Chris Wildgoose Sketch Book .2

"May I kill him?"

2012-01-09T18:24:00.000-08:00

Ah Lisbeth Salander.. warm up sketch taken into Manga studio for inking then touched up on Photoshop. The Fincher Version is such a good Movie and Rooney Mara's Lisbeth seemed like a good way to break the blog into the new year.

Sketch: Drive

2011-11-22T05:44:00.001-08:00

Warhouse: Trailer!

2011-11-01T03:46:00.000-07:00

Finally the trailer for a film i worked on a while back has come out!
Very very proud to have been part of this film and so it's coming with bad-ass trailer!
Take a Look:

I worked as the Concept Artist for this film, if you've read through any of my old blog you will have seen snippets of pieces I did, as with most films some designs made it some didn't, and some where taken out at the last moment, but that's just the way of the film making process.

Concept Sketch: Minor

2011-10-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

This here is just a minor character from a book I'm working on titled porcelain, this guy is actually rather minor, but i was really happy with the sketch, from some feedback i've had hes to have some minor changes but essentially this will be one of our chaps. having a meet up to go over all the concept work for 'Porcelain' this week so hopefully after that's done and given the green light i can show some of the sketches I've been doing and the main characters.
I cant wait to get properly started on pages now!

Butterfly Gate: More colour tests

2011-10-07T08:05:00.001-07:00

This here is a full page of our upcoming Web Comic 'Butterfly Gate' i'm still hammering away at some colour tests of the comic to see if we're happy with the way it's going.
if you've seen my previous posts about the BG colour tests you will probably notice a dramatic change in tone (compare here). Episode 1 of BG goes through about three changes in tone, with these shifts i'm hoping it will add a better depth in the atmosphere and feeling of the comic throughout, this page is actually the first sudden shift into a different physical area, which is aiming for a cooler and more uncertain feeling compared to the wide outdoor garden bathed in sun..

your more than welcome any comments or crit on my colouring or general work you see on here, i'm still very fresh and pointers never go amiss!

Tom Waits: Tom's Chin

2011-10-03T10:23:00.000-07:00

I've been blown away by Tom waits over the past month or so, I was introduced to his music properly by some chaps from work and now i'm well and truly hooked so it was inevitable that i did some form of sketch of him.

Now It's hard to recommend a song as he's so diverse and has a few different sounds so go check him out yourself, meanwhile i will leave with this video which i do rather like..

Sketch: Polly Inspired

2011-09-30T04:39:00.000-07:00

This Mornings warm up sketch, just had some fun.

Meanwhile i'm working at the design of the next comic i'm working on with Benjamin Read. We have a couple of separate comics in the works at the moment, one of them being 'Butterfly Gate' which will be an episodic Web-comic (trying to get a couple of issues in the bag before we release anything) and 'Porcelain' this is going to be a full graphic novel. as soon as the pre-work is done I'll be diving head first into that for a few months hopefully to get it out by early next year.
I'll post up some details on Porcelain when Ben and i have our next head bang about it all. i cant wait to show some of this stuff off and get stuck in on actual pages, Mr Read has crafted a beautiful story and we've been talking and brain storming it for nigh two years now so I've told myself to give it nothing less than my A game. so lets hope i don't disappoint!

Warm Up: Went All The Way

2011-09-28T02:40:00.000-07:00

This is was just a warm sketch up as a favor for a friend, but i ended up completing it in full ink and colours, mainly used the practice of each stage as a warm up for the past few days.

Yolvin and Hobme

2011-09-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

This piece of work isn't mine but I had to post it up because it's probably the best birthday card I received yesterday, the skills belong to my partner in crime Laura Trinder

More real work soon!

Dream Solver: A New Hope

2011-09-13T00:44:00.000-07:00

We've had this news for a while now but we wanted to tie up our contracts and get a green light from our new publishers before we posted any official announcement. so all is in order and we are now happy, excited probably more ecstatic that Our Girl Ione Rose has been taken in by the mighty force of Markosia
The Dream Solver camp are feeling very lucky and safe once again....possibly a little worried that we have a deadline again!

