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Mister Books

@nelsonblake2

5 months

If you follow me for basketball/NBA 2k, here's my YT channel dedicated to such things. Less than 50 subscribers to 1k!

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Yo what’s wrong with y’all 😂🤣😂

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8 years

I had to take a break to draw Prince, ya'll.

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3 years

This cover is FIRE @zdarsky

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7 years

Disney Princess Shuri #Wakandaforever Not my usual style, but I love drawing this way. #Shuri #BlackPanther #Marvel

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4 years

ngl I wish I could dislike Tweets.

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Luke Skywalker's whiteness didn't stop me from loving him and wanting to wield the force and I hope Black Panther's blackness doesn't moderate the love non-black kids have for him. We share stories and culture. That's the whole point.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Today's Warmup Sketches

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Random Sci Fi warmup

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Comic book artists aren't illustrators, they are STORYTELLERS in a business of STORIES. It hurts us all not to understand/appreciate that.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Late night process sneak. Sozo blaming it on the boogie.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Wait what?

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Your political affiliation shouldn't rob you of enjoying this.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Career saving advice I got from @leseanthomas : fill a sketchbook every month. Don't have to show anyone.

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

@JWonggg It's like you're making bad tier lists on purpose.

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

How it started. How it's going.

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@nelsonblake2

2 years

Somebody get me the stats on killings done in the name of religion vs. those done in the name of Master Chief.

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

@NoLieWithBTC

2 years

NEW: At the NRA convention, Ted Cruz just blamed mass shootings on “prescription drugs, video games, and declining church attendance.”

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

Drawing in a full on cartoon style has changed me forever as an artist.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

I could noodle a painting like this all day but I learned what I needed to for now.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Pro Tip: If you're a published pro, get a hard copy of your work and review the bound version. What works online, what works in single pages, what works in a jpeg, isn't always what works in a BOOK. We make comic BOOKS not comic pages.

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

Notre Dame is burned but not broken. I can't speak for others, but from an artist's perspective, it's terrifying. Glad to hear they saved the structure. We rebuild.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

My nephew just turned 4 and look at him! He’s currently performing for lollipops but I’m gonna get him I raise his rates soon.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

#Romulus coming soon from @ImageComics @TopCow from yours truly and @bryanedwardhill

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

if you picked up the #MilesMorales #SpideyAnnual today, you know that we debuted his DIY, on-the-fly Spidey costume. Here are some developmental sketches we went through to find the look!

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

10 min sketch study with an actual pencil.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

One more desk shot for the night!

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

I have no idea what or why this is, but I had fun doodling it.

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@nelsonblake2

1 year

ART TIP: Ben Simmons can't teach us a lot about shooting, but he can teach us a lot about anatomy. When I came up, there was a large focus on studying body builders and anatomy books. Artists who did this ran into a common problem...(thread)

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Elf Mage. Practicing some new inking approaches that allow me to be faster, looser, but add more detail.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Some folks might not understand why this is the case. I'm a pro at comics and storytelling, so I'll sketch some differences for creatives who might be transitioning from one to the other. Thread.

Erica Schultz - Patron Saint of 💜 & 🔪

@EricaSchultz42

3 years

Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards. Comics are not storyboards.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

ROMULUS, the titular Wolf Goddess from my and @bryanedwardhill 's upcoming @ImageComics @TopCow title. Out Oct 5th!

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Luke Cage is officially tired of everybody's BS at this point.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Shoutouts to the FGC! My fighting game-inspired Ms Marvel cover came out today.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Cameron Sterling, hiding his anguish while his momaddresses the media. My letter to him:

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

LOL. How does "give artists credit" get twisted into an artist vs. writer debate? Credit the person who turned blank paper into sequential visual storytelling. Where's the debate? #artcred

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Don't mind me I'm just drawing Miles Morales. :D

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Art/Practice tip: Precision comes faster when you practice slowly. The brain downloads info quickly and corrects micro-mistakes when you go very slow. Mix up slow and fast practice. This applies to many skills.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Pay no attention to this cartoon Doctor Strange.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

a draw

scientific realm 🇺🇦

@scientificrealm

3 years

What do you see here?

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

To whom it may concern. Kah Can't Cook. #kahcantcook @Kahjahkins @StubbyStan @GameOverGreggy @vicious696

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Testing the new scanner with more Sci-Fi sketching. It's been awhile since I've worked pencil-on-paper but this was fun. Much easier than I remember. I'll definitely be doing more natural media in the near future.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Morning ya'll. Here's a random, non-spoiler inked head from my upcoming Miles Morales Spidey annual.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

I've been in this industry 18 years and I never knew Grant drew that well.

