Conflict Resolution- Mark Stanleigh's Story Blog

A Bloody Mess

2012-01-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

Here is some progress for a new digital painting I am working on. It's not entirely completed but I wanted to post it and I will update the post when its 100% done. This one is obviously more finished, but I also think more successful than the last one.

***UPDATE- Added final B+W version

Cheers!

-Mark

Watch The Throne

2012-01-18T07:07:00.000-08:00

I recently started this painting of Tyrion from Game of Thrones. It's been a few years since I've done a digital painting so it felt amazing to get back into it! I started getting a bit bored with this painting so I shelved it for now but thought it was still worth posting. Maybe when Season 2 starts up it'll get me hyped to finish. Until then, I am looking forward to posting many more paintings in the near future!

Cheers

-Mark

The New and Improved Me

2012-01-16T09:18:00.000-08:00

Recently I have decided to whip myself into shape! I have often been compared to Seth Rogen in the past but I prefer to think of myself as a white Gumby with a slight pot belly. (See above) However for a record number of 4 days!!!!!!!! I have been running and exercising every morning. Based on my own calculations and confirmed by our societies top experts, it's only a matter of weeks or maybe even DAYS before I complete a massive and highly impressive transformation. No one can know forsure what I might look like but I have done an "artists rendering" as to how I believe I will look in 2 weeks from now:

I will be stuff of legends and several unrelated entertainment contracts will fall at my doorstep. TV and Movie deals, Record Deals, Novels, Screenplays, you name it! This is what the action figure will look like:

At this point, I will sue Hasbro or whoever else owns the rights to He Man for creating him in my image. Then I will live out the rest of my life on a tropical beach somewhere. It will look something like this:

Ancient Mayan Exhibit

2012-01-14T14:56:00.000-08:00

Enjoyed a short lived drawing trip to the ROM today to see the Ancient Mayan Exhibit. It was really cool until 20 minutes in when some security guard named Steve decided drawing was no longer allowed and asked me to stop. I only went there in the first place to draw so I left the exhibit 1/3 of the way in and demanded a full refund which I promptly received. All in all is was okay. Got these drawings out of it anyhow! Good times.

The Grump

2012-01-12T08:46:00.000-08:00

A very quick doodle I did inspired by Heinrich Kley.

Aquaholic

2011-12-14T12:51:00.000-08:00

Keith and Jack

2011-12-08T13:36:00.000-08:00

San Francisco

2011-12-07T18:31:00.000-08:00

Out drawing with Matt Jones on Nob Hill

Frozen Dinner

2011-10-25T11:21:00.000-07:00

MEDUSA: "Leonidas honey, You haven't even had a sip of your wine yet..."

Quick story sketch I did for fun.

The Red Fox

2011-10-03T10:25:00.001-07:00

A series of paintings I'm doing as composition and staging studies.

Incredibles Studies

2011-09-27T11:54:00.001-07:00

In between working on my own stuff I've been trying to study the composition and cutting in the Incredibles. Also, it's a great drawing work out. This is the first page of many to come.

Rich Kid

2011-08-17T13:02:00.001-07:00

Day 04 - McLanding

2011-08-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

Day 03 - Gone Fishin'

2011-08-11T13:26:00.000-07:00

Sketch of the Day 02 - TAKING OUT THE TRASH

2011-08-10T11:56:00.001-07:00

Sketch of the Day 01- ALIENS!

2011-08-09T12:29:00.001-07:00

Quick story sketch I did for fun on a break at work. Took about 1 hour total. My plan is to do one per day for the next little while.

Breaking Bad

2011-08-01T20:23:00.000-07:00

Just watched the first couple episodes of the show "Breaking Bad." Pretty crazy stuff!

X-treme Team

2011-07-28T13:14:00.001-07:00

Just a quick doodle for fun

A symbol....

2011-07-19T19:48:00.000-07:00

Sketch Post

2011-07-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

I've been drawing lots but not posting at all lately. I've probably filled at least 2 or 3 sketchbooks since the last time I posted any subway sketches. So here are some of the subway sketches in my latest sketchbook. I might also go back and scan some from the last sketchbook as well. I keep switching mediums and styles to keep things interesting. I haven't quite found one method that I prefer yet.

