Ayo's Art Thread

[Ayo]

I've got more recent stuff in another thread on this board.

Here's an earlier strip by me.

http://img144.exs.cx/img144/4784/20995mz.jpg

[Ayo]

One more from my archive.

http://img147.exs.cx/img147/6238/eating4mk.jpg

[Ayo]

New daily:
12/30/04

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/2403/001gardendeangela5ia.jpg

Honest appraisals appreciated.

[David Bircham]

I like the pose. The figure needs more work but a strong style is materialising.

[monkeysweat]

New daily:
12/30/04

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/2403/001gardendeangela5ia.jpg

Honest appraisals appreciated.
I'm not sure I get it, but I'm certainly feeling the visual.

[Ayo]

Thanks, M-sweat.

It should be known that in that image and in today's episode, that there is no message to be "gotten."

I'm not convinced that today's panel is as well put together, probably due to the black backdrop...but that's for the critics to decide.

http://img129.exs.cx/img129/2518/002undadesea2kx.jpg

[howyadoin]

I'm not convinced that today's panel is as well put together, probably due to the black backdrop...but that's for the critics to decide.

http://img129.exs.cx/img129/2518/002undadesea2kx.jpgI like the fish.

[Ayo]

Thanks!

*cuts out little fish; burns rest of picture*

:D

I drew this one on my friend's futon and on the train this morning:
http://img76.exs.cx/img76/4610/003evelyndethief0bo.jpg

(obviously I inked it when I got home)

[pood]

Thanks!

*cuts out little fish; burns rest of picture*

:D

I drew this one on my friend's futon and on the train this morning:
http://img76.exs.cx/img76/4610/003evelyndethief0bo.jpg

(obviously I inked it when I got home)

You have some kind of Creation theme in most of your work?

[Ayo]

You have some kind of Creation theme in most of your work?

Occasionally. Not consciously though. What are you seeing in this one?

[Ayo]

Occasionally. Not consciously though. What are you seeing in this one?

Actually, I'm seeing what you mean here.

Let me provide a little info on this picture.

Biblical stuff:

"Angela," a girlperson with wings. Nothing deeper than that.

The second character, I've tenatively named "Evelyn," Which is at least a double meaning, the least of which is the Biblical "Eve." I chose the name "Evelyn," because it sounds like "Evil" and I already have a character "Angela" to contrast to. Just a wordplay. Evelyn's probably not evil, she's more likely to be a nuissance at worst.

I chose only the most superficial "biblical" (if you can even call them that) symbols for the characters--wings for the one, a long tail for the other--and not for any religious purpose. I feel these symbols are part of our cultural lexicon, even outside of the Judeochristian mythological context. More than that, I made the characters like that just to give them something. I'm very secular, and avoid religious issues as much as I can.

As for the bushes of fruits, those don't really stem from the Biblical story (although one could argue that subconsciously they do), they have more to do with my obsession with plants, food and growth.

Ayo stuff:

My personal themes seem to revolve around or come back to food. I do a lot with people eating, things getting eaten...I also deal with growth, as with plants, which logically leads back to the food cycle.




And if tomorrow I draw a picture that totally disrupts the continuity of
this lengthy dissection, don't worry--I'm making these all up as I go along. Hence, the organic theme.

[Ayo]

Sure enough:

1/2/05:

http://img109.exs.cx/img109/1029/004angeladavoyer1nk.jpg

[monkeysweat]

Sure enough:

1/2/05:

http://img109.exs.cx/img109/1029/004angeladavoyer1nk.jpg
For some reason, I can't see this picture. And the second to last one which allegedly had some kind of fish. Couldn't see that one either.

[Ayo]

'Sweat- I've been using Imageshack to host all of my images--I couldn't say why some of the pics would go through and others wouldn't.

1/3/05:

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/4493/005rowrowrowdeboat3rh.jpg

This one's uploaded directly from my computer. Its the first one with the fish.

[monkeysweat]

'Sweat- I've been using Imageshack to host all of my images--I couldn't say why some of the pics would go through and others wouldn't.

1/3/05:

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/4493/005rowrowrowdeboat3rh.jpg

This one's uploaded directly from my computer. Its the first one with the fish.
Damn. I don't see this latest one either. Are these related to any actual story or are they just concepts in your head?

[howyadoin]

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/4493/005rowrowrowdeboat3rh.jpg

This one's uploaded directly from my computer. Its the first one with the fish.You should do a kids' book.

[Ayo]

Just concepts in my head. There's no overarching story, storyline or anything like that. Just whatever I'm feeling when I sit down at my desk.

This is today's panel.

[Ayo]

The day after yesterday.

1/4/05:

http://img39.exs.cx/img39/412/006rakedegrass2mh.jpg

[monkeysweat]

OK. Your drawings all show up when I'm on AOL. I guess there's just something screwy about my school's network that blocks the images.

