Here they come, all in a row!
Driving in a convoy is a good way to do all those "during operations" maintenance checks!
Don't get frustrated!
You want to be safe driving one of ...
2023-12-11 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I made this greeting card some time ago but felt I could share it again. So, are you finding yourself in a pinch and forgot to get Christmas cards for your family & friends? Don't worry; Random Coyote Productions has your back! Here is a free Christmas card for you to download and print at your leisure!
It's based on the Christmas carol, "I Saw Three Ships", with the commentary inside being:
"So, you saw three ships on Christmas Day?
Did ...
2023-12-08 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I was originally going to make a video of the coloration process but my PowerDirector15 software is having problems and it may be time for me to bite the bullet and buy an upgrade. Until then, I will share what I have as far as coloring Tavion! Above: the blue background for the leather.
Next: adding the black of the leathers with the folds and creases, as well as the facial...
2023-12-06 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Clearly, hearing protection means a lot to some people, more than others.
Making people feel welcome is important, yes.
Being happy in your job is also important.
Firearm safety...
2023-12-04 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for a sneak peek at an upcoming episode!
I love it when I get the lines all cleaned up. Really feels like I'm going somewhere!
A little unusual this time in that I did the background & facial shading first...
2023-11-29 16:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Nothing like some nice warm coffee on a cold, cold day!
A day without coffee is... yeah, like that.
Coffee is life, and... and stuff.
Time to sail off into a beautiful day. ...
2023-11-27 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Upcoming BOHICA Blues episode, in which Juni has to do one of the unpleasant NCO tasks, and have a hard talk with her new soldier. Above: the initial rough pencils, freshly scanned in.
Digital inks applied.
Initial round of colors with the "paint bucket" tool.
2023-11-22 16:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Nothing worse than unsafe use of safety stuff.
You seem pretty safe, there, bud.
Stay on the ground = Staying safe. Good call!
Okay, now that isn't safe at all!
Until next...
2023-11-20 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I am involved in an ongoing Star Wars group fanfic which I've mentioned before; I did a picture of a Queen of Naboo that was elected from an Imperial political party and posted it here before. I also claimed the video game character Tavion Axmis as a character and I am working on a fan art creation of her. In the story she has been a regular character for a long, long time and is now in her late fifties or so.
2023-11-17 16:59:01 +0000 UTC
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While I personally did not do this artwork, it is part of a commission that I asked for from another local artist. This is a draft of a cover proposal for the "Vox Noctem" anthology series I am hoping to put together in time for next year.
The theme of the project is "Rescue" and I find this evocative and appropriate. While specifically the lifeboat is supposed to be from the RMS Titanic, and the ship in the moonlight is supposed to be the S.S. Carpathia, leaving it ...
2023-11-15 16:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A "CUB" is either a "Commander's Update Briefing" or a "Company Update Briefing", depending on who you ask. I think of cubs with their li'l briefs on.
Okay, I admit, it is a bit of a "rolleyes" joke.
The worst briefs or reports are the ones that are forgotten. Hoooo, boy, ther...
2023-11-13 16:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
An upcoming episode is in the makes!
When I have a lot of background stuff, sometimes I just run the lines right through the images. I really need to learn to maximize my "layers" more/better.
Then I erase the lines. One reason I never felt pressured to maximize my use o...
2023-11-10 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
At my National Guard unit, we have to put "drip pans" under our parked vehicles in case there are any oil leaks. Okay, it's cool, and the right thing to do. But they get really crazy about it. Alost like... drip pan Nazis!
Man, they're everywhere! How do we get rid of these guys!?
2023-11-06 16:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Private Emma O'Neil gets to know the place and people she'll be working with, as well as figuring out a curiosity about military rank and grade structure.
Juni is there to explain things to her...
This is all the color I can do without resorting to the "Lasso" tool. Everything...
2023-11-01 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahh, frolicking in the meadow. What could be better, more carefree?
Nope, this ain't it.
Whoah, no way! Frolicking! Frolicking, I say!
There we go. Skip, skip, skippity-skip to ...
2023-10-30 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Uh-oh. The Captain overheard something and it got taken out of context. What was it?