Warm up sketch: Lady head

2011-09-08T06:39:00.000-07:00

Essentially Dani from our Dream Solver book. just a quick warm up from this morning cleaned up a bit in photoshop.

Nitty Gritty: True Grit Cover Art

2011-08-31T04:43:00.000-07:00

So I’ve come back to milk a bit more of the True Grit: Mean business job I had at the beginning of the year. I’m actually still playing with some other bits in my spare time for practice but I’ll save that until I’ve finished it, so consider this the first part of a True Grit MB extension.
I’ve wanted to post this since the comic came out but I’ve held it off for a while, mainly because I’ve had a bunch of work on, and general forgetfulness…tsk, I could talk about this type of thing until your eyes melt out of your skull so I’ll try to keep this as brief but interesting!

Anyway, at the end of the project I was most pleased with the Cover, the True Grit interior had a tight, tight deadline (3 weeks to be exact) and the cover was due after the interior. Thinking I had at least a day or two before working on the cover I did the human thing and went to bed. Alas no sooner had I got into bed I had an email saying the cover needed to be in ASAP so I slumped back up to the desk and got brain storming.
From the first email about the Job, one desire of the writer was for the cover to emulate that this was All about Mattie and her tale of revenge. One pieces of reference handed to me was a cover of an old ‘Dime Novel’ with a young western type girl holding a rifle (pictured below). Also the Original Cover art of the Charles Portis Novel (Also pictured below) depicted Mattie holding a rifle too, so from the start having Mattie holding a gun was always a must.

This here is one of my first character sketches I’d drawn of Mattie, so the set up was always in mind.

In the film I loved the way Mattie wore the coat and Hat of her father, so not only did it emphasise how young she was but it had that personal element of Mattie on a journey for her father’s justice. So I absolutely had to draw her in her whole adventure get up. Also with the big hat I got to give her a cool cast of shadow over her eyes
Below you should find the two variations of the cover I’d initially drawn up. This was for some variety to show Paramount but also I had reasoning behind them. The Buffalo Rifle cover was supposed to emulate the rifle that exacts the final blow into Chaney, again going back the original Portis novel, the cover art has Mattie holding said rifle.
Also I have to note that in the riffle cover Mattie suffered a bit of a bucktooth, also you can see the original eye shadow which was removed for the final cover, it worked in the Black and white and sketches but with colour I just couldn't seem to pull off that lower lid catching the light.

Then there is the Dragoon Pistol cover, this was actually my favourite of the two, from the beginning the Gun is massive in her hand so I think it suits her oversized coat and hat… unlike the rifle which was big on her but the pistol looked bigger and had more symmetry to the whole set up o the art I think. And there you have it.

Butterfly Gate: colour test cont'd

2011-08-12T04:31:00.000-07:00

Still trying out some methods on colouring Butterfly Gate. this panel is from one setting of the the first episode, quite bright and blissfully sunny day. later there should be some shifts in the tone as the 'enfant terrible' head into a deeper section of woodland. this is still quite rough so any crit or advice is more than welcome.

Butterfly Gate: Tests

2011-07-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

Howdy,
So recently i've beavered away at the Super 8 project having the almighty pleasure of working again with Ben Read, Jim Campbell and for the first Time my partner in crime Laura Trinder.
This like True Grit MB had a very tight deadline so some ongoing projects had to be respectfully put on hold until I'd completed that. unfortunately Butterfly Gate (written by Ben Read) was one of them, however now I'm back in full swing, finishing off the inks to episode one and doing some colour process tests.
The sketches posted on here are the main characters of Butterfly Gate, these were mainly for the sake of practising my inking. I'm by no means a great inker that's for damn sure, I really do enjoy inking with a brush and try to keep my sketchy pencil style with my brush. still loots to improve but... practice practice practice!

