benji138

There are some days when I get a bit ahead of myself and think, "You know, with enough practice and determination, maybe one day I'll be able to make a living with my artwork."

And then I look at Eddy Barrows and go, "Yeah...nevermind."

eddybarrows.deviantart.com/art…

Okay, since I don't have a premium membership or whatever I can't do surveys, so I have to write this in a journal entry. I hope that's alright with everyone.

I've noticed that my art with either color or shading gets way more hits and faves than the clean pencil lines. Obviously, people like to see more finished pieces. So I ask you, dear reader: Of all of the current pieces in my gallery, which one would you most like to see colored and/or shaded? There are only a few that I haven't done anything with (Batman, Harry Potter, and a bunch of my TMNT art), but I'm curious to see what you guys might think.

On a related note, is there anything you guys would like to see me try to draw? At the moment I'm relatively uninspired. Harry Potter used up all of my creative juices and now I'm back to basics, thinking about drawing Supes and Bats and the like. Anything else you'd like to see, comic-related or not?

Thanks guys. I truly do appreciate my small but loyal fan base.  

I'm currently working on a new drawing that I'm actually very excited about. It's something a little different for me, meaning it's not a comic book character or a Ninja Turtle. I'm not going to say what it is because I don't want to ruin the surprise, but let's just say that this new drawing will appeal to a totally different audience than my other stuff.

EDIT: Finished the drawing. At least, I think I did. I might go back and do some shading or more detail work...I can't decide. Anyway, it was Harry Potter. Check it out in my gallery and let me know what you think! /EDIT

Anyway, I just wanted an excuse to write a journal entry while I'm waiting for this render to finish.

Oh, and I beat Batman: Arkham Asylum two weeks ago and now I'm on to Challenge mode. It's such an awesome game, and I REALLY suck at the combat.  

tagged me in this game but I don't really have 8 people to tag back, so I'll just do it myself.

Here at 8 things about me:

1. I'm colorblind (so please excuse any seemingly-odd color choices I might make in my art)  
2. All of my life I was a Marvel fanboy, and then once I got out of college I got into DC after reading some Batman graphic novels. It's a whole new world to discover!
3. I have a degree in Telecommunications, I do motion graphics for a living, but I wish I could just draw all day
4. I've never had any formal art training, outside of high school art classes
5. I love comic books, comic art, people associated with comics, pencilers, inkers, colorists, the whole world that revolves around the idea of comics...yet I don't read any on a regular basis.
6. I like to run. I pride myself on being fast and having good stamina.
7. I like video games a lot and if I lived alone I would probably spend every moment of my free time playing. Thankfully, I have a wife who makes sure I don't still live like I did in high school.
8. I listen to punk rock, and you should too.