Another experimental doodle of my favorite comic character. My weekly comic buying has lapsed lately, but this week I picked up 3 Spider-Man comics. #comicart #spiderman #marvelcomics #fabrianoartistsjournal #doodle #doodlesofinstagram #art #pencildrawing #okcartist (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/A79cFtj

Another experimental doodle of my favorite comic character. My weekly comic buying has lapsed lately, but this week I picked up 3 Spider-Man comics. #comicart #spiderman #marvelcomics #fabrianoartistsjournal #doodle #doodlesofinstagram #art #pencildrawing #okcartist (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/A79cFtj https://ift.tt/vWEjhgP

To atone for my last comic, my next comic will be an Amish Romance called Amish Hearts Beat Pure. This is the main character. #amishcomics #art #comics #homemadebread #graphicnovels #cbcebulski #hashtag #coffeeshop #draw #drawgirls #girlpower (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/gr4x1Wt

To atone for my last comic, my next comic will be an Amish Romance called Amish Hearts Beat Pure. This is the main character. #amishcomics #art #comics #homemadebread #graphicnovels #cbcebulski #hashtag #coffeeshop #draw #drawgirls #girlpower (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/gr4x1Wt https://ift.tt/mYy48xT

This is a little four page comicbook sequence I thumbnailed over the last couple of days. The blank page is a fight I haven’t completely choreographed yet. I’m taking some time off work in June to draw and I’ll draw this up during the break. If it looks good I’ll keep going. #makecomics #thumbnails #pencils #process #art #comicart (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/3fRQ5K3

This is a little four page comicbook sequence I thumbnailed over the last couple of days. The blank page is a fight I haven’t completely choreographed yet. I’m taking some time off work in June to draw and I’ll draw this up during the break. If it looks good I’ll keep going. #makecomics #thumbnails #pencils #process #art #comicart (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/3fRQ5K3 https://ift.tt/3hJXtcN

Quick doodle while I drink coffee this morning. I want to do more drawings like this in 2021. #doodle #fabrianopaper #scifiart #sketchbook #drawingwhilewaiting #okcartist #oklahomaartist #art #artistsofinstagram #spaceshipdrawing #conceptart (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/3aKMwV0

Quick doodle while I drink coffee this morning. I want to do more drawings like this in 2021. #doodle #fabrianopaper #scifiart #sketchbook #drawingwhilewaiting #okcartist #oklahomaartist #art #artistsofinstagram #spaceshipdrawing #conceptart (at Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://ift.tt/3aKMwV0 https://ift.tt/2WIPUYh

I’m a member of The National Western Heritage museum and I haven’t been in months so Friday I swung by and drew a couple of statues. #pencildrawing #art #artistsoninstagram #drawinginamuseum #urbansketcher (at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum) https://ift.tt/2UwzvFh

I’m a member of The National Western Heritage museum and I haven’t been in months so Friday I swung by and drew a couple of statues. #pencildrawing #art #artistsoninstagram #drawinginamuseum #urbansketcher (at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum) https://ift.tt/2UwzvFh https://ift.tt/3kwd7Gs

Yesterday I visited the 45th Infantry Museum with my friend Eric. While he was wandering around I did a quick doodle of the large room with all the vehicles. #okcartist #45thmuseum #pencildrawing #pencil #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #art #pencilart #drawingatmuseums (at 45th Infantry Division Museum) https://ift.tt/3fYmnAL

Yesterday I visited the 45th Infantry Museum with my friend Eric. While he was wandering around I did a quick doodle of the large room with all the vehicles. #okcartist #45thmuseum #pencildrawing #pencil #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #art #pencilart #drawingatmuseums (at 45th Infantry Division Museum) https://ift.tt/3fYmnAL https://ift.tt/31WwNvR

Quick doodle while I was waiting to get the oil changed in my Subaru. #subaru #draw #drawing #drawingwhilewaiting #art #okcartist #pencildrawing #doodle #sketchbook #strathmorepaper (at Hudiburg Subaru) https://ift.tt/31ObBs2

Quick doodle while I was waiting to get the oil changed in my Subaru. #subaru #draw #drawing #drawingwhilewaiting #art #okcartist #pencildrawing #doodle #sketchbook #strathmorepaper (at Hudiburg Subaru) https://ift.tt/31ObBs2 https://ift.tt/2PMLDzo

