. But as you can see even my serious art has a comic feel.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ArtEmptyPages.jpg

[captain_unimpressive]

So, what you're saying is, all this came out of your head?
:eek: I'm sort of afraid of you now.

[Kara Zor El]

So, what you're saying is, all this came out of your head?
:eek: I'm sort of afraid of you now.

:) ha ha! That put a big smile on my face. This is my tame stuff. Hope you're not too afraid to come back for some more soon. Thanks for looking and posting Captain_Unimpressive.

[Kara Zor El]

This is from 1990. I had to scan two halves separately, and I don't know how to blend them together without that little white line in the middle. I used photoshop 7.0. Can anyone tell me how to do it without the line?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/PictureThis.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

Couple of panels from my old Jooce comic. This is the Death Jester who is summoned by a Devil Worshiping Cult, who use a human sacrifice. I was about 17 when I did it, back in '88. The Death Jester warps itself into a demon. The rest of the comic is all on A1 and therefor to big to scan. I'm going to see if I can find a shop with a big enough scanner and post them at a later date.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/deathjester1.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/deathjester2a.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

Thought Loss Room
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ThoughtLossRoom.jpg
The Pianist and His Muse
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ThePainistandhisMuse.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WHOA!!!!!!!!

This is... Damn, I'm blown away. The colors are INCREDIBLY vibrant.

I love this stuff.

[Kara Zor El]

WHOA!!!!!!!!

This is... Damn, I'm blown away. The colors are INCREDIBLY vibrant.

I love this stuff.

Thanks man! The Early stuff, like the Acid Man Comic and this next one are done by cheap felts. I'd get them dirty in the ink outlines, and use that dirtiness to shade. The other stuff is water soluable pencils.

[Kara Zor El]

Happy, Sad, Fierce, and Lost.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/HappySadFierceandLostPerfectMatch.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Wow. Just. Goddamn. WOW.

Loving it. Do you have more?

[Kara Zor El]

Yes I do 666MasterOfPuppets.

This is Bad Thought -

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/BadThought.jpg

And Encyclopedia -

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Encyclopedia.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Bravo, Kara. Bravo.

This is awesome.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks again.

Here's one called, Ellevenses.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Ellevenses.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Another one of your oldies, or is this a brand new creation?

[Kara Zor El]

Another one of your oldies, or is this a brand new creation?
About 98. Everything is old, I rarely draw anymore. To busy being a writer. I've got some more oldies to show though.

[Kara Zor El]

Oracular Biolagist

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/OracularBiology.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

About 98. Everything is old, I rarely draw anymore. To busy being a writer. I've got some more oldies to show though.

I hear you. I started drawing again after a several-year hiatus, only to be stopped again.

Oracular Biolagist

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/OracularBiology.jpg

Oh yes. Sheer coolness.

[Kara Zor El]

I hear you. I started drawing again after a several-year hiatus, only to be stopped again.


I was always going to be an artist, you know, have exhibitions and stuff. I did have one exhibition, which went quite well, but I got into acting, and focused on that a lot. I did some art during that time. Some of which is here but I no my limitations and I knew that I was a better writer than either artist or actor and so developed that skill. I will go back to art though. I need to move into paints. That last picture was water soluble pencil crayons, and after a few layers they started to tear the paper, and I had to quit, before it ruined. So the picture is far from as deep as I intended.

Here's - Venomous Smoker -
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/venemoussmoker0.jpg

[Captain_Video]

I like that you have a continuing visual style, it looks like you are working through something with the images.

Not much I can say other than that I like it to be honest.

You should try and marry this art style in your stage work, now that would be something to see....

[666MasterOfPuppets]

I was always going to be an artist, you know, have exhibitions and stuff. I did have one exhibition, which went quite well, but I got into acting, and focused on that a lot. I did some art during that time. Some of which is here but I no my limitations and I knew that I was a better writer than either artist or actor and so developed that skill. I will go back to art though. I need to move into paints. That last picture was water soluble pencil crayons, and after a few layers they started to tear the paper, and I had to quit, before it ruined. So the picture is far from as deep as I intended.

Here's - Venomous Smoker -
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/venemoussmoker0.jpg

Well, I decided to draw again. Especially now that someone else posted a blog with an online course. However, I'm not starting yet, as if something was stopping me. Perhaps it's me the one stopping myself...

I agree with Cap'n here. It's obvious that you're trying to convey something. But from that to knowing exactly what it is, well, it's another subject entirely.

However, I could say that you might be trying to show some confusion/despair or something regarding a particular subject. But don't pay any attention to me, I'm just digressing.

EDIT: BTW, I'm loving this last drawing, too. And you've tried several forms of art (acting, painting/drawing and writing). Kudos to you for doing that.

[Kara Zor El]

I like that you have a continuing visual style, it looks like you are working through something with the images.

Not much I can say other than that I like it to be honest.

You should try and marry this art style in your stage work, now that would be something to see....

Yeah, defo working through stuff. I have this shadow hanging over my life. I've lost a lot of people and I've seen a lot of terrible things. I work through it in my writing now. I was always different, sometimes an outcast, and I think that appears in my work. And I've always found beauty in ugliness. Like rotten fruit, or decaying wood. I like imperfection and rawness. And I've always been a bit crazy.

Well, I decided to draw again. Especially now that someone else posted a blog with an online course. However, I'm not starting yet, as if something was stopping me. Perhaps it's me the one stopping myself...

I agree with Cap'n here. It's obvious that you're trying to convey something. But from that to knowing exactly what it is, well, it's another subject entirely.

However, I could say that you might be trying to show some confusion/despair or something regarding a particular subject. But don't pay any attention to me, I'm just digressing.

EDIT: BTW, I'm loving this last drawing, too. And you've tried several forms of art (acting, painting/drawing and writing). Kudos to you for doing that.

I like it that you look into the reason behind the art. I'm glad it spoke to you in some way. Obviously my imagination, and style are stronger than my skill and that may bug a lot of people and I wasn't expecting anything other than derision in this thread, so I am well pleased with your responses and everyone else's.
Now come on 666MasterOfPuppets, let me see you master than pencil. Just get drawing. You can release a lot of energy that way. Don't hold yourself back.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Yeah, defo working through stuff. I have this shadow hanging over my life. I've lost a lot of people and I've seen a lot of terrible things. I work through it in my writing now. I was always different, sometimes an outcast, and I think that appears in my work. And I've always found beauty in ugliness. Like rotten fruit, or decaying wood. I like imperfection and rawness. And I've always been a bit crazy.



I like it that you look into the reason behind the art. I'm glad it spoke to you in some way. Obviously my imagination, and style are stronger than my skill and that may bug a lot of people and I wasn't expecting anything other than derision in this thread, so I am well pleased with your responses and everyone else's.
Now come on 666MasterOfPuppets, let me see you master than pencil. Just get drawing. You can release a lot of energy that way. Don't hold yourself back.

Thank you. When I see art, sometimes I only appreciate the sheer beauty of the piece, but sometimes that piece screams for interpretation from the viewer. In those cases, I try to to go that extra-mile in order to try to understand what the artist wants to convey.

And thank you for your support. I think I owe it to you and the rest of the guys. Seeing you all posting your art has given me some strength.

I will post something soon, and I really hope to see you there commenting on it.

Hey.... Waitaminute... I drew a few pieces back in the nineties... If I could just find those, I'd have something to start with... But I tell you, it's gonna be tough finding them...

