tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39697436144691452192024-03-19T01:17:08.244-07:00The Art of Michael Powell (The Old Blog)I love to draw. It's why I'm here on this planet. I recently learned that there are those who would gladly pay their hard-earned money for my work on Ebay. On this blog you'll see regular postings of commissions, sketches, concept designs, etc, and probably a rant or two. Enjoy.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-58305512166906116512009-12-27T08:45:00.001-08:002009-12-27T08:45:51.769-08:00New Blog, New Address!Go to http://michaelpowellart.blogspot.com for the new blog. Sorry for not posting this sooner. Enjoy!Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-54720840212870868752009-07-02T17:49:00.000-07:002009-07-02T17:54:51.276-07:00Empress Amidala and Palpatine CommissionI'm not really a Star Wars guy. I've seen all the movies, but I missed the boat in my youth. I was more a Transformers guy. As such, I wasn't familiar with this particular costume for Queen Amidala until the buyer sent me this link for reference: <br /><br />http://spectrestudios.deviantart.com/art/Empress-Amidala-118014065<br /><br />Characters (c) 2009 Lucasfilm, Ltd.<br /><br />Mike<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtuM1b0ODbYUypQ2pX5xuQoIqgfTUhGAv6A5s2ljRI75bzxgNyK1036KV7ls_qW1ws5W5GiXLjJ61YLSuhj8YJ4Tp9h65G3I0O-Jn0MKSh3NStDXdB5E1u1R_eRcD58b_fjwY7jUPcT8/s1600-h/black+amidala.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtuM1b0ODbYUypQ2pX5xuQoIqgfTUhGAv6A5s2ljRI75bzxgNyK1036KV7ls_qW1ws5W5GiXLjJ61YLSuhj8YJ4Tp9h65G3I0O-Jn0MKSh3NStDXdB5E1u1R_eRcD58b_fjwY7jUPcT8/s320/black+amidala.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354030036535132850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wWPm3GBB1Ju1IM0595aGLrkQGxBIW_37G91ADZSToCjo3_6E5QkGvjLMjB4iNohyphenhyphensjvDMhHUNbT1avDx1mp0SNX3S1R8N_04Iy3zaGddaB12zZfD6B0tWkmNnUrpXF7AGP_emBb1gi8/s1600-h/black+amidala.colored.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wWPm3GBB1Ju1IM0595aGLrkQGxBIW_37G91ADZSToCjo3_6E5QkGvjLMjB4iNohyphenhyphensjvDMhHUNbT1avDx1mp0SNX3S1R8N_04Iy3zaGddaB12zZfD6B0tWkmNnUrpXF7AGP_emBb1gi8/s320/black+amidala.colored.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354030030004393026" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-75723779616968005392009-06-22T12:02:00.000-07:002009-06-22T12:07:24.861-07:00"Yo Joe!"This is a companion piece to another commission I posted a few months back, in which Cobra Commander had kidnapped Scarlett and adorned her in a harem outfit. I'm not certain, but I think the buyer is going to commission a sequential project of the aftermath of this drawing. We'll see.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNRgKKcJRnBMu5w7EgqHppbLfsQrFjSVEvowxv9IbkLH2pHk88B39IzuzJA4ow-jUN5hG7CIg7RNW1iz0dUGmNzYSS15-xo5yWk-srYh8o-Wd8G_XwNwbnmtQ_yHaZlnqOURTFMtsegM/s1600-h/DUKE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNRgKKcJRnBMu5w7EgqHppbLfsQrFjSVEvowxv9IbkLH2pHk88B39IzuzJA4ow-jUN5hG7CIg7RNW1iz0dUGmNzYSS15-xo5yWk-srYh8o-Wd8G_XwNwbnmtQ_yHaZlnqOURTFMtsegM/s320/DUKE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350229733981869938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kF_g29TrI1gbvLZPKAkpCFVq9BcyRo-D2T3PMAll5Y9ADj0AQMfvte3tFtmiij9juummT5gzHLQtHjMZQJhj21DBMqIEYMxFBFeAeZazO8OnxzrUZ1COS8BkNWxxKtljh8oK5n_8Y-c/s1600-h/DUKE+color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kF_g29TrI1gbvLZPKAkpCFVq9BcyRo-D2T3PMAll5Y9ADj0AQMfvte3tFtmiij9juummT5gzHLQtHjMZQJhj21DBMqIEYMxFBFeAeZazO8OnxzrUZ1COS8BkNWxxKtljh8oK5n_8Y-c/s320/DUKE+color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350229723090219890" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-9267715157680838292009-06-08T07:29:00.000-07:002009-06-08T07:52:36.903-07:00It's almost time to start selling commissions again. My backlog will keep me busy for the next few weeks, but I'm always eager for more. Check ou these I recently finished. There's more on the way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTijoGvena68StU3HDZVF1TwalEmHYmYHMaY-Wcx_nv4W4u6-Jn96tqKSznBrKsnHkhyrbxHr26y8HdF_HjeNa-2d9Ttbhp-k2QX5q-W76fZU1Nx3FiwuRSusngCkKFMjeImOsNdUAVs/s1600-h/wonderlexcolors.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTijoGvena68StU3HDZVF1TwalEmHYmYHMaY-Wcx_nv4W4u6-Jn96tqKSznBrKsnHkhyrbxHr26y8HdF_HjeNa-2d9Ttbhp-k2QX5q-W76fZU1Nx3FiwuRSusngCkKFMjeImOsNdUAVs/s320/wonderlexcolors.