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2011-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

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(don't worry, it's not a spam link)

Sketch: When I Grow Up

2011-07-20T07:51:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to do a sketch of this for a month or so but I've been a bit busy with a project and then moving house/studio again, we're fully settled now so getting back to business as usual.
So to kick off some better routine again, here's a sketch based on Fever Ray's 'When I Grow Up' Fell in love with this song and video for reasons beyond me, I blame my lady.
For ears and eyes:

Bristol and an Oribital Podcats

2011-05-26T15:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I didn't post up when I got back from the Bristol Expo. basically in summary I had a great time, met a lot of pros who gave me some great tips and advice, met a lot of people that i've known through twitter or heard of by the way of the Sleepless Phoenix, everyone was super nice and met some people that seemed to ooze talent.
anyway, actually a bit of a busy bee at the moment. BUT!! I do have a bit of a quick Podcast interview I did with Chris Johnson, he did it on behalf of the Orbital Comics Podcast and you can listen to it HERE
Back to work!

Bristol BICS: sneak peaks,prints and new homes

2011-05-12T05:14:00.000-07:00

Gonna be going to the Bristol BICS this weekend, walking round as a spectator as usual, will be trying to find a new home for Dream Solver with Luke we finally wrapped up the first chapter so were taking that along to show and tell.
Also i'll be having some prints of the True Grit MB Cover that were printed for me for the CataWiki event a few weeks back, a limit of 9 A4 to be exact. so if anyone is interested in grabbing a free print with a sign or sketch be sure to find me and ask.. i know my face isn't that well known so if you check out my Twitter i'll no doubt be tweeting where i am, otherwise DM me on twitter or email me and i'd no doubt be up to meet at the venue's bar sometime for anyone who wants a sit down sketch or a print signed.
Also taking along my portfolio to get some crit from some of the pros so i'll have some sneaks at some of the web comics and books i'm working on at the moment.

Podcast: UK CardCast

2011-05-09T01:55:00.000-07:00

Howdy, just got sent a link to a brief Podcast I did with Paul Bines for the UK Card Cast website its just a brief chat he had with me between some sketches I did at the Catawiki event at Orbital Comics last month you can listen HERE hopefully do abit of a longer chat with him again soon.

Sketch: Dr Who - Day Of The Moon

2011-04-29T08:39:00.001-07:00

Very happy That The Doctor has returned. from the first episode it looks like were in for a brilliant ride.
Did a warm up sketch today from the clips they've shown of the next episode 'Day Of The Moon.
couldnt seem to settle on any form of full colours so i gave up.
Also check out Francesco Francavilla's Impossible Astronaught piece, awesomeness

Sketch: BabyDoll

2011-04-20T16:33:00.001-07:00

Coloured up a quick sketch, loved the film, fell in Love with BabyDoll.

Dream Solver: EBook Preview

2011-04-13T09:12:00.000-07:00

Finally posted a new preview for Dream Solver, you can read through here:

Meanwhile i'm going to sit in the corner to cringe and wait on whatever comments may get thrown in. please leave crits or comments if you have time.
This is the book that propelled me into the comics realms, so there is a lot of finding my comfort zone both technically and stylistically so i think my style has a lot to be desired, although i am happy with most and i think i've stepped it up a notch as the book goes on....but you'll have have to wait and see about that. anyway enjoy.
Big thanks to Luke for waiting out on me to get things done on my end, and to Lauren for jumping into the pot midway and making it look even better.
Adios
Also keep checking the Dream Solver Blog for more updates!

Time-Lapse Video: Stuff Bot

2011-04-09T12:54:00.000-07:00

just got wind of a time video of me doing a sketch for Stuff Magazine. I did my first sign and sketch session last week at Orbital Comics in Leicester Square last week (sorry forgot to post info about that..nerves) but before the session Luke from Stuff Magazine asked me to do a sketch for the online magazine and to film it with some flashy tech. so here it is the ...."Stuff Bot".... literally did it on the spot and a short time to film so that my excuse for any mess. anyway Enjoy:
Stuff Bot Sketch Vid

Also the guys at Orbital where kind enough get me on their Podcast show, i had a really good laugh with them for a few minutes while they asked me some stuff about how i got on True Grit and general who what when and why about me. unfortunately the sound quality ended up pretty naff so hopefully going in to do another quick Q&A soon so i'll post up that i they ever let me back on for a mumble.
I had a really awesome first time sketch session at Orbital on the behalf of the Guys at the CataWiki site so a nice little shout out to them. but i'll go into that session more in another post because i need some space to babble on about that properly. meanwhile, thanks to those who showed up had a chat and watched me sketch like a nervous chimp.

