tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57410622680757966162024-02-07T07:18:17.749-05:00The Art of Drew Green - Art BlogDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-21721246863431467682011-08-09T01:09:00.001-04:002011-08-09T01:11:19.357-04:00Death of the Bounty HunterHey folks!<br />
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It has been a while since I've posted anything here (I say that a lot). I need to update the portfolio section and post much of the work that I have done since the last time I was here. I will do that! I'd still like to use this as my portfolio site (since DA is unprofessional and Tumblr, god bless it, is fun but messy and has a lot of my scribbly sketches on it in addition to complete illustrations).<br />
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ANYWAY.<br />
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This past weekend was the 25th anniversary of Nintendo's "Metroid" series of video games, one of my favorites. So naturally, I decided to do a tribute image. Nothing says "happy birthday" like drawing the thing you love being munched on by an energy-sucking parasite. Sorry, Samus!<br />
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Anyway, enjoy.<br />
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<b>Note: DO NOT REBLOG THIS ON TUMBLR FROM HERE!!! I will be posting it to <a href="http://drew-green.tumblr.com/">my Tumblr</a> tomorrow afternoon and you can reblog it from there at that time. Thank you.</b>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-50977953990793482292011-04-25T13:03:00.000-04:002011-04-25T13:03:46.843-04:00SGARB Page 1Hey folks!<br />
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So I thought I'd share the mostly-completed first page of "The Super-Gay Adventures of Ross Boston." The word balloon is messy but temporary (gonna do the lettering in Illustrator when I'm all done with the images).<br />
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I'd love to hear your thoughts!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-48045642448369370782011-04-06T13:53:00.002-04:002011-04-06T13:53:50.507-04:00Batman & Robin CommissionHey folks!<br />
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This was a commission for someone. He wanted himself and his boyfriend drawn as Batman and Robin, reminiscent of the 1960's Batman television show.<br />
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this was fun! AND it was a good opportunity to try out some texture stuff.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-12483736295580047872011-03-27T19:34:00.000-04:002011-03-27T19:34:22.047-04:00Sakura Vs. Shuma-GorathHey folks!<br />
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This was a commission for a friend from Facebook. He wanted Sakura fighting Shuma-Gorath, both characters featured in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.<br />
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Inked in Adobe Illustrator CS, colored in Photoshop.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-73388481713750492362011-02-28T20:23:00.002-05:002011-02-28T20:26:56.209-05:00Jason P. CommissionsHey folks!<br />
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Recently I did two commissions for a local friend. His name is Jason and he is a player on the <a href="http://www.atlantabucksrugby.org/">Atlanta Bucks gay rugby team</a> and also likes superheroes. Below are his commissions!<br />
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I had a lot of fun working on both of them. I hope you like them too!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-15911803955344137002011-02-28T12:47:00.000-05:002011-02-28T12:47:20.164-05:00Udon's Mega Man TributeHey folks!<br />
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Not too long ago, popular art house <a href="http://www.megamantribute.com/">Udon called for entries on their next book, the Mega Man Tribute</a>. I sent in my entry and, although I'm still crossing my fingers (winners selected for the book will know it no later than tomorrow), I'm fairly certain my entry did not get selected.<br />
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In any case, here it is, exclusive to my blog until after tomorrow (depending on the news).<br />
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I sacrificed pretty much an entire weekend working on this. I'm really please with how it came out, and I hope you like it as well!<br />
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Best,<br />
~Drew<br />
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Inked in Illustrator CS, colored in Photoshop.<br />
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<i>This image was created by me, Drew Green, and is not for use in any way, shape, or form without my permission first. Mega Man and all related characters are (c) Capcom.</i>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-40260324048698841532011-02-28T12:39:00.000-05:002011-02-28T12:39:21.819-05:00Legend of Zelda 25th AnniversaryHey folks!<br />
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Just last week was the 25th anniversary of "The Legend of Zelda," my favorite video game series of all time. So on Saturday, I decided to do a <a href="http://www.livestream.com/drewgreen">Livestream</a> featuring a Zelda illustration to celebrate! This is the result.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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~Drew<br />