The lady in the lake from my sketchbook. #pencildrawing #sketchbook #okcartteam #drawingwhilequarantined #kingarthur #strathmorepaper #doodle #doodlesofinstagram #art (at Super Giant Art) https://ift.tt/2R7uuBq

The lady in the lake from my sketchbook. #pencildrawing #sketchbook #okcartteam #drawingwhilequarantined #kingarthur #strathmorepaper #doodle #doodlesofinstagram #art (at Super Giant Art) https://ift.tt/2R7uuBq https://ift.tt/3bMlXvN

I took the day off work to have a new oven installed and I drawing in my sketchbook while I wait. #doodlesofinstagram #doodle #sketchbook #cansonsketchbook #instagood #figuredrawing #pencildrawing #art (at Super Giant Art)

I took the day off work to have a new oven installed and I drawing in my sketchbook while I wait. #doodlesofinstagram #doodle #sketchbook #cansonsketchbook #instagood #figuredrawing #pencildrawing #art (at Super Giant Art) http://ift.tt/2zC2XR8

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At the library

Saturday morning I took my sketchbook to the library and spent a little time doing some drawing from life..

So I found a comfortable place to sit with an interseting view.

Work in progress.

I took about an hour, but here's the finished art.

Planet Comicon

Last weekend I went to the Planet Comicon in Kansas City. I split a table with Mike Kennedy of Celtic Knights fame. My plan was simple; Backing boards, a fistful of sharpies and a tip jar. Basically I drew free sketches for tips and I did pretty good. Below is some of the better ones.

You may wonder why I drew several Wonder Women. Well, everytime I had a break, I drew a Wonder Woman sketch. I would sit it on the table and eventually a girl would come up, look at it and hand me $20. EVERY SINGLE TIME! It was like I was printing twenties!

I thought this Robin turned out great. I had to leave for a meeting (see below) and when I returned he was gone. I hope the right kid grabbed it!

A guy came up and asked for a Christina Hendricks (of Mad Men) in a Vamperilla costume.

I mentioned that I had  meeting. I was selected to meet with a Marvel Editor for a portfolio review. They didn't hire me, but the review went well. He told me I had potential and to keep working. Oh well!

New comic samples

Recently I have been talking to a publisher and they asked if I would be interested in trying something in more of a cartoony style. I've messed around with some sketches, but finally got serious and drew this 3 page sample of The Bug, a character I've used before. This plot is basically a remix of the sample I took to Wizard World Chicago '07. You can see them here http://scottsackett.blogspot.com/2007/08/daredevil-pages.html

I'm not superstitious, but this was the best received of any sample I've brought to a con and go to meet with a Marvel editor.

Anyway, the publisher seemed to like these pages and asked me to do some concept sketches for one of their books.

Warm-up Sketch

Working in a more cartoon style, I drew this in my sketchbook as a warmup.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thanks you for visiting my blog. No matter how you celebrate it, I hope the holiday season was happy and that 2012 will be a better year for all of us and that you have a prosperous year both presonally and professionally!

The Process:

Step 1: I wanted to experiment a little with drawing in the computer, so I drew a rough in Autodesk Sketchbook express. At this point my goal was just to be loose, I was literally 'making it upa as I went along.

Step 2: I took my sketch into Photoshop and added it to a layer and traced over it. I did this step in Photoshop because I am more comfortable with the layers and sizing the print in Photoshop since I am just lerning Sketchbook. Once I got something I felt I could work with, I turned it light blue and printed it out at 11x 14.

Step 3: I inked directly on the light blue print. This was the most enjoyable step, becasue all the 'work' had already been done and I just focused on line weights and texture.

 

Step 4: I scanned the inks into Photoshop, dropped the light blue, then added colors.

Drawing in Photoshop

I've been reading a book about drawing in Photoshop and thought I'd give it a try.

It's far from perfect, but I liked the look. A friend commented how he could tell I drew it despite being an experiment in a completely new medium.

Inking Practice

Inking practice

11/08

Grand Central

Adobe Illustrator

10/08

Adobe Photoshop

10/08

Batman vs Zombies!

Sketchbook

Dallas/11/08

Curse of the Bug

Character sketch for a project that died!