Ben 10

Ben 10 is one of the few newer cartoons that I actually enjoy. It a fantastic show (I've loved every incarnation of it, although I haven't seen any Omniverse yet) and I've been wanting to do some fan art for a long time. Planet Pulp's theme this month is anything Cartoon Network related, so it gave me the perfect excuse to draw some Ben 10 action.

I've included the original sketches along with the final pieces. Originally I was going to render them in my usual gouache/dry brush style, but I opted for a more retro style in the end.

Popeye Classics #12 Variant Cover

Here's the variant cover I illustrated for IDW's Popeye Classics #12. It was an incredible honor to be asked to illustrate a character I adored as a child (and still do, as an adult).

The sketch was my original take on it, but they wanted something more like the Popeye illustration I did a few years back. I went with a pretty simple visual gag, but I'm happy with how it turned out. If i had to do it over though, I would have drawn some giant vegetables to really sell the joke. Oh well!

If anyone finds a copy, i'd love to see it!

Doc Ock

Here's a quick illustration I did of Doc Ock, just for fun. I've been reading the 2nd Amazing Spider-Man omnibus (which is amazing btw) and felt like drawing the good doctor (he's a little crazy in the head though).

Good Ol' Charlie Brown

After posting some pics on Instagram, of a book I recently I found about Charles Schulz, I was inspired to draw Charlie Brown for my morning warm-up. I was initially going to go with his famous yellow shirt, but I've always been a fan of his lesser-known red one.

I'm still experimenting with a more textured style, so that's what I used for this piece.

 I've been a huge fan of Schulz's work ever since I was a kid and I have very fond memories of my grandma telling me all about her uncle, Roman Baltes, and how he gave Schulz his first cartooning job (lettering comics for a catholic publishing company, which you can read more about here).

Needless to say, I always felt like I had a special (albeit slim) connection to Schulz, so it was a lot of fun to finally pay tribute to his wonderful creation.

The Incredibles

I've been wanting to do an Incredibles illustration of the whole family, and finally got the opportunity. This was created for Hero Complex's RED show, which opened last friday. They still have some of the prints left and they're available here.

Be sure to check out all of the amazing artists who contributed to the show!

S is for Snout Spout

I've been experimenting with this new brush set I recently purchased, and I'm having a ton of fun with them! I'm getting a much more realistic gouache look now, which is something I've been trying to achieve with my art (one of these days I'll work up enough courage to actually attempt actual gouache painting).

My inspiration today was the Masters of the Universe figure, Snout Spout, which I picked up recently at a garage sale.

Character Illustration Class at Skillshare.com

Hey everyone, I'm super excited to be teaching a class over at skillshare.com, starting May 29th, called "Character Illustration: From Concept to Final Artwork." In the class i'll be taking you through my process of illustrating a pirate character. I'll go over concepts, sketches, rendering in Illustrator and Photoshop, and even talk a little bit about color adjustments and the use of textures.

If you enroll before May 9th, you can get 25% off by using the promo code, EARLYBRD.


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