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344964585032126546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oSLrdrkiqcUAqkDLiY8G2CgO-QJWwAX2vvG4HBcpY86IC5JCuk4ywLm0m1aLxQpjjr49PzaLjUION9O2mSeHwcUiLq8xKfd4MSeChfiFg4_GGy6ITz2CAK9WkDrSaUVPNhL5QY5uoBY/s1600-h/vk.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oSLrdrkiqcUAqkDLiY8G2CgO-QJWwAX2vvG4HBcpY86IC5JCuk4ywLm0m1aLxQpjjr49PzaLjUION9O2mSeHwcUiLq8xKfd4MSeChfiFg4_GGy6ITz2CAK9WkDrSaUVPNhL5QY5uoBY/s320/vk.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344964581872098786" /></a><br />Vampirella (c) 2009 Harris Comics<br />Lex Luthor and Wonder Woman (c)2009 D.C. Comics, Inc.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-15011310615687980532009-05-29T17:16:00.001-07:002009-05-29T17:21:59.551-07:00More May Commissions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LF0-1ESrTwjZNiTFFSpmIeBIOCAImFNQPw64ytI8tYLX4n-17KK82hNYPAzb1eNP53f1juFclINHMxFC3Ib5N4EepqZ9b_enG-LdoRBqGEgGdFvv6U6o0iliMhHJpnoT43pDQ1VCt54/s1600-h/doominks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LF0-1ESrTwjZNiTFFSpmIeBIOCAImFNQPw64ytI8tYLX4n-17KK82hNYPAzb1eNP53f1juFclINHMxFC3Ib5N4EepqZ9b_enG-LdoRBqGEgGdFvv6U6o0iliMhHJpnoT43pDQ1VCt54/s320/doominks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341405505278379330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkuBC6OSfTUwq1dqRUh02q7Ia0UEWYrus65NfX1UkhC3kDNcn-8D-2jyGp7_D7YE-xkKi5PLch7Hxu04kkR5qAxhAW29p-Itcm_XcyiffATE1xndRRaMbiJ9G8wY3AMzH1kXDNFt8BS8/s1600-h/doomcolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkuBC6OSfTUwq1dqRUh02q7Ia0UEWYrus65NfX1UkhC3kDNcn-8D-2jyGp7_D7YE-xkKi5PLch7Hxu04kkR5qAxhAW29p-Itcm_XcyiffATE1xndRRaMbiJ9G8wY3AMzH1kXDNFt8BS8/s320/doomcolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341405500773452546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh-xGJn6IN8NAI4B9r0IRKZnBGYFq73Dj2M0nbcgDfQDdq4M7f7ioqHmdzOYX2etxu3OGXP0FqTRH_dNu3Oq7BHztbFiohd8U0K1kV6ED_fT38UW53TBw2JLCtaccWnE5scbr35mg0q8/s1600-h/shehulkinks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh-xGJn6IN8NAI4B9r0IRKZnBGYFq73Dj2M0nbcgDfQDdq4M7f7ioqHmdzOYX2etxu3OGXP0FqTRH_dNu3Oq7BHztbFiohd8U0K1kV6ED_fT38UW53TBw2JLCtaccWnE5scbr35mg0q8/s320/shehulkinks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341405496179040130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClCIec5KBueu8UTAkuBDgtSwD0Rg93T1DJ2-uBPxZheX4vD5K1B8UfZL10T-w0TiPIjS5o8hJyQWReExRYeOEdu3GmMDt3nah-0RKFCdFtThg5u0oUyWau9Vx0qvrk-1UrSpyMPLhoUY/s1600-h/shulkcolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClCIec5KBueu8UTAkuBDgtSwD0Rg93T1DJ2-uBPxZheX4vD5K1B8UfZL10T-w0TiPIjS5o8hJyQWReExRYeOEdu3GmMDt3nah-0RKFCdFtThg5u0oUyWau9Vx0qvrk-1UrSpyMPLhoUY/s320/shulkcolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341405488993737890" /></a><br />She Hulk, Doc Doom, and Sue Richards (c) 2009 Marvel Characters, Inc.<br />Coming soon: Lex Luthor and Wonder Woman; Chun Li, VampirellaMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-1529841130843511302009-05-16T11:07:00.000-07:002009-05-16T11:13:20.338-07:00Shredder and April CommissionI struggled a litle bit with this commission. Not exactly sure why. It could have been getting the pose just right, which I'm still not convinced that I pulled off. Sigh. On to the next one.<br />Characters (c)2009 Mirage Studios, Inc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTID63P97G4Ru9I7ojJBPAVDSGm8Cb2IVkrsNkEx-ERP8w-eE9lfmfC6hbDGbG_rHjmhfFZIpzhDdqJay_F-oVGzXXBrYV2lDEpvRgkuMK61W_MVlaFqMsbJYfBWWMgD9Lip-diALUE8/s1600-h/shreddercolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTID63P97G4Ru9I7ojJBPAVDSGm8Cb2IVkrsNkEx-ERP8w-eE9lfmfC6hbDGbG_rHjmhfFZIpzhDdqJay_F-oVGzXXBrYV2lDEpvRgkuMK61W_MVlaFqMsbJYfBWWMgD9Lip-diALUE8/s320/shreddercolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336485678610166738" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-85653948624968963302009-05-15T08:05:00.000-07:002009-05-15T08:11:22.548-07:0090s Rogue CommissionThis is a commission for a friend and long-time customer. He wanted the 90s Rogue, which I was glad to hear because it was the only version I was familiar with, since I stopped reading X-Men on a regular basis in the late 90s. <br /><br />Colored in colored pencil with a little acryllic paint for the outline of the face.