[Kara Zor El]

I'll definitely support your thread when you get it going. Try and dig out some of that old 90's work and then you'll want to keep the thread going and that will inspire you to do more. Get searching, that's an order!!!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thank you. Just gimme some time in order to find it, and it's a given that I will post it.

[Kara Zor El]

Thank you. Just gimme some time in order to find it, and it's a given that I will post it.

Ok, I'll look forward to it. :D

[Kara Zor El]

Found another one.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/IveJustSeenaFace.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WOW. I can see a lot of emotion in there. Nice job.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks again.

This ones from way back 1986. I was still at school.:o

Here Boy

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/HereBoy.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ThingsLonggone.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Dominique.jpg

[cleofus1]

lsd soaks up 100 percent of excess reality...

beautiful work...:cool:

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Seeing Here Boy reminded me of the old Peter Gabriel videos.

Great ones, Kara.

[Kara Zor El]

Seeing Here Boy reminded me of the old Peter Gabriel videos.

Grea ones, Kara.

I know what you mean. :D

lsd soaks up 100 percent of excess reality...

beautiful work...:cool:

Thanks man.:cool:

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/SharkMeatcol2.jpg

This was an old ink outline I found and I quickly coloured it in on Photoshop last night. I'm rusty with those tools but I still thought I'd post it.
He was going to be a character in Earth Story. He'd have been coloured in the Earth Story style of course, but I haven't touched my pencils in years.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Something pretty different to what I've seen so far, yet strangely similar. the essence of your art is still there.

I'm intrigued now: what were you planning to do with this character?

[Paul Render]

The photoshopping on that last one was pretty good. Love the ribs highlights. Do you use the wacom tablet or the old fashioned mouse? I've given up trying to color stuff in photoshop with just a mouse, its so damn tedious.

[Kara Zor El]

The photoshopping on that last one was pretty good. Love the ribs highlights. Do you use the wacom tablet or the old fashioned mouse? I've given up trying to color stuff in photoshop with just a mouse, its so damn tedious.

Thanks. I rushed it really. could have done it a bit better.
I use the old fashioned mouse but I'm pretty quick. I don't even know what a wacom tablet is. But if they make things easier I'd like to know more about them?

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/MyHatHasMorePersonalityThanMe.jpg

Another old felt drawing from my school days. I put a lot of these old felt drawings into my art exam. I wonder what they thought. He he.

[Kara Zor El]

The SS Earwig, 1940 Version.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheEarwig1940Version.jpg

The Richard Beckinsdale Ananlasys 45.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheRichardBeckinsdaleAnanlasys45.jpg

Visualise A Sombre Sunrise In Your Eyes.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/VisualiseASombreSunriseInYourEyes.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/VeronicaVermontandtheDaythatEscaped.jpg

Old Sketch and modern colouring -
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/GlendaJacksonWillSeeYouNow3.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/MyHatHasMorePersonalityThanMe.jpg

Another old felt drawing from my school days. I put a lot of these old felt drawings into my art exam. I wonder what they thought. He he.

Interesting drawing. The title of the post is the title of your drawing, right?

If I interpreted it correctly, then I agree.

[Kara Zor El]

Interesting drawing. The title of the post is the title of your drawing, right?

If I interpreted it correctly, then I agree.

You interpreted right. :cool:

[Kara Zor El]

Here's a character from my Livertoons project.

He's the Security Guard of a High-Rise block of flats that is lost in space.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/SECURITYGUARD.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WHOA. A "high-rise block of flats that is lost in space"?

C-O-O-L.

[Kara Zor El]

WHOA. A "high-rise block of flats that is lost in space"?

C-O-O-L.

Thanks mate. It's something I've been developing for a few years. It starts with four students arriving to take up residency in it. At that point it is firmly grounded in Liverpool, England. One of the residents is a mad professor who is working on a molecular transportation machine. Needless to say it goes wrong and the high-rise block end up lost in space. And the whole block is full of odd people. Some doors open into strange worlds.

[Kara Zor El]

Here's my Bat Joker from an Elseworld's idea I had, In which Batman is killed by the Joker. Jason Todd takes over as Batman and Selina Kyle becomes Robin, however Kyle is kidnapped by the Penguin and Todd breaks the Joker from Arkham, because he is the only person who can find Penguin. Joker agrees, and is genuinely remorseful for killing Batman, and since then has dedicated his life to recovery and meditation. Todd is captured and tortured at one point, leaving Joker to take on the Mantle of the Bat and rescue Todd and Kyle and in typical Joker style fall from a great height into the sea whilst fighting the Penguin.
Todd batman had no cape as the Bruce's cape caused his death. And Todd would have a prehensile cable like tentacle that would shout out from the back of his wrist, which would wrap around the neck of criminals. He could then tighten it and strangle them and subjugate them. He would be a very hardcore Batman.
Any way here's Batjoker - http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/batjoker2.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks mate. It's something I've been developing for a few years. It starts with four students arriving to take up residency in it. At that point it is firmly grounded in Liverpool, England. One of the residents is a mad professor who is working on a molecular transportation machine. Needless to say it goes wrong and the high-rise block end up lost in space. And the whole block is full of odd people. Some doors open into strange worlds.

Wow. Just WOW. I'm digging it. A LOT. Do you have some more of the concept art for this story?

Reminded me of a Silver-Age Superman story in which he finds aliens living in a building. He encases the building in some sort of bubble and then throws it into the depths of space, so they can reach their homeplanet.

This also reminded me of The Twilight Zone.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Here's my Bat Joker from an Elseworld's idea I had, In which Batman is killed by the Joker. Jason Todd takes over as Batman and Selina Kyle becomes Robin, however Kyle is kidnapped by the Penguin and Todd breaks the Joker from Arkham, because he is the only person who can find Penguin. Joker agrees, and is genuinely remorseful for killing Batman, and since then has dedicated his life to recovery and meditation. Todd is captured and tortured at one point, leaving Joker to take on the Mantle of the Bat and rescue Todd and Kyle and in typical Joker style fall from a great height into the sea whilst fighting the Penguin.
Todd batman had no cape as the Bruce's cape caused his death. And Todd would have a prehensile cable like tentacle that would shout out from the back of his wrist, which would wrap around the neck of criminals. He could then tighten it and strangle them and subjugate them. He would be a very hardcore Batman.
Any way here's Batjoker - http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/batjoker2.jpg

Batman killed by The Joker? Interesting... Quite an Elseworlds this would be: nothing similar to the mainstream continuity.

[Kara Zor El]

Wow. Just WOW. I'm digging it. A LOT. Do you have some more of the concept art for this story?

Reminded me of a Silver-Age Superman story in which he finds aliens living in a building. He encases the building in some sort of bubble and then throws it into the depths of space, so they can reach their homeplanet.

This also reminded me of The Twilight Zone.

At first it was going to be very cartoony and have animal characters like these few designs -

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/nickbates_ape_COL.jpg
But then I decided I wanted it to be realistic and am currently working on a TV series verson. I have no designs at the moment as it is a writing project.

But maybe I could do both versions.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Cool. Perhaps you could draw just a few of the characters, so the TV guys get the idea of their looks.

[Kara Zor El]

Cool. Perhaps you could draw just a few of the characters, so the TV guys get the idea of their looks.

I could but that is not the done thing. I have to sell my idea purley as a written treatment. I can describe them of course. They would have their own ideas of how it would all look, which I could try and influence, once a production was underway.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Well, you're right about that. Good luck then.

[Kara Zor El]

Well, you're right about that. Good luck then.