[Ayo]

1/5/05:

http://img96.exs.cx/img96/5429/007kickdebooty8gh.jpg

seventh in series.

[Ayo]

1/6/05:

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5640/008petdebee2yd.jpg

"Mad Skills." ;)

[Ayo]

1/7/05:

http://img47.exs.cx/img47/654/009catchdelizard6nq.jpg

Meh.

I've done better. But hey, look; a new character to break things up!

Of course, I don't know how this is going to go--I make these up as I go along. :)

[howyadoin]

Meh.

I've done better. But hey, look; a new character to break things up!

Of course, I don't know how this is going to go--I make these up as I go along.I think this stuff is seriously marketable. I'd love to see some colour in them, though.

[Ayo]

Thanks, Howy. When I've done enough of them, I'll compile the better ones in a dummy and see if there's any interest from there.

[Ayo]

1/8/05:

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/4616/010followdeleader8ho.jpg

I could have designed this one better. I didn't want to add anymore background because I figured it would interfere with the characters' heads.

[Ayo]

1/9/05:

http://img71.exs.cx/img71/5182/011carrydebag0op.jpg

In this episode, I don't think I clearly distinguished which party was giving the bag to the other.

[Ayo]

1/10/05:

http://img128.exs.cx/img128/9369/012stealdefruit8nl.jpg

I composed this piece from left-to-right, and I think it shows. Its kind of meandering and I didn't get a real idea for the piece until the last character there.

Meh.

[Ayo]

1/11/05:

http://img16.exs.cx/img16/8631/013dodework9ud.jpg

This one's not so hot.

Four in a row--everybody else must be busy.

[Ayo]

1/12/05:

http://img81.exs.cx/img81/3373/014deliverdemail2ul.jpg

Five in a row.

Today I moved the scene a bit closer to town or civilization...

[davidboring]

love your stuff, Ayo.

[monkeysweat]

I don't know what the deal is, but usually all I see are red x's.

[Ayo]

M-Sweat: I host my pics through www.imageshack.com which is a fairly popular hosting site. Maybe there is something about imageshack that prevents your computer from accessing pics hosted through it? You had mentioned earlier that you could see them through AOL, right? Sorry, I'm not so good with the computer-technical stuff.

here's the one from the seventh:

[monkeysweat]

M-Sweat: I host my pics through www.imageshack.com which is a fairly popular hosting site. Maybe there is something about imageshack that prevents your computer from accessing pics hosted through it? You had mentioned earlier that you could see them through AOL, right? Sorry, I'm not so good with the computer-technical stuff.

here's the one from the seventh:
Yeah, I use imageshack, too.

I still couldn't see some of it on AOL last night. And now I'm back on my school's network and I'm seeing some that I couldn't before. I don't know what's up. I'm shaky with the technical stuff as well. What I do see is interesting, though.

[Ayo]

1/13/05:

http://img158.exs.cx/img158/5130/015betweendetrees6uc.jpg

Added a new element today...

[Ayo]

Here's what I came up with today:

1/14/05:

http://img109.exs.cx/img109/8789/016undadetree3bf.jpg

Not much happens in my strip and even less happens today. That's the way I like it. Drawing these characters has been a really fun and relaxing way to start my day. :)

[Jaye]

Hey Ayo...
do you mind if I split yours off into their own thread? There are plenty here for it... your call.

-13th

[Ayo]

Sure, go for it.

[Jaye]

These look great, Ayo.
Let me know what you would like the thread title to be if you want it changed.

Thanks!

-13th

[howyadoin]

1/13/05:

http://img158.exs.cx/img158/5130/015betweendetrees6uc.jpg

Added a new element today...That's fantastic. You ever put these together in a book, I promise I'll buy a copy.

[Ayo]

Thanks dude, I appreciate that a lot! I'm not sure what kind of book these images would end up as (comic book format, children's book format, art book format...), but I think its still quite a bit early for me to get too concerned with the publishing aspect. All I'm doing at this point is keeping the sizes and formats consistant and trying to keep everything cohesive so any future collecting of the work will be that much easier (gotta pick and choose your headaches, you know).

1/15/05:

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/8774/017alongdestream2wj.jpg

[Ayo]

1/16/05:

http://img94.exs.cx/img94/3618/018grabdegirl1bj.jpg

I wasn't too happy with this piece, but I was glad to do it. This one just turned out kinda boring to me. Meh. Tomorrow's another day.

[Ayo]

Today was another day indeed.

1/17/05:

http://img142.exs.cx/img142/8238/019indedarkness4uk.jpg

[Ayo]

1/18/05:

http://img114.exs.cx/img114/1096/020crossdebridge6sw.jpg

Something else to look at.

