ampersands art

[ampersand]

I posted this in the contest thread but i thought i would use it to start my own art thread:
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9383/lobsterboycoverfinishedold1vc.jpg
Im going to post some other stuff i have done here over the next few days

[campbell551]

can't wait to see more!

[ampersand]

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/6924/scan000226xo.jpg
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8461/crazy128bx.jpg
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/4957/scan000120wb.jpg
These three are doodles i have done during class that just got completely out of control.
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8008/donatello7ax.jpg
heres a quick grayscale donatello
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/7518/teenagemutantninjaturtles25bn.jpg
all four turtles in all their glory
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/9495/samusii2wc.jpg
a samus redesign that i think looks awsome

i have lots more but they'll have to wait

[campbell551]

Man, those are some nice doodle pages. I'm going to start doing those again. you've inspired me. Thank you.

[ComicChick]

anyone who draws the turtles is a-ok in my book.

[The Last Meatbag]

awesome stuff

[WildCard]

very nice stuff. I like you style, almost reminds me of the League Of Extrodinary Gentlemen.

[ampersand]

thanks for the replys guys

[forfeit]

yeah, i like it. those sketch pages show some real skill, an the other pics (coloured or not) have some really cool style. Nice work, keep it up!

[ampersand]

heres some more stuff guys:

http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/1193/pict00012yh.jpg
http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/2626/scan00045np.jpg
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4720/hellboy9yq.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3869/scan00023jf.jpg
as you can see i am a fan of hellboy

more to come

[campbell551]

nice, keep 'em comin'

[comanche_joe]

Good stuff :up:
the turtles are awesome

[Jedi Master]

yo ampersand, ur greyscale donatello reminds me of michael turners style

[ampersand]

geez, michael turner? really? i think ill go burn all my pencils now.

[ComicChick]

i'm guessing the first hellboy was drawn on a school paper or something? lol

[campbell551]

i disagree. The grey scale Donatello is not nearly disproportionately tall enough or skewed vertically enough to be of Michael Turners style.
If you check, Donatello is about 7 heads tall as opposed to every one of Turners figures being about 10 or so.




...not a Turner fan obviously.

[Silver Sable]

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/9495/samusii2wc.jpg
a samus redesign that i think looks awsome



Is that from Halo?

Your Hellboy drawings rock! Good stuff! :)

[ampersand]

sable, its a redesign of samus aran's suit from the metroid games

campbell, thank you for being the voice of reason! i cant stand michael turner either

[Silver Sable]

I'm sorry

[campbell551]

Right. I guess I should have tempered my anti-Turner propaganda a little more. For the record, if someone should happen to enjoy his artwork (and I understand that there are these people out there) then, that is their prerogative. You should not feel bad just because I don't like it.
I would like to point out that those who complain about Rob Liefeld should, then, also complain about Michael Turner. It's like they were separated at birth. the only difference is Rob Liefeld did it all terribly wrong first. Way to ride the coat tails to disaster, Michael.
And now back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress.

[ampersand]

Okay, I figured i should add some more stuff before this thread dissapears so here are a bunch of pages from the moleskine i got for christmas

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5807/scan00208bc.jpg
V and some other doodle people. The color boxes are me testing the color of my markers on the cream colored paper of the book
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8283/scan00108jw.jpg
some more mignola inspired hellboy and gang drawings
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2976/scan00119vc.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3931/scan00122mt.jpg
some invincible fanart shown basically from idea to finished copy. not to happy with this one i think i'll give it another try
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1196/scan00133jl.jpg
some more invincible and a guitar dude that i did as a t-shirt design idea
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6897/scan00146qz.jpg
random, lame doodles. The bottom left hand corner guy is what i envisioned the escapist from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay would look like
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5854/scan00154mp.jpg
the sweetest batman and superman drawings ever. these came from me deciding that supes' legs should be short and underdeveloped because he is capable of flying and therefore wouldnt have to rest his weight on his legs, even if he is "standing" on the ground. (i know i wouldnt)

[ampersand]

edit: triple post

[ampersand]

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3420/scan00165gj.jpg
animated type hellboy and more cool supes
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2327/scan00176hr.jpg
more animated hellboy characters
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6048/scan00182ew.jpg
girls' heads and eyes
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6206/scan00197oz.jpg
sketches for a short comic im writing called "senioritis" about my senior year of high school (hence the schedule list)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2168/scan00214nx.jpg
and finally some pics from my school retreat on thurs/fri. the pic of jesus was inspired by a statue of him at the retreat house

wow that was alot, c&c appreciated

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[The Last Meatbag]

A lot of that stuff is really good, but I think you might want to work on the structure of girl's faces, I mostly have problems with the lips and making them not look like hookers........but thats mostly because I suck with drawing

