Artwork: Scarecrow

Inked art (L) and finished color art (R)

I thought I would try doing a piece for the Covered Blog, and redid a cover from Marvel Comics' Wonderful Wizard of Oz...  If you have a chance and can read any of them (I think they are on the 5th series), give them a shot. Great for all ages.

The Art:

I tried to keep the rough sketchy style of art that Skottie Young does in the books. I used solely a brush and ink on the drawing (above left)... using a mix of dry brush, some linework and spattering the ink. I used my fingerprints in the ink to help make the shadows... if you look close you can see my prints. I have seen other artists do this, particularly a great piece by Chuck Close... and thought I would give it a shot. It worked with moderate success, although I think next time I will use an ink pad.

The finished work is a mix of watercolor, gouache, colored pencil and ink.

You can really get some beautiful lines with the ink. I did this one pretty big, and I think in retrospect I would have liked to do it at half the size.

JUST READ: Joe the Barbarian

Besides all my art stuff, I thought I would talk about a great book I just read: 


Joe the Barbarian is an eight-issue comic book limited series written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Sean Murphy.


This is a fantastic tale of a boy named Joe, who begins to have hallucinations after going into anaphylactic shock. He goes on a strange journey which (in the course of 8 issues) mirrors his real-life journey to get a can of soda. The art is amazing, and Morrison's writing is great as usual. Great read, and worth checking out.

WHOA! ...Excited!

Anyone who knows me, knows I have read comic books since I was a kid. One of my favorite reads the last few years has been The Walking Dead. They just released the trailer for Season 3, and WOW. Can't wait to see Michonne in action: Looks like they picked the perfect actress for the part: