tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86622589671789280592024-03-19T01:24:23.245-07:00jonmcnallyblogjonmcnallyblog is a spot to plot where I am, where I've been, and where I might go. I hope you'll here find something tangential to your own trip.Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-32853202180547655132014-03-27T13:05:00.000-07:002014-03-27T16:16:02.019-07:00107. Hello, Yellow Brick Road<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFpJ5hPcgDBqY9pr0boRuw2x7J0oYRSzxkwZXyBdrpCeaOSwpTV1IkXx7OqfHaRpaYlGNnfxVJhzKHqws5sl1is5U0fJIZel6rHG7tNNtex_ev0n3e8gjzDQUCXbL5L4B3dduXg2P0lyy/s1600/foliophoto1webop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFpJ5hPcgDBqY9pr0boRuw2x7J0oYRSzxkwZXyBdrpCeaOSwpTV1IkXx7OqfHaRpaYlGNnfxVJhzKHqws5sl1is5U0fJIZel6rHG7tNNtex_ev0n3e8gjzDQUCXbL5L4B3dduXg2P0lyy/s1600/foliophoto1webop.jpg" /></a><br />
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<p>I'll have copies of this tiny book with me as I stroll the aisles of <a href="http://emeraldcitycomicon.com/">Emerald City Comicon</a> this weekend. Published in 2012 via <a href="http://keness.com/">KENESS</a>, it measures 5 x 7 inches and contains 28 pages of images, spanning several years. If you haven't yet gotten yer mitts on one and you happen to run into me at the show, hit me up!<?p><p>I'm giddy at the thought of so many wonderful, talented people gathered in one place.</p><p>Hope to see you there!</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-47303683777765668602013-12-30T00:00:00.000-08:002014-01-01T06:29:17.198-08:00106. Star Seraph<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/McNallyStarSeraph20131221.jpg"><img alt="future perfect" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/McNallyStarSeraph20131221Thmb.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Personal work, 2013, mixed media</span></p><p>Details in flux but I like where this one's headed! Fresh take on an old character idea.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-47693821623628306872013-10-14T00:00:00.000-07:002013-10-14T00:00:04.131-07:00105. Babs on the Prowl<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/McNallyHumphreysBatgirl20131013.jpg"><img alt="ready to rumble" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/McNallyHumphreysBatgirl20131013Thmb.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Personal work, 2013, graphite with digital tones</span></p><p>Horsin' around with <a href="http://matthewrhumphreys.deviantart.com/#/art/Batgirl-Reboot-quot-animated-quot-266025661?hf=1">Matt Humphrey's Batgirl design</a>. Maybe next time I'll get those long, skinny limbs on model, huh?</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-7240007020586149282013-05-13T00:00:00.000-07:002013-05-13T00:00:03.628-07:00104. Royal Send-Off<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/TPPGuestStripMcNally.png"><img alt="phantom fashion" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/TPPGuestStripMcNally_thmb.png" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>The Princess Planet</i> guest strip, 2013, ink with digital color.</span></p><p>My friend <a href="http://www.brianmcl.com/">Brian McLachlan</a> is ending his beloved webcomic, <a href="http://www.theprincessplanet.com/"><i>The Princess Planet</i></a>, after a long run—8 years! To give it an appropriately royal send-off, several friends of the comic, including yours truly, contributed guest strips. As implied in the byline, Brian scripted and I drew.</p><p><a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_tpp_christi_color.jpg"><img alt="princess and robot" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/uloo_tpp_christi_color_thmb.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Princess Christi and the Robot</i>, 2007, ink with digital color and effects.</span></p><p>Here's some <i>TPP</i> fan art from a while back. The snowman is most frequently seen in Princess Christi's company, but I have a soft spot for the robot (much due to <a href="http://www.theprincessplanet.com/2005/06/17/ball-5/">this early strip</a>).<br />
<p>I wonder what Brian's next project will be? Can't wait to see!</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-89294610333046509352013-03-18T00:00:00.000-07:002013-03-18T00:00:15.224-07:00103. CatGirl Concepts<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/JonMcNally_CatGirlCharDes_RadWk8.png"><img alt="here, kitty" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/JonMcNally_CatGirlCharDes_RadWk8_thmb.png" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>CatGirl</i> character concepts, 2013, graphite.</span></p><p>Here are characters slated to appear in my final project for <a href="http://radfordsechrist.blogspot.com/">Rad</a>'s storyboarding class.</p><p>The final session was just a few days ago and I came away with lots of great notes for my story. The revised version will make a nice portfolio piece and I'll be sure to post it here, too!</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-44363504323304504232013-03-04T00:00:00.000-08:002013-03-04T09:41:56.856-08:00102. Dungeon Thumbs<p>Rough as they are, here are thumbnails for <i>Dungeoneers</i>, one of two proposed ideas for my final project in <a href="http://radfordsechrist.blogspot.com/">Rad</a>'s storyboarding class.