Jekyll! Part Two.

So I was all fired up after pushing my head shot and quickly decided that I really should add the rest of the figure to the pic and keep the head. Maybe just change the vantage point and have you look up at him instead. I digitally drew this.

Armed with my new pose I quickly moved along and did another quick value study and started thinking ahead to what and where I wanted to go with it. I figured I would go a little bloody with this one.

Jekyll! Part One.

Here I go again. Posting away in instalments to drag out that the fact that I have something new to share. I had heard of this BBC program before and usually with it being mentioned in Doctor Who or Sherlock articles. This was also written by the brilliant Steven Moffat and it does not disappoint. I originally thought that it was merely a modern re-telling of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson classic just like Sherlock is. I was wrong! And I am mad at myself in waiting so long to check this program out. If you have not seen it already, go now and watch it. Watch it all!! James Nesbitt is absolutely amazing in the duel role!!

I originally just did a sketch on the computer to loosen up and then, as I frequently do, I got carried away and kept adding color and such to the sketch. This is what I got.

Stay tuned. More to come.

Drawing Tintin. Part 5.1

So once again my friend (and former classmate) Cory Thoman, took one of my posts and re-worked it and sent it back to me. This time it was my Tintin art and he showed me his down and dirty cut and paste job using a parchment background texture. My wife likes it. My son likes it too. I have to admit, I also like it. I told Cory that  I was going to start sending him all my "art" for art direction before anyone else see's it from now on. I thought about it, but then I would lose out on fun posts like this one where I get to share the experience. What do you all think?? I just wish he would give me the advice BEFORE I order cards printed!

Jon Pinto Art Page

...is now up on Facebook. Just trying to make it easier for everyone to follow along. Go ahead and "like it". You know you want to.

Drawing Tintin. Part Five.

Done! I experimented with adding different textures and modified some of my painting method but nothing in the way that would be overtly obvious. Mostly for speeding up my process more than anything. I am happy with the way this turned out and I like the "European poster" feel the the graphics. I know my style is totally the opposite end of the spectrum from Herge's, but I hope Tintin fans would like in anyway.

Drawing Tintin. Part Four

So after looking at the colored sketch a bit more, I decided that I should try something else. The yellow oval in the background just looked too much like the iconic Tintin running with Snowy image that everyone has seen and if I wanted to do that, I should go ahead and just do Tintin and Snowy running. But I didn't, so I figured why not bring in another character as a design element. Almost immediately thought of using the Thompson twins! Perfect!

I hope.

The digital drawing.

Digitally inked version.

Duplicated and merged.

I thought that worked out well so I just had to place it into the composition.

Final inked and flat color version.

Drawing Tintin. Part Three

So the inked version is finished as well as dropping in the local color. I like the clean look here and this is where I can really tell if I like my own drawing. Seeing the clean, crisp lines with the thick and thin qualities really appeals to me. Have a I mentioned that part before in a previous posting?? I hope I am not getting repetitive. I hope I am not getting repetitive.