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Warm up Sketch : Beet DuRouge (from Mike Gorbsmith)

2012-02-19T01:05:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Crazy Priest

2012-02-17T02:51:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Random Green Lantern

2012-02-15T05:52:00.003-05:00

I was just doodling and I came up with this new Green Lantern

Warm up Sketch : Hulk

2012-02-11T15:29:00.001-05:00

Sinestro Corps

2012-02-08T05:50:00.001-05:00

I've been really into Green Lantern since the new DC 52 relaunch. Geoff Johns & especially Doug Mahnke's work on the book is stunning.

I did a sketch of this Sinestro Corps member who attacks Sinestro in ish #1. I don't know his name but he's cool looking.

Anorexic Superman

2012-02-06T17:36:00.004-05:00

A while ago I challenged my artist pal, Iby, to draw an anorexic looking Superman. I decided that I wanted to give it a shot as well.

Click here for Iby's version.

Unused Storyboard

2012-02-03T01:00:00.000-05:00

Concept Sketches

2012-02-02T00:47:00.000-05:00

I just did storyboards for a music video. I can't post any details now but I can post the different character concept sketches.

Warm up Sketch

2012-01-30T01:21:00.000-05:00

Unused Sketch

2012-01-28T01:10:00.000-05:00

I was trying to do something to post on Christmas day but I was too damn busy. Here's an unfinished sketch of a fat snowman

Warm up Sketch : Wolverine

2012-01-26T17:59:00.000-05:00

You guys are probably sick of me drawing little rough Wolverine head sketches. Good thing I'm not.

Words of Wisdom

2012-01-20T11:27:00.005-05:00

I remember sometime in the late 90's/early 2000's I was reading Wizard Magazine & I cut out this quote from Amazing Spiderman/Thor writer & Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski because it really hit home.

I wanted to share with everyone because I think more people need to hear this,

Wizard Readers,
You, reading this. Yeah, you, by the comics rack. Listen to me. Listen carefully. Because this lesson doesn't come around often, and you have to be attentive when it does.
Put down this issue and go into a restaurant, to a park, someplace where there are kids around. Watch the kids. They run, spontaneously; they color and draw and make up little stories, spontaneously; they sing, spontaneously. But these are all the things we become self-conscious about as we grow older. At some point, we stop drawing and coloring and making up stories because people will judge us or laugh at us. We unlearn the things that give us joy.
You've probably got people around you who don't understand why you keep wasting your time and money with comics. These are the same people whose voices we hear when we stop singing, and drawing, and telling stories. And here is the lesson: They're wrong. They're always wrong.
Follow your passion, whatever it is. Sing. Draw. Tell stories. Because the thing of it is, the remarkable, astonishing, nearly unbelievable but utterly, undeniably true thing about it is… if you follow your joy, and step out on the frontier of your passion, sooner or later, if you do it right, you can actually make a living at it.

It may sound dopey, but it’s the truest thing I know. The faces and names between the covers of this magazine stand as profound testimony to that truth.
Go thou and do likewise.
J. Michael Straczynski
Writer, Rising Stars, Midnight Nation,
occasional singer

Warm up Sketch : the Juggernaut

2012-01-19T00:28:00.000-05:00

Western Pin Up : Inks

2012-01-17T10:27:00.000-05:00

Western Pin Up : Pencils

2012-01-16T01:21:00.001-05:00

As previously mentioned I did a pin up for Phil McClorey's forthcoming Furious Comics Western Anthology

Warm up Sketch : Cowboy Ike Sullivan

2012-01-14T01:19:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Subterranean Humanoids

2012-01-12T10:13:00.003-05:00

I've been working on a pin up for a western anthology being put together by Mr. Phil McClorey of Furious Comics! I will post more sketches from developing the pin up & details when then book is coming out.

