charlie layton draws

June Derby Poster!

2011-04-06T11:39:00.000-04:00

Another Roller Derby poster! This particular one is made of lava and free fonts.

4 Horsemen

2010-12-03T16:01:00.000-05:00

Sometimes when I want to break away from designing for corporate advertising, I find it soothing to draw something from the bible. This particular piece has horses and even an angel.

Art Club

2010-09-16T17:13:00.000-04:00

I am in an art club with my friends. We basically drink beer and play obscure drawing games. We also have bi-monthly projects for fun. This project was to take someone's scribble and turn it into something else. I took Olivia's scribble and turned into some sort of demented french spy.

Massive Awesome

2010-09-16T17:00:00.000-04:00

This is a variant cover for a comic book called Massive Awesome. It's published by 215ink. I am penciling and inking the 3rd issue as you are reading this. It will be out sometime soon. The book is literally about a talking piece of bacon and a pickle that fight robots and ninjas and robot ninjas. It's pretty insane. Very fun to draw.

Derby Extravaganza!

2010-05-03T13:10:00.002-04:00

more derby work. poster and tshirt. have you been to one of these thing? (you meaning the 4 people that actually read this blog.) they are seriously a good time. this event in particular should be great. you can go and watch these girls do battle and admire my lovely artwork.

old school bullies.

2010-01-25T15:21:00.003-05:00

i used to love these guys. wait a second, i still do. if i find time i'd like to redraw these with even MORE nostalgia and maybe some other characters we barely remember.

New Derby Poster

2010-01-22T00:07:00.000-05:00

new derby work. info on here is probably going to change, in case you're going to go.

bike work.

2010-01-22T00:03:00.002-05:00

illustration work for bicycling magazine. it almost makes me want to get up and exercise. almost.

More Derby work!

2009-10-20T13:17:00.004-04:00

This is the latest Derby poster I've done. The Red one is shirt design. I've been getting a lot of positive feed back on this design. Lets hope the next one doesn't suck!

Poster to Tattoo.

2009-10-20T13:09:00.006-04:00

This is a Derby poster that I did back in February. One Derby girl in particular liked it so much she got it tattooed on her arm. She sent me a photo of it an it looks amazing. Thanks to lil' orphan fannie #888 of the Wicked Pissahs for the greatest compliment an illustrator can get.

shameless promotion

2009-05-06T14:48:00.004-04:00

this is going to be a mailer/postcard which will hopefully get me more projects. its supposed to express my ability to draw in different styles. it also showcases my abundance of free time and dismal social life.

don't judge me.

derby poster number 5

2009-01-01T23:36:00.000-05:00

here is another roller derby poster. i'm pretty pleased with how this one turned out.

this job is dead to me.

2008-10-30T12:22:00.000-04:00

i did these for a halloween project for pointroll that never went through. its a shame they would have been fun to use.

Roller Derby Extravaganza

2008-03-04T22:43:00.000-05:00

this is the 3rd derby poster i have done. to see the first two, please scroll in a downward fashion. these are always very fun to. fun fact: this is the first time i've typographically used only italics. not fun fact: i need to clean my room.

bike

2008-03-04T22:40:00.000-05:00

i've recently been doing illustration work for Bicycling Magazine. very cool. this is part of one of the jobs. i think i'll make a tshirt out of it.

han solo

2008-02-20T00:01:00.001-05:00

i think this is the first time i have ever drawn anything from the star wars franchise. ever. i saw an image of han on the internet and decided to try him out. kinda fun.

it's a dirty job

2008-02-13T22:17:00.001-05:00

so i have been working for a company called pointroll for the past 6 months. they have me designing and illustrating all day. its pretty badass. this is one of their characters turned superhero for a new media platform launch.

this is towelboy. respect him, for he is awesome.

Roller Girls Warrior Cup

2007-10-10T21:27:00.000-04:00

a second roller derby poster for the championship bout! holy shit!

that girl from that game

2007-10-08T23:18:00.000-04:00

i don't know why her shirt is like that. i didn't design her. don't give me that look. it's my pencil i'll draw what i want.

Buncha slack jawed...

2007-09-20T23:00:00.000-04:00

this is jesse ventura's character from the movie predator. its pretty much the greatest 80s action movie ever. if you don't agree then there's probably something horribly wrong with you. or you're a girl.

tank girl

2007-09-20T00:13:00.000-04:00

two of my favorite artists (ashley wood and jamie hewlett) have drawn or occasionally draw tank girl. so, in my never ending pursuit to become someone cooler, i did the same.

the kd destroyer.

