tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41339785850627898292024-03-13T15:35:26.224-04:00Michael Mayne's Artings and Such<center>Online portfolio, artwork, musings, and editorials.</center>Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-83907331082607885962013-04-05T08:05:00.000-04:002013-04-05T08:05:07.272-04:00Marvel Nouveau (set 1)Finally got around to finishing up a third Marvel Nouveau piece, which I think rounds out a nice set of starting three.<br />
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Cyclops, Gambit, and Wolverine are next on the list, but who knows when they'll come around.<br />
<br />Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-40407248358803673912012-08-16T10:58:00.001-04:002012-08-16T10:58:05.967-04:00FREE Custom Comic Dialog Balloons for Photoshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Long time, no blog! (I swear I'll get the hang of this some day!)<br />
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But is a pack of dialog balloons I made in Photoshop. Scalable, with a more "natural" feel than the otherwise perfect ellipses and rectangles Photoshop can create by default. I've started growing weary of my comic dialog looking too "clinical" so I thought I'd make some strides to add a little vitality into the balloons.<br />
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Feel free to use these at your discretion—no credit necessary. I'd personally just like to know what projects you use them on at all, so do drop me a line if you use them for anything. I'd love to see it!<br />
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All I ask is that if you intend to share them, please just link back here or directly to the deviantART page they're hosted at. I'd just like to know how much traffic these things generate. I'll be making more as time and necessity permits.<br />
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Alright, enough jibber-jabber!<br />
To get the custom shapes (which you'll have to unarchive and then import into Photoshop) <a href="http://fav.me/d5beumd" target="_blank">CLICK HERE!</a><br />
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Happy comicking!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-64298462702848708462012-06-07T17:12:00.000-04:002012-06-07T17:12:11.039-04:00Time to dump some more illos up in here!<br />
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<br />Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-76219824374678048422012-05-05T13:31:00.004-04:002012-05-05T13:33:18.003-04:00Slamfist Character Designs - Sketchdump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are some character designs I've been working on for <a href="http://www.slamfistmedia.com/" target="_blank">Slamfist Media</a>. These are part of the second wave of characters they've commissioned from me. I'll be sharing the finished turnaround sheets for each character after those guys upload them all.</div>
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Sketch of Korra done in Manga Studio. Worked at a 12.5% zoom level—let's you feel like you're hashing out a thumbnail sketch, but you're actually working on a full page. Obviously still a sketch, but it's fun!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-57276001124910040462012-04-24T20:23:00.000-04:002012-04-24T20:27:52.097-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Sky Pirates of Valendor #2.5, with a cover by me, was recently released over at <a href="http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product/100919/Sky-Pirates-of-Valendor-%232.5" target="_blank">Drive Thru Comics</a>. For $1 you can get a digital download. Other issues in the volume are also only a dollar, so for $5 you can catch up on everything so far!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-5021105409583074342012-04-22T20:38:00.003-04:002012-04-22T20:38:29.488-04:00Crappin' around with SculptrisSo, I finally updated to Mac OS 10.6 this weekend opening me up to a bevy of new software to tinker with—one of which is <a href="http://www.pixologic.com/sculptris/" target="_blank">Sculptris</a> (which you can get legitimately free, by the way).<br />
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I've messed around with it before, but this is only my third attempt to actually sculpt something of merit, and my first at tackling a full-body anatomy. Truth be told, it's also one of the only organic constructs I've attempted in any 3D software.<br />
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Right now the idea is to turn this into <a href="http://bonnielasscomic.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie</a>, but today was mostly just for getting more used to the program and handling it to make something fairly basic.<br />
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Pretty fun practice. Still need to figure out a more practical way to sculpt appendages and digits. You'll notice that I didn't bother individualizing the toes—the fingers were a bear! The hands started out pretty spiffy themselves, but I made the mistake of simplifying their geometry too much, and lost some of the detail.<br /><br />Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-29669454568170093932012-03-22T11:20:00.001-04:002012-03-22T11:22:32.135-04:00Discretion for MilesAn homage to older bits from <a href="http://mbmbam.com/">MBMBaM</a>, wherein the brothers ruminate upon the "perfect" horse.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Uh… maybe I'll get around to updating this site like I did with the Bonnie Lass blog. </div>Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-85808174645173344462011-03-04T12:17:00.000-05:002011-03-04T12:17:03.769-05:00Sneak peek...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://grab.by/grabs/54b60fc83dd959a21d6b193d7b33b6d3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://grab.by/grabs/54b60fc83dd959a21d6b193d7b33b6d3.png" width="320" /></a></div>Here's an early look at something I've cooked up for <a href="http://mbmbam.com/">My Brother, My Brother and Me</a>. Tune in for Monday's podcast and catch the full comic!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-30495123249005751852011-02-15T18:35:00.000-05:002011-02-15T18:35:25.785-05:00Sure-You-Can!!!I'm attempting to give this blog a much needed redesign and new priority.<br />
