Hello again!

Here is a bunch of scribbles. Generally before I start working I do these random warm-up sketches (usually head-shots) until I am feeling comfortable with the flow of my lines. I can usually tell if it's going to be a good drawing day or a crappy day by the coolness of the warm-ups...haha. As a side thing I also enjoy inking and colouring these. The inking does actually serve a warm-up purpose of its own as it helps me get my hand under control and really steady, for ultra tight penciling.

This particular piece of paper appears exactly as you see it here. The only difference is that the Spider-man is now inked and coloured on the page.

I guess the main thing to point out here is the HELLBOY head. I have been doing a fair bit of this traditional colouring lately. It's alot of fun and the results are relatively quick and satisfying. I should also say that the scan dosn't really do the original justice, but they never really do! Colours are done using markers and coloured pencils.

Also, I wanted to point out that the Spidey sketches I am posting this week are the first I have ever really drawn since I was about 16 or 17.....So that's over 10 years ago! (except for a con sketch I did once...) I have no idea why I have never tried to draw him, cause I really do enjoy it. More Spidey is on the way!!

As a side note, I have really been getting into some of the 'old skool' McFarlane and Erik Larsen Spidey books. I need to get a copy of Amazing Spidermans 298, 299 and 300, to complete my collection, but they still go for so much!! I'm not sure that anyone has really done Spiderman justice since these guys. I loved Ramos' take on him, and Bachalo did a really cool short story (in Marvel Super Hero Island), but I guess I have high hopes for the upcomming Spiderman comics drawn by J Scott Campbell.....Finally some Spider-man comics we can look forward to!

Thanks for looking...More tomorrow!

J.

PS: Please feel free to comment on these postings... I may be typing too much info here, but I guess that's kinda, sorta part of the purpose of me doing this sketch week thing. I thought it might be a nice way of telling you guys a little more about myself since we have been 'hangin' out for a little over a year now! What do you guys think?