Captain America, Thor, & Iron Man

Nightwing and Batgirl

Pencils by Jeremy Dale

Inks by Kelly Dale

_________________

Enjoy!

- jeremy

___________________________

Here’s a look at several of the commissions (in various stages on a few, as well) that I had lined up for HeroesCon this year! There was a LOT to get to this year, and although it took away from Skyward a bit, I’m glad they turned out as they did. Thanks to everyone who ordered a piece– you helped make this the best HeroesCon yet!

Oh yeah– my HeroesCon 2011 Charity Art Auction piece of the Avengers (from the last blog post) went for $1,000! Wow. Thanks, everyone! Glad to help out an amazing show like Heroes in any way I can.

Special thanks go out to my wife, Kelly Dale, on the inking assist on just about every HeroesCon 2011 piece for the show before and during the show.

Enjoy! Click to embiggen.

- jeremy dale

—————-
Now playing: Skillet – Hero
via FoxyTunes

If you want a commission to pick up at HeroesCon 2011 on June 3rd-5th, this is your FINAL call! Contact me for more information.

On with the sketch!

Click to check it out bigger.

This is an in-process look at a commission I’m doing for HeroesCon. This one will be inked (with a cool inky technique in the background box there) before passing it off next weekend at Heroes! Manomanoman do I love that show.

Thanks to the literal dozens of commission requests so far! I’m nearly done with the list now, so there are still a few spots open if you’re interested in getting a piece pre-ordered to pick up at the show. Drop me a line and we’ll make things happen!

Click to embiggen– enjoy!

- jeremy dale

—————-
Now playing: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
via FoxyTunes

Up late tonight writing this on the 30th if you can believe that– sorry to ruin the illusion and show the “man behind the curtain”, but to be fair, doing a daily sketchblog is only possible with my workload if I fit it in where I can… and in this case? It’s writing a batch of these days ahead so I won’t run out of time and not have ANYTHING that day. Hope that isn’t a problem for anyone– but hey! Daily sketches!

On with those happy, daily moments of Jeremy Dale joy!

I think I mentioned yesterday that I love Spidey the other day, right? Yeah– not so much with Iron Man. I like the guy and all, but it’s hard to relate to a rich jerk that pushes people around to get what he wants, you know? Add in a tendency to drink heavier than any liver could ever handle and I just don’t find him enchanting. However, I dig the armor aspect, and at several points I find myself collecting his series ANYWAY. That, I think, shows the brilliance of the character more than anything. I don’t like the guy, but I read his book because it’s great. Figure that one out.

CLICK TO EMBIGGEN– Enjoy!

- jeremy

Sooooo tired– oh, welcome back! SKRATCHADAY has returned! We arrived back in Atlanta after MegaCon in Orlando late last night (well, almost 3 am, I guess), and it’s been run run run ever since. That said, we’re exhausted, but thrilled to have had a fun show and we want to thank all of you for making it out and showing us such a great time!

On with the sketches!

I’m the guy that, even as a kid, would tell you the Avengers could kick the JLA’s butts any day… and meant it. I was raised on the Marvel Universe, and really dug the Avengers from the get-go. Thanks to my father being a huge comic geek himself, I was lucky enough to read from issue 4 onward, even at the early age of 5 in the 1980s. I couldn’t get enough! Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp & Hank Pym– it was a fun team dynamic, and brilliant creators like John Buscema, Roy Thomas, John Byrne, George Perez on 3 or four runs (my favorite being his with Kurt Busiek), and so many more made the Avengers mythos tons of fun. Even now with the radically different team with Spidey, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, and Ronin as newer members make it always interesting and fascinating to see change and grow.

CLICK TO EMBIGGEN– Enjoy!

- jeremy

Featuring some of the full commissions from last weekend’s MegaCon in Orlando, Florida!

Here’s an Avengers piece, featuring the classic icons of the team– Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor. With all three the tentpoles of the current Marvel movies leading up the the Avengers movie, they’ve been pretty popular as commission requests of late.

Drawn in blue pencil on 11 x 17 inch bristol. Converted to greyscale in Photoshop.

I usually do commissions in regular pencil or ink and Copic markers (depending on what’s requested) but at shows I’m finding it easier to work with a blueline pencil to reduce smudging and keeping it clean on the show floor. They don’t erase as well as a normal pencil, but that’s teaching me to be more precise with my lines, which I like.

Enjoy!

- jeremy

Here’s a few sketches from yours truly that have been scanned and posted here for your delight and enjoyment. It’s a rainy day here in Atlanta (our new base of operations), and I sit here typing this with the dog sleeping at my side.There’s a LOT to talk about for what’s ahead in 2010– stay tuned!

- jeremy dale