More Pope-ish inspiration

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Trying to draw like Paul Pope is fun.

Channeling the Pope.

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Paul Pope’s artwork is a real inspiration to me.  Here’s a robot done while thinking about how cool his robots are.

I’ll go first…

What evil lurks in the hearts of men.  Astronauts know…

I have a brush pen

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So, I got my ol’ brush pen out, covered in writing I can’t read.  It’s a pretty fine tool, but still nothing compared to my new Raphael series 8408 brush I’ve been using in class.  Still, these brush pens don’t create a big mess, and they’re good for warm-up sketches.

Watch out, Mucha, it’s a killer robot!

I did this one in a fit of Mucha-inspired drawing.

Warm up

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Just some simple, varying-weight line work before starting on some more-serious homework for the day.  What’s wrong with this ‘bot’s head?

You can’t run from this tank.

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Just some quick linework, with one width of technical pen, of this walking tank. I took much inspiration from the M3 Grant and the AT-ST from Star Wars.

When you should throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Baby Jaws.  Better than Air Jaws.  Way better than Jaws IV.

 

George Washington’s arch enemy

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My robots need more drama.

Curves

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As a big fan of Paul Pope, I’m always wanting to incorporate some of those awesome, flowing curves into my linework. I’ve got a long way to go, but here’s a sketch of some ideas.