Sketch: Paradox Malt

2011-04-07T01:15:00.000-07:00

My done thing at the moment seems to be coming across characters and stories i like and then having the burning urge to want to draw them. i guess it was inevitable that one of Mike Sizemore's characters jumped in front of me, put her gun to my head and POW! made me draw her.
Anyway here's is a sketch of Merica Adams from a spiffing 5minute short Sizemore and his team put together: PRECISION they put the film together in a mere 48 Hours. from working in the Film scene myself, both on sets and from the drawing board i know that is no easy task having so little time to get something looking so good.
A big factor that made me want to draw the character was the awesome sketches by Dave kennedy that came up at the credits depicting Merica in some bad ass situations. Nazi dinosaur = Very very Cool.
Also some behind scenes stuff here. Nice work guys *doffs cap/bow*

Quick note. accidentally deleted the character layer and found this version quite nice, hurm....

Dream Solver: Quick Update

2011-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

Just finsihed tying up an eBook preview. of Dream Solver Chapter 1. then rounding off the colours of that chapter and then were going to try and find our baby a new home. any publishers out there and have any whiff of interest then be sure to drop us an email to get a look at some more of the book and what were doing with the book on a whole at the moment.

Chuchi

2011-03-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

This here is a warm up sketch, gain part of a small project i've set myself for warm ups and free time.

Those who know the Star Wars: Clone Wars may recognise that this is a sketch of Senator Chuchi.

Amidala

2011-03-08T11:15:00.000-08:00

quick skecth of Queen Amidala.
part of small project i set myself.

Les Enfant Terribles: The Butterfly Gate

2011-02-15T11:25:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a weekend of Brainstorming at my good friend @BookPirate (aka Ben Read). I went along with my My Partner in Crime Laura Trinder to do some planning and mind melding for some books we're working on this year. we have got a lot down some big ideas for the rest of the year. dubbed "the year of doing"

This here is an sketch I did whilst at Ben's and then decided to carry it through to inking when Igot home. they are the protagonists of a series myself and Ben have planned for the coming year. Ben has some serious ideas for these guys, and they are about to go through one hell of a journey. So far i've got one episode in the bag, working under the title of 'The Butterfly Gate'. but i'm going to get a bit of a back up before we release anything fully. but stay tuned, these guys will be around again soon for sure.

True Grit: Eagle Awards Noms

2011-02-07T14:04:00.000-08:00

just a quick heads up!

apparently fallen onto the drop list on the Eagle Awards website, not sure i've done half as much as I should to earn the right! but its nice to get some appreciation! if you've read the book and like the story and work you can put in vote for me as a 'Best Newcomer Artist' True Grit: Mean Business has been nominated as 'Best British Black and White Comic' also Jim Campbell who was the lettering maestro of True Grit:MB has been nominated for best letterer. now that is a man who has well and truly earned his stripes in the comic book industry this year. to vote for any or all of us go to the website HERE

sorry for another text heavy info email. a bunch of new art and news will be posted by the end of the week.

True Grit: Mean Business "what ya'll think"

2011-02-04T11:12:00.000-08:00

Still waiting to get a free moment to post up some new work and some True Grit sketches. Meanwhile True Grit has had constant nice responses. or at least a lack of negative responses so i'm turning that into a positive.......anyway, thought i'd share a few reviews, plus i've done a couple of interviews about how I got the job and recently this week i've had an interview more about the process with the Visual Mente Blog. that's usually a Spanish site but they have posted my interview in my own shaky English. anyway here's some links. hope to see more reviews!

Reviews:

Weekly comic Book Review: we got a B!!