</p><p>I selected this one for the final, but after a few weeks working on thumbs and then boards I realize the multiple characters are getting in my way. I'm spending more time fretting over character placement than I am on acting and story.</p><p>Still, it warrants a return visit—maybe as a comic strip? Whatever form it takes, I hope to make better use of perspective and environments and there are inconsistencies wanting correction (e.g., by page three, Player 2's dwarf becomes a cleric).</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwDqumxIIzBFDesaTuVKyYRogM7zw_uIj5A8idCXSTm6kyyQaoIzPPSw08ibOXaywqtzYV1NrN3dzb9M0RAihxIHOq8BV08LwlCl70QnOl01ktF_naQ-ic9ZVf-7BMDuwmbg7lWLFRtQo/s1600/McNallyWk05Homework01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwDqumxIIzBFDesaTuVKyYRogM7zw_uIj5A8idCXSTm6kyyQaoIzPPSw08ibOXaywqtzYV1NrN3dzb9M0RAihxIHOq8BV08LwlCl70QnOl01ktF_naQ-ic9ZVf-7BMDuwmbg7lWLFRtQo/s320/McNallyWk05Homework01.jpg" /></a><br />
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<p>Picking up where the thumbs trail off ...</p><p>Once Player 4 has emptied the treasure chest, she throws her now comically large backpack across her back and exits the chamber with a wink. Just as this occurs in play, an adult voice calls from the top of the basement stairway. Player 4 is called home.</p><p>"Great game, guys! See you next Saturday, huh?"</p><p>I wonder if the wizard should have a chance to cast his spell before having his blood spilt on the dungeon floor. What do you think?</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-78316855259731245592013-02-25T00:00:00.000-08:002013-02-25T00:00:03.269-08:00101. For the Love of Mice<img alt="far out" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/jonmcnally_gni08FLMpg02excerpt.png" border="0" /><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;">Excerpt from <i>For the Love of Mice</i>, 2008, ink.</span></p><p>A few years ago I attended the annual PNCA comics intesive, instructed by Jessica Abel, Matt Madden, Daniel Duford, and Peter Bagge. Following the workshop, I contributed to a class collection of short stories we titled <a href="http://jonmcnally.blogspot.com/2009/01/jessie-bazata-cover-art-for-intense.html"><i>Intense</i></a>.</p><p>I continue to be fond of my story (a couple of framed pages currently hang in my son's bedroom, in fact). I doubt I'll ever reprint the tale, though. Shall we post it here for posterity?</p><a name='more'></a><br />
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<li>Adventurers enter dungeon and soon encounter its fearsome denizens!</li>
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<p><ul><li>Male players make dopey displays of chivalry, ultimately leading to demise of their adventurers and leaving female adventurer facing unfriendly monsters.</li>
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<p><ul><li>Female player forges ahead, despite words of caution from fellow players.</li>
<li>Female adventurer defeats enemies and enters treasure chamber.</li>
<li>In addition to a pile of treasure, chamber contains replacement adventurers for the male players, currently bound with ropes and waiting to be freed (a gaming trope).</li>
<li>Female player mulls situation ...</li>
<li>Female adventurer loads all treasure in a big sack and exits chamber with a wink. Male adventurers—and their players—are shocked!</li>
<li>Just as this occurs in play, an adult voice calls from the stairway—female player is called home. "Great game, guys! See you next Saturday, huh?"</li>
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<h2>The Monkey and the Spider</h2><p>Based on a folk tale, very possibly the inspiration for the Chuck Jones classic, "One Froggy Evening." Setting is fairytale Italy, not unlike Disney's <i>Pinocchio</i>.</p><p><ul><li>Organ grinder Giuseppe and granddaughter Carlotta are down on luck. No one's into song and dance these days. Townsfolk boo and throw trash.</li>
<li>Returning home, Giuseppe and Carlotta stop at pet store, thinking animal might draw in crowd. They see monkey, Beppo. Beppo's no ordinary monkey—he talks!</li>
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<p><ul><li>Pet shop owner warns against purchase but Giuseppe buys Beppo anyway. </li>
<li>First day goes well—Beppo's a hit with townsfolk!<span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></li>
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<p><ul><li>Beppo uses success as leverage to get himself a new suit, silver chain, etc.</li>
<li>Next day Beppo won't dance! Capricious towsfolk unimpressed; Giuseppe furious.</li>
<li>Following day Giuseppe tries again. Beppo convinces townsfolk he's mistreated.</li>
<li>Giuseppe confines Beppo while he and Carlotta try luck in other part of town. As they leave, Giuseppe warns Beppo not to mess with jars on high shelf.</li>
<li>Of course, Beppo can't help himself.</li>
<li>Last jar contains tarantula! Beppo is bitten, resulting in frenzied dancing.</li>
