Andy P Black

Catwoman

2012-02-10T09:42:00.000-06:00

I forgot to post this. Sketch for day 3.

Wonder Woman

2012-02-04T11:23:00.001-06:00

Day 2 sketch WIP

menya zavut, Colossus

2012-02-03T14:26:00.000-06:00

I'm planning on doing a sketch a day. So to kick things off, a quick Colossus sketch.

Now with 40% more grey.

It's been a while!

2012-02-03T11:44:00.000-06:00

Whoa, it has been a while since my last post! I just (well actually a month ago) moved to Overland Park, KS. So far so good! I certainly miss Savannah, but I am working hard to make Kansas my new home! I picked up a couple of new sketch books yesterday and hope to have some new work up soon. I haven't picked up a pencil in a while and man, am I rusty!

The Vision

2011-07-07T18:55:00.000-05:00

Commission of The Vision. Brush pens and Copic markers

Omega Red

2011-06-11T13:41:00.001-05:00

Omega Red commission for a friend. A soon as I get photoshop working again I'll fix this so the background is visible...

I'm back!!

2011-05-02T19:49:00.000-05:00

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Man, it's been a long time since I last posted! Here is some of the new sketch cards that I finished for 5finity. Also two Artist Exclusive cards that are on ebay as I write this...
I should have some more work to post soon!

Pre-Order Voltron United and Drawn

2010-11-03T13:41:00.000-05:00

Hey everybody, I have a piece in the upcoming hard cover, Voltron: United and Drawn out this December! My piece is of Princess Alura and I'm really happy with the way it turned out! All you Voltron fans, make sure you pre-order it now, they will probably go fast!

Long time, no post

2010-11-03T12:14:00.000-05:00

Man, it's been a crazy few months! Swamped at work, drawing when I can. I'll have another cover out this month for the Domino Lady/Spider one-shot and will up date here as soon as I find out the date. I knocked out some more sketch cards for the Hack/Slash series and posted is the card that I have up for sale. It will probably be up on ebay today but if interested, just drop me an email.
One more cover of this year, I'll try and get some prelims posted in the next few days!
Hope everybody had a great Halloween and I'd like to make a special shout out to my friends Katie and Wyatt Graff, who were wed this past weekend!

Finally Caught up!

2010-07-31T16:10:00.001-05:00

I am finally caught up with my commissions and work slated to come out later this year! Here's a Wolvie sketch I used as a warm up for my Hack/Slash sketch cards.

Swamped!

2010-06-24T14:07:00.000-05:00

Ok... So John told me to post more art. There's not a lot of the new stuff that I can actually post right now, but what I can post are all of my Pro sketch cards. The two individual cards will up for sale soon, I'm just up to my eyeballs in work right now! I will also try and post more con sketches!

Heroes Con '10 is a wrap!

2010-06-09T12:31:00.000-05:00

I had a blast again this year at Heroes! Thanks to everyone who stopped to say hi, grab a sketch or some original art! Here is one of my favorite sketches from this year (please excuse the sub-par photo).

Heroes Con 2010

2010-05-18T08:44:00.001-05:00

Just found out my table assignment for this years Heroes Con in Charlotte! June 4-6, I'll be at table 135 in Artist's Alley. Hopefully this won't change like last year, but I'll post it if it does. If you hit up the website, they are changing the layout from last year, so diagram won't reflect where I'll be. I'm really looking forward to this year's con and hope to have a good time despite losing my table mate Mike Getty to fame and fortune! He's a guest this year so I'm not real sure where his table will be.
Anywho, if you're going to be in there stop by and say 'hey." I'll have plenty of stuff to flip through!

Sketch Cards

2010-04-23T16:46:00.000-05:00

Here are examples of the cards that I finished for two new rounds of sketch cards. The first goes in tandem with the release of Zombies vs Cheerleaders #1 and the second is for the P'ups series, both produced by 5finity Productions. I will have two blank ZvsC cards that I will be selling. They will both be custom to whom ever purchases them. I will also have three P'ups cards for sale and will post them here and on my deviant art site as soon as I get them back. Drop me an email if you you are interested.

