Digital illustration & comics
This is my last minute entry for the Inception Comic Cover Contest on DeviantArt. They provided the story and template so I just drop in the art and posted it. The DA staff is going to select 15 semi-finalists and Christopher Nolan picks the final winners! I know it's a slim chance... but who knows? Fingers crossed!
I know... he looks kinda sad. Maybe he's a mall Santa and after a full day dealing with so many kids, he just ran out of gas. ;)
Yeah, I'm looking forward to Tron Legacy on Dec 17th. I wish Disney would have release the original Tron movie on dvd first but noooo.... they probably holding it till after the new movie comes out. Boo. Anyway, here's the trailer if you haven't seen it already.
Once again, Augie and friends are putting on a Art Jam in Georgetown on Dec 11th. There's going to be music and artists painting the night away. Plus all the artwork will be on sale... each piece priced at $50 and under. This is a great event to check out Seattle local artists at work (and play) and grab some great artwork for presents this holiday season. Click HERE for more info and links to see photos from past Art Jams!
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to get into the mood for Christmas. Check out Choral Sounds Northwest for their annual heart-warming Christmas concert at the Highline Performing Arts Center, Dec 11th & 12th! Click on the filer above for more details. Reserve tickets before they are all gone!
Way back when I started doing the comic convention thing, I made a character named, "Spooky Sammy". I made a batch of little mini comics to sell for 50 cents each plus a few prints. She was a cartoony character and her ability was to be able to see monsters and talk to them. They would help her out in some way, usually to get back at someone that wrong her some how.
Super quick sketch of a ghost wandering in the cemetery. Why do they wear white? I know it contrast nicely with the darkness but why don't they wear other bright colors or with patterns? oh well...
I had a good time at the Jet City Comic Show. It's their first show and only for one day... so it wasn't as big as ECCC. All the exhibitors were up front and all the artist/comic creators are in the back. I got a pretty good table facing the front so there were more traffic for me.
Just few cosplayers that came by the artist alley. I wish I took more photos... but I was just too shy to ask.
I did average amount of sells of Betsy Mae comics and did a few convention sketches. The one above is a She Hulk sketch.
First time ever, I did some portrait sketches. One of the Knights of Solaris stood in front of my table while I worked on the drawing. His armor was really cool and was a challenge to put all the details into the sketch. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic of the sketch before he left. Right after that, a lady want a sketch of her in the Wonder Woman outfit! While it was fun to do portraits, it was also a little nerve wrecking because you're drawing the client... standing right there! I really hope they like their sketch!
The Jet City Comic Show is going to be on Sat. 9-25 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall from 10 AM to 6 PM. This is their first show so it should be interesting. I'm going to be in the artist alley at table AA31. So come on down if you are in the area!
It's nice to have that out there to get a little more exposure. You can see the picture HERE.
Helmet design is closer to Ralph McQuarrie's original concept sketch of Darth Vader. It looks like a perfect fit for Christopher Lee. ;)
A fan art one page comic with Matt Smith as the new Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. Click on the picture to see the big version.
On Thursday, I flew down to attend SDCC. It was work related and I stay only one night. Friday afternoon, I left the con and made it back to Seattle by 8 PM. So I only spent about 6 to 7 hours at the show. It was just enough time to walk from one side of the convention to the other. I still managed to miss about 10% of the booth on the floor! With my not so awesome camera, here are some photos from the show.
Movie prop from Tron and the Green Hornet car. One of the biggest movie prop was the throne of Odin from the Thor movie... unfortunately, the pic didn't really turn out.
There are also celebrities doing signings to promote their shows. On the left is Alaina Huffman from Stargate Universe. Going to the right is Lake Bell and Rob Corddry from Children Hospital. I also saw J. J. Abrams. That was pretty surreal.
I had a really fun time... even get to see some of my comic pals at the shows. SDCC is still going on through this weekend.
Most Dim Sum place would have carts filled with different plates of Chinese food. They go to each table and you can pick what you want. If the restaurant is too small then you have to order your food by filling out a form then they would bring them to your table. That's when the Dim Sum waitress comes in.
There's nothing before or after these panels. I was just playing around with different comic style.
A sketch I did using Sketchbook app on my itouch. I was waiting for my dentist appointment.
Here's a step by step for my Spectreman fan art I did for a gallery show earlier this year. I started out with a rough doodle for composition. Then tighten up with details and work in gray scale. After that, I applied the colors.
