Artistic Confessions: Comic-con 2006

Early in 2006 I decided I was attending the San Diego Comic Convention. I purchased tickets for myself, my Mom, and my best friend, arranged for a very expensive hotel, and took a week off of work. It was one of the best weeks ever. I had no clue what to expect, but I was ridiculously excited. I think the best part was watching the reality of it dawn on my Mom. She didn't understand the big point, and was expecting a bunch of little kids running around. By the end of the convention she was hustling artist (and one scared inker) for sketches and shocked by the amount of trust and camaderie people had for eachother while there. Here are some of the sketches I received from artists while at the show. You'll notice a theme.

This sketch was coerced out of an inker by my Mom. He stated it would be his first and last sketch of the convention.

I was truly amazed by how quickly and simply Cully epitomized a character he'd never drawn before.

Probably my favorite. Jason Badowen would sketch and then take ink to the sketches as a water color.

I commissioned this piece on Artist's Alley. I still need to get it framed.

Getting sketches is cool, but the writers are hilarious to talk to.

I paid $100 for this colored commission. My Mom was shocked that I would just pay the guy and walked away without anything. It was actually $120 because he wasn't sure if he'd be able to get it done on time and the extra $20 was to have it shipped just in case. The next day I dropped by and got my art and $20 back.