Wraith Study...

Years back i started a little online project called Zombie Polaroids....
It popped into my mind today while i was working on some local color project in photoshop... I would make images by drawing with the selection tools, then applying texture and color. I made a few iterations of this image and I might do another post of a different version before the week is out...
It was lots of fun to work on, I'd love any feedback you people out there might have for me..

Hope you dig,
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Smoke Um' If You Got Um'...

Today was a long one...
I was tired from the weekend and maybe a bit sleep deprived when I got into the office today. I was eager though to work on my caricature assignment, and the prospect of doing some fun drawings had me in a good mood.. The day wore on and I made my way through some of the images, but it was tough work indeed. I'm getting lots of requests for things to be added and changed in these images, so I'm juggling that while trying to finish the artwork and put it to color in the next few days... I'm sure it will get done... But, all that client based work left me wanting to do some personal caricature work at days end.... So, I unearthed an ol' photo and am dusting off the Artists I admire series I'd started a while back... This is a prelim and I won't divulge the identity of the artist right yet... Suffice unto say, that if smoking cigarettes made my rendering skills half as good as this guy...I'd start lighting up immediately. This guy has been a big favorite of mine for many many years... Even made a motion graphics piece on him back in college... if I find that perhaps I can post it too.. But for now, the preliminary study...

Hope you dig,

P.S. I'll share the progression of the image along with my ref when I wrap the image up... Gonna try to do that by next week..

Heat Creature....

I was visited by the heat creature lately... Some times here in the city its just humid and awful... It's hard to explain some times..
Spent a long day walking around Queens today, hope I don't have sun burn now. But, looking forward to a new week of posts...

Hope you dig...

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Late night Smoking clown...

When the Show's over... All the run down clowns have to go and get a smoke and some booze.. I'm pretty tired though. I hope to have more for you all tomorrow..

Sleep well all, Hope you dig..
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Friday and Push PLAY!

So I had a caricature assignment today, and it led to some scribbles on a stray sheet of paper while I was researching and trying to loosen up... Very rainy here in NYC as well, which has yielded a splendid rainbow over midtown Manhattan.. I'm about to head out of the office for some delicious homemade pizza and drinks with a good friend..
The weekend should find me drawing amid, a flurry of personal obligations and other stuff I gotta get done... But for now, Here's a page of sketches... Just threw a quick tone on them...I've not edited these...You can even see the ghost of an old drawing on the opposite side of this page...

Hope you dig, and enjoy a great weekend...

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Sheilds up and Raise HELL!

So, I've got some old personal projects that I've avoided doing... But, right now I'm amidst times of change and am finding it hard to adjust. So, I'm gonna dig out some of these images and share them with you all at the very least.
This is one such image... Megaman was a pretty big part of my youth, and I'm and I'm particularly partial to Megaman 2 on the NES... Such a Great Game.

Hope you dig...
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Crooner....

He's warmly colored and ready to sing some songs that will warm your heart. He may not be much too look at...with a face for radio... But, man can he sing...Just take my word for it...

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Sweet Stache Showdown...

Here are some scribbles of some older dudes with some pretty cool mustaches... I figure If I'm lucky that I'll be sporting some awesome gray facial hair in the coming years... I'm optimistic that it will make me look awesome like these two guys... Furthermore, I'm also shooting to have something else posted up here by days end... wish me luck...

Hope you dig..
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Polar Bear with Floating ears..

Yeah I tend to float all kinds of stuff over characters heads...Hats, Crowns, Halos. In this case its ears.. I just like to detach them sometimes and let the silhouette of the figure get a little more interesting...

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Bear in a Blue Shirt..

Yeah...He's wearing some snazzy white slacks also.. His hat is a tad on the shabby side but he found a bright red feather to wear in his hat...
Just something to get my week going...

Hope you dig..

Plus Sized Post...

Women come in all kinds of wonderful shapes and sizes. It's always something I think about when drawing... I had a lot of fun with this and think I'll draw some more like them in the not to distant future... Figured she'd be sending a text message to some of her friends before a night out on the town. For now though I've gotta get back to things around my apartment, because it won't clean it self. Thereafter I'll have to get ready for work tomorrow because the bills don't pay themselves... Keep on keeping on everybody.

