brownpaperbag » X-man of the week http://www.bpb-art.com The most charming art group since Die Brüche. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Phoenix et al. http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/04/27/pheonix-et-al/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/04/27/pheonix-et-al/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:48:04 +0000 Tyler http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1664 Your X-man of the week: Phoenix:

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?

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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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I missed the last couple of weeks, I’ll try not to let that happen again.

~ty

]]> http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/02/22/rouge/feed/ 1 Piotr Rasputin a.k.a Colossus http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/02/01/piotr-rasputin-a-k-a-colossus/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/02/01/piotr-rasputin-a-k-a-colossus/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:49:44 +0000 Tyler http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1386 This week’s X-man.

A special request from my sister, Jes.

Hopefully, I’ll have more stuff, besides X-men to show you!

Love,

Tyler

]]> http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/02/01/piotr-rasputin-a-k-a-colossus/feed/ 0 Someone has had an off week… http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/01/25/someone-has-had-an-off-week/ http://www.bpb-art.com/2010/01/25/someone-has-had-an-off-week/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:55:25 +0000 Tyler http://www.bpb-art.com/?p=1372 That’s right: this moi.

Didn’t really get any thing done except this little jewel:

and even this is poorly executed. Meh. Sorry Jeremy.

Here’s the thing though. I’ve really enjoyed how these fan art pieces have helped me work faster and more playfully as well as experiment with coloring techniques so I’ve decided to keep doing them. So, I’ve started a new project today: X-man A Week! Will be taking requests. And Jeremy I’ll do another Longshot and Dazzler for ya down the road.

Love,

Ty

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