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Sketched in Paint Tool SAI, inked in Adobe Illustrator, and colored in Adobe Photoshop CS.<br />
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<i>This image was created by me, Drew Green, and is not for use in any way, shape, or form without my permission first. "The Legend of Zelda" is (c) Nintendo.</i>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-72330149169574944402011-01-17T22:45:00.000-05:002011-01-17T22:45:04.008-05:00I'm on Tumblr!Hey folks!<br />
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Just wanted to let you know that <a href="http://drew-green.tumblr.com/">you can find me on tumblr now!</a> How exciting is that? My plan is to post minor sketches and doodles that would flounder on DA, flickr, here, etc. Follow me on tumblr and ride the awesome wave.<br />
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That's all for now!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-13938728458692034212011-01-12T00:19:00.000-05:002011-01-12T00:19:24.251-05:00Ross Boston Promo IllustrationHey folks!<br />
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Nothing too fancy tonight. Just a cool promo illustration of Ross Boston. Also, putting the new logo to use (with some changes made to it thanks to the helpful critique of my friend <a href="http://reedbond.blogspot.com/">Reed Bond</a>).<br />
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I will post this to DA tomorrow morning. For now, you blogger folks get to see it first!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-26341188991248550772011-01-10T17:20:00.000-05:002011-01-10T17:20:40.756-05:00Super-Gay Logo!Hey folks!<br />
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For now, this is the logo for "The Super-Gay Adventures of Ross Boston." Custom-made in Illustrator. Enjoy!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-63387831860904109982011-01-09T13:20:00.001-05:002011-01-09T13:21:57.241-05:00Super-Gay Profile - The Blue BaronessHey folks!<br />
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Gotta be quick with today's update, in a hurry. It's The Blue Baroness!<br />
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The city's most notorious vigilante, drag queen superhero The Blue Baroness (commonly referred to as Blue) protects the downtrodden similar to the way the Bobslist Adventure Team does. However, her methods are often morally questionable. Blue has some kind of past with Wizard Wayne, but the two disagree and do their best to avoid each other. She develops a fixation on Ross, but her motives are unclear...<br />
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About the design: I created Blue about a year and a half ago just out of nowhere. She sort of just...popped into existence. I sometimes find myself referring to drag queens as real-life superheroes without powers...big and exciting and loud and in funny clothing. I don't remember where I stuffed the old sketches and I'll have to find them and post them soon, but for now I leave you with the single page of Blue I drew. I didn't need to improve upon the previous design much...just update it a bit to fit the scenario.<br />
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Alright, and that wraps up the character profiles! It has been a good week, and I hope you feel learned on all of my Super-Gay characters!<br />
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Take it easy,<br />
~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-16730643004484309782011-01-08T14:21:00.000-05:002011-01-08T14:21:17.930-05:00Super-Gay Profile - Brian GoddardHey folks!<br />
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Be prepared to be disenchanted, for today I give you the wholly unpleasant Brian Goddard.<br />
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Brian is Ross's boyfriend of two years. Things probably started off artificially well, but Brian is controlling and entirely unlikable and probably picked Ross as his partner understanding that he'd have no trouble keeping our hero on a short leash. When Ross is hired at the Bobslist Adventure Team, Brian (a manager at a video store that takes his job way too seriously) becomes jealous of his boyfriend's interesting new job and thus often attempts to get him fired. Because that's the kinda guy he is.<br />
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About the design: I was fortunate in that the very first sketch I did of Brian was the right one and I kinda knew it. He just sort of poured perfectly from my head onto the paper. There were a couple small revisions in the colored version but...really, it just worked! Brian is sort of gray and bland in contrast to the colorful cast of the story, and acts as a minor villain always getting in the way of the optimal performance of the Bobslist Adventure Team.<br />
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Alrighty, tomorrow you will be properly introduced to the mysterious Blue Baroness! Hope to see you here. ;D<br />
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Best,<br />
~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-31868811694943789732011-01-07T16:34:00.000-05:002011-01-07T16:34:02.864-05:00Super-Gay Profile - Nicki NoelleHey folks!<br />
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Say hello to a brand-new, unrevealed character in the form of Nicki Noelle!<br />
