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E. Spears

09-26-2004, 02:18 PM

Tad--I'll probably be doing more gorilla and monkey drawings, so I'll try that.

Petersen--I've only recently started using photo reference, mostly on animals and stuff. It's definitely helpful, as I can't draw animals without some kind of reference.

I'm glad you two think I'm improving. That means a lot to me :o .

Oh, and here's a Kriegaffe sketch I did this morning.
http://wasd-online.com/images/kriegaffe926small.gif

edit: I used reference on this one, too. See attachment.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

E. Spears

09-26-2004, 06:22 PM

I'm in the middle of watching the documentary that came with the new Star Wars Trilogy collection, and I finished this drawing of Luke and Vader.

http://wasd-online.com/images/anewhopesmall.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Maija

09-26-2004, 06:38 PM

Cool Kriegaffe, Robert. There's absolutely no harm in using references. That's the only way you learn what things look like, obviously!

I like your drawing of Vader, but Luke would be better without the black blots.

E. Spears

09-26-2004, 08:48 PM

Thanks, Ruta. Glad ya liked 'em :).

Here's a Yoda sketch I just finished.
http://wasd-online.com/images/yodasmall.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

King_Vold

09-26-2004, 11:54 PM

Excellent Kriegraffe Robert! It's great to see your stuff over time, you keep getting better and better. Can I make a request for a more detailed Yoda? If you feel like it, obviously.

E. Spears

09-27-2004, 10:49 PM

Thanks a lot, King Vold. I'll try to do a Yoda sometime in the future, probably when I watch Empire Strikes Back.

here's a monkey. It's based on the song "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeysketch927small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

petriacce

09-28-2004, 10:37 AM

Oh, and here's a Kriegaffe sketch I did this morning.

edit: I used reference on this one, too. See attachment.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERSWow, that's great Robert. Excellent job. "Plug Ape Here"...ha...ha...hilarious.

Petersen

09-28-2004, 10:59 AM

I think not only is 'monkey gone to heaven' my favorite piece of yours, it's also the strongest drawing I have seen from you yet!

I think that you kept a little more control with this one, still your line technique, but more refined

morna

09-28-2004, 01:38 PM

Yaaay Pixies. That's a great one ERS. I think it's my fave too. I am enjoying the visual interaction between the wrench head and the spiral tail. Nice balance. Kriegaffe rocks too!

And not to overstate the case but I agree with everyone commenting on your improvement... it's noticable!

Maija

09-28-2004, 03:54 PM

I agree. It's a drawing that shows confidence.

icbm1987

09-28-2004, 04:36 PM

Robert PWNS too much...

The wrench brings the whole thing together for me... so subtle... yet so important.

Great work!

icbm1987

E. Spears

09-28-2004, 08:10 PM

Wow! I wasn't expection responses like this :o.

Petriacce--Thanks. I thought the "ape charger" was funny, glad you did too.

Petersen--Wow, thank you!:cool:

Morna--Thank you kindly, ma'am.

Ruta--Cool that you think so :).

icbm--Thank you, as well.

The Monkey was kind of a happy accident. I was (and still am) in a monkey-drawin' mood, and I was listening to the "Doolittle" album by the Pixies, and that's the image I got.

Thanks again to everyone, you guys are so encouraging! I appreciate it.

I'll try to have some more stuff to share real soon.

-ERS

E. Spears

10-02-2004, 12:41 PM

ok, after I did the monkey, my markers decided to die. I bought new ones, and I did some sketches, but none of them are decent enough to post.
Except this one, the first one of the month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/earthwormjimsmall.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Zabalou

10-02-2004, 03:27 PM

ok, after I did the monkey, my markers decided to die. I bought new ones, and I did some sketches, but none of them are decent enough to post.
Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

I really enjoy your dark style of drawing.
Try some color less lightening color -i don't know how to sy it-

Your drawing style is really dark, so after the inking -with this new marker- may be try to add some dark digital color, to go well with your drawing.
:rolleyes: :cool: :rolleyes:
What do you think of trying that ...

King_Vold

10-02-2004, 08:06 PM

I miss the Earthworm Jim games... great work as always Robert.

Johann

10-03-2004, 04:23 PM

Earthworm Jim! haha ooo memories. Great monkey, great apes keep it up.

E. Spears

10-03-2004, 08:51 PM

Zabalou--Thank you. I'm not all that great at coloring, but if you want to take a shot at it, be my guest :).
King Vold--EWJ games ruled. Thanks.
Johann--Thank you very much.

I (finally) got around to doing another strip for WASD (http://wasd-online.com), it's the conclusion to the Zombie Hunter story. I'm now working on several other strips for the site, only so Howie (one of the writers--all of his scripts suck though. Shh :p).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/zh3master.gif
Should I color it? I'm thining about coloring it in greys, but I might do regular colors.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Johann

10-04-2004, 02:45 PM

Go canada! I like the little B.P.R.D shirt snuck in. pretty good. any more?

E. Spears

10-04-2004, 03:10 PM

Thanks, Johann. I colored it last night and got online earlier today:
http://www.wasd-online.com/images/zh3final.jpg (http://www.wasd-online.com/newcomic.htm)
Click the picture and check out the other comics, if you want :D.

I'll try to have more stuff soon, kinda busy this week.

-ERS

E. Spears

10-04-2004, 10:28 PM

Something I did on the computer today.
http://wasd-online.com/images/pink_ugly_antisocial_pikmin.jpg
Enjoy.

-ERS

Maija

10-05-2004, 07:37 AM

HAHAHAHAHA!!

I laugh, at both "Canadian accents" (what is it with you and Canadian accents? ;) ) and the Pikmin. Any plans for a story around the Pikmin... that would be PG?

fitzroy

10-05-2004, 08:54 AM

Nice drawing and pose on the Roger, love the Earthworm Jim.

Cool

Johann

10-05-2004, 02:23 PM

oh yeah forgot about the Roger-He's Great, I too love the pose, a little sloppy but Beautiful.

E. Spears

10-05-2004, 02:59 PM

Ruta--Thanks! Why Canadians? 'Cuz I love 'em. :D. Howie's Commentary (http://www.wasd-online.com/zh3com.htm) for that comic explains it a little. The Pikmin is for an art contest at Penny Arcade. The deadline is Friday, but I had to do it sooner as I'm going to be super busy on Wednesday-Thursday morning (Uber LAN party of Doom!), Thursday night (Blood Brothers/ Against Me Concert!) and Friday (Sleep!). I might do a little Pikmin story, though. Good idea :).

Fitzroy--Thanks! Glad you liked the Roger and EWJ pics. I can't wait to see what you did on the ASOH comic--Same with you, Ruta!

Johann--Thank you, as well! It's a bit sloppy, yes, but I'm glad you liked it.

I'll try to do a couple more sketches today--probably based on the books 1984 or Animal Farm.

-ERS

King_Vold

10-05-2004, 10:48 PM

Pikmin sounds like a guy I used to know. Except for swearing like a pirate, that would have made him a lot cooler. Zombie Hunter looks great with the colors. Go Canadian accents!

E. Spears

10-09-2004, 09:02 PM

Thanks a lot, King Vold. Glad you like it, I hope Penny Arcade does :).

I got back from the Blood Brothers show yesterday, and it was practically a life changing experience. I think I had more fun there than I've ever had. They played stuff from their new album, "Crimes", and it was super fun. I went with six other people, a few I didn't know, but it's cool 'cuz we were seeing the Blood Brothers. :p

When we were waiting outside the Glass House to get inside, I almost kicked the high-pitched singer without knowing it. He was right behind me, and my friend Vinnie almost fainted with excitement of being withing three feet of him.

We also saw Against Me and True North (who I missed, as I was in line to buy a T Shirt). Against Me was awesome, and I'm told True North was wicked, as well.

I'll try to scan some art later, my computers aren't all the way set up (I'm using my Dad's computer right now). I still need to get them back together after the LAN party.

Word.

-ERS

E. Spears

10-21-2004, 10:37 PM

Here's a Raphael sketch I did while on the way to the (previously mentioned) concert. It was no easy task, seeing as how the driver is the craziest person you'll ever meet. He was taking a minivan around the sharpest corners, going fastfastfast (almost losing the rear bumper at one point). It was sweet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/raphaelsketch107small.gif

Old Major of Animal Farm.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/oldmajorsmall.gif

A scary werewolf.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/werewolfsketch1020small.gif

Did this instead of taking notes in Anatomy and Physiology.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/gungirlsketch1020small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think!

-ERS

gary bolt

10-21-2004, 11:30 PM

Robert, I have to appologize for missing your last bunch of posts, they're great. I've been on the road a lot this month.

I am really impressed with the quality of all your drawings and how productive you are, especially crammed in with school and all the other stuff you do. There's a richness to your commitment to black areas in your compositions.

I'm kind of an Orwell fan myself, although it’s been years since I read any. Animal farm is one of my all time favourite books. I was fortunate enough to read 1984 (in 1977) and Animal Farm in high school English class. I think that with todays production capabilities a movie version of Animal Farm could be awesome.

