Yay!!!! I can draw again!!! At least I'm practicin'....

DavidR

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#1 Edited By DavidR

This is one of my first sketches after an absence at the drawing board. Had a blood infection from an abscess in my liver that lingered from my surgeries a few months ago and put me back in the hospital. Dealing with pain for months and really strong antibiotics for the past few weeks I haven't been able to concentrate or be creative, feeling dizzy and groggy for what seems forever. The fog is lifting and creativity is emerging again on my part. What a relief!

Started sketching and wanted to contribute a little something. My first rough sketch in a while of Wolverine.

Hope you guys like. More to come in the next few weeks....

...and thanks to Tonis for his kind words on my inks and a page full penciled lines needing some embellishment, here's some quicky inks to go with the pencils...

...Ok one more, Not as rough as Wolvie but still just another practice sketch... : )

12 years ago

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#2 Edited By Caligula

Welcome Back!!!

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#3 Edited By TheShame

in the words of Frank West: Fantaaaastic!

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#4 Edited By DavidR

@Caligula:

Thanks man, been hangin' but keepin' in the background.

12 years ago

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#5 Edited By Caligula

@DavidR said:

" @Caligula: Thanks man, been hangin' but keepin' in the background. "

Same as me, I only recently returned from about a week long Mortal Kombat/Call of Duty Hiatus.

12 years ago

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#6 Edited By DavidR

@Caligula: Sounds like fun, at least you had your senses workin in the noggin' mine where impaired. : P

12 years ago

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#7 Edited By tonis

@DavidR: great to see you back and flexing the muscles, this is a nice new one, was it on paper or pixel?

12 years ago

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#8 Edited By DavidR

@TheShame said:

" in the words of Frank West: Fantaaaastic! "

Much appreciated, Thanks!

@tonis:

Thanks Bud, gonna be doing a lot of pencil sketching for a while. Need to fine tune my layouts in pencil to get myself ready to show my work around. I am five months behind my planned schedule. Was gonna try and have a portfolio ready for both Marvel and DC for the Dallas Con next weekend. Now I am a bit pressed for time. Unforeseen occurrences can really put a damper on things.

If anyone on the Vine is going to be in Irving at the Dallas Con let me know. I know of at least one other Vine member so far.

12 years ago

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#9 Edited By tonis

@DavidR said:

" @tonis:
Thanks Bud, gonna be doing a lot of pencil sketching for a while. Need to fine tune my layouts in pencil to get myself ready to show my work around. I am five months behind my planned schedule. Was gonna try and have a portfolio ready for both Marvel and DC for the Dallas Con this weekend. Now I am a bit pressed for time. Unforeseen occurrences can really put a damper on things.

If anyone on the Vine is going to be in Irving at the Dallas Con let me know. I know of at least one other Vine member so far. "

man I wish I could hit up the Dallas Con with you, lucky duck. :D

I'm stoked we'll be seeing more of your pencils, always enjoy the raw pencils and inks you put out.

12 years ago

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#10 Edited By DavidR

@tonis:
I have this bad habit of inking my stuff over extremely rough pencils, so I am going to teach and discipline myself to tighten things up before laying the final blacks on. I have to decide what I prefer. Pencils or Inks if I were working in the field. First choice would be identifying myself through my pencils. Gonna miss inking for a while but I need the discipline!!... Hehehe!

Yeah there's several of you guys that I chat with from time to time and really would like to meet. 8 )

12 years ago

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#11 Edited By tonis

@DavidR said:

" @tonis: I have this bad habit of inking my stuff over extremely rough pencils, so I am going to teach and discipline myself to tighten things up before laying the final blacks on. I have to decide what I prefer. Pencils or Inks if I were working in the field. First choice would be identifying myself through my pencils. Gonna miss inking for a while but I need the discipline!!... Hehehe! Yeah there's several of you guys that I chat with from time to time and really would like to meet. 8 ) "

hmm, I'd have a REALLY hard time deciding which I like more between your pencils and inks. I do agree though that the right strategy is identifying yourself through the pencils first and foremost.

