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[Michael Stranger]

Just thought I'd post some things I've been doodling with a brush pen on the train to work, in between slowly working on a comic with the esteemed Mr. P. Ayers.


Ultimate Cap


Wolvie


Middle aged man playing his PSP


Woman on the train with a tiny tiny body


Bats (pencil)

All thoughts welcome, as always!

[amjad]

Beautiful stuff man.

[Michael Stranger]

Taken a brief hiatus from drawing a comic (not showing any previews til it's done...months from now at this rate!) to do a couple of things for Sabrina's Moleskine sketchbook thread, and a Spiderman for a friend's birthday:







Discovered the lovely sensation of drawing by using pressure on the pencil rather than hatching for the first time in years (gotten too used to comic-style drawing I suppose). Has been really nice to go back to a more soft approach.

Oh, go on then, here's one panel of the book I'm working on with Patrick Ayers:


Right, back to work!

[kieranbeech]

There stunning michael I love your shading tone on the moleskin stuff and the spiderman is awesome.

[Aris]

Looking good man. Tremendous work. Love your gesture and lines.

-aris

[amjad]

The hatching is the shiznit.

[Michael Stranger]

Aw, thanks all!

[ginocollins]

Bee-yootiful!

-Gino

[Michael Stranger]

Hello all!

Just got back from a lovely week's holiday in St.Ives, Cornwall. Bit of an artist's community there, so went to a life drawing class one night and wound up with the following sketches.

They're probably not safe for work, being life-drawings...



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Charcoal & chalk:


Brush pen & chalk:




Brush pen:


Charcoal & chalk:

[Jose Reynoso]

Fantastic work, you can't go wrong with life drawing classes and I'm loving your lines.

[Michael Stranger]

Thanks, man! I should probably make the disclaimer that we only had 10 minutes on each of these pics though, I don't normally draw so scruffy!

[Michael Stranger]

Some work I did about 3 years ago for The Return of Dr. Octagon ad campaign for a record company (I never got around to posting it up as a finished comicbook format):

[Michael Stranger]

Some sketches I've been doing on the train, either of passengers around me or from the free papers dotted about...



















All comments/crits most appreciated!

[amjad]

That is some exceptional work. I like the forms which is something I struggle with.

[kieranbeech]

Cool work Michael.

[atticus]

that's a splendid thread of work. like the figure drawing and sequential stuff a lot.

[Michael Stranger]

Thanks guys! I feel like I've started drawing in a new style this week, which is really fun.

Am learning to take my sketchbook around more and more. Turns out it DOES help - who knew?

[Jose Reynoso]

WOW, WOW, WOW!! Those are really great, the tiger with the crown is fantastic! Keep them coming.

[Michael Stranger]

Thanks!!

Here's today's experiment with coloured paper...

[Mike]

Awesome as ever, though am slightly freaked out by the idea that the person randomly doodling on the train might be doodling ME.

I remember exactly when and where (and what state of mind I was in ) I first saw those Doctor Octagon pics, and they're just as great now as they were then.

I am very eagerly awaiting your and Patrick's comic you know.