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Creating Cool New Characters for The REPLICANTS Project
Posted on April 4, 2010 | 1 CommentShare I’ve been participating in a fun collaboration with some great comic artist in The REPLICANTS Project. What we are doing is creating our own characters based on existing characters. Similar to how Marvel Comics Squadron Supreme was based on DC Comics Justice League, and... -
Sketch Card – Thor of the Avengers
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 2 CommentsI’ve decided to do a quick pencil drawing every few days. What better way then to draw on a Sketch Card. It give me the opportunity to practice drawing different characters, and it’s also fun! Sketch cards are the sized of collectible cards. They’ve become... -
Sketch Card – Hawkeye of the Avengers
Posted on March 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsA few months ago I ordered some cool sketch cards on-line. These were trading card size, 2.5″ x 3″ Bristol board paper. Well I finally got around to actually drawing on one last night. In the middle of cleaning my apartment I was struck with... -
Book Store Page added to Blog – How To Draw Comics and Resources
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsLike most aspiring comic book artists I look to books for instruction, inspirations and resources. Almost as soon as I started reading comics I wanted to create comics too. My introduction to comic creating was Marvel Comics Try-Out Book. This book taught me so much... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Sketch Card Sheet
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsFor the past few years I’ve noticed a lot of comic artist creating sketch cards. You can find them on their personal website and Deviant Art. I think it’s a really great trend. You can both create and collect awesome art. I’ve been wanting to... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Character Design 180°
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 3 CommentsResearch is very important when working on a comic book. If I’m going to draw a car, horse or gun then I need to know what it looks like. The same can be said about the characters in the comic too. Back in the 90′s... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Scene Design Page
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 1 CommentOne of the most important things when drawing a comic book is the background. You can have the most stylized or realistic characters, but if the background is weak then the whole comic can suffer. Things on your paper will just not look right. If... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Layout Pages
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsThumbnails are very important when your drawing sequential stories. To help with this you can use Comic Book Layout Pages to sketch down your ideas. It’s a great way to play with different angles and vintage points. You get a good practice before you decide... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Concept Sketch Page
Posted on December 16, 2009 | No CommentsWhen drawing your character designs it’s fun to do it on specialized paper. Ofcoure you don’t need a Concept Sketch Page to draw. You can use any type of paper, but it’s cool to have an organized looking paper system. What I’ve done is created...
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