April Update

Here are some more miscellanous sketches from the Ol sketchbook. I've been super busy lately as things have been picking up! Once I get the go ahead from certain parties I'll be posting up the work from the projects that I have been working on. In the meantime, here are some sketchbook excepts.

Tony Stark: N8B! over at Maxcellent challenged me to draw some Iron man and reluctantly, I took up the gauntlet. I've never even attempted to draw the character in my life so this was a learning curve. I prefer the old school suit better than the new school Adi Gravnov look. ( Besides, who can compete with Gravnov? I'm still waiting on your version NATE!!!






Some Sketchbook Bic Pen Sketches


Sitting around at Lunch time I passed the time by drawing some heads from my favorite series Metal Gear! I especially am fond of the Old Snake in the top left.



More Solomon Kane Sketches...




More time passing in the lunchroom.


I've been tossing around the idea of illustrating a Solomon Kane story and here is a page of character concepts from the story. Can you guess which one that this guy is from??

Solomon Kane

I am a big fan of the Robert E howard character Solomon Kane and this image is me taking a stab at a character design for him sans coat/ cloak. I think my version is pretty much based off of Gary Gianni's interpretation with a few twist's here and there. I was inpired to do this for two reasons. 1: i cannot stand the character design used in the new Dark horse comic books. They make him look like a Dark elf with a hat. Swords on his back?! Sheesh... 2: I'll tell you about that one later.

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Sketch dump Feb 2009

Ok, so I couldn't wait a couple of days. So Sue me.

what we have here today are select pages from my sketchbook. I had to retire my last one after Christmas and I bought this cheap Super Deluxe Aqua Bee thing and it is terrible to draw in. TERRIBLE! But, I'm not one to waste so I'm slogging through it with determination.

Here Goes..


Page O Hands. One can never master this aspect of the human form. Or so I keep telling myself.



More Hands and some Solomon Kane studies. I love Solomon Kane.



Sitting around doodling whilst watching " Two Mules for Sister Sarah" a Clint Eastwood classic.


Quick Head Studies.



More Head studies







And... the Predator. This one was a quickie in the Ol sketchbook executed in Markers, Ink and .... Black Currant Tea!

Thanks for stopping by even though I have not been the most attentive to keeping this blog updated. Currently I am considering Re-vamping the look of this blog so who knows what this place will look like in a few months. Stay tuned as I plan on posting some more sketches within the next couple of days.

Mike

DragonLance and Fantasy

In an effort to round out my portfolio I drew a few " Old School" Dragon Lance and D&D images.

The first one is from one of my favorite DL Modules # 6 Dragons of Ice. No one has ever written a story that does justice to this part of the DL saga. I always enjoyed it and it was a chance to draw all of my favorite characters.



The following are two Marko Durjdevic inspired character designs. This guy is the Dragon highlord Feal-Thas who I feel never got the exposure he deserved.



Here is one for the Major character Laurana.






This last one is my version of a Beholder. I know it does not conform with the present depictions of these beasts but this is how I always envisioned them and so that's how I'm going to draw em!

Story Boards #2

A friend of mine showed me some story boards from a project that he had worked on and he asked me if I could do storyboards? Well, I decided to take his boards and re-do them my way. I have taken a little bit of creative liscense with some of the camera angles and shots but basically, it's a shot for shot remake. No markers this time, just tonal work using pencils.

Enjoy.

Story Board for " Pulling Through"

Here is a more " polished" story board that I worked on over the Christmas holidays. It is based on a script entitled " Pulling Through" © 2007, All Rights Reserved Registered, WGAw: # 714352 by James Wesley Rawles and can be found here http://www.rawles.to/patriots.htm or you can check out more of his work on his blog www.survivalblog.com

I did it not as a money maker but as an excercise because I have not done any storyboard work in years. It is executed in Marker on paper.