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Welcome to the Beginning of the End of the World!

It's been a while since I shared any new looks at my comic project "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." but over the past couple weeks I've managed a few

I Just Got Carded... By Myself! Behold... Imp's Spotty Production Sketch Card Series 1!

I loved Marvel Comics trading cards so much as a kid that I decided to now put myself into the set! These are actually my new custom sketch cards designed as a fun

April 9th... A Day of Self Reflection and Self Portraiture!

Man... time flies in so many ways. In the short term it's been a month since I last posted on HIVE, in the medium term it's been exactly a year since I left my day

Getting the Lead Out!

February's been a shit month! Cold bleak winter blues, nuisance sick for weeks, and with recent world events I've found myself picking back up that wonderful hobby

Let There Be... Color! New Color Concept Art for "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..."

This post is about a week later than originally intended... For the past week+ I've been playing everyone's favorite game of "Covid or Cold?" In the end

The Trio of Inks is Completed with Julie! Now on to Colors...

With the digital inks virtually drying on the metaversal paper of my Julie concept art (wrap your head around that!)... I'm ready to cycle back to the beginning

Weekend Ink... Featuring Dave!

I'd like to say I finished my weekend with these inks on Dave, a second main character from "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." but that wouldn't be entirely

Friday Night Inking Party!

Yep. I'm a wild man. Friday nights spent hunched over a drawing tablet... I was thinking today about how I last filled up my car's gas tank in mid November and still

The Journey Begins Anew!

My fourth post ever on Hive (pre-fork Steemit to be accurate) occurred on September 21st of 2016 and featured one of the first pieces of character concept art for

Alien Design

Here's an exclusive early look at some of the aliens I've been designing for the Final Star comic; the Zorami, a marine-based species based on various sea creatures

Art Book Obsession! An Overview of Fantastic Resources for Comic Creators, Illustrators, and Artists

I need some new bookshelves. Seriously. I don’t say that in jest. It’s on the “to-do” list. There’s a trip to IKEA in my near future… probably next week because

Goblins, Gremlins, Imps & Moles... Part Two!!! (AKA: The Sorry State of Magical Post Apocalyptic Healthcare)

A couple days ago I shared a first sketch and the beginning thought process behind designing the goblins which would inhabit the post apocalyptic fantasy world of

Goblins, Gremlins, Imps & Moles!!! Starting a New Creature Design

To be fair... I was planning on showing a bit more progress on this creature design tonight, but my AirPods just died as I worked and are in need of charging, so

What is Final Star?

It makes sense to explain what Final Star IS. Theres a lot of people out there who have never heard of Final Star (maybe I should publish a book or something...)

A Good Time To Charge In and Get Serious...

"A Month Ago..." Wow. I hate seeing that designation on my most recent post. It makes me all too aware of how rapidly time is passing and how little I'm

All New, All Fantastical, 100% Cotton

Hello! I have finally decided to stop hiding in the shadows like a supervillian and step forward to unveil my masterplan (which frankly still makes me a supervillian

How It Started vs. How It's Going... Striving to Level Up My Comic Art Skills!

In my last post I shared a look at my process for coloring my independent comic book, "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." and ended with a comparison between

Coloring Comics, Practice Makes Not Quite as Imperfect!

A couple days ago I shared a look at my upgraded studio setup and it's about time to show a little bit of the upgraded artwork I've been producing in that space!

"How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way", a Classic and Timeless Resource for Creating Comics

Originally published in 1978, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way was one of the first instructional volumes dedicated specifically to the art of creating comic books.

You Can't Have a Great Fantasy Comic Without Orchs! (... and no, Orchs is NOT a typo!)

This was intended to be a quick sketch but instead kept me up into the wee hours of the morning. It was a good time. A drawing I'm overall happy with, listened to