Thanks. I like your new avatar by the way. What's it from?

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks. I like your new avatar by the way. What's it from?

It's Superman with an armor made with Lead from the Metal Men, as seen in Justice #9.

[Kara Zor El]

It's Superman with an armor made with Lead from the Metal Men, as seen in Justice #9.

Which I have read about 3 times and gazed at the double spread of the JLA in the Metal Men armor and that amazing 60's Batmobile inspired Bat armor about 90 times. Doh!!! Don't know why I didn't recognize it. I just love Justice. Best comic out at the moment along with the Ultimates.:)

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hehehe... Personally, I'm loving all the three Super-books, 52 and JL of A (besides Justice, that is). And looking forward to Countdown.

[Kara Zor El]

Hehehe... Personally, I'm loving all the three Super-books, 52 and JL of A (besides Justice, that is). And looking forward to Countdown.

I'm loving 52 too. And looking forward to World War 3 and countdown. I'm not getting the Superbooks at the moment.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

You might want to give them a read, though. Busiek/Johns/Donner are doing great things with the character.

[Kara Zor El]

It's just a money thing. i can spiral out of control when buying comics. If I end up having to have all the tie ins etc, and sidekick comics and all that. I'll get the back issues when I'm rich.:D

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Joker.jpg

[Nikita]

Jesus, how did I miss this thread before??? (I did see your Batman in the Batman thread though, I swear!)

Great stuff dude! I love humor in artwork. We get so focused on the "serious comic art" sometimes, that we forget about the great humorous stuff. I love artwork that reminds me of that. Very nice. :)

[Kara Zor El]

Jesus, how did I miss this thread before??? (I did see your Batman in the Batman thread though, I swear!)

Great stuff dude! I love humor in artwork. We get so focused on the "serious comic art" sometimes, that we forget about the great humorous stuff. I love artwork that reminds me of that. Very nice. :)

Thanks Nikita. :) Glad you had a look. It's easy to miss threads there are so many. I'll have to post the comic page that the Batman from the Batman thread. I have resisted because there are some horrendous mistakes on it. Like The Joker putting on about 20 pounds between panels!:o

[666MasterOfPuppets]

It's just a money thing. i can spiral out of control when buying comics. If I end up having to have all the tie ins etc, and sidekick comics and all that. I'll get the back issues when I'm rich.:D

I know exactly what you mean. In my case, on top of that, the comic book store I used to go to CLOSED, so I'm kinda nervous about it. Before closing they had placed a couple of orders, though. I'm waiting for them to arrive so I can know what I'm missing, and then start searching for those issues like there's no tomorow.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

BTW, liking that Joker drawing. Especially the suit's colors and the text that goes with the drawing.

[Kara Zor El]

I know exactly what you mean. In my case, on top of that, the comic book store I used to go to CLOSED, so I'm kinda nervous about it. Before closing they had placed a couple of orders, though. I'm waiting for them to arrive so I can know what I'm missing, and then start searching for those issues like there's no tomorow.
That's too bad about your comic shop. Good luck searching.

BTW, liking that Joker drawing. Especially the suit's colors and the text that goes with the drawing.

Thanks for that. I quite like the suit colours. I looked at it for the first time in years and surprised myself at what I had done with the suit.

[Kara Zor El]

This goes back to my 2000 AD Judge Dredd days. I did this about 1985.
She's not as good looking as I wanted her to be. She looks more like cheif Judge Mc Gruder. Not bad for a 15 year old though.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/JudgeAnderson0.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

NOT bad AT ALL.

Sometimes I think I have to read some Judge Dredd stuff...

EDIT: that drawing's quite old. And here I'm having trouble in finding my 90's drawings...

[Kara Zor El]

[QUOTE=666MasterOfPuppets;4461783]NOT bad AT ALL.

Sometimes I think I have to read some Judge Dredd stuff...QUOTE]

You have to read some Judge Dredd stuff.

Here's something I did back in 89 from February 1st to May 22nd. How do I know? It says on it in around the bottom left hand corner's face.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/NiceDreamOverturesensored.jpg

It's A2 sized paper in the flesh, so this is much smaller and as a result you are missing a lot of the detail.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Holy sh*t!!!!

It is simply...Amazing. And I assure you, words fail me. And I know I'd be much more impressed if I were able to see all the details.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks 666MasterOfPuppets!

I'll post some sections in close up later.

[Kara Zor El]

This is another one in a similar style. It's an earlier attempt, which shows. With each new one I got better and more detailed, I did about 4 and then I went colour. This one has hidden words and sentences, large enough to see if you look carefully. Although again reduced size obscures detail. This was a gift to my eldest sister, who is no longer with us. It survived a house fire and she gave me it back.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ILoveHerMoreThanatomicWardarkened.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WOW! :eek:

Astounding piece of work. Managed to see a few words, but I know there are more.

[Kara Zor El]

WOW! :eek:

Astounding piece of work. Managed to see a few words, but I know there are more.

Thanks! :)

How is the discovery of your old art coming on? Have you looked under the bed?

[Captain_Video]

Your most recent one looks like it could be an album cover for a punk band, it has that quality to it, very British don't you know.

[Kara Zor El]

Your most recent one looks like it could be an album cover for a punk band, it has that quality to it, very British don't you know.

Yeah that's true. and one of my first loves was punk. There was a record shop in Liverpool back in the 70's and 80's called Probe. It's still going. But back then it was managed by Pete Burns of Dead or Alive and their plastic bag was a bit like one of my pen pictures.

[Kara Zor El]

http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/?action=view&current=SelfAbuse.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks! :)

How is the discovery of your old art coming on? Have you looked under the bed?

Hehehe... It's harder than it seems. My guess is that it's inside some hidden box somewhere... I'll see if I can finally find them this weekend. Thanx for asking.

Anyway, I opened a thread with a fanfic of mine. Not a drawings thread, but at least I opened a thread ;). Perhaps you'd want to take a look and post some comments?

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Awesome. It's different from your usual stuff (that I've seen, at least), yet it is the same. It has that signature style of yours that just can't be confused with anyone else's.

TWO THUMBS UP!

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks 666MasterOfPuppets.:)

Post me a link to your fanfic and I'll read it.:cool:

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks 666MasterOfPuppets.:)

Post me a link to your fanfic and I'll read it.:cool:

That's great, thank you. The link's in my sig.

[Roquefort Raider]

Holy crap!!! That's BRILLIANT!!!

A bit disturbing, but brilliant!!!

Without being at all derivative, your work reminds me of the power and intellectual feel of Brian Talbot's.

Your two B&W pieces are also very impressive; even at this size we can tell how much detail they must contain. We could probably spend hours finding out all its intricacies. Were they started with the final result in mind or did they develop as you worked on them?

Very, very good work.

[Kara Zor El]

Holy crap!!! That's BRILLIANT!!!

A bit disturbing, but brilliant!!!

Without being at all derivative, your work reminds me of the power and intellectual feel of Brian Talbot's.

Your two B&W pieces are also very impressive; even at this size we can tell how much detail they must contain. We could probably spend hours finding out all its intricacies. Were they started with the final result in mind or did they develop as you worked on them?

Very, very good work.

Hey thanks Roquefort Raider.

I'm a big fan of Brian Talbot and he surely influenced my style.

As for the black and white pieces. I didn't plan them much. I may have planned a couple of things. Like the faces in the corner on one but I just made it up as I went along. sometimes the outline of one bit would suggest another and so on. but then I'd want certain things to be in it but wouldn't plan where.

