Supergirl - Rough

Supergirl © 2011 DC Comics

Here's a rough sketch that I will be inking soon. I said I would change things up from the character I have been drawing the last few days and going back to Kara is always a good idea. Just to make things extra fun, I thought I would draw Supergirl in a little used costume from her Adventure Comics run. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I have drawn this costume. This will be fun to ink when I get a chance.

This is Post #1219

Sketchbook Sunday

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

I just realized I have been drawing this character for the last several days. Thanks for sticking with me as I find a feel for this character. I will try to mix it up tomorrow. :)

This was penciled in my sketchbook and tones added in Photoshop CS5.

This is Post #1218

Digital Sketchbook Saturday

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

I've been extremely busy with the layout of the second sketchbook so it's just another Digital Sketchbook Saturday.

This is Post #1218

Sketchbook Friday

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

I did this piece in my sketchbook and added all the tones in Photoshop CS5. The vehicle behind her is inspired by an electric vehicle I saw in the Consumer Electronics Expo coverage. I follow quite a few tech podcasts and that two wheeled/two person vehicle really stood out. I believe GM made it as a concept vehicle using the same type of gyroscope/balancing as the single rider Segway. If you are interested in seeing it in action I'm sure you can find footage on the web.

Today I made all the final changes to the art that is included in the Canson sketchbook. I'm considering calling the book "Canson Cuties and Heroes. But that is just a working title right now. I only have to create the title page and the cover now. If I have time over the weekend, I will create a new image for the cover. If I don't have time, the cover will be a collage much like the one on my at www.gonzoartstudio.com. After the weekend I will begin sorting images for the other sketchbook.

Have a good weekend everyone!

This is Post #1217

Sketchbook Thursday

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

Just another sketchbook Thursday for today. Spent a chunk of the day putting together all the pages for a 64 page full color Canson Cutie/Hottie Sketchbook. I still need to do a cover and back cover, but the big part is done. With any luck I could have the files ready to go to the printer by Monday.

This is Post #1216

Bubble Gum Pop

I created another slide show for the piece I did this morning while chatting on the phone with another artist. Yes, we were on the phone that long. :) This is just some more experimenting with a style. I had some pitfalls along the way but worked my way out of it. I think Bob Ross used to call them "happy accidents". And that's what they are. There have been many times I have been in the middle of a traditional painting and the plan seems to fall apart. But I keep working and something different and better emerges. At least that's what I tell myself. ;)

Below are the individual images for the piece.

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

This is Post #1215

Now That's A Knife!

I thought I would try a different way of presenting the process steps for today's post. So I made a little slide show and uploaded it to my YouTube Channel. It's a little small here but if you click on it you will be taken to my YouTube Channel where the movie can be viewed a bit larger. I am also posting the individual images below. Let me know how you feel about slides shows and even some more movie step-by-steps.

For this piece, I did the initial sketch in a Strathmore Drawing pad using a Col-Erase Terra Cotta color pencil. I inked it with black Copic Multi-Liner pens and black Prismacolor pencil. After scanning the art into Photoshop CS5. I added shadows on one layer, clothing on another layer and then painted the skin tones on the same layer as the scan. You can see the pencils disappearing as I work the skin tones. I then repainted some of the black lines of the piece. The final part was touch ups and highlights. Overall the approach was a lot like painting with gouache. Gouache is an opaque watercolor paint. Used thick, not watered down, you paint layers. Building from dark to light. some parts of this piece are like that. This was a fun experiment and I will probably be doing more pieces like this.

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

This is Post #1214