Another journal

So, I haven’t really drawn since February. But I used to draw all the time and I should get back into that. But I need a reason to draw that’s more illustrate-y than comics-y. So I figure why not try to make some illustrations to go with all that shit I wrote in January.

I am a huge fan of old sf mags and pulpy mass market paperbacks from the 1970s and 80s. So I’ll be flipping through my old Asimov SF mags and using the black and white illustrations as inspiration (and ignoring the sad moment of the 90s where there was a lot of bad greyscale airbrush work).

Because I know a lot of people who draw for a living, I’m pretty self-conscious about how I do it. But whatever, I’m learning and I don’t quite give a shit. Anyway, finally started sketching out some things this evening. Trying to figure out what I should do for Morning Star.

And you can pretend that she’s wearing underwear if it makes you feel better.

So it will be like a blast from the past, me dumping process sketches of dubious quality on a regular basis. Rock.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

Done at Chase’s request.

Though some are doing well, despite the times, it seems others are finding alternative uses.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

I do not do hand drawn type very well. However, because I see Ray Frenden and BT play with letters, I tried a little.

Then I got bored and made some patterns, but you don’t get to look at those.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

I spelled meagre wrong, I know. That is sketchbook authenticity, right there.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.

Doodling in-between things, using a pattern made of the cloud texture of this as the base.

Mirrored from Journal of a Something or Other.