Darren M. A. Calvert

Cover for the "The Art of Final Fantasy Tactics" book with a big collage of various characters.

There's a Japanese art book out and I *really* hope we're going to get an English version. They've been pretty good about it with the books for the Bravely Default/Octopath Traveller games.

Hoping to find some time to really get into it over the holidays. I need to diversify my dudes. Right now everyone is close range which isn't ideal.

Got back to a bit of Final Fantasy Tactics last night and kicked Argath's ass.

The LEGO set based on the Spider-Man 2 subway car scene with figures of an unmasked Spider-Man, Doc Ock, J Jonah Jameson, and Aunt May

A close-up of the Aunt May figure who is hanging on to the subway train with one hand and looks pretty smug about it.

I like this LEGO set based on the Spider-Man 2 subway train scene with a weirdly cocky looking Aunt May hanging on to the car with one hand.

The line art for my Iron Man sketch cover

The line art for my Iron Man sketch cover but the head is separated from the neck

I drew the helmet on a separate piece of Bristol paper and glued it to the cover so that I could get the overlap with the logo.

A marker drawing of Iron Man done on a blank sketch cover of Iron Man #1. The drawing is of his red and gold armour from the first Iron Man movie. To the right are two Copic markers.

An Iron Man sketch cover from this day in 2020

Forgot the tea was very hot under that foam and burned my tongue but still good.

A marker drawing of Buzz Lightyear on toned tan paper. To the right are a white Prismacolor pencil and two Copic markers

Happy 30th anniversary to Toy Story

Dug out my milk frother so I can make proper London fogs ☕️

Yes

This appears to be all real world recipes inspired by the game

The Marge Simpson "I just think they're neat!" meme but she's holding a 36 pack of Copic markers.

Talking to my students about markers this week:

The Marge Simpson "I just think they're neat!" meme but she's holding a 36 pack of Copic markers.

Talking to my students about markers this week:

Dayman...AHHHHhHHHHH! fighter of the Nightman...AHHHHhHHHHH!

I ended up "napping" for over 2 hours. I'm sure I won't regret that later.

It makes me want to beat those guys up all over again.

Just about gave myself a concussion falling asleep at my desk.

Lt. Frank Drebin in 1988's The Naked Gun during the "Nothing to see here, please disperse!" scene with a fireworks factory exploding behind him.

In The Naked Gun (1988), this is supposed to be a serious police detective

Some of them!

Got a copy of the *official* Minecraft cookbook for $5.

Tired of wasting my time cooking unofficial Minecraft recipes.

My students made fun of me this morning for saying that you have to be careful when you're erasing so that you don't skronk up your paper and that I always test my Posca pens before using them so that they don't blorch paint all over my drawings.

Pretty basic art terminology.

Real America

Yeah, those were good. The fine-point Poscas are pretty solid though.

Man, I'd like to get in on this but that's not cheap, especially with shipping...

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

The white is about 80% opaque. Not quite a solid coverage like a Posca paint pen.

My first thought was actually that they would be good for drawing (permanent) battle maps for RPGs.

Tips are a bit broad for most of the stuff I do but I can see finding uses for them.

Two Sharpie markers next to a piece of tan paper with a white and a black scribble on it.

Picked up a two-pack of the Sharpie Creative Markers to try and they seem pretty good. 👍🏻

Have been tempted by Gunslinger Knights…