The quick sketch of Sly as Deke DaSilva from “Nighthawks” was done by Jason Walker as a bonus for purchasing a 2007 Sketchbook that he did with Gary McKee and Mike Torrance.
Category: Craig’s Sly Art
Ron Salas Rambo
I’m a Ron Salas fan. He’s an extremely humble and talented artist. I try to get something from him as often as possible. He’d already done a Jack Carter and Rocky for me. So when I saw Ron at MegaCon, I asked for a Rambo sketch. Ron created my favorite piece from him so far!
Mitch Byrd’s Jack Carter
I’d wanted to get a sketch from Mitch Byrd for a while now. I was lucky enough to meet up with him at MegaCon. Mitch decided to give me his take on Jack Carter and I couldn’t be happier. I’m hoping this is just the first of several pieces from Mitch.
Derek Fridolf’s “Jack Carter”
Derek Fridolfs offers a free headsketch with every sketchbook purchased through his website. I own two pieces by Derek and am looking forward to more. You can check out Derek’s work here.
Derek Fridolf’s Rambo
My buddy, John Beatty turned me on to Derek Fridolf’s artwork. I was visting John and he handed me Derek’s latest sketchbook. I was instantly into the art. I said to John that I bet that Derek could do a pretty cool Stallone. Beatty laughed and handed me the sketch above. I was floored.
Derek offers a free headsketch with every sketchbook purchased. John wanted the sketchbook, but doesn’t collect art. So he asked Derek to do a Stallone piece that he would give to me. Derek agreed and created his very cool take on Rambo. You can check out more of Derek’s work here. And of course John Beatty can be found here and here.
Thanks to Derek and John.
Francavilla’s “Cop Land”
Francesco Francavilla is an extremely talented artist. His art blog is a regular stop on my internet travels. I love Francesco’s moody black and white work and was excited to get a copy of his Chiaroscuro sketchbook. I was even more excited to learn that Francesco draws a free “quick sketch” in every copy ordered through his site. As you can see from the scan above, he decided to give me his take on Freddy from “Cop Land.”
Chiaroscuro is 70 pages full of Francesco’s black and white work. It features everything from quick sketches to more detailed work of characters like Hellboy, Batman, Kong, Marv, and so many others. It arrives securely packaged [which is a major plus knowing my mail carrier] and the last page contains the quick sketch. Francesco has another sketchbook available. Schermoscuro is a classic horror movie guide in artbook form. Francesco is offering the same deal on it and I plan to take him up on it soon.
Evan Bryce & Rambo
Remember me talking about artist, Evan Bryce? Well, not only is he a fantastic artist, but he’s a really generous guy as well. He recently gifted me with the Rambo drawing above! [And while he was at it, he threw in this piece as well.]
You can check out more of Evan’s work here. Tell him I sent ya… and see about a commission for yourself! – Craig
Deke by Joe Pekar
Joe Pekar is probably best known for drawing pretty girls, but that just scratches the surface of his talent. I first met Joe through his website and then at conventions. We’d talked about him doing a Stallone piece for a while and recently the time was right. Joe cooked up his take on a classic scene from “Nighthawks.” Thanks to Joe! – Craig
Ron Salas Rocky
Ron Salas is back with a Rocky sketch. This is my second piece from Ron. You can see his take on Jack Carter here.
Ron is a t-shirt designer whose work can be seen in Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Yosemite National Park and other places including his website. Speaking of his website, it’s where I discovered his work and is a regular stop on my internet excursions.
Leinil Yu’s Rambo
Leinil Yu is an amazing talent. I never believed that I’d have the opportunity to own a Stallone piece as nice as the one above. I met Leinil at OrlandoCon and actually won a raffle for a drawing from him. You can read about that experience here. Leinil is another artist who is as nice as he is talented. He has a limited edition signed sketchbook available through Kwan Chang and you can order it here. While you’re at Kwan’s site, you can check out more of Leinil’s art.
Thanks again to Kwan and Leinil!