I'm back from Chicago with some artwork :D
I did a few more but they were commissions...and I forgot to take pics of them. :(
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/captain_america_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/captain_marvel_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/ghost_rider_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/guardian_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/power-girl_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/spider-man_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/toyboy_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/wolverine_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
Wow! Nice stuff, C6!
that's plain awesome, c6 :thumbup:
Awesome work Mr. Bowers! :thumbup: Faves are definitley Cap and Spidey!
ghost rider looks awsome :thumbup:
Amazing :thumbup:
Your style really suits spider-man :D
Very, VERY nice.
tres sweet.
Awesome work C6! Looks like your artwork is just getting better and better. :)
Nice stuff Court. I especially like the Wolverine pic. I'm not a fan of the character I just like that you put the rounded claws instead of the blades that others draw. :lol:
-MJB
They're all excellent, C6, but I really like Ghost Rider and Spider-man (and ToyBoy, of course)!
Thanks guys!
Here's a recent redesign...
[spoiler]
...basically a classic looking Thor with a beard (always loved that look), a new vest, and belt...
...and proper sized helmet wings!
Looking at it now it would probably work better if his wristbands were the same style as his belt....i dunno...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/thor_small.jpg)[/spoiler]
Quote from: MJB on August 15, 2007, 10:51:29 AM
Nice stuff Court. I especially like the Wolverine pic. I'm not a fan of the character I just like that you put the rounded claws instead of the blades that others draw. :lol:
-MJB
The blades are all Frank Millers fault.
I agree that he'd probably look better with metal bracers similar to the style of his belt. Actually, since you've already drawn him with what I'm assuming is his Belt of Strength (which he only uses rarely in the comics), why not give him his Iron Gloves as well?
In any event, great Thor, I've always liked the bearded version over the clean-shaven one.
Quote from: zuludelta on August 16, 2007, 09:18:48 AM
I agree that he'd probably look better with metal bracers similar to the style of his belt. Actually, since you've already drawn him with what I'm assuming is his Belt of Strength (which he only uses rarely in the comics), why not give him his Iron Gloves as well?
In any event, great Thor, I've always liked the bearded version over the clean-shaven one.
There's a discussion about Thor's new look over at Byrne Robotics, and I mentioned that the new outfit would look better if they had given him a smaller helmet (ie, kept it the same design but not made it so big that it casts a shadow over his eyes), done the belt\straps on his waist and torso differently, and had exposed arms with either engraved bracers about as big as Wonder Woman's bracelets during Byrne's run on that title or the iron gauntlets.
I can see why people don't like Thor's new look, but I attribute some of the problems to Copiel's art style; he tends to draw Thor's torso and thighs too bulky and his head too small at times. Its almost like he's channeling Liefeld sometimes.
*edit* Personally, I think Thor only looked good with a beard in the full armor outfit and the outfit he had as ruler of Asgard during the last part of the previous series, but he'd look good with one in the outfit he has now and C6's redesign. "Classic" Thor and the Eric Masterson Thor with the masked helmet looked bad with beards.
:eek2: :shock2:
Man, these are bloody amazing.
Please, share your secrets!
It's pretty cool to sit next to C6 and watch him draw this stuff.
He uses no reference at all. He pulled all those pictures out of his head. :thumbup:
Added some colour to Spidey :D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/spider-man_colour.jpg)
Quote from: Reepicheep on August 16, 2007, 09:51:29 AM
Man, these are bloody amazing.
Please, share your secrets!
Practice...and lot's of it. :cool:
Quote from: zuludelta on August 16, 2007, 09:18:48 AM
I agree that he'd probably look better with metal bracers similar to the style of his belt. Actually, since you've already drawn him with what I'm assuming is his Belt of Strength (which he only uses rarely in the comics), why not give him his Iron Gloves as well?
In any event, great Thor, I've always liked the bearded version over the clean-shaven one.
I thought about using his gloves but I wanted to keep his arms bare. The iron gloves on bare arms just didn't look right to me ( in my head anyway ).
Great stuff, C6!
Quote from: Courtnall6 on August 16, 2007, 09:41:18 PM
Added some colour to Spidey :D
The odds of you picking that picture to color are up there...
You see, my 8 year old son asked me to color that drawing when I showed it to him. I was 60% done when I saw your post. :lol:
-MJB
Great stuff as always C6! I particularly like the Wolverine. It has a lot of attitude, which is perfect for the character. I also like the curved claws. The colors on that Spider-Man are fantastic! That really adds a lot of volume and makes him come right out at you.
Simply fantastic. :thumbup:
From the CBR forum...
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/ironfist_colour.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/moon_knight-1.png)[/spoiler]
Impressive C6, I can see some serious improvement in your art overall. Everything seems to pop a lot more than before. Poses and composition of everything seems more dynamic as well. The Ghost Rider pic at the beginning of this thread really caught my eye, the chain was really well done also.
The only thing I saw that seemed off out of all of it was the most recent colored pic of Moon Knight, once my eye started to drift down past his waist it seems ever slightly off scale. Like a narrowing of the figure as a whole as it goes down the page. That might be the effect you are going for but with him seeming to swing more towards the someone looking at him it would be maybe even slightly larger in scale than slimmer.