2007-08-23T00:30:00.000-04:00

this is my friend from college kristen. she is slightly more interesting than this illustration makes her out to be. i might come back to this drawing later.

annoyed girl no.17

2007-08-13T00:11:00.001-04:00

no comments today.

jamie hewlett is my hero

2007-08-08T00:54:00.000-04:00

the guy that does the Gorillaz illustrations is super freaking good.

night of the living tps

2007-08-05T23:39:00.000-04:00

one of those days.

Roller Girls

2007-07-10T00:25:00.001-04:00

someone at my work is in a roller derby. or something. they needed a flyer so i made this. fun!

danielle.

2007-05-09T23:38:00.000-04:00

this is my friend from college and her dog tuff. she really looks like this! haha sweet.

danielle: "if it was any other girl i'd smash their face in. =)"

awesome.

sometime today, lady.

2007-05-09T00:15:00.000-04:00

i'll have the...

fooling around

2007-05-05T01:08:00.001-04:00

wondered what this would look like.

headphones

2007-05-04T18:23:00.000-04:00

the last time i drew a girl like this i had nothing to say. i am experiencing similar... um. experiences. bye.

i haven't drawled in a long time.

2007-05-03T23:26:00.000-04:00

drawing is like riding a bike. if you're outta practice, you're liable to fall and make an ass of yourself. and people are guaranteed to point and laugh. today's lesson kids? don't not draw.

its a girl.. on a bike.. doing nothing.

2007-01-30T23:08:00.000-05:00

what is substance? i don't know. and today, i don't care. i don't think ill care tomorrow either.

let me tell you something about circles. they are every artists kryptonite. i don't care how accomplished of an illustrator you are, everyone dreads drawing circles. you could have gone to every art school on the planet and you'd still feel like a 3 year old when you have to draw a tire.

non fountian pens

2007-01-03T00:28:00.000-05:00

drawing this was sort of like driving a car without a steering wheel. i sort of went along for the ride and somehow managed to come out alive. id like to thank photoshop, poultry, and internet references.

hyena

2006-12-25T23:28:00.000-05:00

i drew it with a fountain pen. then photoshop editing occurred. then i posty and now you're reading my caption. the key to a good ink drawing is all in the solid blacks. in my opinion at least. and the key to good usage of solid blacks? no idea.

SWELL

2006-12-25T23:24:00.000-05:00

SWELL puts out a catalogue every season or so that is a total reference gold mine. p.s. girls are fun to draw.

insert post title here.

2006-12-13T22:10:00.000-05:00

chris' idea this week. a "more painful than it looks cartoon" 20 minute time limit.

god of rock

2006-11-22T01:48:00.000-05:00

chris came up with the idea to draw a god of rock. so this is unfinished. shooting for a frank frazetta look. cause he is my hero.

good toons gone bad

2006-11-15T00:20:00.000-05:00

this week's draw off was paul's picking. he chose "popular cartoon characters in their lowest form" or something. thanks to hanna-barbera and corbis for (not actually)letting me use their copyrighted material in a completely inappropriate manor.

hip who?

2006-11-07T23:11:00.000-05:00

hippopotamus at hip-hop anonymous. brandon's idea. look at chris' blog, he drew the same topic.

rhi mow

2006-10-31T23:28:00.000-05:00

this is a rhinoceros-man mowing his lawn. most likely on a sunday afternoon. check out chris' blog too, he drew the same thing.

party flyer

2006-10-22T21:38:00.000-04:00

this was a favor for a friend who hosts open bar parties in philly. she needed a flyer so i made this. pencil to vector art.

howdy

2006-10-11T21:55:00.000-04:00

cowboy. standard issue.

samurai guy

2006-10-11T20:18:00.000-04:00

i was bored. or at least would have been if there wasn't a pencil and piece of paper in front of me.

band poster

2006-09-21T22:26:00.000-04:00

this is a poster for my good friend's band SMYTH. they are super good and you should go see them. now. the white part will be printed on separate regular paper, cut out, and then pasted on the poster. so they can use it for upcoming shows, without having to reprint. cost effective and involves glue stick! sweet!

smythmusic.com

cars. ferrari and zonda

2006-09-20T22:51:00.000-04:00

drawings of cars. ink on bottom, pencil for the rest.

8pm 100 yard dash. meet the starting pistol.

2006-09-19T22:19:00.000-04:00

i almost bumped into this charming fellow last night walking to my train. you're lucky i can't draw smell.

pencil contrapposto

2006-09-18T23:40:00.000-04:00

hands in pockets, unzipped jacket. she's leaning a little too far to the right.

girl. knees bent. head turned.

