Shower dude

A quick doodle of a sexxy man in the shower. The original pencil drawing was cleaned up and inked.  Then the inked version was scanned and cleaned up further.  I added a background, colors, and tweaked the facial features so that he's looking more at the viewer.

And best of all: it only took a few hours instead of days and weeks like previous drawings!!

Which one will be juuuust right?

A fun twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Best thing about this drawing: discovering the brush control that allowed me to create soft body hair without having to draw every strand as in the Wolfie drawing.

Tim thinks the bears should look more angry at finding a naked twink in their bed. Who's ever been angry at that?!

Process: sketched on Painter, printed, lightboxed a final drawing in pencil, inked, scanned, colored in painter.

FuzzyCub

Just felt like drawing a little buff guy. In the original pencil I changed the face: the head-on angle was weird. I liked him a little self conscious with the 'am I allowed to look at the camera' look.

I scanned the original pencil and the subsequent pencil. Inked the final pencil by hand, and then also digitally inked the final pencil. Then colored the DInked version in Painter. Now working on a copy in PS. Just playing at the moment to see what things do.

My What Big Arms You Have

I've got a thing for guys with big arms. I have actually said the line above and it got me thinking about Little Red Riding Hood and her encounter with the wolf dressed as Grandma. "My what big eyes you have" Red Riding Hood says. "The better to see you with."

This is my interpretation with a little artistic license thrown in. Drawn on paper, scanned, and digitally painted in painter. I'm really loving that program now - the more I learn the more I love it!

Gods & Monster 4

Mars. Here's where you can see Tim's far superior comic skills. Tim drew the pencil, I digitally inked the drawing in Painter and then colored it in Painter as well. I really am loving the techniques available in Painter. Too often colored comics look like Disney movie gels, with super slick colors and even tone. Painter allows you to get dirty and messy.

I used flat colors in the backgrounds and then went in with techniques like dry-brush, pen & ink and wet acrylics on top. I left the Multiply layer on to see the inking, but in the future I may try to incorporate the inking into the actual painting layer.

Also, the metal bits on the double sword are a little meh for me. I need to study some other techniques and see what happens.

Gods and Monsters Pt 2

Here is the second Greek god from 2007. This is Neptune, the god of the water. Like my drawing of Pan, Neptune has some anatomy issues. His feet are a little wonky and his body is incredibly narrow in the waist.

I really like the coloring on this one, which was done in several layers. I especially like the way his left hand turned out (holding the Trident). The underwater stuff is a little juvenile. Overall I like this piece and I was really proud when I did it.

Gods and Monsters Pt 1

Back in 2007 I started drawing Greek gods. The subject matter is rife with gay and male imagery so I thought it would be fun. Tim also joined and drew some gods and if he grants permission I'll post them here. This is the first one: Pan.

As you can see I have some issues with anatomy and coloring. Pan turned out a little green with a slightly oversized head. Still, I like the background coloring and this was an a big jump for me in terms of Photoshopping skills.

I also like furry guys so I may revisit this theme.

Tim and I

I was out with my friend Tim Fish (timfishworks.blogspot.com) last weekend and we saw this guy. He had a very distinctive look: broad broad shoulders, a thin waist, and striking green eyes. At some prompting from me Tim drew and inked him, I did the coloring.

And we're off....again

I have a bad habit of starting things, abandoning them, realizing how much fun they were and coming back to them. This is the second iteration of Simple City Boy and I'm gearing it to be more of a platform for some comic works, some adult themed (as most of my comics are) pieces, and my love of beefy guys.

Some of my friends challenge me to draw unusual or just plain weird things. Tim suggested I draw a naked man on a pogo stick. Here you go.