Monday, October 21, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Major Easy
I was asked fairly recently to contribute a drawing to a charity auction, the theme being 'The works of Carlos Ezquerra'. So rather than doing the obvious Judge Dredd, or Strontium Dog, I chose to depict a less well known character (among younger readers at least, but a favourite among those of my generation) 'Major Eazy, from IPC's Battle Picture Weekly .
After having completed the first piece, I realised I had done it the wrong size (A3 instead of the required A4), so I did the second version. I later added a little colour to the first piece, which I may make available as a print at some point. And then (for the sheer fun of it) made a fake 'Battle' comic cover from the second version.
After having completed the first piece, I realised I had done it the wrong size (A3 instead of the required A4), so I did the second version. I later added a little colour to the first piece, which I may make available as a print at some point. And then (for the sheer fun of it) made a fake 'Battle' comic cover from the second version.
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Saturday, August 03, 2019
Recent Private Commissions
Here's a few private commissions I have done in recent weeks. Commissions of this type (A4 single character) are now £95 + postage. You can contact me here, on my Twitter (https://twitter.com/StazJohnson) or via email (stax.johnson@yahoo.com) if you're interested in having one for yourself.
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Inktober Western.
For Inktober this year I decided to do a series of Old Western themed drawings. I knew from the start I wouldn't be able to fit in all 31 drawings required to complete the Inktober task fully, but regardless I figured it would be a good way of getting to draw something I haven't had a lot of experience of. Using the official word prompts, it is my goal to create a loose storyline even though the drawings may not appear in chronological order.
Here are the first few, some of which I decided to add a little vintage-effect colour to. I have presented them here, not in the order they were drawn, but rather in some semblance of storyline order.
Hope you like them.
Here are the first few, some of which I decided to add a little vintage-effect colour to. I have presented them here, not in the order they were drawn, but rather in some semblance of storyline order.
Hope you like them.
Labels: horses, Inktober, vintage colouring, western
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Carlos Ezquerra Tribute.
If you're a follower of this blog, I'm sure you're already well aware that the comic world lost one of it's greats last week in the form of Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra.
Ezquerra brought a modern European 'spaghetti western' feel to British comics in the 1970's. Before him, the artwork British War comics hadn't changed for 25 years, the art in British Sci-Fi comics was stuck in a Gerry Anderson-style gleaming future. After him, war comics seemed more real & sci-fi had a used dirty look about it.
His work on a lowly British boys paper could have stood shoulder to shoulder with the greats of Metal Hurlant. Those early Strontium Dog episodes look as fresh now as they did when he first drew them over 40 years ago.
He will (in all likelyhood) be remembered mostly for the fact that he created the look for Judge Dredd, & in so doing changed the face & the future of British comics forever, but for me it was his work on the aforementioned Strontium Dog that I will remember most fondly, & for that reason I put aside my plans for the first day of Inktober last week & drew this instead.
Ezquerra brought a modern European 'spaghetti western' feel to British comics in the 1970's. Before him, the artwork British War comics hadn't changed for 25 years, the art in British Sci-Fi comics was stuck in a Gerry Anderson-style gleaming future. After him, war comics seemed more real & sci-fi had a used dirty look about it.
His work on a lowly British boys paper could have stood shoulder to shoulder with the greats of Metal Hurlant. Those early Strontium Dog episodes look as fresh now as they did when he first drew them over 40 years ago.
He will (in all likelyhood) be remembered mostly for the fact that he created the look for Judge Dredd, & in so doing changed the face & the future of British comics forever, but for me it was his work on the aforementioned Strontium Dog that I will remember most fondly, & for that reason I put aside my plans for the first day of Inktober last week & drew this instead.