You've been discussing Canadian accents on this thread. Like most people we don't think we have accents but, be that as it may, when we were in Oregon a couple of weeks ago we got put up in a Bed and Breakfast place and the hostess asked us if we were from Ireland.

King_Vold

10-24-2004, 12:31 AM

You've been discussing Canadian accents on this thread. Like most people we don't think we have accents but, be that as it may, when we were in Oregon a couple of weeks ago we got put up in a Bed and Breakfast place and the hostess asked us if we were from Ireland.

Hehehe... when I went to the US a few years back everyone thought I was from England. I guess I didn't say "mate" enough.

Robert, that werewolf really jumps off the page, both it and Raphael have great energy about them. I like.

HellSeidons

10-24-2004, 05:17 AM

Something I did on the computer today.
http://wasd-online.com/images/pink_ugly_antisocial_pikmin.jpg
Enjoy.

-ERS

i just did :) by the way i like the monster.

E. Spears

10-24-2004, 08:42 PM

Sir Edward--No need to apologize. Thanks so much for looking, and I'm glad you liked the pics :D.

King Vold--Thanks! Cool that you like the werewolf, I might do a vampire next.

HellSeidons--Thank you, as well.

On friday at a friend's house, I discovered I look totally sweet in a beanie-hat. I did a few drawings to prove it ;) .

This doesn't look at all like me, I look waaay sweeter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/selfportrait102204small.gif

I even look sweeter than this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/selfportrait102404small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think!

-ERS

Petersen

10-25-2004, 08:46 AM

Robert,
I really liked the last one with the '?'
nice design.

Tad

10-25-2004, 09:53 AM

Yeah, maybe it's just the question mark itself but it has a sort of Paul Grist feel to it. R.E., pick up a copy of JACK STAFF or KANE to check him out.

morna

10-25-2004, 12:49 PM

sweet... !

E. Spears

10-25-2004, 07:14 PM

Petersen--Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.
Tad--Don't know who Paul Grist is, but I saw a Jack Staff comic at the comic shop, I guess I'll check that out.
Morna--hah, thanks :D.

/hoo, looks like no body noticed the six-fingers on the hand. ha! looks like I'm in the clear...:rolleyes:

-ERS

E. Spears

10-26-2004, 06:39 PM

Here's the newest strip for www.wasd-online.com. It hasn't been put up yet, I want to see if anyone else thinks it's funny.
http://www.wasd-online.com/images/gettinbuff1.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Petersen

10-27-2004, 10:42 AM

Its a good step for you Robert. I like the center figure the most, clearest line work and best form.

I just don't get the joke.

E. Spears

10-27-2004, 03:39 PM

Thanks, David! Glad you liked the pic. There isn't really any joke to get, though. It's just a thing that happened while getting buff with my friends.

Thanks again for the painting!

*edit*--Here's a link to the commentary, I don't remember what I wrote in it, but maybe it'll explain it. http://wasd-online.com/gb1com.htm

-ERS

Maija

10-31-2004, 04:36 PM

On friday at a friend's house, I discovered I look totally sweet in a beanie-hat. I did a few drawings to prove it ;) .

This doesn't look at all like me, I look waaay sweeter.

Man, how'd I miss these! These are great! The second set of "Hurm" and question mark are really nice.

Yeah, I don't get the itchy butt gag either. ;)

E. Spears

10-31-2004, 11:07 PM

Thanks a lot, Ruta :). I liked those more than the first one, too.
Again, no joke to get on that one ;).

Sorry, no halloween art to put up. Been busy with doing last minute Econ homework.

Cool thing happened today--I'm at my friend's ranch, gettin' candy from his neighbors. We stop by this one house where a lady tells stories to keep the little kids occupied. When it's all over, I get up from the floor, and the next thing I know I'm on the floor again with my head againts the wall with a headache and everyone in the room is saying "are you okay? what happened?!" The only thing I could say was "I have no idea." I thought the whole thing was funny, so did my friends, but the parents that were there were really worried. Don't know what their problem is ;).

I'll try to have some more stuff up soon.

-ERS

morna

10-31-2004, 11:40 PM

Hey I love your skully new avatar.

I think those folks were worried 'cause people in good health rarely just loose consciousness like that. It sometimes indicates a bigger problem. Also you hit your head so they might have been concerned about concussion. They were just being responsible adults ;)

King_Vold

11-01-2004, 05:10 AM

I didn't get it, but it made me laugh. Frankly, I like when that happens, it's a hard balance to strike. Cool concussion story. I have a few of those.

E. Spears

11-05-2004, 10:32 PM

Morna--Thanks. Yeah, I know they were just concerned for my own safety, but it was still damn funny (my friends are still laughing about it :D).

King Vold--Thank you! Glad at least someone else thought it was funny besides me :D.

Here's a teensy update:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/robo110504small.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketches110504small.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

gary bolt

11-05-2004, 10:49 PM

Hi The Cure...

I really like the robot drawing!. The black background and heavy outline work well with the bold blacks in the rest of the drawing. How do we interpret his statement, though...

"00111010001 (Ugly bags of mostly water!)"

E. Spears

11-07-2004, 02:50 PM

Thanks a lot, Sir Edward. I did it for the superhero jam on the drawingboard (http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/index.php) in the Superheroes section. Someone there wanted a translation, too :D.

I'll try to have some more stuff soon.

-ERS

E. Spears

11-08-2004, 11:14 PM

yay! My teacher finally let me take some of my stuff home (on the condition that I bring it right back to school), so I only get one shot at snapping some pics of them.
The first two are the first and third (you don't wanna see the second one) paintings I did in the class.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/leaves1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/chair1.jpg

These next two are part of a series (third one on its way). They're just done in mostly reds and purples and with black out lines around the colors (it's called the "I wanna paint like Petersen" Series :D).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purpleseries1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purpleseries1detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purpleseries1detail2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purpleseries2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purpleseries2detail1.jpg

All are done in acrylics.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

King_Vold

11-09-2004, 03:50 AM

Wow! I love the first and last ones especially, Robert. There's something about that clown's expression, which gives it a lot of personality.

icbm1987

11-09-2004, 05:40 AM

Dude... at first I thought that you were Petersen...

The gargoyle is very nice... and the red & orange works very well with the leaves...

I love the expression on both of your "Petersen" style pieces.

icbm1987

Petersen

11-09-2004, 07:32 AM

Robert,
I like the winged demon best, but the others are really nice too. Looks like you got the ink technique down pat..the zombie is a nice mix of dese areas of line work and sparce areas.

I am flattered

E. Spears

11-09-2004, 10:00 PM

King Vold--Thank you! I'm glad you like 'em, man.

ICBM--That's a real complement there, thanks a lot :).

Petersen--*sighs with relief* I'm really happy you like them. I thought I was almost stepping on your toes, trying to imitate your painting style. It means a lot when you say your flattered.

I've still one more peice to do in the series, then I think I'll tackle this other thing I had in mind--Doing a five painting series, each one depicting a member of the Blood Brothers (http://thebloodbrothers.com). My third favorite band ever.

Thanks again, guys.

-ERS

Maija

11-09-2004, 10:24 PM

Cool stuff, Robert!

I actually quite like the composition that results in the close-ups on the zombie and the clown because the energy of the lines fills the whole frame and the subject isn't isolated by quiet space. You might try creating compositions on the paper like that. Maybe do some initial sketches and then choose an interesting area to blow up and execute in paint and ink.

E. Spears

11-11-2004, 04:24 PM

Thanks, Ruta. That's a cool idea, I think I'll try that sometime.

-ERS

E. Spears

11-13-2004, 11:41 AM

Here's something I did yesterday--It's a (kinda) cartoony portrait of a good friend of mine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/clairtoon111204small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Hellsaint

11-13-2004, 09:21 PM

Great stuff rob! I like the robot pic :)

Johann

11-14-2004, 10:24 AM

I love the clown-Awsome. -you say you have one more coming?

E. Spears

11-15-2004, 06:07 PM

Hellsaint--Thanks! Glad you like it.
Johann--Thank you :D. Yeah, I'm planning one more like that, don't know when I'll get it done, though.

Here's today's sketch, I drew it while listening to the Dresden Dolls' "Girl Anachronism". Great song.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch111504small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

E. Spears

11-19-2004, 12:10 AM

I threw on some quick colors onto the Girl Anachronism doodle. Not sure if I like 'em yet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlanachronismsmall.jpg

Some of you may be wondering where I was today--I was gettin' some wisdom teeth ripped outta my head, and a picture of the removed teeth is in the attachment (not for the faint of heart, I think).

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ers

HellSeidons

11-19-2004, 03:55 AM

You got skill Dude!!! by the way... uh...nice teeth i guess...

Leo

11-19-2004, 06:43 AM

Y'know, as I'm still half asleep right now.. no in-depth critique from me. I simply like the style, as its so different from mine. I tend to get bogged down in detail, whereas yours flows nicely. Good job.

petriacce

11-19-2004, 10:01 AM

I threw on some quick colors onto the Girl Anachronism doodle. Not sure if I like 'em yet.

Some of you may be wondering where I was today--I was gettin' some wisdom teeth ripped outta my head, and a picture of the removed teeth is in the attachment (not for the faint of heart, I think).