[ampersand]

that was the wierdes triple post thing ever

wow meatbag you beat me to it. I know what you mean, being a guy, girls are about the hardest thing in the world to draw and ive been working on it for a while now. thanks for the reply

[Zolland]

I've got the Michael Turner "The Flash" poster in my room as well as his Wonder Woman poster...and they both are about 10 heads tall...but I think they look great.
http://www.megacitycomics.co.uk/acatalog/poster_flash_turner.jpghttp://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0504/11/wonderwomanposterth.jpg

But I also have the Batman and Superman Jim Lee posters and they both seem equally huge.
http://www.superherotimes.com/assets/newsimages/dcd111204facingposters.jpg

Well, to each their own, but I think Turner's probably my favorite artist. And for the coolness factor, I also have hanging a superman cape, batman and superman x-mas ornaments, a giant Flash printout using rasterbater, and this joker poster:
http://www.superherostuff.com/OtherItems/Images/killing_joke_poster2.jpg

Haha...poor girls that meet me think I'm cool...then they see my room and it's too late :)

Oh and ampersand....I love the art!

[ampersand]

the thing about those two turner posters is that without the fancy colors, your left with a week base drawing. Someone should give his colorist a medal for salvaging cr*p art into decent pics

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[campbell551]

well said.
Love the sketchbook pages.

[Zolland]

hmm, never thought about them without the color

[Silver Sable]

I like your Hellboy sketches Ampersands :up:

[ampersand]

wow, all those scans and i only get two replies?

[The Last Meatbag]

One thing that I think could help you is try studying female lip shapes, even though you hate him, Michael Turner I think does a good job at drawing feminine faces

[ampersand]

actually about six months ago i was able to draw a girl exactly as michael turner does. I read a how to draw thing by him in wizard and used it as my girl drawing bible. a month later i realized that that was the only girl he could draw and i've been working on drawing more realistic women since then. I know i suck now but im working on it.

[The Last Meatbag]

I have that how to draw book, its been helping me out with anatomy and building figure

[Silver Sable]

actually about six months ago i was able to draw a girl exactly as michael turner does. I read a how to draw thing by him in wizard and used it as my girl drawing bible. a month later i realized that that was the only girl he could draw and i've been working on drawing more realistic women since then. I know i suck now but im working on it.

You don't suck.Your quite good :up:

[ampersand]

i just today bought Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist so im hoping with some serious work i can get a better grasp on drawing women realistically in the next few weeks.

thanks for the kind words sable

[Silver Sable]

No sweat.Did you happened to get my PM btw?

[ampersand]

yeah sorry i didnt respond i was kinda in a rush

im working on it as often as possible but the last few weeks have been really crazy with term papers and stuff

[Silver Sable]

It's ok.Thanks though

[ampersand]

heres a new one from a while back
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5561/scan00230ob.jpg
blackbolt of the inhumans

[ampersand]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/269/blackbolt6xu.jpg
color update on blackbolt

[Robot Komakino]

great artwork man, cant wait to see more

[ampersand]

http://img493.imageshack.us/img493/4633/hellboy26yo.jpg
really, really, really old hellboy pic

[ampersand]

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1598/darkknight1el.jpg
my idea for a 1602 like batman character called the dark knight
painted in photoshop

[Unleashed]

Michael Turner I think does a good job at drawing feminine faces

http://www.newsarama.com/DC/Supergirl/supergirl1_b_t.jpg

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

[The Last Meatbag]

Look at witchblade and other titles with girls in them besides that, the eyes are a little weird but the lips are great

[ampersand]

Meatbag, I'm sorry, but your just wrong. Turner is @#$%, was @#$% and will always be @#$%. He truly is the new Rob Leifeld, and the sooner you realize it the better chance you have of not losing your soul to the devil.

[The Last Meatbag]

I just like the lips..........but whatever, I like this one guy though, his name is Talent Caldwell


I like Justin Nyguen too

[ampersand]

Caldwell is okay, not a big fan but i dont hate his stuff.

I've never heard of Nyguen

[The Last Meatbag]

This is Nyguen

http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/68/Dark_Knight__Boy_Wonder.jpg

http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=10220

[ampersand]

red Xs

[The Last Meatbag]

try clicking the links

http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/68/Dark_Knight__Boy_Wonder.jpg

http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=10220

[ampersand]

his stuff is pretty cool. I like what he does with collages and photo backgrounds on his covers. usually photo backgrounds look really bad but he does it tastfully and cleanly.

[The Last Meatbag]

I like the cartoon-ish style

[ampersand]

For cartoonish looking stuff i love Mike Weiringo. His fantastic four was awsome.

[ampersand]

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/4838/aphrodite01gibbouswip4gd.jpg
Line art by Silvestri, Color by me. For the Coloring Contest thread (check it out)

[Silver Sable]

Cool.Who is that? :up:

[ampersand]

haven't the foggiest

[Silver Sable]

Sorry

How's that drawing coming btw?

