Pat Quinn

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-24T17:52:00.002-05:00

Sketch - A - Day 080

2011-08-26T14:51:00.003-04:00

So here's a character I made up called One-Foot-Skippy. Inked with a brush pen and little stuff with a micron. Enjoy.

Sketch-A-Day fun with the DCnU 077-079

2011-08-02T10:30:00.002-04:00

With these, I think Firestorm is the most divergent take.

Firsetorm
It's funny how his costume is frequently referred to as "classic" and "goofy" in the same breath...and I agree with both. I opted to kind of remove the costume element, having him go shirtless and head-dress-less in order to emphasize his atomic chest symbol and flaming head. I see this atomic symbol as actual big electrons (if that makes sense) orbiting the nucleus on his chest...I think that imagery gets lost on the costume quite frequently. I also took away the head-dress because it always struck me as a chimney no matter how it was altered over the years.

Superman
Using his current armor idea, I decided to emphasize the seems with a darker blue and repeat the diamond shape throughout...a little cheesier than anticipated.

Wonder Girl
Pretty bland take on it. Just spinning off the current Wonder Woman look.

So there you go.

Non-SDCC preview...kinda, not really part 2

2011-07-23T09:36:00.004-04:00

For these, go find Ben Raab, he's probably hanging out with the Warehouse 13/SyFy Channel crowd.

Non-SDCC preview...kinda, not really

2011-07-23T09:20:00.003-04:00

I'm not at SDCC, but go find Tim Daniel at the Skybound booth and see if he'll talk about this.

Turner Studios panel

2011-07-08T13:17:00.002-04:00

A few weeks ago I was invited to speak on a panel at Turner Studios on the subject of creativity and technology. It was a great discussion and hopefully of interest to the crowd. The other panelists included, Stephen Villante Turner's Director of Creative Services, Barbara Griffin SVP Turner Image Management and Mark Runco PhD Torrance Professor at UGA and author. Art David, Turner's VP of Animation and Creative Services gave us an introduction and Laurie Baird director of technology partnerships for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. was our moderator.

Everybody was really interesting, intelligent and funny. I hope it was good for the audience.

I don't know why my arms are always in motion, but it makes me look like I'm saying something important.

Sketch-A-Day fun with the DCnU 071-076

2011-07-05T14:53:00.005-04:00

As promised, fun with the DCnU. As we all know DC is relaunching their books in September and there are lots of new costumes to go with the books. So I thought I would take a stab at the re-envisioning of the DCU. These all started with finger doodles on the track pad for the colors.
Aquaman and Superman were surprisingly tough. I think that I'll probably end up doing a few more of each.

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Here are some slightly more refined drawings with the new looks.
Superman
Again, I thought this was surprisingly tough. I'm not sure if the belt works, so maybe I'll do a more "pants" variation utilizing some different shades of blue. I did read a response to some of Cory Walker's sketches that argues that pants, simply look like pants and not very heroic. I'm not certain about that, but it is an interesting point to make. I may experiment with the segmented armor-y look that we've seen in the previews.

Batman
I went with pants. You can see in the doodles it's intended to be all black, not two shades of gray and black. I think the idea of the solid gray body suit Batman or the solid black Batman (that we've seen in the movies) both work fine. However, I'm not sold on a sneaky guy like Batman clearly wearing clearly visible body armor...wouldn't he try to hide that fact? I think so. Not sure why I did the big black bat versus the yellow oval...I do like the yellow oval. Guess I'll do another one.

Aquaman
Tough. I like the classic look, I liked the harpoon-hand look, I like the Young Justice cartoon look, so coming up with something different from that was tough. I think the current trend to draw every single scale on Aquaman (or Captain America) is a little silly. To me drawing every single scale defeats the suspension of disbelief that this is some crazy material that a normal person like me could ever have access to...having said that, yes, I drew a lot of scales. My reason for doing so was to try and do something different with them - changing the size and frequency of the scales as they moved from head to waist. My preference would to do with a shark skin where the denticles (yes, I've read stuff) are implied more than rendered out all the time. The more defined fins on the gauntlets are in line with the shark motif as well. I swapped the green for blue since it is a compliment of orange, although I do prefer the more modern approach to rendering his shirt "gold" versus orange.

Black Canary
The big challenge there is how to keep the fishnets when you get rid of the fishnets, at least that's how I saw the challenge. It seemed to me that the new design integrated more padding/armor into the look, so I went with that. I even co-opted the thingees on her sides, which I think help emphasize a waist.

Martian Manhunter.
He has a lot of colors to deal with and I think that I should have eliminated one or two more...yellow and/or blue. I see a few more version of this in my future. I wanted to keep his harness, but do something slightly different with it, hence the over-the-cape harness. Not so sure about the wrist bands.

