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Bucket of Links

Some links I've been meaning to post. Mostly comics related, and others are there to inspire and awe. You can decide which does what. Enter Void From the FAQ page:"EnterVOID.com: the first in online sequential art battles." Our goal is to provide an environment for prospective comic artists to sharpen their artistic and story-telling abilities through sequential art (or comics). Our site provides what has been dubbed at times an "arena" or "battle ground" for up and coming young talent to display their skills and refine their art. Comics are the heart of VOID. There are two basic types of comics featured on the site. The first, and most popular, have been known for years simply as "Battles," where artists challenge each other with predetermined guidelines and do battle. The second type of comic featured predominantly on VOID is known as a "Beyond Battle." In this type of sequential, artists are able to depict their character's stories further, without being confined by the rules of being in a formal "battle." Gig Posters From the FAQ page:This site is dedicated to the artists, designers and musicians who create amazing gig posters to advertise shows and events. The art of gig posters, flyers, and handbills showcases the talent of many designers who see little to no profit for creating gig posters. I am pleased to host this site for the world to see all of the amazing art and dedication to promote the music scene. Zuda Comics A monthly online comic competition. Winners receive a publishing deal. There's a lot of inspiring stuff here. Comic Space Think of it as myspace for comic book fans and creators. Blue Vertigo Huge directory for graphic designers. Has numerable links to free stock photography, fonts, logos, Photoshop brushes, etc. Jenny Everywhere An open source comic character with reality shifting powers. She is completely free to use anywhere in anything. If I think of any more, I'll post them up.

Some excerpts from McThrill's sketchbook

I've been working on some anatomy and figure studies. Nudity ahoy, so be careful and don't get fired.

Backs are pretty sexy, it turns out.

I like her hair, and stomach. I think they turned out well. Not so crazy about the fade-to-nothing crotch, though.

I hate the shading on her face, but I think her hair looks pretty neat. I like her posture as well.

I swear to god, the reference I used for this was a female, and looked very feminine in the photograph.Something went wrong, though.

This is my favorite. I did this today.

Selections from Enigmata's Sketchtome

Uploading some sketches from our meetings and some new doodles from the last few days.

Stock Photography

I found this guy's site through the latest issue of ImagineFX. He's got a pretty good variety of stock models in various pose, free to use. If you're looking for some good high-res stock models, he's got quite a few on his site. http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/

Got it!

Hey guys, so I got the job in Florida. I have a very short time to pack up my stuff and go. I'll be leaving tomorrow bright and early. The game looks amazing. I've never seen anything like it. it looked so much fun to play and I think it will really be groundbreaking. Especially the level of art direction, and all the art I saw the guys producing was mindblowing. There is even going to be an "Art of" book when it's finished which I'll be in. I don't have much time right now as it's been crazy stressful the past few days, but I will be posting still, I'll probably make a more in depth post when I have the time. I know you guys are going to Comic Con, I might go if time allows, I actually can get in free from a "Pro Pass" so i thought that was pretty awesome haha! Definately next year if not this year. Also if you guys ever make your way out to Florida, let me know! best of luck -Mitch

Enigmata's Wizard of Oz

I feel we should clarify what we're doing here... Steammachines is a group of Las Cruces artists who meet on a weekly basis to share artwork, critique each member's work, discuss projects, and exchange ideas. Every week, we come up with a theme to get our pencils moving. This blog is meant as dumping grounds for the work produced during those meetings,announce any upcoming events, etc. This time around, we've decided to test our character design skills by re imagining and redesigning well known characters from the Wizard of Oz. Each week, starting from the end of June, we will drawing characters inspired from the film, with additions from the books as we see fit. We will be updating sporadically with new drawings so check in often. Anyway, here's my contribution... On the left: The Good Witch of the North. The idea behind this was that despite being known as the "good" witch, she is still a witch. Witches are supposed to be scary, and the more potent the witch, the more intimidating her presence should be. I see her name being more of a general label she's earned than a proper description of her alignment. She's not evil, but she's not a crusader for good either. Something like that. On the right: The Scarecrow. Kind of hard reinventing a character whose name alone plants a very specific image in your head. I added some mechanical parts to his arms and spine, and kept his post on his back. His arm is still attached to a horizontal plank while the other has a sickle attached to it.