Page 1 of 2
Usagi drawings
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 15:22 -0700
by Stan Sakai
I've got a nice collection of Usagi drawn by other artists. I recently traded for a couple more at MegaCon. Here they are:
http://usagiguy.livejournal.com/15612.html
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 16:05 -0700
by runnah4life808
I love the one by Mark Texeira.
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 16:09 -0700
by Takeda Shingen
You showed me the Tex when I was at your table at the Con and I must say, as stunning as it is scanned, it's even better in person.
Thanks for sharing!
Ray
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 20:55 -0700
by Marchino
WOOOOOOOOOOOOWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sensei what a great scketches they are "TERRIFICCCCC!!!!!"
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 23:02 -0700
by Treadwell
Were I an artist, trades like these would be one of the best perks of the job. What a fun tradition!
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:25 -0700
by Jet_Jaguar
Those are quite nice even if the way that Van Sciver drew the swords is a little bit "off." I enjoy the drawings where Usagi is drawn more like a real rabbit; my favorite example of this is the Geoff Darrow drawing in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo.
Has anyone ever done a drawing of Usagi where he looks like Bugs Bunny?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:43 -0700
by Gaffey
I love Stan's horses.
Jet_Jaguar wrote:I enjoy the drawings where Usagi is drawn more like a real rabbit
You may have seen this before.
A real life "Usagi"
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 19:13 -0700
by Colin Solan
Jet_Jaguar wrote:Those are quite nice even if the way that Van Sciver drew the swords is a little bit "off."
Oddly enough that's the only critcism I have of the sketch EVS did of Gen for me.
Great stuff, Stan. Congrats!
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 19:47 -0700
by Stan Sakai
Colin Solan wrote:
Great stuff, Stan. Congrats!
I thought Ethan would draw Green Lantern or someone he was more familiar with, but he really wanted to draw Usagi. He said he had drawn my characters before. Now I see where.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:39 -0700
by Mayhem
Cracking takes on things there
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:23 -0700
by Colin Solan
Stan Sakai wrote:I thought Ethan would draw Green Lantern or someone he was more familiar with, but he really wanted to draw Usagi.
I've spoken with Ethan at several conventions and he's said that he gets so many requests for either Green Lantern or Batman that he likes to get something different to mix it up a bit.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:07 -0700
by Space Wolf
Those are great sketches, Sensei.
That Van Sciver Gen sketch is awesome. So gritty looking. You wouldn't want to cross that guy in a dark alley!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 22:18 -0700
by Tounian
Is it just me or does the first piece of art in that link have a strong "Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" thing going on?
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:46 -0700
by delta chameleon
I love both the Van Sciver sketches. They both have a gritty, realistic look and tone to them. It's interesting to see other artists' takes on the Usagi Yojimbo characters.
Mr. Sakai, has anyone ever asked you to sketch one of their characters for them?
Eric
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:54 -0700
by Stan Sakai
delta chameleon wrote:
Mr. Sakai, has anyone ever asked you to sketch one of their characters for them?
Many, many times.