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Published: 2006-01-05 08:46:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 41717; Favourites: 946; Downloads: 4479
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Tentatively done with this for now... it's not a great stitch, but I can do a better scan when I get my rig back up again. Until then, I gotta make do with a li'l bitty scanner, and this was worked up a little large.14x17, pencil on bristol, about 4-6 hours to completion. You can see rough and partial stages in my Scraps, here -> [link] and over here -> [link] and read up on the story behind this picture if, you know, you're into that sort of thing. Whatever, I'm not here to judge.
Hey barkeep, hit me!!
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I got here from Pencil Jack I seriously like your stuff do you use a lightbox after the rough is done? Do you still use Ross art pencils makes me look foolish because I use leadholders. But if I could get that much line control out of a regular pencil I'll make the switch. You seriously put everyone at Marvel to shame I used to be a big time collector of comics. I think you should check this guy out here his name is Quinton Hoover he has a really engraved way of drawing. [link]
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wow. she's got some kinda figure there 0_0'
crazy details as usual. your illustrations are always sik!
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Tom Cruise don't have shit on her!
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That's 'cause he's still hiding in the closet.
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I think it's come to the point where my new goal should be to practice and develop like mad until I get to the point where I can take you on.
Less awe, more determination.
But I'm impressed as always. You skilled bastard, you
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i feel the same way, man. just got here though.
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Great work as alwayz man! Another 
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Whoop, sorry Mike, didn't check the name... you know about as well as anyone how long it's taken.
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yeah, I do. Like I said earlier, I cannot do it. Too busy with other pursuits.
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It takes a lot of time and training... if you want it, then you can get there, but it takes a LONG time. I've been drawing most every day since I was about two years old. I've taken it seriously as a career for just over 14 years, and been working as an illustrator for 10, and as an animator for 5. I pretty much revolve my life around drawing.
And there's still a ton of stuff I can't do. I don't paint, nor do I work well in comics, and I make mistakes all the time. So, you know... just a guy what draws. You can do it too, if you don't mind dedicating your existence to it.
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Oh man! I just discovered you work. I love the costumes and their details. The overall drawing on this is exceptionally nice. I can see huge improvements in your gallery too. Your talent is really growing by leaps and bounds! Nice to meet you!
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Wow. I woulda commented on the scrap version but I don't think I could say anything different about it.
So first off.
I see someone already made a comment on how she can balance with that *ahem* extra weight. I guess she's one of those characters to which the laws of physics have a slightly skewed effect on. :3 Great work man. Keep it up!
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I love her kukri, it's cool how you have her kind of using that as a hanger for her tools, and have it locking the gears on the mechanism. About the bag on the things tounge, is this an indiana jones/golden idol reference? also, very cool design on her shirt. this is a great peice.
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Good catch, the bag is indeed a weight of some sort, sand or coins, perhaps. And inspired, at least in part, by Dr. Jones.
Rock!!
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Nope, have fun with it.
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hehe i dont think im going to have the time now. i opened a cafepress store, and need to start focusing on getting these done.
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I defenetly gotta read up on this pic. Im loving what I c. I also admire the kind of patience it must have taken for all the details. It seriously paid off . Awsome work, cant wiat till the next post
The FlowMaster needs a crowbar to pry off nuts
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You see, this is why i keep coming back to your gallery, great stuff here, the angle is very dynamic and the use of scenery to place all the tools is very imaginative, love it.
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You see, this is why i keep coming back to your gallery, great stuff here, the angle is very dynamic and the use of scenery to place all the tools is very imaginative, love it.
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Awesome angle, I found myself lowering my head to try and see underneath it! I could image doing a drawing at this angle w/out reference myself, but I definitly couldn't imagine it turning out this good. Excellent
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I'm curious, do you use any photo references for tough angles like this?
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Nope, though I do have a large collection of photographs of people from all angles and of all shapes and sizes. But when I do this, I just work out the form as best I can from a rough skeleton and basic shapes. You can see more of that in the Scraps sketches, before the cleanup.
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O.o
yeah, that's a good thief, and the perspective is incredible too... Nothing to nitpick about this one, I would love to see someone colour this well.
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good stuff, you already heard my thoughts over on pj, but i like how you've been drawing your logo lately, it's great
keep it up inks
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You mean using it as a design element? Seemed better than watermarking...
I wouldn't do it in paid work, but for my own stuff it's become a bit of a game... I'll put one or two out where they're obvious, and another one hidden somewhere... there's at least three in this image alone.
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oh yeah, and i meant that i just liked the newish looking design on her leg tattoo, it looks wilder than the usual one
i think i found all three, but that's counting the one by your signature..........and the tattoo and the bandana around her leg
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No prizes yet, but I think that's all I put in there. I've been overindulgent recently, so I'm roping it in a little. I need to be sneakier about it.
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good plan....i like a challenge
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nice job, love the detail, simple yet complexed, there isn't much that I can really point out that doesn't work for me,
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dude this is amazing! the detail is astonishing as usual. i wish i could colour so i could have a go at this!
just one thing though, not a critiscism: there is a faint line just around her right arse cheek, but youve probly seen it already anyway as i can tell your a perfectionist, hehe.
probably just an effect of using a not-so-good scanner.
and i dont know what they were going on about with the "how did that kit get onto the knife handle?" crap, theres clearly a little loop on the pouch....
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Yeah, but I just realised that the loop on the toolkit is smaller than the pommel on the knife. Oops...
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haha guess they were right then. such a silly little detail....
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dayum, i missed out on so much of your art since i was gone...
i love your sketches so very much ;__;
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surely thats an excuse for a gratuitous arse shot? 
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Any excuse will do.
Yeah, I very nearly didn't do any of those gears... they're all terribly off. If I'd done things proper, I would have planned them out in perspective properly, but I didn't, and I deserve whatever I get from that. If I was to ink this or something, like for proper work, then I probably would have created those digitally using transform tools to place them in proper perspective.
Oh, well... *shrug*
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*L* i thought that they were an afterthought as they were still rough. Its weird how poeple notice when geometric shapes and stright lines arn't exact, its a bit like lightswitches in animation. i think the picture does need those extra gears though as they add more interest
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Bloody awesome.
Would you mind if I put that in my big pile of stuff I wanna color and might take forever to get to it? XD
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Nah, don't mind at all. Let me know when and if you get around to it.
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No problem, full credit to be given of course.
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Very nice. Love the way that you have the knife holding her tool set, and how she has a pocket for just about everything. Nice clean lines.
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I like characters to have pockets and so forth, I never understood where superheroes kept their wallets.
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