sKetchinG on Toned PapeR

I love sketching on toned paper. To several young artists, not having anything on the paper is a scary subject. The paper having a color on it solves this problem for a lot of people. I enjoy all colored paper so its all a matter of opinion. Canson makes great paper with all types of colors available. The bad thing is that its usually sold by the piece. The sketchbooks I particularly like is the Cachet Earthbound sketchbook. I know its available at most Barnes and Noble bookstores and one can probably find better deals on the net. For the white on the paper I use liquid paper , usually from the pen dispenser, and a Chinese white Derwent pencil. Im convinced they have changed the formula of the lead. The pencil use to be"whiter." But it still works well. You can also use the colored white gel pens. Its up to you and how complicated you want to get. I get a marker, pen , white out and Im off! About this time in the season I have falconry on the brain. (reason for the post subject) My hawk is ready to hunt and as soon as the weather allows we will be off on another crazy journey.

COmmANdO

Some stylized drawing fun very inspired by some of my favorites!...  John Buscema , Jack Kirby, Alex Toth and Bruce Timm!

moRe DwarVezzz

I guess dwarves like to demolish as well as build...i guess?

dwaRVes

dont ask... maybe a Craftsman ad? heck who knows?

S.A.T Exodyssey party

SAT Exodyssey party On October 6th, book your calendars for a great party at the SAT in Montreal

mutaNTs

I did these concepts with a fellow steambot studio member, barontieri. We actually worked on a whole mess of charcacters for a now extinct MMO. Hopefully the game will fossilize well, it was too good of a game to go the way of the dodo. I'll post other characters later. I love asymetrical one big arm characters. Go Hellboy! enjoy...

Eagle Falconer of Asia

I had the pleasure to meet and hang out with Kazakh eagle hunters at this years Festival of Falconry overseas. The stories were amazing and their way of life really fascinates me. These falconers fly golden eagles or berkuts, as they call them, over the Mongolian steppes. The great plateaus of Central Asia cover approximately 1,000,000 square miles. From these plains have come the great armies of the Khans that have transformed history. For thousands of years eagle hunters have called this place home. Many people credit the region as the birthplace of falconry. One of the eaglers I had the pleasure of meeting was Abilkhak Tulybayev, whom I have painted as a portrait. Abilkhak is the most famous living Kazakh eagle hunter. He knew no English so I spoke with him thru a translator. These eagles hunt hares, foxes and sometimes wolves.