I really like the Iron Fist though. I'm also gonna mirror IPS comment in that your faces on characters are becoming more varied and lively. Before I kinda thought all your characters had the same head and very similar facial expressions. Like if Wolverine looked angry it would have far too much similarity to an angry Capt America or Super man, a sort of odd uniformity to all of them. Now with the changes & progression in heads & facial expression I can really tell a difference.
I would really like to be able to fast forward in time and see your work in a year from now or three years. As you always seem to be improving which says a lot about you and your dedication. So many artists seem to reach a point they just stagnate, though others honestly seem to get to a point that they are so developed and have such a style of their own all they can really do is draw & try new things.
Duuuuuuuude
These are so awesome that I can't even tell you what I like the best. Just..wow..
These are definately some of your best.
Fantastic work C6! These are just ridiculously awesome. ^_^
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/black_panther-1.jpg)[/spoiler]
ooh, very nice BP, very Byrne-ish feel to it (consider that high praise, just in case you're not sure :D).
The left foot looks a little awkward to me, but that's far from a professional opinion. ;)
Quote from: Panther_Gunn on September 23, 2007, 03:44:08 PM
ooh, very nice BP, very Byrne-ish feel to it (consider that high praise, just in case you're not sure :D).
The left foot looks a little awkward to me, but that's far from a professional opinion. ;)
Comparisons to Byrne is of the highest praise to me! :D
I ran out of real estate for the left foot so I had to bend the ankle inward.
Your style is very much like his and he's one of my favorite artist thats why I like your art work so much!
Great Panther there C6! I like the dynamic pose and foreshortening. Not to mention that C6 coloring... I love it! :thumbup:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/omega_red.jpg)
Amazing work C6 - My brother would kill for a poster of Omega Red that looked this good :blink:
Unbelievably awesome! Are you a professional comic artist or something? :o
Looking forward to see more of your masterpieces here. :thumbup:
Quote from: Outcast on October 11, 2007, 11:10:05 PM
Unbelievably awesome! Are you a professional comic artist or something? :o
http://www.honorbrigadecomic.com/
Very nice pic as always, one of my fave characters ^_^
Neat pic. Always liked Omega Red, I'm usually lukewarm towards Jim Lee's original designs (he relies too much on "the headsock look" (http://files.myopera.com/clean/blog/12_Spartan_is_Impressed.jpg), although I love it when he draws other people's characters), but Omega Red just clicked for me, for some reason.
C6: Thank you for putting armor on a character and maintaining the correct proportions of his body. So many comic artists draw the armor and then the arms and legs coming out of it, distorting it like crazy. The proportions add up well. Great job as usual. And the coloring is just beautiful. :)
He has too many "rips" on his body, and they're too big. His ankles and feet are too small, and wouldn't be able to hold up his body. His left shoulder pad is too big. His right leg leg almost looks like a balloon. His spandex looks like his skin. If he could even get that thing on, he'd never be able to get it off.
Quote from: kkhohoho on October 19, 2007, 01:04:06 PM
He has too many "rips" on his body, and they're too big. His ankles and feet are too small, and wouldn't be able to hold up his body. His left shoulder pad is too big. His right leg leg almost looks like a balloon. His spandex looks like his skin. If he could even get that thing on, he'd never be able to get it off.
- I don't know what "rips" are so I won't comment.
- As far as ankles and feet, they are a bit smaller than regular human proportions, but very in line with super hero proportions. Heads, hands and feet are often drawn just a bit amller to make muscles look bigger. And body builders do have ankles and feet that are comparitively very small, considering the enormity of their musculature.
- His left shoulder pad is smaller than his right. His right shoulder pad is a little closer to us, thus larger.
- His right leg is facing us, thus showing three muscle groups and being wider. It is also slightly foreshortened as it is coming at us more than the other leg.
- Spandex is almost always drawn with the same texture as skin, as it is form-fitting, non-reflective and has no more highlights than the skin would reflect.
Great work C6.
Quote from: kkhohoho on October 19, 2007, 01:04:06 PM
He has too many "rips" on his body, and they're too big. His ankles and feet are too small, and wouldn't be able to hold up his body. His left shoulder pad is too big. His right leg leg almost looks like a balloon. His spandex looks like his skin. If he could even get that thing on, he'd never be able to get it off.
:roll: Dude...you're a waste my time.
Quote from: Mowgli on October 19, 2007, 12:41:44 PM
C6: Thank you for putting armor on a character and maintaining the correct proportions of his body. So many comic artists draw the armor and then the arms and legs coming out of it, distorting it like crazy. The proportions add up well. Great job as usual. And the coloring is just beautiful. :)
Thanks Mowgli :D
I draw the full body on all my characters before I start to add any equipment.
QuoteHe has too many "rips" on his body, and they're too big. His ankles and feet are too small, and wouldn't be able to hold up his body. His left shoulder pad is too big. His right leg leg almost looks like a balloon. His spandex looks like his skin. If he could even get that thing on, he'd never be able to get it off.
Sometimes proportions or realism are sacrificed to make an image or images more dynamic & cool - If everyone tried to draw everything as thow it where real it would all look the same & be stale - I personally grab comics with artist whose style is unique from the herd & even thow most of the time they suck - It is still cool to see there ideas on things - Anyway I think C6's ideas on Omega are very cool & i would buy this kind of QUALITY art :blink:
Court your stuff is looking fantastic. I hope you can have a long and prosperous career in comics if thats what your aiming for. Each time I've seen your pics over the years I've seen definite improvement, just like your skins.