I don't know if it's the loss of the job, the endless amount of rejection or just my current attitude but it's the way I feel. I just need to find something to get my art back on track, need a ray of light you know, sorry just a feeling journal, I don't do this....ever....so yeah.

I just received sketchbook, The Grind, in the mail yesterday and it has instantly become one of my favorite sketchbooks. Please anybody and everybody that's into clean lines, smooth colors and great comic book design go to page here and lean on him about getting a copy, it's worth it on every level!!!!!

The contest is still on and in the meantime, I would like to offer my services for commissions open, rates as follows


Pencil Sketch lineart $5 Single Character
Pencil Finish lineart $10 Single Character
each additional character is $5 more

Inked lines $15 Single Character
Inked lines with heavy inks $20 Single Character
each additional character is $10 more

Tattoo sketches and inkings are a flat rate of $10 per.

Additional items for pencilling or inking rates will depend upon request and noted at time of request. Please note me or respond in this journal with any commission work needed. I accept paypal and all orders must be paid in advance of working!!!



So I am going to sponsor another coloring tournament for all of those that were interested in the first and couldn't get to it and for those who participated in the first. The rules and regulations are the same as are the prizes, but this time the pic will be the Maxx and Puc piece from my gallery. If you aren't interested maybe someone you know would be so please pass along the information and let's get some excitement going on here. Should be a pretty fun piece, just check it out on my mainpage, it will be the third Featured panel. Drop me a hint that your going to be participating and I'll put more information on the timeline when I get a solid participation rate!!!




First Entry is by


Feedback from the three professors:

Crit 1: Good overall feel to the piece, methodical in content the colors play to the emotional side of the characters and you can sense their is something coming, the background keeps the heroic we can do anything feel, while also bring that sense of urgency to the group shot. Jake why didn't you clean up the lines before sending this out, the hand on Green Lantern, uhg, could be fixed in a few second but the colorists did a great job working through it.

Crit 2: I like this piece over the other piece based off of the dark threatening sense that the triad look like their fixing to encounter. A broodish Batman can be hard to pull off when matched with darker backgrounds but their is a good sense of composition here. Love the glow effect on the Green Lantern. You know my feelings on Superman but for the purpose of crit value, he is definitely the boy scout, american made superhero and the colorists highlights that effect with the centralized aura of light. Good job.

Crit 3: Short and sweet Jake, composition 7/10, detail work 9/10, lines 8/10, colors 9/10 and effectiveness 9/10. 43/50, not bad Jake, tell the colorists great job overcoming your challenges. Good to hear from you and when are you coming back?

So without further ado, the winner of this competition is



What you get:

1 Month Journal Feature
3 Month Paid Sub
1 Print from my Gallery shipped to you

I want to thank everyone that participated in this contest, this went over very well and I hope this next month's contest gets the same hype if not more than the previous.

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