The PC Weenies: A Sketchbook Blog

studio shot (cropped)

2011-04-01T10:05:00.001-05:00

studio shot (cropped), originally uploaded by kms007.

Here's a photo of my studio space.

We've moved

2009-04-01T20:45:00.001-05:00

Most of my work can be found online at PC Weenies and UNcubed. This site will remain for historic purposes. If you're linking here, please make sure to update your links to point to either PCW or UN3. Thanks! :)

-Krishna

Model Sheets (Milton Weiner)

2008-08-07T20:30:00.001-05:00

Model Sheets (Milton Weiner), originally uploaded by kms007.

Where Have I Been?

2008-08-07T19:35:00.002-05:00

It's been nearly a year since I last posted new pieces of art. I can now be found updating my comics: PC Weenies and Uncubed. Please surf on over and check 'em out.

Here are some samples of both strips for you to peruse.

ROM_1680_b_and_w

2007-12-01T21:23:00.001-05:00

ROM_1680_b_and_w, originally uploaded by kms007.

Red Skull

2007-11-23T22:26:00.001-05:00

Red Skull, originally uploaded by kms007.

monsters

2007-11-23T21:43:00.001-05:00

monsters, originally uploaded by kms007.

Cobra Commander

2007-11-23T21:11:00.001-05:00

Cobra Commander, originally uploaded by kms007.

3_more_angels_aged.jpg

2007-11-15T08:08:00.001-05:00

3_more_angels_aged.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Nightgig Sampler #3 (vintage look)

2007-11-12T10:35:00.001-05:00

Nightgig Sampler #3 (vintage look), originally uploaded by kms007.

some cover work for Nightgig Studios upcoming webcomics sampler issue...

three_angels.jpg

2007-11-06T20:05:00.001-05:00

three_angels.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

three_angels_silhouette.jpg

2007-11-06T16:39:00.001-05:00

three_angels_silhouette.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Me and my amigos

nov_wallpaper_03.jpg

2007-11-05T21:39:00.001-05:00

nov_wallpaper_03.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

sketches_102607.jpg

2007-10-26T19:29:00.001-05:00

sketches_102607.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Some doodles I drew this afternoon during a class break...

spaceman.jpg

2007-10-24T18:55:00.001-05:00

spaceman.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

The Drac Pac!

2007-10-22T21:21:00.001-05:00

The Drac Pac!, originally uploaded by kms007.

inked and colored...

The Drac Pac (pencils)

2007-10-22T20:31:00.000-05:00

Bring on Leopard 10.5

2007-10-15T20:45:00.001-05:00

Bring on Leopard 10.5, originally uploaded by kms007.

Oct 07 PCW desktop wallpaper (2 of 2)

2007-10-08T22:38:00.001-05:00

Oct 07 PCW desktop wallpaper (2 of 2), originally uploaded by kms007.

pumpkins.jpg

2007-10-08T19:59:00.001-05:00

pumpkins.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

uncubed_pcw_wallpaper.jpg

2007-10-08T15:46:00.001-05:00

uncubed_pcw_wallpaper.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

coils_04.jpg

2007-10-03T21:10:00.001-05:00

coils_04.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

another camera angle...

coils_07.jpg

2007-10-03T21:09:00.001-05:00

coils_07.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Another Maya render...

multiplicity_01.jpg

2007-10-02T19:19:00.003-05:00

multiplicity_01.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Another abstract piece of art - this almost looks 2D, doesn't it?

multiplicity_10.jpg

2007-10-02T19:19:00.001-05:00

multiplicity_10.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

I'm not a fan of 3D by any means, but I dig using it to create abstract art. This one was done using Maya 5.0.

page_008.jpg

2007-09-18T15:56:00.001-05:00

page_008.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

a page from my forthcoming revamped portfolio flatbook...

ipod_touch_beta.jpg

2007-09-13T15:26:00.001-05:00

ipod_touch_beta.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

some freelance work for a gig that was never fully realized...

Krishna & Aarti: Uncubed!

2007-09-07T21:56:00.001-05:00

Krishna & Aarti: Uncubed!, originally uploaded by kms007.

From my new webcomic, Uncubed. Check it!

character turnarounds - Sparky the Fox

2007-09-07T21:24:00.001-05:00

character turnarounds - Sparky the Fox, originally uploaded by kms007.

