COMICS 'R' US SIGNING RECAP part 2

Onto part 2!

VAMPED UP PUPPET ANGEL: Siobhan again with one of the more unusual and fun requests that I got. She had a picture of Angel as a puppet and asked me to draw him vamped up. The only other reference I had was a picture of David Boreanaz vamped up. So I had to cross the two. It was fun. I think it turned out really well.





HARLEY QUINN: This is Jacinta, friend of Siobhan. She wanted Harley Quinn holding the little alien from Toy Story. If you look closely you can see that the little alien is a little worried by who is holding him. Hell, I would be too.







BOBA FETT: A friend of Stef (see below) from Sydney. Luckily I was surrounded by Boba Fett merchandise so reference was easy. My first ever Boba Fett. Not too bad.









HIRO: Back to HEROES! Another friend of Stef wanted Hiro, the sword and the Godsend symbol. I messed up his hand placement (it should have been higher in the picture) so I could have drawn the Godsend in its proper place. Not so bright. =)








ELLE: Again from HEROES. This is Stef, "Hi! Stef!". Stef wanted Kristen Bell from HEROES. While I'm a huge fan of her, I did need reference. So I glanced across at Troy who folded his arms and started stroking his goatee deep in thought. Then he disappeared off and came back with a Wizard magazine with a picture of her in her lingerie. I'm like, "Wow! I'm so impressed you remembered this!"

He turns to me and says, "Well, it's a little hard to forget."




IRON FIST: This is the first Iron Fist I've ever drawn. It's a good picture of him, and a nice idea, but I'd love to draw him again. I've got a much better idea. Read Iron Fist! It's a kick ass book!









MR BENNET: It looks a bit more like a blonde Clark Kent, heh. You know. Still it's a good picture of some guy in a suit. You'd think after all the times I'd drawn him I could smash out a Bennet no problem. I realised that when I draw the comics I don't really pay attention to their likenesses. It's only when I sketch their portrait that it sinks in. Weird.

Hi Adi.




HIRO/FUTURE HIRO: as far as ideas went for sketches, this was one of the best. The two Hiro's separated by his sword. I really enjoyed doing this one as it challenged my innate ability to draw Hiro Nakamura - which I think is my special gift.










CLAIRE: So this guy came back around again for a picture of Claire for his sister. I thought that was really cool of him and mentioned so. I think he implied it was the sorta present where everybody wins. I'm really happy with this sketch. I did some studies earlier that day to get some likenesses better. This was based on one of those studies, and I think it turned out well.



WILLOW: Now this was tough. The only reference I had were two Jo Chen covers and a tiny photo on her phone. While I love Willow, it's really tough to remember exactly what she looks like. I don't like using people's artwork as reference, it's like a copy of a copy and it looks as such. Ideally if you want me to draw someone, find two photos of them from two different angles and I will draw a picture that's a combination of the two photos. I can do this pretty successfully if the brain is switched on and I know the characters.


BATWOMAN: Again, I've not drawn Batwoman before. I had read all about her in 52, though. I thought the design of the character was great. Not a bad picture. But I think I've got a pretty good idea of what to do next time. This picture gave me a good idea of how her costume works though and the potential design aspects of it.






STARTREK ENTERPRISE: Now this was tough. Even though Jacinta gave me reference, I find it really tough to do a quick sketch of a vehicle. Vehicles are all about perspective and synchronous lines. Again, I didn't want to just copy one of the reference shots so I played a bit, and it got a bit... wonky.






SUPERGIRL: This is Dan. I met him at Armageddon. He's on the committee of the Starwalking fan club and does a great deal of work for charity through them. I dig this Supergirl. She's got spunk (the quality that I think is most important for her). I now realise that she has to have flat hair to make her look younger.



One more set should cover the city signing.


COMMISSIONS:

If you'd like me to do a commission, email me at grael23@yahoo.com and I will send you an email with the details and prices. Then you can make a decision as to what you want.

SIGNING AT CLASSIC COMICS
Signing this Saturday 17th, 3pm-5pm

at

Shop 7, 50 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

HERE is a map

Signing is free, sketches are $10 and sketchbooks are $15 (same as before).

I'm also doing a radio interview at 4pm on RMIT radio on 90.7FM. So if you're in Melbourne, tune in!