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Sketchercise #3 – Hellboy Universe: Professor Trevor Bruttenholm

Brandon — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:25:50 +0000

My first take on this theme was Lobster Johnson, but I struggled with his goggles on separate occasions. That slowed my progress to a halt. So the other night I was considering other options, when the good Professor jumped out at me!

I wasn’t sure how to illustrate his white hair & beard using just black & white so I just outlined it! I had a happy accident while inking the outline. My Prismacolor .01 pen tip split which gave me some really cool textures. I couldn’t have done that with a normal pen if I tried!
Prismacolor & Copic pens on a comic backing board…

(Original artwork available for trade or purchase)

CHUCK – Casey & Morgan

Brandon — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:39:59 +0000

I received a request for this commision based on an earlier one I did of Adam Baldwin as Jayne from Firefly. I wasn’t familiar with the show (CHUCK), so the person requesting the commission brought me the entire first season on DVD to use as reference…now I’m hooked on the show!

As you might imagine I used photo reference for this…copic pens on 11 x 17 bristol.

Sketchercise #3 – the Hellboy Universe

Brandon — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:18:50 +0000

What a great Sketch Charlotte meeting last night! I’ve been coming for over 2 years and I’ve never seen that many people…we had 15 show up! I have to admit I didn’t even know a good 5-6 people at the table. The drawing and conversation was so good I didn’t get a chance to get up and meet everyone. And the table set up didn’t really allow for it anyway.

Onto Sketchercise! #3 is my week and I’ve decided to choose anything and everything from any of the Hellboy and BPRD books! Have at it gang!

Here’s a little something to kick off the topic, a piece I did from last year’s sketchbook…Abe Sapien!

And yes, Tee, I’ll be doing a new sketch for this topic!

Sketchercise: Riverdale

Brandon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:50:47 +0000

This is actually the first thing I thought of when Tom announced “Riverdale” as our topic! I had to do a double take…I thought he meant RIVENDELL!

Prismacolor pens on 8-1/2 x 11 bristol

Sketchercise: Favorite Comic Strip Character: Calvin & Hobbes

Brandon — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:47:10 +0000

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!

Darkseid!

Brandon — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:19:30 +0000

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.

Playin’ poker with Luke Cage!

Brandon — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:19:08 +0000

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.

Big Dog’s Studio Sketchbooks are in!

Brandon — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:59:13 +0000

Make sure to swing by the Dollar Bin booth @ Heroes Con and check out this year’s sketchbook – featuring fellow Sketch Charlotte member Terence Hoskins; OH artist Mark Godby and myself…hope to see you there!

2010 Big Dog’s Studio Sketchbook – sneak peak!

Brandon — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:06:43 +0000

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!

Catfoot Crogan!

Brandon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:02:08 +0000

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!