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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Torpedo by Ramón Pérez




i've been traveling for the past two weeks and try as i might i couldn't get a rocketeer done to post last week, which saddened me immensely (i think i'll have to sneak one in when i can) but there was no way i was gonna miss a chance to try my hand at torpedo!

my train arrived back in town earlier this evening and i raced, luggage in tow, to my studio before going home just so i could get my contribution done. even though it's the a.m. hours of monday - i haven't gone to bed yet so it's officially still sunday in my books.

in the end, here's my tip of the hat to abuli, bernet, & toth... hope you enjoy.

14 comments:

ANDY KUHN said...

nice composition, ramon. i envy artists who can come up with these lovely borderless vignettes so easily. it's something i wish i was better at.

Doc Shaner said...

The inking is excellent, Ramon. Glad you were able to hop on this one because it's a beauty!

tomfowler said...

nick of time indeed!

nice one ramon. love those shoes.

Ron Salas said...

Beautiful brushstrokes, Ramon.
What a great drawing.

Declan Shalvey said...

That's fantastic Ramón. Love the composition, inking, etc.

I applaud your dedication to getting the sketch in on time too!

Ramón k Pérez said...

thanks gents!

everyone truly knocked it out of the park on this one. there are some standout pieces.

tackling the subject of one of the greats can be truly inspiring...

Samax said...

hot shit there, Ramon.
keep up the great work!

Mike Hawthorne said...

Looks f-ing fantastic, Ramón! I love it. Welcome back :)

Mike

Nathan Fairbairn said...

Awesome! I definitely missed your entry last week. Man, I really love your blacks. :) And yeah, the vignette effect is perfect!

Alan said...

Lovely brush-work, especially on the drapery

Francesco Francavilla said...

So glad you could make it, Ramon, I knew you ere going to do a KILLER job on Torpedo and I am glad to see I wasn't wrong about it :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Urban Barbarian said...

Awesome! The bodies really look crumpled! Perfect!

Mitch Gerads said...

Totally wicked suh-weeeeeeet, Ramón! My absolute favorite part about this piece is you can see how much killing this "pile-o-dudes" has taken out of him. He looks exhausted, and rightly so!

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