<br /><br />Rogue (c)2009 Marvel Characters, Inc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0kDQoE_e1WQ1s5ONMIpb5hcAH5FJ57fjHugupsqamjpGHeQEGgV5s8vuHRkcChrua5co9rwRxS_go1Ahx8PMAt_diMpZjRPRnkJFD4xHxiM4b4XPR4ry144WYWTbdkj-aoD-VZo3Jr0/s1600-h/rogueinks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0kDQoE_e1WQ1s5ONMIpb5hcAH5FJ57fjHugupsqamjpGHeQEGgV5s8vuHRkcChrua5co9rwRxS_go1Ahx8PMAt_diMpZjRPRnkJFD4xHxiM4b4XPR4ry144WYWTbdkj-aoD-VZo3Jr0/s320/rogueinks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336068053656467906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7RSUzdfc1mYpk4NpikayS13mBkG0Z4Z4S-1aBINWKBbPOYcDT3BXlEdLK8RnGyJJtQQfHWzGQcTpzmaIQf5MNCBK86Psgkr_65ufCxGwgNXnCEvimeDGQg834Yd5K629FkGpkcUkPhc/s1600-h/roguecolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7RSUzdfc1mYpk4NpikayS13mBkG0Z4Z4S-1aBINWKBbPOYcDT3BXlEdLK8RnGyJJtQQfHWzGQcTpzmaIQf5MNCBK86Psgkr_65ufCxGwgNXnCEvimeDGQg834Yd5K629FkGpkcUkPhc/s320/roguecolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336068052678809442" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-62175288980893670922009-05-11T10:51:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:56:19.086-07:00Power Girl Wrestling MatchHere's the three step process for a Power Girl commission I recently completed. The other chick is the girlfriend of the buyer. Turns out they're big wrestling fans, and he wanted his lady to be the dominant one. <br />Mike<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhIy6ImhvY9z5dS06pwbO-EUOp3U8fZTMNmGGb72uJZwwxxAkI9cdnhsizuww4KetlMPeuqqHM2T-ostp1B2Kxyr7anxsCHe6XpZ7I8OTgL6AutJr2akSrp3b5-noxMLTyfHD7mOYAg0/s1600-h/wrestling.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhIy6ImhvY9z5dS06pwbO-EUOp3U8fZTMNmGGb72uJZwwxxAkI9cdnhsizuww4KetlMPeuqqHM2T-ostp1B2Kxyr7anxsCHe6XpZ7I8OTgL6AutJr2akSrp3b5-noxMLTyfHD7mOYAg0/s320/wrestling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334626031173024866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGlIzy22iJTzRvAxrHJDrSItXEy_DsQcCeNhD3hLzMwLCeu4EJJioozfdP36nY_BaMqP0tdLpeLFzKBUImCCKimRvzjTZxUquCwBwixBOzmDlVXlJs3qSN0ij-vhjVZFTE1xFWDfAFRg/s1600-h/wrestlinginks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGlIzy22iJTzRvAxrHJDrSItXEy_DsQcCeNhD3hLzMwLCeu4EJJioozfdP36nY_BaMqP0tdLpeLFzKBUImCCKimRvzjTZxUquCwBwixBOzmDlVXlJs3qSN0ij-vhjVZFTE1xFWDfAFRg/s320/wrestlinginks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334626025952301250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4h2aeo0zd8ixU7H6TdFEUIIPj1YEjTiadSe-Hpu6ydVWK5OTgRgu62vt8qUksXbaNkstzYvRpAWmoCh1MPy69wGXJ6pyhhTJTx-WwTWDKOC1Hri9k7nLerUdR-MDpU_ux-UGckYHhTc/s1600-h/wrestlingcolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4h2aeo0zd8ixU7H6TdFEUIIPj1YEjTiadSe-Hpu6ydVWK5OTgRgu62vt8qUksXbaNkstzYvRpAWmoCh1MPy69wGXJ6pyhhTJTx-WwTWDKOC1Hri9k7nLerUdR-MDpU_ux-UGckYHhTc/s320/wrestlingcolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334626024420014786" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-38408088799911016822009-05-05T07:27:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:36:00.639-07:00Recent CommissionsI thougt I'd show some before and after scans of recent commissions for this posting. Comments are always welcome.<br /><br />Mike<br /><br />All Characters (c)2009 D.C. Comics, Inc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41RXlgQjWq7l1d8G_RsQfpQlRN8ImpnSsNO4tmN56ptE7IsvRUarYTsmFiE-ObS8BTKxRGzmfFwp0PG3YsMUx6d5STD0yctr4giZj_3Ixrn0Yf5U_jPOI6fydvmb5tQJVa_WK0gkb0xI/s1600-h/supermanursainks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41RXlgQjWq7l1d8G_RsQfpQlRN8ImpnSsNO4tmN56ptE7IsvRUarYTsmFiE-ObS8BTKxRGzmfFwp0PG3YsMUx6d5STD0yctr4giZj_3Ixrn0Yf5U_jPOI6fydvmb5tQJVa_WK0gkb0xI/s320/supermanursainks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332348347963157154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ4zbt9aRY-958TbXChV4d3thl1eeI6_sJRxOosFOQgpSKkMZJUWZoFRW5uXWnijIINeyB_QuilEYbfCuChN9pJh8spt1wNvMDFoODE8vfU-Dxc-4znGWfBZI1FOsagICu-eqau3UypU/s1600-h/supermanursacolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ4zbt9aRY-958TbXChV4d3thl1eeI6_sJRxOosFOQgpSKkMZJUWZoFRW5uXWnijIINeyB_QuilEYbfCuChN9pJh8spt1wNvMDFoODE8vfU-Dxc-4znGWfBZI1FOsagICu-eqau3UypU/s320/supermanursacolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332348345499869442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx09LuhXzQj8USYJduUnd-d7-Ihb3nt6rjfkOSmZIE0X0QISfleLbmf7_RrsG25Z3kzmUE7L0ovDnDZ91