Gesture drawings done during a meeting. http://ift.tt/1Dj9GHj
Thursday, July 16, 2015
I’ve been obsessed with ‘90s comics this summer and so this morning I drew this sketch of Rogue.
I’ve been obsessed with ‘90s comics this summer and so this morning I drew this sketch of Rogue. http://ift.tt/1CJaXfR
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
I parked next to the building (in the shade!) today and so I did a sketch of my dash and the AC units in front of my car. Yes, I have a dashboard hula girl!
I parked next to the building (in the shade!) today and so I did a sketch of my dash and the AC units in front of my car. Yes, I have a dashboard hula girl! http://ift.tt/1HMdSjW
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
From my sketchbook, our Shih Tzu, Princess Peach.
From my sketchbook, our Shih Tzu, Princess Peach. http://ift.tt/1dZSMGT
Page of Kitty Pryde doodles from my sketchbook.
Page of Kitty Pryde doodles from my sketchbook. http://ift.tt/1UXJE7s
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Triumph Scrambler from my sketchbook. In Jurassic World, Chris Pratt drives a Triumph Scrambler and so I thought it would be cool to draw one.
Triumph Scrambler from my sketchbook. In Jurassic World, Chris Pratt drives a Triumph Scrambler and so I thought it would be cool to draw one. http://ift.tt/1TvtuR0
I inked my Hulk sketch from the other day. I used a Pentel sign pen, a felt tip pen with a pretty flexible tip. It gives a nice bold line like a sharpie, but with a little more point on the end and a lot more variation in the line.
I inked my Hulk sketch from the other day. I used a Pentel sign pen, a felt tip pen with a pretty flexible tip. It gives a nice bold line like a sharpie, but with a little more point on the end and a lot more variation in the line. http://ift.tt/1HVq7Rj
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Ink doodles from my sketchbook. I’m not crazy about the new Iron Man design. I wish they’d have gone more manga influenced and kept his ‘pods’ on his waist (which I don’t think he’s had for awhile.)
Ink doodles from my sketchbook. I’m not crazy about the new Iron Man design. I wish they’d have gone more manga influenced and kept his ‘pods’ on his waist (which I don’t think he’s had for awhile.) http://ift.tt/1JbtXAI
Ink doodles from my sketchbook. I’m not crazy about the new Iron Man design. I wish they’d have gone more manga influenced and kept his ‘pods’ on his waist (which I don’t think he’s had for awhile.)
Ink doodles from my sketchbook. I’m not crazy about the new Iron Man design. I wish they’d have gone more manga influenced and kept his ‘pods’ on his waist (which I don’t think he’s had for awhile.) http://ift.tt/1JbiZv3
Friday, July 10, 2015
#3 in my series of San Diego Comic-con sketches I am drawing to lament not being at the show. This is the Gas Lamp district just north of the convention. This is the Old Spaghetti Factory, you can see the round top of the convention center in the background.
#3 in my series of San Diego Comic-con sketches I am drawing to lament not being at the show. This is the Gas Lamp district just north of the convention. This is the Old Spaghetti Factory, you can see the round top of the convention center in the background. http://ift.tt/1HrjVKC
A Touch of Brimstone from my sketchbook. I have been watching ‘60s show The Avengers recently. I became aware of this show when I was a kid from seeing memorabilia for sale at cons and from the X-Men 'Dark Pheonix Saga’ which borrowed imagery and concepts from the episode A Touch of Brimstone. If you haven’t seen The Avengers tv series, there is a Emma Peel boxset that collects all the episodes with Diana Rigg and I highly recommend it.
A Touch of Brimstone from my sketchbook. I have been watching ‘60s show The Avengers recently. I became aware of this show when I was a kid from seeing memorabilia for sale at cons and from the X-Men 'Dark Pheonix Saga’ which borrowed imagery and concepts from the episode A Touch of Brimstone. If you haven’t seen The Avengers tv series, there is a Emma Peel boxset that collects all the episodes with Diana Rigg and I highly recommend it. http://ift.tt/1J8kRo5
Thursday, July 09, 2015
Wednesday, July 08, 2015
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. I’m not at con so I’m doing a series of sketches of the convention center. This is #3 so far.
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. I’m not at con so I’m doing a series of sketches of the convention center. This is #3 so far. http://ift.tt/1D2hdtS
vans: Vault by Vans x Takashi Murakami: This limited edition collab is coming soon. Watch the video and browse the full collection at vans.com/murakami I want a pair of these!
vans: Vault by Vans x Takashi Murakami: This limited edition collab is coming soon. Watch the video and browse the full collection at vans.com/murakami I want a pair of these! http://ift.tt/1HMoWDV
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. The San Diego Comicon is this week. I’m not going but doing a series of con sketches. This is number 2 in the series. When you have a pro badge you get to skip the outside line and wait in the lobby. On preview night, it was always awesome to wander around the lobby and see the lines outside the door.