<li>Delighted, Giuseppe takes Beppo back to square next day and rakes in coinage! </li>
</ul></p><p>If the link between the bite and the dancing has you confused, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella#History.2C_past_and_today">see here</a>.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-23266949494900250152013-02-11T00:00:00.000-08:002013-02-24T06:21:59.839-08:00099. Astro Boards<img alt="far out" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/jonmcnally_radwk2homework0506.png" border="0" /><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;">Storyboard samples, 2013, graphite with digital tones.</span></p><p>I'm currently enrolled in an online storyboarding class with the honorable <a href="http://radfordsechrist.blogspot.com/">Rad Sechrist</a> so expect to see some homework posts from me.</p><p>The story seed provided for this assignment was straightforward: an astronaut in his spaceship, confronted with an emergency. A significant lesson I learned: I could've conveyed more story, advancing it further, using the same number of boards. As it is, I didn't get to the <i>real</i> emergency I had in mind for this fellah. Still, it seems like he's already pretty stressed!</p><a name='more'></a><br />
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Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-2652536222875272962012-11-19T03:00:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:38:53.511-08:00098. Barbaric Elf<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_ElfBarbarian_20120909_bw.png"><img alt="savage" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/ElfBarbarian_20120909_bw_thmb.png" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Barbaric Elf</i>, 2012, ink with digital effects.</span><br />
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This is a commissioned piece for indie RPG publisher <a href="http://sorcerersskull.blogspot.com/">Trey Causey</a>. Trey had the good taste to request a savage elf in line with 1970s post-apocalyptic classics like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfquest"><i>Elfquest</i></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_%28film%29"><i>Wizards</i></a>.Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-59880153678728443932012-11-12T03:00:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:38:53.518-08:00097. Fresh Princess of Hyborea<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_sbpj_20121016_expressions_bw.png"><img alt="royal moods" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/sbpj_20121016_expressions_bw_thmb.png" style="cursor: hand;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Expression sheet for <i>Suburban Barbarian Princess Jennifer</i>, 2012, graphite.</span><br />
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Here's some new(ish) content headed for the portfolio.<br />
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In just a few days, the current contents of my portfolio and I are headed to <a href="http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/">CTN-X</a>! In addition to my conventionally sized 'folio, I'll have many smaller copies on hand to leave with interested parties or, perhaps, to offer in trade. Be sure to ask for a look when we see one another at the show. (I will see you there, won't I?)<br />
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Depending on the number of copies that return home with me, in the future I may offer the small 'folio for sale online. I'll keep you posted!Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-27497184945694355332012-07-02T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-02T14:12:34.003-07:00096. Flexible Firecracker<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_fannie_2012-07-01_sktch.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="camel pose, not toes" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/fannie_2012-07-01_sktch_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Fannie Firecracker</i> panel mockup, 2012, mixed media.</span><br />
<p>Here's a sneak peek at the next installment of <i>Fannie Firecracker</i>, based on a script by funny friend <a href="http://www.brianmcl.com/">Brian McLachlan</a>. If my drawings are half as amusing as Brian's words, it'll be a hoot!</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-67569035434511805442012-06-25T03:00:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:36:34.026-08:00095. Cat Comix<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_dumm_2008_mittens_color.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="horrific hubris" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/dumm_2008_mittens_color_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>How Mittens Got Top Billing</i>, 2008, mixed media.</span></p><a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_dumm_2008_mittens_bw.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="a star is born" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/dumm_2008_mittens_bw_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Mittens</i> character studies, 2008, graphite and ink.