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Description this is another convention exclusive cover of sinbad for zenescope comics

hmm.... where to begin on this one...well, convention covers are always fun, because they have no real direction or purpose...u know that feeling when u are staring at a blank sheet of paper and and u say to urself...ok, i have no idea where to start?? well that was the case here. i could litterally draw any thing i wanted as long as it was a sinbad theme. i had three days to think of what i wanted to do..and i thought of a lot of random things...like a girl licking a sinbad shaped lollypop..or even taking it outside the box like at a ball game or somthing...and on the third day, i was sitting at my desk and i was staring at the blank pg with NOTHING...thats right nothing. its funny...u dont realize that having a direction saves a lot of time. i dont know how gallerie painters do it. complete freedom to paint anything they want. well, as most of u know, i like ass and thongs, so i guess that was a start.

i originally was going to put him behind her and have her hands gently resting on his chest or something, but it felt too boring. and i set my sketchbook down for a min or ten, and stared some more..and my mojo struck.. and i was happy, i bounced up and grabbed my sketchbook and went with the sinbad doll. its not something u see on a cover of a comic and thats what sold it for me...i was so stuck for awhile that my editor raven was throwing ideas at me to help get me started...but i wasnt feeling them.

after the figure was layed out i was stuck again..im like dammit!! where the hell is this girl at??? and where the hell do u sit while squeezing a doll in this era?? do i put her in a palace? a room? a bed room? again complete freedom i guess, can be over whelming. they didnt have a lot of beds then, so i went with the pillows, sheets and typical curtains.

while i drew her shirt...well i think its a shirt... i was thinking, WFT is this eric? and why is it so boring? so i erased it and sat back a lilttle, and said to myself, "complete" freedom. so i started making everything up. i added doodabs here...and weird loops there and crap here..i had shoe lace type crisscross strings on her back and thought it was too boring, so made up this pattern, which is unique and interesting looking...along with the rest of her shirt and the whole damn decore.. and its funny what ur subconcious mind will come up with. i guess, i would like to see a girl in this?? mmm. yes i think i would

i HATE drawing anything symmetrical, im not good at it and i dont have the patience for it. i drew something once and i dont want to draw it again. there are two and a half hanging lamps here..but they are symetrical...which means i actually have to draw the same pattern 5 times....arhh, i hate it. same with the vase on the floor and the wierd wooden screens and wood pattern...things...on the wall behind her.. but in the end, its all worth it, i love detail and thats what it take so i bite the bullet.

when laying out anything, i find that holding the pencil at the top in stead of the bottom allows my wrist to be more relaxed and i can move my hand faster and i find this helps me with the "organic" feel that the placement of all the items and objects have in the background....like the curtians and tassels, and hanging things ( i dont know what they are) it essepcially helped with the pillows. the organic technique helps eliminate the look of everything was "placed" there intentionally and not randomly.

i tried to give her thicker eyebrows and lips to make her look more exotic, not that its really noticable.

had to get this done over night, but i couldnt stop when i originally wanted too cause i was really in the zone and the Mojo was oozing out, i kept putting more and more in it..im pretty happy with the piece...and i cant wait to see what Knee-eye comes up with on the colors
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Comments: 101

gridrunnerx [2011-07-13 20:04:16 +0000 UTC]

awesome work and detail...well done

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Shisaichi [2011-01-19 22:21:34 +0000 UTC]

I really like your work!!
It's just amazing!
All the best!!

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alexman26 [2009-10-31 05:15:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow, Just awesome, permission to add color?

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ebas In reply to alexman26 [2009-11-04 11:32:45 +0000 UTC]

sure, just go making prints and selling them

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alexman26 In reply to ebas [2009-11-05 04:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Oo, Wow man, thanks for you coment, OMG, prints?! I think no, your job... only you can sell.

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ClownDomain [2009-10-28 06:29:48 +0000 UTC]

I love twisting in her body.