Warm up Sketch : Life Drawing

2012-01-10T07:29:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Speedy & Slowpoke Gonzales

2012-01-07T01:00:00.001-05:00

Warm up Sketch : More Shadow

2012-01-05T01:00:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : The Shadow

2012-01-03T19:23:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Naked Mole Rat

2011-12-14T10:32:00.000-05:00

I don't know why I'm so interested in naked mole rats. I find them eerily fascinating

Warm up Sketch : landscape

2011-12-12T10:31:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : landscape

2011-12-10T10:29:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : The Maxx

2011-12-04T01:10:00.000-05:00

I realized The Maxx works better if you don't try to make him look realistic & anatomically correct. 1. This one is more in the fashion of how I normally draw and it doesn't work. 2. I went with a more cartoony version with his body looking more like the Tick with small little legs and a huge upper body. 3. This guy is super cartoony and ridiculous. I think #2 works best for me.

Warm up Sketch : Marcus Ninja

2011-12-01T20:08:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Marcus Ninja

2011-11-28T21:35:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Marcus Ninja

2011-11-24T09:58:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Marcus Ninja

2011-11-18T05:37:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Joker

2011-11-16T17:36:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : Batman

2011-11-15T17:34:00.000-05:00

Mercury/Hermes Concepts

2011-11-13T01:13:00.000-05:00

I'm working on a commission of the Greek God Hermes. These are some rough concepts

Warm up Sketch : Hellboy Headshot

2011-11-12T10:12:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 5 MICHELANGELO

2011-11-10T01:00:00.000-05:00

Warm up Sketch : The Shadow

2011-11-08T01:00:00.002-05:00

I started out working on a finished piece of The Shadow but I didn't like where it was going so I scrapped it. I still thought it was rendered enough to throw up on the old blog.

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 7 RAPHAEL

2011-11-06T01:00:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 6 RAPHAEL

2011-11-04T01:00:00.000-04:00

TOMORROW : SpeakEasy Comic Book Show 2011!!!

2011-11-02T00:00:00.000-04:00

TOMORROW, NOV. 3RD !

I'll be at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen st. West, Toronto for the SpeakEasy Comic Book Show!! Please come down and check it out!!

See you there.

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 4 DONATELLO

2011-11-01T01:00:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 3 LEONARDO

2011-10-30T01:00:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 2 LEONARDO

2011-10-28T01:00:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : TMNT part 1

2011-10-25T21:10:00.000-04:00

Luigi!!! The Other Brother Art Show!!

2011-10-21T02:14:00.000-04:00

This Saturday, Oct. 22nd come check out the show.

from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

Luigi!!! The Other Brother Art Show!!

2011-10-20T10:36:00.000-04:00

This Saturday, Oct. 22nd come check out the show.

from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

Luigi!!! The Other Brother Art Show!!

2011-10-19T02:10:00.002-04:00

This Saturday, Oct. 22nd come check out the show.

from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

Luigi!!! The Other Brother Art Show!!

2011-10-18T02:12:00.001-04:00

This Saturday, Oct. 22nd come check out the show.

from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

Luigi!!! The Other Brother Art Show!!

2011-10-17T02:08:00.001-04:00

This Saturday, Oct. 22nd come check out the show.

from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

Luigi!!!

2011-10-16T01:48:00.005-04:00

Hey all,

this Saturday October 22nd, there is a very cool show happening. It's call 'The Other Brother Art Show' & it's all about Luigi from Super Mario Bros. If you played Super Mario Bros. 2 growing up then Luigi has to be you favorite character, the way he jumped around like a drunken lunatic AND now the green Bro. gets his shine.

There is gonna be a lot of cool stuff going on, some really cool art & artists, and I believe some sort of raffle.

The basic details.
Held on the saturday of the 22nd from 3pm-10pm
Location is at the UCBA Centre at 1776 Midland Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1P 3N4
There is FREE parking and the event is FREE admission.

There will be some food provided for visitors.