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ersThe wisdom teeth are great. I still have mine in a small case. I made an ankle band for four of my other teeth that I had taken out. I was at a family reunion and everyone thought it was cool until I told them that the teeth were mine. For some reason this freaked them out. Apparently it's okay to wear someone/something else's teeth and not your own. :confused:

Hope you're recovering okay.

E. Spears

11-19-2004, 11:28 AM

HellSeidons--Thanks, man. Glad you liked the teeth ;).

Leo--Thank you. I don't think I've seen any of your art, and you know that it's mandatory for you to post your art here, so you better get on it:D.

Patrick--haha, cool story. I'm prolly gonna make a necklace or something out of 'em to wear. It's gonna be sweeeet. Yeah, I'm recovering fine, I tried to eat a Pop Tart today, but that was a really dumb idea. I get to eat as much pudding as I want, though, so it's all good.

Thanks everybody,

-ERS

petriacce

11-19-2004, 11:38 AM

Yeah, I'm recovering fine, I tried to eat a Pop Tart today, but that was a really dumb idea. I get to eat as much pudding as I want, though, so it's all good.

Thanks everybody,

-ERSIf you like tomato soup, it works great for covering that metallic blood taste in your mouth. Unless you like that of course. ;)

Leo

11-19-2004, 04:29 PM

Leo--Thank you. I don't think I've seen any of your art, and you know that it's mandatory for you to post your art here, so you better get on it:D.

I can show ya, but it ain't impressive. My good stuff's on my own comp, which is naffed right now. You wanna see, I can stick one on.

~update~ *sticks it on anyhow* Enjoy. I've not figured out how to just put the pic on this forum without a link yet, but I'll crack it eventually. In the mean time...

Here's Superman (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/12449943/)

morna

11-19-2004, 08:19 PM

Oh you poor thing. I had my wisdom teeth out and I was totally out of it for three days then a week on these GREAT painkillers - no solid food and a face like a chipmunk for days and days which eventually turned fascinating colours as the bruising dissipated. So much for wisdom. I believe you will have a somewhat less interesting experience. I never even got my teeth... (i suspect they were destroyed in the process) sigh

:)

E. Spears

11-19-2004, 08:42 PM

Nice one, Leo. You should be like all the cool kids (Ose, Tad, Petersen, HellboyOne, KoryBing, Fitzroy, Morna, and a buncha others) and start an art thread for yourself. They boost your ego like mad.

Patrick--I've had a TON of tomato soup and cream of mushroom soup. I really don't mind the metallic taste as much as I mind the dull ache in my jaw, though.

Morna--That sounds pretty bad. No swelling for me, and my painkillers are just souped-up tylenol. I'm supposed to be on a liquid diet, but I can eat shrimp with only a little bit of difficulty (and I can almost eat a poptart, as I already mentioned).
Too bad you never got your teeth, they're real fun.

More art from me soon...

-ERS

Leo

11-20-2004, 03:47 AM

Nice one, Leo. You should be like all the cool kids (Ose, Tad, Petersen, HellboyOne, KoryBing, Fitzroy, Morna, and a buncha others) and start an art thread for yourself. They boost your ego like mad.

Tch. Maybe. If I get more suggestions like that, I might, but not for ego value (who am I trying to kid here?? :D) Thanks for looking at it.

Maija

11-20-2004, 09:50 AM

Bleh!

<Recounting of my own horrible, horrible wisdom tooth extraction experience deleted. No one needs to hear about that, I decided.>

I'm very glad to hear you've had a fairly easy ride. Believe me, it can be a LOT worse.

I like the last drawing. Good foreshortening and depth on the legs bent under the stool.

E. Spears

11-21-2004, 10:17 PM

leo--suit yourself.

Thanks a lot, Ruta. I was hoping someone would like that one, it's a favorite of mine.

As some of you may already know, today is the first annual International SketchCrawl Day! I did some sketches to celebrate.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchcrawl112104001.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchcrawl112104002.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchcrawl112104003.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchcrawl112104004.gif

I'll put some colors on soon (maybe tonight, if I get some work done).

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

E. Spears

11-24-2004, 11:39 PM

Since it's now on Patrick's Exchange site, it should be safe to put this here--it's my exchange peice.
http://wasd-online.com/images/HellboyForumArtExchange/thecureexchange.gif

And here's the sketch for the third painting in the "Petersen-esque" series.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/headsketch112304small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Tad

11-25-2004, 12:27 AM

Hey, E.R. I really like your new avatar!

HellSeidons

11-25-2004, 04:41 AM

Hellboy's gun is kinda small duncha think? overall tis not bad, unique thats what I'll say

E. Spears

11-25-2004, 09:59 AM

Tad--Thanks! I started the drawing for it in MSPaint, then finished it in Paint Shop Pro. I was hoping it would make a good avatar :D.

HellSeidons--Uh, thanks, I think http://sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif.

-ERS

Johann

11-26-2004, 06:01 PM

i agree great avatar, and I can't wait for the third piece!

E. Spears

11-29-2004, 12:16 AM

Thanks, Johann :D. I'll start the painting this week, don't know when I'll be able to take it home, though.

-ERS

DonneFan

11-29-2004, 08:38 AM

Man, all of this talk of wisdom tooth removal is begining to frighten me. I get to have mine removed the week before christmas and I am allergic to most painkillers and anasthetics so it should really be fun.

I really like the Petersen style paintings and I like the Hellboy piece as well. Its very cool. I really like your sort of sketchy stlye.

E. Spears

11-30-2004, 12:35 AM

Thanks a lot, DonneFan. Glad you liked 'em :).
Good luck with that, that sounds like it's gonna be horrible :(.

Here's something I should've posted a while ago--something that I was gonna send out in the exchange, but decided against.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/abeechange_no_small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

DonneFan

11-30-2004, 08:16 AM

I like the atmosphere, the contrast in the background gives it a really dark, high anxiety feel that works well.

Maija

11-30-2004, 12:58 PM

Nifty Abe drawing. However, the background is a bit distracting. Filling in the white areas on the right with black might simplify it. Maybe try it out in Photoshop before doing it to your original drawing. Maybe also solidify the black around the harpoon tip. It's just not immediately clear what it is because of the other jagginess around it.

The Abe part is cool though.

E. Spears

11-30-2004, 05:02 PM

DonneFan--Thanks, I appreciate it.

Ruta--Thanks! I'll definitely edit it on the computer to see what that looks like. I was going for the "underwater" look I think I acheived on another sketch (I think I posted it on pirate day). I guess it didn't go as well on this one.

Here's today's sketces--
This is a sketch for a painting I plan to do in class soon. The painting's supposed to be done in pointilism/stippling. Blah.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/headhuntersketch113004.gif

This is a Violent Messiahs sketch I did in econ while reviewing for a test.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/vmsketch113004.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

E. Spears

12-01-2004, 10:08 PM

here's another VM sketch--I did the pencils in homeroom and inked it in sixth period.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/vmsketch120104small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

gary bolt

12-02-2004, 03:44 AM

Robert, somehow I missed your recent posts. I quite like them. Great use of heavy blacks in this bunch of pics. The Violent Messiahs pieces are busy but hold together because of the strong compositions.

E. Spears

12-02-2004, 11:53 PM

Thanks a lot, Sir Ed :D. Yeah, I thought the VM drawings were kinda busy, too. I was going to put the three faces of the Family (some VM characters) in the side of the white space of the second one, I guess I didn't do that--the thing would've been unreadable!

Here's today's sketch. It's the drawing that I'll use to do a painting sometime soon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/aviatorsketch120204small.gif
The theme the teacher gave the class was "Art Deco". I had little knowledge of what this was, but I thought I should draw an airplane for some reason. I did, and the teacher thought it fit the theme perfectly.

I still don't know what "art deco" is :p.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

King_Vold

12-03-2004, 03:16 AM

I still don't know what "art deco" is :p.

Maybe art deco means old-timey moustaches. I hope so. I wanna see that Headhunter painting pronto.

Petersen

12-03-2004, 07:21 AM

Art Deco was a style popular in the 1920's and even into the 30's.
It features slick stylized lines & curves. Empasis on chrome and spartan detail. Think of how people in the 1920's would have viewed the future.

In the Oz books, the emerald city is very Victorian. It was written durring the height of the Victorian era. In the movie, the Emerald City is very art deco.

if you want more visual reference, seach art deco on google's image search.

BTW, Robert, I REALLY like this image.

Tad

12-03-2004, 09:27 AM

It's neat seeing you work in compositions now. Look at the improvement and growing ambition when you check back to your first postings. Keep it up!

Maija

12-03-2004, 11:39 AM

Yeah, it's really cool to see your work evolve through the thread. Your "art deco" piece is really nicely composed. The masked guy in the second Violent Messiahs drawing is really well done.

Johann

12-03-2004, 01:54 PM

oh that aviator guy is awsome, I'm laughing at how good it is...really it's not a bad thing-so many other great things come to mind, i absolutley love it.

