tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56089389817152970612024-03-13T07:46:55.203-07:00Michael Powell's Online SketchbookMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-77895541293401920212010-03-30T22:00:00.001-07:002010-03-30T22:01:43.616-07:00Sketch Blog Is Moving...I've made the decision to integrate my sketch blog into my main art blog. It just makes things simpler.<br /><br />Just go to my main blog for the same daily sketches, plus some commissions and announcements.<br /><br />http://michaelpowellart.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />-MikeMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-279501583977840702010-03-30T19:29:00.000-07:002010-03-30T19:32:00.342-07:00Sketch 089: A Cowboy<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7Kz93DmPUI/AAAAAAAABHM/PNZxWdgY_MA/s1600/cowboy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7Kz93DmPUI/AAAAAAAABHM/PNZxWdgY_MA/s400/cowboy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454619974031523138" /></a><br />Some cowboy I found on Google ImagesMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-75019162849287530582010-03-29T14:56:00.000-07:002010-03-29T15:00:55.735-07:00Sketch 088: Bikini Chick Taking A Stroll<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7EjDWtE8SI/AAAAAAAABHE/Y_MkPhXm8_o/s1600/binkini.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7EjDWtE8SI/AAAAAAAABHE/Y_MkPhXm8_o/s400/binkini.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454179164263608610" /></a><br />More Google sketching...Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-585394995251916642010-03-28T21:03:00.000-07:002010-03-28T21:08:58.087-07:00Sketch 087: Artistic Nude<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7AnD_LwM9I/AAAAAAAABG0/K7UEbF29n7E/s1600/nude1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S7AnD_LwM9I/AAAAAAAABG0/K7UEbF29n7E/s400/nude1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453902098199491538" /></a><br />There's no figure drawing class within my grasp, but that doesn't mean I can't just find a photograph online to draw (tastefully, and for the purpose of honing my artistic knowledge).Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-11572790777292758482010-03-27T21:28:00.001-07:002010-03-27T21:28:46.765-07:00Sketch 086: Orion!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S67a7kwcawI/AAAAAAAABGs/wWm3Ir6uerk/s1600/orion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S67a7kwcawI/AAAAAAAABGs/wWm3Ir6uerk/s400/orion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453536915806251778" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-57126958314198951742010-03-26T10:14:00.000-07:002010-03-26T10:15:14.286-07:00Sketch 085: Batman Beyond!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6zrkbBLg_I/AAAAAAAABGc/8DMtkeV3X3E/s1600/BATMAN+BEYOND.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6zrkbBLg_I/AAAAAAAABGc/8DMtkeV3X3E/s400/BATMAN+BEYOND.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992259799352306" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-46286125269210974872010-03-25T12:35:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:37:24.972-07:00Sketch 084: The Gremlin!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6u7SyLn8II/AAAAAAAABGU/REWZUQdnTSs/s1600/gremlin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6u7SyLn8II/AAAAAAAABGU/REWZUQdnTSs/s400/gremlin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452657705244684418" /></a><br />This is a preliminary sketch for a commission of John McLaren's character, the Gremlin.<br /><br />(c) 2010 John McLarenMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-34266119788234144232010-03-24T08:16:00.000-07:002010-03-24T08:19:25.694-07:00Sketch 083: Nightcat and David<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6otKlDzRsI/AAAAAAAABGM/SH2V_Vb7J_w/s1600/nightcat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6otKlDzRsI/AAAAAAAABGM/SH2V_Vb7J_w/s400/nightcat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452219958655403714" /></a><br />This is the pencils stage for a commission I'm doing for my friend Jennifer MacDonald (http://nightcat-online.com).<br /><br />Look for the inked version on my main blog later this week.<br /><br />Nightcat and David (c) 2010 Jennifer MacDonaldMike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-83577360942216819902010-03-23T20:49:00.000-07:002010-03-23T20:53:09.645-07:00Sketch 082: Young(er) Santa<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6mMNyfjYpI/AAAAAAAABF8/XHdphBu1-Rw/s1600-h/young+santa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6mMNyfjYpI/AAAAAAAABF8/XHdphBu1-Rw/s400/young+santa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452042992428999314" /></a><br />This is a conceptual sketch for a commission I'll be working on in the future for a friend. It's Santa Claus in his younger days, and that's a shilellagh in his hand. I still have to go back and make the necessary changes to the design (make him look a little younger and a little smaller).Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-67268800637976903222010-03-22T19:08:00.000-07:002010-03-22T19:09:48.620-07:00Sketch 081: "It's that old goat Mah-Vin"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6giwWcgsYI/AAAAAAAABF0/pnHBeu-uoM4/s1600-h/merlin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6giwWcgsYI/AAAAAAAABF0/pnHBeu-uoM4/s400/merlin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451645562986213762" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-91132204552047619042010-03-21T21:07:00.001-07:002010-03-21T21:08:33.236-07:00Sketch 080: Dr. Zoidberg!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6btNgOlh9I/AAAAAAAABFk/_QcyF-T39_0/s1600-h/zoidberg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6btNgOlh9I/AAAAAAAABFk/_QcyF-T39_0/s400/zoidberg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451305215223760850" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-30404720689253225342010-03-20T22:15:00.000-07:002010-03-20T22:17:16.933-07:00Sketch 079: Mystery Woman<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6WrscxsR9I/AAAAAAAABFc/26JO9sGUOZ4/s1600-h/mystery+woman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6WrscxsR9I/AAAAAAAABFc/26JO9sGUOZ4/s400/mystery+woman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450951704129062866" /></a><br />Just drawing a face. No particular character.