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More experimenting with a Lanxivi X1 Retractable Fountain Pen. I used black masking tape to fatten the barrel grip area.

I tend to have a heavy hand when drawing which can spread nibs. The ib feels very solid and the flow has been smooth and steady since the get go. Capped it's pretty short, about 4-1/3 inches, so it's compact. With the cap screwed on the back and the nib extended it's about 5-1/2 inches.

Picked it up on Amazon for about $45 USD.
amazon.com/dp/B096VLLJPN

A little Sunday project to give a little love to a project some friends are working on: "Dracula: 1944."

Written by Napua Ahina
Penciled by Conny Jolitz
Inked by Drew Gutierrez

The kickstarter goes live in a few weeks. You can register for notification for when it does.
kickstarter.com/projects/dracu

"Emotional Baggage"

Something to kick off a Saturday morning and maybe a bit reflective of mood of late. It also gave me a an excuse to try out a new Lanxivi X1 retractable fountain pen

28x Replay: youtu.be/LzjrSQQCLOo

YT Short:
youtu.be/YaBUnuh2H_I

I was guest on "Sketch Up with Mog & Mel" as they had on the creative team behind "Dracula 1944". Since their book is about a Vampire I figured I should draw one...or two.

There is a meme with Nandor talking to Gulliermo about his favorite muppet being the vampire on Sesame Street. I'll let you look it up.

To watch the episode: youtube.com/live/FygCn1GEok8?s

For more from "Dracula 1944": kickstarter.com/proj.../dracul

30x replay: youtu.be/yt6sKyA6HI8

YT short:
youtube.com/watch/hJYj-GwjWiM

Join me this evening as I take these skin tone Sharpies for a test drive.

6:30pm(ish) HST, 6 Feb 24,
Rated TV-MA for possible language
Simulcast to the artildawn channels on FB, YT, and Twitch

Reimagining the Goddess, Isis

I picked up some Kuretake gold ink and wanted a character that I could adorn in gold. The goddess Isis seemed like a good option. I did my take on the goddess but included elements like the throne symbol, ankh, wings, and an usekh collar to hopefully sell the look as Isis.

32x Replay:
youtu.be/oD8OjA-mSOM

YT Short:
youtube.com/watch/vE0HZhsav24

Retro Sci-FI Profile

As a child of the 70s I grew up with a lot of retro and pulp sci-fi. This was a Saturday warm-up project to get in the drawing mood. I wanted to try to capture the look and feel of the art that graced those old sci-fi stories.

19x Replay:
youtu.be/CI-88RmQ-lQ

YT Short:
youtu.be/wfERnTKENNQ

FEBRUARY 2 – 23, 2024 - ONCE UPON A TIME Art Show in the Susan Rogers-Arreger Gallery at The ARTS at Marks Garage will feature fantasy-inspired art by artists, including both original work and pop-up items such as prints, cards, etc. 35 artists and 100+ pieces of art!
@artsatmarks

The Arts at Marks Garage,
1159 Nu`uanu Ave.
Hours - Tue-Sat, noon to 5
MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTIONS: FRIDAY (Feb. 2) and (Feb. 23), both from 5 to 8PM.
Hope to see you tomorrow night.

Humble Bundle of Corel Painter and other creative apps. Small portion of the proceeds go to Children's Miracle Network. You reap the benefit of some stellar creative softwware.

humblebundle.com/software/crea

I'm watching "Badlands Hunters" on Netflix. I clicked on it because it stars Ma Dong-seok. He was Gilgamesh in the Eternals and I'm just happy to watch something with him again.

Two more sets of bookmarks done. I'm about half way through my usual output for each year's bookmarks.

Set 5



X-Men
Hal Jordan

Set 6

Gen 13
Jean Grey, X-Men

BPRD

This is second time I've met and got to hang out a bit with artist Rick Hoberg. This time I pre-commissioned some art from him, his choice of character. He did the cool ass Vader. Especially cool knowing that he worked on the official comic adaptation of Star Wars back the late 70s.

Sketched out more figures for bookmarks. Now, help me decide who they should be. Comic book, anime, manga characters are all open.

This is my 3rd set of bookmarks for Free Comic Book Day 2024. I usually make between 50 and 70 each year. Printed sets are given to our local Comic Stores and Public Libraries; the originals go into my inventory for conventions.

Recorded the coloring process
15x replay:
youtu.be/QJgDDGoBsKk

YT Short:
youtube.com/watch/qXV9525Hrdw

FF

X-Men
GOTG
Nova


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