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She's scary! The green tint and lighting really give it that James Whale horror pic feel. So I take it she's a scientifically / medically modified creature...?! Love the Tweak..."When aardvarks attack"...or is it just "Guess who"...?! Nice to see the spontaneous Wacom sketches. You look really at home in the digital world!

Excellent work my friend. She's more scary than Mary Shelley's original. Matt's right, your digital sketches are lush.

Sweet! Looks finished to me Kev, perfect just as it is!

Good Luck Kev! I'll be thinking of you.

this looks great. a good balance between being like the original but fresh and original. have fun in brum, wish i was there too. see you soon :-)

Like it. Good 'n gritty - looks like there's an edge to it, you kinda feel frank could lunge at you at any second (maybe fraction more snarl)

-pj

looks fantastic. i almost want to reach out and touch the tatty pages.

Oh now that hits the spot - the spot somewhere in your mouth and you'd be luck to walk away with any teeth left.

I believe some of Tharg's feedback was to try a more naturalistic style - if you could hit that look in a Dredd I think you could swing Ol' Green Bonce. Get the right story - probably one with lots of people being punched in the head ;) I know it is a more fully-painted approach but I think it is worth trying out just so you can demonstrate the range you can bring to the table.

Great stuff - if Boom Studios are looking for a new artist on their Incredibles comic book then they needn't look any further.

A perfect stocky, solid pose... could imagine him scowling down at a fallen Syndrome / Buddy (by the by did you know 'Earl' did the voice of Syndrome...). Lovely work...but if I was to be picky his left bicep behind the forearm V the right bicep over the forearm distracts me...sorry, just wanted to be constructive. But as you said it was a quick sketch so I'll let you off sir :)

Yeah, I noticed the bicep/forearm thing the moment I'd posted it... Grrr!

Nice sketch Kev, like the pose and colours!

Nice work Kev. And you've made it into the inner sanctum of DrawerGeeks? What next? World domination?

That's just flat out nice.

Absolutely love the story and drawings have that old-skool Spidey look...classic! Great work Sir! Humberboldt

Nice pages, good luck at BICS Kev!

Great job with this one mate, one of my favourite TV shows as a kid and your take is very cool.

We all have projects like that sir! The perfect brief may well open up a whole can of insecurity worms. For what it's worth this is a crackin' Monkey study, a sketch work in progress but none the less skilful or stimulating for it! (needs a 'cloudmobile' at some future date :)

A fine, funky, furry fellow indeed! I like the prospect (one that Darwin overlooked) in that we are not only evolving from monkeys but back to monkeys! Perhaps just like your noble example - well done indeed! Horsefair Humpledonk

An excellent wee sketch you've got there sir.

Great stuff - I love Monkey and that really evokes the character.

You might want to have a look at Monkey Subdues the White Bone Demon (a comic adaptation of one chapter of the Journey to the West). I've got the book but it is free online from places like the Internet Archive. Fascinating art and a very different style from one we are used to in the West.

Love this. Flat out love it.

There was/is? a super monkey his name is Beppo,from Dc's silver age of super pets there was even a horse and of course many ape simian villains like Gorilla Grodd! God I'm such a geek but that aside its a rather nice monkey drawing.

If it isn't working for you then it's sense to move on. Of course you know I"d love to see this developed but don't flog a dead simian...so to speak:) Strikes me a monkey with super powers would give superman a good run for his money...can clark kent pick things up with his feet...?!

I like this Kev, and I think you're being a little hard on the poor fella. I'd like to see him dropped straight into a Superman comic as Clark Kent/Superman. With no hint that anyone thinks he's a monkey when he's Clark Kent (if those glasses worked for him before, why not now?) and only the 'man' replaced with 'monkey' when he's Superman. Like Garfield Minus Garfield only better, and better than Superman too, I was always a Batfan.

I love the idea of simian superheroes. My initial idea for the ganesh story I do in Paragon is for Hanuman as a supersidekick to Ganesh, picture here.

More powerful primates in Marvel Apes.

Looks so cool. I hope you have a chance to take this further. Nice one.

Funny you should say that you prefer how Spock has turned out, as I immediately thought that Kirk was the more successful. They're both good though.

Heh, thats great. I think Kirk does look a bit off, but something about that makes the picture funnier, for some reason. Loving his manboobs. (not something I thought I'd ever type....!)

Love it all!!! Great use of the "vulcan bunny ears" (70's alternative group...?). Spock is nigh on perfect (the fringe highlight is absolute perfection) and any minor discrepancy in your Shatner isn't worth mentioning... brilliant moobs and beery phisog... exel-ent work! Now do the doors kev...? :)

Hi Kev, nice fiddling. I like the style of this. It feels like it should have the caption "Blob want hug"

Always make time to fiddle sir (except when Rome is burning!!!). I love your simplified colour choices on this one... and that's a bold off frame composition you've decided upon. Makes this appear like a panel in a story board...? Does that blob thingy have an underarm sweat vent type thing...?! With her hair like that... candyfloss character...?! ;) Keep on fiddling sir!