Zombies vs Cheerleaders #1

2010-03-02T07:52:00.000-06:00

I guess I can probably post this now...The issue will be out in April and my cover will be the hardest variant to find, so make sure to request it at your local shop!

My First Cover!

2010-02-23T13:05:00.000-06:00

Thanks to my friend Steve over at 5finity Productions, my very first cover will be out this June! The details are here (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Moonstone-June-2010-100223.html)
This is a really big first step for me after not having the Sheena cover published! I'll post all the original artwork as soon as I can, in the mean time, check out the link!

Moonstone Cards

2009-12-10T17:35:00.000-06:00

I just finished up another round of sketch cards for 5finity Productions! This time the work was for Moonstone Comics and I was able to draw one of my favorite classic characters, The Phantom! I realize he's just a guy in purple tights with a gun, but for some reason I've always really liked him! He are some photos of the cards!
PS. The Mandy Sketch card I did is still up on ebay! Place your bid! Time is running out!
here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230408305185&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Garage Ink

2009-11-16T13:40:00.000-06:00

Hey everybody! I will be posting some new stuff up here soon, but I wanted to let everyone know that I am involved in a new sketch blog with a few friends of mine. Mike Ransom Getty, Partick Renolds, Rebekah Isaacs and Even Bryce! http://inkgarage.blogspot.com/ We will be posting stuff up here pretty often so keep checking it out!
We also have a poll on what we are going to draw next so make sure to vote!

Mandy Sketch Cards

2009-11-03T09:00:00.000-06:00

One of the projects that I have been working on as of late are sketch cards for the Mandy trading card series by Dean Yeagle (http://www.cagedbeagle.com/). Thanks to Steve over at 5finity Productions for the chance to do some work for this! Here are some photos of a couple of cards (sorry about the res on these...I don't know how to work my fiance's camera very well) Look for them in your local comic shop soon!

Halloween 09

2009-11-03T08:51:00.000-06:00

So Halloween is my favorite holiday! It has been since I was a kid. My Mom creating some amazing costumes, running from house to house getting candy (which I rarely ever finished), the smell in the air, the scary movies on TV. I love it all! So my fiance and I had been planning our costumes for a while. She started on her at the beginning of the month. I drug my feet a bit...anyway...here's what we came up with enjoy!

Biggest Moment In My Life So Far Part II

2009-09-29T12:06:00.000-05:00

It has been WAAAAY to long since I posted last! Just to fill you in on what I have been up to. I flew to California with my girlfr...I"ll get to that in a minute, picked up her car and drove it back to Savannah. I don't recommend that you try driving that but if you do bring along as good of a co-pilot as I did (thanks honey!). We then moved...which I think is probably what my Hell would be...an eternity of looking at all of your stuff, wondering where it came from, packing it, moving it on one of the hottest days, unpacking, and then doing it all over again... Now for the big news if you made it this far... Sasha and I are engaged! I was nervous as all get out, but she said yes and now the planning begins!
I have also been hard at work! I recently finished illustrations for an upcoming TV show called the Phantoms of History (thanks Jamie!), another XCX Race poster (thanks Mike!), and a bunch of commissions(thanks Alex!). I am also working a some sketch cards for the upcoming Deal Yeagle "Mandy" trading card series, as well as a Moonstone Comics trading card series (thanks Steve!).
SO that's...here's some art.

Heroes Con '09

2009-06-22T09:40:00.000-05:00

Heroes Con '09 is in the books! I just wanted to take the time to say thanks to everyone for stopping by and saying hi and a special thanks to those who asked for a commission or bought an original piece of art!
See you all next year!

Batman

2009-06-12T13:55:00.000-05:00

With the Heroes Con looming over my head, I have been drawing as much as possible. I've been keeping myself busy with a few art benefit that I have been asked to participate in. I love doing things like this. Not only am I flattered to be asked to contribute to some great causes, but it keeps me drawing and trying new things!
This is a Batman that I hammered out as a warm up to the piece that I just turned in, which I'll post soon.

