This was a long short week full of long days. Trying to catch up on life and in dong so I didn’t get as much drawing done as I normally do, but I feel the 2 I did complete are pretty strong. Since there are only 2 images this week I’ll go into a little more detail on each one.

1. Star Wars [Original Character]

I’m not a huge Star Wars fan. I enjoy them, but I dont hold them nearly as high as a lot of my friends do. A friend of mine was working on a picture of Asajj Ventress when I realized, “Ive never drawn anything Star Wars.”  Immediately I had the image in my head, I just had to figure out how to make it work. The base concept was a Sith (or Jedi) standing on a downed X-wing. As I worked it through, in my preliminary sketches I decided it might make the image more complete if the figure was interacting with someone.

When I realized just how big X-wings were I was a little disappointed that I couldnt fit as much in the image as I planned. Maybe in the final I will expand and add more of the ship. Main light-sources will be the burning x-wing and the light saber.

2. The Chemist (Original Character)

In the final of this piece expect to see writing in the foreground, like she is writing on one of those clear dry-erase boards.

I was reading various articles on the new DC launch such as this one by Michele Lee or this one by Laura Hudson. Both articles expressing a disappointment in the portrayal of females in comics books. Now we all know thats a battle thats been fought for ages, and while I don’t agree with EVERYTHING in the articles they make a lot of strong points that have brought me to some realizations of me own. For example I feel like the bust-size of women in illustration isn’t only a product of the male , but also a result of good ol’, run of the mill, everyday, laziness.

Seriously, draw a picture of a woman from the front without giving her large breasts. Now look at it, either you succumbed to the urge to increase the bust or theres a good chance it looks like  a man. When are a thing of beauty the world over, and when we try to portray the beauty we want to make sure its clear. “This is a woman.” But when we step back and take our time, there are more subtle ways to portray the female form. It’s late so I’m rambling.

Anyway, with all this in mind, I approached this piece aiming to do a slightly more realistic woman.

Tallahassee Drink and Draw is this weekend so hopefully some more good art will come out of that. Have a good weekend.

-Danno Out!