Hopefully in the coming weeks I'll be back to updating with more consistency and keeping the images up-to-date with my other online exhibition venues.<br />
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To start things off, here's a piece of Street Fighter fanart I did for kicks. Had this idea for a while. The fact that it was not getting realized has been eating away at my productivity, so I figured I'd better jam it out to get it out of the way, ans whaddaya know it only took an hour.<br />
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Trust me, they're easier to spot in initial contacts that you'd think; just keep an eye out.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-61971149122827598152010-06-28T20:32:00.005-04:002010-06-28T21:45:48.511-04:00Gold Digger Swimsuit #19So two months later, I haven't drawn a whole lot that isn't either A) Bonnie Lass-related (and therefor available on one or more of the Bonnie Lass hubs I've got running online, if I decided to share it at all), or B) something I probably can't or shouldn't show off just yet for non-disclosure purposes.<br /><br />So since most of what I've been drawing falls into those categories, I haven't had too much leisurely-creative time, and therefor, I've slumped on sharing the few www-ready works I have done recently.<br /><br />Actually, I've apparently lied. Most of what I've taken the time to share online (that's not Bonnie-related) has been sketches not much more than polished sketches for the most part lately, but they're there. I'm too lazy to backtrack and put them all on here individually (at least right now) so for the time being you can just check 'em out on my <a href="http://maniac086.deviantart.com/gallery/">deviantART gallery</a>...<br /><br />As for the title of the post, I apparently made it into the pages of <a href="http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/viewitem.php?id=5566&bk=">Antarctic Press' Gold Digger Swimsuit #19</a>! Only found out today when two copies of the book showed up in the mail. That's got to be the most official way to inform somebody they've been published. Just show 'em.<br /><br />On a related note, I'm working on a project for <a href="http://www.bluewaterprod.com/">Bluewater Productions</a> right now. Just got character designs approved, so over the next couple of months I'll be doing my best to crank out 32 pages from pencil to digital colors! It's two of their existing properties, and that's all I'll say for now. Pretty cool that they're giving me as much freedom with them as they are, though! I'll see if I can post a preview sometime further along in the production...!<br /><br />That's all for now!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-76518933778801886802010-04-24T16:50:00.003-04:002010-04-24T16:54:49.611-04:00Commissions are open.Hey, all!<br />Just refined my commission rubric!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://michaelmayne.blogspot.com/p/commission-info.html">Click here to read my commission information!</a></span><br /><br />Commercial work takes priority over personal commissions. And commissions are dealt with on a first come, first served basis.<br /><br />Just check out <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://michaelmayne.blogspot.com/p/commission-info.html">that page</a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://michaelmayne.blogspot.com/p/commission-info.html"></a> for the details on how to get lined up for a commission!<br /><br />And I'm running a special on <b>Pencil Sketches! <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$5</span></b> for a waist-up sketch, <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$10</b> for a full body sketch! That's <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">half off</b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">!</span> Only doing that for an undetermined, limited time, so get in a request now if you want one! <i>(And while the deal is running, I'll happily oblige to $5 single orders; normally you'd have to commission $10 worth of work for an order.)</i><br /><br />Please drop me a line! I'd love to work on something for you!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-5372581696226904532010-04-06T23:14:00.004-04:002010-04-06T23:39:21.265-04:00Legend of Zelda does Raiders of the Lost Ark, part 1So, Anime Punch wasn't quite as profitable as I'd hoped. Actually, wasn't profitable at all.<br /><br />What did I learn? Despite how confident I may be in the quality of my artwork, the throngs of potential buyers prefer to spend money on characters that have been popular within the last five minutes. Yoko and Simon sold the most of the "recent" characters, with Vegeta tying with them as the contender for "nostalgic" character. And I think Vegeta only sold because of the 'under 9000' pun.