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This is what Buckey O'Hare should of been!

That reminds me of something that happened quite a few years ago, at a comic con in… 1993 or 1994.  I was walking about and showing my work samples to various editors.  Some would thank me and put it aside, others would take a quick look and offer a comment or two, it was all going as usual.  I showed my samples to an editor at the Continuity Comics table, and he agrees to file the sample, but warns me that they're looking for work that is very realistic, since their comic art is in this style (this was Neal Adams' comic company, if I'm not mistaken).

At this point in his spiel, he must have realized that he was standing right over a stack of Bucky O'Hare comics.  Not missing a beat, he explained to me that yes, even Bucky O'Hare had some realistic stylings!  I am sure that I managed to stifle a chuckle and maintain a straight face (I wasn't going to burn any bridges, even one as narrow as this one).  Bucky O'Hare, drawn from life!  No wonder my style wasn't realistic enough…

Great work. 🙂

Thanks. ^_^

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I switched to using non-photo blue pencils long ago, mostly out of necessity.  I draw very deliberately and carefully and I really work a pencil hard on every line, and when using graphite pencils it has numerous drawbacks (if I use a hard lead, I wear the paper out, and if I use soft leads I create a real mess).  I find that with a blue pencil I ease up a bit and the work flows a bit better for me (though I still need to learn to relax when I'm penciling).

It also means that when I am inking my own work, that I don't need to worry about trying to erase the pencil work that has been practically engraved in the paper.  I still shudder at the thought.

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The Tetsuko drawing is wonderful, that's a great expression on her face.

But… no way is Dodson more polished than Hughes! 😛

I agree that he isn't more polished.  But the way he draws faces is… perhaps polished is not the right word.  Maybe more "finished" is what I was looking for.  Because Hughes does facial expressions so well, his faces are more spontaneous and sometimes pretty rough.

I really wish he did more regular comic work, the covers and pin-ups he does don't allow him to show the full range of his abilities, particularly in drawing backgrounds and scene settings.  There isn't anything he cannot draw, and draw spectacularly well.

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I only really do extreme muscle development when I'm experimenting, because I'm too used to working with more realistic (ha!) proportions.  Particularly when drawing action, the really large muscles (and breasts, as well) create real problems for me.  The drawing below is more in line with where I prefer to set my limits for size:

(And has the added bonus of providing a new and (IMO) better muscley bunny lady for Ashlee…)

I'm not entirely finished with it, the metallic area on her left side needs some final detailing and then she'll be ready for some photoshopping.  But for a relatively quick drawing, I am pretty happy with the results.  The musculature running down the center of her torso is a noticeably off-center, but the shading and detail mask it a bit.  The stuff drawn in blue was some additional sketching done to get an idea for her gloves and to figure out how the outfit looks on the back.

I'm actually happier with the 'backside' drawing, in part because it was a very quickly-drawn sketch which nonetheless has good size, pose, and proportions.  Every now and then I manage to loosen up just a tiny bit and produce something that I really am happy with.  But most of the time when I'm drawing I'm gripping the pen/pencil pretty tight and almost carving the lines into the sheet.  Ah well, old habits die hard.

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He dumped all us faithful LM fans like week's ham sandwich when he hit the "big time".
>:(

To be fair to Frank, one of the primary reasons that he dropped the daily strip is the frustration that nearly all cartoonists deal with– ham-handed editorial control.  His Sunday strips were often hacked to bits to fit the cartoon inserts in many Sunday editions, and he often had to tone down, change, or even drop entire strips due to editorial objections.  When the opportunity came to do more mainstream comic book work, with the attendant freedom that comes with it, he made a decision that was pretty easy to understand.

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That's awesome.  I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for that guy, or be jealous!

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I probably have a few anthro bunny drawings around here, most of them are more fitness model types, but I may have a more muscular drawing or two.  I will dig them up when I can and post them.  For now I can post this one:

As for a cartoon or comic, that is my hope.  I still need to get my notes together and work up a decent plot.  From there it's not so bad, my drawing area and computer are all set up the way I need them to be.  Just need to stop being lazy, is all. 🙂

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This is a sketch I had drawn some time ago, when I was experimenting to see how far I could comfortably push anatomical proportions (in this case, arms).  The original sketch was in blue pencil and did not extend downward past her breasts.  So I added in the rest of her torso and re-did much of the muscle, with only her left arm remaining as it originally was.  The right hand is much larger than the left hand, but after a few attempts at it I'd decided to leave it as it was.

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That looks terrific.  I'd offer a critique but I can't find anything wrong with it!

Pardon my ignorance though, but what is "modo"?

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Melissa seems pretty muscular to me, a bit beyond the fitness level.  Or at least from the handful of pictures I have seen, I have no idea if she has slimmed down (muscle-wise I mean).  She seems like a good choice for mainstream coverage; very attractive, muscular but not as large as some female BBs, she seems like a nice 'middle ground' as it were.

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