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. The San Diego Comicon is this week. I’m not going but doing a series of con sketches. This is number 2 in the series. When you have a pro badge you get to skip the outside line and wait in the lobby. On preview night, it was always awesome to wander around the lobby and see the lines outside the door. http://ift.tt/1HfxfS1
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. The San Diego Comicon is this week. I’m not going but doing a series of con sketches. This is number 2 in the series. When you have a pro badge you get to skip the outside line and wait in the lobby. On preview night, it was always awesome to wander around the lobby and see the lines outside the door.
San Diego Comicon from my sketchbook. The San Diego Comicon is this week. I’m not going but doing a series of con sketches. This is number 2 in the series. When you have a pro badge you get to skip the outside line and wait in the lobby. On preview night, it was always awesome to wander around the lobby and see the lines outside the door. http://ift.tt/1S7JEgZ
San Diego Comicon Sails Pavilion from my sketchbook. The big convention is this week and I’m not going. I went for about 10 years but I haven’t been in a few. It’s a fun show, but it’s gotten too expensive for the return for me, I’d rather spend my time & money going to smaller shows where you have more access to editors & fellow creators. Still SDCC is a fun trip and I hope one day I can justify returning professionally. This drawing is the Sails Pavillion above the main floor, this is facing north. In the ‘00s this is where you got general tickets (seen in the background). To the right, smaller publishers and game companies would hold portfolio reviews. My buddy Dave is in the foreground.
San Diego Comicon Sails Pavilion from my sketchbook. The big convention is this week and I’m not going. I went for about 10 years but I haven’t been in a few. It’s a fun show, but it’s gotten too expensive for the return for me, I’d rather spend my time & money going to smaller shows where you have more access to editors & fellow creators. Still SDCC is a fun trip and I hope one day I can justify returning professionally. This drawing is the Sails Pavillion above the main floor, this is facing north. In the ‘00s this is where you got general tickets (seen in the background). To the right, smaller publishers and game companies would hold portfolio reviews. My buddy Dave is in the foreground. http://ift.tt/1G4G0gX
Sunday, July 05, 2015
From my sketchbook - Arthur Suydam - The most interesting man in comics, Once created a zombie cover using his own organs & Photoshop! http://ift.tt/10RF1UK
From my sketchbook - Arthur Suydam - The most interesting man in comics, Once created a zombie cover using his own organs & Photoshop! http://ift.tt/10RF1UK http://ift.tt/1M5kFZU
‘Drinking coffee with Eric’ from my small sketchbook. Drawn with a Japanese Zebra pen.
‘Drinking coffee with Eric’ from my small sketchbook. Drawn with a Japanese Zebra pen. http://ift.tt/1JHjZfU
Friday, July 03, 2015
Inked SpiderGwen doodles. The ac in my studio is on the fritz so it’s too hot to draw comics so I inked this doodle in my sketchbook.
Inked SpiderGwen doodles. The ac in my studio is on the fritz so it’s too hot to draw comics so I inked this doodle in my sketchbook. http://ift.tt/1gfjblP
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Did this sketch of the building by my wife’s office.
Did this sketch of the building by my wife’s office. http://ift.tt/1JAOioC
WIP I’m inking my page of Spider Gwen doodles in my sketchbook. It’s an unusual costume design and I’m trying to give it a little of my own style.
WIP I’m inking my page of Spider Gwen doodles in my sketchbook. It’s an unusual costume design and I’m trying to give it a little of my own style. http://ift.tt/1NyZu2Y
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Finishing the day with a page of Spider Gwen ink sketches. I love doing these sort of loose ink doodles. A coworker told me at his art school they had the students draw in blue pen because blue is a creative color?!?
Finishing the day with a page of Spider Gwen ink sketches. I love doing these sort of loose ink doodles. A coworker told me at his art school they had the students draw in blue pen because blue is a creative color?!? http://ift.tt/1FTCaqM
tombocomics: I miss her. :,( tombocomics.tumblr.com Please do not take or remove my signature or forget to give credit! Thanks!! If you all enjoy my scribbly little comics, please share with your friends and family! Spread the love! ILY -Tombo My wife has been travelling a lot for work so I get this!
tombocomics: I miss her. :,( tombocomics.tumblr.com Please do not take or remove my signature or forget to give credit! Thanks!! If you all enjoy my scribbly little comics, please share with your friends and family! Spread the love! ILY -Tombo My wife has been travelling a lot for work so I get this! http://ift.tt/1IuwBp9
I never got a chance to finish my Thor drawing from yesterday so today before work I started a new one. Recently, I spoke to an editor at Marvel about how I could improve my work and he said I should focus on my pencil rendering. He felt I didn’t finish my pencils before I started inking and to make the ‘next level’ I’d have to work on that.
