The Rough Lettering to the Cover Title of Strength Monsters in Ultra-Mayhem. Illustrated by Sam Kressin.
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Cover Title Lettering
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Design Work, Drawing and Illustration, Pencil Drawings, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
Drawing Pretty Girls Day 3
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Personal Journal, Sketch Book
Read Drawing Pretty Girls Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here
To improve in my ability to draw women I am working through lesson 10 of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course circa the late 1940s “Drawing Pretty Girls.”
Still working through the second page of the lesson. There is a black and white photograph of a Nude Woman. For todays exericse I did a free hand pencils study of the of the photograph as close to the actual photo as I could.
Drawing Pretty Girls Day 2
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Read Drawing Pretty Girls Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here
Moving onto to the next page of the course there are a total of 3 illustrations to make a study of in addition to about 1/4 a page of written text. Today I will do the first illustration.
The female figure, as the cartoonist draws it is a stylized figure based on the popular American ideal.
This is also more of a challenge as the idealized female figure for me doesn’t exactly meld with the American ideal. It is also difficult as I now have to draw the full figure.
Below is my second attempt at recreating the first figure drawing on this page of the lesson. Look and comparing the two illustrations (mine and Joe King’s) I made mine quite a bit thicker than Joe’s even though I was striving for the super slender figure and his over all pose looks a lot more dynamic than mine.
Drawing Pretty Girls Day 1
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Personal Journal
One of my biggest weakness in Illustration is in drawing Women. There’s a lot of reasons for this. One major issue being when I was younger I was too embarrassed to draw women. I thought if I drew the female figure people would judge me as being a pervert. Today however as an adult I am not embarrassed and don’t care if people judge me. I have therefore decided to make a serious study to improve my abilities in this area. The famous saying goes; An artist that can draw beautiful women never goes hungry.
To get started on this endeavor I have decided to work through the classic Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Pretty Girls by commercial Cartoonist Joe King. The original famous artists correspondence courses were founded in the late 1940s by Norman Rockwell and Albert Dorn. I believe the original course consisted of 10 lessons with an addtional 14 lessons add at a later time. Each lesson was then to be completed by the student and sent in for critique by a professional. Today the courses are still under copy right by Cortina Learning International and available for purchase at the famous artist school website here.
The first page of the course begins with a half page type written introduction to drawing “the pretty girl.”
Here are some of the funnier quotes;
The pretty girl, the dame, the frail, the tomato, the cookie, the cutie is always welcome in a cartoon no matter how grotesque the rest of the characters may be.
In drawing a pretty girl, don’t be too skimpy with the bust or the thigh line. These can be accentuated without giving the drawing any suggestion of vulgarity.
Probably the best piece of advice given in this first part of the lesson is;
One well-known cartoonist who always said he couldn’t draw sexy or pretty girls became on of the top girl artist in the business simply by drawing one complete figure from pencil to ink each day for one year.
Here is my drawing from this first page. It is a free hand pencil drawing recreation I did of the original inked illustration by Joe King.
Thumbnailed Page From Strength Monsters
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book, Strength Monsters
Straight out of my Sketch Books a rare behind the scene look at a page I thumbnailed for Strength Monsters in Ultra-Mayhem. Let’s see how much of it you can understand. Source: 
Good News Kick Starter Funds Are In!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Good News! The Funds from our Successful Kickstarter Campaign have finally come in and we are now working full force to finish the next two issues of Strength Monsters! Here is a recently completed panel penciled by Marvel Comics Veteran Mike Witherby and Inked by Sam Kressin.
Scooby and the Gang! (INKED)
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings
Spike The Bull Dog
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Book Reviews
Making his first appearance in a 1942 MGM Tom and Jerry cartoon titled “Dog Trouble” Spike the Bulldog has traveled across multiple business and marketing platforms throughout the years. This all begins with a simple how to draw book published in the 1940s.
Spike’s most famous pose comes from a book titled, “Animation: Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons” The picture below is from the second edition of the book. Blair did not create the character but he used Spike and several other Characters he had animated while working at MGM and Disney Studios to explain the finer points of animation.
After publication of the first edition of Preston Blair’s book, “Animation” the rights to use some of these characters were revoked and Blair was forced to go back and change his illustrations to make the characters “generic” and legal to use. Pictured is below are the original, “Spike the Bull Dog” drawings included in the first edition of Blair’s book .
