Tyler Jenkins - illustrator & comic artist

A Re-awakening of the BLOG

2011-11-23T09:06:00.003-07:00

Hello everyone,

As can be seen below it has been one helluva long time since my last post. NO MORE! With the upcoming release of PETER PANZERFAUST(more below), i will endeavor to update this blog far more regularly with sketches and previews and pages as i work on them.

PETER PANZERFAUST is a new ongoing series from Image Shadowline coming out February 15, 1012. It is written by Kurtis Wiebe(Green Wake, Intrepids) with art by me. A five page preview was just released in the back of Morning Glories Issue 14. The same preview is below.

Talk soon,
Tyler

All Hallows Eve

2010-10-09T22:58:00.001-06:00

A little sketch i did for Halloween.

Sister Moon

2010-07-16T23:33:00.002-06:00

It's still a montage...i know it only has two pieces...but that counts right?

Some Fantasy Stuff

2010-06-03T13:48:00.001-06:00

It is very rare in my comic work that I get to draw sci-fi fantasy stuff, so here is some.

Doing this while i should be doing that

2010-06-03T13:41:00.002-06:00

Here is a jumble of sketches for your viewing enjoyment

Coke Head

2010-05-19T01:08:00.001-06:00

This piece accompanied an article on jawbone.tv about a crazy 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' type character.

Zen

2010-05-19T01:05:00.002-06:00

This series of 'zen in the workplace' was done for Twist Marketing.

Bought And Paid For

2010-05-19T01:03:00.002-06:00

Calgary Bridges

2010-05-19T00:45:00.004-06:00

This was published in Elemente Magazine for a satirical article on the new bridges being made in Calgary.

Skater

2010-05-19T00:33:00.001-06:00

Just messing around with some character sketches.

The Runaways

2010-05-19T00:30:00.003-06:00

After seeing 'The Runaways' i couldn't resist drawing an all girl band.

Simply Dishonest

2010-05-19T00:11:00.000-06:00

This was a fun, do whatever you want, piece for FFWD weekly.

Faith

2010-05-18T01:21:00.000-06:00

This short comic appeared in Vehicle Magazine Issue 2. Written by Kurtis Wiebe and illustration by me. It was intended as a prequel to the upcoming comic Snow Angel.

Greasy

2009-01-21T01:56:00.000-07:00

This is the first digital painting i've done in a while.

Wall Art

2009-01-19T17:37:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year!
During the Christmas Holidays i got the chance to do some large wall drawings for our studio. Its about time we actually have our own art on the walls! They are about 2 feet buy a foot, ink on mylar.

West Coast Doodles

2008-10-18T20:32:00.000-06:00

Did some little doodles while on the West Coast visiting the fam.

Gold Fish

2008-10-17T15:29:00.000-06:00

We recently got a few gold fish for our studio, which inspired this piece. Soon after they perished; so i guess you could call this a memorial piece. Hah.

The Girls

2008-09-17T01:55:00.000-06:00

Here are a few drawings i've done in my spare time. Blacksheep Studios has lots of exciting stuff coming up, so stay tuned!

San Diego

2008-07-30T00:55:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone,

It's been a heckuva long time since my last post. My apologies.

The most relevant, and the most exciting news, is that we just got back from San Diego. and some of you will know, that that implies we were there for the Comic Convention. Well you assumers would be right. The Convention was a blast and San Diego itself is a lovely and wonderful town. We(Hilary, Jo Brar and I) had a wonderful place down by the water in Little Italy. This is a wonderful neighborhood, and the restaraunts, let me tell you, are unsurpassed.

But anyways, business-wise, the convention was very fruitful for us. We got our portfolio and Snow Angel under a whole boat load of eyes,. Nigh on all of the people who reviewed our work were impressed and very supportive. I hope this means that we may all get to see further issues of snow angel on the shelf soon.

Well, folks, thats all for the moment. I leave you with two small sketches. Can you guess which one is done with real ink and which one digital??

oh, and by the way, look here soon for a process/making of video of one of the pieces in our gallery.

Tyler

2008-02-21T20:28:00.000-07:00

I did this sketch just last night. once again done purely digital with no paper.

Funny, back in art school, full of idealist mentality, i swore to the gods of all things pure; that I would never become a digital artist. It'd be fun to go back to those days and torment myself. That would be wicked fun. It's funny the idiotic ideals you eventually set aside, in favor of making the best art you can. That ideal, I think, in regards to picture making, is the only ideal that will hold true and stand the test of time...summarized "i will do what it takes to make the best, most appealing, most meaningful pictures i am capable of." Beware the blanket statement of the young zealot.(what about the old zealots? i hear you ask...no answer, one must respect ones elders)

Saint Sophia...who's that??

2008-02-16T02:18:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone.

And here is a new sketch.

First off, this was a sketch and in this case, the inspiration was pretty damn thin. Basically i was listening to 70's and 80's rock, specifically alannah myles, joan jett and Blondie. And, if any body would care to take the time to google Debbie Harry, you will see a boat load of inspiration.

So with that imagery in mind, i sketched this in photoshop(with a tablet) and yeah...that was it!. The Saint Sophia thing...beats me!, just coolness.

First Post

2008-02-15T03:52:00.000-07:00

Well good evening ladies and gentlement.

If you could hold this in your hands you would find it light on content and heavy on promise, if such things can be felt. In the near and indefinite future you will find all manner of artwork created by myself as well as some (probably) interesting, accompanying dialogue. This art will demonstrate the words will illuminate. So with all false modesty aside, i bid you welcome and hope you enjoy that which I set before you. Amen.

And now for some meat and potatoes. Just a sketch I did this evening between pages for Snow Angel.