[David C. Matthews]

That last one is my favorite of the three!

[David C. Matthews]

Nope, you're not wrong.
DCM is a kind of Jedi for me, I've improved a lot in watching his work (yeah I used to draw about as well as my nephew who is 4) , and I remember he had posted on his site a few years ago a tutorial on how to color a picture. I use this technique since and get a lot of inspiration.
And like him I use my collection of bodybuilding pictures as a base for my drawings.
But the comparison almost stops there. DCM works in another stellar system.  🙂

However I wish I was as good as he is !

Anyway feed backs are really appreciated, thanks a lot guys.

Wow… I'm honored, and flattered, that you've gotten so much inspiration from my feeble efforts. (It's a little frightening, too, given that I still have so much to learn yet… I hope you aren't picking up any of my bad habits!)

Another artist on this forum you could learn a lot from (I do) is Chris "Dr. Otto" Morrison. Check out his Polymer City Chronicles site, and the drawings he's posted here.

"Jedi", huh? Hee hee… never had a padawan before  😀

(Oh, and if anyone's interested in checking out that tutorial Harry mentioned, it's here.)

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Okay, this is weird… I've edited and previewed three times now, and I can't seem to make a valid link to Chris's site, and the link text has that strange s.com/index.shtml" target=_blank" attribute that isn't in the link text I typed. Well, just copy 'n' paste this URL into your browser: http://www.polymercitychronicles.com/index.shtml

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WHAT THE F****? I typed out Chris's URL as plain text without any code tags at all and it's still showing up with s.com/etc. etc. in front of it! What gives???!!!

[David C. Matthews]

I'm guessing the name is "Trick or Treat", cuz that's part of the name I saw when I downloaded the picture.

I think you're right; I'd have to look it up. I forgot I'd even drawn this story!

(I can't take credit for the story itself; LH-Art sent me some rough layouts and wanted me to "polish them up". I don't remember who came up with the story or the layouts.)

fasola: That's a good coloring job! (As far as I'm concerned, it's OK that you did this. It'd be up to LH-Art to "mind" what you did to it, since they hold the copyright on the original.)

[David C. Matthews]

You're really BAD at all those things?  I can't wait 'till you get really GOOD at all those things!  Please keep 'em coming.

Yeah, what he said!

[David C. Matthews]

I can't believe you didn't include Andrew Loomis!  😀

hes a good influence for realist and comic book artists.

good luck in your studies Higalack!

Speaking only for myself, I didn't include Loomis because his books are mostly out of print, and hard to get (whereas the Bridgman and Hogarth books can be found in almost any good bookstore). But that link you provided is very helpful; I've already bookmarked it! Thanks!!

[David C. Matthews]

DCM, it was just an idea.  Take it or leave it, you're the artist, but please don't make fun of it.

Huh?? What'd I say?

It wasn't my intention to make fun of the idea, and I apologize for any hurt feelings I might have caused.

[David C. Matthews]

One more thought before beddy-bye…

The coin-bending sequence is actually inspiring the start of a Dyna story, believe it or not.

The opening scenes have Dyna walking onto a stage (or a TV studio) where some sort of charity event/telethon is taking place. Having already made public her intention to perform a "special feat of strength" if enough money is pledged to this charity, she's now ready to fulfill her promise. She's wearing a special costume that bares her midriff (although at the start of her appearance she's still wearing the Belt), and, after some banter with the host and hostess of the telethon, asks the host for a quarter. Holding the quarter up so that the audience and TV cameras can get a good look at it, she then announces that she'll fold the quarter in half. The host is suitably impressed; "you're going to fold that coin in half with your bare hands!" "I never said I was going to use my hands," replies Dyna, "I'll be using my abs!" This brings a gasp from everyone, audience and crew alike. Dyna removes her Belt, and hands it to the hostess; then asks the host to take the quarter and hold it against her belly-button. Her mighty abs make short work of the coin (as in the Tetsuko strip), and holding aloft the folded quarter, asks that it be auctioned off for the charity. Thunderous applause from the audience, as the program goes to station break.

Dyna walks backstage to get her Belt back from the hostess. But she finds the girl knocked unconscious, sprawled on the floor… and Dyna's Belt is GONE!! STOLEN!!!

…and that's all I've been able to come up with so far, except that (just to make things a little more complicated for the Damsel Dynamo) this will take place in the period of time before she's revealed her secret to her boyfriend Scott.

[David C. Matthews]

it would be a pipe between her breasts not a bar.

Hey, these are drawings; she's a fantasy girl; it can be a bar if we want it to be, ne? 😀

I remenber a comic book of the Fantastic Four , where kids were playing the F.F.
And the kid being the thing showed  Ben( In trench coat and hat) that he's the thingand cruches a empty soda can, than ben Said Not bad , here something for you to Practice on and crush squeezes a lamp column

Yes, I seem to remember that as well, Ashlee. Sounds like a scene from the glory days of Lee and Kirby!

[David C. Matthews]

What about having her bend the bar over the top of her breasts or something? Or perhaps if it was longer have her do something like bend it all the way over and round her ample bust, tieing both ends together underneath then taking one huge, deep breath and watching the metallic remains go sailing into orbit just a few seconds later? 😉

Not that I'm trying to add to that potential snowball of requests either or anything of course.  😉

I've been sitting here for about ten minutes trying to think up an appropriate reaction to your idea, and all I can come up with is….

Wow!

It's certainly sparking some… interesting visuals! 😀

[David C. Matthews]

Umm… not me. Sorry.

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