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soulstrifer [2009-06-15 22:01:57 +0000 UTC]

Your dedication to detail is amazing! I wish I could draw like this. Your are awe inspiring. Definantly someone I could easily idolize for drawing skill. May I have permision to in and color a few of your drawings, Simply for my own pleasure, nothing more? If not thats alright I understand.

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LahmiaRaven [2009-05-28 09:46:45 +0000 UTC]

Can I be a massive pain in the ass, and ask if I can ink this please?

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ebas In reply to LahmiaRaven [2009-08-18 13:52:04 +0000 UTC]

of course

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LahmiaRaven In reply to ebas [2009-10-26 20:13:58 +0000 UTC]

[link] Thanks I had fun inking this! Sorry it took so long - have had requests >_< lol

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ebas In reply to LahmiaRaven [2009-11-25 15:19:36 +0000 UTC]

looks good...u have a lot of patience and that is very very good for an inker to have...u really should consider it...cause u also have a steady hand...but u need to pay a lil more attention to the line weight. its almost non existant.. a lot of ur lines are flat and "dead" is what its called..when there is no line weight... go back and look carefully and u will notice that lines get thicker and thinner in spots

look at alex gardners stuff over j scott campbell and it will be easy to see

keep it up...

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LahmiaRaven In reply to ebas [2009-11-25 15:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man. I know I need to work on my line weights, it's just a bit tough when I don't have a proper teacher lol. But I'm getting there, I just need to focus and possibly buy a quill pen even though I hate them haha! Would help though. Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it

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ebas In reply to LahmiaRaven [2009-11-26 04:16:06 +0000 UTC]

no prob...but quills are very very hard to use and get comfortable with...

make sure u use the thickest paper possible...we use 400lb paper...strathmore is the best brand and speedball india ink is what i use

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LahmiaRaven In reply to ebas [2009-11-26 11:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I've tried using quills and hate them with a passion, but I've had lots of people tell me quills are they way to go if I want my work looking professional.

Ok cool, thanks for that. Will use thicker paper next time

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ebas In reply to LahmiaRaven [2009-12-01 03:06:48 +0000 UTC]

quills are the best and the biggest pain to get use to...

cause beileve it or not...about 3/4 of all the 102's u buy are no good and it takes a lil while to develope an eye for which NOT to use

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LahmiaRaven In reply to ebas [2009-12-01 08:03:42 +0000 UTC]

I got a lot to learn then! And a lot of different quills to buy *dies*

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duckarespades1 [2009-05-13 13:51:13 +0000 UTC]

I would fav them all, but I just look in silence/awe thru your galleri... But now your at least on my dv watch list

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meggyville2009 [2009-04-28 21:13:44 +0000 UTC]

That is absolutely awesome.
But if only you knew how uncomfortable thongs were.
Of course they look sexy on bombshell babes who are probably used to wearing nothing at all.

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GodsOnVacation [2009-03-28 19:51:26 +0000 UTC]

hawtness

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catnip08 [2009-03-23 11:03:08 +0000 UTC]

Holy Jebus! So many details O.O

I can't get over how awesome her outfit is.
And yeah - it would be verry cool to see a girl in this ^^

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ebas In reply to catnip08 [2009-03-25 10:15:17 +0000 UTC]

yes it would be nice to see a lovely lady in this

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RightHandOfDoom [2008-12-13 04:43:34 +0000 UTC]

really...your stuff is inspiring.... top notch as i'm sure you know

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ebas In reply to RightHandOfDoom [2008-12-16 03:38:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Quazzie [2008-11-15 12:30:43 +0000 UTC]

Sickeningly incredible skills

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BeautifulSeverance [2008-11-15 12:19:04 +0000 UTC]

gee talk about bringin' sexy back..

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tZuB [2008-11-09 19:01:20 +0000 UTC]

i saw this from nei's gallery! you kick asses,,,unbelievable really!

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ebas In reply to tZuB [2008-11-12 07:51:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks man, i love kicking ass

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Elinewton [2008-11-03 11:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Great drawing!!
The costume of girl in a thong style is very sexy!!
The pose is very good!!

