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):

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.

Bettie pin-up

Hey guys, it's Hugo again. Here's another sketch of my favorite subjects, a Bettie Page pin-up done in my Moleskine sketchbook (awesome paper!) with a Blackwing 602. Enjoy!

Don Draper

Hugo here! To complement the Joan Holloway sketch post, I'm posting a Don Draper this week. Can't wait until "Mad Men" starts up again:

Joan Holloway

Hugo here!

I finished "Mad Men" season 4 on Netflix recently and thought it'd be appropriate to sketch the Marilyn Monroe-esque Joan Holloway, played by Christina Hendricks. She's definitely a character that seemed shallow in the beginning but the writers were able to induce her with some depth. It's also great to see that TV is putting women with real curves on the screen.


I'm definitely a fan of her and the show (Don Draper sketch coming soon) but so much smoking and drinking on it though! Also check out Hendricks as a bad ass in the Joss Whedon series "Firelfly", where I saw her the 1st time. 


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