</span></p><p>A few years ago I was invited to submit a guest strip on a great webcomics site. As far as I know, it was never used—so let's have a look at it here!</p><p>Hmm ... Wine and certain liquors get better with age. Does the same go for comics?</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-70001694591836872302012-06-18T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-12T16:28:47.574-07:00094. Need a New Computing Device<img alt="hiccup" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_ailingdevice_2012-06-10_sktch.gif" border="0" /><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Ailing Device</i>, 2012, graphite.</span></p><p>I'm in the market for a new computer and, perhaps, some peripheral devices. Care to recommend your setup or, perhaps, the setup you long for?</p><p>My current setup: PC laptop purchased several years ago when our household desperately needed a new computer at a reasonable price. Machine still supports day-to-day tasks just fine but, man, does it get slow when running Photoshop, etc. Currently no peripheral devices aside from external hard drive.</p><p>A couple of nagging questions:</p><ul><li>Better to buy a less expensive "workhorse" and instead invest in a nice tablet?</li>
<li>Mac or PC? I've had both in the home; the pragmatist in me feels no real preference for either. Convince me.</li>
</ul><p>I welcome your suggestions, opinions, etc. Thanks in advance for the thought food.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-60302132761469162482012-04-23T19:46:00.000-07:002012-07-01T19:15:45.386-07:00093. Captain Codskale<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_CapnCodskale_2012-04-22_final_bw.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="fishy fashion final" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/CapnCodskale_2012-04-22_final_bw_thmb.png" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Captain Codskale</i>, 2012, ink.</span></p><p>Allow me to reintroduce Captain Codskale, a Mon Calamari free trader in a <i>Star Wars</i> tabletop game I ran monthly for a handful of friends. As outlined in <a href="http://jonmcnally.blogspot.com/2011/12/captain-codskale-character-roughs-2011.html">a prior post</a>, I felt the good captain needed some headgear and so I solicited opinions from you, my dear readers.<br />
</p><p>You can see I didn't go with the second, most popular, option. Admittedly it's the funniest of the three but it muddies the silhouette; the hat appendages compete with the face tendrils. The third option (starfish) hints at historical costume in a way I like but the first one (clam) ultimately looks the most <i>Star Wars</i>-y to me.<br />
</p><p>In any case, <b>Nic Cowan</b>, your response to the prior post amused me most, so shoot me an email message with your mailing address. The original drawing pictured above is yours!<br />
</p><span style="font-size:85%;">STAR WARS™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates.</span>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-88996822614223117242012-03-19T03:00:00.000-07:002012-04-23T16:47:16.949-07:00092. Darcy Dare Designs<a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_dd_2012-03-18_10yrslineup_bw.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="action heroine" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/dd_2012-03-18_10yrslineup_bw_thmb.png" border="0" /></a><br />
<p><span style="font-size:85%;">Designs from <i>Darcy Dare</i> paper miniatures, 2002, ink.</span></p><p>Wow, this month marks the tenth anniversary of the <a href="http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/sprkadd.htm"><i>Darcy Dare</i> SPARKS paper miniatures set</a>!<br />
</p><p>In middle or late 2001, I approached <a href="http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/blueroom/bio.htm">S. John Ross</a> to express my interest in developing a set of paper miniatures for his <a href="http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/sparks.htm">SPARKS line of specialized fonts</a>. For a couple of years I’d been drawing this heroine, "Darcy Dare," and I imagined she could be the central figure in a collection of modern pulp action characters. Ever the gracious fellow, S. John said he was down with the concept and so the fun began!<br />
</p><p>I tried to think of various characters that’d be at home in the adventure comics and cartoons I loved as a kid (and continue to love). I knew we needed ninjas, a jungle princess, various costumed goons and, of course, a robot gorilla. By the time we were done we had twenty-six characters, plus Darcy Dare in four alternate costumes, as well as several “flats,” various props appropriate to the genre. <br />
</p><p>Pictured above is “classic” Darcy Dare, along with rear views of three alternate costumes: Urban Commando Darcy, Arctic Action Darcy, and SCUBA Scout Darcy!<br />
</p><p>Sure, with a decade's perspective I see things I’d change; I think the designs could be more flavorful and each suffers the effects of my “wedge finger” period. Further, Darcy’s not quite the same character she was ten years ago.<br />
