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I was very lucky and got to attend the Galaxy Con in Raleigh this year. Met a lot of cool people and saw so many great things. But easily the one thing I’m truly treasuring is that I drew this picture of Piccolo from Dragon Ball and got it signed by his voice artist Chris Sabat.
He was so friendly and professional to everyone. Seemed like a really great dude. I also got a chance to walk around and talk to a few other artists whom were nice enough to take a look at some of my stuff and give me a few pointers.
I’m still working on Ant Guy volume #2 in my free time but I’ve decided to try and do something I’ve always wanted to do which is to try my hand doing Animation! I messed around with Flash back in the day and made some silly things but I want to try and do something a bit more professional so I have started some serious training in Toon Boom. I’m really excited about it and can’t wait to share whatever it is that I come up with. Should be fun 🙂
LaTeRz – Adam
I was going through one of my old sketch books and ran across this image that I penciled and thought that would look cool if I actually inked and colored it. So that’s what I did..
[Bonus tip – If you “right click” the image and select “open in new tab” you can view this piece at it’s actual 100% size]
Above is the original sketch that I did in a moleskin. Even though it’s an older drawing I didn’t see anything that I needed to change. I like it the way it is. Except for I do my initials a little differently these days and thought it would be cooler if it was carved into the bench.
Next step is I scanned into my computer, sent it to my Dropbox, and then opened it up on my IPad Pro. (2017 model with first generation apple pencil)
I used Clip Studio Pro to do the Inks. I love this program for creating Art and stuff but I wish it wasn’t such a pain in the butt trying to transfer files from my Windows desktop to my IPad. Hopefully it gets better in the future.
Next comes the color flattening stage. This was a little tricky. I had to try quite a few different versions on the creature. I eventually settled on the purple but it could have been any color.
After that I went in and did all the shading and textures which finally brought the image to life like I wanted. I’m incredibly happy with how this weird ass piece came out 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my stuff. I just wanted to add that if anyone is wondering I’m about halfway done with the Ant Guy Volume #2 script and am incredibly excited about it. There’s also going to be a few new Duncebot Comix (I’m so happy auto correct hates those two previous words) in the near future.
Finally, have fun, be a good person, and create don’t destroy.
LaTeRz,
Adam
Yay! I’ve sold some books but I’d like to sell some more so here’s my new incentive..
Anyone who has bought or buys my book by Halloween can get a chance to get a free commission from me. 11×17 Pen and Ink on bristol board, single character. It can be “any” character not just one of mine. I’ve got shipping covered too 😉
All you have to do is show me you bought it somehow..
CLICK HERE to check out Ant Guy on Amazon
Picture, Invoice, whatever and then DM me on social media, email me at contact@adamrutten.com, or just post it online.
I want to start offering commissions on my website soon so this piece will serve as one of my examples of what to expect. So, you know I’m going to put some extra gusto into it.
Have fun, good luck, and I’m gonna go doodle..
LaTeRz