Hello, Beautiful

This is my new weapon of choice - the Pentel GFKP brush pen. I got it in the mail last week and it's amazing. It's a great tool for an artist on the run. It's a bit pricey, but for a brush fanatic like myself, it's well worth the money. The only minus is that it doesn't have a refillable inkwell. It requires separate cartridges which run just over a buck apiece. But, oh, does it make a sweet line. For any and all interested, I got mine here. They don't seem to be readily available in the States, so chances are you won't find one at your local art shop. If you wanna kick your ink bottle habit, pick one up.

Project Book Babe

I'll be out at a benefit event this weekend (April 4) at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe for Faith Hochhalter, the Book Babe. Faith was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and dozens of artists, writers and musicians are coming together and putting on this fund-raising event to help Faith in her fight against the disease. So if you're in the area, come by and get a sketch or a book. Faith sure would appreciate it.

Teaser Pencils

And these are the pencils that Ryan Cody turned into the killer piece posted previously. Messy, messy, messy. Sigh. I'll reign it in next time.

Teaser

I've gotten the okay to go ahead and post this cover image for a project in the works created and written by the uncanny Ryan Cody and illustrated by myself. This particular piece was our very first artistic collaboration. It's been a long time since I've pencilled for another to ink, but Ryan knocked it out of the park. He makes me look a lot better than I really am. And Ryan will tell you he's not a colorist, but what he's doing on these pages is unreal. You've never seen a coloring style like this.

Any publishers out there looking to add a cool sci-fi book to their publishing schedule should drop us a line.

Creators To Watch

This is very flattering and wholly undeserved. My name being mentioned with guys like Ryan Cody and David Flora is absurd, but I appreciate the gesture. Thanks to Marc Fletcher for thinking enough of what I do to be included in this discussion. Head on over to his site and check out Adam Zero!

Ghost Zero Fan Art

I was in a Ghost Zero mood yesterday and did this up. Hope you approve, David. Check out the blog and the book.

Doc's Thing

This is a Thing sketch for my good buddy and fellow blogger, Evan Shaner. Doc did up a killer Phantom piece for me in return. I totally got the better of that trade. Thanks, Doc!

Another Con Sketch

D.C.'s Guardian, whom I did this Phoenix Comicon sketch for, was nice enough to send me a scan after the show. Make sure you check out his website. They're a great group that help out a lot folks.

Con Sketch

I just found this Star Trek sketch I did for a young man at the Phoenix Comicon in January. It's pretty horrible, as I didn't have any reference and have never actually seen an episode of the original series. But he liked it enough to post it on his website, so I guess that's all that matters.

Mysterious Adventure Blog

The official blog for Mysterious Adventure Magazine is up and running. Head on over to find exclusive behind-the-scenes goodies and sign up to be a member of the Mysterious Adventurer Club for the chance to win swag available to members only.