I debated whether or not I should draw Frank in his classic spandex costume or go for the “realistic” skull shirt/armor look. But honestly, I’m getting tired of the whole “realistic” super-character thing. It works in moderation, but when it comes down to it, body armor, seams, collars and loose clothing don’t make a comic character any less ridiculous than trunks, capes and tights.
509. The Punisher
506. Frederick J. Krueger
Over the past couple of days, I have watched the 4-hour Never Sleep Again – a documentary about all things Nightmare on Elm Street (except the remake). It was pretty good. Enjoyable, funny, and somewhat informative. NoES, and Freddy has always been my favorite horror franchise. A delusional me who has filmaking aspirations would love to try to make another NoES movie.
504. Superman
I am paranoid about this drawing for two reasons. 1) I feel like I’m fairly certain that Jason Young has already drawn this and I completely ripped him off. and B) That no one will get the joke.
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Last night, I watched the first hour of World War Z. I’d heard a lot of people tell me that it was good. Those people are now dead to me. Fuck that movie. However, tonight, I watched The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled – a documentary about comedians Doug Benson and Graham Elwood on tour, and it was pretty fantastic, if kinda empty. But I giggled – intentionally, so that makes it a winner. Especially compared to WWZ.
500. Blue Beetle
It’s Day 500! Seems like a milestone to me. So, I drew my favorite superhero, Ted Kord aka The Blue Beetle. But you knew that already. What you might not know is that today’s piece is an actual painting – hand painted – with acrylics on colourfix paper. And this is also the first thing I’ve painted in 16 years. I think 1998 – my last year at art school – was the last time I had painted anything.
Below is my progress from initial sketch, to transferring to the paper, to the flats. Everything beyond that was just experimentation until I felt it was done. I’d say that I kind of hate the final piece, but also, it’s not bad for having not done a painting in close to 20 years.
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UPDATE: Apparently June 15th was the 75th anniversary of The Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett version)! Serendipity!