Drinks — Non-Alcoholic due to the venue hosting

A Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament with a Luigi prize pack

Coming to the event is easy for Toronto Residents:
If you driving, East or West, on the 401 get off at the McCowan Exit South drive to Ellesmere Rd. Turn West on Ellesmere Rd to Midland Ave. Head South on Midland Ave and 1776 is on the Right Side.

Coming by TTC, get to the Midland Rapid Transit Stop and take the TTC bus heading South on Midland Ave.

Here is a Google Maps of the Location

direct any questions you may have to ,

luigitheotherbrother@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/OtherBro_Luigi

SpeakEasy Comic Book Show 2011!!!

2011-10-11T16:16:00.004-04:00

Joel Buxton & I will be exhibiting at this years SpeakEasy Comic Book Show on Thursday, November 3rd @ the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen st. West). The show is 7-11pm & it's pay what you can at the door. If you've never been to a SpeakEasy show at the Gladstone come check it out. There's lots of great stuff!!

A BAD ASS SKETCH

2011-10-06T11:22:00.002-04:00

I attended the Fan Expo 2011 in August and sat in with 'Fearless' Fred Kennedy's table. I was lucky enough to sneak away with an incredible Adam Gorham Joker sketch. If you're jealous you should be.

Check out Adam's incredible art at A Princely Dreadful HERE!

The Silent Film

2011-09-30T09:24:00.003-04:00

Hey'all,

I recently worked on a logo for a video production company. Check 'em out

www.thesilentfilm.com

The Silent Film Facebook page

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 6

2011-09-24T20:37:00.000-04:00

More Death tarot card concepts for Rob Torbica. I'll post the finished versions in October or early November when the LP is almost ready & we'll tell ya where to get it.

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 5

2011-09-22T20:34:00.000-04:00

more Death tarot card concepts for Rob Torbica

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 4

2011-09-20T20:30:00.001-04:00

more Concepts for Rob Torbica

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 3

2011-09-17T20:29:00.000-04:00

More concepts for Rob Torbica

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 2

2011-09-15T20:26:00.001-04:00

More Death concepts for Rob Torbica's new LP. Check his music HERE!!!!

Death Tarot Card Concept Sketches - pt 1

2011-09-13T19:05:00.002-04:00

I'm working on art for a new LP by Rob Torbica . It features images of the XIII (Death) tarot card. I'll be posting my concept images over the next week or so.

Check out Rob's music HERE!!!

Brand New Cartooning Course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-08-30T07:07:00.003-04:00

It's official, I am going to be teaching a brand new course through Centennial College called Cartooning Fundamentals! I am very excited to be offered this opportunity & I need your help. I need you to spread the word to anyone that you think might be interested in this type of course.

We will be doing 3 hours/week on Wednesday evenings for 8 weeks starting Sept. 14th, 2011.

You can find the course code and all the essential info right HERE !!!

I was also featured in an article in the Toronto Star newspaper. I did an interview with writer Paul Dalby & you can check that out right HERE!!

Please check it out and feel free to email me any questions.

Thanks.

-Shane Heron

Warm up Sketch : Zatanna

2011-08-29T18:07:00.001-04:00

FAN EXPO 2011 - COME ON DOWN

2011-08-26T17:00:00.000-04:00

Hey'all, I wanna let you know I'll be at the Toronto Fan Expo tomorrow, Sat. Aug. 27th. I'll be sitting in at Fearless Fred's Big Sexy Comics table.The show is alll weekend so try to come down. There's something for everyone unless you don't like fun.

Atlas Concepts Pt. 2

2011-08-25T21:56:00.000-04:00

Atlas Concepts

2011-08-25T21:52:00.001-04:00

I'm working on an Atlas illustration for a forthcoming book. Here's some concept sketches. Just playing around trying to get the feel for 'my' Atlas.