The original plan for the witches had a third whitch in the middle distance. The room being deeper. But I bottled out of the depth that would need. But under that colour is a sketch of the third witch.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/batmanwatercolour.jpg

Old Batman drawing touched up in photoshop.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/BatmansleekWatercolour.jpg

Another old Batman drawing done on same day. Touched up in photoshop.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WHOA! Great, GREAT job. How do you call that effect with the colors?

[Kara Zor El]

Very simple. I had drawn and coloured them in pencil crayons and shaded and highlighted them all on paper. Scanned them and then once in photoshop I just used the Watercolour tool in the Filter/Artistic section. You can alter the brush stroke size etc and opted for a fairly minimal one and that was the result.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Nice stuff. Thanx for the tip.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Nutcracker2.jpg

Old felt and pen job. Probably was still at school. background on photoshop last night.

[Roquefort Raider]

Very simple. I had drawn and coloured them in pencil crayons and shaded and highlighted them all on paper.


It feels like few people use pencil crayons, but you do an amazing job with them. Do you start with breakdowns or do you go straight for the finished work? (I find that covering breakdowns with colored pencil is pretty hard, unless I use very dark tones).

[666MasterOfPuppets]

That last drawing is interesting. I'm wondering why did you call it "nutcracker"...

[Kara Zor El]

That last drawing is interesting. I'm wondering why did you call it "nutcracker"...

Because he'll carck your nuts if you ask silly questions!!!!;)

Only joking. :D

He does crack nuts though, and I'm not talking peanuts!:eek:

It feels like few people use pencil crayons, but you do an amazing job with them. Do you start with breakdowns or do you go straight for the finished work? (I find that covering breakdowns with colored pencil is pretty hard, unless I use very dark tones).

I just do a very basic outline in pencil but then I would ink that in, before going for the colours.

If I used paint I'd be able to do a more.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Because he'll carck your nuts if you ask silly questions!!!!;)

Only joking. :D

He does crack nuts though, and I'm not talking peanuts!:eek:

Holy...

Ouch. That hurts. ;)

[TJ Maxwell]

Woah... Crazy stuff...

The idea of doing a comic while on acid is actually pretty awesome. Not something I'd do personally, but definitly somehting I would pick up in a bookstore.

[Kara Zor El]

Holy...

Ouch. That hurts. ;)

You bet your nuts it does!!!!:D


Woah... Crazy stuff...

The idea of doing a comic while on acid is actually pretty awesome. Not something I'd do personally, but definitely something I would pick up in a bookstore.

I'm not trying to validate it, just being honest as a matter of experimental interest. I'll definitely get it published one day. I haven't shown it my literary agent yet. See if I can sell a few more plays first, before I hit him with it.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/28FeltTipPenssmaller-1.jpg

I bought a pack of 28 coloured felt tip pens and did this number. My shading technique was to dirty the felt tip in the outline ink and the felt colour would darken. It's A2 in actual size. So again there is a lot of detail lost here. But I'd still like to share it.
5 spooks to the man or woman who can spot Batman.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

You sure Batman's in there? ;)

Loved it. You must've put a lot of work in that.

[Kara Zor El]

You sure Batman's in there? ;)

Loved it. You must've put a lot of work in that.

Thanks.

Batman is upside down at the top. Just past the third green tentical that protrudes from the screan and goes of page. Just above were it says MARIA.

See him?

[Roquefort Raider]

[IMG]
5 spooks to the man or woman who can spot Batman.

Another amazing piece. When I saw it I thought it would make a great record cover (I grew up with vinyl records, back when we had decent-sized artwork to go with our music) and your Batman reference reminded me that the same character was on the Yellow Submarine album. I wouldn't have spotted him but do we get extra spooks for the guy who looks like Cyclops?

That flying elephant is too cool for words.

Great job!

[Kara Zor El]

Another amazing piece. When I saw it I thought it would make a great record cover (I grew up with vinyl records, back when we had decent-sized artwork to go with our music) and your Batman reference reminded me that the same character was on the Yellow Submarine album. I wouldn't have spotted him but do we get extra spooks for the guy who looks like Cyclops?

That flying elephant is too cool for words.

Great job!


I love the Yellow Submarine, it influences my work.

Thousand spooks for spotting the Cyclops wannabe.

I'm fond of that elephant to. It was so not me to create him. That's what was good about doing those big detailed spreads, they forced me to draw things I don't normally draw.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks.

Batman is upside down at the top. Just past the third green tentical that protrudes from the screan and goes of page. Just above were it says MARIA.

See him?

Yeah, I saw him. Real nice.

Dammit, I got no spooks!!!!

[Kara Zor El]

Any idea what spooks are?

[Phreak SA]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/28FeltTipPenssmaller-1.jpg

I bought a pack of 28 coloured felt tip pens and did this number. My shading technique was to dirty the felt tip in the outline ink and the felt colour would darken. It's A2 in actual size. So again there is a lot of detail lost here. But I'd still like to share it.
5 spooks to the man or woman who can spot Batman.


Woooh! This is really nice! I'm way to lazy for that amount of detail! It really rocks!!

[SmittyX]

That's crazy! Putting the extra time into the detail, was really worth it. Kudo's!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Any idea what spooks are?

Well, I know the usual meanings of that word (including the offensive one), but I took it this time as some sort of saying "points" or "prizes" or something like that.

Was I wrong? :confused:

[Kara Zor El]

Woooh! This is really nice! I'm way to lazy for that amount of detail! It really rocks!!

Thanks Phreak. My black and white ones are even more detailed. I used to love doing them. Building them up and hiding stuff in them. Secret messages etc. You don't need to get all detailed though because your work rocks.

That's crazy! Putting the extra time into the detail, was really worth it. Kudo's!

Thanks Smittyx. I appreciate your appreciation! Thanks for saying so, dood.


Well, I know the usual meanings of that word (including the offensive one), but I took it this time as some sort of saying "points" or "prizes" or something like that.

Was I wrong? :confused:

Your kind of right. When I was a very small kid, I used to believe in all these witches and ghosts that invaded my room of a night. To try and deal with them I imagined that they had been shrunk down to a few inches in height by another witch, because they had done something wrong to her. Anyway I had all these little white men with big noses, who I invented, who lived under my bed and came out at night and patrolled my room, and protected me from the little evil ones.
I paid the little white men in a currency I made up called spooks. I always had to make sure I had lots of spooks. So I would invent bets that I was almost certain to win, put a large amount of spooks in the bet, and challenge the witches and ghosts to the bet. Of course I almost always one and was a billionaire, in spook currency. I occasionally still find myself doing it.
Yes that's right I was a crazy kid and I never got better!!!!!

But you can have a million spooks for being such a supportive and cool member of CBR. Where would the Never Ending Forum be without you?

[Kara Zor El]

Woooh! This is really nice! I'm way to lazy for that amount of detail! It really rocks!!

Thanks Phreak. My black and white ones are even more detailed. I used to love doing them. Building them up and hiding stuff in them. Secret messages etc. Like this one-
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/NiceDreamOverturesensored.jpg
You don't need to get all detailed though because your work rocks.

That's crazy! Putting the extra time into the detail, was really worth it. Kudo's!

Thanks Smittyx. I appreciate your appreciation! Thanks for saying so, dood.


Well, I know the usual meanings of that word (including the offensive one), but I took it this time as some sort of saying "points" or "prizes" or something like that.