Got some inking in...
Building the base colors...
Almost there...
2023-10-25 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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There's scary, and then there's Sasquatch in the woods with a banjo scary.
Douglas A-8 Skyraider. Will he protect you from Sasquatch?
Ohh, things just went from bad to worse.
Ma...
2023-10-23 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"Brannon in Berlin" is being loaded. Oh, the humanity!
For those wondering "what in the hell is this?" it's a sample of my ages-old classic comics, a comedy take on the "super spy" genre popular in the 60's and 70's. I did these in High School for fun and shared with a few of my friends. They are meant to be ridiculous, over-the-top parodies of all the "super spy" stuff like James Bond, the Avengers, Man From Uncle, and so on (especially the Roger Moore-era Jam...
2023-10-20 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I was told to take notes, now everyone's all upset. Make up your mind!
Donald Trump in the news again.
We always need a shorter bus.
Things turned out okay after all, with pie i...
2023-10-16 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple panels! By pencil!
That's more like it. Some nice clean inks!
A little time for chit-chat in the chow hall.
Starting to work on the camo. Mmmmm, cake.
Stay tun...
2023-10-11 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Whoah, watch out, that thing's sharp!
Everyone's out to get you today, it seems.
Send everyone!
Even the old-school Cylons are coming to get you.
Recently watched "B...
2023-10-09 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Specialist Young has some outdated skills, but that's okay because the Army gets by on outdated computers!
You see those commercials all the time-- "Join the Army; learn valuable skills in today's world" and they show a room full of people using all these super-advanced computers with crazy stuff like holographic screens and such. DON'T BELIEVE IT!
There might be, maybe, a dozen people total using whiz-bang stuff like that. The rest of us, almost universally, g...
2023-10-06 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In the Navy? But this is an Army comic, sir! You can stick around though.
We'll make you feel welcome with some nautical themes!
It's the new Captain, same as the old Captain!
P...
2023-10-02 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Old Man Randall said something to make the 1SG and CPT happy! Above: them thar crude pencils.
Cleaned up digital inks.
Initial coloring; this is all the easy stuff with the paint bucket-- point, click, and splash. I sometimes refer to this as the "splash color phase" for that ...
2023-09-29 17:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, I haven't done one of these since... March!?
So, we have new folks joining the Battalion! We continue to be strong and enjoy some of the finest action-adventure and comedy comics that rest of the world knows nothing about.
BCAF: Boise Comic Arts Fest 2023
If you live in the Boise, Idaho area --or feeling squirrelly and want to travel there-- the big news is that Random Coyote Productions, LLC has a booth at BCAF XI this year! 2023-09-27 16:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
There is a guy at my day job's District Office-- while technically in my chain of command he is so far removed that I don't have to deal with him on a day when things are running properly. Unfortunately, he's one of those guys that likes to "charge in and fix things" by micromanaging things he doesn't understand and chewing people out every so often. His name is "George".
Ge...
2023-09-25 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So when Randall Young disappeared, he still had three years left to go on his original enlistment. That would have carried him through to 1973, and the American involvement in the Vietnam War would have been over and he would have been safe.
Of course, no one knew that in 1970, when the conflict had dragged on for so many years and held the unfortunate record of being America's longest war.
It was not intended to be a "Hold My Beer" moment in histor...
2023-09-22 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Comes a fun new motivational patch!
One day at my National Guard unit I made the drawing at top on the whiteboard. I called it "Squirrel-2" because we're in the "S-2" shop (Intelligence) and of course there's always jokes about "Secret Squirrel" stuff going on.
And then there's "whisper mode" because of course, we're an Aviation unit and "whisper mode" is sneaky...
2023-09-20 15:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A home in our neighborhood got raided by the cops because apparently it was a "Meth Mansion".
The Meth Manager is in!
That's how I feel when one of them "Karens" walks in...
Hus...
2023-09-18 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
See what happens when you don't have life insurance? Seriously, they're always trying to get us to sign up for more life insurance.
This is the kind of stuff they should be warning troops about.
Never leave the wildlife feeling disturbed or uncomfortable.
2023-09-11 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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