[ampersand]

i'm almost done with the pencils. Sorry its taking so long, i had to start over once because i didnt like how it was going. if i get a chance i'll send you my progress

[Silver Sable]

Thanks.I'm sure it will look great :) :up:

[ampersand]

I am currently working on a couple different things, but in the meantime i figured i'd give this thread a little boost. These are all from my Christian Humanism notebook from the last couple of weeks. My teacher was an art major so he encourages my doodling in class. It's awsome.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/633/scan00027vs.jpg
Captain Marvel
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/4465/scan00036ns.jpg
Loki
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8549/scan00043eh.jpg
Starfire that i murdered with markers
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6389/scan00050za.jpg
Cyborg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8428/scan00079ke.jpg
Yorick Brown, Nightwing and Random Peoples
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2435/scan00061tm.jpg
Wierd People Sketches

I think the outfits are off on the first four, but i dont have reference in class so i kinda just make it up.

Any Comments and Crits are appreciated.

[Zolland]

Since when does Christian Humanism give "Reasons FOR Abortion"?

[ampersand]

Ha, i didn't even notice that! That title is very misleading, because it's very anti abortion. It gives different "reasons"(excuses) and then disputes them.

good catch though man

[Zolland]

I like the Captain Marvel and Loki ones the best. Marvel's face is great and good cross hatching for Loki.

[ampersand]

yeah i love the captain marvel one too. Im not a huge fan of cross hatching but i do use it occassionally. Thanks for the complements Zolland

[ampersand]

Here's my preliminary sketch for my contest entry:
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/491/scan00081xv.jpg
Im going to ink it soon, scans when im done.

[ampersand]

Beginning inks:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7480/scan00093nv.jpg

[CyberMonkeytron]

Its a nice start- but the way you have used your lines is making the hulk look a bit furry rather than have muscles.

[ampersand]

Yeah i noticed that too, but my plan is to have the image look as if it is shaking slightly (from hulk's slam) without using any lame photoshop effects. I haven't tried this before, so I have no idea if it will work.

And for that very reason i have a copy of the original pencils saved on my pc, so if need be i can redo the inking.

[ComicChick]

i like the loki, and i cant wait to see how your contest entry turns out

[ampersand]

This is just a photoshop retouch of my first try, but i think my final inks will be more like this, although not as dark.
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1111/scan000920ms.jpg

[Jack Bristow]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/269/blackbolt6xu.jpg
color update on blackbolt

Call me crazy, but does he look like John Travolta to anyone?

[Zolland]

i tried...youre crazy!

[ampersand]

I guess it's the chin

[ampersand]

I didn't like how my contest entry was going, so i redrew the whole thing on tracing paper so i can begin again.
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5051/scan001015ir.jpg
Any crits would be appreciated as i don't really want to have to do this again so i want to get it right this time.

[ampersand]

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4687/scan00111xz.jpg
All inked up and ready for photoshop. My only doubt is whether or not i should spot some blacks on hulk himself, like my first ink job, or to leave it like this which seems more cartoonish. C&C welcome as always.

[Jack Bristow]

Did I miss something? What was wrong with the initial contest entry? Was it the 'fuzzy' comment that was made?

[ampersand]

I just didn't like how it was coming along. The shadows were too deep and the rubble looked really lame. So I redrew it and inked it again. Did you like the original inks better? I was thinking of touching up this one to have more shadows like the first try.

[Zolland]

i dont think you should have as many lines within the rocks, if any.

[doommachine]

I liked the blacks on the first one, but I thought they were a little much. You should do something similar with this one, but not as much.

:hulk:

[ampersand]

What do you mean? The rocks should just be outlines?

[ampersand]

I'm actually doing just that right now, doommachine.

[Zolland]

yea. leave the shading to other colors. just my opinion.

[ampersand]

I hate leaving shading to the colors. I like it when the lineart can stand alone as a great piece of art. The colors should be like icing.

[ampersand]

Okay, I added the blacks and i'm pretty happy with how they came out.
http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/5749/scan00137ol.jpg

[ampersand]

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1200/scan00151tw.jpg
Robin, done for the DC redesign thread

[ampersand]

http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/4415/hulkcolorwip7gh.jpg
flats are done

[ampersand]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8245/scan00169uj.jpg
another Robin for the DC redesign thread

[Jack Bristow]

yeah . . . about the original entry . . . I didn't think anything was particularly wrong with it; was just wondering . . . the inks are a bit too much, I guess . . . have you ever used technical pens? They're pricey, but worth it if you're into comic inking . . . .

the new pic definitely looks better . . .

[ampersand]

I do own and use many technical pens, i just don't like them as much because you don't get unique lines. I usually use a brush and ink (like in the Hulk piece), but if I'm in a rush, i'll use a brush pen (which i used for the robin piece above) Brush pens are basically markers with brush shaped felt tips that allow you to vary your lines very easily. If used correctly they're almost as good as a brush and ink.

