Posts Tagged drawing

The Sunday Punch: Watch a Steampunk Batman Drawn Before Your Eyes

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Artist, On the French, Video on May 3, 2011

Watch and be amazed.

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The Sunday Punch, 2nd Strike: A Brief Study in Batman, 4 Creative Uses for The Dark Knight

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Artist, Comics, Tutorials on February 13, 2011

Hey Oscar Wilde’s Tumblr art collection ranges far and wide. Of course, it includes many instances of Batman. here are four creative uses for the owner of vengeance and the night, BATMAN.

In no particular order.

1) How to Draw Batman

How to Draw Batman by Carmine Infantino. Scanned from Limited Collectors’ Edition: Batman (DC Comics/1974)

2) Costume Study of batman by Paul Pope
Genius artist Paul Pope broke down the masked revenger into his basic bits, according to Paul Pope.

Costume study of Batman by artist [Paul Pope].

Scanned from the Batman:Year 100 collection (DC Comics/2007).

3) Secrets of the Batcave
Ever wonder what was going on under stately Wayne Manor? Wonder no more.

Secrets of the Batcave by artist [Frank Springer].

Taken from Batman Collectors Edition (National Periodical Publication/1975). Originally presented in Batman #203 circa 1968.

Thanks to [darkknightdetective.tumblr.com] for the artist/publishing history information.

4) Batman Diorama

Neal Adams drawn Batman desktop diorama. The click through version of this image has been optimized to be printed on 8 1/2’ by 11’ card stock paper and then assembled. Scanned from Limited Collectors’ Edition: Batman (DC Comics/1974)

Note: CLicking the imag ehere leads you to Hey Oscar Wilde which then leads you to the main image. Sorry about that. We are careful on what full-sized images we allow on this site.

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Art-Out Moments: Drawing Character Body Types

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Tutorials on January 21, 2011

Understanding how a character looks is pretty important when you set out to make a comic. People’s outward appearance are how you(the reader) first interact with the character. That seems like a stupid simple thing to say but we have a habit of seeing a character’s insides before we have a thought on their outsides.

Anyway, writers can learn a lot by studying an artist’s process.

Below are examples from What Are You Doing with an extra link from Intergalactic Messages on photo references.

Character line ups:
Ladies | Guys | Wallpaper | Olympic Photo models

This is a photoshoot of various Olympic athletes by Howard Schartz and Beverly Ornstein titled “The Athlete”. Like many others I tend to fall into the trap of drawing the same body type over and over for athletic characters. This photoshoot serves as awesome reference reminding us artists that strong bodies come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and muscles show up in different ways. It also helps us keep in mind that not everyone who is fit is also lean. There’s often a layer of fat over the muscles, making them less visible for some.

via intergalactic messages, what are you doing

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Finding that Kirby Krackle

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Comics on December 10, 2005

The internet’s a strange and unforgiving beast. If I wanted information on the latest shameless whoreslut or new trends of crazy and lazy, all I need do is walk into the room with my hands outstretched.

But when I need information on something pure or any kind of worthwhile enterprise(like the art of Steranko). I have to kick the door in, wave a shotgun in one hand and a twinkie in the other and shout at the top of my being, “Where in FUCK is the shit?!?”

And still I get nothing.

This time the search invovled “Kirby Krackles” (or “Kirby Dots“). Those various shaped circles that usually denote crackling energy blasts or power sources.

The secret, I’ve gleaned, is the negative space around the dots. That’s where the power lies.

Kirby did this little trick back in the 60s. He really was ahead of his time.

Here’s a screenshot of the first page of Penciljack’s forum.

A more formal critique of the Kirby Crackle is at Two Morrows.

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