Interviews:

If anyone finds any i've missed then be sure to let me know, i'd still like to add links and just generally see what people think.

True Grit: Official Business

2011-01-28T10:14:00.001-08:00

Just a quick heads up. the True Grit: mean Business Dime Novel is now up on the official movie site it links to different formats of E Books and is available in 7 Languages!
So far had some nice reviews and some really positive feedback. I promise I'll have some behind the scenes type stuff and some general new work up soon. just want to let the dust settle and blow some smoke from the gun. Really happy with the reception so far so thanks for all the kind words and support!
More to come!

True Grit: Mean Buisness

2011-01-27T08:01:00.000-08:00

Very happy to finally announce that the comic of True Grit which i worked on has finally gone online.

You can find it on Comixology here, completely free 26 pages of Grit. And a PDF Version here there's so much to tell about the process of this story and how i got the job but i think i'll save it just now. my mind is in a muddle on what to talk about first. meanwhile take a look and feel free to let me know what you may think.

New Website: Portfolio

2011-01-19T02:26:00.000-08:00

Finally got some form of a Portfolio website up, its just a very basic promotion site, hoping to get something abit more flashier at some point in the future but for now its just purely for contact info and gallery so please excuse how stripped to the bare essentials it is, there's still a lot of work to get up on there and a lot of playing around with the design so be sure to keep checking it out in the future to see what comes of it! you can find examples of different work and projects i've worked on. such as Concept art, Comic, illustrations and paintings
you can find it under ChristianWildgoose.com

Dream Solver: Cover Art

2011-01-17T16:49:00.000-08:00

Late Last night we decided to throw up on the Dream Solver Blog the Cover for the eventual book. were getting ever closer to getting the Ebook preview up. hopefully take some publishing interest and get the ball fully rolling again behind that.

Had a wee bit of a break from Dream solver and all other projects during December as i managed to get a pretty nice job but......The catch with this job was a tight, tight deadline. Luckily everyone who i had some sort of project in the mix with has been more than supportive, even my part time Job in Waterstones gave me some time away to get on with it. I really Cant thank enough everyone who helped and kept me sane.
It should be within this week i can finally tell what the project was, but right now just have to bee a bit hush hush. stay tuned! especially this week!

Dream Solver: Alive and well

2010-11-26T17:57:00.001-08:00

Howdy, i've been a bit absent with much news on DreamSolver....and everything else but i assure you DreamSolver still lives!
We at the DS camp have just put up a little Blog post with some samples of panels in the Ebook preview we're just tying up. so go have a peek. should have the cover in the bag soon, so there will be some background and result of that when i get it done. working on that and more so i leave you with a piece reflecting the artists current state:

Artists are known to put a bit of themselves into their work....

True Grit : First of the sketches

2010-11-20T13:40:00.000-08:00

I was slightly taken aback by the trailer of the True Grit and wanted to draw Bridges re-vison of Rooster Cogburn straight away.
Also the past few months i've been getting into and reading the style of a lot of Euro comic artists, seem to have found a style that i feel really comfortable trying to work towards. recently i've been reading the Likes of Blueberry and Bouncer which are just plain and simple beautiful works of art in each panel. so think any Western style skecthes or work will ooze of Moebius or Boucq influence.
This is a tryout for a full sketch of the Character.

"Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici"

2010-11-17T02:16:00.000-08:00

had a recent fever of the 5th of November and did a little warm up sketch of V, still trying to get to grips with the brush pen. think i messed up the cloak near the bottom a bit. this is just a slap of colour. so hopefully if i come back to it i'll get a bit more experimental with the colour, but i thought for now the basic will do.

Recent Work: The Unmentionable

2010-11-09T10:16:00.000-08:00

So heres a couple of samples of some more recent work. i'm not too sure how much of this i'm allowed to speak of but basically it was for a little pitchi worked on with Martin Conaghan writer of the recent Burke and Hare Graphic Novel.

