The Rhino

I work in the comic book industry, so guys like these creep into my sketchbooks quite often. The bad guys are always the most fun to draw, and this guy was a nice little diversion at the end of a long workday.

The Rhino runs into things and people with his head and face. Rhinos are known for their poor eyesight and short tempers. On hot, dry days, they like to roll in the dirt.

This Rhino is © Marvel Comics, and was painted in Photoshop.

Sketch heads

Here are some recent heads from the sketchbook. They are marker & brush pen line art, with Photoshop color. Just a little distraction from the daily work.

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© Chris Chuckry

The Past.

The other night I went out to see some live music at "The Pyramid." I've been going there for ages, it seems, although, not so often now, as in the early to mid 1990's. I went with some friends to see Dinosaur Jr. and The Pink Mountaintops. Part way through this great show, I remembered The Crash Test Dummies, and this old album cover I had a credit on.

Members of the Dummies used to tend bar at the Pyramid, back when it was called "The Spectrum." It was also an early venue for the band. The art director on this project also worked as a bartender there. I was at my former company, Digital Chameleon, when we were approached about doing the production work on this album. It involved combining copies of old masters paintings, with photos of the band members. I recall this taking a long time, and being more than a little finicky with the old computer hardware and photoshop. These days, it would be a snap.

I only worked on the cover, unfortunately. I had a snowboarding trip booked, and had to leave before I could do the compositing work on the interior booklet pieces. I believe this album did pretty well at the time. It maybe the widest viewing of the work I have done. It's also a piece that slips out of my memory from time to time.

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Expression in color

Here is a color version of the earlier posted "Expression" piece. I'm still not sure about the way this piece is looking. So, I'll probably fiddle around with it a little, in the future.

Once again it is © Chris Chuckry

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Convention Sketchcards

I had a lot of fun at the C4 Convention over the weekend. It seemed a lot busier this year, and as a result, I didn't get to see as many people and things as I had hoped to. However, it was nice meeting new people and reconnecting with old friends. I'm already looking forward to next year's show.

Here are some sketchcards that I did for fun while sitting at my table in artists' alley. They are pencil and marker pieces 2.5" x 3.5" and are signed on the back. The characters represented are © DC Comics.

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C4 Convention

Here's a little illustration I did for the local comic convention, happening this weekend. It's being used for a children's "Safe Trick or Treat" promotion at the convention. I penciled it in a very loose cartoon style and finished it in Photoshop, with some watercolour techniques.

If you're around for the convention, stop by and say hello. I'll be at a table in Artists' Alley. I'll also be happy to sign any comics you'd like, or do a sketch for you.

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Batman, Robin and Batgirl are © DC Comics.

Expression

This is a piece that I've been working on, in fits and starts, for the past two years. Recently, I found the inspiration to take up the challenge again. This painting is a perfect example of not being talented enough, initially, to create the image I wanted to. So two years later and lots of repainting and ruminating finds me here. I think it's coming along quite nicely now.

There is a lot of significant imagery in this painting, and some more subtle in nature. I'm still working on it and will glaze it with colour eventually. In the meantime, I'm trying to get some comments or constructive criticism on it. This is proving to be more difficult than I thought. My usual forums for posting have been relatively quiet about this piece, and those who have replied are congratulatory, but not offering anything constructive. I guess I'll keep working away, and keeping a eye out for peer group of like-minded artists. I guess I have to get out more and mingle.

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Image is © Chris Chuckry 2009