I just wanted to get this placeholder in until I had a chance to crank out an actual piece. Especially since Henry absolutely killed it with the first entry!
Once I get my piece finished, I’ll upload it in this post and take down this character study. I did this on the back of an old desk calendar page in pencil & ball point.
Continuing on with the SKETCHERCSE theme sketch project: the first topic is favorite comic strip character. I did this the very day after we came up with the idea a few weeks ago…my favorite, Calvin & Hobbes! (apologies to Mr Watterson of course!) I usually finish things off with ink, but I really enjoyed knocking this one out with an old beat up school pencil during my lunch break. Maybe it’ll see inks at some point…
Now that I have a son the strip is about to take on a whole new meaning for me! It’s a weird position to be in, because just a few short years ago I still read it from the Calvin “perspective.” Now I look for how his parents respond to his adventures and brace myself for what’s surely coming down the pike!
I get the daily strip in my inbox via ucomics.com and I have just about all the paperback collections. I recently picked up the absolute collection for my “library.” As soon as Jonathan is ready he will inherit them and hopefully they’ll entertain and inspire him as much as they did me!
And here’s the inked version brought to you by none other than Sketch Charlotte’s own Eraklis Petmezas!
I had free reign on this one, all that was specified was “Superman related character.” So I went with my favorite DCU villain Darkseid! Prismacolor pens & markers with white acrylic paint spatter on 9 x 12 bristol.
This is an edited version of the original commission for my buddy Ted. He wanted a Luke Cage piece that showed both versions. He also mentioned liking a playing card drawing I’d done before (Spirit/GL Hal). So I combined the two. The original piece Ted has hanging in his downtown pad has the current Luke Cage on top with the 70’s version on bottom. I thought the 70’s version was a better drawing, so I flipped it, cleaned up the “CAGE” belt buckle and added a playing card-espue background. I’m really happy with how this one turned out!
I’m usually have more of a realistic style, but bending the rules really gave this a playing card feel. The proportions are off, but I think they really serve the overall design. May take a crack at some more playing cards at some point down the line…
The original was done with Copic markers on my usual 9 x 12 bristol board.
Volume 4 will debut at Heroes Con on Friday, June 4th. 28 pages of all new material, saddlestitched with a Celestial Blue cardstock cover.
Featuring:
Brandon Padgett (Big Dog) – bigdogsstudio.deviantart.com – gmail: BigDogsStudio
Mark Godby (Gut-Wrench Graffix) – markg72.deviantart.com – gmail: MarkGodbyArt
Terence Hoskins (Tee Minus) – teeminus.deviantart.com – gmail: teeminus
Regular sketchbooks will be $2 each. Custom Sketched for $5 each.
A very limited supply of 2009 sketchbooks are still available. ($2 each/$5 custom sketch)
Now taking pre-orders for pick up at Heroes Con or shipping ($2 extra for Cont US Shipping/Outside the US varies)
gmail: BigDogsStudio – when pre-ordering please specify what you want as your custom sketch!
Here’s a sneak peak – a Batman commission for my buddy Brian from the Dollar Bin!
My how time flies when you’re preoccupied! Didn’t realize it’d been that long. This was a warm up from last night. In an effort to get back on track and get ready for the 2010 version of my sketchbook I’m making myself sit down and draw!
This is Catfoot Crogan from Chris Schweizer’s “CROGAN’S VENGEANCE” book that came out a few years ago. It’s an all ages adventure story/series that will captivate your mind and hug your soul! I highly recommend it if you haven’t checked it out. The second volume just came out and looks to be every bit as good as the first!
We’re meeting at the Showmars across from Heroes on 7th St. – Hope to see everyone there!
Feel free to bring any artwork that you’d like to share with the group, and as always – BRING SOMETHING TO SKETCH WITH! 
Just like any of you, I get approached by my friends to do the occasional tattoo design. Well, here’s a few that I’ve done over the last few years (the skulls are all designs for one tattoo). These are simple black & white line art done in pencil and inked with microns & sharpies.
I decided to get a one page jam from a handful of artists at the show rather than the traditional one page headshot. Some really cool stuff!
left to right:
Tom Davidson (top), Duane Ballenger, J Chris Campbell, Francesco Francavilla, Rich Barrett, Eraklis “Herc” Petmezas (top), Chris Brunner, Dustin Harbin