Heroes Con

2009-06-08T11:26:00.001-05:00

SO. Mike and I have just been moved from our original spot to the corner of the convention floor. Not super happy about the move but I still think that it'll be a good time! We are sitting at table 6 now not at 741 as originally posted. Anyone who's going to be there stop by and say hey!

Sasquatch Commission Piece

2009-06-05T17:54:00.001-05:00

Just a commission piece that I finished and mail off today!

Sup Girl Commission

2009-05-12T14:19:00.000-05:00

So it's been quite a while since I posted last! My girlfriend (finally) moved back to Savannah so most of my free time as of late I've tried to spend with her... you know making up for the time that we spent apart... But what I have finished is something that is not only for a good cause, but is dealing with a subject close to my heart.
The artwork below will be auctioned off as a set (original pencils, inks and a high quality print) at the Chicago Comic Con coming up on October 12th and is designed to raise money for the Marla Bea Benefit (http://marlabeabenefit.com/). Check out the website for more info and to check out some of the other art that will be up on the auction block.

Rorschach Inks

2009-03-11T15:00:00.001-05:00

Here are the inks for the pencils below. I drew this for a fan art contest on the website comicbookmovie.com.
While I didn't win the grand prize I did win a Watchmen gift pack and even cooler than that, This piece was selected due to "sheer coolness."

I can't think of a better prize than that!

Watchmen

2009-03-05T01:38:00.000-06:00

So Watchmen opens on Friday and I'm pretty excited about it. I decided to do a sketch and it turned into...well a finished piece. I'll have the inks up tomorrow.

Ivy

2009-02-18T23:17:00.000-06:00

Poison Ivy sketch I've been working on for warm ups.

Hulk sketch on grey toned paper

2009-01-24T16:24:00.000-06:00

A few sketches from last night

2009-01-07T11:03:00.000-06:00

Goodbye '08!

2008-12-31T19:05:00.000-06:00

What a year it has been! So much has changed in the past 52 weeks, I'm anxious to see what the next year will bring!

Thanks to everyone who helped and supported me this year I can't wait to see you all soon!

Here's a Boba Fett sketch that I knocked out while I was home in Iowa. I'll have more to post in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Happy New Year! See you in 2009!

The Biggest News of My life... So Far

2008-11-25T14:57:00.000-06:00

So it' been a little slow for me on the art front as of late... I am working on a commission piece right now and will post it as soon as I get the pencils a little tighter...
Now for the stuff that matters! My little sister has given birth to her first child! Ellie Ray Fraga was born a little after 10 am on November 24th! I am so proud of her and her husband Ben and wanted to dedicate this post to them and my Niece!
Now just a few short weeks and I'll be able to see her!
I can't wait!

one more thing...

2008-09-03T15:57:00.000-05:00

Oh! Here's a drawing of my girlfriend as a zombie for an upcoming Off Road Track event flyer... This was fun! I think that I'm' going to start doing more of these!

Finished!

2008-09-03T15:53:00.000-05:00

So here are the pencils for two of the four commissions that I've been working on for A WHILE! I'll have the inks up here as soon as I get them scanned! Hopefully I can get all of this stuff in the mail before the weather turns all hurrincaney!

Sketchy

2008-08-11T16:45:00.000-05:00

So here is what I've been working on as of the past few days... A little Powergirl... A Wild Dog commission... More to come...

Update

2008-08-02T15:08:00.001-05:00

SO! It's been a while since I last updated this a lot has been going on! First of all I want to thank EVERYONE who came over to my table at Heroes Con! Thanks for making it a success and for helping it to make as much fun as last year!

I've been asked a lot about the Sheena cover for Devil's Due and I still haven't heard anything but I'm including a colored version that my buddy Steve Barrowclift did for me (which turned out GREAT!

