I was asked to do another cartoon for HSInjustice. Here it is!… (I’m a man of few words 
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Archive for April, 2009
Here is another drawing I did for the ArtOrder challenge this week. I didn’t submit it in time but I still like it… I really want to try some color on these.. maybe soon!
Art Order continues to have some interesting and increasingly challenging assignments! I really look forward to the time I can spend imagining new creatures and situations. This week we were to take one of serveral imaginary races and project what they might be like in the future… here are my Dragon Born…
After the fall of Arkhosia the Dragon Born found themselves without a place to call home. Instead of overtaking lands already occupied, they slowly became a race of nomads. Welcomed by all because of their honorable ways, they find situations where their strength and skills can be of use and then move on when the job is done… Think of Seven Samurai or the A-Team except with a large space-craft and cool jet cycles instead of a mini-van .
I have some other sketches that I may post later if I can clean them up a little.
I was offered this little cartoon project recently and I really had a lot of fun with it! Maybe there are some political cartoons in my future … this is being used in connection with a blog chronicling one mother’s struggle with a judge in North Carolina who has ruled that she can no longer home school her children as a result of a custody battle. Please check out www.hsinjustice.com to see more details.
This is another adventure in character development… or rather, race development. These exercises really remind me of the times my brother and I spent creating creatures when we were kids. We had pages of creatures that looked like Ewoks with each drawing focusing on a different role in the “Ewok” community… we had fun doing those… we also had a race of creatures that lived in the ocean … I’ll have to find some of those and upload them!
At any rate, these guys are called the Bromides… or the Bromide Race. They are described as being plant-like or plant-related humanoids who are intelligent and tend to be rather tall. Their plant-like aspects end up being incorporated into the way they defend themselves… so the vines coming out of his head could be used for grappling or camouflage. There are retractable thorns on his arms and legs… Armor made from barks and leaves… I also had thoughts about the taller Bromides being the elders of the community… sort of like tall tree-like beings who spend a lot of time swaying in the breeze and thinking . I had other thoughts to sketch on but there wasn’t enough time to fully explore the possibilities.
I had fun and I hope you enjoy the sketches. Check back for more fun stuff later .