Was I wrong? :confused:

Your kind of right. When I was a very small kid, I used to believe in all these witches and ghosts that invaded my room of a night. To try and deal with them I imagined that they had been shrunk down to a few inches in height by another witch, because they had done something wrong to her. Anyway I had all these little white men with big noses, who I invented, who lived under my bed and came out at night and patrolled my room, and protected me from the little evil ones.
I paid the little white men in a currency I made up called spooks. I always had to make sure I had lots of spooks. So I would invent bets that I was almost certain to win, put a large amount of spooks in the bet, and challenge the witches and ghosts to the bet. Of course I almost always won and was a billionaire, in spook currency. I occasionally still find myself doing it.
Yes that's right I was a crazy kid and I never got better!!!!!

But you can have a million spooks for being such a supportive and cool member of CBR. Where would the Never Ending Forum be without you?

[SmittyX]

Wa! That ones even cooler! I love the upside down, double face guy!

[Kara Zor El]

Wa! That ones even cooler! I love the upside down, double face guy!

Thanks SmittyX. He represents my fractured personality!:D

[Kara Zor El]

Double post.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Your kind of right. When I was a very small kid, I used to believe in all these witches and ghosts that invaded my room of a night. To try and deal with them I imagined that they had been shrunk down to a few inches in height by another witch, because they had done something wrong to her. Anyway I had all these little white men with big noses, who I invented, who lived under my bed and came out at night and patrolled my room, and protected me from the little evil ones.
I paid the little white men in a currency I made up called spooks. I always had to make sure I had lots of spooks. So I would invent bets that I was almost certain to win, put a large amount of spooks in the bet, and challenge the witches and ghosts to the bet. Of course I almost always one and was a billionaire, in spook currency. I occasionally still find myself doing it.
Yes that's right I was a crazy kid and I never got better!!!!!

But you can have a million spooks for being such a supportive and cool member of CBR. Where would the Never Ending Forum be without you?

WHOA! *blushes*

Thanks a lot Kara. I just can't help congratulate everyone here for such an awesome work!

And hey, that story behind the spooks is kinda cool. And don't worry, I'm crazy as well ;).

[Kara Zor El]

You must be crazy. You live in the Strangest Place On Earth!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hell yeah.

And that's even without mentioning that I spent half my day inventing stuff like a mad scientist in my lab. Oh wait...

It's alive! IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!

[Kara Zor El]

Hell yeah.

And that's even without mentioning that I spent half my day inventing stuff like a mad scientist in my lab. Oh wait...

It's alive! IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Zombie.jpg

You could have give it legs!!!

[thespianphryne]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/28FeltTipPenssmaller-1.jpg

I bought a pack of 28 coloured felt tip pens and did this number. My shading technique was to dirty the felt tip in the outline ink and the felt colour would darken. It's A2 in actual size. So again there is a lot of detail lost here. But I'd still like to share it.
5 spooks to the man or woman who can spot Batman.
That's crazy and amazing. How long did you take to do it?

-Das

[Kara Zor El]

That's crazy and amazing. How long did you take to do it?

-Das

21st October 89 t0 17th December 89. Two months. I can't remember how often I worked on it in that time. But I probably added something most days. And I would have had all kinds of other stuff on the go at the same time.
The black and white one took much longer, because there's a lot more detail in it. That is dated 1st Feb 89 to 22 May 89. Almost four months. I remember working on it for hours at a time. Day after day. The crazy thing about it and the others in that style, is the fact that I never used pencils first; I just inked. They'd have been so much better if I'd penciled them first and then inked over them. I just went with the mistakes.

and hey thanks for your comments.:)

[666MasterOfPuppets]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Zombie.jpg

You could have give it legs!!!

Well, you have to start somewhere, right? ;)

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Jokerpanel.jpg

I may post the whole page but the Joker puts on about 50 pounds from one panel to the next. Doh!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Great drawing. It evokes that sense of craziness someone like The Joker should evoke.

[Kara Zor El]

Great drawing. It evokes that sense of craziness someone like The Joker should evoke.

Nice one man. I'll post the whole page later. Just so you can have a laugh at it.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/DangerousClown9.jpg

Genetically engineered Super Clowns.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WOW. The coloring is really impressive. What does "LW" stand for?

[Kara Zor El]

WOW. The coloring is really impressive. What does "LW" stand for?

The Ludwig Whoozer Traveling Circus. Here's another one.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/DangerousClown5a.jpg

They have this little tent on the back of a Camelphant, which is a Camel/Elephant hybrid. It's a bit like the Tardis, bigger on the inside. They travel from town to town and sort out local problems. A bit like the A-Team.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

The whole thing kicks some serious ass, Kara. You've got really cool ideas.

[Kara Zor El]

The whole thing kicks some serious ass, Kara. You've got really cool ideas.
Thanks mate.:)

[Kara Zor El]

Two more

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/DangerousClown7.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/DangerousClown8.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Cool, cool stuff, Kara. The "A-Team"-esque concept kicks major butt.

[Nikita]

Heh, I love the sense of humor style in your artwork. Just love that. I can "see" their personalities better.

Very nice stuff, as always, man.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks 666MOP
Thanks Nikita.

[Kara Zor El]

This was inspired by a song I wrote.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/LegionofMinOhI.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WOW. I can only wonder what those lyrics sound like. ;)

Interesting drawing. One that obviously has a very specific meaning. If only I could read those lyrics *hints*.

[Kara Zor El]

I'll print them later.

[Kara Zor El]

The Lyrics

Legion of mind oh I, oh I

I started off as one
But then one can be split
And throughout my body
The fire of others is lit

Rot and Steel Freak
Nice Dream and Slayer
Atom Rock are all here
Each day brings another layer

Legion of mind oh I, oh I
Legion of mind oh I, oh I

I’m losing self control
Multiple faces scream
Face in the breakfast bole
Invaded by my dream

How many worlds are there
Spinning behind my eyes
How will I contain them
I’ve become a disguise

Legion of mind oh I, oh I
Legion of mind oh I, oh I

The myriad that is me
Rip each other apart
Causing supernovas
That tear through my heart

I fear this is madness
They crawl beneath my skin
Devouring my soul
Until I’m just a grin

Legion of mind oh I, oh I
Legion of mind oh I, oh I

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheSeventeenthRunning1.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

He looks more like Doctor Snuggles, friend of the Animal World. It was all so long ago.http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ven.jpg

[Roquefort Raider]

That's pretty good!!! That scar faced dummy is hilarious! (As is the priceless anguished expression of the puppeteer)!

[Kara Zor El]

That's pretty good!!! That scar faced dummy is hilarious! (As is the priceless anguished expression of the puppeteer)!

Thanks Roquefort:)

I was going to do my own Elseworlds, beginning with Joker killing Batman in front of Jason Todd. Todd later becomes a far darker and brutal Batman. Catwoman is teamed up with the Joker but didn't think he'd kill Batman. she ends up turning on crime and becoming the new Robin, alone at first but later teaming up with Jason and falling in love. The Ventriloquist and Scarface were to be one of Todd's victims as he goes all hell bent on deleting Batman's rogues gallery one by one.
This is the only page I ever did, before I realized I wasn't cut out to do Batman comics. The Scarface picture was just an attempt at my version.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/BatmanElseworldspage.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

Selina Kyle as Robin from the Elseworlds story
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/RobinKyle.jpg

And Miz Serious, Penguins minder and lover, from same story.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/MizSerious-1.jpg
Just ideas at that stage, which never developed further.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WOW! Great stuff Kara. The puppeteer drawing is gold. And that EW story looks great.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks 666.