And last I am open for commissions, so if there's something that you'd like, just drop me a line!

Here are a few things that I'm working on right now which I should have updated soon... Sorry about the quality, photos are the best I can do right now with out a scanner.

Two days and counting!

2008-06-17T14:41:00.000-05:00

So we've got two more days until Heroes Con in Charlotte! Jarrett Williams ( my good friend and table mate) were talking this afternoon about the con and we are both really excited about it this year! Last year was so much fun and now that we're all a little more seasoned, this should be an absolute blast!

Hope everybody got their tickets and will stop by and say hi!

...in the mean time, here's my first comission piece for the con!

Batman

2008-06-13T15:33:00.001-05:00

...Just a couple more Batman sketches...

Getting ready for Heroes Con

2008-06-03T09:47:00.000-05:00

With Heroes Con just around the corner I thought that I'd put the sketch cards that I've been working on. I'll continue to update this post so stay tuned! The pricing for these will range from $10-$30 and will be first come, first serve. I'll probably have around 30 by convention time and I will be doing sketches all weekend.See you there!

Spidey

2008-05-01T14:20:00.000-05:00

Here are the pencils for a drawing my friend John Larison asked me to do for his nephew's birthday. Oh and hey, look at that John now has a blog and I have a link to it... go check it out!

Stay tuned for the inks...

Other notes

2008-02-19T19:52:00.000-06:00

Crap! I just was over at Ransom Getty's page ( which you should go to right when you're done reading this... and then go to lunaboyland.com right after that) and I realized that i hadn't mentioned anything about Mega Con in Orlando (March 7th-9th)! I have a table with Ransom and Jarrett will be there as well. I know that we will all be doing comission work so if anyone wants a piece just drop me an email! See you there!

long time no post

2008-02-19T19:17:00.000-06:00

WOW. So it's been a little while since I last posted anything up here! It's not that I haven't been working, just haven't had the time or ability to get anything posted... SO, I am finally able to post my first professional work! I'm not sure when it will be out, (of course I'll let everybody know!) but here it is!

This is the cover for an upcoming issue of Sheena: Queen of the Jungle being published through Devil's Due!

I just want to take time and give a quick shout to my friends and family who helped me through this! It took a little time, but I thanks you all for the help! And I want to thank Mike O'Sullivan (my editor on this job) for giving me the chance to do it and Mike Getty, without whom I would have met Mike O'Sullivan at Comic Con in San Diego!

Thanks a lot!

Batgirl

2007-12-06T11:15:00.000-06:00

So here's a little drawing that I did of Batgirl a couple of weeks ago... the inks will follow. I have also just signed up for a booth at MegaCon in March! I'll be sharing space with my good friend and fellow artist Ransom Getty! Also in attendance will be my other brother in the gutters, Jarrett Williams! If you haven't already check out their websites, (the links are on the right) you need to! If you're going to be in the Orlando area, swing by and say "hi!"

Shadowcat

2007-11-01T15:53:00.000-05:00

My buddy Mike Getty is starting a new blog with some other artists soon that will feature single page illustrations with a different theme each week. The first, is anything to do with the X-Men. So I did this little sketch of Shadowcat AKA Kitty Pride as a warm up. She is supposed to be "phasing" into the floor, not sure if it working or not so I might have to re-work this when I ink it. I'll make an announcement about the new blog when it is up and running..

What the hell...

2007-10-29T23:38:00.000-05:00

The Molly's poster really got me in the mood! Halloween is my favorite holiday and what could be more fun than doing a quick 10 minute sketch of me as a zombie?! Or dare I say a zomb-me? (I apologize, I don't' really get any funnier late at night) I also tried to use my profile photo ( or at least the shirt ) from my profile on my website.

OK. I'm done for the night... I think...

Molly's Halloween Poster

2007-10-29T23:35:00.000-05:00

Here's a little poster that I came up with for Halloween at Molly's (the bar that I work at). I ran a little short on time (due to my own procrastination) but over all I'm pretty happy with what I came up with... Oh and I also decided to throw myself in there as a zombie... and yes, that IS a bottle of Jack my severed arm is holding.