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3 years

Grant Morrison depicting Wetiko. It’s already in your mind, though.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

ART PROTIP: When people say "learn your anatomy", it's about how the human body works and creates illusion, not an inventory of bone/muscle

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

My brother hasn't had chicken with hot sauce until just now. He's 31. I feel like I've failed my family and my race.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

This is beyond awesome. 66 year old Grandpa going ham in #apexlegends Ppl talk about diversity in gaming, but rarely address ageism, which goes both ways. We're in new territory, but early reports show that gaming is GREAT for seniors

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

I have two jobs right now. One I can't tell you about, and other other is THIS! I'm ecstatic to be the new artist for the Marvel Make Me a Hero series on YouTube:

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@nelsonblake2

1 year

This is completely irrelevant because #Simnation PRE-DATES the 2k comp scene. It was never focused on dominating 2k competitively, it was focused on finding ways to SIMULATE basketball principles in a virtual world as much as tech would allow at the given time.

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@Da_Czar When people like BlaqKobra and a few others put out videos of their sim play styles and it was blowing up because it was like a breath of fresh air. The comp side wanted to remind them that it’s never gonna work in a comp setting which I do agree. The meta style will always beat

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Steve Ditko already did this work for us. Stop. Redesign the Rhino or Electro. Or Shocker. We GOOD on Spidey

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@nelsonblake2

11 months

@BeLiKeDime All of this is because 2k is not a real competitive game, but it’s players have their egos wrapped up in being competitive.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Really bizarre flashing sky in Queens just now. This wasn't a normal night sky. Rest of the sky was dark and normal. One area was bright blue. Much brighter than this pic appears. Everyone was looking up, confused. What was it?

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@nelsonblake2

1 year

@CPTheFanchise Hopefully this Heat run puts the Knicks into context and we can cancel the panic parade. People want to blow up our best year since the last time we made the Finals because we lost to likely the best team in the EC.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Some more #MilesMorales #SpiderMan development sketches. We were all on the same page from beginning, it was just a matter of getting the patterns right. Seems like most of you liked where we landed!

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Hey ya'll, my ETERNALS cover has been revealed! I'm actually loving this series so far, so it was cool to get to do this. It's also a soft homage to an old X-men cover by one of my mentors, @Marc_Silvestri

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The destiny of the Eternals will be revealed. Written by @KieronGillen with art by @Kei_Zama , 'Eternals: Celestia' #1 arrives this October: 🎨 Cover by Esad Ribić. Variant cover by @NelsonBlake2 . #MarvelComics

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6 years

Definitely looking forward to the new @PlayOverwatch character, Baptiste. I hope he's OP but I'll play him even if he's trash. Had to draw him real quick.

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

I'm a huge fan of Photoshop and modern coloring, but there is something special about flat/mostly flat comic book color.

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Sample pages are an amateur's tool. Comic book artists make comic books. Making a comic is the fastest route to being paid to make comics.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Hey, pro and aspiring comics artists, if you're not into gaming, check out Sable. That art team put on a design and color theory CLINIC. There are some games I view as reference and @ShedworksGreg and team made one of them.

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3 years

The diurnal cycle in Sable is lovely.

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@nelsonblake2

2 years

@bryanedwardhill That's a scroll right there. This is fun, too.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Miles' Uncle Aaron is a 2-bit hustler who thinks he's one step away from being at the top of Wilson Fisk's Contacts. We don't explicitly mention that he's a criminal in this issue, so it was important to make him shifty, but with a pride in his look.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

I am shocked at how much I love this Streets of Rage 4. Just a breath of fresh old school goodness that reminds me why those games were so addictive back in the day. Here's a quick Axel sketch. S/O @Dotemu and crew.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

Wooow. This answer goes way beyond basketball. Really valuable lesson for creators and performers of all kinds.

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Just seeing this Giannis answer. This is so intensely valuable. For anyone.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

PROTIP for NON-PROS: Draw for self discovery, self expression or fun without worrying about comparing yourself to pros. We should treat drawing like dancing. It's healthy and everyone is welcome. We all could benefit from a personal sketchbook.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Here's a random panel of our villain, Achilles, for that Order Code hype.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

One of the things causing a struggle with inkers is how their role has changed. Inkers used to be partners, but in the 80s/90s comics gained this obsession with a "super tight line." So pencilers were essentially inking themselves with inkers meticulously tracing that.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Congrats, @heyjenbartel , those are rad.

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6 years

✨ MADE FOR CAPTIAN MARVEL. MADE WITH @heyjenbartel The @adidas #SPEEDFACTORY AM4CM is available in LIMITED pairs tomorrow. In-Store and Online

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@nelsonblake2

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you shouldn't get a quick stop from running at a full sprint. #2K25 They added content and made it viable to not always run at full speed. Take advantage of it. Learn 2k25, stop playing 2k24. Then cry it's the "same game" every year.