Jam Piece : Joel Buxton's Judge Dredd

2011-08-24T21:46:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago Joel Buxton & I were playing around. Buxton laid down the pencils and I came in with an ink brush to make this Judge Dredd a masterpiece. Enjoy. Check out Joel's wicked awesome blog HERE

Warm up Sketch : Another Sweettooth

2011-08-23T21:45:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : viking

2011-08-17T01:38:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Mayor Ford

2011-08-16T01:36:00.000-04:00

I'm not a big fan of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford but I must admit I get hypnotized by by his super round face

Warm up Sketch : Wolverine

2011-08-14T01:33:00.001-04:00

Paintings

2011-08-12T01:31:00.000-04:00

Paintings

2011-08-09T13:29:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

2011-08-04T05:26:00.002-04:00

So, I'm not a gamer at all but somewhere I caught a glimpse of the characters from the game '999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors' and I really like them. Here's a few very rough sketches. Nothing spectacular but I will probably do some more.

Warm up Sketch : Luigi with a Zombie thrown in

2011-08-02T19:07:00.004-04:00

My buddy Steve is putting together a Luigi themed art show called The Other Brother

I'm currently working on a few images for the show. Here's some rough sketches

Sketch : Adam West Batman

2011-07-30T14:49:00.001-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Cop

2011-07-29T04:19:00.001-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Zatanna

2011-07-26T06:17:00.003-04:00

So, for a while now I've owed Jason Truong a Zatanna drawing. I'm still working on it. This is one of many throw away sketches I've done just to comfortable with my version of her. Check out Jason's Comic Art Fans Zatanna galleries to see what I'm competing with while I figure out the finished look for Jason. I will have it ready for Fan Expo this year. Promise.

Warm up Sketch : King Hippo

2011-07-21T11:12:00.001-04:00

Another King Hippo sketch. this one's not very good

Warm up Sketch : Bearded Guy with Glasses

2011-07-20T07:34:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Sweet Tooth

2011-07-12T21:29:00.001-04:00

I've just caught up on the second and third trades of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth & I love it. If you're not reading it you should be.

Warm up Sketch : Venom

2011-06-28T09:42:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Green Lantern Sinestro

2011-06-27T09:39:00.000-04:00

I wanted to do a drawing of Sinestro when he was a Green Lantern. I did these shitty sketches and then I was working on a good one until Joel Buxton came along and did a crappy drawing on the other side. He ruined it. Send Joel hate mail.

Warm up Sketch : Velinas,

2011-06-26T09:36:00.000-04:00

Teuton's Velinas, the Devil of the Shadows

Warm up Sketch : Maras pt. 3

2011-06-25T01:36:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Maras pt. 2

2011-06-24T09:35:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Maras pt. 1

2011-06-23T00:28:00.001-04:00

I was working on a pin up for Fearless Fred & Adam Gorham's Teuton. Under Adam's suggestion I tried to do the character Maras, The Goddess of Death. I ended up doing my pin up of Vakaris, God of the North Wind because I just couldn't get my Maras the way I wanted. Over the next few days I will post my failed sketches of Maras. Here's some, they're not great,

Warm up Sketch : Mike Gorbsmith

2011-06-21T21:25:00.001-04:00

some sketches of Fearless Fred's Mike Gorbsmith. Check out Gorb at Big Sexy Comics

Warm up Sketch : More Flintstones & Jetsons

2011-06-17T01:57:00.001-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Mick

2011-06-16T01:06:00.000-04:00

Anyone who knows me personally knows my love of Crocodile Dundee. He's the best. He's badass like Rambo but funny too. What else do you want?

Seriously, go back & watch Crocodile Dundee 1 & 2. They're great movies.

Here's some sketches I did. One with photo reference, one without.

Will there be more Mick Dundee sketches in the future? You best believe it.

Warm up Sketch : More Character Concepts

2011-06-15T01:58:00.001-04:00

I continue to work on that project with Joel Buxton & I keep sketching the main character to really get a feel for him & make him my own.

