Crappy Scan

Okay, this is a crappy scan of the top half of the first comic book page I've ever sort of completed.

Mojo-vated

Okay, so this amazing thing has been happening lately. I can't really explain it but for about a week I've been able to consistently produce alright artwork. I'm still working on my first comic book page but it's mostly done. Plus, I'm confident that I can do another; I don't think this is a fad. So, lo and behold...

The Resurrection

The Drawing American is BACK!! Before you get the wrong idea and think I'm just some guy speaking in the third person, let me assure you that is not the case. The "Drawing American" is the pen name of my pencil. Actually, it's the Alvin "Tech" DA lead holder but years ago I decided that DA stood for "Drawing American" (obviously). Anyway, for years I used this pencil to do the foundation work for my drawings until it became unserviceable. By "unserviceable", I mean the spring mechanism just wore out, which led to a creative drought for me since I couldn't find a suitable replacement.

A few months and a cross-country move go by and I end up in Lincoln, NE which happens to carry the exact same pencil. Wow. So despite losing the majority of the useful art supplies I had, my main weapon was back in my hands. But (thank God), my wife found said-name art tools this past weekend and the mojo is back!

So, despite having finally winterized our motorcycles and bidding them farewell until the spring, I am more excited about drawing than I have been in a while.

Much more to come.

Sketches

Alright, this isn't really my best effort but it'll have to do in a crunch. I vowed before my wife to post something by the end of the weekend so this is it. Just a study of the character trying to find a look I like.

I planned to do add some color and do each figure as a separate but ran out of time. Anyway, more to come. I should be a lot more active this year. A lot more...which isn't saying much.

Okay, now that I've gotten that maiden voyage out of the way, I'm starting to think soberly. We still have to take care of title/registration, gear, and owners manuals for our bikes before I feel comfortable doing any more riding. It's also been brought to my attention that maybe my chain and sprockets need replacing. I took a couple of pics of them in hopes that maybe someone can tell me if they need to be replaced or just cleaned. It kinda sucks because now that I have a bike and the weather is getting better, I can't really ride. But hey, at least I have a bike, right?

A Bike Named Su

Alright, I'm back and better than ever...Okay, maybe not better but I have a motorcycle now so that's gotta count for something, right? My wife is telling me it's past my bedtime so I'll keep this brief for now. She and I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course last summer and got our motorcycle endorsements. Unfortunately there was no money in the wedding budget for a motorcycle so we had to wait until last week to get them. We found the bikes we wanted for the price we wanted and finally got on the road last Saturday. This is my very first ride on my GS500F and another pic with my wife on her Ninja 250. To Be Continued...

Elf Mage

Last (and least IMO) is an elf magic-user. I don't know that this one will make the final cut but it's considerably better than I remember it being. Still, it's not a waste since I actually applied something that I learned a long time ago but never bothered to use. I made a photocopy of the pencils and inked the copy instead of the original. Now, that meant more cleaning up on the computer but it also preserved the original (which, incidentally, was later ruined when my cat spilled water on it).