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Answering Questions About Some Of The Finer Points Of Comic Book Illustration
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
A.J. Fulcher Interveiw Part II
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
This is part II of my Interview with Local San Diego Artist Aj Fulcher all the Pencil drawings you see in this interview where done by A.J. for Strength Monsters comics. If you want to get a good idea of what the next two issues of my Strength Monsters comic books will be like then read this interview! I have a Kickstarter going right now for these comics and when you support stuff like this you aren’t just helping me finish the project you are supporting local guys like A.J. work towards their dreams and old timers like Mike Witherby make their comebacks! http://kck.st/1O4Ersu is the link to the Kickstarter it’s also at the beginning and end of the article attached below.
Twelve Days Of Star Wars
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration
Opening reception for the Twelve Days of Star Wars show is tonight! My name is on the flyer (your far right hand side column).
Although I won’t be there my Han Solo illustration will and it’s priced to sell. If you’re in the Los Angeles Area check it out.
Interview with Strength Monsters Artist A.J. Fulcher
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Interview with local San Diego Strength Monsters artist Aj Fulcher. I did my Big Monsters issue with A.J. part of my current Kickstarter which will be your only chance to get hard copies of any of my comic books for a LONG time there’s less than a week to get in on it here’s the link; http://kck.st/1O4ErsuInterview with Comic Book Artist A.J. Fulcher
Source: Interview With AJ Fulcher Part I
Battle Royal Finished Pencils!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Finished pencils for the Battle Royal Scene by me Strength Monsters in “Christmas Tree Delivery!” http://kck.st/1O4Ersu is the Kickstarter link!
Source: Battle Royal Finished Pencils
Battle Royal
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
Rough Lay in for the Strength Monsters Pro-Wrestling Comic Book Christmas Issue! Live on Kickstarter here’s the link; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Source: Battle Royal!
The History of the Pro Wrestling Comic Book Association
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
The Pro Wrestling Comic Book Association. Anyone who backs my Kickstarter at $3 or higher gets a sticker of the official crest of the Association. Here’s the link; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
The History of the Pro Wrestling Comic Book Association. Source: The History of the Pro Wrestling Comic Book Association
Pirate Santa Is Back!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
This project is on Kickstarter an only needs a few more backers to make it’s goal here’s the link;http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Illustration by Mike Witherby and Sam Kressin of Pirate Santa Claus.
Source: Pirate Santa Claus is Back!
My Art Work in Novembers Jiu-Jitsu Magazine
Posted by Sam Kressin in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Comic Books
Jiu Jitus Magazine ran a really cool interview article with my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Chris Haueter this past month. In it he talks about the Graphic Novel Project we’ve worked on over the years and you can check out the comic book page we collaborated on a number of years ago. You can see the most recent illustration I finished for this project here.
New Art; Roof Top Snipers!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Comic Books
I recently completed this panel for the Graphic Novel Project I’ve been working on with Chris Haueter. Don’t forget to checkout my Strength Monsters Kickstarter here; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
The Cover Evolution to Strength Monsters in Ultra-Mayhem!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
The evolution of the Cover Art to the Comic Book Strength Monsters in “Ultra-Mayhem” Get behind this comic book and help me get this cover colored here is the link; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Source: Evolution of a Comic Book Cover Strength Monsters in “Ultra-Mayhem”
Lots of Christmas Trees!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Catch Wrestling, Comic Books
Get into the season support this comic book and pick up some killer rewards! Here is the link;http://kck.st/1O4Ersu Illustration of a lot of Christmas Trees from the comic book Strength Monsters in Christmas Tree Delivery!
Source: Lots of Christmas Trees!
Unboxing Evil Robot Vs Pro Wrestling Santa
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Check out my Kickstarter here; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Me Talking About Big Monsters
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
Don’t forget to back my Kickstarter here; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Tis The Season For Pro-Wrestling Santa Claus!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Panel from my forthcoming comic book currently on Kickstarter. This project needs a lot more supporters to make it’s goal please consider helping here is the link; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu Pro-Wrestling Santa Claus illustration by Mike Witherby and Sam Kressin for Strength Monsters in Christmas Tree Delivery.
