Sketch Charlotte » Brandon http://www.sketchcharlotte.com A collection of artists and writers in Charlotte, NC Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:10:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 AlphaBeasts Catch Up: E through K http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2012/01/alphabeasts-catch-up-e-through-k/ http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2012/01/alphabeasts-catch-up-e-through-k/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:59:20 +0000 Brandon http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/?p=2025 I’ve been slack posting these over here, so I thought I’d do an AlphaBeast sketch dump of sorts.

AlphaBeasts_E_post AlphaBeasts_E_post AlphaBeasts_F_post AlphaBeasts_G_post AlphaBeasts_H_post AlphaBeasts_I_post AlphaBeasts_J_post AlphaBeasts_K_post
]]> http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2012/01/alphabeasts-catch-up-e-through-k/feed/ 2 AlphaBeasts – B is for Baba Yaga http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/10/alphabeasts-b-is-for-baba-yaga/ http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/10/alphabeasts-b-is-for-baba-yaga/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:32:32 +0000 Brandon http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/?p=1860 I 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…

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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!

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- SKETCHBOOK NIGHT
This week (Oct 6th) is Sketchbook Night at Sketch Charlotte! Bring in your personal sketchbooks to have those participating put some cool entries in your book…be sure to bring plenty of references!

- A is for ALPHABEASTS!!
As many of you have noticed, and a few even participated, the Animal Alphabet was a HUGE success! Now the alphabet gang are at it again! This time it’s AlphaBeasts!
You can go to co-founder Ben Towle’s blog for more info: http://www.benzilla.com/?p=3607
The tumblr site can be found here: http://alphabeasts.tumblr.com/
Twitter hashtag – #alphabeasts
Google+: share the post with Andrew Neal (he’ll be updating tumblr)
Anyone can participate, here’s hoping we see more submissions from you guys (and me too)!

- JLA at NYCC
Jason Latour will be set up at New Yorn Comic Con (Oct 13-16) at Table 014 with Jason Aaron. He’ll be signing Loose Ends, Noche Roja, Scalped and a slew of Marvel books he’s worked on over the last few years!

- JESTER PRESS at NYCC too!
Troy and the gang are headed up to NYCC too! If you or anyone you know will be in attendance have them stop by the Small Press Area and see the guys at Jester Press!

- SUPERHERO SWAP and SHOP
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Planet Comics – 2704 N Main St, Anderson, SC – (864) 261-3578
Buy your spot today! – $10 for 1/2 Table – $15 for whole Table
Artists and Collectors are welcomed to set up!

- Heroes Pop & Swap
Saturday, October 29th 10AM-4PM
Buy! Sell! Trade! For more information and table reservations:
http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/10/05/heroes-pop-swap-charlottes-pop-culture-swap-meet/

- DC: the NEW 52 REVIEWS
The guys over at the Dollar took a shot at reviewing the new DC 52 books as they came out. Head over and have a listen or post your thoughts.
Here are the first three weeks of releases:

http://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/discussion-dc-52-relaunch-batch-1.html

http://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/discussion-dc-52-relaunch-batch-2.html

http://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/discussion-dc-52-relaunch-batch-3.html

http://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/discussion-dc-52-relaunch-batch-4.html – coming soon!

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On Stands in October:

- Rico Renzi colored the cover (A) of Claudio Sanchez’s Key of Z #1 from Boom Studios. It’s set to debuts at this year’s NYCC.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34698

- Loose Ends #3 should hit stands towards the end of October.
Story by Jason Latour, Art & Cover by Chris Brunner and Colors by Rico Renzi

If you have anything that you’d like to be considered for our monthly newsletter please send copy to: BigDogsStudio -at- gmail-dot-com

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]]> http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/09/5-minutes/feed/ 2 Happy Birthday Seth! http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/08/happy-birthday-seth/ http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/08/happy-birthday-seth/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:09:02 +0000 Brandon http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/?p=1716
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!

]]> http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/08/happy-birthday-seth/feed/ 1 Loose Ends #1 http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/07/loose-ends-1/ http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/2011/07/loose-ends-1/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:30:14 +0000 Brandon http://www.sketchcharlotte.com/?p=1671

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.


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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

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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

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