</p><p>Still, I’ll always have a special affection for these drawings and for the clever names, crazy concepts, and snappy descriptions that S. John developed for the collection.<br />
</p><p>I’m flattered that folks continue to stumble upon the product and make the purchase!<br />
</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-62079934282046309732012-02-06T03:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T03:00:06.291-08:00091. Fannie Firecracker<a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_fannie_2012-02-04_color.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="She's back!" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/fannie_2012-02-04_color_thmb.png" border="0" /></a><br />
<p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Fannie Firecracker</i> study, 2012, ink with digital color.</span></p><p>I intend to release new <i>Fannie Firecracker</i> comics in 2012, so I've been gettin' reaccustomed to drawin' the gal. It's been a while! This one turned out pretty well ... Heck, I might simply rework it into one of the panels. "Waste not, want not," as they say.<br />
</p><p>Looking at her design with fresh eyes, I might try making her feet smaller (and maybe her hands also) to further exaggerate the ample parts of her anatomy. Thoughts?<br />
</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-46241966104673388422012-01-23T17:00:00.000-08:002012-12-02T15:57:39.888-08:00090. Red Running Hoodie<a href="http://www.jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_hoodie_2006_04_color_900px.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="How gauche!" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/hoodie_2006_04_color_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Red Running Hoodie</i>, 2006, mixed media.</span><br />
<p>I wonder, does this image sufficiently amuse <i>sans</i> awareness of Coppertone's classic branding?<br />
</p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_hoodie_2006_prelims_900px.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="hoodie roughs" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/hoodie_2006_prelims_sktch_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;">Concept drawings for <i>Red Running Hoodie</i>, 2006, graphite.</span><br />
<p>I sketched these prior to working on the colored image above. The lacy gal at left came along before I decided to insert the Coppertone gag. She's cute, yes, but banal also.<br />
</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-83256134408394066432011-12-19T03:00:00.000-08:002012-04-23T16:38:08.984-07:00089. Cap for the Cap'n?<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_CapnCodskale_2011-12-17_hatarray.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="fishy fashion" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/CapnCodskale_2011-12-17_hatarray_thmb.png" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Captain Codskale</i> character roughs, 2011, graphite.</span></p><p>Meet Captain Codskale, a Mon Calamari free trader in a <i>Star Wars</i> tabletop game I've been running monthly for a handful of friends.<br />
</p><p>I imagine the good captain with headgear so I drew a few caps that seem to me both sufficiently odd and vaguely sea-inspired.<br />
</p><p>Which do you think best suits him—option A, B, or C?<br />
</p><p>I can't guarantee the final version will reflect the consensus opinion, but <b>I will send the inked drawing to the writer of the comment that most amuses me</b>, found either here or at <a href="http://jonmcnally.deviantart.com">my deviantART page</a>. (If you comment here, make sure I can contact you directly.)<br />
</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">STAR WARS™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates.</span><br />
</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-25434700627880336042011-12-12T11:24:00.000-08:002013-03-03T10:59:06.383-08:00088. Agents of H.O.R.N.E.T.<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_AoH_CostumeSamples_2011-12-10.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="fashion buzz" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/AoH_CostumeSamples_2011-12-10_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Agents of H.O.R.N.E.T.</i> costume concepts, 2010, ink.</span></p><p>These drawings were inspired by the campy concept of a super commando/spy agency (<i>à la</i> G.I. JOE or S.H.I.E.L.D.) devoted to exterminating all manner of monsters, creepy crawlies, etc. As I recall, H.O.R.N.E.T. was an acronym for the agency's creed, to "hunt and obliterate rascals native and extraterrestrial."<br />
