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Blue Lagoon

shoxmon — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:53:17 +0000

I did this in my final 2 classes in Adult Foundation Drawing at the Art Gallery of Ontario. This pic was done with Oil Pastels (which I hated at first) from a magazine reference, probably National Geographic.

Iron Man

shoxmon — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:24:30 +0000

Raise your hands if you like Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. I’ll never learn! I always plunge right into a drawing without construction lines that I suspect beginners should always use for symmetry and proportions. After scanning, I noticed that my Iron Man’s head was off-centre so I had to cheat a bit [...]

Alien Athletes

shoxmon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:42:00 +0000

This Nostromo Warrior executes Vince Carter’s patented move to the basket. Somebody should make a movie featuring these two guys! The movie would be called something like, “Alien Athlete VS Predator Athlete”. It think we could probably make a couple of sequels. Yah, I think it’s a good idea.

I Hate Customer Service - I Really Do!

shoxmon — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:30:45 +0000

Actually, I hate exceptional customer service, and that is what I’m greeted with at my comic book store of choice, Heroes World, located just north of Toronto. Every time I go in, the staff actually acts as if they enjoy being there and sharing their enthusiam with clients - go figure. This “treat your customer well” [...]

The Book of Nemus

shoxmon — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:46:17 +0000

No Fair, Gary wins! This is Biél after the wars. This character is a main character in Shox Studios’ “Book of Nemus” which Gary Welsh and I co-write. We are currently on chapter 2 - Water and Stone. Gary also pencils all pages and has been inking chapter 2 as well. This was really a “challenge” for me [...]

I don’t like charcoal

shoxmon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:53:02 +0000

I made a couple of signigficant discoveries last night in class - 1. Working with colour showed me just how little I know about colour. Our teacher introduced coloured chalk last night; not a pretty picture (pardon the pun) 2. I don’t like charcoal. I inhaled way too much charcoal dust in class. I’m going to stick with pencil [...]

Resistance is Futile….really, really futile

shoxmon — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:45:00 +0000

My name is not Locutus! Especially since as a Borg I seem have some emotion playing on my face. Also I don’t have that tube sticking in my cheek - nah, I’m not Locutus. Maybe Michael should learn how to draw better. Next week’s theme: Favourite Book of Nemus Character

I’m drawing like crazy!!!

shoxmon — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:14:18 +0000

I used a ruler to help with proportions, but still one of her eyes is much bigger than the other. Oh well, c’est la vie. I’m happy with this. Next week’s theme: Resistance is futile… Yup, someone in my little party has a thing about Star Trek - I wonder who?

Anything Goes: Batman and Friends

shoxmon — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:32:13 +0000

I knew I wanted to do a Superhero for this week’s “Anything Goes” theme and I didn’t necessarily intend to do Batman. I found an image I like, Batman Swinging Jim Lee Style by Nicholas Hill and decided to practice doing the cape because [...]

Hellblazer, The World of John Constantine

shoxmon — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:14:38 +0000

Gary struck first with his rendition of the chain-smoking John Constantine. I initially wanted to draw an image of the Angel Gabriel played by Tilda Swinton in the movie Constantine but instead I present Papa Midnite with a few modifications - namely the pipe and the skull. Check out my reference. Next week’s theme: Anything Goes