[ampersand]

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8154/hulkcolorwip5gg.jpg
I'm about 1/4 done with the colors, so hopefully my finished copy will be up by the end of the week.

One question though, i took out the lines in the background because I thought they looked wierd, does anyone think they should be put back?

[Silver Sable]

Hey Ampersand, your Robin reminds me of the Gray Ghost a bit :) :up:

[ampersand]

who's the grey ghost?

[Silver Sable]

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/btas/bios/grayghost/17.jpg

[The Question]

In the DC animated universe, the Grey Ghost is a fictional TV superhero. It was Bruce Wayne's favorite T.V. show as a child. In one episode of Batman: The Animated series, some psychopath was commiting arson based on an old episode of the Grey Ghost show. All the footage of the show had been destroyed in a fire, except the film that they let the staring actor keep after the show was cancelled. The actor who played the Grey Ghost was voiced by Adam West.

[ampersand]

That is a sweet old school pulp magazine costume that guy has, what is he from? I kinda looks like batman off to his right. I love characters like this. Hellboy's Lobster Johnson is along the same vein, and he is my favorite comic character ever.

[The Question]

That is a sweet old school pulp magazine costume that guy has, what is he from? I kinda looks like batman off to his right. I love characters like this. Hellboy's Lobster Johnson is along the same vein, and he is my favorite comic character ever.



Ahem:



In the DC animated universe, the Grey Ghost is a fictional TV superhero. It was Bruce Wayne's favorite T.V. show as a child. In one episode of Batman: The Animated series, some psychopath was commiting arson based on an old episode of the Grey Ghost show. All the footage of the show had been destroyed in a fire, except the film that they let the staring actor keep after the show was cancelled. The actor who played the Grey Ghost was voiced by Adam West.

:up:

[ampersand]

Wow so he actually is extremely close to lobster johnson origin wise. that's cool. Maybe I'll do a drawing of them busting some nazi heads together someday. Thanks for the info Question.

[The Question]

Wow so he actually is extremely close to lobster johnson origin wise.



Except, y'know, he never really did anything heroic besides that one time he helped Batman. But still, his costume rocks. :up:

[doommachine]

I hate leaving shading to the colors. I like it when the lineart can stand alone as a great piece of art. The colors should be like icing.
My thoughts EXACTLY.

With the hulk piece, I REALLY feel like you should make his eyes visible. Keep the black surrounding them but give him like bright white beady eyes. It would add a lot of intensity to the pic.

[doommachine]

Oh, and the sky-blue background seems to go against the intended mood. It's kind of confusing. Maybe a gradient from like a bright orange around the hulk/towards the bottom and like a deep purple up top.

[ampersand]

Yeah the background was only thrown in so i could post it, i really don't know what color it will end up.
I'll try making his eyes visible and see how i like it, because i think you might be right on that.

[ampersand]

Wow I just tried both of your suggestions and they look awsome, thanks doommachine.

[The Question]

Hey, I have a request. Could ya' draw me a pictiure of The Question:


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Question_34.jpg

and Moon Knight:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/MOONKN001COV.png

backed into a wall in fighting stances with a binch of thugs walking towards them?

[ampersand]

sure, but it might be a while because i have alot to finish first.

[The Question]

Cool. Thanks.

[doommachine]

Wow I just tried both of your suggestions and they look awsome, thanks doommachine.
No prob. I can't wait to see how it looks.

[ampersand]

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9567/hulkcolorwip5pp.jpg
like 2/3 done with the colors, still need to do basically all of hulk himself.

[ampersand]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7960/hulkcolor5lw.jpg
I've never done anything like this in photoshop before, so i figured i'd let you guys decide which one you like better, the one i posted above, or this one with the crazy lightsources.

[The Last Meatbag]

I like the first one more

[Zolland]

i like the second one

[doommachine]

I like the first one better, partly because it was my suggestion, but mostly because the second one seems kind of muddy and over-done. Not condusive to the style.

[ampersand]

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/3456/hulkcolor4mv.jpg
I calling these colors done, because i'm sick of coloring this thing already. Doommachine was right, the second one does look muddy and out of style, but i wasnt too happy with the first one either, so i made this. thanks Meatbag and Zolland for your help.

[doommachine]

looks great.

[The Last Meatbag]

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/3456/hulkcolor4mv.jpg
I calling these colors done, because i'm sick of coloring this thing already. Doommachine was right, the second one does look muddy and out of style, but i wasnt too happy with the first one either, so i made this. thanks Meatbag and Zolland for your help.

No prob man, that looks a lot better though, I just thought the second one was a little overlit, Im glad you still put a little bit of light on his muscles though. Are you going to put any text for it or anything since its a splash page?

