Archive for February, 2012

Week Three of Operation Graphite – Theme: Batman

Another strong week, and a few new members to the Corp.

AlanCheezy – I’m “The Terror”

b!@yne – Batman

bruku – BAT TROUBLE

Drafturgy – The Dark Knight

Kalebschad – Batman

Shawnbrookwilliams – Batman

Shock – Gordon

Sweatywest – (x2) Batman and also The Joker

Thanks for defending Gotham.

The Grey Op theme for week four is Pulp Cover Art.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_novel

Draw or paint your own Pulp cover illustration. The pulp cover can be an original or existing character/title as long as it fits the style and spirit of Pulp magazines and novels.

Please have submissions in by Thursday night 3.1.2012, so all submissions can be published Early on Friday 3.2.2012

The theme selected for week three will be BATMAN.

Batman Animated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman

Any drawing or painting, traditional media, or digigal work that can be related to Batman is fair game.

Please have submissions in by Thursday night 2.23.2012, (Friday at 5AM counts) so submissions can be published Early on Friday 2.24.2012.

Week two of Operation Graphite – Theme: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Going strong for the second week, and adding a new member bringing us from Magnificent Seven to Super Eight!

AlanCheezy  – (2 images… we’ll let it slide this time.) Foot, and Leo

Dave – TURTLE

Drafturgy – Redbunny Ice cream

kalebschad (and Corwin) – Leo and Shredder

Micah – Splinter

shawnbrookwilliams – TMNT

Shock – Adolescent Evolved Shaolin Terrapin

Sweatywest – I Like Turtles

Thank you all for contributing.

The theme selected for week two will be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMNT

Any drawing or painting, traditional media, or digigal that can be related to the TMNT universe is fair game.

Please have submissions in by Thursday night 2.16.2012, (Friday at 5AM counts) so submissions can be published Early on Friday 2.17.2012.

 

Cowabunga!

Week one of Operation Graphite – Theme: The Avengers.

Sorry for the delay, but we still were able to launch on Friday.

For the first week of this operation, we are off to a great start. Seven magnificent contributors to kick off what I hope will be a long running artistic project.

Week 1 Contributors 

AlanCheezy  – Captain America’s Helmet Blunder

Dave – Who the F@#! is Iron Man?

Drafturgy – Cappy

kalebschad – The Cap

Micah – captain america

shawnbrookwilliams – The Avengers

Shock – Hawkeye, The Wasp, and Giant Man

Thank you all for contributing.

To kick off Operation Graphite, I will pick a theme in honor the comic book team that I am most eager/nervous to see represented on the big screen.

Marvel’s, The Avengers, is the theme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_(comics)

All entries are due on 2.9.12, with images [hopefully] posted on 2.10.12

Excelsior!

Operation Graphite will be a weekly collection of drawings, paintings, or works of art following a given theme for the week.

The genesis of the idea came from the realization that too many of my friends and myself have nearly abandoned recreational drawing. For many of us, drawing was once a common pastime. Some of us were even Art Majors in College. But as time went on, and finding time to draw in our busy lives became more and more dificult, we stopped drawing for fun, or even all together.

In the following weeks, I hope to have a series of themes which several of my friends can contribute a work of visual art. In time we can become an online community, but for now, all it needs to be is reason to find event just 15 minutes to find time to make a drawing, painting or work of art.