Resident Evil 4

warming up today with a sketch from one of my all time favorite games, Resident Evil 4. a friend requested a sketch of the game's protagonist, leon kennedy a ways back.

like i said, it's a great game, with fantastic gameplay and a creepy story. however, i only got about 3/4 of the way through before i got too busy with work. and then, resident evil 5 came out...haha

Baron Zemo

today's warmup sketch is marvel comics' baron zemo, of the masters of evil and thunderbolts. i'm trying to break away from drawing x-universe characters as warmups, and i remembered how much i enjoyed the early issues of the original thunderbolts comic (check it out--fun stuff!). zemo's almost like a bond villain in the marvel universe.

Goblin Queen

drawing archangel the other day got me to thinking about the 'inferno' crossover of the late '80s in the x-books. i loved that storyline and still love to reread it at least once a year. one of the main villains is the goblin queen, aka madelyne pryor. she had a very...skimpy costume in the story, to say the least! haha i try not to do too many cheesecake drawings, but i'd never drawn the character before, so i figured i'd give it a go as a warmup drawing today.

i know the backgrounds are rough as heck, so whenever i take this to a finished, colored piece, i'll definitely polish those up!

Archangel

did this inbetween pages today. based this on his current look in x-force, which is itself a take on walt simonson's original design.

i always thought archangel was a cooler concept than angel in the x-universe. i mean, a guy whose mutant power is he has wings and can fly? haha as archangel he could at least cut people up! :-)

Captain America

today's warmup drawing--captain america in honor of independence day. happy fourth of july to my fellow americans!

Dead Space

this was today's warmup sketch of isaac clarke from dead space that i took a little futher. it's still a bit rough, but more polished that most of my rough sketches.

if you haven't played dead space for the 360 or ps3--it's a phenomenal third person survival horror game. think resident evil in space. i didn't get too far into it (i think i'm on chapter 3) before i got too busy with work. it's definitely worth checking out, though! you can't kill the necromorphs (outer space zombies) with just headshots alone--you have to dismember them first. haha

Warriors Three

recent commission work. never drawn the characters before, and mythology/swords & sorcery stuff isn't necessarily my bag, but it's fun to get out of the comfort zone when you can! plus i think these guys are great supporting characters for thor. i based their looks on the mike oeming/scott kolins thor mini from a few years ago.

if you're not familiar, clockwise from the left, Hogun the Grim, Volstagg and Fandral.