dunno if you guys were still wanting these hat refs but
it’s fedora time
if I said I didn’t have enough misc. sketches and films filled with fedora-wearing crowds to produce dozens more reference plates the same size as this one, I’d be lyin’
but for now, just this one with basic angles
tilted a little, as was the fashionI know somebody who would love this hat ref…
“When my dad was a kid, I guess 10 or 11 years old, my grandfather wound up buying that drawing table for him. And this is in the Great Depression, as an immigrant family, so it wasn’t easy to come up with the money for what seemed like possibly a frivolous expense. But it ended up meaning a lot, really the whole world, to both of them.
My grandfather had that very intense, first-generation immigrant work ethic. He was a butcher, a kosher butcher. I think he probably would have preferred if my father would have followed him into that trade, as cutting meat is steady work, you know? People always have to eat. But my dad always had the artistic impulse. He wanted to be an artist. He saw this drawing table and fell in love with it, but it cost what must have been the princely sum of $12 or whatever back then. It was just too expensive.
Well, lo and behold, my dad comes home from school one day at age 10 or 11, and there’s the drawing board in the apartment. My grandfather said, “Here it is. I realize you love this so much, I got this for you. It’s that important to you. It’s your passion. Use it and love it.”
And that’s the way my grandfather was, too. That mentality has been passed from my grandfather, to my father, down to his family. My dad really didn’t care if I went into art, or anything else. What he did care about was that I followed my passion. Their mentality, at the end of the day, was that you always have to follow your passion and do what your heart tells you to do. Do what makes you most happy. And drawing made my dad the happiest. That’s why that drawing table appeared out of nowhere, and why my dad was still using the same one 60 or more years later. It’s a great table. I learned on it, myself.”
-Adam Kubert, on his dad Joe
Click the image to go to the fullsize! Easier to read.
A big ol’ tip on drawing cities from street-level. The drawings are pretty crude, (I did them very fast,) but I think they get the point across :) I’m sure some streets like in the first example actually exist in the world, but why would you choose to draw something so boringly bland?
Hope it helps you out!
weh I have so much to learn on in the “drawing cities” front. I always try to push myself to do better, but I can never quite stage my sidewalks right. I blame it on growing up in a town with no sidewalks or buildings higher than two stories.
I just want to add backgrounds in general have stuff LOTS OF STUFF. I love love love well done backgrounds
Man, some day I hope to draw a city street as well as the first picture.
I’m lacking words to describe the talent & beauty here.
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Day 75: Batwoman
A female superhero with a name even my mother would approve of!
My mom would always scoff indignantly at names like SuperGIRL & BatGIRL.
“Why can’t they be WOMEN?” My mother would ask. “The guys are all MEN not BOYS: SuperMAN, BatMAN, SpiderMAN but then all the females are called GIRLS!”
Yep, my mom was a thorough feminist so it’s gotta be a real kick in the pants that her son grew up to illustrate buxom bombshell beauties. Lol!
She has fun with it though. She knows that my joy of drawing gorgeous women stems from a genuine appreciation of feminine beauty and a sincere respect.
All you gotta do is go look at my posts Imperfect or Smart girls are sexy and you’ll see how my mama raised me.
Love you, mom! Enjoy BatWOMAN. :)
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Day 74: Batgirl Halloween illustration
She may have the bats on her side but those ghosts are a different story!
I absolutely adore this time of year and creating these Halloween themed cutie pies just adds to the fun for me! If you missed it, here’s my Halloween Catwoman.
I had SO MUCH FUN drawing this! It’s gonna be tough for me to let this one go. Speaking of which…
If you’d like to own this original piece of art it’s available here on eBay for a few days.
I’ve got a couple more of these planned so stay tuned!
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Ok, that’s just cute.
Wheee, I am now able to share some news of what I’ve been working on the past week or so. I was approached recently to illustrate another story for the next Gathering anthology published by Gray Haven comics. (Some of you may remembering me drawing a story for volume 2 written by the talented Gail Simone.)
This time I was drawing a 5-page story for another brilliant DC writer, Sterling Gates. Here is the first page from our story in The Gathering volume 6 which is their second horror collection called ‘Further Into the Abyss.’ This anthology will be debuting at this coming NYCC so keep your eyes peeled if you’re going to be at the Con!
How exciting!!
Day 71: A Purrrfect Halloween!
When I was a kid I wanted Snickers, now I just want eye candy.
Many thanks to everyone who gave me props as I posted sneak peeks of this in progress over the weekend. Now, here she is all ready to join the holiday festivities.
I listed the original art for auction on eBay and I wanted to share it with you guys but someone snapped it up fast for the Buy It Now price before I could make the announcement.
So, Selina’s off to a cozy new home but that won’t stop us from tasting the digital version of this Halloween eye candy!
Love ya, guys! Thanks for continuing to hang with me. I’m having a great time sharing these tricks and treats with you everyday!
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Day 58: Four-eyed fox!
Who needs contacts? Glasses are sexy! I saw this myopic mistress at a local coffee shop.
You want to know the best part about drawing beautiful women in public? Seeing beauty in every woman.
When I’m actively looking for beauty it’s amazing how much more of it I see. I try to carry that lesson into the rest of my life. Seeing beauty in the world around me is a choice. I always feel better when I choose it.
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Day 56: The Huntress
My love affair with comic book babes started with issue #1 of The Huntress.
Back in the day my folks would buy me a comic book at the end of each week if I did all my chores. One week I picked up the first issue of The Huntress.
I loved the sexy/tough combo and it planted the creative seed inside of me for much of the work that I do today. When I received the order for this private commission I was immersed in nostalgia.
Good memories and good fun!
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