Muskrat Ramblings
Sketchy Stuff
posted by John

I haven’t posted any of my warm-up sketches, recently. Sorry about that.

Here’s yesterday’s. I like it enough that I’ve started turning the idea into a proper print.

CINDY-LOU WHO, The Doctor Who’s No More Than Two:

As always, if you’d like the originals of these sketches, they’re $45, postage included. Add $5 for overseas shipping. Paypal gladly accepted.

SPEAKING OF SKETCHING…

As is often the case, I think the sketch I did of Matt Smith for Monday’s cartoon turned out better than the actual finished drawing. I believe other cartoonists know the frustration of this, when it happens. I’ve got no idea how the Doctor’s cowlick grew to such proportions on the final, but there you go…

By the way, as happy as I was with how the original sketch turned out, you have NO IDEA how hard it is to find photos of Matt Smith in profile! Seriously. I think I came up with about two, out of 100 Matt Smith pics overall.

How it turned out (good…but not AS good, I feel).

Anyway, I still love the first sketch of Matt. I’m no great caricaturist, so those few times I think to myself that I’ve managed to capture something, I’m happy.

Possibly I’ll turn the sketch into a larger painting – albeit a stylized one – or a print, as well.

But I have a sketch now. Sketches are cool.

John

Muskrat Ramblings
Fifteen Years and One Sketch Later…
posted by John

So I’m working on some art for the 15th anniversary of Dork Tower next year. But right now, it’s athe 10th anniversary of Munchkin. So I thought I’d do up some promotional cards and postcards and the like.

Here’s the art: Dork Tower and Munchkin: two great tastes that taste great together.

Here’s what it will look like, as a postcard:

In both instances, click on the image to see a larger version of it.

I’m pleased with the piece. It’s far more dynamic than the original sketch I did for the anniversary.

Coincidentally, it shares some similarities with Today’s Three-Minute Warm-Up Sketch. These help me loosen up a little, before approaching more ’serious’ drawings. I’m only so-so about this one, but for a very quick piece, I suppose I shouldn’t expect too much. But I thought yesterday’s sketch was more successful. Anyhoo – Matt and Gilly, as Batman and the Huntress:

John