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Nicki Noelle used to live a life of danger, adventure, and intrigue back when she was the saucy sidekick to a handsome secret agent. But when this ex "Bond girl's" partner in super-secret justice fell in love with her and, due to her status as a lesbian, she could not love him back, she fled and found solace in the employment of the Bobslist Adventure team. Nicki can build and fix all sorts of interesting devices (having much experience providing a secret agent with all of his needed gadgetry). She is a super-intellect and sharp as a whip, rough and tough but still quite likable.<br />
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About the design: Nicki (whose name was Nickie during the initial sketches) was a bit of a challenge for me. I realize that I don't sympathize much with lesbians for various reasons so it was hard for me to come up with one that was not a gross, unpleasant stereotype. With the help of my friend <a href="http://reedbond.blogspot.com/">Reed Bond</a>, I realized that I didn't really need to stick with a stereotype to make her work. He helped me find inspiration in positive lesbian role models like Ellen DeGeneres and others, and I think it worked out well.<br />
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I have not designed Nicki's past secret agent look yet (probably something a little sexier and more classily-dressed) but look forward to that soon. ;D<br />
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Alrighty, tomorrow we will focus on Ross's unpleasant boyfriend, Brian Goddard. Be there or be straight!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-48452316021180828672011-01-06T12:26:00.000-05:002011-01-06T12:26:39.007-05:00Super-Gay Profile - SassquatchHey again, folks!<br />
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Today's featured character is the gay beast, Sassquatch!<br />
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Sassquatch, or "Sass" for short, is flamboyant but aloof. Hailing from planet Sasquatchewan, Sass is a master of disguise and is always prepared to don any identity to gain the upper hand. His disguises aren't very convincing but perhaps it is his uncanny ability to make others uncomfortable that gets him by.<br />
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About the design: I hadn't really considered it before, but a friend of mine mentioned the interesting thing about Sass's design is that he is simple, a blank canvas always ready to have some obnoxious outfit put on him. Ultimately, though, I decided that the purple underwear would be his default. It just seems right, the perfect balance of obnoxious and gay.<br />
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As an aside, I rarely laugh at my own drawings while drawing them. But the page featuring many different random images of Sass wearing various disguises is just particularly hilarious to me.<br />
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Alright, see you tomorrow with another character!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-84778238148257493862011-01-05T12:41:00.000-05:002011-01-05T12:41:23.791-05:00Super-Gay Profile - Brenda StaceyHey folks!<br />
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Today, I'm featuring Brenda Stacey! Like, oh my god!<br />
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Brenda Stacey is an 80's workout video instructor accidentally brought to present day when Wizard Wayne was attempting to use her most famous tape, "Like, Totally Working Out!" but being in a rush, he played the video tape using the VHS Time Machine. Ripping Brenda cold and confused from the setting of her fabulous workout room and erasing events she lived in her lifetime, Brenda's absence from the timeline where she previously existed will make for many interesting scenarios. Brenda has, thankfully, made a smooth transition into modern-day life.<br />
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But she won't throw away her leg warmers. ;D<br />
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About the design: Brenda Stacey gave me heaps of trouble when I was sitting at the pizza place trying to sketch out some concepts of her. I post all four of the disastrous pages just to let you see that, no matter how much you try, some days you just won't be able to come up with an appropriate design. I didn't manage to get it right until I drew the colored image at the top that you've seen previously. It just sort of...clicked, I guess. I think it helped that I was able to refer to an older image of mine in which I drew an 80's workout instructor for a video game-related contest. Strangely enough, I called <i>this</i> character Brenda, as well!<br />
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Also, random picture of Wizard Wayne!<br />
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Alrighty, come back tomorrow for some Sassquatch action!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-80108458613397271022011-01-04T13:42:00.001-05:002011-01-04T21:02:05.187-05:00Super-Gay Profile - Wizard WayneHey folks!<br />
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Today's character profile is Wizard Wayne!<br />
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Leader of the Bobslist Adventure Team, Wizard Wayne is tall, imposing, and whimsical. He has a soft spot for the people he aims to protect, the downtrodden and unusual.<br />
