Two Vultures (or, Field Testing New Art Supply Order)

(EDITED TO ADD: THE DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN SOLD, THANK YOU!)

Two takes on the classic Ditko-era AARP Spider-Man villain. 

I didn't know what to draw to try out some new pens I ordered. Mostly the usual stuff, some Tombows and Uniball white gel pens, but I also got some new Microns in sizes I don't often use, and some Brisk white gel pens in various sizes.

Jury's still out on the Brisk pens, but I think I might try to work with Microns a little more now that I'm seeing why I've always had trouble with them. I press down way too hard for their points. I ruin pen points pretty quickly because I white-knuckle every tool I hold, pencil, pen, brush. Probably even Pentel Jumbo correction pens. I need to ease up, for the benefit of the implement as well as my hand. I mash brush points but they usually remain useful, but I seem to kill Microns outright, grinding them into the paper and physically ruining the point. I don't let the ink glide, I push the point into the paper and wear it down. Ugh.

I don't know why I drew the Vulture. It was an interesting idea, to have an elderly super-villain, but it's funny that an old dude would take to the air and risk breaking his brittle-ass bones like that. Maybe sell your flying suit patent to the friggin' army, make some money, buy a few new suits, see some shows on Broadway. No, gonna fly around the rooftops and challenge the Spider-Man guy. Smart! The funny thing is, he's the only old person to turn super-villain I can think of, by and large. At least back in the Silver (Fox, ha ha) Age. Until, maybe, Silvermane? And Silvermane's whole shtick was he was trying to turn back the clock, he wanted to become young again. And he didn't put on a Halloween outfit and go toe-to-toe with anyone, he sat behind a desk and gave orders. I was never a huge fan of the "mobster" Spider-Man stories, but that's a whole other post. This one's about art supplies and sexagenarian criminals (sexagenarian is a funny word, but I'll just leave it at that and let you picture whatever it is that pops unbidden into your noggin). Otherwise, that was it for aged super-crooks, at least back in the day. One pissed-off retiree in a long underwear flapping bird costume causing trouble. It's a choice. 

Anyway, if anyone is interested, I'm selling the two Vulture pieces, $90 for both and you get a bookmark and "thank you" card. And a hand drawn note w/ a little M&C, always do those with the packages. The smaller drawing is on a basic index card, the larger one is 6" x 4" on heavy card stock. U.S. first class shipping included. 

More soon.