Temple of the Maltese Tiger

2011-06-23T10:10:00.000-07:00

Quick layout I did for a storyboard I'm working on

Curious George

2011-06-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

Espresso VS Coffee

2011-05-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Fact: Mark knows nothing about Espresso.

Cafe sketches

2011-05-10T12:56:00.000-07:00

Walking Muerte

2011-05-08T19:15:00.001-07:00

Kirby Kat Kontinued

2011-05-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

Care-icature

2011-05-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

It's not quite right yet but it was a good attempt. Please forgive me Ran!

The piece with no name

2011-04-27T19:12:00.000-07:00

Scare Crow

2011-04-26T09:22:00.001-07:00

Seinfeld 4-D

2011-04-25T08:11:00.000-07:00

Final painting using Gouache and Fine Liner Pen

Hot Air

2011-04-16T14:47:00.000-07:00

The Riley Method Part 2

2011-03-25T09:37:00.001-07:00

The Riley Method Part 1

2011-03-25T09:35:00.000-07:00

I recently joined Brian Hladin's lifedrawing class. Here are the results of the couple sessions.

Maltese Tiger

2011-03-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

New Revamped version of the Blue Tiger board that I've been working on.

It's a Good Day to Muerte

2011-03-07T11:46:00.000-08:00

Here's a very short introductory comic I did to develop the idea of this spanish death character "Senor Muerte."

He's So Fly

2011-03-07T10:01:00.000-08:00

First Rough Concept for my Fly Character

The Sheening

2011-03-05T18:20:00.001-08:00

Just spent about an hour looking up old hirschfeld drawings and was inspired to attempt a sketch in his style.

A Super Defeated

2011-03-04T12:08:00.001-08:00

I decided to take some advice James Robertson gave in an interview I saw and study the staging of the Incredibles. I got a little carried away with the drawing but it also helped me be more precise in my study of the composition. Sometimes I study from films and keep it a little TOO rough and end up using the wrong aspect ratio and stuff. Also it gave me a chance to study nice staging specifically for a 2 person conversation.

Fly Guy

2011-03-02T08:34:00.000-08:00

Here's some quick thumbnails I did to work out the acting in a board im developing. It's a sequence from my previous idea about a fly who loses his wings and goes through an identity crisis.

And the Winner is...

2011-02-28T13:44:00.000-08:00

Basketball Jones

2011-02-24T08:53:00.000-08:00

A few of my friends are working on the Lebron James tv show and just got back from a trip to the L.A. premiere. Welcome back guys!

Insert Cereal Joke

2011-02-22T08:57:00.000-08:00

I had honey nut cheerios cereal this morning...Detective Dexter Morgan is a Cereal Killer...he's also a nut. Coincidence?

Guess who

2011-02-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

What's the deal with abstract art?

Tiger Tale

2011-02-17T07:10:00.000-08:00

A new idea im developing based on the rumoured existence of the rare Maltese Tiger. This tiger has been sighted many times but has never officially been discovered. There are other breeds of cats that are of maltese coloration (blueish gray) but no Tigers have yet been photographed.

Sharktooth Stanleigh

2011-02-08T09:09:00.001-08:00

Playing pool last week with some buddy's I earned the name "Sharktooth" since I play a little pool. However, this is NOT to be confused with "sharptooth" from The Land Before Time even though it is similar in the fact that it is badass. Done in MS paint in about 10 minutes.

Trespassing In the Wrong Hood

2011-02-05T21:24:00.001-08:00

Here's an old thumbnail sequence I did of Little Red Riding Hood along with a newer version I did, attempting to improve on the original. The original was done traditionally and obviously the new ones are digital. I tried to stay zoomed out to focus on clairty and composition and not worry so much about line quality. The result is a little rough but hopefully stronger boards overall.

Cafe Sketches

2011-02-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

Been sketching like crazy the last couple months and finally got around to scanning a ton of drawings and putting the best ones into a couple pages.

Kirby Kat

2011-01-25T10:40:00.001-08:00

Here's some costume variations for this character I'm developing named Kirby Kat. He's a detective tuxedo cat with a suit pattern as fur. Just playing with different options for fur.

My New Blog

2011-01-24T10:19:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
I decided to reboot my blog since everything I had was really old and outdated.