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Club COLOR...

Been looking at lots of cool illustrations in them with ladies and bright colors.. mad me wanna take a swing at it.... So here she is with her dyed hair and white jacket... I kinda liked how this turned out... Hope to do some new ones in the not too distant future... Can't seem to get enough of these cartoon style portraits... I get to play with a little coloring and some render techniques and then move onto the next project..

Hope you dig, Comments always welcome..
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Bare Bones...

Its a pretty straightforward little head scribble that I liked.. Figured it would be a good post for Friday as I'm heading into a busy weekend...

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Bare Bones...

Again, Something simple today... The temperature is climbing here in Manhattan and my temper isn't always at its best in the extreme heat and humidity...
I'll continue to post though...I liked the framing element in this one and might do an image with lots of framing elements like this one...

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Splinter is a Radical Rat....

Here's some quick color on another TMNT sketch I passed over for that recent show...
I drew Splinter quite a bit and found myself really interested in the character. I see that he might be kinda dull at an initial glance, But when you start to consider that he trained ALL of the turtles. You get this clear picture that he has the ability to throw down and be a total bad ass, he just chooses not to and this makes him a great sage type character.
The wise Teacher, who has knowledge and skills along with the wisdom to use those assets intelligently.

I like that concept. I'd really like to have the equivalent of that in my artwork... Really powerful visualization skills and rendering techniques. With the clear headedness to use them smartly on my work. I've been thinking about going back to school of some sort lately, so maybe this is influencing my thinking too on a subconscious level.

Perhaps I'll meditate on these thoughts later this evening...stay cool everyone.
Hope you dig.

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Deformed Goblin...

So, the doctor tells me I might be looking at a spot of tennis elbow... I've been experiencing some aches and discomfort in my forearm now for a month or so and figured that I needed to do something about it... It's kind of amazing how things like this make you feel older too. I'd told myself years ago that I'd take the best care of my arms, shoulders, elbows, hand, and wrists. Because I want to draw for as long as possible...
But, in spite of needed rest for my ol' drawing arm I'll keep posting, at a relaxed pace... May do some simpler images for a while.
Hope you dig..

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Dashing VILLAIN!

Here's a Dashing Villainous neighbor type dude... I figured he might have some kind of evil powers or something, and chases around the kids that walk on his lawn... Even gave him Village of the damned hair.. Because it seemed appropriate...I kinda think that the brightly dressed and relatively normal looking folk make better evil characters then some ol' monster.. Though I love drawing monsters too.

I'm getting back into the swing of posting stuff here.
Hope you dig...
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Colors and blending modes..

I'm kinda beat today so I'll post up these quickie sketches with some color thrown on them. Not sure what I was thinking with the color selection... just havin' fun...
Expect more of these int he coming weeks...

Hope you dig um'.
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THE CHORES OF NAMING...

"Splinter Searches for Baby Names"
Pen and Colored Pencil on Craft Paper.

I had lots of idea's for this Show.... Sketched, discarded, considered, and debated over what route I'd take in Tribute to the TMNT that I grew up with. In the end my final idea was similar to my first one... I like Splinter.. But, with the evolution of the work I found A very funny idea that I kinda latched onto...

I hope you Dig the work... and wanna thank everyone for making last nights show...AWESOME!!..

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Partrolling the ROOFTOPS...

Donatello, was/is my favorite turtle.
However, this is yet another drawing I passed over for my final showpiece. I do like the pose, and the composition so I figured that I'd share it with you all. I'm excited to be a part of this show tonight.

Above is a little snippet of my final show work..it just so happens to be a baby turtle... Stay tuned to the blog for the full image which I'll post tomorrow after the show's opening is concluded..

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Quick little slick fella...

Nothing particular to say about this here I'm busy on all fronts.. So, here is a quick train drawing from nights back..

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Enemies with Fearsome Helmets and Pauldrons lined with blades...

Here's a Shred-head sketch that I passed on while brainstorming on the TMNT SHOW... Liked the shapes I was playing with though.. Though I'd share it with you all. I cropped out some of the surrounding image I'd planned, and stuck with the groovy profile shapes his helmet can make... I think the original image Idea was him interrogating splinter...From the first live action movie...