Turn-arounds - part of the same freelance gig

line of action explained in run cycle

2007-09-07T21:23:00.001-05:00

line of action explained in run cycle, originally uploaded by kms007.

some freelance work I created recently...

kms_as.jpg

2007-08-25T20:00:00.001-05:00

kms_as.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Cartoon versions of me and my wife, Aarti.

something_different.jpg

2007-08-20T22:58:00.001-05:00

something_different.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

a commissioned item...

mi-6.8.jpg

2007-08-19T20:34:00.001-05:00

mi-6.8.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

A robot I drew this evening... friend or foe? You decide.

half-tones...

2007-08-15T13:05:00.001-05:00

half-tones..., originally uploaded by kms007.

anyone wanna help me 'age' this cover?

comic_cover_0057.jpg

2007-08-15T12:10:00.001-05:00

comic_cover_0057.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Love those old Kirby covers - had to take a stab at one today...

El Aggregator

2007-08-14T10:23:00.001-05:00

El Aggregator, originally uploaded by kms007.

A character I designed for an upcoming coloring book promotion...

August 07 PCW wallpaper (part 1)

2007-08-07T22:26:00.001-05:00

August 07 PCW wallpaper (part 1), originally uploaded by kms007.

new wallpaper...

comic_cover_0083.jpg

2007-08-04T07:25:00.001-05:00

comic_cover_0083.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Hell Freezes Over - Apples run Windoze - Ack!

comic_cover_0065.jpg

2007-07-30T20:29:00.001-05:00

comic_cover_0065.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

A Tech In Need is a Tech Indeed

comic_cover_0082.jpg

2007-07-30T20:11:00.003-05:00

comic_cover_0082.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Adventures in the ocean...

comic_cover_0067.jpg

2007-07-30T20:11:00.001-05:00

comic_cover_0067.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

An older toon converted into a PCW mock comic book cover...

PC Weenies Mock Cover: #75

2007-07-28T11:52:00.001-05:00

PC Weenies Mock Cover: #75, originally uploaded by kms007.

Here's the final version of that cover I initially sketched a few posts ago...

comic_cover_0071.jpg

2007-07-24T16:35:00.003-05:00

comic_cover_0071.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

It's not often we see Bob relaxed...with Pam. :)

comic_cover_0072.jpg

2007-07-24T16:35:00.001-05:00

comic_cover_0072.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

Taken from an older toon I drew...

PCW #74 mock cover

2007-07-24T10:00:00.001-05:00

PCW #74 mock cover, originally uploaded by kms007.

based on PC Weenies #1054.... love that old skool Marvel cover layout.

pcw_ROM_parody.jpg

2007-07-24T09:59:00.001-05:00

pcw_ROM_parody.jpg, originally uploaded by kms007.

A parody of the cover to ROM #25 I drew last night...

Latest mock-cover design sketch (X-Men #125 homage)

2007-07-22T10:28:00.003-05:00

I'm working on another mock comic book cover - featuring an homage to Uncanny X-Men #125 - one of my favorite comic book covers. Can't wait to ink and color this one...

PCW 55 revamp - finished!

2007-07-16T19:50:00.000-05:00

Final version - possibly the only revamped version that'll be seen outside the book. ;)

PCW #55 revamp

2007-07-16T09:43:00.000-05:00

Work on the forthcoming PC Weenies Book 1 "Greatest Hits 1998-1999" continues, at a staggeringly slow pace. In order to make more progress I've resolved myself to work on a new page each week. In the images above, you can see the original artwork for PC Weenies #55, followed by a revised sketch for that same toon I drew this morning.

One of the things I learned the hard way as an artist is to always convey depth in your illustration by way of foreground, middle ground, and background elements. It's especially important for a single panel comic - otherwise the end-result will look flat. I'm planning to ink this one today if all goes well.

Aliens

2007-06-30T07:44:00.001-05:00

Maximus revamp!

2007-06-27T19:34:00.000-05:00

A new take on a very old character of mine...

6-8-07 sketch...

2007-06-08T15:33:00.000-05:00

Some fun with Corel Painter X.

Afros...

2007-06-05T08:57:00.000-05:00

as promised...

2007-05-26T10:27:00.001-05:00

freelance work for a client

2007-05-26T08:02:00.000-05:00

Here are two of three finalized header redesigns I drew for a client. Third one coming up this afternoon...

Bunny

2007-05-22T10:15:00.001-05:00

Bad Guy

2007-05-22T08:33:00.000-05:00

More fun with a freehand Painter sketch - inked and colored in Photoshop.