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ebas In reply to Elinewton [2008-11-04 15:19:31 +0000 UTC]

i like the pose too, its very original

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Elinewton In reply to ebas [2008-11-07 11:01:54 +0000 UTC]

Yes that is!!

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vaoni-adolpha [2008-11-01 03:08:02 +0000 UTC]

You really are an amazing artist! Thank you so much for doing such long descriptions because that way we can see what your influences were and the techniques you used. It is very helpful!

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ebas In reply to vaoni-adolpha [2008-12-03 19:10:24 +0000 UTC]

a lot of ppl seem to like the descriptions so im going to try and keep it up

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rob-hix [2008-10-29 17:24:46 +0000 UTC]

Eric, you've always been one of my Pencil Heroes. I can only hope to have half of your talent one day!
Kudos, buddy.

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ebas In reply to rob-hix [2008-10-30 15:07:09 +0000 UTC]

man its wierd to have soemone say that to me..hero huh??

well i hope so too..

thanks

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dazza1008 [2008-10-24 20:41:40 +0000 UTC]

"weird loops there and crap here"

The whole thing is very decorated, which sums up Arabian Nights for me. Nice job!

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ebas In reply to dazza1008 [2008-10-27 12:19:46 +0000 UTC]

u think im funny but im not...

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dazza1008 In reply to ebas [2008-10-27 20:25:44 +0000 UTC]

Huh? Well, whether it was intentional or not, I giggled.

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demondreams [2008-10-24 00:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful. the background is very nice and adds to the environment. I love all the little details, especially on her costume. would you mind if I use this for coloring practice? I wont post of course (unless given permission) but use for my own practice purposes.....so damned pretty!

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ebas In reply to demondreams [2008-10-27 12:20:40 +0000 UTC]

color away...happens all the time and be sure to show me when ur done

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Stinger22005 [2008-10-23 17:25:51 +0000 UTC]

Too much detail...

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ebas In reply to Stinger22005 [2008-10-27 12:22:21 +0000 UTC]

there is such a thing as too much

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Stinger22005 In reply to ebas [2008-10-27 16:38:58 +0000 UTC]

Nah. It looks good.

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NewGirlComic [2008-10-23 10:48:55 +0000 UTC]

very nice job.

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mistakendestiny [2008-10-23 05:10:38 +0000 UTC]

that's a wikid pic.

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Amaniwolf [2008-10-23 02:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow that's gorgeous, your detail is incredible!

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Gershom [2008-10-22 23:21:28 +0000 UTC]

That does look like some pain in the butt detail work. So much detail... quite a job for the eyes to distinguish things at first.

Criticism: I'm going to have to agree with ~odingraphics about the wind issue--I mean look at how much her hair is blowing. Also, something that no one else said anything about but jumped right out at me: she is hugging a plush toy, but if you look at her arms/hands it doesn't look she is hugging anything. It looks more like she is hugging herself and there is nothing there to impede her arms. Hopefully that is useful.

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ebas In reply to Gershom [2008-10-23 02:28:27 +0000 UTC]

it is plush, and very plush at that...have ur ever squeezed one in ur hand and made a complete fist? well its one of those...its that soft.

and her head spun around, so theres no wind...and the hanging lamps are made of heavy glass and gold, it is weighed down a lot because there is fire in them, cant have them swinging around and falling down now can we??

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Izzabell [2008-10-22 23:08:44 +0000 UTC]

hi! i watch and just saw the colored version of this and thought to come here and see your pencil work, which i have to say is gorgeous. the style you use reminds me of some of the stuff printed by top cow...do you draw for them too? and just so i don't flood this with my silly questions, do you have a faq?

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ebas In reply to Izzabell [2008-10-23 02:25:19 +0000 UTC]

i dont have a faq...what ever that is...but yes i do work for topcow. thats my day job

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Izzabell In reply to ebas [2008-10-23 02:35:17 +0000 UTC]

cool. a faq that answers frequently asked questions...usually in a journal, but i noticed when i went to your main page that you don't have a journal.

so b/c of that. did you learn all this on your own or did you attend a college?

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