I’ve been working on this piece with no intention of coloring it, so adding color sort of “just happened”. My goal is to get back into full color art before the year is out, but I still need some practice.

This character is from a story that will probably will never see the light of day, but I thought it would be neat to try to draw it.

This is my first attempt at a fairy. This sketch is based on a request of a friend of mine. It’s not quite done; I plan to add some color later. This also won’t be my first attempt at this since I’m just getting back into the habit of pencil and ink. As far as fairies go, I think I’m happy with the result. I may do a more “cartoony” one next.

Between stressing out over my schoolwork and job, I’m trying to find time to do more sketches. I usually return to my favorite subjects because they always have stories to tell.

The trend over these last three sketches is I’m using a larger sized pencil lead than I usually do. I’m not sure if its because I’m getting older or I’m finding I’m getting a better line weight. Either way, I think I’ll stick to this larger size because the feel is slowly becoming more satisfying.

Starbolt Concept

Still working on sketching during work breaks. This was off the top of my head only because the character is so easy for me to draw. I’m always looking on variations on the same costume, but the “star” logo remains consistent. This is yet another sketch I’d like to see in color.

This is not a comeback, not by any stretch of the imagination. This is just me flexing my creative muscles a bit. I’ve been working on school and some other projects, but I’ve been feeling that creative bug scratch at me for a little while. This is the result. I want to see this in color, so I’ll be working this on my next break (mid-December). In the meantime, I’ll keep sketching when I have the time.

As I’ve noted, I got sick this month, (did I mention twice? Just checking.), so it has put a pause in my latest GUARDZ! comic. I have a new one queued up, which will be completed in February. In the meantime, I have been working on this piece, which was inspired by the Wipeout games that are on the Playstation consoles. This one should also be done soon, but here it is, as a work in progress. Enjoy!

After a 3-year+ hiatus, GUARDZ! The Comic will be returning on it’s regular, not-quite-monthly schedule. After some consideration, I decided to stick to my old webcomic instead of coming up with a new one, and I have a ton of old and new material to work with so I should be able to stick to some sort of regular schedule. No school means more free time to work on my comics!

You can see all the old stuff at guarzthecomic.com

I’m still working on a few pieces, and I’ve been itching to get back into the tools I know and love. In the meantime, you can see more of my effects work at http://www.youtube.com/user/roqueb

This is a “painted” version of my original Kendra Keel sketch, using Painter IX. I started this color version of my sketch with a Wacom Intuos3, and I finished it with an Intuos4 S (a gift for my birthday).