Pencils of an Alien Cowboy by A.J. Fulcher!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
A pencil drawing of a Cowboy Alien from Strength Monsters in Ultra-Mayhem an over the top comic book about Flying Saucers and Dinosaurs. You can get behind this project and pick up some cool rewards on Kickstarter here; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
Source: Alien Cowboy
Finished Pencils “Dead On The Ropes,” For My Forthcoming Comic Book Strength Monsters In “Christmas Tree Delivery!”
Posted by Sam Kressin in Strength Monsters
Nearly Finished pencil art by me of a Hulked Up Elf Battling in the Ring! This Project is currently on Kickstarter and needs support badly here is the link; http://kck.st/1O4Ersu
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Perry’s Eye Ball Monster
Posted by Sam Kressin in Personal Journal
I was at San Diego Comic Con in 1993 and there was this guy there named Perry. He looked to be in his mid 30s and said he was a punk rocker. He had never been published but sat at a table and did these Monster Sketches. He would take his paper crumple it up then lay it out flat. After that he’d throw down his illustration with a brush and ink. I bought this one from him for $3.00. It’s still in my collection today.
Billy Robinson Approved Grovit Illustration
Posted by Sam Kressin in Catch Wrestling, Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration, Pencil Drawings, Worlds Deadliest
Illustration I did of the famous Catch Wrestling Hold Known As the Grovit circa 2012. As Jake Shannon gave testimony to here in his review of my Catch Wrestling Comic Book Strength Monsters I used to tell Billy about my ideas for comic books all the time.
Here’s the illustration in its entirety;
Little Nemo Illustration Part of the “110 Years In Slumberland”
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration
This Windsor Mckay tribute illustration I did was accepted to be part of the “110 Years In Slumberland” show at the Pop Secret Art Gallery in Glendale California. The opening of the show is Today October 24th! Also in the show is work by Dan Riba (Director of the acclaimed Batman: Animated Series) and Dreamworks story artist Peter Paul. Also in the show will be some original animation cells from 1989s animated film Little Nemo: Anventures in Slumberland.
To learn more about Windsor Mckays Little Nemo you can check out and read all his original strips online for free on Comic Strip Libary here to really study Windsor McKays work there’s nothing better than holding a fullsized (the size the Nemo Strips were orginally printed) hard copy of McKays work in our hands. For this I highly recommend picking up a copy of Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splended Sundays!
Revised Sequence From First Story Board Assignment
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Story Boards
This is the same sequence I posted yesterday here revised. Stay tuned in the few day or so I will post the entire scene.
Cut Sequence From First Story Boarding Assignment
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Story Boards
I’m currently learning how to do story boarding for animation. This is a scene from my first assignment that was cut due the fact that I needed to show the entire action in one take. Stay tuned as I will post this same scene re-done tomorrow.
Men Of Action A Nod To Aicondo
Posted by Sam Kressin in Vintage Martial Arts Advertisement, Worlds Deadliest
Yesterday I published the Vintage Martial Arts Mail Order advertisement to be come a Registered Black Belt and learn Aicondo. Todays post is an illustration I did circa 2014 in nod to the, “simultaneous side kick and punch while neck chopping and opponent” behind you illustration in the Aicondo advertisement. Men of Action is just one of examples of many hidden nods and tributes I’ve embedded with in my Worlds Deadliest Web Comic. Many of them will go unnoticed to the lay person but for the real martial arts historians there is much to be discovered within the series. You can read my martial arts webcomic Worlds Deadliest online for free starting with Chapter 1 here.
Early Strength Monsters Drawings
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Pencil Drawings, Personal Journal, Strength Monsters
This a drawing I did nearly 20 years ago of Rawking from my comic book Strength Monsters. This is a character I had been drawing as far back as highschool. While I’ve improved and changed him a bit over the years (they say you need to draw a character at least 50 -100 times) I’ve kept his guitar which also transforms into a robot nearly identical.
Tom Raney Batman Sketch Circa 1991
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration, Pencil Drawings
I got this Batman Sketch from comic book artist Tom Raney at the San Diego Comic Con Circa 1991. Raney was an unknown artist at the time trying to break into comics. I thought this batman sketch was one of the most awesome kick ass depictions I’d ever scene of my favorite superhero. This sketch hung on my wall and sat next to my drawing board for years.