pu8vpG8V63RhAGGiCwS5JsB13Oi5spy0atT9CQeG0lklV9DMQmygQkq87AY/s1600-h/marysuperinks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx09LuhXzQj8USYJduUnd-d7-Ihb3nt6rjfkOSmZIE0X0QISfleLbmf7_RrsG25Z3kzmUE7L0ovDnDZ91pu8vpG8V63RhAGGiCwS5JsB13Oi5spy0atT9CQeG0lklV9DMQmygQkq87AY/s320/marysuperinks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332348341415672370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5X_-RPWs9w8DIocZ2Znwue-BI6VYNoSKgsJZJGNP0Skdw_tmaaNKzXAIbYdkbLzC7AYQWQSNKo0WuvivpkwuZd0hgwgJoDrXoAwP-4GN3xqsiDz4hWTXFlseR-JqDwP_ly1voFbItCg/s1600-h/marysupercolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5X_-RPWs9w8DIocZ2Znwue-BI6VYNoSKgsJZJGNP0Skdw_tmaaNKzXAIbYdkbLzC7AYQWQSNKo0WuvivpkwuZd0hgwgJoDrXoAwP-4GN3xqsiDz4hWTXFlseR-JqDwP_ly1voFbItCg/s320/marysupercolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332348335115401330" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-15341627768033866382009-04-23T18:03:00.000-07:002009-04-23T18:08:14.535-07:00What I've Been Working On Lately<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4grMraiWksm4c5A9lda6QWniMfkpkwnUpOESEjg0kjgkktnxpuqtR4Ij_uLQ5vUjWz0Owkgf6fj-md83NDTbolRLmQWlUVg7gUyq4F0yg2DBz0F4_aoRQ3OsjK58zsH_e3YUV3tUHDSA/s1600-h/bison+colors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4grMraiWksm4c5A9lda6QWniMfkpkwnUpOESEjg0kjgkktnxpuqtR4Ij_uLQ5vUjWz0Owkgf6fj-md83NDTbolRLmQWlUVg7gUyq4F0yg2DBz0F4_aoRQ3OsjK58zsH_e3YUV3tUHDSA/s320/bison+colors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328057932727540178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8mz5LwSisFvvWO3IilLkGbw8zRQlPTQEu1HHIM7Y1UggH1BBcnVbR5XblIwdx9BeoERiaUHx6xflmahE4Xs3orSpea4XRL1aXts8pIGFj5_6KMs2t-D1TvzE1euCV0Q-VGbWRruZSPc/s1600-h/heman+color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8mz5LwSisFvvWO3IilLkGbw8zRQlPTQEu1HHIM7Y1UggH1BBcnVbR5XblIwdx9BeoERiaUHx6xflmahE4Xs3orSpea4XRL1aXts8pIGFj5_6KMs2t-D1TvzE1euCV0Q-VGbWRruZSPc/s320/heman+color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328057926637530738" /></a><br />Here are some commissions I just finished. At least the only ones I can post on a family site.<br /><br />I'll start work on the new batch tonight. I hope I can get it done a lot faster than I did the previous one. Last month I completed nine commissions. Which means I only sold nine commissions. I hope to get to the point where I can get twice that much done. We'll see.<br /><br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-22854979669201538032009-04-15T21:52:00.000-07:002009-04-15T21:58:14.786-07:00Colored Commander<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3161YN0m0_tM_XC7RQHSODrkpXE0tVI0fZytlIjE0CZLbYAH4t7OlF-aIsNgu-Cnn7htIV9NMl9LgdX0KvGi-2x7SYqFApWbUCQ1qVxG_o8k7VjO8nEAvt8NBu5uPkjOEcpFFTF74Dv8/s1600-h/cobra_color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3161YN0m0_tM_XC7RQHSODrkpXE0tVI0fZytlIjE0CZLbYAH4t7OlF-aIsNgu-Cnn7htIV9NMl9LgdX0KvGi-2x7SYqFApWbUCQ1qVxG_o8k7VjO8nEAvt8NBu5uPkjOEcpFFTF74Dv8/s320/cobra_color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325148834020521362" /></a><br />Don't know why it took me so long to post this thing here. I finished it over a week ago and already posted it on Myspace, Deviantart, Twitpic, even Facebook (which I rarely do anything with). So...here you go. <br /><br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-85573490109616419792009-04-05T11:04:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:10:00.340-07:00"Cobra!!!!!!!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkycso5oTgdjSUBLqNyldJHdkVdHSXq7LB3vBpI-HLCTPBRpaT_RRmG-2a-nhGipD1UIqJJ5P3nkAPsIyErsR_rBAKYevPbvj6gljFBOanglX5AAjlzoLtlKRbrx6WVEw5d5tKhHpkPLg/s1600-h/cobra+inks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkycso5oTgdjSUBLqNyldJHdkVdHSXq7LB3vBpI-HLCTPBRpaT_RRmG-2a-nhGipD1UIqJJ5P3nkAPsIyErsR_rBAKYevPbvj6gljFBOanglX5AAjlzoLtlKRbrx6WVEw5d5tKhHpkPLg/s320/cobra+inks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321270402590053874" /></a><br />I've always loved Cobra Commander. Hell, I love anything voiced by Chris Latta. Too bad he's long gone. Poor dead bastard. I was intrigued to learn that that wasn't his normal voice. His normal voice was the one he used for Spike's dad on Transformers G1 seasons 1 and 2. He played LOTS of characters throughout his career. I see this commission as a tribute to him. <br /><br />Cobra Commander and