E. Spears

12-04-2004, 03:24 PM

King Vold--Thanks :)

Petersen--haha, thanks for the info. Glad you like it :D.

Tad--Thanks! Glad you think I'm improving.

Ruta--Thank you! I'm happy you like that one--I felt pretty proud of myself when I finished the inks on that one.

Johann--heh, thanks a lot, Johann :).

I'm going to try to have some more art up soon, but at the moment I feel a little burned out.

Thanks again,

-ERS

E. Spears

12-05-2004, 12:05 AM

I found the energy to draw this thing on the computer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/caringiscreepy120404b.gif

It's based on lyrics from the song "Caring is Creepy" by the Shins, from the Garden State soundtrack.

Enjoy, etc.

-ERS

*edit* I put up a better version of the pic--for some reason, it was resizing wrong, and I took out the rough lines.

Hellsaint

12-05-2004, 12:11 AM

Wow. Pretty neat stuff. I like the bold feeling from your pics. My inking is so lousy that i screwed up a lot of my pics. Damn. Anyway, good job rob :)

gary bolt

12-05-2004, 12:39 AM

8 1/2 hours ago you were burned out and since then this new drawing?

Wow, nice drawing! :)

E. Spears

12-05-2004, 06:31 AM

Hellsaint--Thanks a lot :).

Sir Edward--I was burned out. Then I wasn't. Glad you like the picture :D.

I'd like to work in a drawing or two in between tomorrow's Calculus homework, but no promises.

-ERS

Tad

12-05-2004, 11:43 AM

Okay, I think you're using "burned out" like we use "tired, I think I'll take a nap." That's a great piece! It really feels like a single panel from a much longer story, which I guess it is since you were illustrating a song. But somehow the figure isn't just a icon, it feels like a character. Really nice.

morna

12-05-2004, 12:06 PM

That's a particularly great one ERS! Love the unusual perspective... executed with great energy but also enough control to be evocative of an introspective moment. -nice!

I have to belatedly mention that your avatar ROCKS too!

E. Spears

12-05-2004, 05:05 PM

Okay, I think you're using "burned out" like we use "tired, I think I'll take a nap."
Ah, is that what I was doing? :). Thanks a lot, Tad. Cool that you like it. I'd been planning to do a picture based on the song for a while, but the sketches I did never felt right; I was just trying to use just one line from the song, then make a picture out of it. I decided to do the basic image that I got from it.

Morna--hah, Thank you! Glad you dig it.

In case anyone's wondering, here's a link to the Lyrics from the Song (http://www.lyricsdomain.com/20/the_shins/caring_is_creepy.html).

Still haven't done a new one, hopefully later.

-ERS

DonneFan

12-05-2004, 05:09 PM

ooooh love the energy. Your really good at conveying emotions with shadows :) .

E. Spears

12-06-2004, 12:19 AM

Thanks, DonneFan.

I did the thing Ruta suggested, making the whole BG black. I did it on the computer, and I kinda like it. I think I'm gonna add some fish in there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/blackbgabe1small.gif
Enjoy, you know the rest.

-ERS

Maija

12-06-2004, 09:19 AM

Actually, I was thinking you could leave the shaft of light that falls on Abe, just fill in the other sections on the right of him and below him, but solid black works too. I think some fishies would be great.

The "Caring is Creepy" drawing is nice too. Interesting perspective. It feels cold.

Leo

12-06-2004, 04:02 PM

Cure.. This may sound weird, but I ned some advice on how to startup on original art. I find myself just copying bits here and there from comics, or reference pictures I find, and its very frustrating to me.

What do you do (if anything) to prep for a peice? 'Cos right now, I just want to jump up and down on my sketchpad out of pure angst. Nothing's coming to me at all, and if I do something, I rub it out again. :mad:

E. Spears

12-06-2004, 06:05 PM

Ruta--Ah, I see what you're saying. I'll try that, too; since I'm doing the edits on the computer, it'll be easy :). Glad you like the pictures :D.

Leo--When I first started drawing, I used a lot of other people's work as a starting point. I learned a lot from it, and a lot of parts from other artist's styles stuck with me.

I don't know if you're gonna think this is very helpful, but just practice as much as you can. And try to draw from life as often as possible (I get this advise and see it given to other artists all the time on the Drawing Board). I try to draw all the time, and I think it helps. If you're worried about making your own style, don't worry--it'll happen. Styles just evolve and grow as one grows as an artist, in my experience.

Good luck,

-ERS

Leo

12-06-2004, 07:15 PM

Thanks, really. I'll just try giving random stuff a shot, and be patient, I suppose. (Patience isn't a virtue of mine, however! :D) Thanks for the luck, feel like I need it.

E. Spears

12-06-2004, 07:52 PM

No problem, Leo. Keep at it, man :).

Here's today's sketches; I was feeling a bit productive.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch1120604small.gif
I really screwed up the hands on the above one, I don't quite know what happened there :).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch2120604small.gif
This one started out as a warmup before I started on the Aviator painting; I liked it enough to ink it in the next period.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Maija

12-06-2004, 08:06 PM

I like the second one quite a bit. The cross-hatching/scribbly shading on that one seems more intentional and directed in spite of the scribbly-ness of it. The lines are more confident overall than in the first one and that line weight really works well. Follow that up!

The first one is weighted down by the shading with the heavier marker. Also, her hips disturb me a little bit. ;)

morna

12-06-2004, 08:32 PM

Good pose on that second one too... and don't think I didn't notice that belt buckle !

Petersen

12-07-2004, 07:24 AM

The 2nd of those is awesome. It does show intention. I like that the line wight of the top of the head disapears in the white area.
Nice job. Can't wait to see the aviator painting

E. Spears

12-07-2004, 11:47 PM

Ruta--Aarrgh! You're right--I don't know what the heck's going on with her legs. Thanks for pointing that out. I was going for the pose in a particular panel of Kabuki as drawn by David Mack, but I think he did it better. Glad you like the second one, though :D.

Morna--Thank you! You mean the skull belt buckle? Yep. It's skulls...(I think I missed a joke somewhere).

Petersen--Thanks, David. Glad you like it, and I'm nearly done with the Aviator, I should be finished by Thursday morning (I just don't know when the teacher will let me take it home). I'm doing the Head Hunter painting (in pointilism) next week.

Here's a late-night update:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch120704small.gif
It's not very exciting, and it's pretty much a re-hash of other drawings I did.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Leo

12-08-2004, 10:02 AM

The dripping blood is a nice touch, but I nearly missed those cuts on her, and the hair could do with a bit more definition. Plus, her upper body is lost i na lot of cross hatching. But i do like the face (is it a face?) that you've incorperated into the background.

Anakin

12-08-2004, 11:23 AM

I think I found the problem with her legs, to put it bluntly, you gave her too much croch. Women tend to stand woth their legs together (no external genetailia to get in the way) so from that angle, her right leg would slightly underlap her left.

Otherwise it's a good piece.

Petersen

12-08-2004, 11:28 AM

What I like about this is that there is a clear effort to compose an image. The contours are well defined, not as sketch as your work from earlier this year.

what I really enjoy is the 3 distinct 'colors' or tones. White, Black & Grey. I have no issue with the stylized anatomy.. The only qualm, is that the grey areas are too dark and unruly. They become confusing with her cuts and the other blacks. A little more care to make them look intentional (which I know they are) would make this drawing really pop.

(If you want I'll show you whaty I mean)

E. Spears

12-08-2004, 06:24 PM

Leo--Thanks. I guess there wasn't enough definition on the cuts, others who saw it in my sketchbook at school thought the same thing. Yeah, it's a dragon in the background.

Anakin--Yeah, I see what you're talking about. Thanks for the input, and I'm glad you like it (even with the error).

Petersen--Yeah, I'd definitely want to see what you think the pic needs :D. Thanks for the complements, I appreciate it.

More to come.

-ERS

Petersen

12-08-2004, 08:18 PM

Robert,
Here ya go. What I did was use a line halftone pattern to replicate some kind of grey (hatching, stippling, texture, pattern, etc.) you don't need to do something as uniform as what I used, I did it as a quick example. I used your shapes as the guides for the greys. I touched up some of the blacks around her contour and that's about it..like I said, this is a giant step for you and a nice composition!

Maija

12-08-2004, 10:46 PM

Wow, that really emphasizes the composition. Cool drawing, Robert. Petersen just underscored its greatest strengths.

E. Spears

12-08-2004, 11:12 PM

Petersen--Wow. That's a whole lot easier for me to read, too! I definitely see what you're talking about--paying more attention to contrast, taking more care with the peice as a whole, and keeping the composition clear. Thanks a whole lot for the edit, and even more for the help :D.

Ruta--Thanks a lot.

I didn't get anything worthwhile done today, but I'll try to get a drawing finished tomorrow.

Thanks again.

-ERS

E. Spears

12-11-2004, 08:47 AM

Here's some new stuff--

This guy's gonna be part of the comic my buddies and I are trying to do for comic-con (hopefully for 2005).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/vikingsketch121004small.gif

A crazy lab with a teeny monster in a jar. The monster doesn't pop all that much, I'm thinking about redrawing this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/labsketch121004small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

E. Spears

12-11-2004, 11:11 AM

Something I did this morning--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/monkeycover121104small.gif
It'll eventually be the cover the the first issue of the school magazine! Woo Hoo!