<br /><br />Which leads me to my second lesson... People like the funny. Or ironic. Which is where I'm going with this current work-in-progress Zelda picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7v5oY-l0fI/AAAAAAAAAMY/NDyl6C2g4A8/s1600/linky_indy-wip01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7v5oY-l0fI/AAAAAAAAAMY/NDyl6C2g4A8/s200/linky_indy-wip01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457229845784547826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7v5oFC8EqI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/58ogGY1ZtaQ/s1600/linky_indy-wip02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7v5oFC8EqI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/58ogGY1ZtaQ/s200/linky_indy-wip02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457229840434074274" border="0" /></a><br />Everybody likes a Zelda game. So I'm going with a LoZ themed piece, obviously. Also, for the funny/ironic/awesome, I'm basing the whole piece off of the poster for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The biggest compositional difference will be that Link's pose is flipped from Indy's original, since Link is traditionally left-handed.<br /><br />When it's done, this'll be something I can sell larger prints of at later conventions. Being more ornate in nature and combining the Zelda motif with a silly homage to Indiana Jones, formulaicly it makes sense that this would sell pretty well. Now I just make it worthwhile by having fun with the whole thing. For the record, mimicing the style and composition is already a blast! Can't wait to start getting other elements in there!<br /><br />(I'm also disappointed that my <span style="font-style: italic;">FMP? Fumoffu!</span> piece didn't sell at all. Not because it didn't make money; merely because apparently there was no love for FMP... L 2 watch more than Naruto, One Piece, Bleach and Inuyasha, folks...)Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-57549081031248336762010-03-30T21:59:00.006-04:002010-03-30T22:05:06.165-04:00Fumo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7Kst6Xw5gI/AAAAAAAAAMI/SPnc-KUoGmE/s1600/kaname_bontakun-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7Kst6Xw5gI/AAAAAAAAAMI/SPnc-KUoGmE/s400/kaname_bontakun-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454612003462112770" border="0" /></a><br />Got another piece ready for Anime Punch. This time it's Full Metal Panic fanart...! Kaname's shoes were the trickiest part of the whole thing. They were the last part of the foreground that I drew, just because I'm always leery of feet in general—and in this case they're not just standing firmly on the ground. But I think I handled it rather well!<br /><br />May try and get one more full piece done to get printed, but I should probably go to Office Max tomorrow for sure and print off what I've got ready, in case I run out of time Thursday night...Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-90629144925094879682010-03-30T03:31:00.003-04:002010-03-30T03:42:10.428-04:00Drawn on ChatrouletteSo I decided in order to do my part to make Chatroulette a little less creepy, I'd start asking people if they'd want me to draw them.<br /><br /><br /><br />OK. So... that in and of itself still sounds creepy.<br /><br />But it's not. Most people that stay connected with your cam long enough for you to run the idea by them say yes.<br /><br />Well that was two nights ago. I started another blog, <a href="http://drawn-on-chatrt.blogspot.com/">Drawn On Chatroulette</a>, and I've been archiving the cartoons I draw of people. Like this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7Gp6vNHvoI/AAAAAAAAAL4/TqAawl2x6Vk/s1600/100328-09mississippi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7Gp6vNHvoI/AAAAAAAAAL4/TqAawl2x6Vk/s320/100328-09mississippi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454327450291388034" border="0" /></a>Then, earlier today, I just started having people prompt me on what to draw. One such result was this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7FTbRPWi4I/AAAAAAAAALg/p3SlVvOVVdg/s1600/100329-03sbsp-germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S7FTbRPWi4I/AAAAAAAAALg/p3SlVvOVVdg/s320/100329-03sbsp-germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454232351671749506" border="0" /></a>i.e. the world's best interpretation of Spongebob Squarepants ever. I find Spongebob annoying and thus boring. German girl wanted me to draw Spongebob. I obliged and made it more entertaining for myself by making him slightly mortifying. I want to clean it up and color it at some point.<br /><br />So yeah, anyway. Got another blog running. Again, it's <a href="http://drawn-on-chatrt.blogspot.com/">Drawn on Chatroulette</a>. Be on the lookout for me if you venture on Chatroulette itself!Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-11265974542154637652010-03-25T10:24:00.003-04:002010-03-25T10:28:29.199-04:00Moar Gurren-LagannNow with more curves...!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6tyrha0cFI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/6CkO03kOVkQ/s1600/yoko_boota.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6tyrha0cFI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/6CkO03kOVkQ/s400/yoko_boota.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452577865892917330" border="0" /></a><br />More stuff for <a href="http://animepunch.org">Anime Punch</a>.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-49826283878498831002010-03-18T12:20:00.002-04:002010-03-18T12:25:38.943-04:00Spin on!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6JS8_ejHgI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/a14MZMnB9AQ/s1600-h/kamina_point.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6JS8_ejHgI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/a14MZMnB9AQ/s400/kamina_point.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450009706856914434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6JS9AOJVRI/AAAAAAAAAIY/t-84AyX4w_U/s1600-h/simon_bro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S6JS9AOJVRI/AAAAAAAAAIY/t-84AyX4w_U/s400/simon_bro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450009707056551186" border="0" /></a>Did some Gurren Lagann fanart last weekend. Just now getting around to posting them. More work for <a href="http://www.animepunch.org">Anime Punch</a> in a couple of weeks. Planning on doing pics of Yoko and Nia in the same vein.