Scarlett (c) 2009 HasbroMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-34638753188673229452009-03-31T21:09:00.000-07:002009-03-31T21:14:39.496-07:00Batgirl and Dracula Commission<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8bA6H0a7J4mnoTELayvSnR3rUkYordKDT8gewWkVits5PETaJS-C6_Vfib-MynTVoGyvg8kcDJA7Z9DAsl2QBkmWrQXW_zQbvIDKWSnH3yO7O3KENWrlv7EW6BXctlty6W2-3L5dwzE/s1600-h/batdraccolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8bA6H0a7J4mnoTELayvSnR3rUkYordKDT8gewWkVits5PETaJS-C6_Vfib-MynTVoGyvg8kcDJA7Z9DAsl2QBkmWrQXW_zQbvIDKWSnH3yO7O3KENWrlv7EW6BXctlty6W2-3L5dwzE/s320/batdraccolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319571282080802450" /></a><br />If superheroes were my first love, vampires were my second. This commission gave me the opportunity to combine the two. I was very pleased with the end result. I hope you are, too.<br /><br />Mike<br /><br />Batgirl (c) 2009 D.C. Comics, Inc.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-19000022926839570572009-03-24T21:52:00.000-07:002009-03-24T22:00:41.314-07:00Commission Season<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF3zi4ncqAdpNwwl7q3Z2_uY0qnSoyzFKm4EtbcsZ_pXWkkfyhYXmxmWQaICMaoJmp22oRtG7mDYx89TJKtZ6z8zZwEFWfBv5C2W6da2tC57b3SqZBMZFOPsde_u8qMHfLDS8FrZSP3Y/s1600-h/blackcat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF3zi4ncqAdpNwwl7q3Z2_uY0qnSoyzFKm4EtbcsZ_pXWkkfyhYXmxmWQaICMaoJmp22oRtG7mDYx89TJKtZ6z8zZwEFWfBv5C2W6da2tC57b3SqZBMZFOPsde_u8qMHfLDS8FrZSP3Y/s320/blackcat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316985076629359138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69XiOVlzWWQmpQB9oLMFnSI2Bj57JfsmpX4AHoLGIr65U8cGTtcME_6bLiLK6BJodWszjiO-8uxxs1SnVHWbyEPC_e4ZRaS12SpRVupbSYQHhX0qRmRBCCKDFDiOExO6kETKOnV2_yqA/s1600-h/spideycatcolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69XiOVlzWWQmpQB9oLMFnSI2Bj57JfsmpX4AHoLGIr65U8cGTtcME_6bLiLK6BJodWszjiO-8uxxs1SnVHWbyEPC_e4ZRaS12SpRVupbSYQHhX0qRmRBCCKDFDiOExO6kETKOnV2_yqA/s320/spideycatcolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316985064761603474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4RuN895gKpnPTmAQNIMqcmWAWx4zdTWzkF0FEByX38wouy-85TtNTFPnHfjdY0PjeqmCHowAA-Yv-WgCMTsvD2-GCazRJ_2PqFogbpGDXKv7dT1_3AxWmqsG7Yr_CBJj4JV1f_lW1do/s1600-h/shulk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4RuN895gKpnPTmAQNIMqcmWAWx4zdTWzkF0FEByX38wouy-85TtNTFPnHfjdY0PjeqmCHowAA-Yv-WgCMTsvD2-GCazRJ_2PqFogbpGDXKv7dT1_3AxWmqsG7Yr_CBJj4JV1f_lW1do/s320/shulk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316985049538728210" /></a><br />Well, it's commission season again (when is it not).<br />Here you'll find She-Hulk, Black Cat, and Spider-Man with Black Cat. <br />I've been posting more regularly to my page at www.powguero.deviantart.com because I have trouble logging in to this site sometimes. I don't plan on abandoning it, though. This blog has served as a showcase of my journey back into drawing over the last two (or so) years. <br /><br />Thanks.<br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-63552830486777436552009-03-10T18:57:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:00:31.835-07:00Phoenix Sketch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvDT74qeVmdKMAog1Jio3-ibUy3Q0AlnIOZ9O0dvv65wEn1wIkpBQXtdAUr8QlJqW6soxsyimXVyBhWsO_sMEC_4eBZS4j7WbXwjlnhZARs7W24iV1ZDoAMr1O_fsuriH7D9aAlLNCes/s1600-h/phoenix+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvDT74qeVmdKMAog1Jio3-ibUy3Q0AlnIOZ9O0dvv65wEn1wIkpBQXtdAUr8QlJqW6soxsyimXVyBhWsO_sMEC_4eBZS4j7WbXwjlnhZARs7W24iV1ZDoAMr1O_fsuriH7D9aAlLNCes/s320/phoenix+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311744225755166690" /></a><br />Just doodling. I scanned this drawing in color first so that the blue pencil would be visible, but it just wasn't very dark. The grays scan looks much better.<br /><br />Jean Grey/ Phoenix (c) 2009 Marvel Characters, Inc.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-9346496266348340432009-03-06T19:38:00.000-08:002009-03-06T19:44:27.616-08:00Athena and Doc Steele<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILaaJQCj7nYCrOWRpXl_dGZCDLEsYLUm7lbmxQFLcMsYPzwg52adng90nVNNTKno9euItkH5huTv3GGrZkkD-ON4izIbHBeoKpAOT8CGYBBDin2DDvNF6TMLW1DfJx5bDJ7IFVb39Lws/s1600-h/docsteele.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILaaJQCj7nYCrOWRpXl_dGZCDLEsYLUm7lbmxQFLcMsYPzwg52adng90nVNNTKno9euItkH5huTv3GGrZkkD-ON4izIbHBeoKpAOT8CGYBBDin2DDvNF6TMLW1DfJx5bDJ7IFVb39Lws/s320/docsteele.