Hawkman
Here's another character who has had too many colors. Just get rid of the green pants and he's way more intimidating and looks more like a hawk. I'm also okay with wings that look like artificial wings. Mine are a nod to the glimpse we see of Hawkman (and Hawkgirl) in the Young Justice cartoon. I kept his helment orange because I love his helmet as is. I can see it brown though.
When you put Hawkman and Martian Manhunter together...as they ended up here...it makes you realize that something has to be done with someone's harness, 'cause it looks a little odd to have the two of them walking around with a big "x" on their chests when they are together (and not in an X-Book). I decided to give Hawkman a few armor-ish nuances to his harness, but again I wrestle with not demolishing the suspesion of disbelief - having this amazing peice of technology that looks so simple and is uncluttered.

In general, I found this to be trickier than I thought...I should probably pay more attention to Project Rooftop. To me, the reason we label so many of these characters iconic is because, well...they are iconic. They are simple and easy to visually digest. I saw a tweet from writer B. Clay Moore who says, "I think every superhero costume should be simple and bold enough for a ten year-old to draw from memory." I think that is genius and 100% true...actually, speaking from experience and now seeing my daughter do it, I would amend that to say even a four-year-old should be able to draw it from memory.

Thanks for looking. I'll try and do more soon.

Sketch-A-Day? HA! 066 - 070

2011-07-03T14:13:00.005-04:00

Okay, been a while, so here's a handful of sketches that were done a while back and only recently scanned.
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Hawkgirl was penciled and inked on a train.

067
This one is part character development and look development...same with the 2 below.

068-069

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Elric, clearly unfinished...drawn a while after Hawkgirl, but in essentially the same pose...damn you subconscious.

Next up...having fun with the DCnU.

Heores Con...I'm not going, buuut...

2011-06-02T09:47:00.003-04:00

You can meet the future of comics at their own tables or at the Temple of Cartoon Mojo booth #228

Lily Cho
Wook-Jin Hunter Clark
Jeremy Cropp
Max Currie
Brandon S. Davis
Thaddeus Draheim
Jerell Drakes
Elizabeth (Liz) Enright
Clayton Forrister
Erin Gladstone
Maria Gomez
Ali Henderson
Robin Holstein
Jacob Hunt
Russell Jennings
Susan Kang
D.J. Kirkland
Falynn Koch
Michael Lavelle
Melody Ledford
Jackie Lewis
Elicia Mitchem
Audrey Morris
Rachel Ochoa
Nick Palmer
Brian Prince
Gabriela Santelices
Arielle Smith
Andre Joshua Smith
Chani Stanley
Irene Strychalski
Lisa Tolbert
Billy Wright
Jeffrey Yu
Carlos Nicolas Zamudio
Cara McGee
Remmington Veteto
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Check the Temple of Cartoon Mojo blog for blog addresses too!

...and of course the current comics rock stars Shawn Crystal, Nolan Woodard, Chris Schweizer and Doug Dabbs!

Sketch-a-day 065

2011-04-02T15:32:00.003-04:00

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Beast Boy...more "look" experiments.

Sketch-a-day? catching up? 039 - 064

2011-04-02T15:15:00.005-04:00

Trying to catch up...no particular order...have mercy...

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Above I got the not-so-wise idea that I should do 5 minute sketches to try and catch-up. Yeah...less than awesome. The Mary Marvel(s) I did will sitting outside Starbucks with my daughter, drinking our frappucinos and each drawing in our sketchbooks...say it with me, "awwwww."

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The first 2 on this page were done while lying on the basement floor with Ali. Next 4 are the first in the 5 min. drawing debacle.

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Yeah, that's Rapunzel with the neck she would really need...as if it's all based in reality to begin with. White Goodman likes it.

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The above 3 were exercise-ish things to try different rendering techniques.

Studio tour

2011-03-17T14:20:00.005-04:00

Okay, so been a while...I'm clearly a little behind on updating the Sketch-a-Day portion of this blog. In the meantime, here's a little studio tour. It's still a work in progress, but it's coming together. Thankfully, my wife Pilar is awesome and has let me consume a portion of the basement for this.

Above is the general layout. Yes, two recliners right there in the foreground. If you were to turn around 180 degrees there's a table, shelves, etc. for the kids.

Here's a closer look at the drawling area. Supplies are nearby and the table is an old architect's table with a hydraulic pedestal base. John Lowe found 4 of these tables his first week in Savannah way back in 2000, so a bunch of us got 'em for like $50 each if I recall correctly. The bar was left by the previous owners...the booze was put there by us.