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About the design: It was sort of hard to come up with a wizard character that didn't rely on his wizard hat to look like a wizard. I feared giving Wayne a hat would make him too similar to any number of wizards in popular fiction. It is unclear whether Wayne is human or not, as questioned by his pointy ears. His robe looks a bit like a nightgown but it creates such a nice, curvy flow that allows Wayne to appear regal, mysterious, or imposing at any given time. I'm not sure it comes across so well in this image, but his outfit is supposed to simulate a night sky, complete with a fade into the darkness of space and featuring many bright stars. We'll see how it reads in later images. ;D<br />
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That's all I can confidently say right now. More on him later!<br />
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Best,<br />
~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-461149396788386662011-01-03T11:15:00.000-05:002011-01-03T11:15:12.173-05:00Super-Gay Profile - Ross BostonHey folks!<br />
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I do this thing a lot where I disappear for a little while then come back and announce to an empty room that I'm here. And I'm gonna do it again. Last time I posted on this blog was back in November (which was also the last time I did a Livestream, yeesh!), and I feel a little bad about that. I guess the "hiatus" was probably due to the fact that most of the work I was producing was Christmas-or-commission-or-both-related, so I couldn't post any of it here. Soon, I will, but not yet.<br />
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Anyway, I want to start posting some of my sketches related to my newest pet project, "The Super-Gay Adventures of Ross Boston." A comedy following the exploits of of a young 20-something as he joins a team of supernatural specialists located in a palace on top of a skyscraper, "Super-Gay" is my attempt at making a comic about a gay character who is not a porn star, but in fact a perfectly regular person with (mostly) normal problems.<br />
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As I get to them, I will feature a character on the blog with the most up-to-date image of them and then some sketches showing the progression of their design (and you might be disappointed to find that I don't have pages and pages of concepts, but that's just not how I design - unless I don't feel like I've "found" the character, I usually am pretty quick to come up with something).<br />
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Appropriately, we'll start off with our hero, Ross Boston!<br />
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Ross Boston is a bit of a pushover. Left jobless, he seeks the aid of Bobslist.web, a website devoted to job listings. He makes the mistake of clicking on the "Adventure and Excitement" listing instead of the one devoted to "Art and Design," however, and spots and ad looking to hire a new member to the Bobslist Adventure Team. Unqualified but interested, our hero applies and after a rigorous interview, he is hired! Hilarity ensues.<br />
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About the design: I wanted to make a character that was not what many people typically consider a gay stereotype. I imagine Ross does not know that he is attractive but dresses well enough anyway, as though something in the back of his head tells him he is supposed to. His lack of self-confidence contrasts his decent fashion sense and good looks. Ultimately, I also sought to design a character that I'd be happy drawing over and over again, and I think that - if nothing else - was a success.<br />
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Alright, that's it for today's entry! See you next time with another "Super-Gay" character. ;D<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-68959757095538304002010-11-28T12:45:00.000-05:002010-11-28T12:45:34.114-05:00Benji BoltsHey folks!<br />
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Quick one today.<br />
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I used yesterday's Livestream as an opportunity to reveal Benji Bolts, potential love interest for Yoki Safari. I didn't go into too much detail, only saying that his profession warrants him wearing a silly jumpsuit, his sunglasses have a special property, that he is particularly shady, and that he looks similar to another character. Here's Benji:<br />
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Anyway, gonna go for now. Later!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-36488198253537618092010-11-25T02:08:00.000-05:002010-11-25T02:08:45.886-05:00Morrigan AenslandHey folks!<br />
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It has been a little while since I last posted. I have been pretty busy (satisfyingly so) and have not had as much time for "art for me," and I am not able to post any of the paid things I have completed <i>just</i> yet. Soon, I reckon.<br />
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Anyway, instead of playing video games or watching Battlestar Galactica (can you believe I've never seen it?!), I decided I'd spend my relaxation time drawing something for fun. I chose to draw Morrigan Aensland, popular Capcom character born of the Darkstalkers series, but featured in many of their "...Vs. Capcom" games. I've been wanting to draw her for a while now as I've always felt her design is really very solid. Great color choices, good balance of elements, a lot of personality, and frankly I happen to love sexy characters. But that's just me.<br />