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310286102130899762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpxjrb56VnPxdWNYAhGY8HxKohJ6Smyb_wtzCZyHTXnJtds09GI_4tOp5wTqu1VKJWhhC4O9H_ddHa6h6GrA-6Z-Eg9mYe1XhXGM0lJCxnTbPLxAy0XwVKqr_fIQNkupuo-wilMrPfBw/s1600-h/athena+inks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpxjrb56VnPxdWNYAhGY8HxKohJ6Smyb_wtzCZyHTXnJtds09GI_4tOp5wTqu1VKJWhhC4O9H_ddHa6h6GrA-6Z-Eg9mYe1XhXGM0lJCxnTbPLxAy0XwVKqr_fIQNkupuo-wilMrPfBw/s320/athena+inks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310286095024458450" /></a><br />You've seen these characters before if you've been following this blog. I tweaked the costume design for Doc Steele (his boots), and I removed the shoulder pads from Athena. These were just done to add to the orignal character gallery on Myspace. Check it out at http://myspace.com/halcyoncomics.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-35458619949911561392009-02-22T08:19:00.001-08:002009-02-22T08:36:45.343-08:00New Halcyon Characters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHiW2ZqZo-y8YcM_sNsQ-hUwMKWMM1SMjE-dzDPsP_BLz-Ep6NcT2S_AaoGmbhthRq-GSSKFwZmQyc6812TBR4GerDpDFPWTrO5Ooc-UERJVR0NwYIrh8a_EJ4RukQ1cmhRXPBH_HWW4/s1600-h/amazona.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHiW2ZqZo-y8YcM_sNsQ-hUwMKWMM1SMjE-dzDPsP_BLz-Ep6NcT2S_AaoGmbhthRq-GSSKFwZmQyc6812TBR4GerDpDFPWTrO5Ooc-UERJVR0NwYIrh8a_EJ4RukQ1cmhRXPBH_HWW4/s320/amazona.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305658601140766322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjf7Mb365MReYCdQhUtYXBvV9EjGOH8NoTfDzYv3Svh1RDpJGSFgUqtXfCJ2UOZ8zDuXWgep7NwgY_CJXgbQvdGF-YApaF1YdqRyaHpQSAEFPQP5LtOP1Y5gRFNIpdt0e7cqC5xkjyUY/s1600-h/debaclecolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjf7Mb365MReYCdQhUtYXBvV9EjGOH8NoTfDzYv3Svh1RDpJGSFgUqtXfCJ2UOZ8zDuXWgep7NwgY_CJXgbQvdGF-YApaF1YdqRyaHpQSAEFPQP5LtOP1Y5gRFNIpdt0e7cqC5xkjyUY/s320/debaclecolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305658597271599970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxsFKtfUDk6mlyByCCsdUnLXExLFscZOn6eBBWOItAg2jp2HMLVIEOSYNrte8MYhS0lTsjDJXcGzOrO6XcXhaYFfKWN8saFuMXRcjPSsW5ZsDxbUVbvO5bl42qQd9OaaToDnX-FMnDFU/s1600-h/savage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxsFKtfUDk6mlyByCCsdUnLXExLFscZOn6eBBWOItAg2jp2HMLVIEOSYNrte8MYhS0lTsjDJXcGzOrO6XcXhaYFfKWN8saFuMXRcjPSsW5ZsDxbUVbvO5bl42qQd9OaaToDnX-FMnDFU/s320/savage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305658589661751714" /></a><br />These are some recent additions to my arsenal of Halcyon Characters. <br /><br />Amazona is one of the good guys...make that "girls". Not just a pretty face and killer body, as a member of a forgotten race of human offshoots, she has the strength of more than ten men.<br /><br />Debacle is the leader of an international superhuman terrorist network. He possesses limited elemental powers. <br /><br />Savage is one of Debacle's assassins. As a half-human werewolf he can control his transformations.<br /><br />All character (c) 2009 Mike PowellMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-52281933125499374912009-02-17T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-17T18:57:53.501-08:00Andy Powell 1982 - 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDCcv2UgtkTgPJ2dIwdMlaJLm3rxGQEtzVbDEQEXQLNUjYqtR5mKPXbBSIRCLquNuPX3ZmDT04QrQhkbUcm9XaxxdyhftSqlr-ALcr2rgxmwIs4U0bqSQssYlpRXsa2-8QXssCUfbd-0/s1600-h/andyink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDCcv2UgtkTgPJ2dIwdMlaJLm3rxGQEtzVbDEQEXQLNUjYqtR5mKPXbBSIRCLquNuPX3ZmDT04QrQhkbUcm9XaxxdyhftSqlr-ALcr2rgxmwIs4U0bqSQssYlpRXsa2-8QXssCUfbd-0/s400/andyink.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303965593441819698" /></a><br />This is a special drawing I did of my brother, Andy Powell, who died tragically in a car accident on February 10th. He will be forever missed.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-10779169411044978702009-02-16T15:27:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:33:57.742-08:00Vampirella Commission<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XzSl_7JaHXoXpnmdQSX259DcYGjF0xwVIl0mxs_JUibtUxJbukPBxBjeISLsxhACAkKuP2WXzDq57deEZotLZfR1v9TK6gkXq_Gta2zfi4GKEFBChhml-g6xnl6g8KeV6TU1vkxkrLk/s1600-h/vampicensored.