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[dlwgosh]

Hi, hope they're worth a look.

[dlwgosh]

'Nother drawing

[chargedgraphite]

Very fairytale-esque. Nice stuff. Where the wild things are, eat your heart out.

[dlwgosh]

Thanks for the feedback, and yeah, busted on the Sendak influence. I'm hoping to get into pre vis for animation but grew up on the comics.

Couple more drawings. Hope they're worth a look.

[chargedgraphite]

It works. You've meshed a very interesting look. I'd be willing to bet that with the right contacts and stories, you'd be able to really bank on b & w fantasy comics, as well as children's book.

I highly recommend you build a portfolio and show it to editors in those areas. If you do decide to persue that area, as well as animation, I'd recommend going to your local bookstore chain, carry a pen and a pocket pad with you and write down the info on the publishers, as well as the editors of books you like.

Contact them directly by email or post. Sending a letter of intent, requesting permission to show them your material goes a long way. A lot of hard-nosed comic editors are this way too, as they don't have time and have artists working already, which means they don't need you right now. Keep in mind that working with these smaller publishers is a little different. They are more about expanding the talent they have, as where comics are like hollywood in regard to putting all of their focus into the current projects on the table.

Give the editor the option to see what they want to see...which means, you offer a virtual version of your stuff on a link, as well as the option for that person to request hard copies of your work. Have them ready to send before you send the first letter, as if he requests it of you, then he has an interest in your work and will expect samples to be in is face in less than a week to prove you are serious.

You could be working while you are in school for animation...this is a seriously smart passtime outside of classes.

[dlwgosh]

Hey Chargedgraphite,

Thanks so much for the thoughts. The Aliens were all done for portfolio and now that I have time off I'm looking to add another chapter to my book. I've started working up some superhero stuff and may do some pages as it might let me show work beyond just the animation studios. Maybe I could eventually put my hat in for Mark's weekly reviews. Could be fun. Thanks for getting me thinking outside my 'Box'.

Couple more of the aliens, hope they haven't gotten old yet.

[chargedgraphite]

Glad to help.

[dlwgosh]

Motion Studies:

[chargedgraphite]

Take a look at the old 60's hanna-barbarra cartoons; Herculoids, Space Ghost, DinoBoy, Birdman, Mightor, etc. Give them a shot in your style. I bet they would look great. If you pull it off, you could submit those to the Hanna-Barbarra comics division and do some work there.

They would look for a specific style for those characters to be done. Your style would be perfect for those short stories like the old cartoons used to play on.

Check it out...the cartoon network and boomerang play them all the time. Go retro and you could do some serious comic work with those style of characters.

[dlwgosh]

Thanks man. I appreciate the feedback and the thoughts. I have the next 9-12 months off to focus on portfolio and the first set of stuff , the aliens, was kept on file by some of the high profile animation studios. I'm hoping that a better book and a better economy will get me into a studio, but the thoughts about freelancing are really interesting if I don't get something inhouse put together right away. Really appreciate it.

More Aliens, hope they're worth checking.

[chargedgraphite]

Yeah, keep physics in mind when you draw stuff. There is a major error here, as it is impossible for that bird to carry anything that size, unless the alien has little or no body weight to him, which could be the case here. It is a great shot but I would recommend making them smaller or the bird bigger to build that element. Small domestic birds aren't equiped to carry any substantial weights, which is why they land in fruit trees and gardens to peck the fruits and veggies right off the limbs or vines and will alternatively carry off a grasshopper, for a lack of a better term, on the fly.

This is also why if an egg falls out of their nest, the birds will nearly kill themselves trying to protect it but are never able to actually pick it up and return it to safety.

Just FYI, as the overall image is good, just not practical in that last panel.

[xBORNx]

very cool stuff reminds me of frank quietly in a way great job

[dlwgosh]

Thanks Guys. I appreciate the compliment Born, though I'd have a long long way to go to get to Frank Quietly's level. I know what you mean though and appreciate it. CGraph, The characters are imagined as being pretty small, but I guess I did take some liscense there. I have to admit I like that one for composition and story. Still, what you say is true, as there is always room for improvement.

Thanks again.

[dlwgosh]

This'll need some more work before it gets painted. I'm calling it a wip. Thet're superheroes btw...

[xBORNx]

awesome job on these new sketches really digging the the secod group shot one.