I never got a chance to finish my Thor drawing from yesterday so today before work I started a new one. Recently, I spoke to an editor at Marvel about how I could improve my work and he said I should focus on my pencil rendering. He felt I didn’t finish my pencils before I started inking and to make the ‘next level’ I’d have to work on that. http://ift.tt/1NwXZ5o
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
I was a guest at Soonercon this weekend and my friend dressed up as Susan Richards, the invisible Girl.
I was a guest at Soonercon this weekend and my friend dressed up as Susan Richards, the invisible Girl. http://ift.tt/1GErsoM
Thursday, June 25, 2015
atomic-flash: What to do during an A-Bomb attack - From the instructional pamphlet Protection from the Atomic Bomb issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1950 amid the Cold War and fears of an A-bomb attack from the Soviet Union. Print this out and save it! It may save your life. Most likely won’t but it might. If this fails, get in your fridge, it worked for Indy!
atomic-flash: What to do during an A-Bomb attack - From the instructional pamphlet Protection from the Atomic Bomb issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1950 amid the Cold War and fears of an A-bomb attack from the Soviet Union. Print this out and save it! It may save your life. Most likely won’t but it might. If this fails, get in your fridge, it worked for Indy! http://ift.tt/1TQCxNL
I sold a sketch from my sketchbook and needed a comicboard to stiffen the envelope so I threw in this old Batman sketch I found in my convention bag. I hope he digs it.
I sold a sketch from my sketchbook and needed a comicboard to stiffen the envelope so I threw in this old Batman sketch I found in my convention bag. I hope he digs it. http://ift.tt/1GvNKKr
I sold a sketch from my sketchbook and needed a comicboard to stiffen the envelope so I threw in this old Batman sketch I found in my convention bag. I hope he digs it.
I sold a sketch from my sketchbook and needed a comicboard to stiffen the envelope so I threw in this old Batman sketch I found in my convention bag. I hope he digs it. http://ift.tt/1KetQYR
Dieselpunk Captain America from my sketchbook. I’m starting to think steampunk is played out. Not that it’s dead, some people will always wear top hats & wax their mustaches, I just think it’s become too mainstream. I’m looking towards Dieselpunk instead. Like the early days of cyberpunk & steampunk, the ideal is a little vague. But that gives it some edginess that makes it cool.
Dieselpunk Captain America from my sketchbook. I’m starting to think steampunk is played out. Not that it’s dead, some people will always wear top hats & wax their mustaches, I just think it’s become too mainstream. I’m looking towards Dieselpunk instead. Like the early days of cyberpunk & steampunk, the ideal is a little vague. But that gives it some edginess that makes it cool. http://ift.tt/1NjNBhH
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
usnatarchives: Happy #NationalDonutDay! This poster advertised the awesome “Vitamin Donuts,” with their 25 units of vitamin B1, were meant to strengthen the population during wartime. Ultimately, the company was told it could call the product “enriched flour donuts,” but “vitamin donuts” was out. This poster is part of our traveling exhibit “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” currently on display in the National Archives at New York City. Vitamin doughnut?!? Count me in!
usnatarchives: Happy #NationalDonutDay! This poster advertised the awesome “Vitamin Donuts,” with their 25 units of vitamin B1, were meant to strengthen the population during wartime. Ultimately, the company was told it could call the product “enriched flour donuts,” but “vitamin donuts” was out. This poster is part of our traveling exhibit “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” currently on display in the National Archives at New York City. Vitamin doughnut?!? Count me in! http://ift.tt/1H9VA1T
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Yukon on Wheels from my sketchbook. My High School reunion was this weekend and today we went to the local skating rink. This was a social hotbed of my youth and so it was neat to se the place. I was too busy to do any sketches today, but I did this sketch tonight from memory. Some details are wrong and stuff made up, but I tried to capture the feel of the space.
Yukon on Wheels from my sketchbook. My High School reunion was this weekend and today we went to the local skating rink. This was a social hotbed of my youth and so it was neat to se the place. I was too busy to do any sketches today, but I did this sketch tonight from memory. Some details are wrong and stuff made up, but I tried to capture the feel of the space. http://ift.tt/1dXyJcG
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Yukon on Wheels from my sketchbook. My High School reunion was this weekend and today we went to the local skating rink. This was a social hotbed of my youth and so it was neat to se the place. I was too busy to do any sketches today, but I did this sketch tonight from memory. Some details are wrong and stuff made up, but I tried to capture the feel of the space.
