A New Commission Sale!

A window has opened up in my schedule and starting late next week I'll be doing commissions. The above drawing is and example of the style and quality of the commissions. I had such a great response to the holiday sale that I've decided to run a different kind of deal.
All commissions are brush inked and then toned in a grey wash on 11"x14" Bristol board with a one inch border (actual image size is 9"x12"). The price is still $150 plus $8 for shipping (this includes the plastic sleeve I ship them in). The deal this time around is one piece for $150 but if you get a second commission it's only $99 (hell, if you want a third piece, to make it a tryptych, I'll do that one for $99 as well). This also gives you the opportunity to go in with some friends and everyone can get a savings. I already have a couple folks lined up so space is limited.

If you're interested contact me at brihurtt@hotmail.com

You can see some more examples of commissions in this style by clicking on "commissions" at the bottom of this post (when you follow the link, disregard any images that are not grey toned).

I Got Spade for Charity

Last month I attended the FX Show in Orlando. The organizers of the show sponsored a charity poker tournament featuring a special deck of cards--each designed by a different guest of the show. I was asked to do the 3 of Spades. Above is the original art and below is a scan of the actual playing card. The original art was supposed to be auctioned after the show with the proceeds from that and the tournament going to The American Cancer Society.

Catching Up!

It's been a while since I posted so I apologize for the art dump here.
All of these are con sketches from shows I've attended in the last couple months. I'm trying to make a point of at least taking photos of my sketches at shows as it is usually the last time I'll see them. I still manage to forget half the time. Thanks to all those people who send me scans or photos of con pieces! It's great to be able to have these for the sake of posterity.

Sashy Lady

Here are a couple more con sketches I did for Emerald City.
Note: I love Ms. Marvel's costume. It's basically the sash that does it. I love sashes. Also, capes. Especially those funky collared capes (e.g. Dr. Strange). Or just the funky collars (e.g. 70's Morbius). To sum up: I'm always open for doing con sketches and commissions of characters in sashes or capes.

The Original Lady Death

Just got back from a wonderful trip to the Emerald City show in Seattle and a side trip to Portland to visit with my Oni Press pals. Two great cities that taste great together. This was my second year at Emerald City and I think I'll probably be making a habit of it.
The above sketch is one I did at the show. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Death can be kind of a tricky character to get right.

King of the Hill

Another recent commission to share with you all. Like the Grifter/Deathblow commission, this too took a long time to come up with composition. I probably went through over a dozen different sketches before landing on this one. After all that, I was really happy with how it turned out.
Oddly, my favorite part of the whole drawing is the metal bands on the casks of Prohibition hooch. Makes the whole drawing.

Deep in the Brush with Death

Here's a recent commission I did of the characters Deadblow and Grifter. I really struggled with coming up with a composition for these two but once I settled on this it was off to the races. I'm really happy with how it turned out--it's almost exactly how I had pictured it!
That's not always the case...