PzKpfw I

A sketch of the PzKpfw I. Copic markers, ZIG Millennium, Sakura pigment ink markers.

M5A1 Stuart

A sketch of the M5A1. Copic markers, Zig Millennium, Artline, Sakura pigment ink markers.

M4A3E8 HVSS

A sketch of the M4A3E8 HVSS. Copic markers, Uni, Faber-Castell, Pilot, Artline pigment ink pens.

T-34/76 Model 1941

A sketch of the T-34/76. Copic markers, Pilot, Artline, Faber-Castell, Uni pigment ink pens.

T-44

A sketch of the T-44. Copic markers, Faber-Castell, pilot pigment ink pens.

IS-2

A sketch of the IS-2. Copic markers, Faber-Castell, Pilot pigment ink pens.

M26

A sketch of the M26 Pershing. Copic markers, Pilot pigment pens.

SU-100

A sketch of the SU-100. Copic markers, Pilot, Eddings and Faber-Castell Pigment ink.

T-34/85

A sketch of the T-34/85. Copic markers and Pilot pigment ink pens.

M36 GMC

A sketch of the M36 Motor Gun Carriage also known as the Jackson. Copic markers, Pilot pigment pens.

Potential relegation candidates

Last year, I made a guess as to who will get relegated and I was wrong on three counts. Here are my predictions for this forthcoming season (2009/2010).

Burnley

Hull

Sunderland

Heh. Burnley is newly promoted, of course.

Barcelona 2 Manchester United 0

WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO! Splendid! The celebrations can start! Yay! Manure crushed! Yes Yes! The look on the Portuguese whiner's face, priceless! A precious win! Yeah!

T-34/85 - Preliminary pencil sketch

Preliminary pencil sketch of a T-34/85. Sketch for proportions and correctness and some lighting before inking.

17cm x 7.5cm.

Black-rumped Flameback woodpecker

I saw a black-rumped Flameback woodpecker on Sunday morning. It was a colour bird with a very distinctive call.

Adsense

I may give Adsense a try. The traffic on this blog isn't high but if I can get some money off this, why not? We'll see.

Music and more music!

VNV Nation is finally coming out with a new album this year. I hope VNV Nation cut the hysterics. No more sappy emo lyrics and singing please. Clan of Xymox has released a new single, 'Emily', from their forthcoming album. 

Many of the bands that I listen to are taking about three years to release albums. For Depeche Mode, I guess I don't really care much anymore. Three years, four years, ten years, a century, well, their electro-blues-cum-techno-gospel direction isn't what I really care for despite a return to analogue synthesizers. Oh yes, Gahan's over-singing. Ack.

When is Covenant releasing a new album?

Notes on the drawings of tanks

These drawings of tanks were done between 2003 and 2005. I had photo references when I drew them. They were freehand drawings, done without rulers and tracing. I had tried to stick to the proper proportions as much as I was able to, I wanted to enjoy myself drawing and completing them in a reasonable amount of time. The key was enjoyment. A drawing with more rigour and realism would have required at least three times the amount of time and a different scale probably. Whether I have that level of skill to accomplish that is also questionable. I would not have enjoyed doing them. 

Anyway, I had great fun drawing these. I will be drawing new ones soon.

KV-II

16 cm x 9 cm sketch. Copic markers, Faber-Castell and Pilot pens. KV-II.