Fun_SuperWhat

They're like, let's talk about comics!

I'm like, yeah!

They're like, let's talk about soopaheeroz!

I'm like, what?

3/28/16

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Fun_Hagootha

Hagootha in her natural habitat, just outside a seedy tabletop game space fresh off an 0-3 at FNM.

What kind of sketchy individual would ever find themselves in such a place at such an hour?

Ah.

3/28/16

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Fun_Hagootha_L

Tried drawing a mage-like spellshaper character. Wanted to get that Wayne Reynolds look where the character is just impossibly overburdened with gear, but didn't quite get there.

3/28/16

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Fun_MochikinBiter

A monster design for HPB's basic mochikin creatures, so this is like a Zergling. These guys were made of mochi, a Japanese snack people love but that is actually pretty disgusting most of the time.

They come in a variety of sizes and colors. I'm talking about the snack and the creature.

3/28/16

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Fun_JoyJoy

Conquering fears of a di-di-digital world.

3/27/16

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Fun_JoyJoy_L

More digiskootchin.

3/27/16

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Fun_Calt.OolfCries_L

Prepping some tokens for the Shadows over Innistrad prerelease. Obviously huge inspiration from Chiara Bautista's designs.

3/27/16

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Fun_TouTheLine

A "live ink" ballpoint and fudepen study from a panel by Azuma Tou.

3/27/16

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Fun_CaptainOfTheWatch

Trying to get in there with the G-Pen for Inktober '14 on this more involved space piratey outfit. Warpy hair, too.

3/27/16

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Fun_CaptainOfTheWatch_P

An old sketch in prep for Inktober '14. Again, that year was all about getting used to the G-Pen.

Wanted a regal sorta space pirate captain vibe.

3/27/16

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Fun_Bungan

Bungan der Destroyerbunkin.

A digital sketch, more scale practice.

3/27/16

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Fun_Uniformity

Uniforms with the G-Pen for Inktober 14, then.

I bet she has a really boring name, like Nancy, or something.

Or something slightly off like Gwynn instead of Gwen.

3/27/16

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Fun_Uniformity_L

A sketch in prep for Inktober 14. I dunno. Wanted to try a uniform, and more involved lines to test the G-Pen, if I recall.

Easter Eggs: JE logo.

3/27/16

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Fun_Tee.Beardown

And here's the final of our little "i am the beatdown" shirt, or should I say "beardown"?
Anyway, the title comes from two things, primarily the old Magic adage about identifying "who is the beatdown," famously originated by Michael J. Flores, whose podcast with Patrick Chapin I quite enjoy despite not really being into Constructed myself. People talking passionately and intelligently about anything is always a great listen.

The second namesource is a twist on one of my favorite albums of all time, I am the Movie, from Motion City Soundtrack, which is lamentably calling it quits this year...

And then the design itself is a reference to the Magic slang for a 4/2 4/4 2/2 creature for two mana, affectionately called a "bear." Rather than my more intricate style, I thought a more "cute," clumsy style would be in order.

And then here's what it might look like on Didi from Splinter.
The background is a photo from when I discovered I was standing next to Tokyo Dome one night. I was more pumped by the official Shonen Jump merch shop nearby.

3/24/16

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Fun_Tee.Beardown_I

I really liked my little kuma T sketch, so I thought I'd take it to final anyway.

It's based on two little Magicisms.

Inked digitally with Steve Ahn's brush.

3/24/16

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Hare_Tee.Beardown_P

A rejected sketch for a shirt.

Rwar.

3/24/16

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Fun_CornerstoneRef

Early concept sketches of Didi, but we went in a different direction.

The foundation's there, though.

3/23/16

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Fun_LurkingAlways

Fudepen practice while listening to a documentary on H.P. Lovecraft.

Trying to get a sense of colossal scale since I usually only draw one figure at normal size.

You win some, you lose some.

3/23/16

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Fun_BabyInACorner

Trying to creep people out on the train...

3/23/16

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Hare_Ultimatum_LtShadow

A sketch they passed on for the Ultimatum piece.

Felt nice and contemplative.

3/22/16

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Fun_KyaryOn

A study of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. She used to post really great photos of her outfits on Twitter, but feels like not so much recently, maybe because I'm not online so much lately. Wonder if maybe she's been sort of fading out in Japan. Wonder what that's like.

I didn't expect to like her music, but I have two of her albums now, and would happily snap up more if CDs weren't so expensive here, even at second-hand shops, unless we're talking really old stuff.

One of my favorite tracks is called Drinker, underrated.

3/22/16

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Fun_Mars

Studying Mars...

3/22/16

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Fun_302Crew

A bit of an homage to 302 Crown Steet, where I really got a big chunk of EXP.

I did next to no digital anything back then, and still hold on to that prejudice too dearly I fear, but I wanted to see if I could incorporate more digital into traditional pieces, such as this one.

As long as I look good when I'm old.

3/22/16

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Fun_302Crew_B

Wanted to try a faded out, two-tone look with Copics but I can never quite get it...

But I did enjoy going live on this one, that is no pencils, just fudepen inks.

3/22/16

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Fun_GoGoKo

More from that first comic I wrote in Japan. His name is Ko, he is a powerful vegetarian.

He was based on a dude I used to know. Never smiles.

3/22/16

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Fun_Rumba

Some kind of guerilla? I dunno, just rolling with the old fudepen in my pocket sketchbook.

3/21/16

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Fun_JelloKnight

I want to be able to draw a character with that jello armor stuff, but it never really comes out right.

3/21/16

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Fun_TwereWolfUnlimited

And the last couple of Tokyo Werewolf sketches from the I wanna say 2013? session.

I don't really get how turntables work. But this I can get behind.

3/21/16

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Fun_Channel

Looks like I skipped a week, so posting the progress for one of my first fudepen pieces, loosely inspired by Avatar characters, I'd say. Trying and failing, yet ever falling for, that Eric Canete monochromatic Copic look.

Hey! That used to be my backyard in Tokyo.

4/20/16

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Fun_Channel_B

Making up for accidentally skipping this week with the Copics to one of my very first Fudepen efforts, not live-inked, though. You can still see some pencils underneath.

4/20/16

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