Action figures, shelves, copier/scanner/printer, big printer, pin-up board and pen holder. I stole the basic pen holder idea from Chris Schweizer, but modified it to work better for me. Only downfall is that I'm a righty and have to reach lefty for the pens and brushes. Ah well.

To the right of the table, the bar is stocked with reference books, sktechbooks, boxes of old pages, and kitchen stuff that doesn't have any other home. I think you can see Kalibaks' feet on the bar top.

Here's closer glimpse at the "reading room" portion of the space. Shelving thanks to Borders. I've left a couple shelves for the kids, one row dedicated to books by my peeps and obviously the drawers are stocked with additional comics. Sadly, there's still about 30 comic boxes and a bazillion action figures in our storage area. They'll be out someday...someday...

Sketch-a-day 028 - 038

2011-02-07T21:55:00.004-05:00

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029
Much happier with this Hulk than the one from last year.

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Sketches from the train.

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Mo sketches from the train.

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2 Juggernauts...no, I don't know why, but I was on an oversized character kick, hence the Hulk too. Next time you'll see the Sasquatch I did and forgot to scan.

Sketch-a-day-update! 018 - 027

2011-01-23T18:22:00.003-05:00

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More sketches from the train...yes, counting all 4.

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Inspired by Jerome Opena's work on Uncanny X-Force...so much rendering is so time consuming! That guy is blowing the curve!!! Not very happy with the wrinkles here....

023

more of that...

024-027

These 4....yes, counting all 4,...were just something for fun, comparing the side-kicks with their bosses as they currently appear.

Mystery pages

2011-01-22T08:57:00.003-05:00

...okay, so not so much of a mystery since the title is written right on 'em..First 4 pages of a #1 issue that never saw print. Done for the previous owners of the Chaos! characters (not the current owners Dynamite) intended to be published through DDP. Cool script by Dan Jolley.

Blast from the Past - Phantom #7 pencils - the pages right before

2011-01-15T14:27:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to get these in there too...so if you scroll down, these pages will be in sequence with the post below.

Blast from the Past - Phantom #7 pencils

2011-01-15T14:18:00.003-05:00

These are the pencils that I did for Moonstone's Phantom #7. Fun story written by Ben Raab, which gave me the opportunity to design the return of the Aviatrix villain(s) to the Phantom lore. These were all drawn at about printed comic size, then scanned and sent off.

Sketch-a-snow-day-update! 007 - 016

2011-01-10T11:07:00.003-05:00

There's a little snow on the ground today, so as an extra treat, here are some sketch-a-day updates!

The 4 below are while drawing on the Marta train:

One day, not sure why, the Bakshi movie Wizards was on my mind, and then I saw a mention on Facebook...it must have been a sign to draw some stuff...

...but since that one was kinda lame, I did some more yesterday. Interpretations of the main characters from the movie - Avatar, Elinore, Weehawk and Necron 99/Peace. (Yes, I'm counting this as 4.)

...and Blackwolf!

Sketch-a-day 2011! 001 - 006

2011-01-02T17:49:00.003-05:00

Okay, let's try this again...It's day 2 of the new year, so here are sketches to start things off.

Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T00:14:00.001-05:00

See ya later 2010, you were great! Hello 2011, lookin' forward to getting to know you!!

I hope that everyone has a great 2011!! Happy New Year!!

201 - 207

2010-12-31T16:36:00.004-05:00

Last one for 2010! These are the characters from Cryptopia...copyright me and Ben Raab.
I think that I'll probably do this again next year...hopefully I'll make it all the way through.
I hope that everyone has a Happy New Year and a great 2011!!!

171 - 201

2010-12-31T16:31:00.003-05:00

I meant to upload these this morning...ah well...So I thought the predominantly black, and predominantly white, sketches would go quickly, but they did not for whatever reason. At 201, that makes it well over half-way through the year, so I'm at least at the appropriate spot for starting in June.

153 - 171

2010-12-30T10:03:00.004-05:00

I'm trying to catch up on the new Avengers animated show...I like the way the stories are developing and linking up. I kinda wonder how many beans are being spilled with the movie franchise(s), hopefully none, but the content of the show is pretty cool.

...sorry about the lame Tron dude...I set the timer for 5 minutes to see if I could increase my output and there you go. I may try the 5 minute thing again.

117 - 152

2010-12-30T09:56:00.003-05:00

More for the Sketch-A-Day stuff!
More from the Marta train

Waiting for a ride...notice the shmutz from the scanner...ugh

Ali in the pool, pencils and inks by me, colors from Ali

The first four were drawn while watching the first half of "The Wolfman" remake...the others were from some cooking show thing.

Super heroes!