-ERS

Conundrum

12-11-2004, 11:23 AM

Good stuff, Robert. I really like the pose on the guy chopping the head off. The foaming gorilla is great too.

E. Spears

12-11-2004, 09:34 PM

Thanks, Conundrum. I'm still not very happy with the head-chopping dude, but I appreciate it :).

Speaking of the gorilla, here's the first version of the colors; I'm still messing with 'em, and I have to get the final version done by Friday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/monkeycover121104colortest1small.gif

Enjoy, wokka wokka.

-ERS

Johann

12-12-2004, 06:44 AM

The monster in a jar one is great, I would really like to see your re-do.

Again, Keep up the good work!

E. Spears

12-15-2004, 11:16 PM

Thanks, Johann. I don't know when I'll get to the new monter-inna-jar, I've been busy with working on the cover to the school magazine.

Speaking of which, here is what I'm pretty sure is the final version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/monkeycover121104colortest9FINALsmall.jpg
It's the latest version of the third color scheme--the second was horrible, I'm not gonna post it.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Hellsaint

12-16-2004, 12:52 AM

The colouration makes it look more dynamic, I like it. :)
I was thinking... If the eyes were shown in the shadows of the face, the gorilla may look cooler.

em...

12-16-2004, 06:31 AM

To be honest, Robert, I prefer the previous coloured version of the gorilla - the sharper edged colouring sits better with your drawing style, in my opinion.

Conundrum

12-16-2004, 08:50 AM

I agree with Hellsaint. Two fiery red dots peering out from the black shadow. That would be great.

E. Spears

12-18-2004, 03:38 PM

Hellsaint, Conundrum--Thanks!

Em--I see what you're saying. Yeah, I'm not really the best colorist by a long shot, and I was trying some new things when I did this. I'll keep what you said in mind for future colored projects.

Here's today's sketch--it's a gift for my uncle for XMas.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboysketch121804small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Maija

12-18-2004, 03:46 PM

Ha! Cool. I like the simplified profile of the tentacles and your handwritten title.

I'd be interested to see future sketches you do before you put in the heavier black shading (I assume you add that after the cross-hatching). Just wondering what the difference in contrast might look like. Could you post an in-progress scan for your next one?

Hellsaint

12-18-2004, 10:34 PM

Great piece! I like this sketch. :)

Minor critque: The space between HB's jaw and his cheekbone is a little small. I was thinking that HB's face should elongated abit, other than that, the sketch is pretty cool.

morna

12-18-2004, 11:10 PM

Nice one ERS. The proportions of dark to light and the composition of the tentacles is really working in your background there. I am also liking the figure to background proportions. Ya, the lettering is great too!

E. Spears

12-21-2004, 11:51 AM

Ruta--Thanks. I won't be able to show the in-progress on the next few, I'm on a big deadline (that is to say, X-Mas). The ones after that I'll try to do some in-progress scans.

Hellsaint--Thank you. I see what you're saying, but I don't think I need to draw hellboy just like Mignola ;).

Morna--Thanks! I'm happy you like the drawing. My uncle liked that one a lot, too (I gave it to him on Sunday for a family Xmas party thing).

Thanks again, everyone. I'm still finishing a bunch of XMas presents, I hope to have them posted later this week.

-ERS

Hellsaint

12-21-2004, 06:07 PM

Hellsaint--Thank you. I see what you're saying, but I don't think I need to draw hellboy just like Mignola ;).
Very true. Good luck with your Christmas Sketches.

E. Spears

12-21-2004, 10:49 PM

Thanks, Hellsaint.

Okay, I finished some of the presents earlier than I expected (before XMas!). I still have some to do, but I don't really need to do them just yet (I won't be able to give them to their recipiants untill school starts back up in January). I decided to scan what I've done so far, to see what all of you nerds think.

Here's what I got so far:

This one is for my mom:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/wolverinesketch122104small.gif

For my dad:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/batmansketch122104small.gif

For my best friend and fellow Nine Inch Nails fan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sdsketch122104small.gif

For my buddy Mikey and fellow fan of girls and ninjas:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch122104small.gif

E. Spears

12-21-2004, 10:50 PM

aagh, it won't let me post more pics in one post!

And now, the Rejects:

These were originally for my mom, but then I realised that I couldn't draw horses, even with reference.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/horsesketcha122104small.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/horsesketchb122104small.gif

This one was a request from my friend Claire from a while ago--she wanted me to do a portrait of here as a fifties-pinup girl. I went the "Betty" direction with this one, but it turned out shitty. She's getting a better version, which I still need to finish.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketchb122104small.gif

woo, that's all for now. I've been drawing pretty much the whole time since Friday when I got off of school.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Hellsaint

12-22-2004, 12:14 AM

Wow. I really think your sketches are better than before. Like the Wolverine sketch the best. The horse sketches are not bad too. Great job rob. :)

Johann

12-22-2004, 02:48 PM

very nice, i take it your family is big on comics or was that just a theme, either way they are all very nice, i really like the N.I.N one.

This reminds me i still gotta make a X-mas gift for my Gram and a poster for a school art magazine..

keep up the good work-(of course)

em...

12-23-2004, 03:43 AM

A very nice bunch of sketches, Robert

Shadowfax32

12-23-2004, 10:22 AM

I really like your horse sketches, Rob. Off topic, I like how you colored your avatar. It's really festive.

Michelle

E. Spears

12-23-2004, 11:07 PM

Hellsaint--Thank you!

Johann--My family's big enough on comics to go to comic-con, but mostly I thought I should give them something I knew would come out decent :D. And thanks!

Em...--:) Thanks, I appreciate it. I hope the recipients think so, too ;).

ShadowFax--Thank you, on both accounts.

Here's a new sketch--a pencil sketch this time, for Ruta; I'm gonna post in-progress scans of this one, as I won't be able to give it to Claire untill January (she's in Washington for the rest of the month).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch122204small.jpg
The pose was referenced from a Masuimi Max photo I found in the "reference" section of the Drawing Board.
I'm seeing lots more mistakes now that I've scanned it, I'll hopefully fix 'em for the final version.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Conundrum

12-24-2004, 09:36 AM

Good stuff, Robert. Will you ink directly on these pencils? They seem dark is why I wonder. Have you ever tried the non-repro blue pencils? I love those things.

Petersen

12-24-2004, 09:41 AM

I was thinking similarly Beau, Lightboxing this drawing onto bristol and inking there. Nice gesture Robert!!!

E. Spears

12-24-2004, 10:59 AM

Thanks, guys!

Conundrum--no, I'm not going to ink on this one. I drew it in my sketch book, and I can't seem to do finished (inked) drawings in it that I'm happy with, but I generally end up being happy with the drawings I do on printer paper. I'm going to re-draw it on printer paper then ink it there. No, I haven't tried the non-photo blue pencils, I've been meaning to pick me up a couple to try 'em out. Thanks again, Beau!

Petersen--I'd lightbox it if I could, but I don't have one. I should probably get one of those, too :D. Thank you, I'm glad you like the gesture. I hope the recipiant likes it, too.

Thanks again,

-ERS

Petersen

12-24-2004, 11:49 AM

Conundrum

12-27-2004, 10:17 AM

Robert,
before I had a light box I used 2 alternatives:

1: wait for a sunny day and hold it against a window.
2: open a new word document (whitest screen I can get) and lay your work on the monitor (unless you have an LCD..then don't do this)

the limitations are that most pens won't write if not held more upright than horizontal. so you will need to lightly transfer the drawing via pencil to the new surface. The other limitation is that it's hard to hold up your work, the frest paper, redraw your lines AND keep it in registration...can be a bit tricky

I too am without a light box. My MacGuyver rig of choice is a large empty tupperware container-rectangular, with a shadeless lamp or a work light/desk lamp stationed underneath. Ah poverty is the mother of invention.

Robert, you can also just get blueline lead refills for mechanical pencils. That's what I prefer.

icbm1987

12-27-2004, 01:38 PM

Nice work man...

Dyaaaammmnn... she is HOTT!

eh...

E. Spears

01-07-2005, 01:11 PM

Petersen--Thanks for the tips!

Conundrum--Oh, that's even better! I'll definitely look for blueline pencil lead. Do they come in 0.9mm size?

icbm--Thank you :D. The real person is hotter than the model I referenced from :).

Here's a new thing--I still haven't finished all the xmas presents, I've hit a kind of rut. I forced myself to start a new drawing, to hopefully help myself out of it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboypencils120704small.jpg
I'll be posting the progress of this one, too. Hopefully I'll have Claire's picture done soon, too.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

Conundrum

01-07-2005, 02:45 PM

Do they come in 0.9mm size?

Not sure. Mine is .7- it probably depends on how good the shop is.

E. Spears

01-07-2005, 03:41 PM

.7 is fine. I just gotta get a .7 pencil, but it's not like those are uncommon :).

Re-drawn pencils, in-progress inks:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboysketchinprogress120705small.gif

Enjoy, yadayada.