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XzSl_7JaHXoXpnmdQSX259DcYGjF0xwVIl0mxs_JUibtUxJbukPBxBjeISLsxhACAkKuP2WXzDq57deEZotLZfR1v9TK6gkXq_Gta2zfi4GKEFBChhml-g6xnl6g8KeV6TU1vkxkrLk/s400/vampicensored.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303542173727425986" /></a><br />I always thought of Vampirella as little more than cheesecake. <br /><br />What? You thought my opinion had been swayed?<br /><br />But seriously I had a great time working on this commission. I experimented with a wite-out pen and got some great results. I hope to draw more of Vampi in the future.<br /><br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-28081547666251845582009-02-02T13:23:00.000-08:002009-02-02T13:26:10.701-08:00Jane CommissionThis commission of Jane (from Tarzan) is from a repeat customer. This is actually the third commission I've done for him featuring Jane. I accented the piece with ink wash and white acryllic.<br />Mike<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0I-UAWZiJcWpUS6HF5pQBlkBrMgpTwBOaRN792B4X7MGsn-QBYB1s50fcudS5Zh2z205wxhto1Beg_1ZrFsKPah4Nr7ieJbiwwq_A44UUGOV06hpQgDDC5H6lbxZJ3E06EFxA-2XQtw/s1600-h/janecensored.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0I-UAWZiJcWpUS6HF5pQBlkBrMgpTwBOaRN792B4X7MGsn-QBYB1s50fcudS5Zh2z205wxhto1Beg_1ZrFsKPah4Nr7ieJbiwwq_A44UUGOV06hpQgDDC5H6lbxZJ3E06EFxA-2XQtw/s400/janecensored.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298314128300710706" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-22354345766816287932009-01-31T12:25:00.000-08:002009-01-31T12:36:30.215-08:00Washes and ColorsI've started experimenting with ink washes and digital coloring on some golden age characters I've redone, and I have to say that I'm loving the effect the wash makes on the drawing. What says Golden Age better than black and white (with tones)?<br />Mike<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXte4AAW9JnaM_ZhuRD1UJdIfN5Drzx-unZYUlGa1TkoKCTeO-fdcjcrZ_icx_gPCgkqPmvZDyo5cv0AfAXk32fJ23BsdDuIgfif2BcMfru3zdcT75olhjV2F786CdAi0paQrzZHMosmY/s1600-h/crusaderwash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXte4AAW9JnaM_ZhuRD1UJdIfN5Drzx-unZYUlGa1TkoKCTeO-fdcjcrZ_icx_gPCgkqPmvZDyo5cv0AfAXk32fJ23BsdDuIgfif2BcMfru3zdcT75olhjV2F786CdAi0paQrzZHMosmY/s400/crusaderwash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297558796970485138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGwjrv_IMnb2jPE3MGNwsVjxR3x_TwU7kzXZWY6Sft1XgIxE7DxJO3i9N8iHlT6ZoD9e9RBSA9DKW6AZn4HZZid1_GUGihyphenhyphenpP4wFiiZsNoPcxk8SQWcPjvNoEfsv3kL27-1nCHNlx0xI/s1600-h/crusadercolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGwjrv_IMnb2jPE3MGNwsVjxR3x_TwU7kzXZWY6Sft1XgIxE7DxJO3i9N8iHlT6ZoD9e9RBSA9DKW6AZn4HZZid1_GUGihyphenhyphenpP4wFiiZsNoPcxk8SQWcPjvNoEfsv3kL27-1nCHNlx0xI/s400/crusadercolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297558795456487506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT6aWW-HLaJeqPWqUmmqQBpzQE8jNq9n0qYtDc9iOBes6e1WkWKOFlqEK1F7trxy-QeOq_vvPCZzjpR-8rEO1Cb3oawJ4uSoRdTvKX8nEekSd9CTudoZAdXCn9yTpij1aIH73jBwABgg/s1600-h/amwash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT6aWW-HLaJeqPWqUmmqQBpzQE8jNq9n0qYtDc9iOBes6e1WkWKOFlqEK1F7trxy-QeOq_vvPCZzjpR-8rEO1Cb3oawJ4uSoRdTvKX8nEekSd9CTudoZAdXCn9yTpij1aIH73jBwABgg/s400/amwash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297558782652961554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT9Eb6gZoXvYYP0I-evbea6e4Bqz47u8UA2m8kr7Gknfcm11YEdxVfCd-m8nJP_nG8UfQIzB1a_5GnjvRhuo3kPN9b9zUq35lhsWNm5DlfhJ1rh0B4ga046Xt_d8LPgbN8BR5OgACj5E/s1600-h/eaglecolor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT9Eb6gZoXvYYP0I-evbea6e4Bqz47u8UA2m8kr7Gknfcm11YEdxVfCd-m8nJP_nG8UfQIzB1a_5GnjvRhuo3kPN9b9zUq35lhsWNm5DlfhJ1rh0B4ga046Xt_d8LPgbN8BR5OgACj5E/s400/eaglecolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297558777260211490" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-51372901001350729922009-01-26T17:26:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:29:50.509-08:00Doc Steele In Color!