Everyday I'm Hustlin...

Just a quick update- I've added more projects to my portfolio site, and fixed the buttons so they are smaller and look nicer. I think it's a bit easier to navigate now. I'm also working on finishing up the current Alencia story and adding grey tones to it. Then when that is done I'll be adding text and doing a cover image. I'm also hoping to do more concept work for some other comics I want to draw soon, including some collaborations. My good friend El Goro is putting together a script for his own Alencia story that I'll be drawing. I am so excited, you have no ideaaaa!

Central Park Romance

Here are some pictures from a recent commission I did for a client of her and her boyfriend. They are based on actual photographs of the couple.

Each image is 4 x 6 inches and was inked on 400 series Bristol board with Non-Photo Blue Pencil and Pentel pocket brush pen. Colored in Photoshop CS5. The client is going to give these to her boyfriend for their anniversary. I hope he likes them!

Battle Cry

Here's a cool down sketch I did tonight while watching "The Sacred Blacksmith" anime. The theme song got me pumped up to draw this. However the anime itself is bothering me a little. The fact this female knight needs to be constantly saved by the male lead character and that ,while she is determined to be successful, she simply cannot hold her own in battle. Also at first she wants to be a great knight so she can protect people of the city, but then her motivations turns to showing this guy that she can fight (which she clearly can't). I find the 'I'm doing it for an obvious forced love interest' plot to be boring and adds nothing to the characters. I also find no amusement in the fixation the show has on her breasts : /

But ranting aside! Here are my girls, who are perfectly capable of holding their own in battle. I Decided to slap a color down and do some lighting. No references were used for the poses or the lighting but that's why it's a wind down sketch. Done with Non-photo Blue pencil and Pocket Pentel Brush Pen on Bristol vellum.

Great news! My portfolio site is up and running! It'll be updated as I progress on projects and new ones will be added along the way. Check it out~ Now to watch some 'Tiger & Bunny.'

Behance

Hey guys! Quick update before I get back to work, I have a Behance profile now! Check it out! http://www.behance.net/FranRowan This is also cool because I can easily show off projects, like Kale on it. I have a few preview pages up so take a gander~ If you're on Behance yourself, let me know! I still plan to post some consecutive preview pages here, I've just been a bit busy. See you later with some more artwork!

Kicking Back

Hello all! I bring you a sketch of Kale before I head of for bed~

I felt like I hadn't drawn her in a long time, but I forgot about the cafe drawing :P Hopefully I can color that some time. I do however have some art/design employment opportunities coming my way so that will eat up some of my time. However developing the comics will continue. I just get to do something other than sell glasses for a bit. I'm looking forward to it. Wish me luck!

---- Done with non-photo blue pencil, 0.1 Staedtler pen, on printer paper.