-ERS

E. Spears

01-08-2005, 08:53 PM

Okay, I finished the inks, but it turned out horrible (I don't know what happened, but It's just bad). I really want to do the drawing (I haven't done anything worthwhile in almost three weeks), so I re-re-did the drawing. Here's the inks in progress (sorry I forgot to scan the pencils, but the pencils are so rough that I'm pretty much the only one who can read them).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboysketchprogress120805small.gif
It's really strange, just a few weeks ago I was able to slam out a finished drawing that I was fairly happy with in about an hour, maybe an hour and a half. Now I have to force myself to do something. I'm probably just out of practice, and things'll probably easier for me once I get back to school (a lot of my inspiration is from the people there).

Anywho, enjoy, tell me what you think of it so far.

-ers

morna

01-08-2005, 09:21 PM

I dunno. I think each iteration is better than the last. My guess is that you're just getting more self-critical and not settling for what you may have in the past.

Plus the new year thing slows a lot of us down for a while... (probably too much introspection)

E. Spears

01-08-2005, 10:21 PM

Thanks Morna. I think it's getting better, too, but it's just not as good as I want it to be. I definitely agree with the introspection thing, too. I'm about to graduate high school, and I've got more to think about than ever.

I tried to finish the last draft of it, I went kinda overboard with the tentacles.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboysketchprogressB10804small.gif
I think I'm gonna do another version of it, but I'm going to re-work the tentacles and do away with the circle behind Rasputin. I really want a picture that I can be happy with.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ERS

petriacce

01-09-2005, 01:29 PM

Robert, what can I say? I finally had some time to review your thread of artwork. I can't see any of it at work and don't get a lot of time on the PC at home.

Your stuff has really improved and I agree with a couple of comments that you are adding more detail while keeping your style distinct. I like seeing some of your redos and where you take them.

jnapper

01-09-2005, 01:33 PM

Robert, I missed this one earlier:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/labsketch121004small.gif

It looks a bit like a fish-man? Very cool.

E. Spears

01-09-2005, 09:40 PM

Petriacce--Thanks for taking the time to look :D. I'm glad you thin I'm improving.

Jnapper--heh, yeah I was initially drawing abe in a fishtank, but then I wanted to make it a little different :). Thanks!

OK, I've made ONE more pencil draft of that last one, and I'm pretty happy with it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboypencilsprogress120904small.gif
Once I finish this, I'm going to finish a bunch of other stuff I've been putting off, but I don't think I'll be able to do those unless I finish this. I've struggled to get it to a point I can be okay with.

Thank again, and enjoy.
-ers

E. Spears

01-10-2005, 05:56 PM

These are some colors I did on the ninja chick from last month. I started 'em latelate last night, finished 'em a few minutes ago, since I got back from the first day of my last semester of highschool (!).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/ninjacolors10905.jpg

Aaand I think this is the last version of that damned hellboy sketch. There's things I like about this one, like there's things I like about the previous inked version. Maybe if I cut them up, I can paste the parts I like together into a singer uber picture...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboysketchprogress11005small.gif
bleh.

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ers

Tad

01-11-2005, 12:59 AM

I was just fooling around with this. I think you should commit to your blacks and don't worry about using edges. I just filled in some of your cross hatching. Anyway, take it with a grain of salt.

E. Spears

01-11-2005, 09:20 PM

Thanks Tad! I definitely see what you're saying--I think I'll actually do that to the one with the frog (probably just on the high-res scan) and share the results. Filling in the blacks definitly helps the picture.

Here's the sketch I did today--I started drawing it when I started playing the Every Time I Die album "Hot Damn!". The strange thing is, when I signed the finished inked picture, the album was just ending. It's like I was channeling ETID! Or something.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/skeletonsketch11105small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.
-ers

Tad

01-11-2005, 10:12 PM

Looks awesome. Start up that CD again!

Hellsaint

01-11-2005, 10:52 PM

Very sinister and morbid, nice atmosphere. I like :)

Is that a skeleton with a bullet through the skull? Just wondering.

morna

01-11-2005, 11:11 PM

This one TOTALLY works! I like the simplicity - big strong shapes balanced with smaller elements (ie ropes and limbs and negative spaces in head and pelvis) light works well too, not confusing the issue. Well done!

E. Spears

01-12-2005, 11:41 PM

woo!

Tad--Thanks :). I'm glad you like it. And I've got that CD pretty much on loop, it's just great.
Hellsaint--Thank you! It's supposed to be a robot-skeleton, actually; the three dots were intended to be three robot eyes.
Morna--haha, thank you :D. I'm feeling like I'm remembering how to draw again, and I really appreciate the complements.

Here's a page pulled from my sketchbook:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchpage10805.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you think.
-ers

HBMomma

01-13-2005, 09:00 AM

I don't usually post in art threads (don't know enough about art), but I really liked the skeleton & wanted to let you know how we perceived it. I kept scrolling back up to check it out again :) and my son walked in (age 10). He said "It looks like drool" and I just got the chills as I imagined something HUGE above the skeleton drooling down on him. The giant cog in the background really helps with that!

I know that's probably not the effect you were going for; just wanted to share that weird experience.

Petersen

01-13-2005, 09:39 AM

Robert,
I really like the sketch book page. The panel that is sideways is very cool. I like that you arn't afraid to make the anatomy a little wonky. Most people your age do it because they can't do it any other way and they arn't very confident in it. You seem to be comfortable with it.

After seeing this ninja hottie (and again, I love that sideways panel) I think you would like Frank Miller's Sin City. If you havn't, Pick up Sin City the Hard (or is it long) Goodbye.

*edit* I also liked the robot so much that I had to add some spooky color
Hope you don't mind

Conundrum

01-13-2005, 10:31 AM

Great stuff, Robert. I especially liked the girl with the sword and the robot/zombie.

Petersen

01-13-2005, 12:47 PM

Robert...
I told you I liked that sideways panel.
I have been looking at artists who use photoshop & illustrator like a digital collage. Thought your panel was a good candidate

petriacce

01-13-2005, 12:58 PM

Here's a page pulled from my sketchbook:

Enjoy, tell me what you think.
-ersNot so much as an art critic as a comic reader, Robert that looks like a nice start to a great page of sequential art. Nice placement, expressions, and use of the vertical flipped panel.

Someone in management must have pictures of their grandkid on photobucket, 'cause today I have access to see all of your pics.

Johann

01-13-2005, 03:45 PM

DAVID! stop encouraging the boy! :rolleyes:

..but seriously Rob you've shown so much improvement, that robot is F*ckin'
awsome and the panels are showing great promise. Like said by many others- 'I'm no art critic but...' damn! keep it up!

-what am i doing? I should be sitting down with my sketchbook for a long haul than just sitting here typing.....*click*

E. Spears

01-13-2005, 05:31 PM

HBMomma--Thanks! I actually like the idea of a giant being above the skelebot drooling on him. Maybe I'll use that in a story (I want to develope the character a bit).

Petersen-- :eek: Look at the colors! They're wonderful! :cool: I never mind when anyone wants to color my stuff, especially when they improve the drawings like you have! I really dig what you did with the "Damnit" panel--great colors, it's funny that when I was drawing it I had a redhead in mind. Thank you, sir. I actually tried to buy Sin City today at the comic shop (I've skipped school because I don't feel well, I've been sick since before New Years), but they were sold out of all of the TPBs.

Conundrum--Thanks, I'm glad you liked 'em :D. Hey, do you know a website where I can get the colerase pencil leds at?

Petriacce--Thank you! When I was drawing the page I was just practicing drawing a few girls, and I thought that if I added some vaguely related word baloons it would have a bit of continuty.

Johann--Thanks :D. I'm glad you liked the robot. Hey! Since you're using a sketchbook, I'm gonna assume you're drawing, and if that's the case I'm gonna say Make yourself an Art Thread! So make yourself an Art Thread!

Thanks again, everyone. I'll try to have more stuff to share later.

-ers

Maija

01-13-2005, 06:08 PM

Here's the sketch I did today--I started drawing it when I started playing the Every Time I Die album "Hot Damn!". The strange thing is, when I signed the finished inked picture, the album was just ending. It's like I was channeling ETID! Or something.
This one is really strong! And David's colour job really knocks it out! I agree with Tad about committing to your blacks and you did just that with this drawing.

David did great things with your sequential panels too... but that's your great art as the foundation. Pretty darned cool.

Maija

01-13-2005, 06:10 PM

Yep, that robo-skeleton is frikkin' cool. :cool:

E. Spears

01-13-2005, 07:33 PM

Thank you, Ruta :D. I appreciate it.

Here's a Hellboy I just did on the computer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboycompsketch11305small.jpg

Enjoy.
-ers

Petersen

01-13-2005, 09:52 PM

Petersen-- :eek: Look at the colors! They're wonderful! :cool: I never mind when anyone wants to color my stuff, especially when they improve the drawings like you have! I really dig what you did with the "Damnit" panel--great colors, it's funny that when I was drawing it I had a redhead in mind. Thank you, sir. I actually tried to buy Sin City today at the comic shop (I've skipped school because I don't feel well, I've been sick since before New Years), but they were sold out of all of the TPBs.