I'm going to post my Jooce Comic soon. It's all on A2 sized paper so I'll have to scan each page six times and then fit it all together in photoshop. That's why I've held back, it'll take ages. Here's an early picture of the Vampire character in it. I developed him further from this. He's a rock star who has actual ghosts for his live shows, flying about the audience, like the last scene in raiders of the Lost Ark, but in a rock concert. He developed into a vigilante, who was a rock star in the past.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TappingintoGhostsandCollectingThem.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

That sounds cool. Reminds me of Lestat.

[Nikita]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheSeventeenthRunning1.jpg


Very cool. This reminds me so much of a similar thing I drew last year. (a floating head with legs coming out of it)

I love weird stuff like this, because to me, it's not weird but cool.

[Froggy]

Happy, Sad, Fierce, and Lost.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/HappySadFierceandLostPerfectMatch.jpg

thats flippin awesome...........reminds me of the inside of my head

[Kara Zor El]

thats flippin awesome...........reminds me of the inside of my head

Hey thanks Froggy. We have simmilar heads obviously. We should have an interesting battle next Thursday.

[Froggy]

Hey thanks Froggy. We have simmilar heads obviously. We should have an interesting battle next Thursday.
Most definitely

[Capo]

What a ride - great art (anatomy not spot on, but the visual ideas and Doug Adams-esque dialogue more than made up for it) .... I think it speaks volumes that I don't even have to be whammed to enjoy it.

[Kara Zor El]

What a ride - great art (anatomy not spot on, but the visual ideas and Doug Adams-esque dialogue more than made up for it) .... I think it speaks volumes that I don't even have to be whammed to enjoy it.

Wow thanks Capo. I know what you mean about the anatomy, but I tried to make that part of my style back then.

Glad you dug it and thanks for posting.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Engineer.jpg

[mgs]

wow! that is some trippy stuff!! O.O but you have so much dedication to the crayon effect, it would be nice to see how you make pictures with 'proper' ink. ;)

[Kara Zor El]

wow! that is some trippy stuff!! O.O but you have so much dedication to the crayon effect, it would be nice to see how you make pictures with 'proper' ink. ;)

Sounds like to much hard work man. But you are right. Oil paintings or airbrush work would have been the way to go. I just buzzed off drawing something without really planning it much and then quickly colouring it in and then showing it my 'smoking' buddies. Who would all go, "Wow!" and then dribble on it or something.

[davidbovey]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/28FeltTipPenssmaller-1.jpg

I bought a pack of 28 coloured felt tip pens and did this number. My shading technique was to dirty the felt tip in the outline ink and the felt colour would darken. It's A2 in actual size. So again there is a lot of detail lost here. But I'd still like to share it.
5 spooks to the man or woman who can spot Batman.

Would definitely love to see more of these kinds of pieces from you. Very cool!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

That engineer stuff is great, Kara. The word "engineer" gets a proper visual treatment there.

[Kara Zor El]

That engineer stuff is great, Kara. The word "engineer" gets a proper visual treatment there.

Thanks. How's your Superman story going?

[Kara Zor El]

On old pad cover

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/PadCover.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

Would definitely love to see more of these kinds of pieces from you. Very cool!

This is along the same lines but much, much smaller.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/LyndasVisionoftheLastGreatPinkFloyd.jpg

Lynda's Vision of the Last Great PinkFloyd trip in a Helicopter and What They Saw.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Excellent creations, Kara.

Well, I just had a couple of new ideas and added a couple of things to the first two chapters. Right now, I'm thinking of opening a blog so I can publish the story.

Thanx for asking. :D

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheSeaofEgypiticusInsanicusDeflicto.jpg

I have absolutely no memory of doing this one. It was nice surprise. I was thinking, when I uncovered a bit of it. That looks like my style a bit but also not. I thought it was a flyer or something. It's a Birthday card I did for my girlfriend back in the 90's.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Agreed. It has something different from the rest of the work you've posted so far. But your signature coloring is still there, and that's great.

[Kara Zor El]

I have signiture colouring? Cool.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hehehe... Yeah, you do.

[Kara Zor El]

A photoshop and paintshop piece. Inspired by Nikita.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ed.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/monster.jpg

[Roquefort Raider]

A photoshop and paintshop piece. Inspired by Nikita.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ed.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/monster.jpg

Mmmmh... More pictures that would have made great album covers. (Heck... They would still work today, even on the smaller size of a CD)!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Agreed.

And I assume that thing in the lower part of the second drawing is a tail, right? Yeah, it's a tail. :D

[Nikita]

I like the way your mind works. Your stuff reminds me so much of things I draw sometimes as far as things that are more "bent", "odd", or "twisted". I like your "fantasy" world.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks guys.
a few photoshop drwan quickies.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/eric.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Sid.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ricksentane0.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Cool. I'll have to experiment with PS, myself. Maybe one of these days.

[Kara Zor El]

Cool. I'll have to experiment with PS, myself. Maybe one of these days.

It's quick and easy and you build up skills really quick.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

That's great. I was thinking about focusing on coloring, shading and stuff like that.

[Kara Zor El]

Here's a crappy attempt at the third Boy Wonder.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Robin.jpg

Don't know why he has bare legs???

[Kara Zor El]

I did this in my dinner break yesterday. It hasn't scanned well at all. Must be beacuse the shiny bits in the pencil reflect light.
But it looks a lot better in the flesh. Much darker. It's on the back of an envelope. I'm going to try and get back into at least this level of scribbling and post them here.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/TheVoiceOverArtist.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

double post

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hey Kara, what's up. It had been a while, and I have to say, patience is a great thing. Great stuff as always.

[Kara Zor El]

Hey Kara, what's up. It had been a while, and I have to say, patience is a great thing. Great stuff as always.

Hi 666. I've still been coming and looking at stuff. Project Runway is good.

I'm over on Comics Should Be Good a lot at the mo, in the JLA/Avengers League. Other than that, mad busy writing and working. Plus all my old art is now to big to just scan, I have to break them down into six parts and put them back together on Photoshop, which I did with a lot of the stuff I posted but some of my RAM has died and Photoshop won't open as a result. I took it in to get fixed and they didn't fix it. have to take it in again. Grrrr!

Have you done anymore on your Superman Fanfic?

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/gibbet.jpg

Did this in my dinner break today. Again the scanner has missed loads and made it look light. I'll have to get some darker pencils.

[Kara Zor El]

double post

[Kara Zor El]

Another dinnerbreak job.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/thesimulatedpatient.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hi 666. I've still been coming and looking at stuff. Project Runway is good.

I'm over on Comics Should Be Good a lot at the mo, in the JLA/Avengers League. Other than that, mad busy writing and working. Plus all my old art is now to big to just scan, I have to break them down into six parts and put them back together on Photoshop, which I did with a lot of the stuff I posted but some of my RAM has died and Photoshop won't open as a result. I took it in to get fixed and they didn't fix it. have to take it in again. Grrrr!

Have you done anymore on your Superman Fanfic?

Hey Kara. Strangely enough, I thought I had repied to those last posts of yours, but it seems the CBR server had a problem. Oh well...

Perhaps the scanner thing is just a configuration issue? Because those last drawings rock, but you're right. It looks like the scanner didn't get the whole thing.

And thanx for asking about my Superman fanfic. I got a couple of ideas that I'm gonna throw in, but nothing really fancy or even important to the main plot (if there's one ;)), just a couple of little details to make things look prettier... Or something like that.

