Big Jim Sucks!

10 Minute Sketch

2010-01-07T21:43:00.000-08:00

Done whilst watching Louis C. K.'s HBO special "Shameless".

Ink and Watercolour pencils on random pad.

Roll out!

2009-12-22T21:45:00.000-08:00

The head cheese...

Anyone remember Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld?

2009-12-16T21:45:00.000-08:00

I need to work on drawing girls more, I think. Her eyes are wonky, and her lips are too thick, amongst other things...

Pencil & Ink with Watercolour on 4.5" x 6" bristol.

And yet another one...

2009-12-13T23:38:00.001-08:00

'Nuther one...

2009-12-13T22:35:00.000-08:00

Having fun with these...

A cubble more...

2009-12-13T19:44:00.001-08:00

Messin' with Watercolour...

2009-12-13T17:29:00.001-08:00

I've been wanting to try doing some stuff with watercolour for a while now. Since I've never really worked with it before, I don't really know what I'm doing. I think I've got some mixed results here so far, but I'm going to do some more, I think...

(Pencil & Ink w/ WC wash on 4.5" x 6" bristol cards)

The Marquis...

2009-09-15T15:14:00.001-07:00

It's been a long time since I've drawn anything. I won't bore you with excuses. Anyway, I just started reading Guy Davis' Marquis collection. Here's a quick headshot I did of the Marquis himself. Plus, Guy Davis is crazy awesome in his own right...

Under Da Sea!

2009-06-18T21:30:00.000-07:00

A logo for a company I formed with Paul French and Kylie Ellis to pitch some new projects...

Something Else...

2009-05-29T23:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick sketch I did for a friend's son's Blastball tournament poster. Not my best work ever, but it is something new...

Now With Colour!

2009-05-29T23:10:00.000-07:00

Here's the final version of my CGS piece with wonderful colours by the multi-talented Paul French. I think he really out-did himself...

Comic Geek Speak Art...

2009-04-21T13:52:00.000-07:00

About a month ago, Bryan from Comic Geek Speak contacted me about doing a piece for the new CGS website. The idea is that the home page features rotating pieces from a variety of artists/friends of the show. Needless to say, I was very honored to be asked to be a part of this project. Below is my inked version of the piece I will be submitting to them (hopefully later this week), once it's been coloured by my friend Paul French (I'll post it once I get it). It's a take off/rip off of the classic Justicie League of America issue #190 drawn by Brian Bolland (Sorry Brian!). Here's the original for comparison, below mine...

Daredevil!

2009-03-24T18:56:00.000-07:00

Another request from The Comic Forums!

The Punisher...

2009-03-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

Frank Castle on the Comic Geek Speak forum had asked me if I might sketch his namesake when I will be down at the Emerald City Con early next month. Well, I had a bit of free time at work, and whipped this off. I wanted to try using some negative space/heavy black stuff. Here's the result. I hope he likes it.

Um... yeah... 2 minute drawings...

2009-03-17T23:11:00.001-07:00

A couple quick doodles done on post-its at work...

Raising Hell...

2009-03-04T01:58:00.001-08:00

Because Run DMC rules. That is all.

It's been a while...

2009-02-22T20:02:00.001-08:00

Ok, so I haven't posted anything in a while. What can I say, I've been busy. Do you even check here regularly anyway? So, what have I been doing, you might ask. Well, aren't you nosy? Ok, ok, if you really want to know, I've been working on a few projects. I recently finished up a cartoon series pitch with a friend of mine, and sent it in to be reviewed by a network (Sorry, I won't be posting any of that stuff until it's bee turned down by as many networks as possible).

I also designed the look for, drew and inked 5 pages for my friend Zack Kruse's upcoming webcomic, Mystery: Solved! (I'll post a link to the site once the coloured and lettered version is done and up). In the meantime, here's the black and white, ink on bristol, dialogueless stuff I did. Enjoy, if it even makes sense without the words...

Oh, I also received the mock up of my cover, complete with indicia, for the upcoming anthology PKD Media Presents. It should be available at finer retailers later this year...

