Donatello

A little TMNT sketch I did for fun in between other stuff. My eighth birthday party was completely Ninja Turtle themed--Raphael plates and party hats, Michelangelo cake. Good times. I traced a Donatello out of a turtles story book I had and pinned it to the wall, convinced my friends I did it. And so began my career as an artistic fraud.

Sketches and Warm ups 02/11/12

Messing around with portraits of some favorite Batman villains. My success level is all over the place on this one.

Batman and Robin from last Wednesday's drink and draw. Lines by me, inks by Marcus To. This was pretty popular on Tumblr either because Marcus fixed so much of my drawing or people like to see Batman say "bra'".

Bebop and Rocksteady from the 80s TMNT animated series and toyline. Wish they'd bring 'em back, though I know it's a rights issue or something like that.

Bebop

Youse wants a drawing of Bebop on All Hallow's Eve Eve? Duuh, sure thing, boss! This is kind of a Halloween post, right? I mean, Bebop's a monster of sorts. You decide!

As always, click images to embiggen.

Leonardo Leads

After a brief turtle-break I decided to come back to the Ninja Turtles and finish off the quartet with Leonardo. Somewhat unfortunately, I did this right after finishing up a kind of big and rather cartoony illustration job, so I think the inking style especially is kind of different from the ones that came before it.

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A big part of the reason I ever started drawing as a little kid was to try and be able to draw a really good Ninja Turtle. Getting there.

Raphael

Another turtle for reasons I can't begin to imagine--Raphael this time. My version's more in line with the Raph of the original comic books or the first couple movies--the angry, scrappy Raphael more than the sarcastic 'funny' one he was on the cartoon series. So he's like a battle damaged tank, less concerned with finesse and accuracy in a fight and more with inflicting damage.

No pencil version this time around as this started out as Leonardo until I re-thought what I wanted to do with them.

Donatello

Donatello, probably the turtle I have the most affection for nowadays. I did this much quicker on the heels of the last one than I intended, but they're fairly fun exercises and I tend to need to remind myself drawing is fun every couple of days haha... It's fun to try and make the turtles look physically distinct from one another, and communicate some of their personality in their face and build. I gave Donny more of a nerdy unassuming face, big beak, lankier, taller build than Mike. He's a thinker.

Dunno if I'll keep this up for these but thought it might be interesting to show the pencils and inks again, especially since it changed so much between the two. Wanted to make his face a little more likable, as well as get rid of the tool belt I was originally giving him. Didn't want to cheat the geting-personality-across-in-the-design thing with too many props. He ended up with bicycle gloves for some reason? Maybe this Don drives the turtle cycle exclusively, I dunno.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo, the turtle no kid can do without and no adult can stand. Started as a rough sketch from months back, but I liked the face enough to want to see it through. The other three may be coming in the future, similar motif. 

Figured I'd post the process stuff, too, seeing as how I actually had it all scanned for a change. These are the DVD extras to which you've become accustomed.

Slash, the Evil Turtle from Dimension X lineart

One of my favorite characters from the 80s Ninja Turtles toyline. Did this for fun some weeks ago with every intention of colouring it but, again, it never happened. Maybe later this summer.

Digital Color Illustrations

Commission of Marvel's Deadpool.

Forest Girl, an original character I do a pin up of now and again.

Ray Fillet, a satellite character from the Ninja Turtles cartoon and Archie comic.  Redesigned him a bit.