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Red HOT PLASMA!...

This should be the last marvel image for Mayvel...I've gotta get back to work on some other stuff here... Deadlines to the left and right. Plasma's early outfit was pretty cool looking. So I figured what the heck... For more info on this Irish Egyptologist turned Marvel Villain Click Here.

Hope you all dig...

Into the Sewers...

Another bit of sketching from the upcoming show... My indecision seemed to know no bounds on this projects....lots of drawings set aside, and some others just straight up discarded... Here's one of them. Michelangelo on some spotted blue Background..

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Dark Crystal styled ROCKSTEADY!!

So..I'm working through the tough spots right now... I've been challenging myself with new projects in an overall attempt to push my Illustration skills while at the same time searching for my personal style, an method of making images...

Thankfully I've had the good fortune of falling into a membership with the Autumn Society of Philadelphia. The group is full of talented members that have been quite inspirational. The almost unending schedule of upcoming gallery shows has offered me with limitless opportunities to try new things, and explore a wide variety of content.
Moreover, I've gotten to make friends and network with some of the society members, which has parlayed into some exciting new chances to share my work while enjoying the work of other talented folks...

Currently, I'm ramped up for a Ninja Turtles themed show with the ASOP. I'll even make it out to Philly for the opening later this week. I must admit its pretty staggering to see the caliber of work that's being turned out for this show.. I only hope that my images are going to impress the other artists as much as they're work has impressed me.

For now though here is a discarded drawing from my mighty heap of TMNT themed artwork for this show... A little bit of ROCKSTEADY with some Skeksis type anatomy thrown in, Terrifying stuff. I spent a lot of time sketching prior to this show and its left me with some fun sketches that I'm not using for final work...but I wanted to bring them to you all so that you might scope them out... Also, Check out the ASOP to see some of the other great work that will be on display this JUNE 3!.

Hope you dig...

Formal attire..

I'm dressing up in my taupe monstrosity of a suit...throwing a belt onto my wacky pleated slacks...and looking for my tie...

Yep...going to a formal event... Will try to snap a photo of my get up so that you can all see that I clean up rather well wen the need calls for it...
Long day ahead, Wish me luck..
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P.S. the sketch is just something random I had on hand... I actually look a lot sillier then this in person...

Bare Bones

Here's another member of high society enjoying a glass of scotch.. I figured the outfit might be kinda like yacht club attire and gave him a bright red nose. Hhe's probably been at the bottle since a few hours before the charity dinner began and there is a strong possibility that he'll pick a fight with the valet later...

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She's just a girl...

Yeah....just a drawing of some girl to keep the blog moving forward...
I've really been enjoying my Pentel sign pens lately. On top of that I've been adding in bits of colored pencil and it hss really led to some enjoyable drawing time. I hope to be out from under some of my other projects soon so that i can get back to doing new personal work for the site here..

Hope you dig.
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Bare bones

Here is a lovable drunken aristocrat...He's even toting a flask of hooch while out on the town... I sketched him out with a black pentel sign pen and one of those 50/50 blue and red pencils which I like so much... I'll be posting up some more drawings like this in the coming week or two, and they'll have little to no digital modification...it'll be the drawing...pretty much as it was scanned...from my sketchpad to your eyeballs...

Drop me a comment if you have a spare minute and let me know what you think of the stuff...
Hope you dig...

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Silly Hairdo!

I don't know what it is lately but I've been seeing a record number of silly hairdos. Not that its uncommon to see an odd do' out on the street, its bound to happen ever once in a while... But more then that I've noted that I'm seeing some definite trends towards silly hairdos. I guess stuff like this only irks me because my hair is falling out, and I was particularly proud of my hair when I was younger. I personally don't think the Mohawk works for EVERYBODY, rather I think certain styles fit people better then others..
I guess I just think some of this stuff looks silly because in a few more years I won't even get to make a call on what the barber does to the hair on my head.. I'll just have to spend time on the beard after that...
Perhaps i'll try to capture some of them in drawings for future reference but, right now I'll share this drawing of a guy with a weird graphic hairstyle...

Lather, Rinse, Repeat...
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Red Ghost Redux...