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Here's the completed image:<br />
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I went with "80s bangs" Morrigan simply because I dig it more and it translates better to my style than the flat-haired Morrigan featured in current iterations of the character.<br />
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Sort of a run-of-the-mill "Drew Green" pinup, but I wasn't prepared to put too much thought into this so there you go. I have relied heavily on my "gouache brush" in Photoshop so I decided to try something softer this time around. It made the process generally faster and I think the results are nice enough. Basically, I erased some areas so that the edges were harder than others where the edges are soft and used the blur tool to connect those areas seamlessly, and for the most part it worked.<br />
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Here's the sketch:<br />
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Any good artist will tell you that you should do a mirror flip of your sketch so that you can truly see some of the mistakes you may have missed. In this case, I didn't just edit some lines here and there. I also revamped the pose quite a bit and overhauled her eyes, which in the original, unedited sketch simply were not exuding the "sex" that you'd come to expect from a character like Morrigan. The change to the eyes was a last-minute thing: I'm realizing more and more that when something doesn't feel right even slightly, I should just scrap it. I almost kept the original eyes but I made the right decision and changed them to satisfy my gut feeling.<br />
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Anyway, enough rambling. I realize that it's Thanksgiving (here in the United States), and nothing says "Thanksgiving" like a demonic succubus girl from fighting games. So happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and eat a ton of food in the name of...eating a ton of food!<br />
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Best,<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-5800271673019267682010-11-18T02:50:00.001-05:002010-11-18T02:50:33.032-05:00Busy SeasonHey folks!<br />
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Although I certainly feel a little bad for not utilizing my blog lately, I'm happy to say that it's because I am indeed very busy on paid work, thus paying my bills and keeping everything running. I just quit my job at Blockbuster Video...I was simply fed up and felt that it's time for me to take freelancing more seriously and also look for one, relevant "regular" job doing art.<br />
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So that is my goal.<br />
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If you'd like to help me out, <a href="http://freakshow6.deviantart.com/journal/36114518/">you can commission me!</a><br />
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Additionally, I will be putting some prints up for sale pretty soon so be on the lookout for that. ;D<br />
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In the meantime, I promise I will post some art here in the near future. I would like to revise and clean up my portfolio, too, so that'll be a good time to update.<br />
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Hope all is well!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-71461419328589606202010-11-01T03:35:00.001-04:002010-11-01T12:35:45.580-04:00Ridley Vs. The BoosHey folks!<br />
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A late night/early morning post this time, since I need to update my blog.<br />
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Big news: <a href="http://www.livestream.com/drewgreen">I have a Livestream page!</a> You can go there to watch me draw live every now and then (I'll make noise about when I'll do it).<br />
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To kick things off, I created my celebratory Halloween image from start to finish throughout three live events on my streaming channel, and I think that despite some technical difficulties experienced largely during the coloring stage, the experience was a positive one.<br />
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Let's start with the finished image, I s'pose:<br />
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The image features one of my own original characters, gamer geek Ridley Duncan, dressed to resemble Mario. Some Boos and a mid-transformation coin block were thrown in for good measure and "scary" fun, to keep things Halloween-y (lawl).<br />
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Here are the process shots:<br />
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I started with an idea of what I wanted to do on the air with a quick and dirty sketch. Off-air, I made some edits and even added more background elements to flesh out the image and make it way more interesting and closer to the theme. Back on air, the concept was polished when I inked my sketch in Adobe Illustrator, and later that night I colored the image from start to finish live. I topped the piece off with some glows on the Boos and gold elements and a subtle color filter to bring it all together.<br />
