SketchPaddys is the weekly sketch blog of comics artists Robert Carey, Cormac Hughes, Graeme Howard, Kevin Weldon, Monty Borror, Rob Moran, Peter Mason and Naomi Bolger.

Monday, December 31, 2012

V-MAN!

Try-out illo done last year for a German magazine; the idea was a strip featuring Formula One champ Sebastian Vettel, which never happened unfortuinately.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Digitaaaaalllll



I got me a nice graphics tablet for Christmas, so I decided to colour Louise from 'The Helix' !
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Something pretty? Sorta?

Here's something new and different for Sketchpaddys. A background I drew for my own use. I think its kinda pretty.

Concept of Thrones


Missed my Sunday spot because of working on thing for Christmas so heres a picture for last week.
A Concept for a short story I want to do for one of my favorite comics Prophet by Brandon Graham and  Giannis Milonogiannis. Enjoy! 

Monday, December 24, 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Die Hard

Contains an element form each Die hard movie.
Drawn as a gift for a mate.
Hope you all have a great Christmas.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Little Sister


Was feeling Bioshock-y! Little Sister! Merry Christmas!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Black Widow


Because Black Widow. PEW PEW PEW

Sunday, December 16, 2012

PROHIBITION

 
A new crime novel I illustrated recently!
                                                   WELCOME TO HARD TIMES
Airship 27 Productions proudly announces the release of their 16th and final title of the year; PROHIBITION by Terrence McCauley. 
The year is 1930 and New York is a city on the edge. The Roaring '20s ended with the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression is only beginning. Banks are failing. Companies are closing their doors. Breadlines grow longer by the day. The only market making money is the black market: racketeering, rum running, and speakeasies.  But when even those vices begin to weaken, the most powerful gangster on the Eastern Seaboard, Archie Doyle, sees the writing on the wall. He launches a bold scheme that, if successful, will secure his empire’s future beyond Prohibition. Beyond even the Great Depression. 
But when a mysterious rival attempts to kill Doyle’s right hand man, a dangerous turf war begins to brew. With his empire under attack, Doyle turns to his best gun, former boxer Terry Quinn, for answers. Quinn must use his brains as well as his brawn to uncover who is behind the violence and why before Doyle’s empire comes crashing down. 
New York based writer Terrence McCauley whips up a fast paced pulp thriller ripe with Tommy-gun blasting hoods, corrupt cops and deadly dames in this original novel reminiscent of the classic gangster movies of old.  “This is pure, unadulterated gangster pulp,” cheers Airship 27 Managing Editor Ron Fortier.  “When I first read it, I immediately found myself thinking of all those great black and white Warner Brother film classics starring Edward G.Robinson, James Cagney, Humprhey Bogart and George Raft. McCauley captures the feel and atmosphere of those rambunctious outlaw days when the mobs were battling each other for control of the Big Apple.”
Beautifully illustrated by Rob Moran who also provides the cover as colored by Shannon Hall with designs by Rob Davis, PROHIBITION is a tough-guy blow to the literary gut readers will not soon forget.
AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – Pulp Fiction for a New Generation!
Now available at Create Space – (https://www.createspace.com/4098079)
Within a week it will be on-sale at Amazon proper and in two weeks at (www.IndyPlanet.com)
 

Turtle WIP


Random doodles

A random panel I drew to get myself into the swing of drawing comics, I normally do this to get me to draw comic pages. 

A polar Bear concept for a comic that is in development...
anyways that's me for this week catch me next Sunday for more sketches and random art, maybe some samples of comic work for Lighting Strike...


Saturday, December 15, 2012

Sketches




Sadly, due to work and what not, I didn't get a chance to draw my manly picture. But soon!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Another comparison

I will always prefer stark black and white to color of any kind. But this is about as close as I am comfortable. At least the blood stands out. This is from Garbage Day. Due out early 2013 from Arcana.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Valkyrie





For me, the breakout character of Secret Avengers. I can't wait to see how she's handled in Fearless Defenders.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Sunday, December 9, 2012

SOLOMON VENTURA: LEGEND HUNTER

A pin-up I did for the Brazillian comic 'Solomon Ventura, Legends Hunter!

Friday, December 7, 2012

Girly Woman Saturday Time



I just realized how horribly womanly most of my posts are compared to the rest of the Paddys. I know this is probably because I'm a girl, but still. This week, I am going to work on the manliest piece of art any of you have ever seen, and I will deploy the beast next Saturday.


Man Time.

A progress piece.


New commission piece. Pencils to inks.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Sunday, December 2, 2012

NEW SKETCHPADDY

Morning Sketchpaddy Peoples...first post is a pin-up I did for a forthcoming graphic novel!

Logan


Saturday, December 1, 2012

Lady of the Night

A little Victorian themed sketch I did!

Friday, November 30, 2012

new page up from my last project.

More finished inks from my last project...Still working on the new cover.


Friday, November 23, 2012

Sketch Book Pages

Hey folks! First off, thanks SO much to everyone who voted for the Sketch Paddys in the ICN Awards <3




Like any artist, I'm constantly updating my sketchbook, so here's a few pages from it so you can see all the things I doddle! x

Speed drawin'

Now for something completely different. This is a speed drawing I did with wash markers and brush pen. By "speed" I mean about 40 minutes. I'm using it as a breakdown for a cover I'm working on. I can honestly say this was more fun than I've had drawing in months.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Descent preliminary sketch




Working on the next part of  my horror movie series, this is a trial run for a background element.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Reality Watch 2 page 1



To celebrate Sketchpaddys winning the Irish Comic News award for BEST IRISH COMIC RELATED BLOG/WEBSITE, here is a sample of my next project for lightning Strike.
You can imagine how amazed I was when Peter mason sent me this coloured. The was great before, now he is unreal. Check out more of his work in Cancertown 2.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Queen Chrysalis


Because MLP. Fuckyeah.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Gearhearts

This image was recently seen in Gearhearts issue 4

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Bloodless Preview

Amazing work on the colours by the incredibly talented Ruth Redmond.
Lines by me.
Story by Richard Evans.
Printed by Lightning Strike Presents.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

JCVD warm up


Inspired by how awesomely craggy he looks in the new Universal Soldier, which I loved to bits.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Batman

Quick sketch with my new wacom tablet. Its a bloody dream to use.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

New page of inks for a book released next year...

Monty Borror, In the city that just won the World Series.

Tentacle Barista


There's a story behind this that nobody needs to know.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster


No explanation needed.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Saturday, October 27, 2012

New splash page.... opening for a pitch I'm working on. WIP.

Fitting for a Halloween post I believe.

Monty Borror, San Francisco

Friday, October 26, 2012

Silurians and Water Benders


I coloured up my Legend of Korra sketch pages I posted a few weeks ago :]


Also sketched a Silurian, my favourite monster from Doctor Who!

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