[Ayo]

1/19/05:

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/6770/021pickdeflowers3li.jpg

Here it is; this is what its all about.


Sometimes, I just don't visualize much of a background. So often its just..."field of grass." I don't know, I hope it doesn't seem lazy.

[i_mmmchocolate]

That's fantastic. You ever put these together in a book, I promise I'll buy a copy.

Me too. I love your artwork. If you put all your work into one book, I'd definitely buy a copy too.

[Ayo]

Very nice of you!

But in the meantime, enjoy the individuals for free:
1/20/05:

http://img115.exs.cx/img115/7280/022mockdeboy0ku.jpg

This one is messed up of course...gotta love those woman hips on the man.

[Ayo]

1/21/05:

http://img29.exs.cx/img29/6172/023touchdebug9wz.jpg

Yet another happy day in cartoon happy-land...

[Ayo]

1/22/05:

http://img22.exs.cx/img22/5470/024gardendeslugs1pl.jpg

A less sucessful image.

[Ayo]

A better version of an unsuccessful image:

1/22/05 (adjusted):

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/9100/024gardendeslugs7jv.jpg

[Ayo]

1/23/05:

http://img191.exs.cx/img191/8489/025arounddeangel9eb.jpg

A much better day for me than yesterday was.

[Ayo]

1/24/05:

http://img161.exs.cx/img161/2168/026walkdefish7em.jpg

Experiementing with my technique here...

[Ayo]

1/25/05:

http://img181.exs.cx/img181/1411/027enterdehome1jr.jpg

So...that's that.

No more pages in my book.


I'm going to try to find a new one (of the same size, shape, brand) this afternoon.

[monkeysweat]

You're pretty damn prolific, man. Most days I don't feel like drawing a stick figure.

[Ayo]

Thanks--but don't beat yourself up over not drawing as much as you'd like to...after all, I have NOTHING else to do with my time. Wake, eat, search for jobs and draw my monstergirls.

[Jaye]

Great stuff, as always Ayo. I'm impressed by your consistency in drawing so often. Sure, there might not be much else for you to do right now, but the fact you are choosing to use that free time to draw is wonderful.

-13th

[monkeysweat]

Thanks--but don't beat yourself up over not drawing as much as you'd like to...after all, I have NOTHING else to do with my time. Wake, eat, search for jobs and draw my monstergirls.
Oh, I've got time. I just don't use it. Fortunately, I work fast when I eventually get to it.

[Ayo]

Thanks, thanks--I try!

1/26/05:

http://img173.exs.cx/img173/2014/028amongstdereeds5ri.jpg

[Ayo]

"Paint it black."

1/27/05:

http://img179.exs.cx/img179/1425/029irisdenoir1wt.jpg

[Ayo]

1/28/05:

http://img162.exs.cx/img162/628/030chasedethief0vq.jpg

Some texture experiments.

[Ayo]

1/29/05:

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/9493/031amongderoses9mr.jpg

Black, black, black, black, black.

[Ayo]

1/30/05:

http://img195.exs.cx/img195/6752/032interruptdeprayer9za.jpg

More.

[Ayo]

1/31/05:

http://img124.exs.cx/img124/3885/033todehouse9xq.jpg

Very simple episode today.

[monkeysweat]

Feeling that one.

[Ayo]

Thanks. I try to keep my compositions' balance aesymetrical, but the occasional use of a more symetrical composition breaks things up, I think.

2/1/05:

http://img200.exs.cx/img200/7129/034tunedeguitar7ez.jpg

[Ayo]

2/2/05:

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/8199/035meetdedevil7iq.jpg

Meet the devil.

[Ayo]

The strip/anel is now on hiatus.

Reason: scanner is broken.

[Ayo]

2/8/05:

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/8412/041raindeflowers5mh.jpg

It lives!

[Ayo]

On second thought....you guys can't see it here.

[m_trembley]

It's a captivating series. I love the fact that as I read and emmerse myself in this, I kinda make up my own story.

Cool. :)

Manny

[Ayo]

2/9/05:

http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4342/042showersdeflowers7sh.jpg

[Ronald Bryan]

Very interesting and unique style. Very good stuff.

[Ayo]

Thank you!

2/10/05:

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/9985/043irisdeincredulous0lk.jpg

[Ayo]

2/11/05:

http://img182.exs.cx/img182/9492/044seedeflower8pk.jpg

Oh yeah. The first two monstergirl minicomics have been birthed into this world.

They aren't so great from the technical standpoint. I'm going to work on another draft...later. Much later. Its all growing.

[Ayo]

Aaaaaaand...


there it goes.

2/15/05:

http://img50.exs.cx/img50/4862/048intoderiver7yr.jpg

[Ayo]

I'm starting to hate myself...

