Upcoming Sketchbook cover finished!

Hey everyone,

Remember the sketchbook I said is coming from the Comix Buro? Well, here is the final cover (with some special design touches by Olivier Vatine).

This is gonna be good!

 Stay tuned, I'll be posting all the ordering info when it's available.

Best,
Mike


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New Sketchbook on the way!

Hey everyone!

Frequent visitors to the blog will remember my plan to release a sketchbook, either a printed book or a digital file or both.

After mulling it over for a while, I had decided on a free digital sketchbook.  But after discussing it with the wonderful Olivier Vatine he suggested I do a print one through his Comix Buro collective.  He sent me some of the sketchbooks and I was bowled over by the amazing artists involved (including him!), the production value, and top shelf design! I was completely sold on the idea, and decided to focus on that one before releasing the digital version. (You'll still get a digital sketchbook, just at a later date than I had planned)

Curious about the sketchbooks? Check out the Comix Buro blog for some pictures of the actual sketchbooks.

Now, they will be partly in French, and I'm not certain of how we'll work out  the shipping to the US, but I will find out and report back when I have news. Right now we're packaging up the book it's self and getting it ready for printing.

Here are some sketches for the cover. Olivier and I discussed using the Comix Buro logo/cover girl in the book, and I liked the idea of combining her with the classic Rosie the Riveter image.

More soon, promise!

Best,
Mike

PS - For an idea of what might be in the sketchbook, just click here or just click the "Sketchbook" label below.


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Chel!

It's my week to pick the theme for Comic Twart, and I went with Chel from Road to El Dorado. I didn't come within a mile of capturing the charm of the character, and managed to screw up SEVERAL drawings of this piece (which I'll post later in the week in a little process post).

But, let's face it. You just can't compete with this...

"The Hip, the HIP!"

Arrhh!

Anyway, here's my finished piece.

Best,
Mike


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That's how I likes'em!

I was looking for something to post here, since I haven't posted any new art in a while, and found this goodie in a folder I have set aside for my upcoming sketch magazine(we talked about that before, remember?).

I DO likes me some curvy ladies! ;-)

Anyway, serves as a reminder that the magazine is still in the works and will hopefully happen this summer!

Enjoy,
Mike

Comic Twart - Emma Frost

This week's pick is Emma Frost, which I confess I know nothing about. Wasn't she a villain before? What is her "power", the ability to never be embarrassed?

Still, she was crazy fun to draw ;-)

Best,
Mike

EDIT: Fellow Comic Twartist Nathan Fairbairn colored up the Frost piece! Check it out!

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2010 Holiday art give-a-way today!

Hello everyone!

Ok, today's the day! I'll be having two art give-a-ways today for the followers of this blog, as well as the folks on Twitter.

Around 1pm on Twitter I will be picking a follower at random, and that person will win this piece of art



Around the same time I will be picking a random number (using http://www.random.org/) and matching it to the corresponding follower of this blog. That winner will get a free 8" x 11" commission drawn by your brother-from-another-mother, ME!

So, stay tuned and Happy Holidays!

Mike


EDIT - The contest is over, and the winner is........ Jamie S. Rich! Thanks for playing everyone, and Happy Holidays!

Comic Twart art blog, week seven - CLARA DE NOCHE

I got to pick last week's character, and chose another Jordi Bernet classic - CLARA DE NOCHE.

I have a little back story on this piece, and the character, over on the Comic Twart blog. While there, be sure to check out all the awesome renditions of CLARA. You'll love them ;)

Best,
Mike

Random sketches PT6

Just a quickie sketch on a piece of chip board from last week.

best,
Mike

Skottie Young's BERNARD

Skottie has been doing this great strip on his blog called "The Adventures of Bernard the World Destroyer". They're tons of fun, and he's planning on collecting them into a trade when he's done. He asked a bunch of friends to do a pin up for the book, and I was more then happy to oblige. Skottie is insanely talented and creative, and I'm proud to call him my pal :)

If you haven't already, check it out here.

best,
Mike

Drawing for fun - ELEKTRA pt. I

Remember how cool 'Elektra Lives Again' was? I came late to it, but once I laid eyes on it I knew I wanted to make THAT kind of comic. Anyway, over the weekend I decided to play around a bit with a shot of Elektra VS the ninjas in the cemetery, made famous by the fight scene from book.

Even used a red pencil for extra wreck. More soon.

Mike

Concept art

In addition to the Hysteria trades, I'd like to print up a new sketchbook. Digging through some art files and found these. A couple of concept pieces from a few years back that I did for a proposed film.

Enjoy! :)

Mike

Pre-order Boombox girl print at 30% off

Hey all,

I just posted the newest print on my store, and if you pre-order it you'll enjoy a 30% discount!

This print came out insanely good! It's 12" x 12", and printed on thick cotton rag paper with inks that are rated to last 200+ years! (IF they DON'T last that long, come look me up and I'll give you your money back ;)

Go to MikeHawthorneArt.com and pre-order before Oct. 24th.


Best,
Mike

The new Boombox girl print

Another print from this week's shipment, and soon to be available on my site.

This thing came out great! Really, perfect size (12" x 12") and perfect color matching (although this picture doesn't do it justice)! Can you tell I'm excited?

I'll start a pre-order period for this print (complete with 30% discount) when I get back from Baltimore. I may also bring a few to the show in Baltimore.

Best!
Mike

Dirty Girls - The dishwasher

hey everyone,

Monday may mean the weekend is over, but it ALSO means it's time for a new Dirty Girl! This week's girl is a dishwasher.

Be sure to check ThinktankComics.com/dg.asp every Monday for a new Dirty Girl!

Hope you enjoy it!

best,
Mike

Dirty Girls - Animal rescuer

In my house, my wife and kids watch a ton of those animal rescue shows on TV. So, I thought I'd do one up for the Dirty Girls.

Enjoy!

Mike

PS - DAMN!

Happy Labor Day!

What better way to celebrate Labor Day then with the Dirty Girls!

Mike

Dirty girl for 7/28

Whistle while you work!


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Happy 4th from the Dirty Girls!

Hope you had a good one!

best,
Mike

Dirty girl for 6/30

So, I kinda feel I should explain this week's girl a bit. See, I was going to avoid the typical type of images of "sexy girls". I wanted to focus on girls that were working everyday jobs, who happened to be sexy. Or girls that were capable and tough, which made them sexy. BUT, I had this image bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks and I kinda had to give in and do it.

I remember taking a friend to a club in Philly (Day Dreams, off of 95, where the" girls wear nothing but a smile"!) and I was taken by the little things the girls would be doing that would remind me that "oh yeah, these girls are working!". One image that stuck in my head was how the girls would scuttle around on the stage gathering their money after their performance. If you paid attention (which, to my suprise most guys DIDN'T, as if someone turned off the"sexy" or something after the girl stopped gyrating) you'd see the "real" girl, having to gather up these dude's dollar bills that were thrown at them. I could just image the girls going to the bank to cash their ones in, or to deposit them, the way my waitress girlfriend used to do.

So, yeah, these are real people working*

Anyway, enjoy ;)

mike

* BTW - Thank God for that, cause they make the world a happier place! (Seriously, everyone at Daydreams was crazy happy, not all skuzzy like you'd expect. There were even a lot of ladies in the audience, having a great time. Like a party, just with naked girls dancing :)

Does size matter?

Poor sculptress! This is some predicament she's gotten herself into ;)

Ass...uh, oops... I MEAN "as" usual, you can see a new dirty girl every Monday over at thinktankcomics.com

Mike

PS - Damn