[ampersand]

yeah i'm adding the text right now. Text is another thing i don't have much experience with in photoshop, so i'm experimenting a bit to see what i like.

I'm glad you like my final colors, i know i do.

[ampersand]

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1811/hulkfinal4xq.jpg
pretty sure this will be my final, though im not posting it in the contest thread yet because i want to be sure. Any crits before i post it would be great.

[The Question]

Not bad, mona mi. Not bad at all. :up:

[Silver Sable]

Keep going Amp :up:

[The Last Meatbag]

Muy Bueno :up:

[ampersand]

Thanks everyone! always good to know someone appreciates my art.

hey question, after you requested that drawing earlier, the only character in my mind has been the question (even though i know nothing about the character). It's just such an awsome name. so heres a doodle i did in ColErase pencils while waiting for photoshop to load.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5/scan00184dm.jpg

[Silver Sable]

I bet The Question would love this drawing :up:

[ampersand]

definately

hey sable my school got cancelled for tommorow so i'll have some time to work on your request! I live in New York and a ton of snow got dumped on us today.

[The Last Meatbag]

That is really cool man :o

[ampersand]

thanks meatbag

[The Last Meatbag]

no prob :o

If you're bored tomorrow or anyime tonight, could you maybe make a character sketch out of my username by itself? I'd just be interested in what you would come up with

[ampersand]

by the way, what does this smiley mean> :o
i don't know what emotion that is expressing at all.

[The Question]

by the way, what does this smiley mean> :o
i don't know what emotion that is expressing at all.


No one really knows. People tend to use it when they're trying to sound smart but aren't really serious about it. Alot of people just use it randomly. :o

[Silver Sable]

by the way, what does this smiley mean> :o
i don't know what emotion that is expressing at all.

It suppose to mean embarrassment

[Silver Sable]

definately

hey sable my school got cancelled for tommorow so i'll have some time to work on your request! I live in New York and a ton of snow got dumped on us today.

Lucky you lol.I live in NY also.I can't belive we have 26 inches of snow here

And thanks

[ampersand]

Yeah it's insane how much snow is out there.

Hey Question, did you see the doodle on page five of your namesake?

[The Question]

Thanks everyone! always good to know someone appreciates my art.

hey question, after you requested that drawing earlier, the only character in my mind has been the question (even though i know nothing about the character). It's just such an awsome name. so heres a doodle i did in ColErase pencils while waiting for photoshop to load.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5/scan00184dm.jpg


Kickass! :up:

[boywondernerdDC]

i think a moonknight one would be sweet like The Question said

[The Question]

The main reason I want to see it is Because The Question and Moon Knight are both Marvel and DC's under the radar bat**** crazy crime noir heroes. So, seeing them together would kick ass.

[ampersand]

I don't know much about either character, but I love the way the Question looks and i've heard that he was the inspiration for Roschach in Watchmen, so I'm sure hes a cool character.

Meatbag, heres your requested doodle:
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1400/scan00192zm.jpg

[The Last Meatbag]

....thats so cool, he seems all happy and stuff

[ampersand]

since he is the last one of his kind, he is almost perpetually ****faced

[Silver Sable]

Cute Meatbag

[ampersand]

thanks sable

[comanche_joe]

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1400/scan00192zm.jpg


hah that is fantastic :up: :up:

[ampersand]

I like these little ColErase doodles, maybe my next contest entry will be like this

[comanche_joe]

Sounds like a contest winning idea youre brewing there:cool:

[ampersand]

Thanks comanche joe!

Does anyone have any more doodle requests? I get tons of time to draw during school, so i could do a few.

[comanche_joe]

draw a pic of a guy wearing an ass hat
http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=asshat/v=2/SID=w/l=IVI/SIG=11ngjjjvn/EXP=1139980013/*-http%3A//oddworks.com/picz/asshat.jpg

that would make my day

[ampersand]

hahahaha sure, i'll do that one

[comanche_joe]

nice one ampersand cant wait to see it

[ampersand]

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9523/scan00200kq.jpg
here they are, my ColErase doodles for today! Asshat guy and batgirl. If anyone has anyother requests for tommorow's (or maybe tonight's) doodles, I'd love to hear them.

[comanche_joe]

HAHAHAHAHA freakin fantastic that is drawn perfection my friend i couldnt love it anymore :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

[ampersand]

I'm glad you like it. Any more requests anyone?

[ampersand]

Here are some more doodles from today:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5540/scan00226jb.jpg
flycatcher from FABLES
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9498/scan00217sr.jpg
Ultimate thor and little spiderman
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/8356/scan00234eo.jpg
Crazy captain marvel
http://img493.imageshack.us/img493/7807/scan00247wt.jpg
A new batgirl, because EVERYONE is doing it

I'm still taking requests for ColErase doodles

C&C always appreciated

[ampersand]

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/7752/scan00251jx.jpg
This is leonardo done in the same style and scale as the donatello i posted a while back. I hate his arms, they look like his hands were amputated. I was planning on doing all four in this style. I dont know why i havent finished.