I would say however that your ink work is certainly of higher caliber than almost everything I see out there so I don't doubt that skills gonna get noticed as well simply because it stands out :)

12 years ago

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#12 Edited By madrid_san

awesome sketch! Sorry to hear about your illness. I know how you feel. I just recovered from cancer, but stronger than ever now that I fully recovered. Hopefully you will be too. Just keep up the good work and I live in Toronto Canada. Wish I could go to Dallas Con. Have you worked in the comic industry before your illness?

12 years ago

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#13 Edited By DavidR

@tonis said:

hmm, I'd have a REALLY hard time deciding which I like more between your pencils and inks. I do agree though that the right strategy is identifying yourself through the pencils first and foremost. I would say however that your ink work is certainly of higher caliber than almost everything I see out there so I don't doubt that skills gonna get noticed as well simply because it stands out :)
"

I still have fine tuning on everything to satisfy myself. If my pencils get me in then maybe I can have them let me ink my stuff. Might be a blast to do!

@madrid_san said:

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awesome sketch! Sorry to hear about your illness. I know how you feel. I just recovered from cancer, but stronger than ever now that I fully recovered. Hopefully you will be too. Just keep up the good work and I live in Toronto Canada. Wish I could go to Dallas Con. Have you worked in the comic industry before your illness?
"

Thanks, sorry to hear that you had health issues and happy to know that you have overcome them.

Not in the Comic industry even though I had been urged years ago by professionals in the field to get in. At the time I was burned out on comics.
A year or so ago I decided I had to learn patience to sit and draw and make a conscientious effort to not let my abilities die after 16-17 years of not practicing.

Although, I have had my work published a while back in the 90's.

12 years ago

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#14 Edited By Billy Batson

Welcome back and nice work!

12 years ago

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#15 Edited By DavidR

@Billy Batson said:

" Welcome back and nice work!
"

Greatly appreciated!! : }

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#16 Edited By Billy Batson

@DavidR said:

" @Billy Batson said:
" Welcome back and nice work!
"
Greatly appreciated!! : } "

looking forward to your work :)

12 years ago

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#17 Edited By Mumbles

keep drawing. welcome back

12 years ago

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#18 Edited By DavidR

@Billy Batson:@Mumbles:

Thanks guys!

12 years ago

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#19 Edited By tonis

@DavidR: nice job and as quick as DomDom there whipping that out :)

What I like there is now the face really shows the cool eye highlight/shadow effect your doing. It's that classic lighting that shows like twilight zone and star trek made famous with guys like Sterling and Kirk :)

12 years ago

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#20 Edited By DavidR

@tonis:

Yeah it was quick on the Wolverine, a little rougher than I wanted it but just had the itch to add some black. : P

12 years ago

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#22 Edited By DavidR

@M.S. Feather said:

" I think the fact that you can ink over sketches that rough and still come out with such concise and strategically placed lines is a testament to how talented you are as an inker. : )I really wish I could make it to the Con to meet you guys but I'm over on the East Coast unfortunately.Glad to hear you're feeling better though. I send you my love. "

Aaaaaw M.S.Feather I feel the love all the way over here. Thank you!

I lived in Florida for ten years, what part of the east coast are you at?

Thanks for the kind hearted compliment. The Wolvie pencils posted on this thread are actually pretty defined for my standards. What I mean by rough is, I flesh out almost all my linework from scratch with inks. I rarely know what will come out, the pencil drawing is usually an ultra basic outline of what the figure looks like similar to a thumbnail sketch if that. From there to save time I add the inks.

Heres an example of my pencils right before I ink them I uploaded for Spawndon a while back. This is what I meant by rough.