[Roquefort Raider]

Kara, these recent pieces look like a cross between Dali and Bosch.

Very nice, very unusual!

[Kara Zor El]

Kara, these recent pieces look like a cross between Dali and Bosch.

Very nice, very unusual!

My two favourite master painters.

Been big fans since a child.

They obviously influence my art.

Thanks Roquefort Raider.:)

[Kara Zor El]

Bought my self some darker pencils. I'm really enjoying drawing again. Nice to be able to put some new stuff up rather than plummet the back catalog.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/FishSlicingWednesday.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

WHOA, that's amazing!

[Kara Zor El]

Lost the images by deleting from photobucket. Lesson learned.

[Kara Zor El]

Finished

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ArrowEyedAlbon.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Excellent, and intriguing. Especially by what seems to be a bloody arrow coming out the nose. And it would seem, by the particular position of the hand, that it's the hand that guides the head's actions, as if you were trying to convey something about greed, or any of those feelings involving material things.

Was I right? Or am I thinking too much about it?

[Kara Zor El]

Excellent, and intriguing. Especially by what seems to be a bloody arrow coming out the nose. And it would seem, by the particular position of the hand, that it's the hand that guides the head's actions, as if you were trying to convey something about greed, or any of those feelings involving material things.

Was I right? Or am I thinking too much about it?

You are right.;)

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Cool. :D *thumbs up*

[JonnyFreeze]

wow this is really far out stuff. definitely different and i like it :D glad i checked it out

[Kara Zor El]

wow this is really far out stuff. definitely different and i like it :D glad i checked it out

Glad you did too. Come again, I've got some more on the boil.

[Kara Zor El]

Done a little more on this one. Thought I'd show it now because I may ruin it, when I shade the Id and the idiot. And prbably the hair too.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/InsideUsAreIdsandIdiots2.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

Maybe this is finished. toying with doing a background. Anyone think it looks incomplete without one?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/InsideUsAreIdsandIdiots3jpg.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Not sure about the background. If you can --and want to-- say something through a background in that picture, then go for it.

[Kara Zor El]

It's just difficult with monochrome to do it well. Just the suggestion of something out of focus behind, might make the picture seem more complete. But I could easily ruin it. There's such little space too.
Maybe I'll do something new first and go back.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Good, so you'll have more time to get more ideas about it.

[Kara Zor El]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Kidder.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hey Kara, what's up. Great pencils you got there. I'll have to think about the reason why you called this drawing "Kidder". My mind has something, but it's not quite clear yet.

[Roquefort Raider]

My bet is that while looking at Kidder, our eye first tells us something... and then tells us something else. The "left eye" of the creature turns out to be a nose, for example.

Very good work, Kara. It takes a lot of skill to play with perceptions like that!

[Kara Zor El]

Hey Kara, what's up. Great pencils you got there. I'll have to think about the reason why you called this drawing "Kidder". My mind has something, but it's not quite clear yet.
My bet is that while looking at Kidder, our eye first tells us something... and then tells us something else. The "left eye" of the creature turns out to be a nose, for example.

Very good work, Kara. It takes a lot of skill to play with perceptions like that!

You got it Roquefort. Thanks for the kind words you two. I'm really enjoying this new pencil stuff. everything else is years old. i thought my skills would be dead but I'm pleased with the finished work. I'll try colour again, when I have some more time.

[cleofus1]

You know I keep thinking of "Big Daddy" Roth, when I see your work (which I mean as a compliment)...Still, very nice work ;) !

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks for the compliment. I checked out Big Daddy Roth and can see what you mean. He reminds me of Gerald Scarfe, who some people think I'm a bit like.

Here's a Martian from War of the Worlds. Exactly as described in the book. 16 tentacles.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/Martian.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Beautiful, Kara. Your skills never cease to surprise me.

[Kara Zor El]

Beautiful, Kara. Your skills never cease to surprise me.

That's such a nice thing to say. Thanks Man!:)

I'll have more up soon.

[Kara Zor El]

Here's one I'm working on. Be ready in a few days. Hardly get a chance to work on these at all. Worried about the knives. I'm crap at metal. Any pointers anyone on achieving a good metal look with pencils?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/WithinYouWithoutYou.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Looks promising, Kara. Another masterpiece in the works. Sadly, can't help you there, I suck with that kind of stuff, and that's why I've been wanting to practice. Perhaps Jason or David can help you out with this.

[zuludelta]

Interesting designs you've got there... sort of reminds me of 1960s underground comix stuff.

Any pointers anyone on achieving a good metal look with pencils?

You should use real heavy, high contrast streaks to emphasize the metal's reflective attribute. With the knife, make sure that the streak follows the curve of the blade and any raised features on the flat of it.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Now that was some fine advice, courtesy of good ol' zulu.

*Writes down advice in notepad*

[davidbovey]

Some really cool new creature drawings you have here! I like the octopus looking one.

Metal is all about the contrast depending on how shiney you want it to look. Grab some reference material and take cues from it. When I was first trying to figure it out, I'd look at custom car magazines and use chrome bumpers as reference.

[Kara Zor El]

Looks promising, Kara. Another masterpiece in the works. Sadly, can't help you there, I suck with that kind of stuff, and that's why I've been wanting to practice. Perhaps Jason or David can help you out with this.
Thanks dood.

Interesting designs you've got there... sort of reminds me of 1960s underground comix stuff.



You should use real heavy, high contrast streaks to emphasize the metal's reflective attribute. With the knife, make sure that the streak follows the curve of the blade and any raised features on the flat of it.

Thanks for that. I'll give it a go. i know what you mean about the 60's vibe.

Some really cool new creature drawings you have here! I like the octopus looking one.

Metal is all about the contrast depending on how shiney you want it to look. Grab some reference material and take cues from it. When I was first trying to figure it out, I'd look at custom car magazines and use chrome bumpers as reference.

The Octopus looking thing is a Martian as described by H G Wells in War of the Worlds.

Thanks for the tips, I'll do just that.

Stay tuned to see if I pull it off.

[Roquefort Raider]

LOVE that Martian!

Your work has a very cool underground vibe. It's a breath of fresh air for being so un-comicbooky!

For metal, the easiest way is to use parallel lines or varying width. Parallel lines of different shades of grey as well as different width would also give a good effect.

Cheers, mate, and keep 'em coming!

[Albert]

I wanted to finish the thread before commenting, but that might take a while. The work is too good to rush. Full marks from me, I am really loving your work. I don't know if anyone has mentioned it or not, but-- while maintaining your own voice-- your style does remind me of Maxon Crumb's.

[Kara Zor El]

LOVE that Martian!

Your work has a very cool underground vibe. It's a breath of fresh air for being so un-comicbooky!

For metal, the easiest way is to use parallel lines or varying width. Parallel lines of different shades of grey as well as different width would also give a good effect.

Cheers, mate, and keep 'em coming!

Thanks Roquefort Raider. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan. Read it about ten times and listened to the musical more times than I could say. About time a I drew one as described. I'll do a Fighting Machine soon.

Thanks for the tips too.

I'll have a go tonight.

I wanted to finish the thread before commenting, but that might take a while. The work is too good to rush. Full marks from me, I am really loving your work. I don't know if anyone has mentioned it or not, but-- while maintaining your own voice-- your style does remind me of Maxon Crumb's.

Thankyou. I'm glad you like it. There's some crap stuff in the thread too. I should weed it out.

