Inktober #7-9: Lost, Rock, and Broken

A buffet of quick Inktober 2016 sketches.  The first is "Lost", which of course meant the statue from Lost...

Followed by "Rock".  Gorignak, from Galaxy Quest!

Finally, for "Broken" I sadly did a quick and simple sketch of a tome; in this case representing the Guild Wars 2 Manifesto, and all of ANet's broken promises.  They took an innovative and balanced game and turned it into a generic MMO, complete with Best in Slot gear grinds, forced content to have access to best in slot gear (high level fractals, raids, collection quests that take the fun out of playing, and so on), and alternatives which were a soul sapping, over-grind for gold.  It was a cowardly lack of faith in the replay-ability of their created content for enjoyment purposes.  After the last Wintersday Festival, which introduced over-grinding to fun and optional PvE, I quit.  They brought me back with a blast from the past: a new Living Story and new and accessible PvE content.  Soon though, they will shift back to raids and exclusivity...and I'll be looking for yet another new game to play....

The Last Tent-Bender Sketches

Back in the Spring of 2009, I had the interesting experience of being an extra on the film the Last Airbender while it was shooting at the Philadelphia Naval Yard.  Sometimes, you were called to gloriously run around on a huge sound stage carrying large weapons, but other times the day consisted of a 5am call time followed by 10 hours of waiting in an outdoor tent.  To pass the time, armed with a ball point pen and a partially blank call sheet, I would sketch the props that we were assigned each day.  Here are a few select samples:

Northern Water Tribe Helmet

Northern Water Tribe Belt Buckle

A somewhat troublesome Fire Nation Helmet