A whole slew of ODADs

Work has been a bit crazy of late. I’ve managed to still do the ODADs but finding the time to post them has been the challenge. So here’s a belated bunch of ODADs.

First up is this middle-aged lady. I felt bad that all the women I draw are so idealized. So I tried someone a bit more worn over. And she’s sweeping! How’s that for harsh, cold reality?

Then in the more fantastical side, I drew a picture of Batman for Sammy-boy.

I was working on a straight-overhead perspective in this sketch.

And finally, I might have my first actual paid-to-illustrate gig. It’s just a logo character for a client’s business but still… Here’s a rough sketch from that:

Some gangsters

Just some more sketches. I’m not sure where these guys came from.

Circus Potato!

Bad me for not posting last night. I’ve been drawing a lot but I didn’t have time to post it. Mostly I’ve been sketching out ideas for a story idea that’s been stuck in my head. Here’s some character designs from my sketchbook.

If I ever do draw this thing, it will be called “Circus Potato”. Pretty awesome, eh.

A bit of color

Just messing around with color a bit.

A bit o’ perspective and body language

Working on perspective and communicating mood with body language. Also, I inked a few more faces.

G’Night.

Faces

A weak ODAD from a weak man. Got a late start tonight and this is as far as I got.

Clothes make the (wo)man

These drawings can be messy. Come over to our house and you’ll notice that the kitchen table is covered with ink stains.

Ho hum

Nothing too spectacular here. Just working on proportions. This time it’s a skinny kid.

When in doubt, add ink

Sometimes drawings need to be completely scrapped and sometimes they just need a bit more work to get it over the hump. In the case of the last ODAD, I think this was the case. I don’t think it’s particularly great,  but compare the two side by side and I think this one is an improvement. Look how adding contrast focuses the image.

Hrm…

So this one looked great as a pencil sketch. But I started inking it close to 1:00 in the morning and I got pretty sloppy. Too bad because it could’ve been something interesting if I’d been a little more awake. Might redraw. Until then, g’night.