Sketch - A - Day! is back! 091 - 116

2010-12-30T09:49:00.006-05:00

Sorry it's been a while!! Here's a batch from the "Drawring on the Marta" series...more to come...

...Okay, so this one wasn't drawn on the Marta...Dr. Tiki, PhD - copyright me, 2010

FF on the train

X-People and characters with cool collared capes.

Comic characters and people on the train..shhh, don't tell...

more of the same

I started this sketch-a-day thing about half-way through the year, so I started at a deficit...Can I finish the whole thing with about a day to go??? Keep checking in to find out!!

GENERATE!

2010-09-30T12:28:00.002-04:00

Everyone be sure to check out GENERATE! a 24 hour challenge on the blog and over here:

Invite your friends and share your work on the Generate Facebook event page at http://bit.ly/SCADgenerate.

Tag your posts and follow the action on Twitter with #SCADgenerate.

086 - 090

2010-09-12T22:13:00.002-04:00

...been a while...Here are 6 that are kinda hit and miss. I've been following Chris Samnee's blog and finally picked up an issue of his Thor, which was fun. So I started with Thor and then decided to do the rest of the Avengers. Big fat brush marker.

084

2010-08-13T15:27:00.004-04:00

The Adventures of Thag - the first scientist!...copyright me, go away... Drawn at about 4-5 inches tall, no kidding.

083

2010-08-13T15:25:00.002-04:00

Evil cannot take the heat of...The Buffalo Wing!! He hangs with Blue Flame.

081 - 082

2010-08-13T15:23:00.003-04:00

With all the hysteria over Wonder Woman's costume, in addition to doing my take (scroll down), I thought I'd do two of her alternate looks from the tv show - wet-suit and skate-board...I am not making this up.

080

2010-08-13T15:22:00.002-04:00

The Joker. Fat chisel tip marker and a bunch of skinny markers.

077 - 079

2010-08-13T15:15:00.004-04:00

These are my interpretations of The Face, or Mr. Face as he's known now. If you know the character, he's a guy in a tux with a monster mask...I'm not kidding. So my first attempt (up top), was to drop the mask and do something "creepy"...instead I got a weak Dr. Manhattan. With the second (bottom) I decided to play up the mask, which has always looked Japanese or something South Pacific to me...used the same creepy up-lit thing. The third (to the right) is straight up Maori, I just thought, "Does he need a mask?"...and that's the most I've written about any of these...and yes, I'm counting this as three.

076

2010-08-13T15:14:00.002-04:00

Here's your favorite - Blue Flame! Copyright me...step off!

What's this?

2010-08-11T10:54:00.001-04:00

Look at this!

Sketch - A - Day!...weak update 2

2010-07-30T16:29:00.003-04:00

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My interpretation of the Flame. Went for a Kirby and Promethean theme here.

Sketch - A - Day!...weak update

2010-07-30T16:23:00.004-04:00

Okay, so here are a few updates...not as many as I'd like, but there you go.

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I'll count these as 1. My interpretation of Miss Masque, or Masquerade as she's known these days.

073

My interpretation of the new Wonder Woman costume design by Jim Lee. Like most, I'm not down with the jacket, so I tried to make the shoulder pads work without it. Don't think I cracked the case on that.

074

"You know what Jack Burton says at a time like this..."

Happy Flying Baby!

2010-07-26T12:03:00.002-04:00

Blast from the Past

2010-07-23T17:39:00.002-04:00

Here's a mention in Beau Smith's ongoing column at Westfield Comics, and embarrassing flashback for everyone that Beau roped into contributing.

071

2010-07-17T09:31:00.004-04:00

071

...ooops...missed one...this is from the living room at the in-laws farm in Colombia looking back towards the kitchen and back deck. Done with a fat brush marker.

New Links!

2010-07-16T20:46:00.002-04:00

Added some new links over in there, go check 'em out.

068-070

2010-07-16T20:22:00.004-04:00

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This one I did before we left for Colombia. Another Green Lama - clothes are the same, but I made him older and did a better drawing.

069

These were done sometime between 2am and 3am when I spent the night at the airport in Bogota (thank you Aires airlines). Vacuum cleaner man did a good job of keeping people up, the other guy had the interesting technique of emptying his pockets and stuffing the contents into his shirt before taking a snooze. Finally, silhouette of guitar guy strumming in the corner.

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My take on Fighting Yank.

062-067

2010-07-16T20:09:00.003-04:00

This batch of drawings were done either from memory while sitting in airports in Cali, Colombia or Bogota, Colombia or live. I'll tell ya what's what.

062

From memory and honestly the cart could have been bigger and still accurate.

