brownpaperbag » Sketchbook http://www.bpb-art.com The most charming art group since Die Brüche. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:47:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Loneliness of the Long Distance Rambo http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/08/18/loneliness-of-the-long-distance-rambo/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/08/18/loneliness-of-the-long-distance-rambo/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:13:11 +0000 Jason http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1866 Still busy with semi-secret artstuff, but I’ve managed to wring out a couple of postable things for this week.

IT’S OVER…

… RAMBO MONTH that is.  Jonathan and I have been watching one Rambo movie a week for the last month, finishing up with the last film this past Sunday.

The reasons for this marathon were silly… Neither of us had seen these movies, and I had happened upon FIRST BLOOD and RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II in a dvd bargain bin.  And given our love of ridiculous action movies, why not?

The ridiculous action itch was most thoroughly scratched.  I felt I had a certain idea of what to expect from the RAMBO series based on pop culture references and parodies, and it was fun to have those assumptions confirmed or subverted as time we viewed each moment.  So it goes when watching a cultural juggernaut for the first time I guess.  I don’t want to go on and on too much about this, so I’ll just sum up the main thing I learned from watching these movies…

I kind of want to do something to commemorate these films beyond this post or these few goofy pictures (Though the above drawing is actually a work-in-progress. But still…). Whatever shape it takes, I’m sure you’ll see it here eventually

IT’S NEVER OVER!

…Not until Friday that is.  What am I talking about?  Jonathan’s Art Auction of course!  If you haven’t heard, our boy is auctioning off gems from his old art pile to help fund his upcoming trip to Vietnam (where he will totally recreate the events of the second Rambo movie. Totally!).

If you’re unsure of how owning an original Jonathan Hill masterpiece can improve your life, may I suggest observing the examples below:

To see what’s available, gently scroll down to the following blog post.  Bid soon, and bid high!  Explosive-tip arrows ain’t gonna buy themselves, folks!

]]> http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/08/18/loneliness-of-the-long-distance-rambo/feed/ 0 A Shell Of A Tumble! http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/08/04/a-shell-of-a-tumble/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/08/04/a-shell-of-a-tumble/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:12:20 +0000 Jason http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1867 Just posting some sketchbook stuff this week.  More polished work next time…?  We shall see…

Some more random work: (a) Some character designs of nerds… for the COMIC NRRDS VS THE BIBLE strips I posted a couple of weeks ago. (b) A dubiously agile T-Rex.  I’ve been inking sketches I like with the ole’ brushpen lately.  (c) Drawn straight to brushpen… Rubbery face! (d) Donatello, posing with his bo staff.  And if you’re asking why his bandanna isn’t purple… Sorry. You’ve lost the game.

Drawing Donny got me in the mood to do more Ninja Turtle sketches.  I made a few bad ones attempting bad ass ninja poses, when I decided to just draw them skateboarding.  I always liked that the Turtles had a hobby outside of punching ninja and aliens, so why not celebrate that.

However, that ended up becoming a bunch of quick sketches of Turtles wiping out:

Nothing against any skaters reading this, but when I watch people skateboard, I see a lot of spills.

I liked the sketch in the bottom corner of one turtle nursing his knee and showing off his still bloody tooth-gap, so I tried making a more finished version:



This was just a quickly drawn ink sketch.  Some of the poses are a little screwy, but it might be fun to rework into a full color piece.  Actually, Turtles taking spills off skateboards would be a fun series of drawing…  if I can ever find the free time that is.

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And because it was easy: Dark Phoenix:

Again, working on getting the brush to really look like a brush. Saw some Paul Pope pages at Stumptown Comics Fest last weekend, which were inspiring to say the least; He works at a very large scale, compared to what I’ve seen of other comics artists work. Any artists out there working with brushes that inspire you?

]]> http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/04/27/pheonix-et-al/feed/ 1 Down in the Work and Sketch Dumps http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/04/21/down-in-the-work-and-sketch-dumps/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/04/21/down-in-the-work-and-sketch-dumps/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:06:15 +0000 Jason http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1629 I’ve been too busy this past week to work on anything specific for ye ole’ blogge, so here’s some non-spoilery AMATEURS stuff:

Also, inspired by Jonathan’s drawing of Dalek Sec a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d try my hand at drawing a DOCTOR WHO alien.  Specifically, the Ood.  So creeepy, yet so polite!

Okay… well their voices sound polite.  Trust me on this.

Remember Jason Turner’s Page 100 Project that I drew a page for a while back?  Well, two more folks have gotten into the game: Rebecca Dart and Mark Campos have both drawn some pretty stellar pages of their own (and both of their books look like interesting reads).  Jason is keeping a list of all Page 100 adaptations so far at his site.  I’m curious to see if more people are willing to jump on this particular bandwagon.

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I’m pretty happy with this one. I tried to loosen up my brush work, and will try to continue that from now on. I’ve been thinking a lot about tools lately, and I think I tend to try and get a pen or nib line out of a brush, which seems to only lead to frustration. As I continue doing these, look for some pen and nib inked ones, as ostensibly these drawings are meant to be fun and experimental.

My only real critiques are the awkward line created by cards, hair and face and a little anatomical weirdness in the neck. Do they bother you?

Also, look for me to start posting on Tuesdays from now on, since I’ll be working on Mondays for the foreseeable future.

Any requests for next week?

~Ty

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I am working on other stuff. Just very slowly…

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So next week will be Polaris, can I get some Polaris love?

~ty

]]> http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/03/22/storm/feed/ 3 Psylocke! http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/03/15/psylocke/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/03/15/psylocke/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:44 +0000 Tyler http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1490 Here is your x-man of the week.

I think my anatomy is improving, though I’m still having a really hard time with the way lighting works with the body. And while I like the technique I’ve been using to color, I’m not sure it’s the best approach to explore that. My biggest complaint is her back leg, I messed up the perspective on the stripes so there is a weird M.C. Escher-ish distortion, that’s keeping the leg from looking as though it is behind the other one.

Next week: Polaris. After that I’m taking requests, please chime in.

~Ty

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~Ty

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