DRAW:ROBOT sketches & other sundries

Flash

2011-08-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

new news to those that follow only this blog, recently my computer went down the blue screen highway. :( after a very *expensive turn, I got a new computer with new software (none of the old runs on windows 7) Still no painter, I've had to work out my issues with painting/toning in photoshop for now. if anyone reading this is game for a nice b/w sketch, I won't turn away a *commission.interested parties can email me (see homepage links)

Metamorpho

2010-08-25T21:15:00.000-07:00

mixed media.

X-Men (Classic)

2010-06-20T11:36:00.001-07:00

Mixed media. 14 x 17in. Really captured that Wally Wood stiffness of these suits. Geesh. Also good to know the ink I'm using doesn't take well to wet media. Then again, I've never found one that does.

Old Lady (Dead Goombas)

2010-04-21T20:52:00.001-07:00

(sketched in Painter)

Sketch for spooky old lady in the opening scene. Don't know if she's in the book anymore than the opening scene. I only read ahead a few pages at a time.

'Junkie'

2010-04-13T18:51:00.000-07:00

(brush & ink w/ digital tones)

One of the supporting cast sketches for Goombas.

Rocco

2010-04-11T09:03:00.000-07:00

(brush & ink w/digital tones)

This is going to sound funny but I happened across a convention ad and drew Darwyn Cooke's mug on the character. Initially this was for an informant character but it was a better fit for the boss guy. The informant I went for more of a round Simon Pegg looking face.

(above) This was the first try but it wasn't a fit. I wasn't going for a Ronald Reagan looking character but that's how it turned out. I got stuck and was flipping through some Dick Tracy collection. (hence the nose)

Sandro

2010-04-10T11:09:00.000-07:00

(drawn in Painter)

Another Goomba sketch. I love drawing dumpy guys. This project's loaded with them.

Dead Goombas pt.1

2010-04-09T19:03:00.001-07:00

(brush & ink w/digital tones) *Massimo & Paulie.

I'll be showing some of the approved sketches here for an upcoming graphic novel with Oni Press. If you hear that long silence between posts... well I've been busy. I've started on the book already. Not too far along.

*click on the pic for the full view.

Melvin

2009-10-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween. graphite / inkwash. finished out in Painter.

Agamotto

2009-08-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

graphite sketch finished out in Painter.

Murdock

2009-08-17T19:42:00.000-07:00

sketched out in Painter tonight. The brushes that actually behave like graphite are not under pencil. discuss. It takes some digging but they're in there.

Peter

2009-05-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

brush/ink with digital color finish.

Spiderman resonates better as a riff on high school. I have a story idea for a last Spiderman story. Yes it's pretty bleak and nope I won't share it here.

Luthor

2009-05-15T08:53:00.000-07:00

another sketch for Character Wednesday. straight brush & ink with (digital) color finish. It's my pick next time so we'll see. I'm glad we started this up again.

Lester

2009-05-05T20:33:00.000-07:00

I stopped on this one about a half hour into it. My default vampire. Heh. Wish Painter had a random drip filter.

Logan's Run

2009-05-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

A late entry that I never got around to doing for Panel's Character Wednesday: Hulk. Though this turned into a Wolverine piece pretty fast. Fun one. Brush, ink, digital (color).

Goodbye Bloo

2009-05-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

Upon hearing that today is the debut of the last episode of Foster's, my warm-up sketch was of course, characters from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Since I was happy with the warm-up, I decided to add some color. The show's been on in the background as I wander about the apartment/studio doing Tom things. Sounds like Craig decided to pull a Watterson and quit on a high note. Of everything his crew's done so far, this was my favorite. The Morrisey gag made me laugh. I'll miss running across it while flipping the channels.

Manhattan

2009-03-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

graphite, inkwash and a lot of digital work.

Downs

2009-01-17T10:38:00.000-08:00

My friend Tony has been doing this character called Downs (in mini form) for a while. He asked me to draw a story for him and I was... uh Down for it. I'll have to rework the business dude a bit. Otherwise these are good to go.

thinking in meta

2009-01-07T20:01:00.000-08:00

a new year. a new sketch. I'm working on something that's too young to post yet. Anything else I say will be too cryptic so I'll be silent for now. Matt, you're finally getting your wish.

default Batman

2008-11-25T17:59:00.000-08:00

As my mind tends to wander I often bust out a Batman sketch. My sketchbooks are littered with them. This one was done in Painter & Photoshop which is why it looks more finished than usual.

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It is the holidays, this season's output from me includes stories in No Formula and the fab edition of Comic Book Tattoo. Help papa pay off his car loan. No Formula collects stories from the webcomics collective I belong to. Comic Book Tattoo is the Tori Amos anthology put together by Tori & her pal Rantz. Neil Gaiman wrote a lovely intro and it features a crapload of great stuff. Both are out now in comic shops, the chain bookshops and amazon.

My etsy store's still open. I'm also up for small sketch commissions. $50 (plus shipping) will get you a nice wash & graphite drawing on a sheet of bristol. Cut off is mid December which is creeping up fast. thanks and have a great holiday season! t.w

Juice is loose

2008-09-13T08:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick one I popped off this week. More coherant than my usual thumbnails. I try to stay away from topical stuff in comics. Doesn't have the shelf life.

Dazzler

2008-08-07T15:56:00.001-07:00

Painter /Photoshop. Quick one for our Character Wednesdays thread over at the Panel blog. I redid the costume as I couldn't bring myself to draw either of the other incarnations. She first appeared, unfortunately, during the disco era. Then there was a new wave Dazzler, and finally a rave Dazzler. An interesting concept except it felt like your dad was writing it.