Today I look back on this sketch and it drives me crazy how batman’s bicep is drawn because a bicep does not tie into the deltoid like that. Batman’s abdominals and triceps are completely incorrect as well as the rest of the his anatomy. The head is too small in proprtion to the rest of Batman’s body. Yet even with all these errors it still looks cool. Perhaps some day I will ink this sketch myself and correct it.
Megagalactic Episode 2
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Megagalactic
Check out my Monthly Megagalactic Blog here Chronicling all the content I publish / put out each month. There will be a new Megagalactic illustration with each monthly post.
Punches ‘N Bunches
Posted by Sam Kressin in Inked Drawings, Karate, Worlds Deadliest
A panel I illustrated circa 2013 for my matial arts web comic Worlds Deadliest. You can read this entire story arc here.
Check Out This Full Page From My Inaugural Issue of Strength Monsters!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Strength Monsters
You can download the complete comic book Strength Monsters in “Eat A Burrito” for FREE here just put your name an email in the box below and I’ll send you a copy.
Joe Weider Destructive Self Defense Ad
Posted by Sam Kressin in Worlds Deadliest
This classic advertisement for Joe Weider’s Destructive Self Defense mail order martial arts course once ran in comic books and mens magazines all across the country. Make sure you check out the illustration I did with comic book inking legend Joe Rubinstein back in 2012 inspired by this classic Martial Arts Mail Order Course here.
Sun Si Miao Illustration by Kiyoshi Nakazawa
Posted by Sam Kressin in Acupuncture, Worlds Deadliest
Artist Kiyoshi Nakazawa did this awesome Sun Si Miao illustration to go along with an article I wrote earlier this year for Worlds Deadliest titled: Demonic acupuncture And The Thirteen Ghost Points.
Check Out Martial Arts Comic Book Veteran Stan Sakai’s Illustration Process
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books
Stan Sakai writes and illustrates Usagi Yojimbo one of the great martial arts comic books about a Samurai Rabbit. This is an awesome video showcasing his illustration process.
Freaks Of The Gym: She-la Fitness Girl Of Power
Posted by Sam Kressin in Freaks of the Gym
Illustrated and written by me circa 2004. This is part of a series I did titled “Freaks of the Gym.” It was inspired by real people and heavily influenced by Mad Magazine. Check out my other Freaks of the Gym posts here; Moses, Checkered Shorts Guy, Propeller Head, Ken, Boot Camp Bob.
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Dim Mak In Action!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Worlds Deadliest
Illutration I did circa 2013 for my weekly long form comic strip Worlds Deadliest. You can check out the finished art work here.
Megagalactic Episode 1
Posted by Sam Kressin in Megagalactic
Check out my Monthly Megagalactic Blog here Chronicling all the content I publish / put out each month. There will be a new Megagalactic illustration with each monthly post.
100 Days of Making Comics: Day 7
Posted by Sam Kressin in 100 Days of Making Comics
Once these head drawings are completed with a grey wash I’ll have finished well over two dozen of them as I working toward my goal of pencils and then painting with a grey wash three dozen heads.
100 Days of Making Comics: Day 2
Posted by Sam Kressin in 100 Days of Making Comics
Here’s the work I finished today;
New Gestural Drawings
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Gestural Drawing
Here are some new gestural drawings I did earlier this week from life during a session in David Pimental’s gestural drawing class.
To check out some more of my gestural drawings from life hover over the image below and click through the photo album.
New Strength Monsters Banner!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Design Work, Strength Monsters
Here’s a look at the new Strength Monsters Banner I had made for conventions, special appearances and other stuff. The title is completely hand lettered you can check out my process here.
You can download a digital copy of the first issue of this comic book for Free. Just enter your name and email below and I will send you a link to download the book.
Check out some of the details and special feature I put into this;
Feldstein Inspired Astronaut By Sam Kressin
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Design Work, Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings, My Inks over My Pencils
I have been posting my progress on this Al Feldstein, Weird Fantasy inspired Spaceman piece I started two days ago for Your Web Designer. You can see my rough sketch here, and my tighten up pencil drawing here. Today I completed the piece. I inked him traditionally with a Raphael Kolinsky Sable – Fine Point Round – Size 3
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