Painter doodle

2007-05-22T08:08:00.001-05:00

New desktop wallpaper

2007-05-20T14:26:00.001-05:00

Downloadable from my Flickr page. Enjoy!

Sketch: Bar Gal

2007-05-11T07:58:00.000-05:00

PCW #13 - Before and After

2007-05-04T19:09:00.000-05:00

Redrew PCW #13 - here's the before (2001) and after (2007). Trivia Bit: The reason for the 2001 date on PCW #13 is because way back in 1998, when I was numbering the comic, I accidentally forgot #13. I realized this only 3 years later, and populated the vacant toon number with the cartoon you see up above. Now you know.

TMUP header concept and final

2007-04-29T14:19:00.000-05:00

I don't yet know if the above colored and inked version is the 'final' version or not - but it's where I'm at right now, awaiting Victor's review...

-K

TMUP concepts and finals

2007-04-29T14:16:00.000-05:00

I'm helping my good buddy Victor Cajiao rebrand the Typical Mac User Podcast website. I first started tackling the album art for his Podcast, which is on the iTunes Podcast directory. After multiple concept sketches, I wound up with the finalized version above.

the Dynamic Duo!

2007-04-26T06:31:00.001-05:00

Sketch for Maccast Loop revamp

2007-04-20T18:44:00.000-05:00

Here's a sketch concept I pitched to Adam Christianson of the Maccast Loop Podcast. If he likes it, I'll give it the full works (colors and inks).

Guest-art

2007-04-19T10:09:00.000-05:00

Well, since I never received an acknowledgement or reply from Kurtz or Kellett with reference to the e-mail I sent them with this illustration, I'm posting the guest-art I created for them up here.

And now - colors!

2007-04-12T17:06:00.000-05:00

here are the final colors. Let me know how it looks!

Digital inking Brandon's character

2007-04-12T06:55:00.000-05:00

This is a work-in-progress. I've always wanted to try my hand at inking someone else's pencils. After our latest collaboration, I asked Brandon McKinney if he may have any penciled drawings laying around that I could practice digital inking with. Lo and behold, he was able to supply me with the awesome penciled sketch you see above. I'm still playing around with the inks - and will add colors etc. But here's where I'm at so far...

Bob character profile

2007-04-07T10:45:00.001-05:00

Another item I created as an example to show my class.

Bob Turnarounds

2007-04-07T09:59:00.001-05:00

A sample I whipped up for my Advanced Digital 2D class...

SequA Poster 2: Process

2007-04-04T14:50:00.000-05:00

Thought you may enjoy these... Brandon McKinney created a really cool pen and ink sketch. My task was to add an inked version of my 'persona' into the drawing, and add the colors to the piece. This piece needs to be lettered - when it's fully complete, it will serve as an announcement poster for the next Art Institute of Tampa SequA meeting.

PCW Toon #1005

2007-04-03T09:59:00.000-05:00

This is PC Weenies #1005, inspired by a real life experience.

Colored and inked art for Tao of Geek

2007-04-02T05:08:00.000-05:00

I still have to adjust the panel sizes to fully accommodate the text, but here's the initial artwork before those adjustments.

PCW #1004 sketch

2007-04-01T18:42:00.000-05:00

And here's the sketch to PCW #1004.... I really love going back to Castaway Jonah every now and again.

PCW #1003 sketch

2007-04-01T18:40:00.000-05:00

I've been slammed with school related activities, so I haven't been quite as diligent in posting sketch updates as I would have liked. Anyway, here's the sketch from PCW #1003.

PCW #999 sketch

2007-03-20T08:55:00.000-05:00

Thank you for letting me share my sketches with you! Enjoy!

assorted sketches

2007-03-17T07:37:00.000-05:00

These were a few warm-up sketches I drew yesterday afternoon...

Weird....

2007-03-15T11:42:00.000-05:00

Blogger will not let me upload new images....

I've tried Omniweb and Safari - anyone else having this problem?

-Krishna

Sketch: PC Weenies #992

2007-03-03T09:51:00.000-05:00

PCW #990 sketch

2007-02-25T20:49:00.000-05:00

A sneak preview. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what the caption would be?

Sketch: Have laptop, will complain

2007-02-19T19:26:00.000-05:00

It's been a while since I last updated this blog, so let me toss out a quick sketch I did a few minutes ago. Enjoy!

