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Ian The Comic Artist

@ianthecomicartist.bsky.social

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Canadian science fiction and horror illustrator. not taking commissions. #noAI Tutorial and art discussion videos here: https://youtube.com/@ianthecomicartist Always drawing or painting something.

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 14h

Photoshoot day!
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #supernatural #scifi #sciencefiction

A photo of the artist and one of his models after a photoshoot

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 1d

A winged robot pencil illustration I did a few years ago.
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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 1d

A recent digital sketch I did of another utilitarian spaceship for my ongoing Mothership game.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #Mothership #ttrpg

A digital sketch of a space-faring freighter

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 2d

A digital illustration of a Minoan Snake Priestess I did a few years ago.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 3d

I just posted a new video, this one talking about my Steampunk Scientist illustration. I talk about my process,working with models, and about using different types of pencils to create depth.
youtu.be/PkhUHea0ZCA
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #steampunk #cyborg #goth #pencils

Steampunk Scientist Illustration Discussion

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 4d

Editing video on a rainy Sunday morning.
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A monitor showing an illustration video being edited together

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished the steampunk scientist.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #steampunk #cyborg #goth #gothic #horror #pencils

A pencil illustration of a gothic steampunk cyborg

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 6d

Steampunk cyborg completed, continuing to pencil the background.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk #cyborg #goth

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 7d

Main character mostly completed, background creeping in.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk #cyborg #goth

A hand drawing a pencil illustration of a goth steampunk cyborg

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 8d

Starting the steampunk cyborg. So that I don't smear the pencil illustration, drawing this from left to right.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk #cyborg

A hand drawing a pencil illustration of a steampunk cyborg

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 9d

Tuesday morning pencilling.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 9d

Continuing the background.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk #coffin

A hand drawing a pencil illustration of a steampunk setting

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 9d

Pencilling the monster-filled coffin.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk

A hand pencilling a steampunk illustration

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 10d

Early morning drawing on a Monday.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 10d

Laying out the basic design of this steampunk illustration with a 2H pencil.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #steampunk

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 11d

Playing with an idea. I think I'll be doing this as a pencil illustration, and add something into the coffin.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #steampunk #sketch

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 12d

From traditional inks to digital colours, my creepy robot in an alley illustration.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #robot

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 13d

Just posted this new Youtube video, discussing why I paint from back to front - youtu.be/_9SdK2iC-FA

#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #robot #PortageAndMain #scifi #sciencefiction

Painting from Back to Front Illustration Discussion

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 13d

Some older very goth photo illustrations of mine.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #goth #gothic #supernatural

A woman holding a skull with a ghostly figure behind her

A ball jointed doll sitting on the grass

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 14d

This evening, I was having a conversation with a model I've worked with before, and she reminded me of this pencil illustration, based on a photo I took of a different nude model who had climbed a tree from 12 years ago.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #pencils #robot #scifi

A pencil illustration of a winged robot in an industrial setting

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 15d

Just completed, a new entry in my Portage and Main series.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #robot #PortageAndMain #scifi #sciencefiction

A robot seated at the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 16d

Detail work on the face.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #robot #wip #PortageAndMain

A hand painting a robot on a screen tablet

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 16d

First pass on painting the main figure.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #robot #wip #PortageAndMain

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 17d

More painting, shooting more video.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #wip #PortageAndMain #robot

Video on a monitor of a person painting a robot

Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 17d

First pass on the foreground, starting to paint the central figure.
#イラスト #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #wip #PortageAndMain

A hand painting a robot at the corner of Portage and Main on a screen tablet