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I saw Jennifer's Body this weekend and enjoyed it. And no, I didn't enjoy it because Megan Fox kissed a girl. ...though it didn't hurt. :) I sketched this last night before bed. No ref, just something quick and spontaneous.

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Suddenly, I seem less superficial.

A couple of months ago I randomly picked up Mysterious the Unfathomable and immediately fell in love with Tom Fowler's work. If you're as unfamiliar with Fowler as I was, it seems he does a lot of work for Mad so his art style is in that vein. The book came out earlier this year so I had to order the back issues. Artwork aside, it was a really cool comic! Jeff Parker and Fowler did an awesome job on designing and creating this book. And my favorite part, Fowler draws Mysterious and other characters with big beer bellies. Even when I'm life drawing, I love the big guts--when it's not mine I'm guessing.

I drew this last night in pencil. I scanned it in and colored it in Photoshop. I was looking at some Pete de Seve last night (who is blogging now by the way), so I got that watercolor feeling still in me from last night.

This was the first time I've ever been asked to do a cell shading kinda thing. Had anyone asked me I probably would have said I don't "color like that". But like always, deadlines have a way of speaking to you. Like normal, there's a lot I don't like but there are some things I did like about this issue. I just approached these pages how I normally paint and it came out ok.

My warmup for the day.

I haven't done a random pointless sketch in so long...until tonight. I had a tough weekend so I've been way too unmotivated today. So I was thinking about True Blood this weekend and I slopped this guy together. One thing I did learn though is I'm starting to digest more and more why people paint B&W then color. This was an ok sketch but as I messed up the palette I kept painting over it. Had I worked in B&W to begin with I wouldn't have had all these problems. ...not like I was trying to accomplish anything in particular though.

Another character sketch... This one drove me crazy.

Another character sketch.

This morning I started doing some character sketches for a story me and Alex are working on.

I was looking for my Candy Striper poster and came across these two preliminary sketches. I don't even remember doing these! Usually I don't save any of my sketches after the final image is done, but for some reason I held on to these. So I thought why not post them. I almost didn't because I really don't like them, but I figured it just goes to show why I didn't use this initial design in the first place.

I tried doing this mildly different from my normal approach and it felt a little less challenging. But instead of coming back to this image I think I may try a different model tomorrow.

I just put Johnny on Ebay. Feels funny to sell something other than a print...

I don't know who she is but I found her picture and decided to paint her for my warm up today.

This (BBWU) image of Kim Kardashian reminds me why I stopped caricaturing. I reread a tutorial Tom Richmond did a while ago and went at it. I thought I would push the envelope in a lot of ways and the proportions are still pretty boring to me. First the Holly sketch now this one. ...why do I even get out of bed some days?

This was for my friend Holly. I did this caricature as a joke for her birthday.

So how to do party guests know what's garbage and what's recyclable? Answer, you make a Plankton sign! I did this based on some clip art I found online. Normally I don't post this stuff, but god I love Plankton.

My friend Myndy inspired my warm-up sketch this morning. I wanted to keep going and refine it more but like usual it started to defeat the purpose so I surrendered.

I think it's really about time to accept red as my favorite color. I did this whole thing then thought, "crap, it's red again?"

Epiphany is for sale baby!

Since I am missing Wizard World Philly and the premier of my book, I will be doing $5 sketchcards for a limited time. My sketchcards are 3x5, done on Bristol paper, with Copic grey or color markers or gouche. When you purchase a sketchard you are automatically entered into the Most Outrageous Sketchcard Idea Contest. And with your sketchcard purchase, you can enter up to two additional ideas.

For example you may purchase a sketchcard of Elektra’s head, but you can submit your closet ideas for Poison Ivy spanking Batman with a Caladium or your other idea of Barack Obama giving Nancy Pelosi a table dance in Underoos. I don’t care! And if you buy five cards, you now have 10 additional entries—there is no limit. Now is the time to get your wacky, strange, off beat, kinky, or weird ideas out of your system and win something cool in the process!


First prize: An autographed copy of Epiphany and your sketch idea will be made into a 9x12 drawing and it will be digitally painted in Photoshop. Therefore you win the B&W lineart as well as the digital painting.

Second Prize: An autographed copy of Epiphany and your sketch idea will be made into a 9x12 con sketch (B&W Copic markers).

Third prize: An autographed copy of Epiphany and a sketchcard.


Purchasing a sketchcard is the ONLY way to enter the contest. All entries will be judged by me and the good folks at Terminal Press. Contest ends August 15, 2009.

To order send $5.44 via PayPal to adam@adamstreet.net and list your quantity, what you want sketched, color or black & white, your address and your additional outrageous ideas.