12 years ago

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#23 Edited By Mercy_

Welcome back, man! Love your work ^_^

12 years ago

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#24 Edited By DavidR

@The Dark Huntress:

I thank you for the warm words. : )

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#25 Edited By Mercy_

@DavidR: I'm a big fan of giving credit where credit is due. ^_^

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#26 Edited By DavidR

@The Dark Huntress said:

" @DavidR: I'm a big fan of giving credit where credit is due. ^_^ "

Imma blushing, I need the color anyways, feel like I haven't been out in the sun in forever!

12 years ago

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#28 Edited By DavidR

@M.S. Feather:

I get giddy with impatience when I lay a few pencil lines out and like a little kid want to see the final product, sooner not later. : P

That's when I lived there, you never know we might have crossed paths and where never aware of it.

12 years ago

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#29 Edited By DavidR

Just adding some color....

12 years ago

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#30 Edited By Decept-O

@DavidR:
Glad you are recovering and are getting back on track. Incredible work as always.

12 years ago

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#31 Edited By DavidR

@Decept-O:

Thanks man, trying to get a creative rhythm going!

12 years ago

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#32 Edited By Decept-O

@DavidR:
Well, then play those bongos! Sort of like riding a bike. No matter how long you've not ridden one, once you get back on, you really don't forget how to ride. Or, in this case, draw.

12 years ago

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#33 Edited By DavidR

@Decept-O:

True but the cobwebs appear and rustiness is a factor... : )

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#34 Edited By soundbite

@DavidR said:

" @Decept-O: True but the cobwebs appear and rustiness is a factor... : ) "

rust is just another landing spot on the color wheel. you'll be fine.

12 years ago

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#35 Edited By DavidR

@soundbite:

I'm good now thanks to the Vine and the incentive to draw with the many contests I entered over the past year or so. My reference to being rusty was my absence at the drawing board for over 16 years. I am past that and gaining my perspective in a better direction.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I appreciate the sentiment.

12 years ago

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#36 Edited By The_Warlord

Congrats

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#37 Edited By soundbite

@DavidR said:

" @soundbite: I'm good now thanks to the Vine and the incentive to draw with the many contests I entered over the past year or so. My reference to being rusty was my absence at the drawing board for over 16 years. I am past that and gaining my perspective in a better direction. Thanks for the vote of confidence. I appreciate the sentiment. "

I've had about the same absence so I know how you feel. I've drawn stuff for kids here and there, but nothing with much meaning behind it. Some time just freed up so maybe I'll be able to enter some contests now instead of missing deadlines.

12 years ago

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#38 Edited By tonis

@DavidR said:

" @soundbite: I'm good now thanks to the Vine and the incentive to draw with the many contests I entered over the past year or so. My reference to being rusty was my absence at the drawing board for over 16 years. I am past that and gaining my perspective in a better direction. Thanks for the vote of confidence. I appreciate the sentiment. "

yea I took a long breather too like you guys, almost 10 years. Thank God for the Vine :)

The colors look smoking on Kandra Robert, what'd you use to do your coloring?

12 years ago

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#39 Edited By nefarious

Cool pics.

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#40 Edited By ARMIV

Very,VERY nice work!

12 years ago

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#41 Edited By DavidR

@Love: @Nefarious: @ARMIV: Thanks glad you like!

@tonis:
Thanks, that little program from Autodesk, SketchBookPro2011, It's very effective and gave me results I was pleased with. The fact that I am not a colorist and rarely do it, I liked the results! <8 D

12 years ago

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#42 Edited By nefarious

@DavidR: No, problem.

12 years ago

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#43 Edited By DomDom

@DavidR:
I love your work!

Nice to see your back and feeling better! =)

12 years ago

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#44 Edited By spawndon

Good to have you back with us.
Hope to see more from you.

12 years ago

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#45 Edited By DavidR

@DomDom said:

@DavidR:
I love your work!
Nice to see your back and feeling better! =)

I am flattered. Thanks for the warm sentimment! 8 D

@spawndon said:

Good to have you back with us.Hope to see more from you.

Thanks, I'm planning on it. : D

12 years ago

@tonis:

Welcome back and nice work!

Welcome back and nice work!

Welcome back and nice work!

looking forward to your work :)

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