SketchClub #103: Grinch family member part 1 - sketch

Silhouettes again . . . some interesting ideas . . .

SketchClub #102: Arctic/Antarctic part 2 - Final

2.5 hour “Speed” draw and color

SketchClub #101: Arctic/Antarctic part 1 - sketch

Love this silhouette approach!

SketchClub #100: Cyclops part 2 - final

Tried a new coloring method and ended up with a scratchboard look = Blech!

SketchClub #99: Cyclops part 1 - sketch

Trying new approach: starting with silhouettes = totally digging it!

SketchClub #97: "I survived Halloween 2014"

I couldn't settle on one idea . . .

SketchClub #96: Combine a lion, lemur, rattlesnake, hawk and snow tiger

Tough project . . . weird results

SketchClub #95: Pirate part 2 - final

Instead of a "final", I sketched more and came up with a more satisfactory proportion

SketchClub #94: Pirate part 1 - sketch

Trying different angles and proportions . . . I ended up with a midget

SketchClub #93: Zombified Wizard of Oz part 2 - final

Duplication, layers, central lighting . . . a different approach at composition

SketchClub #92: Zombified Wizard of Oz part 1 - sketch

Scarecrow has no brains . . . zombie flying monkey mad

Flying monkey concepts

Scarecrow concepts

Different camera angle on scarecrow . . . See, no brains!

SketchClub #91: Jack Kirby character part 3 - final

This is the general idea . . . unfinished.

SketchClub #90: Jack Kirby character part 2 - composition

Trying different layouts of Mangog fighting Thor

SketchClub #89: Jack Kirby character part 1 - thumbnails

Playing with shape and style

SketchClub #88 - Prehistoric

I was thinking of doing a prehistoric landscape
. . . but I couldn't help myself . . . I like characters.
This is actually a sketch of a really cool
Allosaurus toy figure I bought at Hobby Lobby.

SketchClub #87 - "Arabian" related

The background cliff idea was taken from concept art by Seth Engstrom

SketchClub #85 - Storm comic character

With a couple of variants in the back . . .
I've got alot to learn drawing the female form.

SketchClub #84 - Wolverine . . . reimagined

SketchClub #82 - Star Wars: A New Hope

Having fun with Chewbacca designs

SketchClub #81 - Jack be Nimble Nursery Rhyme

SketchClub #80 - Poll Parrot Nursery Rhyme

SketchClub #78 - Design your own Kaiju

SketchClub #77 - "Space Hog"

I present to you: "Hog Solo" (name by Jeff Schmitt)

SketchClub #76 - Tiki

"Blechhh . . . Mmmmm . . ."

SketchClub #75 - Tarzan & Jane

Instead of Tarzan & Jane, I wanted to have fun with gorillas and Easter.

SketchClub #74 - Sprout related

The central final Sproutling was supposed to look like the upper right corner thumbnail . . . was suppose to . . . hmmmmmmmm . . .

SketchClub #73 - Caterpillar or Worm

. . . not happy with the eyes . . . still working on them . . .

SketchClub #69 - Rain related

This is actually mixing with the week before's SketchClub theme of "Rodent". I really wanted to do a squirrel . . . so here's a Maya base-mesh of a squirrel in rubber boots and rain hat in a neutral pose.

SketchClub #67 - Mastermind

Here I created with a Maya base-mesh alien big-headed "Mastermind" character . . . intending to get it into ZBrush . . .

SketchClub #63 - Beast Mode (Seahawks)

I came up with this theme right after the Seahawks SuperBowl victory. I was trying for a "Marshawn Lynch" character . . . now, I'm not digging the facial hair . . . hopefully I'll sculpt it someday . . . I like his "gorilla" weight forward.

SketchClub #62 - Book related

I was trying to create the idea of the world coming out of the book (I used an old cottage model I had created a couple of years ago). I think I have something here . . . but it needs fixing . . .

SketchClub #59 - Use photo of warrior to inspire something

Photo of inspiration

I was wanting to create a character with the sword too heavy for him - conveying the weight pull . . . try . . . try . . . try again . . .

SketchClub #57 - Frog

Wow! I actually got a Maya base-mesh into ZBrush . . . woohoo! . . . but still alot to rework and finish . . .

SketchClub #56 - Movember

Facial hair . . . what fascinating configurations!

SketchClub #53 - Revisit (old theme)

Here's the base-mesh for the horse in a neutral pose . . . must get it into ZBrush!

SketchClub #52 - Revisit (old theme)

I wanted to create a Pumpkin Head character riding a horse. Here I've started the May base-mesh for the Pumpkin Head character. Eventually I unposed him and put him in a neutral pose for eventual animation rig.

SketchClub #47 - Dr Seuss related

Here's my attempt at starting a base-mesh using ZBrush Zspheres to start my Dr. Seuss deer-like creature . . . one of these days I hope to finish it . . .