Some Thumbs

So this summer has been pretty busy for me. Still trying to doodle as much as I can these days. Here are two thumbnail drawings to keep you happy and let you know I'm still alive.













This first one here was actually an idea I had for a comic to be used in the school paper. This first panel (which also had text boxes) took three hours to make. Wasn't sure if I was ready to commit to a weekly project with that much detail involved quite yet-- but we may see some more of this next fall, perhaps.











Still drawing dinos. Here's a thumb I did for a much larger image I'm working on now. If I can get more time, and if it turns out well, I'll post it here later.

Photography

Here are a few samples of my work from photography class last semester. I used a Nikon N90 with a 50mm lens while shooting.
























I also experimented with overlays. In this first image below, I placed a dryer sheet over the photo paper while exposing the image. It gives it a home-made, cracked paper texture. This other image of my little brother was done by simply placing one negative over another.













For our final project we were asked to do a series of images with a common theme and aesthetic. I chose bicycles as my theme, and I focused each image on a single part of the bike, making them more mysterious. The black and white images really bring out the grime and wear against the shine on the metallic parts of the bicycle.