This week's character choice at Spitballin' is Skydoll.
I'm definitely much happier with my pencils than I am with my colouring -- I just went very simple this time. Success or fail, it's my baby and it's out there for all the world to see.
It's Beast Boy week at Spitballin' . I've included the original drawing which I did with a Grand & Toy ball point pen -- I just wanted to see what would happen and was pleasantly surprised.
Here are a couple of spot illustrations I did for a short story that'll be appearing in REAL: The Canadian Kids Magazine.
Still not happy with my colouring skills but with more time and practice I'm hoping to get to some level where I don't cringe when I look at my own handiwork.
A Batman commission from this past FanExpo. She wanted a crouching Batman, I said no problem, come back in a bit and I'll have it for you. She never made it back and the piece sat there waiting. This is actually the second version because the first one I rushed and the numerous mistakes just stared back, taunting me to do better.
I really should've gone darker with the markers. Still, I like how it turned out.
Just a few pieces from past Spitballin' weeks -- I've contributed here and there depending on deadlines with other projects. Just noticed that I tend to use a lot of purple in my works. Huh.
Here's a couple of spot illustrations I've just completed for REAL: The Canadian Kids' Magazine. The story is called "Princess Butterfly"; it's about a princess who learns a hard lesson about graciousness and not taking anyone for granted.
I'm still in the early stages of learning Photoshop; I realize the colour choices are quite primary, but since the magazine's target audience is Kindergarten to Grade 8, I don't think the kids will mind at all.
This past week was Miss Martian week at Spitballin' courtesy of Selena Goulding. The only things I really know about her I learned from the Young Justice cartoon which didn't really amount to much: she has an annoying catchphrase (Helllooo Megan!) and she has the hots for Superboy. Also, she has powers similar to the Martian Manhunter.
I wanted to try something different with this: instead of using the inks to pull everything together, I wanted the colour to define the shapes. To me it looks very "construction paper cutouts" but I think it still works. Getting more comfortable with Photoshop, so that's a plus.