Convention sketches...for no one in particular

In the beginning of October, I went to both Locust Moon Fest and APE in the span of roughly a week. Then, I came home and got sick. Now that I'm not as sick, I'll to upload some of the sketches I did at those conventions. Don't get me wrong, these aren't for anyone, I just don't like staring at people who may or may not look at my comics, so I sketch to keep amuse myself.

Also, even though I immensely enjoy the conventions, talking to people who like comics and art, and other artists and cartoonists is absolutely my idea of fun, I feel a little anxious about losing productivity while I'm traveling and peddling my wares, so sketching alleviates some of that anxiety.

Here's an Estre doodle I pencilled at Locust, but that show was really busy, between talking to attendees, my table neighbors(who were all awesome), and seeing good friends in Philly, I actually didn't have that much time to draw, so I ended up inking her as a warm-up after returning to Chicago.

More to come,

-the Red

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quick bat-doodle, using up the last of my ink from a previous session. Batman is a character I've been pretty ambivalent about for some time. I'm sort of burnt-out by him, and I realized some time ago that my favorite incarnation is the animated version, in particular, because he's so striking visually, the interplay with shadows and how the cape is a part of him. Plus, he was a ninja before ANYONE cared about ninja.

That being said, he's still fun to draw, if for nothing else, it's an excuse to just blast ink all over the place. Also, I like giving him the Zorro-style mask, with pupils and all.

-the Red

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Frontiersman warm-up from the other day. Another character I'm looking forward to exploring...

-Jams

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Was studying Sam Kieth's Lobo alot when I did this, just trying to keep the inks loose and dirty, and I got to thinking about how much I've been wanting to do a Lobo-esque character, something that really lends itself to abstractions in the art and storytelling, and it occurred to me...I've got Capt. Weird, who is every bit the anti-hero, without being quite as grotesque. I cannot wait to get working on Cap again....

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