</p><p>Rest easy, citizens.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-70266000056451532722011-08-29T03:00:00.000-07:002013-03-03T10:59:37.160-08:00087. Amethyst Fifty-Too!<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/McNally_AmethystCover1.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="yesterday's princess" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/McNally_AmethystCover1_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Amethyst, Goddess of Gemworld</i>, 2011, mixed media.</span></p><p>Above is my submission to <a href="http://dcfifty-too.blogspot.com">DC FIFTY-TOO</a>, a collection of covers for comics you <i>won't</i> be seeing during the relaunch of DC's entire line of comics this fall. The collection was conceived and curated by Washington-based cartoonist and fine fellow <a href="http://ape-law.com/jonmorris/">Jon Morris</a>. Thanks for inviting me to the fun, Jon!</p><p>As you may know, I have a fondness for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst,_Princess_of_Gemworld">Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld</a></i>, the DC fantasy title from the Eighties, hence the subject of my submission. It was tempting to take Amethyst back to her teenage "magical princess" years in my imagined relaunch, but I challenged myself to work more or less within her main continuity.</p><p>Here's the write-up that accompanied my submission:</p><blockquote>Much time has passed since young Amy Winston was a mere Princess of Gemworld. In her desperate struggles against the tyrant Dark Opal, the Flaw and the Child, and the archsorcerer Mordru, Amy drew upon the planet’s limitless energies, becoming an avatar of Gemworld itself.</blockquote><blockquote>Now, a lifetime away from Earth, Amy shields the inhabitants of Gemworld from menaces beyond time and space. She is AMETHYST, GODDESS OF GEMWORLD!</blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">Amethyst created by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, and Ernie Colón. Original Amethyst logo by Todd Klein. Amethyst, the distinctive likenesses thereof, and related elements are trademarks of DC Comics.</span></p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-24449482452487547112011-04-18T20:04:00.000-07:002011-04-18T20:10:57.346-07:00<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_brstlwhp_002_tattoo.jpg"><img alt="I'll be wearing your tantoon" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/brstlwhp_002_tattoo_thmb.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Tatoo</i>, 2011, ink with digital color.</span></p><p>Here's my submission for the current <a href="http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com/">Bristolwhip</a> topic, <i>tattoo</i>.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-17430972931420338482011-03-28T01:00:00.000-07:002011-03-28T05:56:53.524-07:00<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_brstlwhp_001_cybrpnk.jpg"><img alt="I'm your Venus" border="0" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/brstlwhp_001_cybrpnk_thmb.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 85%;">One panel gag, 2011, mixed media.</span></p>
<p>Have you heard about <a href="http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com/">Bristolwhip</a>, your new favorite art collective? I'm very flattered to be in the company of such fine folks.</p>
<p>The gag above is my submission for Bristolwhip's inaugural topic, <i>cyberpunk</i>. Gritty, no?</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-39718934873362998082011-02-07T18:25:00.000-08:002013-02-24T11:58:41.480-08:00<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_isawu_2011.02.06_sktch.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="You lookin' at me?" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/isawu_2011.02.06_sktch_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>I Saw U (On the Bus)</i>, 2011, graphite.</span></p><p>If you ask me, one of the best things about public transit is that you can (safely) draw while on the road. Another good thing about public transit is the captive subjects!</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662258967178928059.post-32160290827393589792011-01-31T17:46:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:38:53.516-08:00<p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_bacchus_2011.01.30_bw.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Where's the party?!?" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/bacchus_2011.01.30_bw_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Drinking Deity</i>, 2011, mixed media.</span></p><p>Here's my goofy take on a well-known god of adult beverages and hootenannies. I avoided the usual toga and wreath, hoping instead to imply a party guy displaced in space or time. Can you guess which mid-century comedian inspired his features?</p><p></p><p><a href="http://jonmcnally.net/images/uloo_dancingdryads_2011.01.29_sktch.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="a god's groupies" src="http://jonmcnally.net/images/thumbs/dancingdryads_2011.01.29_sktch_thmb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Illo background elements, 2011, graphite.</span></p><p>Here's an in-process look at the background elements. Given how these were to appear in the final image, I inked them with a dead line. I haven't done that in a long while. Oof! I can't say I cared for them as standalone images. I have renewed respect for those folks who do great things with a dead line. Also, it makes me wonder if I lean too much on line quality to make an image interesting.</p>Jon McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349882237118956838noreply@blogger.com4