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Cartoon Sketches: B.A.T.s!

by Jerzy Drozd on April 16, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Took time for a warm-up sketch today before diving into penciling, and I got my inspiration when I looked over at the shelf next to my desk:

B.A.T.S pencil and brush pen on 5.5×8.25″ bristol. (You can purchase the original here)

You can imagine my reaction to the BATS when I was 12 years old: Cobras? Robots? SIGN ME UP Loved the lenticular shield on their chests to give the impression of looking at their robot innards (didn’t make sense, but hey, that’s part of the kid logic of G.I. Joe-why are they wearing clothes as well?). Interchangeable gun-hands just sealed the deal. These days I have several in my collection, and I never get tired of them.

Plus, since they were robots, we now got to watch Sgt. Slaughter go wildly violent on them without having to worry about parent groups censoring our show!

Check out the 5:23 mark for awesome Slaughter action:

Robots. Cobras. Great Big Punch-Out Scenes. Great.

└ Tags: 80s cartoons, cartoons, g.i. joe, sketches

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Cartoon Sketches: Windhammer!

by Jerzy Drozd on April 7, 2012 at 3:15 am

Posted In: Blog, Cartoon Sketches

Man, it seems like I’ve been having a lot of unrelated conversations about Silverhawks lately, and I haven’t had much time to sketch for myself. So it’s high time I scratched both itches!

WINDHAMMER Pencil, brush pen, and crayon on 5×8.5″ bristol.

I plan on talking about this at length in a future Lean Into Art Cast, but Silverhawks is, in my mind, one of the most creative cartoon series ever made, hands down. Maybe the acting was a little stiff. Maybe the writing in the later seasons didn’t shine. But in terms of overall concept and design, I have yet to see an equally creative action/adventure cartoon. Don’t believe me? check out the intro!

Oh, and if you liked this sketch, I’m holding a commission sale for a limited time, and in limited quantities! What 80s/90s cartoon character would you like me to draw for you?

└ Tags: 80s cartoons, cartoons, silverhawks, sketches

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Cartoon Sketches: Tarantulas!

by Jerzy Drozd on January 14, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Posted In: Blog, Cartoon Sketches

Warm up sketch today is that nasty Predacon mad scientist (not a ninja) Tarantulas!

Pencil and brush pen on 5.5×8.25″ bristol.

Tarantulas brought such great things to the Transformers franchise. He introduced a third faction in what was usually a two-sided war and he was the first really creepy mad scientist (check out The Web, linked below). Above all, he was just a super fun villain.