Your ol' pal Les McClaine - commissions open!
@lesmcclaine.com
Everyone's favorite all-American boy
Artist of Books of Clash, Old Souls, the Tick, the Middleman, Jonny Crossbones, Highway 13, and I'm sure some other stuff
https://lesmcclaine.com
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Artist of Books of Clash, Old Souls, the Tick, the Middleman, Jonny Crossbones, Highway 13, and I'm sure some other stuff
https://lesmcclaine.com
https://evilspacerobot.com
I haven't logged on to deviantart in probably ten-fifteen years but what the hell was I looking at last time I was there
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I haven't logged on to deviantart in probably ten-fifteen years but what the hell was I looking at last time I was there
I found this in my files. I think it's from around 2018? 2019? Not bad but I think the style I'm going with is better
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I found this in my files. I think it's from around 2018? 2019? Not bad but I think the style I'm going with is better
they're tricky to make three-dimensional. How to his hands fit onto the ends?
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
they're tricky to make three-dimensional. How to his hands fit onto the ends?
I'm figuring out how to make Hash's Popeye arms work
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'm figuring out how to make Hash's Popeye arms work
Little things that irk me: This campaign to launch an entire new line, reinvigorating an IP, consistently uses serif I in its lettering
January 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Little things that irk me: This campaign to launch an entire new line, reinvigorating an IP, consistently uses serif I in its lettering
I drew too close to the crop so I resized and gave our little guys some more headroom
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I drew too close to the crop so I resized and gave our little guys some more headroom
I like double-page spreads because they let you pretend you did more work than you actually did
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I like double-page spreads because they let you pretend you did more work than you actually did
I revised the pose so his hand wouldn't be in front of his face. This is our first look at the hero of the story!
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I revised the pose so his hand wouldn't be in front of his face. This is our first look at the hero of the story!
pretty jazzed about this gesture drawing
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
pretty jazzed about this gesture drawing
Second try. I think this is more the way I want to go. A lot less rendering, which I think lightens the whole page and makes it less muddy
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Second try. I think this is more the way I want to go. A lot less rendering, which I think lightens the whole page and makes it less muddy
January 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I like this color style but I think it's too labor-intensive. I'm gonna try again and go a little simpler
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I like this color style but I think it's too labor-intensive. I'm gonna try again and go a little simpler
My gardener is here
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
My gardener is here
He’s doing it again
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
He’s doing it again
I think I accomplished what I was going for here. Next page: characters!
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I think I accomplished what I was going for here. Next page: characters!
I had a couple of real nasty tangents with the waterline in panel 4, yeesh. Fixed 'em
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I had a couple of real nasty tangents with the waterline in panel 4, yeesh. Fixed 'em
a slightly more accurate version of my pencils, with all the underdrawing included
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
a slightly more accurate version of my pencils, with all the underdrawing included
I finished a page of pencils
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I finished a page of pencils
a creature of grace and poise
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
a creature of grace and poise
Only took me five bottles to get a Blue Star cap
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Only took me five bottles to get a Blue Star cap
oh, lookit this one
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM
oh, lookit this one
You guys familiar with Leslie Otway? I just happened across his work and I love it
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 AM
You guys familiar with Leslie Otway? I just happened across his work and I love it
me in a nutshell
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
me in a nutshell
I watched four movies with Jack Quaid and two directed by Wes Craven. I have to imagine there were other actors, at least, I watched more movies from
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I watched four movies with Jack Quaid and two directed by Wes Craven. I have to imagine there were other actors, at least, I watched more movies from
hey, there's a little year-end thing over there
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
hey, there's a little year-end thing over there