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-72599523861800584902010-03-19T09:22:00.000-07:002010-03-19T09:23:27.817-07:00Sketch 078: Star Girl!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6Ok6PudkQI/AAAAAAAABFU/e3NDHDoPxC0/s1600-h/stargirl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6Ok6PudkQI/AAAAAAAABFU/e3NDHDoPxC0/s400/stargirl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450381294609207554" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-39876215699693548282010-03-18T11:11:00.000-07:002010-03-18T11:12:03.196-07:00Sketch 077: Raven!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6Js5zYvrwI/AAAAAAAABFM/GhLUwgDkVg0/s1600-h/raven.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6Js5zYvrwI/AAAAAAAABFM/GhLUwgDkVg0/s400/raven.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450038239374061314" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-17431284836496527462010-03-17T21:29:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:30:21.193-07:00Sketch 076: A Crazy Ass Clown<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6GsReZDIHI/AAAAAAAABFE/YgyDwBFDvD8/s1600-h/clown1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6GsReZDIHI/AAAAAAAABFE/YgyDwBFDvD8/s400/clown1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449826440310890610" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-19103047172817108212010-03-16T21:07:00.000-07:002010-03-16T21:08:27.662-07:00Sketch 075: The Music Meister!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6BVpEpgfmI/AAAAAAAABEs/i3DI8dg2GFs/s1600-h/meister.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S6BVpEpgfmI/AAAAAAAABEs/i3DI8dg2GFs/s400/meister.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449449713229135458" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-44399926195071938352010-03-15T18:20:00.000-07:002010-03-15T18:24:02.760-07:00Sketch 074: Tattoo Design #1<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S57dnbSCzEI/AAAAAAAABEk/24YVQJdUZFQ/s1600-h/tattoo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S57dnbSCzEI/AAAAAAAABEk/24YVQJdUZFQ/s400/tattoo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449036268572953666" /></a><br />One of four tattoo commissions I'm working on. This is just the preliminary sketch.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-13600581407384756282010-03-14T20:55:00.000-07:002010-03-14T20:56:43.847-07:00Sketch 073: Harley Quinn<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S52v4lqoscI/AAAAAAAABEU/Tj45AqeaCbg/s1600-h/harley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S52v4lqoscI/AAAAAAAABEU/Tj45AqeaCbg/s400/harley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448704510906642882" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-73479472702518957702010-03-13T21:11:00.000-08:002010-03-13T21:13:56.850-08:00Sketch 072: Mista "J"<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5xwiBKCHiI/AAAAAAAABEM/7w71KOf186Q/s1600-h/joker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5xwiBKCHiI/AAAAAAAABEM/7w71KOf186Q/s400/joker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448353378939837986" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-89168498080326257322010-03-12T20:33:00.000-08:002010-03-12T20:34:50.020-08:00Sketch 071: Sovereign and Ominus<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5sVxP476yI/AAAAAAAABEE/FY0fjew4ntw/s1600-h/ominus+sovereign+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5sVxP476yI/AAAAAAAABEE/FY0fjew4ntw/s400/ominus+sovereign+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447972110057859874" /></a><br />Just doodling some of my characters, trying to become more consistent in drawing them.Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-9714995951140458262010-03-11T22:15:00.000-08:002010-03-11T22:16:15.511-08:00Sketch 070: Black Manta!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5ncHpXq4nI/AAAAAAAABD8/1ahHuFfixCI/s1600-h/black+manta.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5ncHpXq4nI/AAAAAAAABD8/1ahHuFfixCI/s400/black+manta.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447627248203653746" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-51324900353620563082010-03-10T22:13:00.000-08:002010-03-10T22:14:52.125-08:00Sketch 069: Dead Man!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5iKQ0fHUrI/AAAAAAAABD0/UBejozEWJG8/s1600-h/deadman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5iKQ0fHUrI/AAAAAAAABD0/UBejozEWJG8/s400/deadman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447255770876302002" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-29253675250404437282010-03-09T22:09:00.000-08:002010-03-09T22:10:53.383-08:00Sketch 068: Ozymandias<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5c3zi9UauI/AAAAAAAABDs/KtoJ1x_ZwHs/s1600-h/ozy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5c3zi9UauI/AAAAAAAABDs/KtoJ1x_ZwHs/s400/ozy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446883633024756450" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-35984674497776680892010-03-08T22:03:00.000-08:002010-03-08T22:04:08.709-08:00Sketch 067: Silk Spectre!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5Xkx6dGv-I/AAAAAAAABDc/f9ocGdFEuO0/s1600-h/silk+spectre.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5Xkx6dGv-I/AAAAAAAABDc/f9ocGdFEuO0/s400/silk+spectre.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446510870530539490" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608938981715297061.post-39981253385922556562010-03-07T22:08:00.000-08:002010-03-07T22:09:55.668-08:00Sketch 066: Rorshach!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5SUmZNKDAI/AAAAAAAABDU/VbcbYxjKnSg/s1600-h/rorschach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XACfpZv6Jy4/S5SUmZNKDAI/AAAAAAAABDU/VbcbYxjKnSg/s400/rorschach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446141236719782914" /></a>Mike Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996895901498084084noreply@blogger.com0