Robert,
I'm glad you liked them. As Ruta said, It's all your lines and composition, I'm just adding color. As for the readhead...I'm a sucker for 'em....Marg Helgenberger, Marcia Cross, Nicole Kidman.....*sigh* Kind of go to Red by default. Hope you kick the bug that's been keeping you ill, perhaps you should refil you prescription of SIN CITY at amazon.com???

E. Spears

01-13-2005, 11:27 PM

:D.
Hell yeah! How can one NOT like redheads?
I'm getting better, I went to the doctor today and she prescribed me some uber-meds, they seem like they're working so far. And I just might have to get a super-dose of Sin City, just to be safe :).

I've done another drawing, it's Hellboy again.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboy1compsketch11305small.gif
That squiggle above hellboy is supposed to be a fairy.

Enjoy, wokkawokkawokkawokka.

-ers

Johann

01-14-2005, 02:12 PM

Hey, There is reason for me not posting an art thread, (this'll be the last time i say it because i'm sure everybody is sick of me saying it)....i have no scanner, this is the same reason i can't post my sculptures, that and the fact I'm digital camera-less.

Thanks anyway i appreciate the fact you'd like to see my stuff.

By the way i like those last panels, both the fairy, and the inquisitive/confused look on HB.

petriacce

01-14-2005, 02:21 PM

Ha...ha...I love Hellboy's expression.

E. Spears

01-14-2005, 09:56 PM

Johann--Thanks, dude :). Since you've got no scanner, make some MSPaint art! That's what I did to share stuff before I got a scanner, plus Paint is the funnest program ever.

Petriacce--hah, thank you. I thought that he looked cool doing something other than scowling/being grim.

More pics soon, I hope.

-ers

E. Spears

01-15-2005, 10:14 AM

OK, I finished a new comic for the website finally, this one was done all on the computer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/tattoocomic11405.gif
http://www.wasd-online.com/newcomic.htm

I'VE GOT AN IMPORTANT QUESTION!
I need to make a portfolio by the 28th of Janurary (something I should have been working on a while ago), and the college is asking for 5 of my best, most recent works. Anyone got any suggestions of what I should include? Any help would be sweet.

Thanks, and enjoy.

-ers

Johann

01-17-2005, 05:29 PM

- I'd say one of those peterson-style pieces, may want to ask David first, other wise I'm not much help, I'll look through past pages to see those forgot.

Oh yeah, great comic, I used to do that all the time. I still know guys that do it, some classes just get too boring

Petersen

01-17-2005, 07:42 PM

Your new web strip is good! I don't quit understand panels 3&4 though. (3: is he suprised at the marks he's making? 4: all the other doodles are abstract marks, this is the only representational one so I wondered if he was seeing things in the lines or not)

Portfollio: I would not put in anything that is obviously comic work. college frowns on such things. I would recomend to try and meet some criteria with the grouping, have somethign that shows the figure, something that shows still life or inanimate objects, show something that has great design (something that's layed out well) perhaps show a few different media: paint, pencil, ink, wire sculpture, whathaveyou. It should be about 10-15 pieces large and should have YOUR BEST WORK!! If you get to speak to the people who evaluate your portfolio, don't appologize or talk down your work at all!! If you see them pointing out or focusing on a weakness, mention that is something you are looking on strenthening.

Pieces of yours that come to mind are the 'deco pilot', wire sculpture 'lil bender', the painted zombie with ink outlines, a few from your sketch crawl series, girlsketch2120604small.gif, labsketch121004small.gif, the monkey cover, ......and that doesn't me absoloutly use these.....a portfollio should give you a gut feeling that it is what you think your strongest work is.

go get 'em!!!

morna

01-17-2005, 09:54 PM

Ok after exhaustive research I have these suggestions:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/character_resting.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/characterbonewings.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/wingeddragon2.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeysketch927small.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchcrawl112104002.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/caringiscreepy120404b.gif

Tad

01-17-2005, 10:26 PM

Include something that demonstrates tonal work, a knowledge of light and shadow without line work.

E. Spears

01-18-2005, 08:00 PM

Johann--Thanks! I'm glad you liked the strip. I'll probably put one of those paintings in my portfolio, I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, too.

Petersen--Thanks :D. Yeah, those panels are kind of confusing to other people that saw it, too (specifically the person I was drawing). That's just supposed to be him getting an idea, then he draws a skull on himself (when Don drew the stuff on him, he had skulls and stars here and there, but it was mosly random squiggles like in the other panels). I could've conveyed that better, though.
Thanks for the info on the portfolio, David! I'll keep those suggestions in mind when I put it together this weekend (I've been busy with Calculus AP for the last week and this week). I didn't think of adding those sculptures, I have to dig those guys up to take better pictures. Thanks again for all the help.

Morna--Wooo! You did some digging in the tread, I see :). Thank you--I'm happy you think those pics are good, thanks for the suggestions :D.

Tad--Ach! I didn't think of that. I probably have a painting like that I can include, I just have to get my teacher to give it up (she always keeps them untill the May School Art Show that nobody attends).

Today at school I finished the "Deco Pilot" finally. He's not terribly Deco looking at all, I did it with watercolor pencils because I didn't feel like cleaning my palette. I'll try to snag it from school to get some shots of it to share soon.

Here's today's sketch: it's supposed to be one of my best friends, I'm eventually going to do a painted version as a kind of Pop-Art painting (one of the Painting 101 assignments).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch11805small.gif

Enjoy, and thanks again everyone for the help and suggestions.

-ers

Maija

01-19-2005, 12:07 PM

I think you could go all the way in that sketch and do all her hair black or the background black. You were getting into some really good balances of black and white with your robot sketch. Try squinting at a piece to see where the positive and negative forms are and where they need to be more emphasized to balance the composition.

As for your portfolio, I heartily agree with Petersen and Tad. Try to get as much variety into your portfolio as you can. I would include more of your human figure works than cartoon subjects. I like the way you're not afraid to mess with anatomy.

If you're going to include 3-D work, find out what type of presentation the college prefers. Although most colleges want to see original 2-D work in a portfolio, they don't have room to store and keep track of 3-D work, so you'll probably need to take slides. There will also be a limit to the number of slides you can submit. (When I applied to ACAD you had to provide slides in their own projection wheel as well).

If you must photograph your 3-D work, do so on a white sheet draped over a chair or some structure that gives you an undistracting background. Preferably do this outside on a cloudy day when the light is more diffuse and shadows aren't as sharp. Inside on a sunny day with white curtains drawn could work too.Use a tripod. Take several angles of the work.

Yeah, including 3-D work can be a pain, but if you can manage it, it would flesh out the variety in your portfolio. But find out exactly what the guidelines are for 3-D portfolio work for this college. Maybe they will take digital photographs on a CD, for example, or as colour prints.

For your 2-D work present it in a way that is easy to flip through. You could mount work on thin paper on layout board, for example, using acid-free glue or, if it's small enough, slide it into a clear plastic envelope (available from an office supply store) or use one of those portfolios with the transparent pages you can slide work into. Label each work according to what the college wants to see (usually title, date and medium).

These are the portfolio guidelines for the Alberta College of Art & Design. I would expect that the college you are applying for must have a web page of their own guidelines or some kind of documentation they can send you if you contact the Registrar's Office:

http://www.acad.ab.ca/portfolio.html

E. Spears

01-19-2005, 06:37 PM

Thanks, Ruta--I think I'll go back and fill out her hair. And thanks for all the tips and info on the portfolio! I snagged a couple of my paintings from my teacher's storage drawers, I want other peoples' opinion on whether or not to include them in the 'folio.

Here's the paintings:
The aviator, finally:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/aviatorpaint111905small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/aviatorpaint211905small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/aviatorpaint311905small.jpg

Petersen-style, final in the series:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purplehead111905small.jpg
Click for Detail (I had to get rid of IMG tags) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/purplehead211905small.jpg)

arrgh.

E. Spears

01-19-2005, 06:39 PM

Sorry, I had to split up my post, I had too many IMG tags in the previous post.

I'm second banana to everyone! woowoo! I finally dug up these things from my Printmaking class.
Second place in the San Benardino County Fair on two peices from 2003--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/lizardman111905small.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/characterface111905small.jpg

Finally, here's a crayon drawing I did in homeroom today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/crayonface11905small.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you think!

-ers

Petersen

01-19-2005, 08:29 PM

I, being a man with a printmaking degree, have a soft spot in my heat for your prints. The lizard/egg is better than the portrait in my opinion, It wants to be a print, where the portrait could be an ink drawing. Just as Ruta said the 3-D can broden your portfollio showing you have range, a differnt 2-D medium can do the same. I show a college you are serious about art and want to push it father than the high-school art student that just took the 'easy A class' or did well in drawing at highschool and can't deside what else to do for a major.