The First Multipanel PC Weenies in Years!

2007-02-07T13:19:00.000-05:00

This was fun - sadly, inspired by recent events where my wife was involved in a fender-bender. She's okay, and the car has minimal damage. The toon idea was running in my mind and I had to let it out....

Sketch Quickie: Theater Hopper

2007-01-31T15:32:00.000-05:00

Drew this a few minutes ago. Cami and Tom from the righteous webcomic Theater Hopper appear in this one.

Gigcast Promo art

2007-01-23T12:17:00.000-05:00

Here's the finished version of the promo art I drew for JT and Scott of The Gigcast.

PC Weenies #972 - 974: the sketches

2007-01-21T20:01:00.000-05:00

a sign of things to come...?

2007-01-16T15:24:00.000-05:00

The Final Cover

2007-01-15T14:44:00.000-05:00

Here it is, with Dave's letters and logos!

Putting together a cover....

2007-01-15T12:15:00.000-05:00

The Sequential Arts Club is something that Brandon McKinney and I are organizing for the Art Institute of Tampa's students.
Below are some images from the design process. I began with a very rough sketch showing placement and layout. I very much wanted our 8" x 10" flyer to catch someone's attention - and what better way than an old skool comic book cover. With the layout in mind, I then sent it over to Brandon and Dave Lanphear for review. Dave will be handling the logo (it will most likely be different than what you see here), and Brandon provided the pencils and inks to his character and those wacky ninjas. I provided a 'Super Krishna' version - which I digitally inked and integrated into Brandon's scanned image.

From there it was a matter of figuring out what colors would work best. I went with 'loud' colors - because I want this thing to get people's attention. :)

The last image is not the final image - I was itching to finish the cover before getting Dave's logo - so I threw something together to see how the overall composition would look.

Kung-Fu Fighting...

2007-01-13T09:07:00.000-05:00

This is a small sketch is a small section of the first AiTA Sequential Arts club poster that I'll be collaborating with both Brandon McKinney and Dave Lanphear.

PCW #966 - 968

2007-01-07T09:57:00.000-05:00

Here are the latest sketches for the past week. The line-up features a subtle insertion of Gabe from Penny Arcade, which is
easily one of the best drawn webcomics I've come across.

more sketches: 1-3-07

2007-01-03T18:09:00.001-05:00

Here's the last from today's batch of doodles...

Sketches: 1-03-07

2007-01-03T17:44:00.000-05:00

Here are some sketches I drew today, using a Papermate pen. These are excellent pens for doodling and sketching.
These sketches were cut and pasted from various sheets of paper.

Sketches: 1-1-07

2007-01-01T18:57:00.001-05:00

PCW # 963 - 965: Sketches!

2006-12-31T08:31:00.000-05:00

I had fun revisiting these toons. The concept sketches represent a vigorous reworking of PCW #28, #50 and #161, respectively.

PCW #960 and #961

2006-12-22T15:12:00.000-05:00

PC Weenies #960 and #961 sketches for your viewing pleasure.

Live!

2006-12-20T23:31:00.000-05:00

At long last, the next incarnation of the PC Weenies website (dubbed PCW 5.0) is now up.

New Glasses: inked and colored

2006-12-19T22:36:00.000-05:00

Voila! Bob's new look. He's traded up from a square frame to something that fits him better.

PC Weenies: Step-by-Step Toon Creation process

2006-12-19T11:23:00.000-05:00

I've photo / screenshot documented my workflow for creating a PC Weenies comic. Click on the image below to see it.

Bob Weiner's new make-over

2006-12-17T20:00:00.000-05:00

Over the 8 years that I have drawn him, Bob has undergone a gradual evolution of sorts. The last vestige of his 'original' look are his glasses. I've decided to update his specs to streamline his look even more. This modification came about a few days ago when I began experimenting with the notion of animating Bob using Flash. (I'll try to post some of those tests in the weeks ahead.)

The second version down in the sketch above is Bob's new look. The third one was drawn purely for fun - to show folks that Bob indeed has eyes behind his glasses. Ironically, I never knew what Bob's eyes really looked like until a few months ago.

Sketch: vehicles

2006-12-17T19:33:00.000-05:00

I've always been horrible at drawing vehicles. I think its because I've always struggled with perspective. I'm trying to get better at both. Here are some recent attempts that I worked through in my sketchbook today.