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixN1n0Kpg42qsPgkE_ZKHQNyRWhWBM-PtIClC0s9JTX7FUFDBKc5-oUrNTPkPyNCIW93f6GePuns46NiADVn3y6TbjGLn_2-zGRRWLEQ_MtGAdnzTZr2P4E9Ef2GJiW8dsEYcf5t0F6Q/s1600-h/STEELECOLOR2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixN1n0Kpg42qsPgkE_ZKHQNyRWhWBM-PtIClC0s9JTX7FUFDBKc5-oUrNTPkPyNCIW93f6GePuns46NiADVn3y6TbjGLn_2-zGRRWLEQ_MtGAdnzTZr2P4E9Ef2GJiW8dsEYcf5t0F6Q/s400/STEELECOLOR2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295779081555643346" /></a><br />I've posted Doc Steele here before. He's a reimagined version of Nedor's old character, Doc Strange. <br />You'll notice that he's in color this time. Well, I'm gradually learning to color digitally. I can't promise that you'll see any wild, psychadelic swirls or anything too intricate, but a little color goes a long way, don't you think?<br /><br />Doc Steele (c) 2009 Michael PowellMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-59530659687271958222009-01-22T17:16:00.000-08:002009-01-22T17:19:27.459-08:00Padmé<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyaTs7ipwHZSrkG_LXDHOcoiZbyRBRdLXk-RE_YeOuHdxpht4-Uac3oC_tvHZI4QkFPHoceSctsZ_nIAvYRVtPNJh7rvE8FMts60DbuBfDfmNTRF0hBDhcaLWWC8lTukQSRmMVYEWFgI/s1600-h/padmecensored.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyaTs7ipwHZSrkG_LXDHOcoiZbyRBRdLXk-RE_YeOuHdxpht4-Uac3oC_tvHZI4QkFPHoceSctsZ_nIAvYRVtPNJh7rvE8FMts60DbuBfDfmNTRF0hBDhcaLWWC8lTukQSRmMVYEWFgI/s400/padmecensored.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294292238595820610" /></a><br />This client wanted a drawing of Padmé on her wedding night, partially nude. This is the censored version, of course. Last I heard we couldn't show nudity on blogger, but I know I've seen it on some sites. <br /><br />Anyway, this is the pose that came to mind. It's like she's just waiting to be unwrapped like a present to Anakin. I'm just glad I didn't have to draw that DREADFUL Hayden Christiansen.<br /><br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-5321166827013375932009-01-20T18:33:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:37:13.057-08:00Samarai Chick Pencils and Inks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeRPwwt1Bel-BpYGTxh08uh2vFNdAg64-U8vOq6H3FDRuoXaKVo9E7jLyz3AZgNaJpVmYMz51vo6skEBTSpdExxY8MMFMrgmQ5GwSGzbA-BHipFohF4TnIzZze2ysN-rD_ieI20TgfA0/s1600-h/sam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeRPwwt1Bel-BpYGTxh08uh2vFNdAg64-U8vOq6H3FDRuoXaKVo9E7jLyz3AZgNaJpVmYMz51vo6skEBTSpdExxY8MMFMrgmQ5GwSGzbA-BHipFohF4TnIzZze2ysN-rD_ieI20TgfA0/s400/sam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293569918084344722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnbnzfhq9mttXpXGlmrGUDXOi2WQFHlpuoimtrMtoRbJvwvEIjjCWMKf6Ce5Rgl4eU7I6dPopDW40DIqvG9HTHa2sjk1wKE8dsyZvv_O5M0vqHX7YxOKxJhsxQ77E2TKkSt2fk02smYo/s1600-h/samurai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnbnzfhq9mttXpXGlmrGUDXOi2WQFHlpuoimtrMtoRbJvwvEIjjCWMKf6Ce5Rgl4eU7I6dPopDW40DIqvG9HTHa2sjk1wKE8dsyZvv_O5M0vqHX7YxOKxJhsxQ77E2TKkSt2fk02smYo/s400/samurai.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293569909965276930" /></a><br />For this piece the client gave me two pieces of photo reference, one of a sexy asian woman brandishing a samarai sword, and another of a fantasy statue of a woman in some skimpy armor outfit. He wanted me to combine the two. The pencils were separate because he wanted to keep them. I put them up to my window and traced the outline of it for the inks.<br /><br />Please leave comments if you have the time. I love hearing from people.<br />Thanks.<br />MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969743614469145219.post-37063684886995080312009-01-16T16:01:00.000-08:002009-01-16T16:05:09.080-08:00Raphael # 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPGoCTMmH8PLmiVmzkXxubMlYCBYbExxCm2r8UJOUU6VvmjcQhEbFYU6UlYVsngn6-UVlvItOCzwIb2RRnXruDCSgbUTFrlesRokK2LV6MIt8h1arvTX5jrrbNIKapFWFmaPTMlDq80M/s1600-h/raph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPGoCTMmH8PLmiVmzkXxubMlYCBYbExxCm2r8UJOUU6VvmjcQhEbFYU6UlYVsngn6-UVlvItOCzwIb2RRnXruDCSgbUTFrlesRokK2LV6MIt8h1arvTX5jrrbNIKapFWFmaPTMlDq80M/s400/raph.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292046321528180546" /></a><br />Raphael here is my second attempt at the character. The first was posted a week (or so) ago, and it's ok, but not my best work. I mean, I slathered it with wite-out correcting my inking mistakes, and when I noticed that I drew the head on a little off kilter. I'm much more satisfied with this one, and I hope his creator, Jennifer MacDonald, likes it too.<br /><br />Mike<br /><br />(c) 2009 Jenniifer MacDonald<br />www.nightcat-online.comMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0