Art by Bubba Shelby

Masters of the Universe

2012-12-10T10:02:00.001-08:00

Some recently completed Masters of the Universe commissions:

He-Man

Man-at-Arms

Skeletor

Trap-Jaw

From A to Z

2012-12-07T12:38:00.000-08:00

From April O'Neil to Zatanna that is!

Stormtrooper and Batgirl

2012-12-06T16:46:00.000-08:00

A couple more using the pin-up template of last post.

Batgirl via television's interpretation, played by Yvonne Craig.

Stormtrooper (or Stormtroopette.)

Batgirl, Poison Ivy and Wonder Woman Vector Illustrations

2012-12-06T11:51:00.000-08:00

Three characters all (obviously) based on the same design template...

Batgirl ala 'No Capes.'

Poison Ivy

and Wonder Woman.

All done in Photoshop with vectors.

Star Wars pin-ups

2012-08-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

I'm considering tackling some Star Wars Pin-Ups and making prints available.

The first I've finished is a sexy Gammorrean Guard pin-up...

...and second is an unfinished sketch with color of 'Wickette' the Ewok:

I have a couple more concepts in the works too.

Rockabilly Harley Quinn

2012-08-28T13:34:00.000-07:00

Rockabilly inspired Harley Quinn swimwear. Because I can.

Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy

2012-08-22T06:40:00.000-07:00

Some recent pieces of my favorite triumvirate of terror, Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy!

White Rabbit

2012-08-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

A recent piece of Batman's new foe the White Rabbit inspired by a cosplay photo shoot over at Veidt.com

No Capes by BubbaShelby

2012-07-06T10:30:00.001-07:00

My latest illustrative endeavor entitled 'No Capes' is classy Pin-ups meets superheroines (and supervillains.)

Currently available on stuff at my Zazzle store, I am looking for better avenues to get these out there, so stay tuned!

No Capes Pin-Up

2012-05-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

Check out my newest original illustration 'No Capes' - pin-ups meet superheroes!

Now available on stuff at Zazzle!

Avengers Assemble!

2012-05-04T11:48:00.001-07:00

IKEA really missed out on a golden marketing opportunity here!

DCnU Harley Quinn

2012-03-15T12:53:00.003-07:00

I finally got around to illustrating the 'new' Harley Quinn and from what I've read about Suicide Squad issue #7, it may be too late!

Oh well, who cares, I am far less fond of this design than all other alt HQ designs (like Arkham City and Arkham Asylum, both of which I have never drawn before either. I totally should.)

Poison Ivy :: Green with envy

2012-03-05T18:55:00.000-08:00

I generally prefer Poison Ivy to have normal skin tone, but it was easy to make her green, so I did.

Poison Ivy finished Illustration

2012-03-02T17:19:00.003-08:00

Lagoon Girl revisited

2012-03-02T09:52:00.003-08:00

I altered the design a bit, making the 'lagoon' portion black, you know, because it's a Black Lagoon.

This one is also available on stuff at Zazzle.

Creature(ette) From the Black Lagoon

2012-03-01T22:03:00.000-08:00

Finally inked this Creature(ette) from the Black Lagoon that I originally pencilled two Halloweens ago and now she's available on my Zazzle store!

Lagoon Creature Girl by bubbashelby

New 52 Harley Quinn

2012-02-29T15:18:00.002-08:00

I've been wanting to draw Harley Quinn in her 'New 52' costume for a while now. So I did.

Poison Ivy Pencils

2012-02-29T14:26:00.001-08:00

Long time no update! That's what happens when you have a baby. Anyways, here's a Poison Ivy Work in Progress for y'all to gaze upon :)

Happy Friday the 13th!

2012-01-13T10:01:00.000-08:00

To celebrate, I made this little design of mine available on a shirt at Zazzle!

The Flying Fish EXPOSED!

2011-12-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

the Flying Fish in civilian garb.

And now for something completely different...

2011-12-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

...Haha just kidding: MORE FLYING FISH!

I didn't have my Micron pen handy so I just scanned the pencil sketch and colored it all sketchy like to match.

I really like this character for some odd reason. I suppose I should come up with some sort of backstory for this gal now. And villains too! What's a superhero without villains, right?

More Flying Fish

2011-11-30T14:00:00.001-08:00

Some more costume designs for Flying Fish. I wasn't too fond of the fishnet gloves - overkill - but without them the costume was a little boring elementally speaking.

I added a simple line design element at the upper chest between the symbol and upper-arm wing/fin attachment points. This element can also be altered to make the costume a more flirty shoulderless number as seen below.

That last one still felt a little unfinished, however, so I added a line where the zipper was to make that element bolder, and decided the black rectangles should be 'skin windows' (that sounds terrible, but what else would they be called?) in addition I added some to the forearms for more design cohesion. I like this one the most so far - it feels 'retro' to me, like a sixties superheroine, and the white hair and red cowl create a striking contrast.

I like the exposed shoulders here against the orange; they didn't work with the red/white color scheme above. But I am torn between a black cowl and the orange one. The black brings out her face a little more, so I think I like it, but of course the orange all flows together as one cohesive unit.

The Flying Fish!

2011-11-29T16:42:00.001-08:00

Another BubbaShelby original: Super Heroine of Sea and Sky: The Flying Fish! (first seen in this sketch posted August 2010.)

I modified the costume a bit from my original concept, making it a bit more 'wet suit' than 'tights.' And of course I added...

wait for it...

fish nets, naturally!

I first came up with the top color combo, but decided it appeared too 'Thing 1/Thing 2' so I went with the colors below. Still not fully committed either way. Thoughts?

The Donnas

2011-11-08T23:52:00.000-08:00

Donna Troy that is...and her evolution from Wonder Girl.

What If...?

2011-07-18T11:53:00.000-07:00

Steve Rogers went to Wolverine's hairdresser...