I knew of Robert Crumb but not Maxon and just checked him out and I see what you mean. loved what I saw so far and will be checking it all out. Thanks for turning me on to him.

Are Robert and Maxon related? Some stuff looks similar.

[Albert]

Are Robert and Maxon related? Some stuff looks similar.

Yep. Charles, Robert and Maxon are the three siblings. If you get a chance, check out the documentary Crumb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109508/). That's where I first saw Maxon's stuff, and its a very watchable doc all the way through.

[Albert]

At first it was going to be very cartoony and have animal characters like these few designs -

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/nickbates_ape_COL.jpg
But then I decided I wanted it to be realistic and am currently working on a TV series verson. I have no designs at the moment as it is a writing project.

But maybe I could do both versions.

God these are beautiful. Have you read/seen any of Vaughn Bode's work? Like Deadbone Erotica or Cheech Wizard? Here (http://www.markbode.com/site/vaughnbode.html) is a site if you're not familiar with him. I just mention him not as a comparisson, but as a possible source of inspiration to spark new directions for your work. Your art strikes a fine balance between the grotesque and the sublime, and is a chinese box of surprises. You have a very unique and personal vision, and I very much hope to see more.

I know what you mean about the earlier work, but I would keep it. I have the same feelings about poetry and prose I had written in hs/college, and reading it now is a dual edged sword: on the one hand its cringeworthy, but it also gives you a watermark showing how much you've improved. Of course, that's not meant as a negative criticism of any of your work-- just as a way of saying you've improved without losing the energy of your youth.

[Kara Zor El]

Thanks Albert. I'm so glad you picked those cartoon characters out. I'm very fond of them but they kind of went unnoticed.

I did get into some Vaughn Bode stuff in the early 90's through graph artist who had a few collected editions. I loved it. All those pert breasts. So I was undoubtedly influenced when I drew these. I can't remember the titles though. I'll have to pick them up.

You are right about the earlier work, I'll be true and keep it here, for the reasons you say.

I really got a buzz off reading your comments about the Chinese box and stuff. It was a real shot in the arm. So thanks for that.

I'd like to read some of your poetry, if I may?

[Albert]

Glad I could help with the shot in the arm.

And sure, I'd love to have you read some work. I'll be starting a thread on this forum shortly for some of my work. I've been adding some to a livejournal as well, and once that's ready I could add you to the friends list... don't know if you have a blog or not.

Alot of my work explores sexual themes that would get me banned pretty quickly, hence the need for a livejournal with filtering: once I link it to my sig, well, I would be concerned about the whole "linking to pornographic material" thing.

I probably could have been more coherent about all that, but its my 40th birthday today, so there's a little celebration static involved on my end. :cool:

[Albert]

I'd like to read some of your poetry, if I may?

The link is now in my signature, so feel free to do when you get a chance. How is the last sketch coming, the one with the knife? I'd be fascinated to see the finished piece, or even an update on where you are with it.

[Kara Zor El]

The link is now in my signature, so feel free to do when you get a chance. How is the last sketch coming, the one with the knife? I'd be fascinated to see the finished piece, or even an update on where you are with it.

Just moved hpuse Albert so haven't been able to get back to those knives, not even sure where the bloody pad is!!!

I'll get onto it next week if I can find it.

Going to check out your poetry but will absorb before commenting.

[Albert]

Just moved hpuse Albert so haven't been able to get back to those knives, not even sure where the bloody pad is!!!

I'll get onto it next week if I can find it.

Going to check out your poetry but will absorb before commenting.

Well, congrats on the move. Once you get settled in and adjusted to your new environment, I'd love to see more of your work-- be it new material or old stuff.

[Kara Zor El]

Well, congrats on the move. Once you get settled in and adjusted to your new environment, I'd love to see more of your work-- be it new material or old stuff.

Still searching but as soon as I find the pad I'll complete those blades and do some more.

[Albert]

Still searching but as soon as I find the pad I'll complete those blades and do some more.

Awesome. I know how that can be, having moved several times this decade. Hopefully you have a good amount of space to work in. I'll keep an eye out for your new stuff.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Me too. What's up Kara? How are things going?

[Kara Zor El]

Me too. What's up Kara? How are things going?

Manic. Can't find my pad in a sea of boxes, Or my pencils. Gonna take afew more days to find and then find the time to complete stuff. Shame I was on a roll with the new pencil drawings.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Something similar happened to me this past weekend. I got a mood to draw a few sketches, but couldn't find my pencils.

[Albert]

I hate it when that happens-- I work out of spiral notebooks for freewriting and revisions, and with my ADD I always seem to misplace the one I need. Just remain calm, I am sure its in there somewhere.

[Kara Zor El]

I hate it when that happens-- I work out of spiral notebooks for freewriting and revisions, and with my ADD I always seem to misplace the one I need. Just remain calm, I am sure its in there somewhere.

Something similar happened to me this past weekend. I got a mood to draw a few sketches, but couldn't find my pencils.

I found it at last and will try and complete it in the next few days. In the meantime, here's the picture that inspired it. I drew it about 92. I was thinking about it because it wasn't scanned in and I wasn't sure where it was and thought just do a better one. They are quite different but I can see that they are brothers.

here it is - http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ameliaandfriends006.jpg

[Albert]

I found it at last and will try and complete it in the next few days. In the meantime, here's the picture that inspired it. I drew it about 92. I was thinking about it because it wasn't scanned in and I wasn't sure where it was and thought just do a better one. They are quite different but I can see that they are brothers.

here it is - http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ameliaandfriends006.jpg

I can definitely see the kinship, and this is a great piece... but I like the composition you have going with the knives piece much more. The blades seem to bookend the piece, framing the streamofconsciousness elements within.

Still, I love the dichotomy of body and mind you have going in this one. The chains and the open/discorporeated eye are very effective symbols. Glad to see you working again and sharing.

[Roquefort Raider]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ameliaandfriends006.jpg

Wow, another cool piece! I could easily see this picture on the cover of a book by William S. Burroughs or Michael Moorcock (in his Cornelius phase).

[666MasterOfPuppets]

I found it at last and will try and complete it in the next few days. In the meantime, here's the picture that inspired it. I drew it about 92. I was thinking about it because it wasn't scanned in and I wasn't sure where it was and thought just do a better one. They are quite different but I can see that they are brothers.

here it is - http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k86/lozpool/ameliaandfriends006.jpg

Oh yeah. More sweetness courtesy of Kara Zor El.

Excellent drawing indeed.

[Albert]

Wow, another cool piece! I could easily see this picture on the cover of a book by William S. Burroughs or Michael Moorcock (in his Cornelius phase).

Yes, I could easily see this as a cover for Burroughs' The Soft Machine.

[Kara Zor El]

Hey. Thanks everyone. I agree with you Albert. The new one is better. I'll get it finished soon.

[joh james]

I can't believe how cool your sense of colouring was. Awesome, Kara. I'm sure my mom kept some of my old gems. I'm picking up the phone now...

[mannie abeleda]

cool!:cool:

[Kara Zor El]

cool!:cool:

Thankyou very much Mannie.:cool:


I can't believe how cool your sense of coloring was. Awesome, Kara. I'm sure my mom kept some of my old gems. I'm picking up the phone now...

Thanks Joh, and here I am doing monochrome. I have to get back to the palette. Hope your Mum has those Gems and you can post them for us all to see..:)

Thanks for taking time to look and post your thoughts guys.

[zuludelta]

How's the knife piece coming along?

Digging that recent piece... it looks like it could be an album cover for a Pink Floyd record or something.