063

This one was done from life sitting on the front deck of my in-laws farm looking down the hill at the new corral...which currently holds some fat bunnies. Done with a brush pen.

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Done from memory...the kid I saw in Bogota, the lady I saw near Villa de Leyva.

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This one was done live in pencil from Tia Maria Eugenia's living room looking out towards the patio/garden.

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Yes, I know that there are 3, but the bike is the worst. The little boy is the son of the couple that works on the in-laws farm. The soldiers on the side of the road give passing cars the "thumbs-up" to assure them that the road is free from guerillas.

Cover Run

2010-06-28T09:07:00.002-04:00

I bought Adam Hughes' DC Comics cover collection, called "Cover Run," which is completely awesome. One of those things that is both really inspiring and completely depressing simultaneously. Know what I mean?

60 & 61

2010-06-25T22:05:00.003-04:00

...almost forgot these...
060 & 061

Nightcrawler was inked with a fatty-boom-batty brush marker, which turned out pretty well I think. The Tank Girlish shot is okay for not really looking like the character.

049-059

2010-06-25T17:17:00.004-04:00

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Some Bat stuff that didn't go any farther, so I'll count 'em as one.

050-052

Lame Conan, Wolverine and Ms. Marvel

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Lame Hulk...shoulders should'a been broader...lame Falcon head, Scarlet Witch is okay

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Owlman and Superwoman, Blue Flame again! (still copyright me), Spiderman

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another Spidey lacking absolutely any tension that would make the pose anywhere near believable...
That's it for now...so hopefully I'll be able to do some more and not completely disappear for another 6 months.

036 - 048

2010-06-25T17:05:00.004-04:00

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My interpretation of the Green Lama. I like the design, but the drawing is lame.

037 & 038

Captain Mavel and the Black Terror

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Bizarro, Ms. Marvel, squinty eyes and geriatric Barney..."I love prunes, you love prunes..."

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Cyclops and some kinda face-like things.

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okay Batman, l'il Flash, and another headish drawling

029-035

2010-06-25T16:53:00.004-04:00

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Avengify! Yes, I'm counting this as one.

030

If I didn't tell you these were from The Office, would you get it? I think not.
031

Okay, maybe you'd get this one.

032

Again, bitin' off Cory Walker's blog (Headbutt, HeadRush and Head Master)...I call this one Butt Pirate.

033 - 035

The Executive...copyright Pat Quinn 2010...back off! Two heads that I actually like...after 35 images...

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2010-06-25T16:37:00.005-04:00

019 & 020

Spider Woman and Storm

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That's right, I'm counting each of 'em separately. Thor, Medusa, Enchantress, Luke Cage

025 and 026

...what just 'cause they are both kinda lame, that means I can't count 'em? Whose blog is this anyway?..ugh, those hands...

027

Flash feet.

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Ostrichard. Go check out Cory Walker's blog again and you will love Ostrichard too.

S-A-D group3 014-018

2010-06-25T12:30:00.004-04:00

Here we go...

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For the Sherlock Holmes challenge over at the Temple.

015

The Avatar kid for another Temple challenge.

016

Fun with Banshee Part 1

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Fun with Banshee Part 2...the aftermath.

018

Skydoll for the Temple challenge.

Sketch - A - Day!..group 2

2010-06-25T12:18:00.003-04:00

Here's the next batch o' sketches...they can't all be winners folks...

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Lame bat-head, all sorts of drawing tools were used to make this lame drawing.

009

The Blue Flame!! copyright Pat Quinn 2010...so back off!

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yep

011 & 012

I'm counting each of these separately. Lame Bat-pose and decent Bat-Girl.

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silly monsters...cooler monsters are here. ;)

Sketch - A - Day!..starting in June???

2010-06-25T12:03:00.006-04:00

So, yeah, a few months ago I came across Cory Walker's sketch-a-day blog, which is really cool and thought, "Hey what a swell idea, I should do that!" Months later, here we are at day 150 or something and I haven't posted anything...woo-hoo!
Time management for something like this is more daunting than I thought, mostly because if I spend 15 minutes on a "sketch" that's about 20% - 50% of my total drawing time on the weeknights. Boo-hoo...excuses, excuses...anyway, here we go in something that may not be remotely close to chronological order:

001 & 002

I'm counting that 2 heads as 1 and the lizard as the second.

003 & 004

Cap is 3, heads are collectively 4, all in ballpoint pen.

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"Man, you come right out of a comic book. "

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Damian Wayne is awesome.

007

Lava Roid

2010-05-21T10:07:00.004-04:00

Here are the stages of a pin-up that I did recently for Kevin Conn's Lava-Roid book. The early images are iPhone photos because I'm having compatibility issues with my home scanner and Vista...ah well.
Originally done in blue pencil, I converted them to gray for easier viewing...in theory. Inks with a brush pen, croquil and markers.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T10:51:00.000-05:00

I hope that everyone has a great 2010!! Enjoy it!