Pretty Good Art

2011-06-14T01:24:00.002-04:00

I've opened a Deviant Art account called Pretty Good Art.

I'm not in love with the awkward layout of Deviant but I wanted to open a link where all my best work could be showcased in a gallery so that's the one I chose.

Please don't be offended if I don't respond to messages or gifts or friend requests on DA, I don't really know that much about it & frankly, I'm not using it to network, just to showcase my art.

Peace.

Warm up Sketch : Jetsons

2011-06-13T01:56:00.001-04:00

Warm up Sketch : More Flintstones

2011-06-12T00:50:00.001-04:00

So, I'm working on an illustration that I can't post here but it is a parody of the Flintstones & Jetsons. I'm not going for the classic Hanna-Barbera look, more my style. There will be some George Jetson's to follow as well. There won't be any Barney, Wilma, Dino, etc., so don't get your hopes up.

Here's Fred & his car.

BUXTONMANIA!!!!!!!!

2011-06-11T07:01:00.003-04:00

Please head over to Dyl's blog to check out a very cool interview he conducted with my long-time collaborator Joel Buxton. It's worth a read.

Warm up Sketch : Fred Flintstone & George Jetson

2011-06-10T01:00:00.001-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Venom

2011-06-08T09:32:00.000-04:00

Warm up Sketch : Tick Ink Sketch

2011-06-07T09:30:00.000-04:00

it's a quick one, it's not symmetrical, but here it is

ChildHood Heroes : Guy Gardner Part 6 - Colored!

2011-06-05T01:20:00.001-04:00

So, I finally have a colored version of the redrawn Guy Gardner #3 cover that I did a while ago. Colors are thanks to my good pal Steve. Thanks to the great Joe Staton for the original.

Big Sexy Mike Gorbsmith Pages!!!

2011-06-03T10:02:00.003-04:00

Hey all, please head over to Fearless Freds Big Sexy Comics to check out the new Mike Gorbsmith pages Fred & I conjured up.

They`re pretty funny, I`ll say it.

Go Now.

Thurs. June 2nd! COME ON OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE AND A GREAT SKETCH

2011-06-01T00:10:00.003-04:00

The good dudes at SPENT PENCILS have once again organized Sketches for Pledges.

It will feature a group of talented artists aiming to raise funds and awareness by sketching original artworks for SickKids hospital on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada.

Sick Kids is a great hospital that does wonderful things & it's a great cause, so come on down.

I will be attending from noon until 4pm. Also check out the other great artists you can get sketches from.

Attending artists:

Marcus - To DC Comics
Vince Sunico - Spent Pencils
Arnold Trinidad - Spent Pencils
Paul Limgenco - Spent Pencils
Khan Nguyen - Spent Pencils
Gerard de la Costa - Spent Pencils
Shane Kirshenblatt - Freefall Entertainment
Marvin Sianipar - Powie Studios
Patricia Revita
Mark Feltham (SickKid survivor)
Jason Roussel

Briana Chan

Where: 320 Front St W (Across from Rogers Centre)
When: June 02, 2011
Time: 9am to 4pm

Come by and take a chance of winning artworks from some of the guest artists as well as a special edition Street Fighter Chun Li bust (courtesy of David Hennig of gr8collectables) and a couple of RBC Arbie Plush dolls (courtesy of Martin Teasdale of RBC)

For more info contact:
Arnold Trinidad – arnold.trinidad@rbc.com or follow us on Sketches for Pledges Facebook page.

NEW BLOG!!!!!!! IBY DRAWS!!!!!!!!!!

2011-05-31T07:00:00.000-04:00

My good pal IBY has started a new blog that will be posting sketches quite frequently. Check it!

SLAM PIN UP !! Dual Image

2011-05-30T01:00:00.001-04:00

SLAM PIN UP !! Colored!

2011-05-29T01:00:00.002-04:00