I had another red ghost sketch laying about here.... and figured you might like to see it... There are some really great drawings of his face floating around on the web and I sure do enjoy looking at Jack Kirby face drawings... Particularly when he draws guys and brute/thug types... Lots of fun inking and dark shapes...Good stuff to be sure...

Check it out, hope you dig.
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Quest for Fire....

I'm plugging away here...I've weeded though a small stack of drawings, notes, and ideas and am closing in on what will be my finalized TMNT showpiece. Narrowing things down can be very hard sometimes... I struggle with the fact that one idea will become finished art, while others just get deposited in the round file here at my office... However, with the blog I have the benefit of being able to share stuff with you that probably wouldn't see the light of day otherwise...
So, expect some of my discard images and sketches here in the coming weeks leading up to the show while I wrap up my artwork for the main even on June 3.
Here's a simple Turtle Head. Raphael, perhaps...

Hope you dig...
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SUNDAY MORNING BEAVER!!

It's Sunday morning, and after yesterdays madness I submit this rendering of a BEAVER... I though he was very charming and figured that he might cheer your day along... Have a relaxed day everyone, wishing you all the best.

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The RED GHOST!

The Red Ghost and the Super Apes!
When Brendan mentioned drawing the Red Ghost, I'll admit I didn't remember the character. But, then after looking at some reference it sparked some memories.
The concept being, a russian scientist deliberately subjected himself, and three primates to the same cosmic radiation that spawned the Fantastic Four. It really is a pretty cool Villain in my opinion.. If you get a chance to look it up its pretty awesome to read.
To see Brendan's version pop on over to his Blog HERE!

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I haven't got a Hunch...

Sometimes you get that clueless feeling... When you've clearly got lots to get done but your looking for somewhere to start. Looking forward to the weekend...gotta arrange some travel, do some chores, and make some art. Best wishes you all doing well out there reading the Blog.

Hope you dig...
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Floral arrangement..

The drawing was pretty loose, and the paints I put with it are also kinda loose...I was futzing around with some brush settings and blending functions on this one and figured I'd share it with you all. Perhaps I'll come back to it at some point and polish it more but for now here she is. Hope you dig her.

Also, I've noticed that I've started picking up some new followers to the Blog here...I warmly welcome all the new fans, and thank those of you that have been following along with my progress for a while now. It is a great honor to have your attention and support.

Thank you.

Gogopedro

The other 3B

This isn't really related to the 3B show that I participated in earlier this month...
However, I was out drinking beer, eating a burger, and figured that if I drew a bear that it would be an awesome hat trick. All things that are indeed fun to draw...especially when you give the bear a snappy red cardigan.

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THUNDRA Thrashes the THING...

Brendan and I continue to march onward through Marvel characters in the month of May...
This time we have Thundra.. I was kinda eager to get into this particular character, because she often shows up in comics to thrash the Hulk or Ben Grim. Which obviously makes her a pretty badass warrior. Hell, She also she fights with a mace and a length of chain and sports a pretty stylized outfit...What's not to like?
Though, while I was trying to draw her I got to thinking about I how I'd draw a strongwoman type character and, its underlying challenge.
I think most female body builders from an aesthetic/artistic standpoint offer up some really interesting observation points and spark some downright challenging drawings. Personally I didn't want to draw Thundra like a supermodel, she's more of an AMAZON in my eye. While hunting for reference I saw lots of images where she was quite graceful. The Strong curves paired with accents of chiseled features, makes for really great drawings in my opinion. I'm happy with the color and composition on this image. But, I think I'll revisit this character sometime in the future.
Also, For more Butt-Kicking Thundra Art...Check out my friend Brendan's submission HERE.

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UPSET UTROM!

I kinda figured Krang would be super angry if I drew his little his little mobility tripod like a hibachi... He looks plenty miffed to me... I'm still sketching and brainstorming a bit for the actual piece right now. I've got a few solid image Ideas, but, am waiting a day or so to see if anything else creative pops into my noggin. Sometimes choosing content for a showpiece can be challenging.. Lots of ideas, and very little time don't always mix.. Stay tuned...more to come...

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Red Siren..

