The Juggernaut Rises!

Some logo designs for my man Juggernaut James over at Juggernaut Cylces. James is the man if you want to get the ol' Hog worked on. Plus he does some mean leather work custom leather work on the side. The first one is going to be for his company t-shirts. I think these came out BA!  Juggernaut has an eye for coming up with cool visual designs. He described what he wanted me to draw an I sketched it out, then finished up and the knuckheadzombiegasmask design was born.  Also Juggernaut's bike is the illustration reference for HellYeah!'s hog that will appear in the web comic! For more info check out his website at www.juggernautcycles.com

More R&RJ

Raegan and RJ seem to be the staple project here at the Tactical Pencil HQ. Here is the pens for another cover. This title is called the deepening sea. 

all good things...

here is my initial blue lines for R&RJ Final Mission. This is the cover of the last of the series. It is set in the story's future and the children are now adults. It was fun aging them. It challenged me drawing characters that were children and not I am having to draw them as adults and its FUN! I wanted both of them to have a more weathered mature and surly look. Raegan actually is showing teeth when she smiles (i guess she realized that its the last cover so she should try). RJ even got rid of his usurious, "guess what I just did" sneer. The idea ws to show both of them more mature and that they got rid of their childish monikers.  Honestly I like my blue lines better than my finals on most projects. The blue lines seem free and flowing. Something about pencils (even digital) that say "art" to me. Please support Rich Collins and buy the series for a kid that you know.They are fun kids books that make great bedtime stories. Rich has been a blessing to me and my art partner Dony, so please be a blessing to him!

Mr. Cuddles... Not your average bear.

for Sir Brandon Noel's 8 Bit Pulp comic. Mr. Cuddles is a creation from Phil Knox and Brandon Noel. It was a challenge coming up with this layout and design. I wanted him to look like a tuff and grizzled teddy bear but still having some "cute" factor. Click here for more on 8 Bit Pulp

Daddy's Little Girl

Kikipop....Little....Snickers...Charlie...Lytte Princezz...Reigene....or simply Kiarra. She is a young woman that has many nick names. To me, She is my sun shine. When she gets up the sun raises and when she goes to bed the sun goes down. I drew this picture for her as her 18th birthday. This was the pen and ink portion but the final portrait is 22x25 and in full color (digital airbrushed) I also included a custom poem I wrote about her.  

More on the Virtuous Life

working on more of inking of Mel Todd's: The Virtuous Life comic. I am learning a lot by inking Mel's lines. Mel has a great control of form and flow for his characters. Each time I ink one of his pages I feel that I get better as a character artist. I also find that inking his style helps me with working out my own issues in drawing in perspective. Like the last panel of this page, the worms eye view of the angel is classic Mel Todd. It gives depth and emotion without being extreme. 

Jael !

submission for a Comic Con Coloring book 

to be given out at the Christian Comic Arts Booths for the 2013 Cons.

Who is this great Biblical Character? 

Read Judges 5:23-27

also this character-likness will be featured in the upcoming Chronicles of the Kingdom story plot 

8 Bits of Glory

The following are from Shandra Koger's New Lightening Prophetess Video Game

 The LP in 8 Bit Glory

Bombshell in 8 Bit Fury

Here is the cover of the video game. You can order you copy here. When you order, click promo code MAFFETT and you can download your copy of the game free.

BIC Pen Sketch - Detective Deborah Morgan

Me and My wife are avid Dexter Fans. We watch it on netflix so we are a few seasons behind. But one of my favorite character's is the foul potty mouthed Det. Deborah Morgan. She is the ultimate "Tom Boy". I also want to be able to capture her anatomy and body shape as a character in one of my upcoming projects. She has a unique build and facial structure. Once I get it down it will look cool as a super hero.

We Built this City!

You saw how cheezy Steel City looked in the development phase. Well here she is, the steel mother herself in the intial design stage in SketchUp. Thanks to the very valuable DC Guide to how to draw digital comics, I was able to go from this to what you see above. Stay tuned for the next renders. This is a work in progress that you will see in multiple backgrounds of HellYeah and One Lost Coin.
I cant get this Starship Song out of my head as I work on this. I used to hate this song as a kid when it played on B94. But now I have a greater appreciation for it.

Mr. Cuddle's Kid's Room Layout

I used Google SketchUp to layout the kids room for this short comic for 8 Bit Pulp. I think one of my weak points is backgrounds and I found that a lot of guys out there are using sketch up to layout the background for comics. I came up with this basic room design and added some easter eggs for the project (notice the captain sun poster and the R&RJ posters in the kids room). I am unsure if I am going to use this rendered look of have more of a comic look to the design and use this as a reference in drawing the room. Stay tuned and find out! Click here for more on 8 Bit Pulp

Get Well Doc

a get well card for one of my buddies that was a little "under the weather".  I thought I would try to draw a UMP and not just scan it or use a 3D model. I like the way it came out. I also am developing a quick coloring technique I want to employ for my cartoon style. So when I color cartoons for myself you will see this cell shaded yet"airbrushed" look. I like the way the skull mascot came out, I was worried that you would not be able to tell that the pirate skull would get lost in the detail. Any feedback or critique is accepted...good, bad or indifferent. 

I am a cartoon artist now...

Again working on getting a cleaner more saturday morning cartoon look for this project. The idea is to get the characters to be adorable, likable and lovable...you know "kid friendly and mother approved". I think my normal graphic novel style works well for the covers but inside it would be way too much for a kids story. The first concepts seemed too "adult" and the characters too deep and brooding. Now they feel happy and fun!  GO R&RJ in SPACE!