Hey kids, Sketches!

Here's some recent sketches! These are also posted in my personal blog, The Art of Hugo Giraud. As always click on the images for a bigger version:

One of my favorite Marvel characters: classic X-men Nightcrawler quick sketch for Sketch Dailies, all digital (Adobe Ps, Kyle T. Webster brushes, Wacom Cintiq, Adobe Ai for type- Palooka from Blambot). He was created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, debuting on a new mutant team with Sunfire, Banshee, Storm, Colossus, Thunderbird, and Wolverine on "Giant-Size X-men #1":

Watched "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" movie a week back, solid action and comic movie! Here's a classic Kirby "coming-atcha!" style Cap, done with Palomino Blackwing on the Moleskine. Cap was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby before Marvel even happened:

BTW, I also finished reading "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story" by Sean Howe. Lots of interesting backstory and drama from the Stan and Jack days until now! Stan is great but IMHO Long Live The King.


I watched a lot of wrestling as a kid both in PR and the US! My favorites were Carlitos Colon, Los Super Medicos, Los Invaders, Abdullah the Butcher, and even had a namesake in Hugo Savinovich. In the US, the Ultimate Warrior was one of the most exciting characters to watch because he was so colorful yet such a mystery, Rest In Peace. Done in Palomino Blackwing on Moleskine:

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Ultraman

Ultraman drawing: light blue Col-Erase, Pentel Tradio & Pocket Brush on Moleskine.

More Café

Here's a couple from last Thursday sketched from life. Both are Pentel Tradio & Kurotake Brush pens on Moleskine:

Café

At the local Barnes & Noble, Pentel Tradio & Pocket Brush on the Moleskine. - Hugo

Fun dreads

Back in November 2013 on the Moleskine with Blackwing pencils  - Hugo

20's/30's animated character

Hey guys, Hugo here. Happy New 2013! Here's a recent one from my small Moleskine sketchbook done with the Pentel Tradio, you can also see it here on Instagram (follow me at girson26):

Abstract sketches

Hey guys, Hugo here-

Here's a couple of abstract sketches from my Design & Art Theory class. I was trying to represent how you would abstract a fish (the 1st one) and a figure made out of liquid (2nd). Enjoy!

http://instagram.com/p/RYkFyHAsSN/

Flesh & Blood Comps

Hey Guys!

I'm Back, posting on Dos Illustros! Here are a few concept Illustrations I made for a fan art page in the acclaimed Flesh & Blood series with Neil Vokes. Awesome book on the classic monsters.

More Figure Drawing

Hey guys, Hugo here. For a big figure drawing post, visit this recent post on my personal blog: http://hugogiraud.blogspot.com/2012/08/big-figure-drawing-post.html

Figure drawing

Hugo here: one of the sketches from my last Sunday figure drawing session at Crealdé School of Art in Winter Park, FL. Done with the Pentel Tradio pen and Copic Sketch Marker N08 on Strathmore Smooth Marker paper. Shot with Instagram, you can also see it here: http://instagram.com/p/NNEqpegsTG/

Kleeman and Mike 2012

Hugo here with a Kleeman and Mike sketch, go find them at Comic-con this week at the Exhibitor Tables F-11! Randy will be playing the new animated short there. Sketch done with a Blackwing 602 pencil on Moleskine sketchbook paper. BTW, George will also be at the San Diego Comic-con at the portfolio reviews and walking around, say hi if you see him!

Girl Robin & Batman

Hugo here, a quick inked drawing of girl Robin & Batman. Done with the Tradio & Pocket Brush Pentel Pens on Moleskine sketchbook paper.

Avengers doodles

Hugo here: Quick Avengers sketches on a storyboard pad with a Pentel Stylo pen. Check it on Instagram!

ps. check out Lady Mary Crawley from Downton Abbey snuck in at the bottom!

Digital ink

Hugo here: quick digital ink portrait in Corel Painter IX, hope you like!

Winnie the Pooh!

Hey Guys, I did this one for a Christmas gift to my buddy Tommy Castillo's girlfriend Samantha Geller. Enjoy!

George

Here goes another one. Enjoy!

George

Playing Dirty

Hey Guys, This is a new print I made for MegaCon this year. It was a fun one. Enjoy!

George

Dog ruffs

Hey guys, Hugo here to show some rough dog sketches for the research & design stage of the new "Kleeman and Mike" animated short. BTW thank you so much to all who donated and/or shared & reposted! These are pretty realistic still so we probably won't go with them and there's still more design to do. They were done digitally in Adobe Flash using the brush tool on a Wacom Cintiq so they're all vector. Hope you like!

Bullmastiff:

Doberman:

German Shepherd:

Pitbull:

Rottweiler:

Getting back

Hugo here, sorry for the lack of updates! I am just getting back to creating art after Winter Break and George will have a table at Megacon this weekend (go check him out and buy a print from him or say hi if you see me walking around on Sunday). A sneak peek of my latest piece is in my blog here and I'll post the final bigger version tomorrow at the show.

We'll be back on the swing of things after this weekend, stay tuned!

Holiday card sketch

Hey guys, Hugo here again. So sorry about not posting in a while! December gets pretty crazy at work with trying to squeeze in a monthly class between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Anyway,  I thought I'd post the sketches I used for my Holiday card this year. Once it's done, I'll post the link here to the final version in my personal blog so you guys can also see it. I was inspired this year by one of my favorites, illustrator Jim Flora. He was a very minimalist and graphic illustrator from the 50's and 60's who illustrated many jazz record covers around those times. I sketched it in parts so that I could assemble the composition later.

Happy Holidays, Merry X-mas, and hope you guys have a Happy New Year!

-hugo


PS. here is the final card:  http://hugogiraud.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-card.html