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

@JamaalBradley That's so pretty I had to play real quick.

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

I think only fellow artists will understand this: I'm having a "good line" day.

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Art Tip: Don't confuse self criticism with beating yourself up. Draw with sincerity, not expectations. You'll always want to improve, so you'll never be content. Figure out what you need to change to fall in love with your art.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

Lots of new art coming soon. Too many #Romulus spoilers to post too much interior work but for now:

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

There's a point when learning a new skill where you pass a threshold that seemed impossible when you started. I love that part. Doesn't even mean you're good at it yet, but now "good" becomes plausible, reachable.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

I think all artists should move towards independence. Inkers should learn to draw. Pencilers should learn to color. If you can do all three, learn to write. Be a creator because the industry doesn’t respect craftsman

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@nelsonblake2 I find it hard to recommend these days. When i do i remind those interested not to neglect drawing skills.

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

Jackie Estacado (The Darkness)

Martin Sanchez

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6 years

It’s your job to cast Keanu Reeves in another comic book movie. What comic book character is he playing? #SHPOLL18

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@nelsonblake2

9 years

All Star Cap, Luke Cage and Daredevil talking Baltimore. Words: @bryanedwardhill art: Me Letters: Troy Peteri http://t.co/syNs2KDABl

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

If you reviewr comics and don't care about art, it doesn't show your opinion of art, but your ignorance regarding how comics are made.

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@nelsonblake2

9 years

Last night's sketch: Penny Dreadful Returning to normal pencil has been very nice. http://t.co/PgpbvWmx8R

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

No one who tells you to quit knows what they're talking about. I was told to quit by a pro comic artist when I was 16, 3 years before I started my art career. In my first job, I was told I could never color. In my 3rd job, "stop drawing cartoony."

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

How I handle toxic people that message me after they lose in @NBA2K

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Seems a long time ago that I drew this.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

I don't expect all media to credit artists' work, but it's unacceptable when writers post "my comic" with no art credit in sight.

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

Warm up sketches from today,

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

I had so much fun with some of these pages. I don't think I've learned more doing any comic than this one.

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

@ShakeDown2012 6'7 pure play chart. Underrated Penny Hardaway build. Most fun build for me all year. Max 803pt and 97 speed. Excellent defense.

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

#Romulus provides so many opportunities for fun images.

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

This study says if you take your coffee black, you may be a psychopath. For the record, black coffee is coffee and everything else is a milkshake.

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

@JLin7 Get well, young man. Brooklyn is behind you.

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@nelsonblake2

2 years

Call of Duty alone has a lifetime sales tally of over 400 million. If video games made people violent, we'd be extinct.

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DPS chief Steven McGraw: “We haven’t gotten into the why [motive]. We know the individual was also into cyber gaming in that regard, and group gaming.”

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@nelsonblake2

7 years

Black Panther was legit amazing. Very high on my superhero movie list. Story, acting, design and themes were the reasons it was truly great.

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@nelsonblake2

3 years

If I was married, I would not loudly tweet about how there's no way I'd slap a man for making fun of my wife's appearance.

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@nelsonblake2

5 years

HILARIOUS.

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2 months

@Evo @ultradavid 😂

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@nelsonblake2

9 years

#announcementsoon ? NO! Announcement NOW. http://t.co/8rEgSjH855 New @TopCow book from me and @bryanedwardhill http://t.co/ace2m6mt48

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

I've been reminded that I should post more random warmups sketches. Agreed:

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@nelsonblake2

6 years

I wasn't on social media much yesterday, so I want to thank everyone for the OVERWHELMING and positive responses to the announcement that @bryanedwardhill @chrisrobinson and myself will be doing a SPIDER-MAN Annual.

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

YouTubers need to retire the term, "It's your boy."

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

@rpace @chrisarrant I start with a form that combines the BROW RIDGE and EYE SOCKETS. It allows me to focus on structure, perspective and facial expression at the same time. Works for all styles.

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@nelsonblake2

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Cannot thank you all enough for the support. I know 2k isn't a big number in the grand scheme but it's more than what I expected when starting the channel a few months ago. Onward and upward!

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@nelsonblake2

4 years

I see a lot of conversation about breaking into the comics industry. As usual, people have tons of great advice, but don't forget the simple tactic of making a really good comic book. It's rare almost to the point of never to just be given a great book from an unknown. Do that

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@nelsonblake2

8 years

@kporzee @Ronnie2K @NBA2K Make @2Kstauff hook you up in that early update by having a big first month!

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