Ophelia Street Urchin

So this is a stab at Ophelia in looser garb ... she's probably not aerodynamic enough like this. She needs to be able to do her acrobatics unhindered. But this could be good everyday disguise gear!

Where I'm Going with Comics

I've never made a personal statement about where I want to take my art. I've always believed that an artist should be flexible, and be able to respond to the commercial need or essence of whatever he's making. I get pushed an pulled around whenever I see great art - It makes me swing back and forth! So here's the direction, in regard to drawing comics, that I want to head - I need to fuse the following artists and recombine it with what I know; Mike Mignola - layout and style, 'Cheeks' Sean Galloway - finding the perfect line & Claire Wendling - Composition and beauty. There's probably more!

I can go about the creation two ways; digitally or traditional. I always lean towards digital but It might be due to laziness. If I can't get myself a Cinteq sooner or later then I want to start doing layouts on paper, and get back into the habit of inking too. The final look i'm interested in is clean lined, simple coloured main characters and painterly backgrounds, similar to a disney or anime sensibility.

The Catchman

These mysterious hunters devoutly hunt down errant children and take them away in bundles, but for what purpose? Not sure what weapons he'd use to capture yet ... also would like to include some steam-punk elements to his costume. Will refine.

Ophelia Twist Concepts

Just some thoughts on Ophelia's outfit. Currently I'm thinking they're too fitting; they need to be loose and oversized to emphasise her smallness. She needs to look more filthy, street urchin style.

Ophelia Twist | the artful dodger

Ophelia Twist, orphan female 13 years, was sentenced by His Magesty's court to be transported to the Lunar Colony of Van Daemon's Convict Settlement, for the term of her natural life, to be hastily sent forth-width via Aerial Ballonsphere, for the wretched crime of theft (Bread Loaf & sundry).

This is a story idea that's been kicking around my head and some of my sketchbooks. Essentially a sci-fi-steam-punked version of Oliver Twist, a young Ophelia is trained by Fagan, Master Thief, in the arts of pickpocket, acrobatics and lockpicking. Her escapades bring her and her thief clan into conflict with the cold-hearted Governor-General and troops of the moon-colony. The little fury guy is a rat-weasel, vermin trained as familiars who squeeze through tight holes to poach keys, etc. The penal colony itself is a warren of over-built walkways, wooden houses and smoke belching factories. The elite of the colony live on balloon-floating, upper platforms.

Would also make for a cool game!

Golem: Gorrilla Hybrid

The proscribed 'dark sciences', in this case Xenotransmutation and Hybrid Breeding, is highly illegal and condemned by the church as a blasphemy. That is unless, ofcourse, you're the King of one of the most powerful empires on Earth, who enjoys carte blanche in the creation of the powerful creatures know as Golems, or Hybrids - animals mixed with men - beasts engineered and grown at The Royal Promethean Laboratories, carefully monitored by Sir Dr Moreau and Dr Frankenstein. The failed experiments in interbreeding are typically called Ogres because of their terrible appearance, and are typically used for heavy labour in out of the way places. The type of Golem pictured above are nicknamed Brutes, for they serve as combatants for the Crown where extra 'persuasive' force is required.