Unless it would effect your grade or get you in trouble, you may want to push the aviator painting further. More solid 'blacks' and harder color. Nice job though.

gary bolt

01-19-2005, 11:00 PM

I went to an unusual art college (Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design) where the curriculum revolved around five traditional crafts mediums: glass, ceramics, metal (jewellery), fabrics and fine woodworking (functional furniture bias). The skills covered in these courses were outside of most peoples experience so the school didn't require a portfolio or pre-screening. Instead they made the first year, and especially the first semester, a gruelling hell. I find it interesting to try and place my self in your shoes, trying to decide on what art pieces to present for college entry while still in high school.

I have an older brother who is a natural illustrator and I never could understand why he didn't pursue a career in art, he's got buckets of talent. I don't, or at least I didn't as a kid or a young man, and yet I found pursuing an art career kind of hard to resist. Coming out of high school I didn't have much to show for myself in terms of drawing skills. You, on the other hand, have tons of history and experience in your illustrations already! If you can only choose 5 images for this application I think you should concentrate on diversity. I agree with what has been said above about avoiding comic style art. Show some ability to draw human form and proportion but think about showing pieces that show understanding of composition, light, and emotion (I’m thinking of the drawing you did with the hydro poles and the crows). Good luck your application!

Gary

Tad

01-20-2005, 12:43 AM

I think you need paintings that have nothing to do with a comic art style. The print is good as an extra but I think you need something more traditional.

BTW, also consider a liberal arts college with a strong art department. I don't think you'd need a portfolio but you'd get good training and a wider education. And if you really want to go to an art school you can transfer. That's what I did.

Except for the transfer part.

Johann

01-20-2005, 02:27 PM

It's great reading these portfolio tips, I'm starting to put one together but i got another year to worry about this. Although I should really get working on things to put in a portfolio before its too late, my sisters going to college next year and frankly, she has a poor portfolio. I'm just finishing up my graphic design class and will be taking a sculpture class next semester so that should Bulk it up a bit, Next year i'm back to the drawing and paiting.

thanks, and good luck!

E. Spears

01-21-2005, 09:47 PM

Thanks everyone for your help!

Petersen--Thank you! I didn't know you had a degree in printmaking--I found some assignments in the class fun, like the lithograph (which is what the lizardman is), and I liked the linoleum and wood block prints. Those were fun, most of the others I reallyreally didn't like--I would probably like it now a little more, when i took it as a stupid sophomore I wasn't at all interested in trying new things, I just wanted to do crappy pencil drawings. I think if I took it again I'd enjoy it. I'll try to find other prints that I could maybe put in the 'folio, but I'm running short on time now; I think I'll look at what I've got so far and decide what I'm going to include this weekend.

Sir Edward--I find it incredibly hard to believe that you had no talent in highschool! Lookin' at your peices, and I'd think you'd have been blowing glass since you were walking :D. And thanks, I'm glad you think I've done some good work. I'll keep the diversity thing in mind, and thanks for the help an suggestions.

Tad--the school that wants the portfolio is University of California Riverside. My dad went there for his Creative Writing degree and said it was really great. From what I can tell they have a pretty good Art Department, as well. I might transfer into an art school, but I'm not sure just yet.

Johann--good luck to you with the classes and portfolio building! Don't be like me and make it the week before it's due!

here's a little thing I did in Spanish class today. I filled up a page with some quick little doodles of some of the girls in class.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/sketchpage12105small.jpg

Enjoy, and thanks again everyone.

-ers

E. Spears

01-22-2005, 10:17 PM

some more little sketches, I did these on the computer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/girlsketch12205small.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/characterheadsketch12205small.gif

Enjoy.

-ers

E. Spears

01-24-2005, 11:45 AM

A new comic, written by my friends Don and Joey. We did the whole thing in the dead of night, on a caffeine high.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/music12405.jpg

And a sketch of my friend Jay as he'll appear in the comic eventually.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/Jsketch12305small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ers

Petersen

01-24-2005, 12:20 PM

Robert,
I really like the sketch from class (where it's not really snowing) and glad to see that you decided to take it further with a full drawing of it. The new version lost a bit of the freshness of that sketch, but is still on track. Aim for the face of the sketch rather than the harder look of the wip so far.

E. Spears

01-24-2005, 08:22 PM

Thanks, Petersen. I agree, the newer version isn't working as well. I'm probably gonna give it another shot soon.

Just got back from getting some steak, they had these nice little paper napkins that were just asking to be doodled on.
So here's some really un-inspired doodles:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/napkinsketches12405small.jpg

Enjoy, blahblahblah.

-ers

E. Spears

01-25-2005, 04:49 PM

Here's a couple sketches I did today, they're inspired by some of the posts by a guy who goes by "drugmassacre" on the drawing board. I really like his black and white stuff, and he's got a thing for gasmasks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/gasmaskA12505small.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/gasmaskB12505small.gif

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ers

yukon

01-26-2005, 09:41 AM

great gassmask lady. there is something compositionally great about the curves in the mask and her drastic waist. great curves! Oh and I love napkin art! What a noble purpose for the napkin; to pick up the slack when there is not a sheet of paper in sight! great work!

Johann

01-26-2005, 12:11 PM

I like the gas mask ones, Very sleak and Different, nice.

E. Spears

01-26-2005, 06:25 PM

Yukon--Thank you! I'm glad you liked the pictures. That was actually my first foray into napkin art, I might have to do that more often :D.

Johann--Thanks :).

Here's today's sketch (I'll stop soon, I swear), it's a crayon drawing of Lobster Johnson. Crayons are fun, I think I'm gonna buy a big 'ol box of them soon. I had to add more contrast to the scan of it, as my scanner sucks the big one. It looks more like the original like this, though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/lobstersketch12605small.jpg

Enjoy.

-ers

yukon

01-26-2005, 06:35 PM

hey cure are you applying to school right now? and if so where are you applying

Hellsaint

01-26-2005, 07:04 PM

I love your entries to the San Benardino County Fair. My faves :)

E. Spears

01-27-2005, 06:16 PM

Yukon--Yes, I am. I'm applying to University of California Riverside. They're a regular university, but they've got a pretty good art department.

Hellsaint--Thanks :). Glad you like 'em.

Here's some colors in progress for the gasmask girl. Not sure what I'm gonna do in that big white space yet--something orange, I think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/gasmask12605colors.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you thinks.

-ers

jnapper

01-27-2005, 06:47 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/lobstersketch12605small.jpg

Love this, Robert!

Maija

01-28-2005, 04:11 PM

I like the colouring on your gasmask girl. Is that watercolour? Have you put in the orange background yet? (a wash from really thin, pale orange around the cattleprod thingy to more intense orange in the background could be neat)

Johann

01-29-2005, 02:07 PM

greart lobster, good cartoon look.

E. Spears

01-29-2005, 02:52 PM

Thanks, Ruta! That's actually what I tried to do (I did this a few nights ago, I forgot to post it here though). *edit* no, it's not watercolor. I did all the colors in Paint Shop Pro 9.

Johann--Thank you! I'm hoping to do more stuff like that. I looove crayons!

Here's the latest bit of progress on the colors. The BG needs some work still, but it's not done yet. I also need to de-saturate the blue on her outfit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/gasmask12605colors1.jpg

Enjoy, tell me what you think.

-ers

E. Spears

01-30-2005, 11:45 AM

Here's a drawing of my friends Trent and Nolan. They were watching America's Funniest Home Videos while at Thorny's house.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/trentandnolan13005small.gif

Enjoy.
-ers

Johann

01-30-2005, 04:53 PM

nice avatar :)

Maija

01-31-2005, 09:40 AM

Ah, so you coloured gasmask girl digitally. It looked like watercolour at first. Is there anyway you can blend the shades of orange to more of a gradient? (Are you using Photoshop?)

I like the sketch of your buddies. I'd like to see you get more consistently deliberate with the hatching in your shadows though. It doesn't have to be ruler-straight and parallel, just lifting the pen between the strokes instead of the "scribble" back-and-forth. It can be as loose as the hatching you did on the cushions on the far right.

Petersen

01-31-2005, 10:00 PM

I agree with Ruta. I am losing the forms where the left guy's legs & butt meet the couch.

The GasMask girl is supurb. I like the way her boob is pinched and bulging where the belt is cinched. Don't desaturate the blue in her suit!!!! I don't know if the staff is working, but that may be the coloring. I too am not sold on the blocky oranges, they seem to harsh for the liquid looking colors on the girl.

And that Lobster Johnson is really cool. Seems very differnt from your normal work. I found that I got some really good character designs that broke the bounds of what I was doing in pencil when using crayons (usualy at a Big Boy) Looks like switching up for the un-eraseable media worked for you as well.

E. Spears

02-01-2005, 07:42 PM

Johann--Thanks :).

Ruta--Thank you! Yeah, I'm definitely going to change that background, the picture is still a work in progress. You're right, the picture with Trent and Nolan is too scribbley, I should try to keep mys tuff a bit cleaner.

Petersen--Thank you! I'm glad you liked the pictures. Drawing with crayons is so much fun! we do that most days in homeroom, sometimes I leave with something I like. It forces me to be careful with what I put and where I put it.

Here's today's drawings:

This one is based on a few lyrics (sort-of based on, really) from a song by Elefant called "Misfit".
http://img.photobuck