Sketch of the Week! April 29/09
So I’ll go ahead and admit I cheated a little bit this week by using only two themes (Ninja + Oversized Gun). But I just wanted to draw a ninja with a gatlin gun. It’s always been a fav of mine since Arnold used it in T2 and Vulcan Raven used one in Metal Gear. Both those dudes are bad ass but could be compensating for something.
The gatlin is a little bit of a contrast since ninjas almost never carry guns and when you do see one it’s never big. We’ll just say for the sake of plot this ninja just killed the mini guns previous owner.
When doing the sketch I wanted to have the gun show a little weight. You can see how the posture of the ninja is thrown to the arm holding the gun. I also like how the sword is being elevated up to eye level. Makes you wonder if he is bring it up to block a bullet or if he is going to swing it around after he unloads the gun. It also helped with the composition of the sketch.
I felt that I had to compensate for having the ninja holding a huge gun so I made sure to throw in a lot of pointy things. Hence the full sword, short sword and the two knives on his leg. Like any good ninja he probably has more that you cant see.
That’s it for now, see you next wed.
A
Sketch of the Week! April 22/09
This week’s sketch of the week is a pilgrim, astronaut, with a ship. Be sure to note that this pilgrim is so tough that he needs no oxygen in space!
I had several sketches that lead up to this one. Several using a lot more belt buckles but it felt like an overkill. So I tried to make the astro/pilgrim relate more with the gloves and what ever you call that large white collar on a pilgrim. You’d be really surprised by some of the similarities between Cosmonauts and old school pilgrims. Eventually I will work in a color version of this, the color and texture will really drive home the theme.
Next week Ninjas with over sized guns!
Thanks,
A
Sketch Of The Week! April 15/09
All right, this week’s sketch of the week is a cyber, magician, with a monkey. This one kind of looks a little like but with a little more hair… and a few more arms. Ok maybe it looks nothing like me.
I’ll post next weeks 3 random items before the weekend. I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks,
A
Sketch of the Week! Apr 7/09
The idea of the sketch of the week is simple in theory. Take three random items and combine them into one sketch. For example this week is steampunk, 4 legged, lava walker. Mash those together and this is what you get.
For now, I’m going to generate the themes but hopefully as this website picks up some steam, I want everyone to pick the themes and also submit their own concepts.
Thanks,
A