DarcSowers.Com
Here you'll find work in progress, sketchbook practice, personal thoughts, and resource links... as well as the occasional post sharing items from my art book collection. Just think of this as a backstage pass into my studio.
Sometimes I gripe and say not-nice things. If that makes you uncomfortable sugar-booger, then this isn't the place for you.
Yeah, that’s reasonably accurate.
A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand references.
[From various sources]
- Les Miserables in One SentenceJavert:PUT THAT (bread, convict, mayor, prostitute, child, furniture, my morals) BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME.
Here’s the latest page from 'Code Name: Hunter'. You may be cute, Scotty, but you’re still a little brat.
Sorry again for the slight shift in update schedule this week. Thanks for sticking with me and my little migraine goblins.
Speaking of migraines, I’m going to see if I can’t sleep off the remainder of this one. I should be more chatty tomorrow. Thanks guys.
Still feeling like the back-end of a donkey, but the screen isn’t quite as painful to look at today. Which is good, since I promised today’s update tomorrow.
So, it’s back to work. The sketch of the next two pages is ready for inking. That will begin in a bit. First I need to get cleaned up for the day. What? I started the sketch a little after we returned from the gym this morning. No time for a shower til now. Must get cleeeeeeean!
(via fuckyeahprettybooks)
As I mentioned on Twitter earlier, this is turning out to be a crappy day due to a wicked migraine. As a result, I’ll be moving Monday’s update to Tuesday, making this week’s update schedule a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday one. This will give me an extra day to finish up page 8 - a nice thing since the bright computer screen is not my friend at the moment.
For now, here’s the thumbnails for the next two pages. I should really start doing these in my sketchbook instead of a spare notepad. I’d get through each sketchbook much faster if I did.
I’ve a few PMs and messages to respond to. I’ll catch up with everyone in a few days or so. Please don’t think I’m ignoring you, I’m just a little preoccupied at the moment.
Sorry for the wonky schedule. See you Tuesday.
*Art Advice* by Joe Madureira
Do you really want to be an artist? Or a successful working professional?
Believe it or not there is a difference. I’m not usually a soapbox type guy, I don’t like instructing people, and I think I’m a terrible teacher. But hey, it’s Friday and I’m in a strange mood. So here goes:
And here’s the finished version of today’s comic page.
Why didn’t Roderick and Puck run off during Summer and Winter’s discussion? As the quote from The Last Unicorn says, “never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention.”
Summer and Winter are actually Aspects. The power inherent in these two Queens is truly immortal. If a Queen’s body should die, their Aspect will choose a new body - usually the next most powerful - from her Court. The Queens will go to great lengths to avoid this as each body takes time to get used to the power and retains all the memories of the previous incarnation, including the dying.
It takes a great deal of power for a Fey to switch Courts. Very few have enough strength to do so.
I was running behind working on this yesterday - the sketch took longer than normal to lay out for some reason - so didn’t post this. Here’s the inks over roughs of today’s page.
fantasyreboot Asks:
darcsowers Said:
I’m sure there are a few running about. Winter tends to be a little more blunt than Summer, so they often come across as snippy, aggressive, or just too damn proud for their own good.
(via fuckyeahprettybooks)
Sketchbook 2014-3: Page 6
Source: Google Image Search - hand gestures (site)
Media: Cretacolor Monolith pencil, Faber-Castell colored pencil, white gel pen
