Richard Moore

Fifth October Sketch

     Claim it and it's yours!

October Sketch #4

     Here she is, claim it if you want it!

Pencils for First Voluptuous Vampire Vixens Illustration

     Sorry, folks, I was busy doing other things when I realized this had gone up without text. So here I am...

     As a change of pace, I thought I'd share this work-in-progress scan of a sample illustration from Voluptuous Vampire Vixens. You'll have to zoom in to catch the ridiculous amount of detail in it. This ought to give you a better idea of what the book will be--artwork that illustrates horror-themed alliterations--than just my description. I thought it would be an a...

Critters, Plus Surprise Alternate Character Design

     Most of these are just random critter designs (I like drawing monsters, in case you hadn't guessed), but what I mostly wanted to share is the cutie at the bottom. For awhile I considered making Deja Vu a part of the Scream Queens cast, and I thought I might need to do a character redesign so she would better fit in with the design sense of the other girls. It obviously never happened, but I thought you might get a kick out of seeing an alternate Deja. I wonder what her 'Wulf would have looked like?

The Third October Sketch

     Okay, we made it to three sketches before a werewolf girl popped up. You knew it had to happen. I was a little vague in my instructions last time, so I'll be clearer: the first person who wants the sketch (for the price of postage), just say, "I want it!" so it's clear that you're not just commenting. Go!

Second October Sketch

     Here you go, the second October sketch, up for grabs. First to speak up gets it for the price of postage.

Good News!

     Well, the image probably makes it obvious, but the scanner is breathing again. Turns out it was a cable problem. Unfortunately, it's still my scanner, so I do need to work on replacing it, due to it's sucking. (By the way, I did try photographing that oversize piece of art in the lighting rig I got for shooting sculptures, but it was a big fail. The digital camera was borrowed (big thanks to Eric, if he sees this), which meant I didn't have a user's manual to reference, so I had no way to adjust apertur...

My Favorite M'Lady Pinup

     I don't recall if this was a commission or if I did it just for the fun of it, but it's always been my favorite of all the M'Lady pinups I've done. Not only did I do right by the princess, but there's just a simple elegance to it that really works. For me, anyway. It's also some unusually competent inking on my part (there's a reason I prefer gray tones!). It's really a shame that adult comics aren't respected (if comics are considered a creative ghetto, adult comics are that ghetto's dirty back alley.....

The Last Band Member...Plus Band Name Reveal!

     So here's J.J., guitarist for the alien band in S.P.A.Z.: Special Protection Agent Z. We had some interesting guesses on the band name (I think my favorite was the in-your-face simplicity of "Dick"), but despite the hint that it was anatomy-related, no one won the prize. Since I know you're all heavily invested in this, I won't keep you in further suspense. The band's actual name was (drumroll)... 

     ...."Bubblegum Butthole".

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Bummer...

     Hey all. I've got some bad news--exactly how bad remains to be seen. 

     I was planning to bring you guys a treat this month: a whole bunch of chesecakey monster girl sketches, each one available to the first person interested, for the price of postage.  Treats for Halloween. But when I went to scan the first batch, I discovered that my  oft-troublesome scanner had died. This obviously poses quite a problem. I'm not sure what to do about it. I have enough ...

Abbey Character Design (Sort of)

     It really is a shame that the publisher is preventing me from continuing Boneyard. I had so much planned for the characters, so many stories and surprises. Take Abbey, for example. We've seen relatively little of her abilities, not to mention the various aspects of her personality. We've seen her "vamp out" a bit (to scare off the pervy deputy in the first story, and when fighting the supposed masked killer at the summer camp in the nightmare story arc, for example), but that's just the tip of the icebe...

Kat and Caleb from The Pound

     Oops, I did it again (why must I have SO much in common with that cherubic moppet, Britney Spears?), I let the post go up without text. But yesterday was our anniversary, and my wife and I actually went out to dinner and a movie for the first time since well before Covid, so I don't feel so bad this time. 

     It's probably obvious, but the above is an unused pinup/cover for The Pound. I love the characters so much that, despite the series going nowhere, I produced l...

