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Fan Art Friday: East Meets West

jtabon — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:18:49 +0000

Accidentally topical! I’ve actually been puttering around on this one for a few weeks, and only finished it today. <_<
Have a good weekend, all!

Random Watercolor Wednesday

jtabon — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:44:40 +0000

Might as well put it up here, seeing as how it’s up everywhere else:

Did a warm-up sketch over the weekend. I will yet learn the watercolors’ wily ways.

Shaking Off the Rust

jtabon — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:34:33 +0000

Been a spell, huh? Happy to say I’m all but completely recovered from last month’s surgery, at least enough to hunch over the drawing board hours at a time. Been trying out a few new pen nibs and brushes lately; broadening what you’re capable of is never a bad thing, but mostly I just get tired of inking everything with the finest-lined, stiffest pen nib in existence, the Hunt 107.

So. A few of these I inked with the Hunt 56, which gives a more comfortable, bolder line, and the rest were a Loew-Cornell Size 6 Liner. I definitely need a lot more practise with both, but it’s fun to try new things.

Case in point: None of this art is mine. Left to my own devices, I doubt I’d lay down enough lines in one drawing for the exercise to be worthwhile, so why not learn a thing or two from people who know a whole hell of a lot more than me?

Joe Madureira

Joe Madureira, Optimus Prime; L-C Liner 6

Mike Wieringo

the late, Great Mike Wieringo, Emperor, L-C Liner 6

Terry Dodson

Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men #527, cover; Hunt 513EF

J. Scott Campbell

J Scott Campbell; Hunt 56

Wieringo again, Prince of Saturn; L-C Liner 6

Jack Kirby

Jack "King" Kirby's Captain America; Hunt 56

Jim Lee

Jim Lee, Rogue in the Savage Land; L-C Liner 6

Frank Cho

Frank Cho, Jungle Girls; Hunt 56

Fan Art Friday!: Cross Game

jtabon — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:24:04 +0000

Aoba of Mitsuru Adachi's 'Cross Game'

I’m working on another watercolor, but I’m trying to take more time with things instead of rushing through work. And since I figure I need more practise with pens, brushes and tones anyway, you get this. Enjoy your weekend!

Work for Hire 1: Jungle Fever 1830

jtabon — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:09:46 +0000

Yes, that’s really what I’m calling it, and it’s probably better than it deserves. Urgh.

Placeholder:

Low-res shoddy scan for now

Much more to say on this, but for now: I really have lost respect for myself on this, paying job or not, and I’m so glad to be done with it.

Fan Art Friday: Day(s) Late Dollar Short Edition!

jtabon — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:16:17 +0000

Lots of good reading in this month’s Manga Moveable Feast ( “where a bunch of bloggers write about a single title over the course of a week,” for those who have no idea what the fuck I’m talking about) on one of the greatest manga series you can find, One Piece. Don’t just take my word for it, check it out! [Primer] [Day 1] [Day 2] [Day 3] [Day 4] [Day 5] [Day 6] [Day 7]

Don’t really have much of anything to say to add to the MMF, so here’s some sketches instead.

First up, a daydream I’m surprised newer character Boa Hancock hasn’t yet had of main protagonist Monkey D. Luffy:

She really didn’t turn out well at all. Note to self: drawing when you’re bored is good. Being bored with what you’re drawing, not so much. Luffy’s babies still amuse me, though. Boa Hancock… It’s hard for me not to love a character who kicks kittens and baby seals to make an entrance. Yes, really.

And for a bonus, here’s one of Luffy and my favorite new character, who sadly will probably not make many more appearances beyond the Impel Down storyline, the Sphinx:

I love the way Oda designed as basically a lion with some feathers thrown on its back, and the face of a dirty old man. And he gave it a huge forehead that more than vaguely looks like a hairy ass-crack. The occasional stray panel aside, he sadly only appears in a few pages (reads top to bottom, right to left).

click to view full size-ish

These pages got expanded into an episode all its own when they were adapted into the anime, and the episode is magical. And yes, I am thoroughly disappointed the Sphinx didn’t get adopted as the official mascot for the comic. Don’t judge me.

As if I needed more reason to love this comic, it also gave us 10 of the best (and most satisfying) seconds of fist-to-mouth in animation history:

Fan Art Friday! 3: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

jtabon — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:46:46 +0000

I bloody love this series. It’s sad that a straightforward action anime, bursting with hot-blooded manliness is such a drastic change of pace compared to what is usually popular and gets licensed for North American release. WTF, anime fans.

More wonky anatomy, but I was having fun so screw it.

Anyhoo, you can watch it, in its entirety, for free on Youtube. Legally, even! So check it out!

the Sketchbook 8: Hands

jtabon — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:43:15 +0000

Just working out some anatomical kinks…

the Sketchbook 7: Dreams and Dragons

jtabon — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:39:10 +0000

Not much to say. Just been a while since I drew Edward & friends.

the Sketchbook 6: Kratos

jtabon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:18:36 +0000

I suck at video games. Always have. Whether I never got into them because I suck or I suck because I never got into them, who knows (It’s a vicious cycle! *sobs*). Either way, the result is the same. And then my brother Caleb got me hooked on God of War.

Still one of the (very) few games I play on a regular basis and that I’ve beaten. And on God Mode, no less. Yes, I am quite pleased with myself, shut up. Something about chopping mythical beasts into pieces is quite the stress reliever, apparently. Who knew?