A friend posted a small tribute to James Hong and I thought, hell ya, I should do a James Hong drawing steam...and here we are. I've seen James on TV and movies my whole life.He's created many iconic roles.

So since it's AAPI heritage month, and he's James Freakin' Hong, let's draw a few of his characters.

Scheduled for 3pm HST, Saturday, May 13th.
Rated TV-MA for possible language.
Simulcast to FB, YT, and Twitch.

From a sidekicks themed drink & draw. #Lockheed from the #xmen
#cosoart
#comicjamhawaii

The “battle of the sketches” (see @epicsprops on IG) continues the Asians of Star Wars theme for AAPI heritage month; this week's character is Fennec Shand (@mingna_wen)

Here you get two Fennecs. :D

Replay available as a YT short
https://youtube.com/shorts/sEvlNgZtT0o?feature=share

#cosoart #Fennec #fennecshand #mingna

Let's jump in the way-back machine and revisit the first video I ever posted on YT. This is Peter Jackson's Kong drawn in a now defunct FB app called Graffiti. It was very limited which was oddly a pleasant challenge. You could only adjust the brushes size, opacity, and hue/color. But it also recorded your drawing process out as replayable flash file. That server that housed them is gone, but I managed to record a few of them.

YT short at https://youtube.com/shorts/eTu_e1l2eTs

#cosoart

Throwback to a personal project from 2014. A hand drawn tee with Urdnot Wrex from Mass Effect (video game). He was my favorite character. It was drawn with acrylics, paint pens, fabric markers, and laundry markers. It's held up pretty well and is still my tee shirt rotation...just not too often; cotton gets thinner over time.

It was one of the earlier projects that I actually recorded so I decided to edit it down for a YT short: https://youtube.com/shorts/hWuwiwL-gic

#MassEffect #UrdnotWrex
#cosoart

The #disneyplus series "Owl House" was recommended to be my @AngusAnimates on Twitch. The #OwlLady #edalynclawthorne is voiced by @wendiemalick who I've loved since "Just Shoot Me." I binged the series, which is amazing, joyful, touching, and lovingly crafted. I iked they way the used montages to move the story forward to keep things tight. They used them so well.

Anywhoo...here's Edalyne but with the face made to look more like Wendy's :D

You know, for reasons!

#cosoart

Bit of repost, but finally got the time to finish and upload the annotated replay:

It's at 20X speed and runs about 4 minutes:
https://youtu.be/whPlEJDi_tA

#karma #heipthile #newmutants #cosoart

Celebrated Star Wars Day, AAPI heritage month, and participated in #BattleoftheSketches (see @epicprops on IG) with the 5th Brother drawing as portrayed by Sung Kang in the Obi Wan Kenobi series.

YT Short at: https://youtube.com/shorts/-4muMjRKDCg?feature=share

#Starwars #5thbrother #inquisitors
#CosoArt

May the 4th be with you!

It's also AAPI Heritage Month, so I'm piggybacking on the #battleofthesketches theme (see @epicprops on IG) of Asian Star Wars characters this month. 1st up, the 5th Brother who was portrayed by Sung Kang.

Come hang out with me and we can talk Star Wars and/or Asian characters. You can even join me in the stream.

Scheduled for 6:30ish pm HST, Thur, 4 May 2023
Rated TV-MA for possible language
Simulcast to FB, YT, and Twitch

#starwars #starwarsday #the5thbrother

From a "minority superheroes" themed drink & draw. Here's some pandering to my Vietnamese roots. It's an aged up Karma from the New Mutants/X-Men. I used actress Lê Thị Hiệp as the basis for her appearance. Fitting since both Lê and the mutant Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh), were refugees from Vietnam. Unfortunately Lê passed away in 2017 so I greyed her up the from the reference. I tried to make the costume resemble a traditional Vietnamese ao dai dress.

YT short at: https://youtube.com/shorts/P3DtvCW0vUc

#CoSoArt

Need something to do tonight? Come hang out with the Comic Jam Hawaii Drink & Draw crew. Tonight's topic is "minority superheroes." Tell us about your favorites. Draw along with us. Heck, you can even join us in the stream (link provide upon request). Tonight at 7pm HST.

Simulcast to the CJH FB page, and Artildawn YT and Twitch channels

..and yes, that is #themightymoke in the promo.

Much respect for Roy Wood Jr. He took big shots and some big people.

https://youtu.be/C5m5dIiJMD0

Tonight's livestream was #SilverSurfer.

4 minute annotated replay at: https://youtu.be/jn7lZzh645k

#CoSoArt

If you've got nothing better to do tonight, I'll be drawing Silver Surfer. Come hang out with me while I do.

7pm HST, 29 Apr 23
Rated TV-MA for possible language
Simulscast to FB, YT, and Twitch

Rereading #TerryPratchett 's "Monstrous Regiment" and find I have to suppress the urge to call everything on the news "an abomination unto Nuggin'!"

From the Comic Jam Hawaii; EC Comics themed drink & draw.
#WitchKeeper #VaultKeeper #CryptKeep (the oldschool version).

#ECComics
#TalesfromtheCrypt
#VaultofHorror

#CoSoArt #comicjamhawaii

Bit of a progress check. The yellow background was done 9 years after the blue background version. I think the anatomy and coloring is better and I'm much more comfortable doing the linework. I think I could have pushed the back arch more. What do you all think?

Replay of the new one at:
https://youtu.be/vtM01bog31M

#Venom #CoSoArt

In an effort to do more livestreams, I've been asking people what characters they'd like to see me draw. I got a request for Venom and thought it would be a good excuse to revisit a piece I drew in 2014. I liked the concept but I'm hoping my skills have improved since then to better execute the idea.

If you've got nothing better to do, come hang out with while I redo this Venom.

Scheduled for 7pm HST, 25 Apr 2023

Rated TV-MA for possible language

Simulcast to FB, YT, and Twitch

This week we take a look at EC Comics. An important publisher in 40, and 50s. They produced all kinds of comics, but they're probably best know for their horror comics. The list of artists and writers in their stable is a who's who of greatness. We should have plenty to talk about and to draw from.

Featuring artists from Comic Jam Hawaii

Scheduled for 7pm HST, Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Rated TV-MA for possible language
SImulcast to FB YT and Twitch

I'm going to try to get back to doing at least on draw & chat each week. What characters or properties would you like to see me tackle?