The Canary Trainer Edit

This is an edited alternate version of the original one I posted earlier this month. I changed the background figure of Erik/The Phantom. As I said, I really was not fond of how he came out in the original so I redrew him. I had to photoshop out the original guy and that was a bit of a pain in the butt, but it didn't rake too long.

All in all I'm much happier with this version. Redraw (pencils and inks) time on the background figure took about two hours or so. Pictured, above center: Erik/The Phantom. Bottom row (from left to right) Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler.

Masters of the Universe

A quick shot of some rough pencils for a Masters of the Universe image I'm working on. Pictured are Skeletor and He-Man. I think after getting them inked I'm going to photoshop them into different positions as I have an idea or two in mind and they would look better arranged differently.
I have an idea for their background roughed on on a separate sheet of Vellum Bristol Board.
Also I'm trying out some new graphic pens; I'm a diehard fan of Staedtler pigment liner graphic pens and I'd recommend them to anybody. They are archival and relatively long lasting, but their single greatest attribute - they NEVER fade when you are erasing your pencils. As long as they are dry they are solid! But I got a chance to pick up some Artist's Loft Illustration pens for a pretty unbeatable price, so I wanted to give 'em a go and see if they can hold up.

Happy Zombie Halloween Love

So I wanted to post some work in progress photos of this one. The photos pretty clearly show how rough and wonky the background was. I drew this while laying in bed and didn't have a ruler within reach so I just roughed in my idea for the background and today when I inked the image I went back in with a nice clean straight edge and got everything in line.

I had written in my idea for a thought bubble for the zombie. Originally he was going to be saying "Holy SHIT! Is that a U.F.O?!" but in the end I though the heart shaped though bubble with the brain inside of it and the "mmmm" bit was funnier.

And the finished product:
I lengthened the right leg a little and added in the brain in the heart shaped thought bubble, but here it is, pretty much as I imagined it.

Drawn (somewhat small) on 9x12 100 LB Vellum Bristol board, pencils and inks took about 5 hours in total.

The Canary Trainer

I'm not really liking the background figure (Erik - The Phantom) in this. I think I'll do a re-draw on the background and re-post in the not to distant future.
Anyway, background... This is based on the Nicholas Meyer novel The Canary Trainer. It's one of three Sherlock Holmes novels he wrote (along with The Seven Percent Solution and The West End Horror). This particular novel is set in Holmes "Great Hiatus" era after his faking his own death at Reichenbach Falls in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Story The Final Problem. Holmes finds himself in Paris playing violin in the Palais Garnier under Gaston Leroux (the author of The Phantom of the Opera). As one may expect, everything that goes wrong is attributed to "the ghost". While investigating these and other situations Holmes must also contend with The Phantom of the Opera.

Pictured, above center: Erik/The Phantom. Bottom row (from left to right) Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler.

Featured Deviant!

The group Only Line Art over at Deviant Art has paid me the honor of making me their featured deviant of the month. They also requested the inclusion of more then 50 of my images into their expansive gallery.
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As I am exceptionally grateful I would like to encourage any and all who read this to check them out. It's a diverse group with a lot of excellent work featured in their gallery and previous monthly deviant features.

Thanks again ChemicalKidd!