Logan Christopher Quinn!!

2009-12-23T10:39:00.004-05:00

My son, and second child, Logan Christopher was born last night. We went to the docs expecting one last test of amniotic fluid and they felt that there wasn't enough fluid to safely sample, which indicated to them that the baby was big enough to deliver. So we walked over to the other wing of the building and 8 or so hours later, bang!, baby via c-section. Despite being 3 weeks or so early, he's a healthy size, and is doing well. His Mom is doing really well too!

Quinn - L

2009-11-20T11:51:00.001-05:00

Yesterday I received my H1N1 shot and the needle did not break my skin on the first jab. No kidding.

Comic Art Forum on Robot 6!

2009-11-17T15:38:00.000-05:00

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/11/scad-atlanta-comics-arts-forum-report/

Check it out!

Happy Halloween!!

2009-11-01T18:20:00.002-05:00

Birthday gift

2009-10-09T15:39:00.003-04:00

Here's something I did for Greg Kirkpatrick's birthday at his lovely wife Maggie's request. Greg's a great guy and super talented, you can find him on the Twitter and the Facebook.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

2009-10-04T22:56:00.002-04:00

In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to encourage everyone to go to this website and participate please.
Beth is my cousin and is also a victim of the down economy. She needs as much help as possible. Please feel free to share the link. Thanks!!

Linkage! - update!!

2009-09-28T16:47:00.002-04:00

Generate has come to another successful conclusion, thanks to the support and enthusiasm for everyone involved!! Go check out the official site below, as well as the Temple of Cartoon Mojo!

Generate 2009 check it out!

Brett Osborn's swell new painting series, check it out!

Pages for sale

2009-09-24T10:48:00.002-04:00

My For Sale page has been updated with a list of pages for sale. No images available yet, no prices listed - for pricing, contact info@patquinndotcom.com

Go buy Deadpool!

2009-09-08T09:01:00.002-04:00

Be sure to check out Deadpoll #13, #14 and #900 to see Shawn's great work!!

UPDATE --- #13 and #14 are sell outs, but are going back for a second print w/Shawn Crystal covers!!!

old stuff 2

2009-09-04T22:37:00.004-04:00

Here are some more experiments with the "DC Animated" style. I decided that the CSA needed a gang color, so that's why there's so much black...I think it works well graphically too.

old stuff 1

2009-09-04T22:34:00.003-04:00

Here are some pages from way back, experiments with the "DC Animated" style...I'm still pretty happy with these, both in the drawing and storytelling.

Now taking commissions

2009-09-03T11:01:00.001-04:00

Click here for more info. Thanks!

waste of a day

2009-09-01T19:43:00.001-04:00

9 hours at Georgia DDS...or DMV depending on your home turf. Yes, really 9 hours. Tax dollars well spent.

Eric C. Quinn

2009-08-12T09:26:00.002-04:00

My brother passed away suddenly last Monday. He loved drawing, comics, cartoons, movies, toys and of course his family. He was a great brother, son, and uncle. Last week was pretty rough, but we're pulling ourselves together and doing much better now.

Sketch dump pt.2

2009-07-12T17:38:00.002-04:00

Sketch dump

2009-07-12T17:36:00.002-04:00

Trying to catch up on the Temple of Cartoon Mojo's sketch challenges...still have a few to go...

Heroes...

2009-06-25T15:24:00.003-04:00

...was a blast! Had a lot of fun talking with artists and fans. Thanks to everyone that picked up a sketch or a page!!
Many thanks to Shelton Drum for always putting on a great show, thanks to Dustin Harbin for setting up the SCAD Atlanta folks as he did, and thanks to all the Heroes crew for being such gracious hosts!!!!

It was a pleasure meeting the SCAD Savannah students and working along side our colleagues from that campus. Always great to spend time with those folks! Chris Brunner made mention of the ever increasing number of SCAD students and alumni that are working comics professionals, which was very evident at this show and inspiring to see!

Check out the new links.

Heroes Con!

2009-06-17T12:41:00.001-04:00

Getting ready for Heroes! Lots o' pages to sell - GIJoe, Chucky, D&D, Capt. Marvel, and Phantom.

R.I.P. Jeremy Mullins

2009-06-15T08:56:00.002-04:00

My thoughts a prayers go out to the family, friends, colleagues and students of Jeremy Mullins. Never was there a person more passionate about comics.

