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February Image of the Month

Better late than never! Only a day late mind you. Work has been pretty hectic and I’ve got a couple of little side projects that also required some attention this past month as well.

This image is similar in nature to one of my first Image of the Months. I basically took an image from a rejected work project and finished it off for my own amusement.

The image started out as a pencil sketch and was then recolored in Photoshop along with the ink job. Considering I had less time to colour this pencil sketch than my last several attempts, it turned out rather well. And, as well with my very last post, I was playing around with some of the brushes found on this site. Very interesting use of Photoshop brushes. His drawing blog is pretty cool too.

Happy Groundhog Day!

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Happy Groundhog Day everyone. Okay. Technically it’s tomorrow. Just a quick little image in a typical clipart style image. I never understood this day. I’m in Winnipeg (AKA Winterpeg), who do I have to kill for only 6 more weeks of winter? Sheesh!

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Clint McQeen, Roving World Reporter

A lame name I know, but I think there might be a few gags in there for this alleged strip that’s been slowly fermenting in my mind since I watched an Indiana Jones marathon a few weeks back. So here he is in all his line art glory. This will probably be his most refined state as I broke out an old Pentel brush pen I had stowed away that I plan to do most of the strip in, as I do not think I can afford much time to this endeavor. Unless of course, a certain someone can track down a Wacom Inkling for my birthday that is.

A sketch is made… and a hero is born?

Quickly made this sketch while on a break from work. He’s been burning a hole in my brain for a while. Possibly from a result of all the pulp detective and spy novels I’ve been reading lately (aren’t garage sale finds simply the best, lets see the iBook store compete with that!) He doesn’t have a name yet. Working on a possible sidekick, and a very basic plot to get the ball rolling.

Will this (eventually) become my first webcomic?

 

Introducing: Superfluous extra animated character

As mentioned in my previous post regarding Saturday morning cartoons, I have just reposted my cartoon interpretation of the hit sitcom Big Bang Theory. And as promised, an extra animated character that has nothing to do with the original show. Meet Schrodinger, the robocat.

I figure his backstory would be simple. He was was built by Walowitz to prove to Sheldon that he is intellectually superior, even though he only has a Masters degree in Engineering from MIT rather than a doctorate like everyone else in the group. Of course, Sheldon is unimpressed, as this ain’t no soft-kitty! Raj seems to like him.

 

A Saturday Morning Worth Getting Up For!

Been watching this waaaaayyyyy to much lately.

While I do not think I’m the first one to do this, I think this would be a pretty cool idea. Though I’d imagine most people would notice the omission of a certain female (possibly several female) leads. And while I do love Penny and company, I have other plans for an addition to this animated quartet, but it ain’t no hotty neighbour. Then what you may ask? You may.

All the really cheesy cartoon adaptations of the sixties and seventies (My Favourite Martian or I Dream of Jeannie anyone?) had one thing in common. Bizarre extra characters that had nothing to do with the actual series. I blame The Great Gazoo from The Flinstones fame. I’m thinking some sort of cat or parrot. Maybe named Einstein or possibly Schrodinger if it’ll be a cat. Or maybe a luminous goldfish. Or a robot. Or a luminous robot goldfish named Einstein. Either way it has to be stupid and sensless. Stay tooned!

I also have ideas for Castle, Supernatural, and a hopefully suitably bizarre mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

Image of the Month – December

Just in time for the end of the month! This image was first started as an experiment back in November. The Winnipeg Art Gallery drop in life drawing program decided to do a costumed extended pose. It was the first time such a thing was done. It was a Toulouse Lautrec inspired theme. The costume was supposedly the model’s own. Anyways, the turnout was quite good. Maybe a little too good. I was one of the later ones to arrive and had to make do with the view I had. With everyone setting up paints, it gets pretty crowded pretty quickly!

I started off with a charcoal line drawing and then started to work on a watercolour painting on 120-lb cold presed watercolour paper. Once back home I fleshed out everything a bit more in acrylics. Not my usual bag, but it turned out pretty good.

Anyone reading this and is in the Winnipeg area, there are plans for more costumed poses (the life drawing program at the WAG focuses on nudes) with one happening maybe in February. I’ll probably make a mention of any exact dates and times on this blog once I get better details.

Something I’ve been working on

I’ve been working on this image on and off now for some time. I’ve been learning how to model a car in 3D. The car I’ve chosen is Honda’s 2010 Insight. The only reason I’ve chosen that particular car to model is that’s the car I own and sometimes even drive (it’s mostly driven by my wife as I live very close to work and either walk, bike or take the bus to work every day). I figure I’m about half-way there. It’s been quite the process and leaning experience. 3D drawing programs don’t really work like more traditional graphic design programs so there can be quite a steep learning curve.

I still have to put in some tires, do a little bit more work to the grill, add a few more details to the doors, colour, texture, and light the model. I don’t think I want to try the interior. I’d like this project to end at some point! 🙂

I’ll probably post a few more screencaps as I make more progress in the coming months. I’m in no hurry to end this project as it is a learning experience only. And I want to take my sweet time and get it done as well as I possibly can.