Behold! The Deadman!

2009-01-13T23:06:00.000-08:00

I haven't quite figured out how to ink properly on the cintiq yet, so here's a colored version of my sketch of everyone's favorite spirit of a wrongfully murdered trapeeze artist, Boston Brand!

Gone, gone O' form of man!

2009-01-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

I've been reading Jack Kirby's Demon Omnibus lately, and thought I'd try a quick sketch of him on the ol' cintiq...

Fartin' Around...

2008-12-10T22:01:00.000-08:00

So I got a Cintiq the other day, which, for the uninformed, is essentially a computer monitor that you can draw on. A lot of animation studios are switching over to doing storyboards digitally, so it's high time I moved in to the 21st century and started to properly learn how to use the computrator. So here's my first attempt using the Cintiq, using a drawing program called Sketchbook Pro. It's pretty cool to use, but I still have a lot to learn...

Great Googly-Moogly! Something New!!!

2008-12-03T15:58:00.000-08:00

Ok, it's been over a month since I last posted anything, but I have been working on stuff, I swear! I've been collaborating with Paul French on a cartoon series pitch which we're hoping to submit by the year's end. Maybe once that goes thru the whole shebang at CN, I'll post some of our concept sketches. In the interim, please enjoy (or not) this commission piece I finally got around to doing for CGS forum member Johnny M (listen to his witty repartee on the Legion of Dudes podcast, hosted by those good ol' boys over at Half Hour Wasted). It's a little late on the delivery, but I did get it done. The inking is so-so (especially the treatment of the water. What was I thinking?), but I think it turned out ok. Hopefully I'll get around to posting some other doodles before the holiday season.

Mercury and the Murd Cover - Now with colors!!!

2008-10-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

Shawn just e-mailed me the colors for my M&M cover, and I must say, Kevin Volo did an outstanding job! There are a few minor errors on the gun coloring that are apparently being corrected presently, but I thought I'd post it anyway. I especially love the giant sunburst in the background and the water staining details. It really makes my mediocre drawing come to life. It almost looks like a real comic! I'll post the final version with the title and indicia once Shawn sends me the finished version.

Mercury & the Murd - Issue #5 Cover! (Inks anyway...)

2008-10-15T20:09:00.001-07:00

When I went to the CGS SuperShow in Reading, PA back in early September, I was fortunate enough to meet Shawn Pryor, the owner of PKD Media, a small indie comic book publisher. He is the creator, writer, mastermind, pr genius, and all around nice guy of his two series, Mercury and the Murd, and Exo-1 and the Rock Solid Steel-Bots. Anyway, Shawn saw some of the sketches I had done, and asked me if I would do a cover for an upcoming issue of Mercury and the Murd. I was extremely flattered and terrified, but I said I'd give it a crack. So, here's my final inks for the cover to issue #5. The image was very much inspired by the poster to Clint Eastwood's 1973 film Magnum Force. It's going to be colored by an associate of Shawn's, so hopefully I'll be able to post that, too, once it's done. Shawn's a super nice guy, and a consumate professional, so be kind and go to his website, and buy his books!!!

Fear Agent! Colors!

2008-10-05T11:45:00.001-07:00

My friend Tom Sales wanted a crack at coloring my Fear Agent piece, and I think he did a hell of a job. Check it out!

Legion of Doom!!!

2008-09-28T15:15:00.000-07:00

So here's my first ever commission work. All 13 members of the Legion of Doom (Lex Luthor, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Toyman, Captain Cold, Scarecrow, Brainiac, Gorilla Grodd, the Riddler, Black Manta, Bizarro, Sinestro, and Giganta) from the Super Friends cartoon in the 80's. Done in pen and ink with gray tone markers on 11" x 17" Bristol board. Some of this I like, some of it needs work (my inking style is probably more accurately described as an outlining style). Hands and female faces especially. But overall, I had fun doing this. Hopefully the gentleman I did it for is pleased as well.