Pen, Ink, Brown Paper

I keep forgetting that I occasionally use this sketchbook. This was done shortly after I discovered the sub-par quality of paper in my other sketchbook. After finishing, I realized I'd channeled a classic pose by Gil Kane. Pen n' ink on brown paper does make an appealing image though.

Fight

A few weeks ago, I was mulling over a project I thought I'd come up with, then abandon. A central figure in the foreground would stand against figures battling in the background. Foreground made up of cool colors, background warm. Before I abandoned the idea completely, I hashed out 2 figures wearing made-up armour hacking away at each other, over a lunch hour in my car. It reminds me of armour Gil Kane would've imagined in the '70's.

A Bridge Too Far

My Sister gave me some Dover editions of Bridgman's Life Drawing sometime in the '70's and I've referred to them ever since. I heard Gil Kane speak at the '94 San Diego Comicon and he mentioned how Frazetta had copied all of Bridman's Life Drawing in one night. Occasionally I get the urge to do the same, then fizzle after 4 or 5 pages. Here I'm more concerned with goofing with my new mix of ink than anything else.
I've always loved Bridgmans drawings. Note the "sack of oatmeal" quality around the rib cage. He was one of the biggest influences on early 20th century illustrators, and it's clear when you look at the dramatic contraposto poses of cartoonists like Alex Raymond and Hal Foster. Heck, even newsters like Jim Lee have put in time sweeping up Bridgmans peanut shells. I have no idea what I meant by that.