Another sketch from the Emerald City Comicon 2004. Suzanne was sitting next to Karin Yamagiwa, and while Karin was willing to try Aquaman, Suzanne was more comfortable with her standard monsters, which she calls "bugs". As a concession to my Aqua-fandom, she made it a water monster... Azal the Aquabug, complete with snorkel and waterwings! One reason to get sketches is to see the creativity of these great artists when they are under pressure. I find the unusual ones, like this one, to be great fun.
AQUABUG
by Suzanne Kaufman
29 February 2004
(permission to post given 29 February 2004 in person)
www.suzannekaufman.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 "S", "K" and the number "51", 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.
