I mention meeting Karin Yamagiwa and getting a sketch from her in my 2004 Emerald City Comicon Report. Karin draws very small. I mean really small. This is the only sketch I've scanned yet that I didn't have to reduce to fit into my sketchbook standards. In fact, I considered making it bigger. Now, I really hate to say this, considering how many great sketches I got at the con... but this is my favorite of the ones I got that day. Yes, it's from an artist most of you have probably never heard of. The style isn't standard. And it's small. But it's FUN. It exudes happiness. There is an energy to this little sketch that most sketches don't have. Anytime a sketch pulls my face into a grin every time I see it, it's a great sketch. This is a great sketch.
AQUAMAN
by Karin Yamagiwa
29 Feb 2004
(permission to post given 29 Feb 2004 in person)
stumpytown.com
As a reminder: Almost every sketch in my sketchbook was non-commissioned and done on the floor of a con. These are not the best works of the artists. These are only representative of what the artist can do under pressure in a loud, crowded, and often stressed-out environment. Most of them were done as quickly as possible, to prevent huge lines from forming. Don't judge any of these artists negatively by the artwork you see, instead be as impressed as I am by what they accomplished in far-from-ideal conditions.
To see all the sketches I have permission to post so far, check out my Sketchbook Page. If you have any contact information for any of the other artists I'm trying to contact, please e-mail me. Click for a random Aquaman sketch.
The Saturday Sketch ™ is brought to you by the letters "Y", "K" and the number "50", and also courtesy the fine artists who pour their lives into producing wonderful comic books, then come to conventions only to get asked by geeky fangirls for a sketch of Aquaman. Support an artist, buy a comic book.
