Tag: Sketchbook

Empire Strikes Back Turns 30

Like I didn’t feel old enough already, now The Empire Strikes Back is 30 years old today.  I was (and still am) a huge Star Wars fan and while I love the original film, Empire came out when I was nine and had a far more profound impact on me simply because at that age …

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Sketchbook 5/8 – Johnny Ramone

I guess that last drawing I did of Prince just got me in the musician-drawing mode… so here’s Johnny Ramone.  This is from a picture in the Henry Rollins book, Get in the Van, but I switched his denim jacket in the picture to the traditional “Brando” leather jacket usually seen on Ramones of any …

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Sketchbook 5/6: Prince Caricature

…And here’s an inked and colored version of my sketchbook image from yesterday.  It’s lost a little in the eyes area, I think–but still an OK drawing, especially for me since likenesses aren’t my strong suit.

Sketchbook 5/4

Actually, I kind of like how that turned out… maybe I’ll ink it.

Sketchbook 4/25

Here’s a design for an out-of-the-way watermen’s hangout I’m working on for Oyster War–with ink and some quick watercolor applied.  I’m feeling like I’m maybe getting stuck in a bit of an architectural rut of late.  I want Blood’s Haven (the setting for Oyster War) to have a cohesive look, but this design is looking …

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