Three Day Weekend and Toonage

[kybearfuzz]

My first time as the coordinator of the Cincinnati MovieBears was this weekend. It went off fairly well. We only had five guys show with me included, but a small group was probably a good thing. It allowed me to ease into things.

"Mama" was good -- some good scares, good acting (especially by the kids), and a fairly okay story. It wasn't gory at all really. I thought the pacing could have been more even and the scares set up a bit better, but overall it was worth watching. We went, in group, to a restaurant called "Mokka" for dinner which was good.

Sunday was a lazy day and today wasn't much different. I did get to work out and get laundry done, so I'm ready to face the substitute Monday tomorrow.

I've been plotting the next "Grizzly & The Bear Patrol" issue. It's going to be my first multi-issue arc, so I admit I'm a bit antsy at the thought of trying to maintain a story like that. While watching "Being Human" on SyFy tonight (and Aiden looks smokin' hot in a beard, by the way), I tried drawing up a design for a warrior I wanted to use in the issue. I'm not totally taken with the end result, but potentially it's not a bad start I guess.

Comments

[joezer.livejournal.com]

The toon does look to be a good basis for a warrior. As you work on the storyline, and this character, there'll more than likely be some tweeks either based on needs or complexity for drawing/coloring.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The problem is trying to draw a costume that represents a different culture and I'm afraid I'll use too many elements from the heroes' uniforms. I like this design, but it does not feel... different enough.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Give his costume more elements that aren't contour-hugging, like the hood thing and the boot flares. That's a relatively uncommon feature on your heroes' costumes, and more of that would make him look more differenter.

[barak.livejournal.com]

Looks kind of like a beefier Sean Connery in Zardoz.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... back to the drawing board then...

[barak.livejournal.com]

I didn't think that was quite the look you were going for, but I do like the chest area. :-)

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I love that drawing!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I had fun doing it. There will be others.

[badgerpdx.livejournal.com]

I'd tap that!

[bruinwi.livejournal.com]

Have a care: Your proportions are a bit off. More specifically, his head is a bit small for his body (I've been guilty of this, myself, multiple times). Beyond that, I'm not sure if the "hood" works: unless a costume detail serves a function, why keep it?

I know this is coming off all negative, but your drawings are so good, all we're left to critique are the niggling points.