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Working on an idea for a competition for a Conan cover, I pondered long and hard about what to do that hadn't been done before.
Conan has been depicted in all manner of violent and bloody activity, or still and silent, brooding a hole through your retina.
I'm going for a slightly goofy Conan.
Some days, the giant monsters can't get enough of him and just want to squeeze him, and hold him tight. Or is that what's really happening...?
Anyhow,
iPad Sketch in Sketch Club App.
Illustration time (sketch to color): 2.5 hours...

I'm always working on my mind's-eye interpretation of most of China Mieville's characters, but the most confounding are Uther Doul and The Brucholac from THE SCAR.

It's been a while since I attempted Doul, so there it is.
Done on the iPad using Sketch Club.
Total illustration time (sketch to color): 2.5 hours

An entry that was way too late for the competition deadline of the 18th, but I still felt the need to finish it.
Warren Ellis' Whitechapel forums are a fertile ground of creativity. Most especially those who participate in R/R. In this case it was to re-envision the iconic 2000AD lawman.
I decided to go full War-bird on the design.
Anyhow, the other entries are here, and worth looking at: freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=103...

Once again, a Twitter conversation has inspired an illustration. This time the conversation was spurred by the release of the trailer for the upcoming film and everyone was excited. Two Twitter friends' conversation spiraled into a phrase that set my mind running: 'Unicorn Hobbit'.

And there you have it.
Drawing time (sketch to final color): 2 hours.

Drawn on the iPad using the Sketch Club app

I originally drew these China Mieville characters back in 2005-ish: www.flickr.com/photos/natsudesign/31352356/

Now, years later, and with new technology at my disposal, I decided to take a crack at them again. Compare, contrast, comment.
Illustration time (sketch to color): 3 hours.
Done on the iPad with Sketch Club.