Yukon on Wheels from my sketchbook. My High School reunion was this weekend and today we went to the local skating rink. This was a social hotbed of my youth and so it was neat to se the place. I was too busy to do any sketches today, but I did this sketch tonight from memory. Some details are wrong and stuff made up, but I tried to capture the feel of the space. http://ift.tt/1LmsqgR
My friend wrote this in my 7th grade yearbook. My class reunion is this weekend. No one has been shocked that I draw comic books. My wife asked which of the girls in my class I dated. I told her none. This all may be related!
My friend wrote this in my 7th grade yearbook. My class reunion is this weekend. No one has been shocked that I draw comic books. My wife asked which of the girls in my class I dated. I told her none. This all may be related! http://ift.tt/1dVQj0p
Friday, June 19, 2015
notpulpcovers: For many people, myself included, this is the very ideal of a vintage space gun. It’s got rings. It’s got vents. It’s got a sweeping design that conveys the poetry of space flight. It’s even got its name spelled out in a cool, 1950s font that’s underlined by lightning bolts. That’s right, lightning bolts! And did I mention it’s called the Pyrotomic Disintegrator? If anyone tries to say that’s not the best name for a ray gun ever, that person’s looking for a fight. The top Pyrotomic Disintegrator pistol is the first to be manufactured - it’s known as the candy-colored Pyro. The bottom pistol is the copper version manufactured in the later part of the 1950s - a more authentic space cadet look There was a Pyrotomic Disintegrator rifle manufactured by Pyro Plastics shortly after the pistol Toy Rayguns lists the Pyrotomic Disintegrator rifle as “being perhaps the rarest of all space rifles, The Pyrotomic Disintegrator Rifle is also the most beautiful. Powerfully sculpted with a fluted barrel and an undulating stock, this wonderfully designed toy exudes a sense of delicacy and techno-scientific power.” Both the Pyrotomic pistol and rifle are very hard to find in good condition. Having been made with brittle plastic makes the guns fragile and susceptible to cracking and breaking if dropped. The shooting mechanism was cheaply made and is often not working in the surviving guns. So, not only are the Pyrotomic guns considered the most beautifully designed, they are also the most scarce. Perhaps sometime in the future someone enterprising might recreate the guns based on G. C. Schaible’s 1953 patents - the question is, would the beauty of the designs carry without the 1950s sci-fi space age mystique? This is awesome looking.
notpulpcovers: For many people, myself included, this is the very ideal of a vintage space gun. It’s got rings. It’s got vents. It’s got a sweeping design that conveys the poetry of space flight. It’s even got its name spelled out in a cool, 1950s font that’s underlined by lightning bolts. That’s right, lightning bolts! And did I mention it’s called the Pyrotomic Disintegrator? If anyone tries to say that’s not the best name for a ray gun ever, that person’s looking for a fight. The top Pyrotomic Disintegrator pistol is the first to be manufactured - it’s known as the candy-colored Pyro. The bottom pistol is the copper version manufactured in the later part of the 1950s - a more authentic space cadet look There was a Pyrotomic Disintegrator rifle manufactured by Pyro Plastics shortly after the pistol Toy Rayguns lists the Pyrotomic Disintegrator rifle as “being perhaps the rarest of all space rifles, The Pyrotomic Disintegrator Rifle is also the most beautiful. Powerfully sculpted with a fluted barrel and an undulating stock, this wonderfully designed toy exudes a sense of delicacy and techno-scientific power.” Both the Pyrotomic pistol and rifle are very hard to find in good condition. Having been made with brittle plastic makes the guns fragile and susceptible to cracking and breaking if dropped. The shooting mechanism was cheaply made and is often not working in the surviving guns. So, not only are the Pyrotomic guns considered the most beautifully designed, they are also the most scarce. Perhaps sometime in the future someone enterprising might recreate the guns based on G. C. Schaible’s 1953 patents - the question is, would the beauty of the designs carry without the 1950s sci-fi space age mystique? This is awesome looking. http://ift.tt/1BzK0e9
This morning before work I finished my ‘90s style superhero team I’ve been creating in my sketchbook. I have complete back stories on all the characters, but I’m not sure I’ll ever do anything with them. I know everybody looks down on the classic 'Image Style’ nowadays, but I think with the right twist it could be awesome!
This morning before work I finished my ‘90s style superhero team I’ve been creating in my sketchbook. I have complete back stories on all the characters, but I’m not sure I’ll ever do anything with them. I know everybody looks down on the classic 'Image Style’ nowadays, but I think with the right twist it could be awesome! http://ift.tt/1dO1pop
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