For this i worked heavily from photo reference, that alone for me was something quite different because i feel a lot more comfortable making up the poses myself. again more use of the brush pen was included and i was a lot more confident with shadow and making the guys look...well manly and rough. so it was a fun little bunch of pages to work on.

DreamSolver: then and now part deux

2010-11-09T09:58:00.000-08:00

Another Redrawn example from the DreamSolver Book. like the last ne i kind of think it shows a bit how I've progressed recently. Dream Solver is a heavy Dialogue book so I've been a little sparse on some background details but i think its should set it off ok when it has the letter art over the top.
the original page i couldn't even bare to spend the time colouring i wanted to re do it so bad so i didn't even attempt it. the newer panels also show that i've been using a brush pen a lot more. still not completely at home with that but it feels so nice and natural when it works. i need to add more shadow into these but another confidence factor i'm working on.
Before:Drawn 2009

After:Drawn 2010

Revamp Dream Solver

2010-11-09T01:47:00.001-08:00

Apologies for yet another lack of posting. recently been very busy. taken on more than i can chew and burnt the candle from both ends to the core....but this has brought about it a plus.....finally some coloured work and plenty of it so without further ado!

Recently in light of the Insomnia fiasco's the Dream Solver team have been working to get together a new preview of the book, this time were going for a fully functioning Ebook preview and Longer than the last. So in true self depreciating artist style i have been going over the first chapter and killing any form of ego I'd built up over getting my first full comic job. and realizing that i had made quite a mess. i know this is typical for an artist to look over the old work and tear any form of love and pride down but its now over a year since the first 8 page preview we posted up on the Dream Solver blog and i feel like a totally different artist, the work has grown in both style and technique so looking back i can see the way i was and think what a shameful time!
Anyway. looking over the old stuff I've felt that i cant post up any of that work professionally without giving it a good once over re work some of the really bad flaws, some may be forgivable so its not a whole new book.
one page i re worked hit me and made me realize the big leap I've made since last year. and that would be the first page. after I'd re drawn it i too a lean back in the chair and it did feel good to look at then and now.

This is the original panel 2 of page 1 i drew summer of 2009

And this is a few weeks back. i think the comparison speaks for itself. the pose, style and neatness has taken a leap...i think/hope anyway.

More to come!

The Long Excuse: Rise of the Sleepless Phoenix

2010-09-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

So I’ve been busy lately, actually found myself in a position where I’ve had more offers to work than I can take on, I'm not trying to blow my own trumpet or brag about it but its felt nice to be so busy in the work i love to do. so that’s another excuse for the long absence but over the next few posts I’ll go over what I’ve been doing recently and show some pretty pictures along the way!
Mainly I’ve been whip cracking at the comic book work, if you haven't been following the comic book realms then you may or may not of heard of the Demise of Insomnia Publications, unfortunately a book I’m working on DreamSolver was part of this Publisher and was caught in an inevitable "rights to" battle along with all the other creators and their children. So a fairly drawn out battle to force the hand of the appropriate head to officially excuse everyone and their projects from the Insomnia camp ensued.
Eventually we were released and Insomnia was no more.

Although out of this fray the creators Including the DreamSolver Camp of myself and Luke Foster joined forces to form the Group of 'The Sleepless Phoenix' mainly this group had the intention to re form and print up a short stories book originally intended to be published through Insomnia, funnily enough it had the Theme of Survival and was dubbed 'Survival Stories' The stars where far too perfectly aligned so we have seized the chance and created a Kickstarter plea website to get funding for the book and explain the story behind the book.
DreamSolver had intended to have a new preview go into this book and we'd pulled together a nice little section to be included in the original, so naturally we where quite gutted to be cut short of that opportunity to get some more audience for the book and our first printed proof of our work.
So I’ve done what I can do to help with the Survival stories book anyway, I’ve done a few pin ups and been assigned to do some sketches of the High Donators which they would get with they're own copy of the book.
The Pin ups I’ve done are from a personal selection of the short stories in the book. i tell thee no lie when I say there are some astounding shorts in that book, both in writing and Art, so I was glad to have the opportunity to pay some homage to the great work in that book. Here's a few of the Pin ups I’ve put into the book.