So I decided to quit the monstergirls...I don't know how long this breakup is going to last...

http://img219.exs.cx/img219/2756/nervousystem0010zr.jpg

[monkeysweat]

You post on that Darrin Bell board I lurk at?

[Ayo]

Yes sir.

I post damn near anywhere I can.



In other news...I guess I'm not quitting after all.

2/16/05:

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/53/049holddegirl4zi.jpg

[Ayo]

I drew this page based on a couple of girls that I observed at two different points in time this past week. For this reason, there's really no *point* to the strip and it definately reads stupidly for that reason.

http://img190.exs.cx/img190/6480/nervousystem0027zu.jpg

Edit: The scenarios and dialogue are all [poorly] imagined by me, the basic visuals came thanks to the original subjects.

[Ayo]

2/17/05:

http://img180.exs.cx/img180/6845/050pursuedegal9hu.jpg

more of the same.

[monkeysweat]

Your comic strip kinda reminds of this dude somehow...

http://www.derfcity.com/

[Ayo]

Derf, eh? I don't know if I see the resemblance...but I appreciate!

[monkeysweat]

I don't know if I see the resemblance...
Yeah. Some dude told me once that my art looks like Kyle Baker. Which is cool and all, except I don't see what the hell he's talking about. Proof that art appreciation is objective. So yeah... Derf.

[abbas.khan]

ayo - are you running a serialized strip somewhere?

i'd like to see more.

[Ayo]

ayo - are you running a serialized strip somewhere?

i'd like to see more.

Nope--what you see here is all there is at the moment.

I'm working in the background, trying to get something off the ground soon.

2/18/05:

http://img96.exs.cx/img96/6994/051overdecliff2rs.jpg

[Ayo]

2/22/05:

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/4818/055playdeguitar5qy.jpg

[Ayo]

2/23/05:

http://img230.exs.cx/img230/6554/056greetdefish9mx.jpg

[Ayo]

New strip:

http://img199.exs.cx/img199/3831/psychicgirlfriend0018py.jpg

[Ayo]

The second installation.

http://img199.exs.cx/img199/6631/psychicgirlfriend0021qj.jpg

[monkeysweat]

Filed under "Ideas I Wish I'd Thought Of".

[howyadoin]

Hey Darryl, I got those minicomics in the mail today. I think the format you've come up with is great - very simple, and works quite well with the art style.

I like the idea you mentioned about the text pages, too. Having the text too literal would definitely take away from the surrealism of the stories.

Oh, and thanks.

[Ayo]

Great! I was just about to ask if you'd gotten them...guess the mail takes a long time to get to Canada.

[Ayo]

3/14/05:

Quit, hung it up for good, came back.

http://img69.exs.cx/img69/562/61carrydebucket5kq.jpg

[Ayo]

3/15/05:

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/55/062downderavine2qy.jpg

[Ayo]

3/17/05:

http://img183.exs.cx/img183/9923/064throughdeshrubs4dd.jpg

Yesterday's was pretty uninspired. Today's is only a little better.

[Ayo]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/8120/twostep0011tr.jpg

And welcome to my NEW-new-new strip!

[Ayo]

3/18/05:

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/9535/065indehurry7qi.jpg

Only took me an hour and twenty-five minutes.

[Ayo]

3/18/05:

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/8353/twostep0032ag.jpg

I've got some interesting things planned for the next minicomic...

[Ayo]

3/19/05:

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/8387/066playdegame2pz.jpg

[Ayo]

3/19/05:
http://img172.exs.cx/img172/4852/twostep0045oe.jpg

3/20/05:
http://img191.exs.cx/img191/8306/twostep0054vv.jpg

[Ayo]

3/22/05:

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/6891/069leaddecrazy9qp.jpg

[Ayo]

I did this Idiot Box strip last year, before discovering that the title had been co-opted by Mat Bors.

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/2025/idiotbox19341kx.jpg

I was experimenting with shading dots, and was only maybe 50% successful, in my view.

I want to get back into those in my current work for a change of pace and style.

[Ayo]

and so, as if by magic:


3/25/05:

http://img172.exs.cx/img172/3382/nervousystem0066ti.jpg

[Ayo]

3/28/05:

http://img181.exs.cx/img181/8057/psychicgirlfriend0038sf.jpg

Trying to catch up with this strip...

[Ayo]

3/29/05:

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/144/psychicgirlfriend0048mf.jpg

and

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/754/psychicgirlfriend0053au.jpg

[Ronald Bryan]

I like the Psychic Girlfriend strips. Funny!

[Ayo]

Thanks, dude.

Working on a short story for my next minicomic.

The first page looks like:

http://img120.exs.cx/img120/2037/bsidepg14sq.jpg