I believe a bit of fan-art is in order.



Very messy, but never mind.

I haven't seen it yet, but I am rather excited about it...

Initial designs for characters in a comic revolving around a group of metalheads.

The general idea is that each of them represents a different subgenre of metal. So far I've only come up with 3 characters, more will come soon!


Left is black metal, central is a general metal guy, and the right is thrash metal.






I like this fellow!


There's also characters from other subcultures, such as indie...


"Birdy-man" as I keep calling him in my head. He transforms into a strange bird-like creature.


And a lady!







Also, on a slighly different note, I was inspired by watching How To Train Your Dragon; I doodled whilst watching the film.
Nicolas Marlet's art is delightful!




That last girl isn't Dragon-themed, just a random person.





And, misc.

The same character.
In progress...

(I apologize for the lack of variation in my uploads recently, I've just been focussing on practicing more than anything!)

And yet again, my style has suddenly changed. This time it's gone a bit anime?!

v.2!



She looks a bit stoned.
And I just realized I forgot one of her eyebrows!
Oh, well...

Note: Having some sort of reference for colour blending, etc. helps...

Gothy steampunk lady, drawn relatively quickly. (About 1 hour)
It looks completely wrong when I flip it horizontally, I need to be checking that whilst I draw/colour.

I plan on refining this character!

This.



Gerald Scarfe!

I can't comment on his political cartoons, but the work he created for Pink Floyd is mesmerizing.

I saw Roger Waters "The Wall" the other week, it was a spectacular show. When watching "The Trail", with the projected animation, I experienced an overwhelming feeling of wanting to one day create a theatrical music show, with corresponding animated films.

This is just a tad ambitious though.

BUT, before I start giving my drawings some direction, here's some more sketches! (sighs)


I am attempting to design a female steampunk character... I will work on this.



A different coloured paper?!

And a spot of life drawing. I drew my other half, working... (in sorf-of-realistic and cartoony versions)