Following your heroes - Imitation for inspiration

I'd been looking at a way to kickstart my drawing again as i've felt like i'd been slacking. It's not often that i try to draw like other artists that i really like but it struck me the other day what would my character 'Rally Mark' look like if i was able to ask another artist to draw him for me?

With this thought in mind (and little financial backing to pursue asking real artists to do their take on 'Rally Mark') i decided to have a go at other peoples styles myself. First up is the remarkable Dan Hipp (mrhipp.blogspot.com) of 'Amazing Joy Buzzards' & 'Gyakushu' fame.

Dan Hipp has been doing some rad drawings of late on his blog and amazingly can use the colour pink to make his drawings look really, really cool! Anyway here's my attempt at his style.

Cheers,
Rob

GYAKUSHU!

Dan Hipp, co-creator of 'The Amazing Joy Buzzards' (with Mark Andrew Smith) has created and published through TokyoPop! part 1 of 3 issues of Gyakushu!

Which i believe in Japanese loosley means 'REVENGE!'

The book is an awesome romp through blood n' guts with a cunningly twisted storyline that will entertain you all the way through. I am looking forward to parts two and three, with Part two due sometime late this/early next year.

Here's a piece of fan art i created with the main character, his wife and their child.
Cheers,
Rob