I’m not the only one to add some pin ups and sketches I’m sure, so I can only imagine the wad of creation this book is going to behold.
Since the kickstarter site was set up we smashed our goal and gone beyond the target! So right now if you haven't already thrown in some dosh I’m not sure if you can get a mail delivered copy or big bonus package, but you will be able to get a signed copy if you head to the Birmingham BICS this year so get to the table if you can and get yourself a copy and chat with some of the guys working the table.

I'm extremely happy and grateful to have been part of this creative collective who have shown nothing but passion and willingness to endure and prove their worth, I hope to work with these guys again.

Limbo and The Marquis

2010-07-12T02:23:00.000-07:00

I've not posted for a couple of weeks on here. Still in moving house Limbo, but will be finally moving into the new abode in the next couple of days and should be able to fully set up shop so i can get some form of regular posting again.
Meanwhile i've been working on a new 5 Page preview for Dream Solver which will be published in the next book by Insomnia. so keep an eye out for that....even though i'll fully bombard any reader with more info closer to the time it gets released.
I can't go posting up on here without having something to show for myself, so here is a sketch i'm working on of Guy Davis' 'The Marquis' its not finished, i think i should make something more out of this, if it turns out well i may try and send it to the Marquis Blog. wish me luck.

The Dude: House Broken

2010-06-22T16:28:00.000-07:00

Found myself on a bit of a roll with sketching the Dude today so i thought i may as well throw up this one too. I'm actually ahead of myself for once. I think i messed up the toilet a bit, but it was a quick one so...
This is from one of my favorite scenes in the film. "Where's the money shit head!"

The Dude: No1

2010-06-22T11:11:00.001-07:00

I'm i the middle of moving house at the moment. Meanwhile managed to squeeze in a sketch of the infamous 'Dude' from the 'Big Lebowski'
I never ever have any reason not to watch this film. should be sketching him more this week.

Lo Pan: Finally!

2010-06-16T10:16:00.001-07:00

A little bit delayed but finally sat down to do a Lo Pan sketch, because its so late i threw in a little bonus monster. if you know 'Big Trouble in Little China' you'll know who he is.
Monsters are fun to draw damn fun, i get jelouse readng The Marquis by Guy Davis, he looks like he has so much fun inveneting horrible monsters. think i might make an effort to experiment with more beasts.
So i'm going to leave him now for a while and move on to another character. My brother has suggested the Big Lebowski's 'The Dude' so going to sit back have a white russian listen to some strike compilations and have a few plugs at him.

Big Trouble In Little China: Lo Pan

2010-05-29T10:04:00.001-07:00

The rules here are thus: I take a week (Monday to Sunday) to try out the theme, i'm aiming to pull of at least two portraits and a full body or scene.
to begin with, i admit i'm cheating a little, although this sketch was what pushed me to start the new blog assignment. I'm a big fan of 'Big Trouble In Little China', i saw it at a very young age and it is one i will always sit and watch if it's playing. Lo Pan is such a fun character and more fun to draw. he'll be my theme for my first week.

Fresh

2010-05-29T09:22:00.000-07:00

So this here is my first post of my spanking new Blog. Recently i've found myself to be working on Comics full time, hopefully i can make a massive go of this and keep this as my full time job. with this has come a bit of slackness because i have found myself without structure or someone telling me when and how long i'm supposed to work. this new blog is an attempt to get myself on some sort of regime a challenge if you will.
The intention of this blog will still be around putting up sketches and what not but each week i'm setting myself a themed character or type of person to draw, just to train myself in areas i'm weak on, or to just punch out some characters i'd love to draw. bear with me, stay tuned, i'm aiming for weekly updates, i've got all the time to myslef now so i haven't really got any excuse, any feedback is welcome and any suggestions towards possible people to draw is welcome, i have my own list which is pretty long but if i like the suggestion i'll be sure to go down that road.
anyway, if you have read this, thanks! and hope you enjoy the stuff to come.

take it easy

Chris