Roschrach

2008-08-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

graphite, ink, digital. This is another Character Wednesday bit. A Watchmen tribute week. I'm only posting it up here because it's not quite finished and I don't know where to go with it next.

the Joker

2008-07-29T20:05:00.001-07:00

color sketch done in Painter. This one went pretty fast.

Hulk.. again

2008-06-13T18:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a toss off Hulk sketch. Good way for me to kick off my joining the Bendis Board. Something I've been meaning to do for quite a while.

Archibald

2008-06-08T09:03:00.001-07:00

Archibald. graphite, sepia ink. polished with a little digital.

Dara and I were doing a one page gag for Grant Bond's Archibald (Image Comics). Grant wanted to see a sketch first so here's what I whipped up.

Jonny & Sue Storm

2008-06-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

My friends over at Panel are doing this fun no pressure thing called Character Wednesdays. Above is a study for a Fantastic Four piece. I wasn't feeling the current costumes and went into 'project rooftop' mode. The big don't in costume design, I feel, is if it doesn't look good in all spot black and tiny it's a crap design.

Fury of Fantastic!

2008-03-19T19:52:00.000-07:00

In between working on the Tori Amos (anthology) piece, I popped out this quick commission. Pretty fun take on a page from Fantastic Four #9. Interesting sketch series this guy came up with. He gave me a copy of the Chester Brown sketch which is crazy gorgeous.

Deadman (from Mid Ohio Con)

2007-11-26T10:36:00.001-08:00

graphite,brush pen, metallic inks

Thor (from Mid Ohio Con.2007)

2007-11-26T10:34:00.000-08:00

graphite,brush pen, metallic inks.

Mr. Miracle. (from New Gods)

2007-11-26T10:33:00.000-08:00

Graphite, brush pen, metallic inks.

Hulk. (from Mid Ohio Con.2007)

2007-11-26T10:32:00.001-08:00

Graphite, brush pen.

Deadman (from Mid Ohio.2007)

2007-11-26T10:21:00.001-08:00

Greetings. Today I'll be throwing up some highlights from my Mid Ohio Con sketches. I use some metallic pens, brush pens and various graphite.

2007-09-19T22:05:00.001-07:00

Old, old character premise that I keep coming back too. I never really gave up on this one concept. I'll be unleashing it on an unsuspecting web/mini-comics community soon.

2007-09-14T23:20:00.001-07:00

Here's a storefront mockup of Red Rover Consignment. A shop I'll be working on the interiors, and logo.

red rover project

2007-09-09T18:12:00.001-07:00

proposal for a wraparound mural.

Thing

2007-08-26T09:49:00.001-07:00

marker,digital.

Golden Age Lantern

2007-08-26T09:47:00.002-07:00

marker,brush, digital.

Deadman

2007-08-26T09:47:00.001-07:00

graphite,pen,digital

Bats and mini Flash

2007-08-26T09:44:00.001-07:00

graphite.

Wonder Woman

2007-08-26T09:42:00.000-07:00

One of my first forays into Painter IX. marker,graphite, digital.

Wolverine

2007-08-26T09:41:00.001-07:00

digital.

No Dead Time

2007-08-26T09:38:00.001-07:00

concept sketches from No Dead Time. The top piece went in the OGN. graphite,marker.

2007-08-26T09:33:00.001-07:00

the duck is for the Imaginarians. digital

Daredevil

2007-08-26T09:31:00.000-07:00

A commission I did last month. I went back and colored it. inkwash,graphite,digital

Batgrrl

2007-08-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

from ye old batgirl meme of last year. marker,digital

ballpoint Thom

2007-08-25T21:45:00.001-07:00

goofing around. sketching up some S.P.B.. ballpoint pen.

ballpoint: by far my favorite sketching media. Rarely do I bust out the marker or pencil in my sketchbooks.

Captain.. zombie

2007-08-25T21:43:00.001-07:00

Captain America actually is a zombie. Think about it. digital.

Timesink

2007-08-25T21:41:00.001-07:00

character studies from Timesink. (24seven vol.2)

Spiders

2007-08-25T21:39:00.001-07:00

digital. I think I botched the hands on this one.

Imaginarians.. the sketches

2007-08-25T21:37:00.001-07:00

Here's a sketch of Regina from the Imaginarians.

from Comfest

2007-08-25T21:32:00.001-07:00

sketching around the sights of Comfest. A local festival of local music, food and alot of sweaty people.

bats

2007-08-25T21:31:00.001-07:00

marker, digital.

Supagrrl

2007-08-25T21:26:00.001-07:00

digital,marker, & graphite.

Thunder vs Iron

2007-08-25T21:13:00.000-07:00

testing out some things. Working up some new stuff for mailers. Halfway thru I opted to try out some different views.

Imaginarians.. the sketches

2007-08-25T21:11:00.001-07:00

a 'faux children's book' drawing for composite in the Imaginarians. graphite,digital.

Impulse

2007-08-25T17:17:00.001-07:00

welcome to my sketch archive y'all. Seem's some wanker has taken my studio name hostage on blogger and done nothing with his blog. Sigh. Anyway, this is purely a sketch blog. I'll be dumping my archive in here but new sketches will be posted. If you haven't seen my LJ it's new to you I guess. Things from various projects and or just figuring stuff out. Above is an Impulse redesign.

Enjoy.