Batman Confidential 26 - 28

2009-05-17T19:28:00.001-04:00

Awesome. Jose Luis Garcia Lopez inked by Kevin Nowlan...wow. Story is fun too.

-PQ

Free Comic Day wrap-up!

2009-05-03T18:19:00.001-04:00

Had a great time in Charlotte! Thanks to Schweizer for driving, Shelton and the Heroes gang for their hospitality and the fans!

Free Comic Book Day!

2009-05-01T16:34:00.002-04:00

I'll be at Heroe's Aren't Hard to Find for Free Comic Book Day tomorrow. Free sketches!

Go buy the Phantom!

2009-04-22T09:01:00.002-04:00

Phantom: Generations #1 is out. Go buy it!

Chris Schweizer conquers the world

2009-04-22T08:56:00.003-04:00

Colleague Chris Schweizer has made great progress in his quest for world domination with an Eisner nomination and a YALSA nomination for Crogan's Vengeance published by Oni Press! Way to go Chris!!

Sweet Christmas!

2009-04-21T21:05:00.003-04:00

...been a while...Here's a cartoony Power Man & Iron Fist pin-up.

Thor colors!

2009-03-15T08:28:00.002-04:00

Check it out - Renato Guerra colored my Thor drawing in his spare time for kicks! Cool! Great job Renato!

Shawn's Deadpool Previewed!

2009-03-13T08:49:00.001-04:00

Check it out - Shawn's Deadpool Annual is previewed at CBR!

R.I.P. Jim Royal

2009-02-16T11:48:00.001-05:00

I heard the sad news recently that talented inker Jim Royal is no longer with us. He was a talented, hysterical guy that will be missed.

Phantom Generations colors

2009-02-16T11:46:00.001-05:00

I just go this from Renato Guerra...it's buried back in the November section:
Hi Pat...
I upload a little preview of colors from this issue here: http://renatoguerra.com/index.php/generations-preview/

Hope you like!

Renato - Si, me gusta! Muchas gracias!!

Thor sketch

2009-02-10T21:27:00.003-05:00

Okay, so not so much of a "sketch" as it is a fairly finished drawing. Still trying to catch up with the sketch challenges.

Manga? Say what?

2009-01-29T22:13:00.004-05:00

I was just digging through some old pages, drawing, etc. to donate to a few auctions and I came across these pages - Austin Powers manga style! I did these just to see if I could draw manga. I empolyed what I thought at the time I understood as common westerner's flaws that appear when they try manga...don't know if the end result is anything worthwhile, but it's a decent exercise.

Dusty Star Sketch

2009-01-29T22:11:00.002-05:00

Okay, still trying to catch up with The Temple of Cartoon Mojo's sketch challenges. Here's Dusty Star...apologies to Andrew Robinson.

Necrotic goof

2009-01-27T10:29:00.002-05:00

From the OOPS Dept.:
Approximately 15 pages of the story, "Necrotic" were printed out of sequence in the Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics. The second print run will have the corrected version.

Shawn on IGN

2009-01-14T15:36:00.001-05:00

Check it out - Shawn Crystal talks Deadpool Annual on IGN!

Mummy story comes back to life!

2009-01-14T09:24:00.002-05:00

A mummy story, Necrotic, I drew back in '99 has been reprinted in an anthology called, "The Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics." I haven't seen it yet, just heard about it last night. It's a 480 page anthology in b&w.
http://www.amazon.com/Mammoth-Book-Zombie-Comics/dp/0762433981/ref=gfix-ews-form
http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0762433981

This is all due to the efforts of Necrotic's co-writer Buddy Scalera. Go check out his site!

Thanks Buddy and way to go!!

Other updates

2009-01-08T15:29:00.002-05:00

-I stopped taking the train to work since the price of gas went back down...so not much sketchbook work going on with some of the concepts I'm trying to develop. Which means I'll have to devise a new approach to get back on track.

-The script I've been waiting on has been side-tracked a bit, apparently in part due to the current economic climate. I'm going to try and address the item above with the new free time as well as other stuff.

-I'm going to try and go to some conventions this year.

...that's it...