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-24024890875515400002010-03-14T15:46:00.003-04:002010-03-14T15:51:07.438-04:00His Power Level is was...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S509Pg5BM-I/AAAAAAAAAIA/SMfzAjl9X2U/s1600-h/vegeta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S509Pg5BM-I/AAAAAAAAAIA/SMfzAjl9X2U/s400/vegeta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448578460924589026" border="0" /></a>More fanart to sell at Anime Punch.<br />Too bad I'm not a bandwagoner and thus have no interest in whatever series the otaku masses are eating up right now.<br />I'm just going to have to appeal to nostalgia, I guess.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-75061762291576306422010-03-12T15:29:00.003-05:002010-03-12T15:34:17.725-05:00Obey the Palmtop Tiger.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5qkXyTwfSI/AAAAAAAAAHw/JGgmF6zIX9E/s1600-h/taiga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5qkXyTwfSI/AAAAAAAAAHw/JGgmF6zIX9E/s400/taiga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447847427806625058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5qkYJ35GaI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Xe-QNLoh5-s/s1600-h/taiga-flat2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5qkYJ35GaI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Xe-QNLoh5-s/s400/taiga-flat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447847434132199842" border="0" /></a><br />Something else I worked up for Anime Punch. Haven't done a Toradora fanart before. Now I have. The sans lineart version came about by accident. The way I ended up coloring this one made for very defined shapes on the coloring layer. When I nonchalantly hid the lineart layer at one point, I saw how clear the colors stood on their own.<br /><br />Yay for Taiga.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-81283408240394284182010-03-11T20:35:00.003-05:002010-03-11T20:41:26.554-05:00Megaman! Super fighting robot!<a href="http://www.animepunch.org">Anime Punch</a> is only a few weeks away. I need to work up some print-worthy art. Here's Megaman.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5mbIDwhpnI/AAAAAAAAAHo/SpMW0OsK0dA/s1600-h/rock_rush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5mbIDwhpnI/AAAAAAAAAHo/SpMW0OsK0dA/s400/rock_rush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555787031422578" border="0" /></a>Also: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufVQIUEiYc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufVQIUEiYc</a>Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-89315977450383583542010-03-11T11:04:00.001-05:002010-03-11T11:04:56.676-05:00Boobs and Beer... It must be Bonnie!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5kTNPQvsaI/AAAAAAAAAHg/qLRFkG58CnM/s1600-h/st_pattys_10sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S5kTNPQvsaI/AAAAAAAAAHg/qLRFkG58CnM/s400/st_pattys_10sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447406342437319074" border="0" /></a>Just working on a St. Patty's Day pinup of Bonnie for an <a href="http://book12.deviantart.com/art/St-Pat-s-Pin-ups-2010-156898824">art jam over on deviantART</a>. Between actual work on the comic and other stuff, ought to have this done by... St. Patty's Day, at the latest.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-29376017729357592962010-03-01T13:40:00.002-05:002010-03-01T13:47:57.037-05:00I draw'd Sailormoon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S4wKUFyl-uI/AAAAAAAAAHI/jXf9kNcwJL0/s1600-h/sailormoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/S4wKUFyl-uI/AAAAAAAAAHI/jXf9kNcwJL0/s400/sailormoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443737389852130018" border="0" /></a>Did this as a last minute entry to an art jam over on deviantART: <a href="http://mashi.deviantart.com/journal/30074443/">http://mashi.deviantart.com/journal/30074443/</a><br /><br />Basically because I wanted to draw something other than <a href="http://bonnielasscomic.blogspot.com/">Bonnie Lass</a>.<br /><br /><br />I'll be selling prints of this at <a href="http://www.animepunch.org">Anime Punch</a> on April 2nd-4th in Columbus, OH.<br /><br />I think that's it. Oh. I like how I drew her hands. Took a pointer from <a href="http://radhowto.blogspot.com/">Rad Sechrist's blog</a>. He has awesome tips on stuff all character artists should know but don't seem to employ. He's awesome.Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-74396654909666152812009-12-01T00:38:00.003-05:002009-12-01T00:43:20.561-05:00What a load...Suffice to say, I think I'll stay far away from doing full-color, special effects-laden comic books after I get this Bonnie Lass arc done... Two chapters pretty much down, two to go...<br />The next self-motivated project I do will undoubtedly be done in spot blacks or, at the most, screen tones...Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133978585062789829.post-71523189024457952572009-11-18T17:11:00.003-05:002009-11-18T17:14:46.668-05:00Just a random character I drew up last night. Fell asleep before I could upload him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/SwRxdllw-iI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SdcbPr62hrE/s1600/swordsman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/SwRxdllw-iI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SdcbPr62hrE/s320/swordsman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405570205872093730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aKwXtf4575c/SwRxGMW7ogI/AAAAAAAAACI/Nbouz3dZils/s1600/swordsman.jpg"></a>Michael Maynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292194637505658089noreply@blogger.com0