This week’s sketch challenge over on Ten Ton is Valkyrie from Marvel comics. I haven’t drawn anything for the challenge the past couple of weeks because I haven’t had time, but I couldn’t pass up drawing Brunnhilde so I did this quick sketch before bed.
I try my best to inject some romance in my representations of various characters. I don’t mean romance as in kissy-kissy stuff (although I do like drawing that too.) But romance as in, I like creating a scene. Or rather, I like thinking about what the character was doing that led them to the moment I depict them in. I’d like to think that in this image Brunnhilde has just scaled some kind of overwhelming snowy mountain, perhaps after a battle (or merely just battling the elements) and has made it to the top, sore, battered with tears in her eyes caused by the inescapable beauty of the landscape that surrounds her.
That’s what I was going for any way.

Completed first page of that Fantastic Four story featuring Ben Grimm.

Some practice sketches of Ben Grimm / The Thing. This is my first time ever drawing him, he’s very challenging but interesting too. I must confess I find the various shapes of his face very fascinating.

Con sketch of Magik.

Another early morning, another Con sketch. Still convinced that this was my favourite one from the show, Black Cat is always such a pleasure to draw.

Another Con sketch that didn’t photograph too well, badass Elektra. I had soooo much fun with the blood on this one, especially Elektra’s bloody teeth. Nomnomnom!

Another pre-show sketch inked. Magik! She’s one of my favourites. <3  *glee*

Another inked pre-show sketch. I haven’t drawn Elektra for years, when I do draw her I love drawing her like a total bad-ass. This will be marker shaded as well with grey markers, I’ll use stark red for her outfit. (I also am really tempted to draw her with a bloody mouth and teeth.)

Inked Black Cat pre-Con sketch from my last post. Trying to ink as many of these commissions as I can before the weekend, then they’ll all be shaded with grey markers.

Onto cheerier things.

Big pile of sketches I whipped up last night, ready for the light-box treatment onto a nice piece of bristol paper today. These are for my long list of pre-show commissions for next weekend. @_@;

Only 5 more hours left to bid on my big art sale!

Another one of the sketch cards I’m selling over at my art sale on eBay! Only 2 days to go and this Emma Frost card is still starting at just $2!

Namora picture finished!  A combo of watercolor paints and markers.

Working more on that Namora picture.  MmMM watercolors.

Quick doodlie for the night, Marvel’s Namora. I want to refine this and colour it up with some hot marker action.