I worked up some awsome redesigns for all four turtles, but I'm not sure where they are, if i find them ill be sure to post.

[Silver Sable]

Nice work.I like your Leonardo drawing the most :up:

[ampersand]

thanks sable

[Aquaman]

That Captain marvel is really cool. Love the pose. And your ultimate thor is sweet too.

And I'd really like to see those turtle redesigns you did.

[ampersand]

Thanks, Aquaman.

It is driving me nuts that I can't find those turtles, so I'm going to try to work up new ones in school tommorow.

[Silver Sable]

If you don't mind Amp, can I take a quick small peek at my request please? You can PM it to me

[ampersand]

sure i'll scan it right now

[Silver Sable]

:) :) :) :)

Thanks

[ampersand]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1760/scan00275zm.jpg
I didn't get long to work on them, but here are my basic redesigns for the four ninja turtles.
The idea is that they all wear gear that is atuned with their personalities. the armband each wears has the color that is associated with them in the cartoon. They all wear kneepads, but none wear armpads.

Leonardo wears basic ninja turtle gear, as pictured a few posts ago. He is EXTREMELY focused on his ninja training, way more than his brothers. Is also obsessed with being a great team leader. spends way too much time with splinter. He and Raph argue constantly. His bandana is blue as usual.

Donatello wears goggles, gloves, construction boots and a backpack, because he is a mechanic and electrician. the goggles have purple lenses as a tribute to the cartoons.

Michaelangelo is still the clown, but doesn't have the cali surfer attitude. he loves superheroes and mexican wrestling, so his outfit resembles both. He is wearing an orange full face mask with the mouth area cut out. he wears boxer's trunks with a belt with a big M on it like in the original cartoon. His armband is on the left to show that he is the oddball of the group.

Raphael has even more attitude here than in any other version. He fights dirty and dishonorably, although he is the best fighter of the four. Leo hates how dishonorable he is and is constantly mad at him for something. Because he loves to fight so much, he is covered in scars. He has a scar over his left eye, and his bandana (still red) is stitched up where the cut that caused the scar cut it. He also carries other blades as well as his sais.

[Odin's Fury]

thats pretty cool!

[ampersand]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1069/scan00285nq.jpg
Hellboy sketch from this afternoon.

[Silver Sable]

Great art as always Amp :up:

Sorry if I'm being a pest with you now lol :( :o

[ampersand]

You're not being a pest at all.

I'm on winter break now so expect to see lots more artwork this week!

[Silver Sable]

Thanks but i just wanted to make sure if you get my messages.That's all

[Zolland]

winter break? in february? where the heck do you live?

i'm having SPRING break in two weeks.

[ampersand]

Actually, it's february break. Spring break is in march. We have 17 days off for spring break.

[Silver Sable]

He's right.It's president's week

[Vartha]

lol Egads presidents WEEK? in the 70's we only got ONE president's DAY

[ampersand]

Inked this for Cobblepot:
http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/1808/scan00295lv.jpg

[Silver Sable]

Looks sort of animated :up:

[The Last Meatbag]

that Batman is super cool

[ampersand]

Thanks guys. I didn't pencil it, just inks. Cobblepot gets penciling credit

[ampersand]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9331/scan00314aw.jpg
WIP of Ultimate Captain America in WWII. I have big plans for this, expect updates.

[Unleashed]

noice

[ampersand]

Thanks.

Any one else got any C&C

[The Last Meatbag]

you can't see his face that well

[ampersand]

What do you mean?

[The Last Meatbag]

it just seems a little to shaded, like you cant really see the eye slits clearly

[ampersand]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9331/scan00314aw.jpg
.

His face is mostly in shadow, so only the left (his right) eye is visible. The other is supposed to be entirely in shadow, but it's a bad scan.

[The Question]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9331/scan00314aw.jpg
WIP of Ultimate Captain America in WWII. I have big plans for this, expect updates.


Rock! :up:

[clintrussell]

Great:up:

[doommachine]

Hey ampersand, you've mentioned a few times that you use a Brush Pen. I was thinking about getting one and I was wondering if there's a particular brand or website that you might reccommend. They seem really cool.

[ampersand]

I use Faber Castell Pitt artist pens. They come in many colors but I only have a few black ones and a set of greyscale ones. The best part about them is they actually use india ink. They work great and last pretty long if you take care of them. Once the tip gets messed up I open a new one and use the old to block in large blacks (like on the batman above). I've seen them at most art stores, check em out.

[ampersand]

Oh and thanks clintrussel and Question!

[doommachine]

Thanks

[ampersand]

no problemo

[Silver Sable]

Thanks.