S.P.A.Z. Character Designs

    Hello folks.  You might not remember, but when I posted about  S.P.A.Z.: Special Protection Agent Z, a comic I never published (or finished), I mentioned that I'd be sharing designs for more of the characters. As well as a bunch of alien tourists, the Director of the S.P.A., and Theo's assistant, there was a rock band that played a major part in the first story. Above are three-quarters of that band: Sam (bass), Freak (drums), and Rat (vocals). I forgot to clean up a separate page with the guitarist...

Deja Vu: "People in Need" pg. 4

     Hiya. So this is page 4 of the Deja Vu short, "People in Need", which I obviously should have posted before page 5. Especially since it's supposed to be a big reveal and all. Oops. On the plus side, this page sucks less. Proportions are better, perspective's alright, that sort of thing. You can also see a lot of the experimenting I was doing back then. This was at a time when printing was much different than it is today. You could either have linework, (black and white but nothing in b...

Far West: "Undercovers" page 2 WIP

     Hello peoples. I thought you might like a look at the Far West story in progress. This is actually page two, as there are still details to work out on the first page. I erased the roughed-in dialogue to preserve the reveal when the finished page is posted. Basically what we have is Meg being prepped for her role going undercover as a working girl to catch  a bad guy they need alive. A couple of points of interest: the madam's outfit is a pretty good indicator that she no longer does any of the actu...

Abbey as a Geisha Commission

     This is the second commission I did of Abbey as a geisha, for the same customer. (He's also the person you can thank for the Far West short, by the way.) Not much to say about this one, except to clarify that I did not draw her lips to resemble an old style blow-up love doll; that's actually historically accurate lip-painting. I think it may have been intended to make the lips appear smaller, more dainty, or in any case conforming to the beauty ideal of the period. But don't quote me on that (or ever!)....

Penciled "Tin can Alley" Page

     It's no secret that I loved The Pound, and planned to do it as a regular series. Not only did it have the biggest cast and most complex storylines I'd ever planned, but it was also one of the only times I actually liked my art. Unfortunately, people saw it as a "furry" comic (which it wasn't), and even back then the furry label had such a stigma to it that the series would have been relegated to that tiny niche market. Worse yet, actual furry fans didn't like The Pound because it's not warm and...

"Café" Commission, Finished

        Hey everyone, how ya doing? I've been busy as usual, but the work situation has improved somewhat. We're down to one tiny kitten (she's really more of a teenager now, but she's going to wind up being tiny even when she's full grown), and she's far less insane than her brothers. I still have limited windows of time for inking, but I can pencil almost normally.

     As you can see, I finally finished the commission of the ladies at the café. With the gray tones, yo...

Color Sketches and Alternate Covers

     I mentioned before that the point of thumbnails is essentially to save time; here's an example of saving time on the thumbnails themselves. On the top row are a couple of alternate takes on a Boneyard cover, neither of which were used. But if Nessie and Glump look familiar in the first one, take a look at the second uploaded pic. That's the one that I chose for the actual cover. I wanted to see how it would look if they were being "chased" by an explosion from below, but I didn't want to redraw the whol...

Deja Vu "Exposed" pg. 18 Unfinished Pencils

     Here's another page of unfinished pencils from Deja Vu: "Exposed". Again, I've darkened the existing pencil lines, nothing more. I'm starting to think I hadn't designed Bella at this point, given that she's so vaguely indicated while Deja is basically completely rendered.

     I just noticed something for which I do have to apologized. The previous page I uploaded was page 19, and this is page 18. I've completely ruined the story. I'm so, so sorry. I know that was everyone's primar...

"The Ladies at a Cafe" Commission

     Hey, all. Here's a pretty interesting commission, almost ready to be inked. The commissioner wanted Deja, Meg and the princess, dressed normally (not like their characters), at an outdoor café. I think it's a really cute idea. I got so divorced from the official look of the characters that I almost forgot to give Meg pointed ears. I have to say, I think she looks amazing in that sweater and pleated skirt. I have to make some small corrections and add a few details, then I'll be inking it. (Well, I'll be inking ...

Alternate Boneyard Covers, Color Sketches

     Here's another look at my "process". I always do multiple cover designs before settling on one that works best. (Well, almost always. There have been a couple of times when I liked the first thing I sketched and went with it. Unfortunately, that's rare.)  I always do them small (that's why they're called thumbnails), which is standard. It's much easier--and faster-- to make corrections and do multiple versions on a small scale than full size. Especially the color part. Both of the designs for Boneyard 2021-08-31 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post