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I hope you dig it! Lemme know your thoughts!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-40042081203133348552010-10-20T01:20:00.000-04:002010-10-20T01:20:23.334-04:00Cranston Silvernose ConceptsHey folks!<br />
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This time, I bring to you some concepts of a minor character in "The Quest for Love with Yoki Safari," Cranston Silvernose. Cranston is the town science man. He invents, discovers, pokes and prods at things, and is an infinite source of wisdom. Naturally, though, he is very eccentric.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5098906306/" title="Cranston Silvernose pen concepts by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5098906306_f9927d7385_b.jpg" width="500" height="984" alt="Cranston Silvernose pen concepts" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5098906322/" title="Cranston Silvernose colored concept by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/5098906322_70a3b56312.jpg" width="436" height="500" alt="Cranston Silvernose colored concept" /></a><br />
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The pen and ink concepts were done during work at the video store a couple weeks ago. It's all in chronological order. You can see that the character started out looking really different from what I ultimately ended up with.<br />
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Admittedly, I much prefer the wide-eyed, vibrant Cranston seen in the pen and ink concepts to the one from the colored concept. I feel he does not have the same liveliness about him, but that's okay. I can instill that later.<br />
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The colors are not final, I should say. Something feels off about them. But it's a good start.<br />
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The thing on his back is sort of a clock...it ticks away as the hot moon rises and sets. Cranston is rarely seen outside of his little laboratory, so he needs some method of knowing what time it is. ;D<br />
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Cranston will not be a particularly prominent character. His real introduction beyond just being present in the background will probably be somewhere around issue 3. That's the plan right now, anyway.<br />
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Alrighty, g'night folks!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-36194332609237447672010-10-17T18:45:00.000-04:002010-10-17T18:45:16.666-04:00Turnover ConceptsHey folks!<br />
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Work on my upcoming webcomic, "The Quest for Love with Yoki Safari," has been going well. My main focus right now is tying up loose ends and getting a better understanding for the environments (because I've got a pretty good understanding for the characters at this point, hehe). Today, I share with you some concepts for the little castle town of Turnover, the central setting of the comic.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5090743227/" title="Turnover concepts by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5090743227_a2fb696000_z.jpg" width="454" height="640" alt="Turnover concepts" /></a><br />
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Turnover is super-tiny, consisting of a main castle, surrounding homes (made from old "castle parts") that house the residents, and the seedy underbelly of Turnover, "Dark Turnover." It is not a particularly populated little kingdom, consisting of only a handful of people and located in the middle of a vast desert.<br />
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Turnover is located on planet Rockstead. Rockstead is unique in that it has two moons: one is the "hot moon," a source of light and heat for the daytime, and the other is the "cold moon," which is much larger (a concept not illustrated above, unfortunately) moon that causes the nights to be chilly and sort of bright. The left is day, the right is nighttime...you get it. I reckon the cold moon might actually be a full moon at all times, with the hot moon being a crescent moon as illustrated. Still tinkering with the idea, so we'll see.<br />
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And of course, there is a circular courtyard in front of the main castle that has a neat little whale fountain. This design isn't finalized...I actually dunno if I want it to be so cute. I might go with something a little more mysterious and stoic, but we'll see what works.<br />
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Anyway, lemme know your thoughts!<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-38142327431302121912010-10-14T12:16:00.000-04:002010-10-14T12:16:02.908-04:00MON conceptsHey folks!<br />
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It's time now for another round of concepts for a project that is either defunct entirely or put on the waaaaaay-back burner (as in...anything that isn't Yoki Safari). Spotlight: MON.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5080939167/" title="MON concepts by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5080939167_db396d48dd_b.jpg" width="256" height="1024" alt="MON concepts" /></a><br />
