An (angry) older person

Another, shorter, comic idea. Really enjoyed drawing this one (though my gun is rubbish):

Some early comic ideas

So, I've been sketching out some early interactions between main characters in my comic (including Mr. Broadside, who is now looking a little different).

I've also included some of the characters who appear early on, in headshots. The story is set in the victorian era and is a (slightly) supernatural mystery. Rufus, Cornelius, and (the newly named) Beatrice are the three protaganists - top row.

Unfortunately, these are still being done on the train to and from my day job. Each way is about an hour and I knock out about 3-5 A5 pages in that time. I'd love to work bigger, but the logistics (and personal space in a train carriage) prevent it.

Future work

I've been showing plenty of pencil sketches. I definitely have more time to sit and draw in pencil than anything else, but I also want to put up some of my colour work. Unfortunately, it's been tough to produce the kind of pictures I want.
I used to work in traditional media (mainly acrylics and occasionally oil) and transitioning to digital is a big shift. The biggest part is the shift from one brush, many techniques to a combination of technique and multiple settings. I work with computers, so I should have known that digital "painting" would be as much about defining clear rules to the computer as it is about waving a brush around.

Anyway. I have a few pieces I've been working on and a few hefty reference books that I'm leaning on to try and find my "way". I intend to start posting each piece as I progress (car crash or not). I'll be putting them up soon.

To those few who've visited, I hope you'll swing round now and then and see what's changed. I intend to post regularly (the big gap a week or so ago was a result of vacation). To entice you, I'm going to be working through a short list of "projects" alongside my sketching. To force me to deliver (or at least edit this post in the future), here's my task list, not necessarily in order:

• Practice drawing old people;
• Character sheet: comic character heads for reference (pencil and "ink")
• Speed paint: WH40K tribute
• Character sheet: Rufus (pencil, "ink", and colour)
• Character sheet: Cornelius Broadside (pencil, "ink", and colour)
• Character sheet: Mary Stopes (pencil, "ink", and colour)
• Propaganda Santa - Christmas card

The day job dictates my schedule, but at least I have guilt to drive me forward now :)

Some more faces...

I definitely draw more faces than anything else. It's a comfort-zone for me and one I need to try and break out of, but in the meantime...

Anyone who follows webcomics might recognise that first face. It was a quick attempt at Obsdrath (Obdrath?) Von Lucifuge from the webcomic Starslip.

Little idea for Christmas. Not earth-shattering in its originality, but I was aiming for a breezy, happy face...something I don't normally do.

Mr. Broadside

This is a sketch for a character I've been working on. He crops up in some of my sketches, as do other characters I hope to show you more of in the coming weeks.
For now, doffing his cap, is Mr. Broadside.

Train sketches 1

On a morning commute, things can get a little dull. I knock these out to keep myself sane.