Michael Keaton is--BATMAN! 2103 Fan Commission Piece!

Here is a recent ink commission for a big fan of the 80s/90s BATMAN movies! It's actor Michael Keaton in his memorable role as Batman! I wanted to capture the sense of "dark weirdness" the film evoked, with a touch of Art Deco "posterized" design added! Lots of mood and mystery really flow from this piece! Click to enlarge!

Click below to see the Photoshop-colored illustration!

Josie and the Pussycats! 2013 Original Art Commission!

Here is a fun new commission, featuring those darlings of 70s Saturday-morning TV, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS! Click images below to enlarge!

 Below: My very rough pencilled lay-out design for the piece...

Below: Firming up the pencils...I wanted the girls grouped fairly close together, even tho it meant the drum would be obscured. I had another idea for a way to include the famous JOSIE logo..

Below:The logo is placed on the front of the bandstand! Once reducing the overall size of Valerie (far right), the finished pencils are now ready to go!

Below: The finished inked illustration! I used variations of the girl's famous "leopard skin" outfits, trying to give each band member a bit of individuality!

Spider-Man and Friend! 2013 Color Commission!

Here was a fun recent commission! An acquaintance on FaceBook wanted a unique gift for a friend who was a major Spidey fan, and, once she sent a few pics of said friend, I whipped up this colorful original piece! Click below to enlarge each step!

Below: My initial pencil sketch to get started! I wanted the gal to be the main subject of the piece, with Spidey doing a friendly "fly-by!"

Below: The final inked version! I adjusted Spider-Man's anatomy, and slimmed down the gal a bit...

Below: The finished color print, which I delivered with the b/w illustration! I tried to keep things simple and striking, with an eye toward using color to bring the gal's drawn likeness even closer to its real-life counterpart!

Batman's Harley Quinn! A Very Special Commission!

A pal of mine recently came to me with an idea for a very special commission! He wanted me to create a custom image of Harley Quinn, the Joker's gun moll! However, he wanted to see HQ invading his daughter's school grounds, painting up a rock with some special birthday messages for her! After the work was completed, my pal would then paint the actual "message rock" to match the graphics seen in my artwork! Click below to enlarge each image! 

Below: Starting out, with this rough pencil sketch pose!

Below: More elements are roughed in, Harley's pose is modified...

Below: More detail added to both Harley and the "message rock!"

Below: My final pencils, adding text to the rock, as well as Harley's costume details, etc..

Below: My final inked drawing, with added background, including the main portion of the school building!

Below: The final, Photoshop-colored version!

Below: Harley strikes again! The "real life" painted rock!

"Deadman" Commissioned Comic Art! DC Comics!

This was a fun and unusual fan commission of the oddball DC Comics character, Deadman! Pen and ink! Click to enlarge!