I’ve been slack posting these over here, so I thought I’d do an AlphaBeast sketch dump of sorts.
Author Archive
AlphaBeasts Catch Up: E through K
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
AlphaBeasts – B is for Baba Yaga
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011I went with a straight Mignola interpretation of the Slavic witch. Never really heard of her until then, so I went with what I know! You can find out more here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
I actually got the idea for the Baba Yaga from Henry’s wife Jennifer! Henry drew the Baba Yaga for the Hellboy/BPRD Sketchercise.
Copic markers on 8-1/2 x 11 tab stock…
A is for another Abominable Snowman!
Monday, October 17th, 2011And now for something a lil’ different from the amazing piece Rich posted earlier today. This is my take on the Abominable Snowman. Copics markers on 9 x 12 bristol with some Photoshop edits.
More 5 Minute Sketches
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011This makes my fourth time trying to upload this file! Hopefully this time it’ll take!
Another one of the 5 minute excercises we’ve been kicking around as of late. This one was centered around the new 52 from DC….hope you enjoy!
5 minutes…
Monday, September 26th, 2011We did this at last week’s Sketch Charlotte meeting. Everyone starts with a blank sheet and 5 minutes to do whatever they want (we decided on superheroes as a basic concept). Once your 5 minutes are up you pass it to the person on your right. The five who participated in this were Herc, Jerry, Bridgit, me and Terence. Everyone got a turn on each piece. This is what we came up with…fun & frustration all rolled into one!
Happy Birthday Seth!
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Teamed up with Henry for a birthday present for our buddy Seth Peagler. Seth is a huge Rocketeer fan, so we decided to draw Butch ( a la Dave Stevens) for his birthday! I left the pencils fairly open so Henry could do his thing…and that he did! He really elevated the piece with his rendering while keeping the basis of my pencils intact. Something you can’t ask any more of from a team up. Had a lot of fun drawing it, but even more fun seeing where Henry ended up taking it!
Loose Ends #1
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
I’m not the one to pimp books, but this is one I believe in. LOOSE ENDS #1 (of 4) comes out tomorrow from 12 Gauge Comics (Diamond order code is MAY11122). LOOSE ENDS is a creator-owned Southern Crime Romance comic from writer Jason Latour and artists Chris Brunner & Rico Renzi. They just all happen to be from Charlotte, so there’s another reason why I’m pushing. But if you’ve seen any of the art from this or were lucky enough to read the ashcan or FCBD offering then you know exactly why I’m posting this. The early reviews from critics and pros alike have been fantastic (see CBR, twitter & devART) And having seen it in various stages of completion, I have to say I agree with them 100%.
Do me a favor. Now I’m not asking you to blindly drop $4 for something you’ve never seen. All I’m asking is that the next time you’re at your LCS, pick it up and just flip through it. In today’s landscape of convoluted crossovers it’ll be nice having something fresh and original. You can thank me later. 
And if by chance you live in the greater Charlotte area, there’s a release party at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find with an 11 x 17 incentive print (see below) with the purchase of LOOSE ENDS #1! The guys will be there from noon-2:00 pm and again at 5-8:00 pm on Wednesday the 13th.
Sketchbook for my Son
Friday, July 8th, 2011I’ve decided to start a sketchbook for my 16 month old son. I know it’s a tad early, but I had this small 5 x 7 sketchbook laying around, so why not!? We had “sketchbook night” at Sketch Charlotte last night so I took it and got a few new sweet pieces to go along with the two awesome pieces I got last week.
I’m asking for cute animals or superheroes, so if you’re an artist and I know you…I WANT YOU IN THIS BOOK!
Here’s what I have so far…
Krypto the Super Dog by Stan Ford
Stinky/Angry/Cute Hulk by Rico Renzi
Honey Bear by Herc Petmezas
Cute Armadillo by Henry Eudy
#AnimalAlphabet – K is for Kingfisher
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
A few weeks late, but I finally got around to inking this one! Not as happy as I was with the Jabiru, but I’ll take it! I’m hoping to either catch up or jump to the next letter. These are a ton of fun and a welcomed break from superheroes!
The original was created using Copic markers on 9 x 12 bristol. I moved the title around for this post using Photoshop CS2.
The original is for sale. Interested parties can gmail me at: BigDogsStudio
