I know 'twould have been better if I've shown this on time when it was appropriate. But, as they say, 'better late than never'. So, POWER KIDS again, only this time trying to participate in Hallowe'en celebration for the first time [in Serbia at least]. All pencil [2mm F lead in Mars leadholder] and tweaking in Photoshop after scanning the A4-sized drawing. The lines were darkened and some 'Filter' solutions were applied.

When it's ten minutes after midnight, then it must be 'yesterday' when I did this convention sketch, borrowed from a young lady who asked for a sketch of HERSELF as BatGirl [ (c)DC/WB ] so I can scan it for unleashing it upon the breathlessly awaiting world.

I have to admit my inability to 'capture the likeness' is a stuff of legends... but I hoped for the excuse that BG is not 'a real person' plus there's a mask -- excuses, escuses ...

Anyway, Tanya loved the sketch and I wanted to share this convention sketch done at the 8th Belgrade International Comics Salon that finished today, on Sunday. Drawing shall be returned to Tanya. It's done on A4 sized rough paper with HB 0.7 technical Pentel pencil and assortment of markers.

Some sketches I've done recently, posting them on Deviant Art first. Ordinary A4 printer paper used with Col-Erase light blue pencils or 3H graphite Lyra 2mm lead in Mars-Staedtler or Caran D'Ache leadholders/clutch pencils. Tweaked a thing or two in PhotoShop 7.

The character of Soviet SuperWoman is created & (c)Olga Jezhova and I drew this for her, with her permission.

A Wee Demo - NOT the Tutorial

WORKING ON SEVERAL projects at the same time sometimes disperses the attention and ability to control all aspects of what's being done. Take THIS situation for example - do I have to put an extra 'mature' filter because of the 'beast's nature' displayed in the illustration or do I behave like this is the business as usual, like before..?

This is the very same drawing, the one and only of the newest incarnation of my intrepid Nurse Florinda, co-created with a person insisting for now to remain strictly anonimous. But, that very same drawing is scanned as the blue rough, then black graphite clean-up [H lead, 2mm in a lead holder/clutch pencil over the kneaded eraser 'paled' blue sketch] and finally coloured visual of the 'inked' version.

Truth is, there were NO INKS whatsoever. The graphite clean-up lines were darkened in PhotoShop prior to the colouring process and that was it.

The 'comic strip tier' format is the attempt to create a demo or tutorial 'template' with samples of personal work plus lettering, which in this case happens to be a free font from Nate [Blambot] Piekos - www.blambot.com

Power Kids!

Remember couple of my recent deviations with the above title, regarding the charity project involving very young children in foster care learning English for the first time..?
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The Power Kids Little Summer School for English Language is on FaceBook and it needs LOTS of MORAL SUPPORT too, not just financial sponsorship.

PLEASE:
show your support by going to the following link:

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=131269320227113&share_id=131940326827607&comments=1#!/pages/POWERKIDS-Letnja-skolica-engleskog-jezika-za-decu-iz-hraniteljskih-porodica/131269320227113

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LIKE it and leave a supportive comment. I did the drawing for them that goes on official documents [black and white version only, alas...], T-Shirts for children and such.

Let's show together at least symbolicaly that those clever, witty, gorgeous children aren't abandoned and forgotten for real and let's give A BIG HAND to noble and kind people who take care of them selflessly like they'd do for their own offspring.

Thank you ALL, from the bottom of my ink-stained heart.

Salut,

[ ~b~ ]

AL WILLIAMSON - R.I.P. 1931-2010

Secret Agent Corrigan (c)KFS - the hero was modeled by the artist himself!

THE PRINCE AMONGST the comics medium knights has laid his mighty brushes to rest and went where all of us shall go one day or night... joining his pal Frank Frazetta, Archie Goodwin and other incomparable giants who walked amongst us once, allowing us to stand on their shoulders.

Williamson followed the path of Alex Raymond, inspired also by Daniel Vierge, Joseph Clement Coll, Franklin Booth and other masters of the pen and ink technique.

His contribution to the comics is humongous - comicbooks, syndicated newspaper strips... penciling, inking [himself and others, in the later part of his career] and genuine love for the artform examplified with his tireless collecting of originals.

Those in the know, especially distinguished ones honoured to know him personally will publish more appropriate rememberings of his life, deeds and achievements. I've never managed to meet him but I am sure that he really was The Gentleman and one of the sweetest persons ever to unleash his kindness on fellow artists and people in general.

He shall be missed.

Some New-ish Drawings... sort of

JUST TO AVOID being too absent from here...

MALEFICENT (c)Disney

Vetty & Beronica... y'get it, right..? (c)Respective Copyright Holder[s]

THORELLA -female version of Thor (c)Marvel/Disney

SISELLA & her flat-chested failed female sidekick, (c)ME

All drawn by me. No inks, just blue or graphite pencils, ordinary printer A4 sized paper, tweaked here'n'there in PhotoShop.

'Nuff said - as the great man uttered on so many excelsior-occasions.

Salut