Sketches

2007-09-28T10:38:00.001-05:00

So I just got my very first professional job! It's for a Devil's Due book, but I have no idea when it's coming out...trust me, I'll post it when I know. I'm going to wait to post the artwork for a while, or at least until I know more, but until then, here are some sketches that I knocked out on the plane back to Iowa City for my sister's wedding!

Catwoman

2007-09-05T16:08:00.001-05:00

Here's a little sketch I did a few days ago of Catwoman.

sketches

2007-07-22T19:15:00.000-05:00

Just a couple of sketches I finished recently.

Batman Commission

2007-07-19T17:15:00.000-05:00

Here's a Batman Commission I just finished. As soon as I can get this printed out in blue line I'll ink it too.

Tony Moore Sketch

2007-06-26T00:56:00.000-05:00

I couldn't resist, this is the sketch that I got from Tony Moore...no matter how long I pursue a career in this art form I'll always be a fan too...thanks for the sketch Tony!!

HEROES CON 2007!

2007-06-26T00:41:00.000-05:00

So finally I'm getting to my blog a week after Heroes Con, due to some questionable chicken. First off Let me give a huge thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth for your kind words and for those of you who wanted sketches! (Thanks for getting me the Cap sketch Patrick! And if anyone else has scans send them my way!) I had an absolute blast! I met some great people (Dan, Carolina, JT, Kara, Tony Moore, Michael and the Ladd Clan) and saw some amazing artwork! All in all it was a great experience and I can't wait until next year!! Thanks again to everyone who stopped by and I hope to see you all again soon!!!

XCX Poster

2007-05-02T19:49:00.001-05:00

One of my first pieces of professional work

Barbarian Sculpt

2007-04-14T19:38:00.000-05:00

So things have been crazy lately and I haven't had a lot of time to get things done. The past couple of days I have had some time and I have gotten a lot done on this sculpt for John Larison's Conceptual Maquette class. He's not done yet but I'm really happy with him so far and I wanted to get it posted!

2007-03-08T17:55:00.000-06:00

Batgirl

2007-02-27T16:29:00.000-06:00

Now, I've never been a huge fan of Ghost Rider...I thought that he looked cool, but the story never seemed all that great to me. With what I've seen of the new Ghost Rider movie (which I don't think that I'll go and see) it seems to hold true to what I've always thought of him...that being said I decided to do a sketch and I'm pretty happy with what I came up with. I'll ink and color him at some point so check back!

Bat-Valentine

2007-02-15T15:50:00.000-06:00

My girlfriend really wanted me to make her a card for valentine's day so here it is!

Spidey sketch

2007-02-08T15:33:00.000-06:00

My girlfriend babysits for a couple of kids and it's Sammy's (the youngest) Birthday today. My girlfriend asked me just to do a quick little sketch of Spidey for a card. I started working on it this morning and was pretty happy with it. I'll get him inked and try and drop a background in there too but I just really wanted to get 'ol webhead online!!

White Queen

2007-02-01T23:16:00.000-06:00

Here's a little sketch of the White Queen I just knocked out...

Kong

2007-02-01T14:06:00.000-06:00

Well, the movie was ok...actually the fight with the T-Rex. But Kong sure looked good! I did these in scratch board and they turned out pretty well...

2007-02-01T04:54:00.000-06:00

I have to say that I LOVE drawingboard.org! Not only can you see some great artwork,but you can get some great critizism. The "character jams" are a great way to get the pencil going if you're in a rut.

Spidey Pages

2007-02-01T04:51:00.000-06:00

Here's a page from a old script that I got from my friend and Prof. Tom Lyle. Page 3 to follow shortly...

Where to begin...

2007-02-01T04:41:00.000-06:00

So I guess I'll kick this thing off with a piece that is recent and that I'm pretty proud of... Black Cat...