Baby Update

2009-01-01T12:47:00.003-05:00

A while back I posted that we were expecting our 2nd, during October that changed.
We had to go into the hospital on a Friday when Pilar was experiencing some great abdominal pain and by Sunday night she was in surgery. It turned out that she has a second uterus that had a small tear causing massive internal bleeding - she had 4 liters of blood in her abdominal cavity. At this point, the baby, which we found out was another girl, was about 4-5 months along and doing fine. This baby was in the second uterus which was smaller than the primary uterus in which Alison grew.
On Tuesday morning, Pilar coughed, blew some stiches and a lot of blood came out, so she went back into surgery. It was during this surgery that the decision was made to remove the baby from the second uterus as it could not grow appropriately to sustain the baby. Unfortunately, the baby was not developed enough to survive outside of the uterus.
So a rough 11 days in the hospital, a few in I.C.U., but all is well. Pilar is incredibly strong and about 95% healed at this point. We've had very positive outlook on this whole experience almost immediately, being happy that Pilar is still alive and recognizing what a real miracle it is that we have Alison.
We had a lot of amazing support through this, including my Mom and sister, Ann, who came down to help out for a few days, great understanding from the SCAD family, and lots of help from the Alpharetta Mom's Club.
We're doing great and looking forward to an awesome '09!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T12:40:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year!
I hope that everyone has had a great holiday season and is looking forward to a great '09!

In other news...still awaiting a script/update for what was to be my next gig.
- Shawn Crystal is doing the Deadpool Annual for Marvel! Check out his blog!
- We bought a new laptop of X-Mas...woo-hoo!
- X-Mas trip to MD to see family was great!

Okay, hopefully more updates soon!

Sketch Challenges?

2008-12-09T09:09:00.002-05:00

...it's been a while...
I'm waiting for a new script, so in the meantime I thought that I would attempt to try some of the Sketch Challenges issued by the Temple of Cartoon Mojo. I started with a standard pencil and ink drawing for Scott Pilgrim, then decided to take a stab at drawing with a wacom tablet for the Iron Man sketch. yikes.
Take a peek.

Adventures in Digital Comics on imdb

2008-11-12T10:05:00.008-05:00

Got this note from Sebastien Dumesnil today:
"Just a quick note to let you know that you can now watch Adventures Into Digital Comics in its entirety on imdb right here: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0377332/"

This video has images from the first issue of Cryptopia - penciled by me, inked by John Lowe - during some of the interview portions with Ben Raab.
One of my colleagues, inker/professor Roy Richardson, is mentioned in the credits.

Also check out his company's website: http://www.futurealstudio.com

Halloween 2008

2008-11-09T15:37:00.003-05:00

My daughter Ali was Supergirl, obviously, for Halloween this year. Pilar found a big kid's costume at a garage sale and my mom reworked it to Ali size. She had a blast all day, despite some initial tears.

When she got home from trick-or-treating the first thing she did was grab her Supergirl and Stargirl action figures and fly them around the living room...I've already apologized to her in advance of all the social damage that I'm causing her. ;)

Phantom Preview 2 - inks

2008-10-12T16:32:00.003-04:00

Here are the inks for the Phantom project I previewed earlier. I used Itoya pens and a Pentel brush pen for these.

Generate!

2008-10-07T15:57:00.002-04:00

Get ready to rumble!

Updates

2008-09-18T21:46:00.021-04:00

I officially lost 15 pounds over the summer - from 180 to 165. Altered my diet and exercise routine. Now it's back to attempting to put on mass.

Fall quarter has started and in addition to my administrative duties, I'm teaching one class. I'll be inking that previously posted Phantom work at night and on weekends...which is when I typically draw.

I don't have a lot of time for personal projects that I'd like to develop and pitch. So what I've done is take 8 sketchbooks and label them for each project I'd like to develop. Everyday when I leave work I'll grab a different sketchbook and work as I ride the train home and then back to work in the morning. This gives me about 40 min. total once every eight days to work on these projects. I just started doing this, tomorrow will be day 8 and represent the first full cycle. I think it's been pretty useful so far, I feel like I'm making progress on each of the projects which is a good feeling. I'll try and post as more work gets accomplished.

Website development is at a stand-still for now. Formatting the content is what's slowing me down. I need an intern.

...or a government bail out of a bazillion dollars...that would be good too.

Preview 2 - Phantom

2008-09-18T21:46:00.016-04:00

Here are some preview pencils for a special Phantom project from Moonstone. I don't think that I can say anything more than that...I'm not sure if they've announced it yet.

Yes, the woman in the third image will get hair.

These are originally penciled with a non-photo blue pencil and will be inked by me. That's why these are more loose than the pencils for the Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons book which will be a scanned pencil book - no inks involved.

Preview 1 - Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons #8

2008-09-18T21:46:00.011-04:00

Here are some panels from the upcoming Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons #8 from DDP. I don't know the release date, so if you're interested, I recommend checking out their website.

Other news!

2008-09-09T09:07:00.003-04:00

Finished World's of Dungeons and Dragons #8 for DDP and am now on to a Phantom project for Moonstone. Talking with DDP about another gig after that. whew!

Got a few rooms in the house painted this past week, ran off to Chattanooga with the family for a day and a half last week as well.

No new progress on personal projects and website progress is moving slowly along.