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MON is a project I never actually got around to revealing to anyone until this moment, and it was only created recently, dead as soon as it was born. I'm only just now noticing that a lot of my favorite artists and creators are pulling from the things that influenced them as children: Tartakovsky's take on anime teenagers in mech suits in the form of "Sym-Bionic Titan," McCracken's observation of a world in which imaginary friends live relatively peacefully with ordinary citizens in "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" as well as his cheerful interpretation of formulaic superhero tales in "The Powerpuff Girls." So...what influenced me heavily as a kid?<br />
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It was somewhere from 1998-ish to the early 2000s that the "collecting and battling colorful monsters" craze was at its very height. Most kids had chosen to jump on the popular bandwagon of Pokemon, which I certainly enjoyed, but I found a much richer experience in the detailed designs and character-driven plots of Digimon. For a long time, I have nerdily thought to myself "What would I do if given the reins to the horse that is the monster collecting/battling genre?" The answer is "MON."<br />
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Telling the tale of an inner-city 20-something with no aspirations and plenty of problems who is swept up in the interdimension-protecting agenda of a small, orange dinosaur named Karondo, MON is an action-oriented, gritty take on the monster collecting/battling genre. It was meant to follow a similar path of the first season of Digimon, with some of the grittier, darker tones and themes found in the excellent third season.<br />
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Ultimately, when I realized that the only project I REALLY want to be working on right now is "The Quest for Love with Yoki Safari," I put "MON" away with the rest of my stuff. Maybe it'll resurface one day, maybe not.<br />
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Anyway, I know I just lost cool points for admitting that I chose Digimon over Pokemon and was ever actually considering doing a webcomic inspired by it, but hey...at least I'm honest.<br />
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Best,<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741062268075796616.post-38326215408531430102010-10-11T01:27:00.000-04:002010-10-11T01:27:58.384-04:00Catch UpHey folks!<br />
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Wowza! My last blog entry was one of those awful "I need to update" entries, in which I promised I'd update the next day or so. Well, it has been a couple weeks now and still no update, haha. So, here are a couple things that I decided to put on here finally.<br />
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First, as announced on my Deviantart page, I have canceled "Charlie Dubai." I got very tired working on a project I did not feel passionate about, so I pulled the plug to save myself from going nuts. As a nice send-off, here's a piece of concept art for Castle Mermalot, dwelling of the merfolk and setting of most of the first issue of Charlie Dubai.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5070808096/" title="Castle Mermalot concept by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5070808096_afccc280c9_m.jpg" width="240" height="234" alt="Castle Mermalot concept" /></a><br />
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My focus now, then, is "The Quest for Love with Yoki Safari," which I will be doing as a webcomic instead of the originally proposed print comic. I'm finally locking down some character designs, most notably Yoki, Jules, and Durango, all shown in the following image (sketch and complete).<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5070201075/" title="Yoki Safari - The Good Guys - sketch by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5070201075_c788fcba41.jpg" width="301" height="500" alt="Yoki Safari - The Good Guys - sketch" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5070201183/" title="Yoki Safari - The Good Guys by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5070201183_398574d5ac.jpg" width="324" height="500" alt="Yoki Safari - The Good Guys" /></a><br />
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I will make some noise about the details of the webcomic, particularly its launch and location, when I know more. ;D<br />
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Finally, to cap things off, here are some fun "Duncan Button" doodles and concepts.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42161402@N04/5070201041/" title="Duncan Button sketches and doodles by SnailsvenueDrew, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5070201041_a17ba61cfc_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Duncan Button sketches and doodles" /></a><br />
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From left to right: A full-body image of Denise (drawn with the Pencil Tool); a side-view of Pac; Ridley's new design featuring less face fuzz; Ridley playing a video game in his underwear (don't lie, you've done it too); the current design for Ridley's friend Maria Grind; A failed image of Ridley that came out WAY too fat; a concept for another one of Ridley's friends, fighting game fanatic Seth.<br />
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And there you have it! I finally updated! I will try to be more active and up-to-date with my blog. I feel bad for neglecting it!<br />
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Hope all is awesome,<br />
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~DrewDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699520073754269623noreply@blogger.com2