Any one else got any C&C

C&C? :confused:

Cool drawing btw :up:

[CyberMonkeytron]

Comments and criticisims.

If you use the middle point of the star as a guide to the middle of his chest, the left arm is coming out of his back.

Also his right knee is awkwardly aligned to his foot. Its almost impossible to have your knees on one side of your leg, and you ankles facing another.

[ampersand]

Comments and Criticisms

and thanks

[ampersand]

Your right on both counts, Cybermonkeytron. I fixed the leg one already but I didn't notice the star thing until you said it. Thanks!

[Silver Sable]

Comments and Criticisms

and thanks

Ahh ok but I don't think you need criticisms b/c your stuff is great how they are :up:

[ampersand]

Ahh ok but I don't think you need criticisms b/c your stuff is great how they are :up:

If only...

[Silver Sable]

If only what? :confused:

[ampersand]

If only my stuff was perfect as is.

[Silver Sable]

Your stuff is perfect dear :up:

[Artistsean]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9331/scan00314aw.jpg
WIP of Ultimate Captain America in WWII. I have big plans for this, expect updates.

really cool, i like the pose and everything.

[ampersand]

Thanks, artistsean.

[Zolland]

ink it!

[ampersand]

I will!
Infact I went out and bought some new inking brushes today, and this is going to be their trial run.

[Duker Jay]

Yeah...that Cap is kick ass. As TheCorpulent1 in the Character Design Thread over on the Marvel board, the WWII-era Ultimate Cap is great and I think that drawing captures the spirit of what makes him so cool.

Can't wait to see it inked, coloured and what-not...really nice drawing.

[ampersand]

Thanks Duker, I'm working on the inks right now. I'm not sure if I will finish tonight, if i do I'll post scans.

They should do a WWII cap miniseries

[Silver Sable]

How's that drawing coming Amp?

[Duker Jay]

Thanks Duker, I'm working on the inks right now. I'm not sure if I will finish tonight, if i do I'll post scans.

They should do a WWII cap miniseries

Agreed...I'd love to have a look at the WWII-era Marvel Universe...both Ultimate and 616.

[ampersand]

As promised, the inked WWII Captain America:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/183/scan00376ya.jpg
There are alot of mistakes I need to fix up in photoshop (particularly in his shield) but otherwise I'm pretty happy with it. Inking this entirely with a brush was hard work though because the original is only like 5'' by 7''

the gun is also unfinished because I need to find some gun refrence pics

[Zolland]

As CyberMonkeyTron would say, I can't find the lighting source here. Is it coming from the left and right? (drunk posting, but I still think I'm making sense.)

[Duker Jay]

It's kinda behind him...really, there's light from back left and a little from the right...

Doesn't look off to me...

[batboy99]

thats cool great work

[ampersand]

Yeah I'm pretty sure I got the light source right this time

[Aquaman]

I have to say I abso-tively love that cap. Its a really great drawing and the angle is really different.

[ampersand]

Thanks Aquaman

And thanks to Duker and Zolland as well

[Zolland]

I see it now. :)

[RAMORE]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1760/scan00275zm.jpg
I didn't get long to work on them, but here are my basic redesigns for the four ninja turtles.
The idea is that they all wear gear that is atuned with their personalities. the armband each wears has the color that is associated with them in the cartoon. They all wear kneepads, but none wear armpads.

Leonardo wears basic ninja turtle gear, as pictured a few posts ago. He is EXTREMELY focused on his ninja training, way more than his brothers. Is also obsessed with being a great team leader. spends way too much time with splinter. He and Raph argue constantly. His bandana is blue as usual.

Donatello wears goggles, gloves, construction boots and a backpack, because he is a mechanic and electrician. the goggles have purple lenses as a tribute to the cartoons.

Michaelangelo is still the clown, but doesn't have the cali surfer attitude. he loves superheroes and mexican wrestling, so his outfit resembles both. He is wearing an orange full face mask with the mouth area cut out. he wears boxer's trunks with a belt with a big M on it like in the original cartoon. His armband is on the left to show that he is the oddball of the group.

Raphael has even more attitude here than in any other version. He fights dirty and dishonorably, although he is the best fighter of the four. Leo hates how dishonorable he is and is constantly mad at him for something. Because he loves to fight so much, he is covered in scars. He has a scar over his left eye, and his bandana (still red) is stitched up where the cut that caused the scar cut it. He also carries other blades as well as his sais.


Man i haven't been to this thread since you started it. Anywho i was gonna say that the hellboy on page 2 was the best thing youve done cause it was so dark and moody until i saw these turtle designes really good ideas.

[ampersand]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9481/scan00405im.jpg
I fixed alot of the inking mistakes and completely redid the gun. It's actually a German gun from WWII, but i liked the design so I used it.

[ampersand]

Wow, thanks alot Ramore.