2006-09-14T22:28:00.000-04:00

sometimes i really can't think of anything clever to put in these descriptions.

first pencil, then ink, and color, then post.

more chi!

2006-09-04T22:01:00.000-04:00

ok im done with these guys. whats next

bo staff skills

2006-09-01T00:06:00.000-04:00

another shaolin drawing. different stance, same cool pants.

i like to kick

2006-08-30T23:21:00.000-04:00

i have this shaolin workout book (don't ask) and its got some great pics in it. i had to draw one of them. look at those slacks! ill probably draw more soon. in the book he's wearing shoes that actually say "More Chi!" and "Train Harder!" on the sides of them. amazing.

green girl. no pants.

2006-08-30T23:18:00.000-04:00

drawn from a veer reference. no motive. just a martian in her underwear.

open mic

2006-08-28T23:04:00.000-04:00

went to an open mic to see my friend josh play. this is not josh. this is frank.

orange

2006-07-27T23:56:00.000-04:00

i have no idea what this is.

bluegoldfish

2006-07-27T23:55:00.000-04:00

gold fish. i love em. delicious.

cyclops prelim

2006-07-26T23:17:00.000-04:00

i've never actually liked the cyclops. i think he looks like a moron. and he creeps me out. one eye! for crying out loud! that's nasty. but i can't exclude him from the mythological whatevers. so i'm getting him out of the way. this is the sketch. to be continued...

school bus no more

2006-07-26T23:07:00.000-04:00

this is... a school bus getting eaten. pencil drawing w/ photoshop coloring. and how!

bruce flea

2006-07-26T23:04:00.000-04:00

this is a miniature bruce lee. all the fury in new easy to carry size.

new pen

2006-07-24T22:47:00.000-04:00

i just got a fountain pen for inking. ive never used one before and its going to take a little getting used to. unfortunately fancy pens don't make up for lousy drawings. next time ill have to plan it out a little more.

Minotaur

2006-07-19T23:41:00.000-04:00

this here is a minotaur. the second to what hopefully will be a series of mythological whatevers. vector art, same as the medusa. the less-is-more style takes a lot longer than expected.

perspectively

2006-07-18T23:37:00.000-04:00

i wasnt really sure what to do with this after i finished the form. so i took the easy way out and gave her summer attire. ill probably do something else with it later. mostly likely a less graphic color job. and maybe ill add alligators. this was inspired by eric canete's work. he is way good.

dead pirates

2006-07-18T00:04:00.000-04:00

so i saw that movie. it was ok.

smile!

2006-07-17T01:48:00.000-04:00

these are pencil drawings of ugly faces. there really isn't much else to them.

dinosaurs

2006-07-10T19:57:00.000-04:00

this was for a class project about fossils. ink drawing colored in photoshop.

snowboard ads

2006-07-10T19:37:00.000-04:00

these are transit ads i made up for an imaginary snowboarding company

tea rex

2006-07-09T14:31:00.000-04:00

pencil drawing colored in photoshop.

house party

2006-07-09T14:21:00.000-04:00

ink with photoshop coloring. some of my friends are in this. i'm also hidden in it. alot of fun to draw.

spiderman and friends

2006-07-09T14:19:00.000-04:00

i started drawing spider-man when i was in the 5th grade. it still hasn't gotten old. thats my laptop on the desk and other art work is on the screen.

medusa

2006-07-09T13:57:00.000-04:00

vector art. trying new styles. ill probably get around to making other mythological characters later.

frankenstein comics logo

2006-07-09T13:53:00.000-04:00

this is a logo i designed for a comic book store in new jersey.

john butler trio desktop

2006-07-09T13:52:00.000-04:00

a favor for a buddy of mine. JBT is a really good australian band.

kristen desktop

2006-07-09T13:48:00.000-04:00

a favor done for a friend. city in the background is london's china town. lady in the front is some corbis girl.

elephants

2006-07-09T13:24:00.001-04:00

ink drawing of elephants. coloring done in photoshop. i looked off a magazine. alot of fun to do.

spiked hair girl

2006-07-09T13:20:00.000-04:00

pencil drawing. girl with spiked hair, flip flops and freckles. exciting.

samurai granny

2006-07-09T13:18:00.000-04:00

pencil drawing. one day i might make a comic with her. she would make some really funny situations.

bike messenger

2006-07-09T13:15:00.000-04:00

i see a lot of bike messengers working in the city. pencil drawing. i plan on doing more.

hello.

2006-07-09T13:11:00.000-04:00

my name is charlie. this is my art work.