Nice one Kev! good luck with the work you are getting ready for the Bristol show, hope to see you there!

Welcome back to the land of internet. I'm sure I've met that troll in Bristol.

This troll really kicks ass .. well kicks goat! Lovely inking, great characters... the goat is spot on, the cold dead eyes of a killer... and knobbly knees to win first prize at any holiday camp! More, more, more of these quirky quickies sir!!!

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Welcome back Kev! cool troll-see you in Bristol

Hi Kev,

I LOVE your troll, the goat's great too, but the troll is the star of the piece. I love seeing your mischievous sense of humour come through in your work. Kev Lev on top form in my opinion.

trolls are scary and this one is no exception. what a quirky and lovely piece, x

That's great...nice setup on this...and I hear you about the difficulties this time of the year...spring fever I think???

I think I'd rather face a real dragon then meet this one ;) ! Nice touch with the tattoo to.Very well observed character.

she looks like seriously hard work! great little sketch. hope the packing etc is going well and see you soon, xxxxxx

nice piece of work here. You have fit in to the Drawergeeks group quite nicely. Given it a more international feel.

Chin up sir... after all the magic beans led old Jack to fame and fortune. I think your direction is much more interesting than showing beanstalk avec giant again. Take the beans!!! Nicely rendered by the way... instant recognition of an iconic scene.

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NOW this makes sense...couldn't put two and two together apparently...I had IF not DG on the brain...Great modeling on the hand...what really pushes this over is you paid attention to the thickness of the fingernails...GREAT detail to include...

I like this just the way it is! The slightly skeletal hand (at the little finger and edge off this...) works really well for me as does the loose treatment of the chin / bottom lip. I'd try to keep that looseness if you go to a final piece. Great that you've cropped tight too!

I think simple black and white is such a powerful medium. There's something emotionally ambiguous about your goth (can't help but think of Munch's Vampyr for some reason);which I love. So much scope for exploration....R A H 'Colonel Blimp'

that hand is sooo creepy, something about the bony knuckles and tendons ... i love the rather androgynous look too. x

Kev I think this looks fine as it is! nice one, the hand looks really good to....

Great mix of lights and darks...I like the streaking of the face...I'm not sure how I missed you were on Drawer Geeks!

Is the arm a tad too short possibly...? Might it also be less 'stiff' to have the sleeve cuff fall back down her arm so you can see a graceful wrist/forearm (weird witch veins...?). Allied to this last maybe have the hand pose more 'spider like' with all fingers lower (possibly just the index extended...?) so that the line of the forearm peaks at the wrist then drops down along the hand...? For me I'd have stronger shadow behind her to emphasize the light source of her hocus pokery :) Very nice bold concept and she has a great spooky/sexy balance in her features.

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i can't help but think of elvira. i've just found out who she is recently when my sis, pooh, was accused of being her.. she's not impressed but i thought it was hilarious.

the little man reminds me of a scaredy cat victorian or karl marx, he is great. will have to check out the new fraternity too, x

Qualia is right, there is a somewhat Victorian / Marxist air to the 'wiz of Northhampton'. Nice subtext about Alan Moore's hasty retreat. She sure is one great lady...shows there's someone out there for everybody, no matter who they are...quite touching, snif :)

Good first showing. Very nice... as always. Really good concept.

Another fine job Mr. Conrad. You definetly have that comic book look down.

He's my hero.
A hunka hunka burnin superhero.

Love the colors too.

Yeah, this is hot stuff Paul.

Oh wow.

This is just gorgeous! I love the action pose, and the brilliant color choices. Rock on!

Thanks guys! The subject matter is very inspirational to me.

This is great. Really captures Elvis as what I imagine most of his diehard fans see him. Legendary.

"as what I imagine most of his diehard fans see him"

You mean, he doesn't look like this?

Oh my goodness these are great!
"for the love of luke"...LOL

awesome work jim!

These are GREAT Paul! Love 'em! As far as color choices, I think the first one you posted probably had the most visual impact.

Lookin' awesome Paul. I like all the color choices together. It looks like a poster.

I like the bottom right corner best and then bottom left corner. Cool type treatment as well.

All great options. My fave is the last one, with the orange robot, blue background, and white letters.

Very tight! Great design! What more can be said! Brilliant!

this would be a great toy.

DUDE....I love him as IS!

What fun colors and lines! I also love your texturing techniques on your pieces.

nice piece jim..really eachy....LOL...!
pS...kids do not do this at home...!

Jim Bradshaw's another one who should be posting video of the process involved in creating these great illos! Nice stuff!!!

Thanks guys.

If I did a video of this one, it would have put y'all to sleep. It was a lot of back and forth. For some reason, I struggled long on it.