Adam's Blog

A BBWU/Warmup sketch. It was from a photo of the badass Kelly Hu.

I was reminded just now why I don't put faces on my sketches. Once I put eyes on there I won't leave the face alone until I'm comfortable with it (which that never happens). So my "warm up sketches" with faces turn into drawn out title bouts. Why did I become an artist again? Oh yeah, cause selling insurance stunk.

These pages I colored from Marvel Adventures Hulk #9. I read a review of this issue on a comic site and they basically bashed the script. Why you're thinking? Because Doc Sampson stole Bruce Banner's girl. I'm thinking if I had the choice of stealing the Hulk's woman or Tony Soprano's woman, I'm taking Tony's. Call me crazy.... Apparently Hulk and Sampson fought about it and you can see Sampson didn't win.

I like looking at pulp art and older comics and illustration from time to time and I came across White Princess of the Jungle. So it seemed to be another Sheena, Shanna, jungle woman book. Since I had already poked fun at Jungle chikcs, I decided to do something different for my warm up sketch. Behold: SHENIQUA BLACK GODDESS OF THE PROJECTS.

I started to like the gesture that I started but I should have done some things to correct her posture a little. But I guess on BBWU sketches I don't really give myself much time. So whatever I barf out gets posted.

Here's another page that I scanned from my sketchbook. I decided to bring the pic into Painter and do a little highlight and shadow execercise. I didn't technically do that, I just sorta messed around. That's the beauty of art, as long as you have no preset goal in mind, you can't go wrong. Well, sorta.

When I sketch, I draw real loose so there's usually not much to post from my sketchbooks. But I figured I would go thru some of them and post a pic here and there. Here's a compilation of a bunch of head shots.

I had no goal in mind here.

I've helped out on this title a few times and I usually just try to blend in with the other colorist. This time I had to do the entire end of the book so I just figured I'd kinda do my own thing.

This is a BBWU sketch. I liked how the color was coming along so I should fix her anatomy, add details etc. But notice the stress on "should"... LOL

I did this pic of Denise Milani using ref. My wife saw this pic and wondered why I exaggerated her proportions so much. Well if you've seen her before you'll know I didn't exaggerate much of anything--like I usually do. ;) Therefore I'll attach ref so you don't think I'm crazy.

I don't even like this but I figured since it's the first thing I've drawn in 2008, I need to post it. I've been pretty busy so far this year so I haven't had much time for sketching or anything--moving didn't help either. Anyhoow, I did a few gestures then got stupid after that.

I started messing around with different smude brushes in Photoshop and decided to play on a sketch by Frank Cho.

I was going through my archives and ran into this Fangoria cover. If you haven't heard, Fangoria went belly up a month or two ago. I was never paid this cover. But then again if no one ever screwed you, would it still be freelance?

No story to this one, I just wanted to do something this morning.

Just messing around before I have to act like a parent.

A color study.

I decided to study a little Don Flowers. I swear if that guy was alive he'd be an inker like Scott Williams or Joe Weems. Or he'd be a fashion illustrator somewhere. Or he could be strung out on a prescription drug somewhere...you just never know. Oh yeah, and don't ask me why she's holding a personal massager.

When I was in San Diego I was stopped by the creators of Bootywoman. At first I thought with a name like Bootywoman it was probably just porn. Then the creator explained her powers such as "Invulnerabutt", "kinetic ass control", and bootyhealing capabilities". I couldn't quit laughing. The more he explained the more I kept laughing. So this is my homage to Bootywoman. ...who says I don't support independent press? LOL

This was a cover I painted over pencils (not my pencils) for a custom book Marvel did with Triple A baseball. I had to do it in like one afternoon so it really sucked because I would have loved to been able to put some real time into this.

I call these my first Con sketches. I decided months ago I was going to go old skool. I had some Copic markers, bristol paper, and a pencil. LIke with my Wacom I couldn't think of anything to draw in two days but I do now understand the hype of Copic markers--they were really nice.

I don't like these two drawings but they did help pave the way to learning how to do what I want with the markers. I guess that's the point right?

This is my tribute to all the new female jungle comics that have came out in the last year. I love women in bikinis in the Amazon as much as the next guy but let's face it. Most of these characters don't care about men and there's not a razor in site for miles. Yeah....it's like that. LOL

Just messing around with Painter before bed. I brought it into Photoshop to do a few things to it. I need sleep.

My wife's cousin asked me to draw his video game character a long time ago and I have yet to do it for him. So I did this sketch in the mean time. I'll probably take a stab at a finished drawing this weekend.

A revision of girlfriend. I wanted to see if I liked her a little more comicky and I actually kinda dig how I did that last version. Although this look is a little more consistent with what me and Alex are looking for.

This was a custom book I colored for some video game tie in I think. I weirded-out when I had to color Torch yellow but after looking at him a while, I actually like him that color too.

I plan on doing some drawings to raise money for SaveComics.org. I started a She-Hulk sketch and could not get a gesture (or anything for that matter) I liked. Then when I remembered I still had to paint something today for my painting-a-day sweepstakes I decided to do something.

I started this sketch earlier and the only reason I even have it to post is because I didn't throw away my trash yet. I did this sketch this morning and never did like it so I said I would do something else for my quick sketch today. Well now it's nighttime, I mowed my lawn and I don't feel like painting ANYTHING. So I'm posting this crap so I can have inner closure. All together now, Wuuusaaaahh.

Hey look, ice without a woman in a thong blocking the camera. Who would have thought?

I was reading about this artist that makes himself do a painting a day. I figured I would try this for a week or so and see how much I can learn from fumbling around.

Me and Alex are working on a story for a comic and this is the first draft of our character.

This is probably the first drawing I have done in ink in almost a year. I admit it was nice using a brush again instead of worrying about computer programs.

I did two of the stories in this book and since this page is now on Newsarama I'm going to post it. This story was funny because almost every panel had a Spiderman in it. This eight page story is truly for Spiderman fans.

Decided to study some snow. If it just so happens to be a woman in a thong in the way of the camera, it's not my fault.

I'd thought I'd do something stupid before I go to bed. This is stupid...I'm going to bed.

Decided to sketch something before I went to bed. The ref. came from the talented Mjranum at Deviant Art....again. :)

The baby woke me up then went back to sleep. What kind of crap is this? So I decided to do some studies before she woke up...again.

Actually the baby woke me up and then went back to bed. I started gesture drawing and it turned in to a color study of the photo.