[RAMORE]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9331/scan00314aw.jpg
WIP of Ultimate Captain America in WWII. I have big plans for this, expect updates.


HOLY CRAP FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE COOLEST THING REALLY GOOD JOB TOO!!!:up: :up:

[Zolland]

It's actually a German gun from WWII, but i liked the design so I used it.


He just kicked a Nazi's ass to get it.

[ampersand]

Damn, after Ramore posted that sketch I realize I like the scratchy lines even more than I like the inked version. Thanks for the compliment Ramore.

Zolland, that exactly what I was thinking as I drew it!

[RAMORE]

I know right "give me that gun you nazi scum" :D

[Silver Sable]

Just a suggesstion Amp, how about coloring your drawings?

[ampersand]

I am coloring him, here's the flats done:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8565/wwiicap2va.jpg

[Cobblepot]

Looking great!

[ampersand]

Thanks Cobblepot

[Silver Sable]

I am coloring him, here's the flats done:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8565/wwiicap2va.jpg

Pretty :)

[ampersand]

hopefully it wil be much more pretty when I'm done.

[CyberMonkeytron]

As CyberMonkeyTron would say, I can't find the lighting source here.

:p

Have I become that predictable?

Anyway- I think its pretty cool- it would be nice if his head or shield cast a shadow though.

I dont know about anyone else- but I feel like the changes you made to his face during inking make him look a little evil. He had some steely determiniation in the pencils, but he looks a little nazi like in the inks. I think some of it in my mind is his helmet looks like a nazi cap. All the dents you have put in it make it look a little floppy rather than hard.

I agree about the colouring though- do it!!!:up:

[ampersand]

I see what you mean in the face, I might go back and change it because I like the pencil face more. His hat is floppy looking because it's covered in clothe (at least I think it's supposed to be). I really don't know if I drew it correctly because the only refrence for the helmets I used was the WWII issues of FABLES.

[ampersand]

And your right about the head and shield not casting shadows too. Two more things to fix!

You really know your stuff, Cybermonkeytron. Thanks alot.

[ampersand]

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4614/wwiicap0lr.jpg
Updated with Cybermonkeytron's suggested fixes. I realized I forgot the shield strap too when I was adding shadow on his arm.

[doommachine]

Dude, that Cap is awesome. I love the style. It really combines the Ultimates style of shading with you own. Massively awesome.

The only thing I would change, and I realize you can't do this anymore at the stage it's at, is *his left foot. I would make it point a little more outward. It would make him look a little more planted in his stance. More balanced. Awesome though.

[Zolland]

thats okay, you could fix it with a background.

if you were to make it look like he was running and then suddenly came to a quick stop...his foot would have been positioned like that to stop himself.

if you dont know what i mean i can come up with a quick crappy drawing to show you what i mean.

annnnnnnd of course, it looks great. i like the addition of other colors to show lighting.

[doommachine]

That's true. Although, even when you slide to a stop (which I do a lot) it's better to angle your leading foot into it because if you don't and you stop too suddenly you'll fall right to your shoulder (something I also do a lot :P jk).

[Zolland]

i can see that. i was envisioning it as suitable because of how far back he's leaning.

[ampersand]

I think the foot thing is a result of bad shading, because I originally drew it exactly how you said. I'll try to fix it in photoshop and see what happens.

I'm glad you guys are liking it though!

[Silver Sable]

Another suggestion Amp, have you thought of drawing female characters?

How's your vacation going btw?

[ampersand]

The reason you don't see many females on here is that I pretty much suck at drawing women. I draw women more often then men when I'm doodleing because I want to get better, but my finished work is almost always men because my pics of men always look better.

And vacation is pretty awesome. I was at a party tonight, third of this vacation, which is awesome. I'm going skiing thursday too so that will be fun.

[Silver Sable]

Really? I feel the opposite.I think I draw women better then men lol


Good to hear :up:

[ampersand]

That is because you are a woman. People tend to be able to draw people of their own sex much better.

[Silver Sable]

True lol

[Zolland]

I think if I had boobs I'd have a better understanding of how to draw them.

I just need more experience. :)

[ampersand]

Yes, artists should be given free access to boobs so we can better understand them. I'm going to try this as a pick up line.

[Silver Sable]

Just borrow or a buy a drawing book

[Zolland]

Sorry Sable...that isn't a suitable substitute.

[ampersand]

I have a couple, not as good as the real thing!

[Silver Sable]

Sorry Sable...that isn't a suitable substitute.

Why? :confused:

[Zolland]

Haha are you asking me why real boobs and boobs on paper aren't equal? I think you know the answer to that.

[Silver Sable]

LOL no I meant about the books

[Zolland]

So did I!

[ampersand]

I don't know what either of you are talking about anymore

[Silver Sable]

I mean about why it wasn't suitable when I asked you to borrow or buy one of those drawing books


Oh nevermind