Sometimes things get lost...and you don't think they'll turn up again.
Then after you've accepted the fact that the thing you've lost is gone, and never to be found again.
It RETURNS...
My USB thumb drive has been FOUND!
I'm gonna Celebrate with a beer, and march off to bed here shortly.. Got a busy week ahead. But, before I go here's and Ruiz styled girly drawing. I've not seen Alberto in some time, but his work really is inspiring stuff.
Hope you dig.

Saturday Afternoon POST!

I don't really feel like I've been hitting any kind of stride in my last few posts...though I've tried to remain true to regularly posting up new stuff...Lots of distractions.

Yesterday was spent shopping for a suit...I've not done this in some time.
I don't really do a lot of shopping, because its always kind of a minefield for me. First off, Its a taupe colored suit...(which is really a bit to light a color for my liking) but, I imagine it will work just for the event that I'll be attending. Furthermore it has pleated pants..(Not wild about those either) but, the very helpful store clerk assured me that pleats looked better on "Big people"..
UM, huh? I look down and my midsection and in the back of my mind i here a little voice say "oh yeah...that..sigh". I guess I'll have to do some serious work to get myself back in shape both as far as my physique and my drawing habits go..

In the end I just picked up the suit. Rather then continuing a long drawn out search for dressy attire. Its kinda funny how I find that even the little decisions quickly become all consuming points of debate and stress for me. My life could sure use a few more of these quick choices so that I might deal with some of the big important stuff...

For now though, its Sunday afternoon...I'm chilling with a beer and getting into some drawings and a blog post... Thundra is coming up for MAYVEL and I'm trying to nail down my image for a new show... Gotta flex my brain, muscles.

Have a solid day everyone...
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Wax Ghoul...

Here's a Rando sketch from one of my many stray clipboard packs.. I liked it and imagine that he is some kinda of creature that can melt and reform kinda like wax... tried some eerie lighting and color on him for effect...

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LUKE CAGE!!

Hey all, this addition of MAY-VEL showcases Luke Cage. I had to do some research on this one because I had limited knowledge of this character. The older costume is by far more interesting, then the new one... I mean...a belt made out of CHAIN has a serious bad-ass quotient.
I don't think I did the character justice, but the image is kinda fun. But for even more fun Pop over to by friend Brendan's site and see his Ass Kicking LUKE CAGE!
Next up, the Mighty THUNDRA!

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Steranko..

I happened over to the SOCIETY of ILLUSTRATORS here in Manhattan last evening with a few friends to listen to a discussion titled "Drawing the Line". It was a fantastic panel discussion with Joe Quesada, Walt Simonson, and Jim Steranko. The conversation was inspirational quite entertaining, I even felt compelled to sketch throughout the discussion. Steranko's hairdo was particularly interesting, and even though I wasn't sitting very close to the stage...I fiddled out this little drawing of him..

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Well dressed Corpse

When this fella croaked, he got dressed up in a pretty cool suit and had his hair styled out. Now in the afterlife... He's dressed to impress when he goes out to search for Brains...

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RHINO REDUX...

I had this other Rhino Drawing from yesterday...I fancied it and figured that you might like to have a look at it too here on the blog... SO here it is... I really need to incorporate more storytelling into these images, it is so much more satisfying then doing the spot art figure drawings. But, those can be fun too.

Hope you dig...LUKE CAGE is coming up next...
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OH NO IT'S THE RHINO!

Well. Brendan Tobin, and I are pushing forward with MAY-VEL challenge! We're taking turns picking marvel characters and then doing drawings that look at those characters through our varied Points of view. This time we, looked into the villainous RHINO..

I must have done about a dozen fiddly little drawings of his face and head alone. For the most I drew him as a heavy brutish kinda Tank. But, something about drawing his face lent lots of opportunity to muck about with fun design. During the research, I saw lots of renditions of Rhino, and I compiled some of what I liked best into these images. ALSO, Please be sure to check out Brendan's Version of the Rhino, HERE.
I think next up is Luke Cage (I'm gonna have to double check for sure) and the drawings should continue to be fun, SO CHECK BACK SOON.. Comments and feedback always welcome.

Oh, and I might have one more of these to post up later today.
But, for now just let me know what you think of the work.

Hope you all dig...
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