TMNT and the Sai Drawing

I finally remade the drawing for the Sai, complete with Raphael of the Ninja Turtles. It's not as pretty as the one I posted originally with the blog, but it's one of my better drawings. Here's the drawing, and if you want to read up on the Sai, check out the original post on the Sai. I saved this one for the new release of the Ninja Turtles movie.

Art by TL Jeffcoat

There seems to be a lot of hostility towards Michael Bay and his version. After seeing the movie, all I can say is, he did not go with the Turtle Alien route, which was a huge relief to me, and although the movie didn't hold to a lot of the TMNT lore, it wasn't a horrible movie at all. It was a typical Bay movie with all of the high octane chaotic action sequences, blatant use of stereotyped characters, and the cardboard eye candy female character who has to be rescued by men throughout the movie. However, the silliness actually works well with the Ninja Turtle personalities, much better than it did with the Transformers, who generally have no personality.

Weapons Update!

Next Monday I'll post the latest Weapons & Warriors article. So for this week, I am presenting 3 more drawings for previous posts. The Urumi of the Rajput, Daneaxe of the Norsemen (Viking), and Shuriken of the Ninja. All three are fascinating weapons; click on their links and check them out if you haven't already.

Drawing Update: Hussite Weapons

Art by TL Jeffcoat

Art by TL Jeffcoat

I've been working on the War Wagon for the post on the Hussite Hand Cannon off and on for a few weeks and I've finally completed it. I’m putting up both at the same time, and then I’ll see if I can get some of the simpler weapons drawn up. I’m hoping to knock out 3 more this month. One of these days, I’ll have a drawing of every weapon in the Weapons & Warriors series and then I’ll work on wrapping it up and converting it all into a free download. I’ll have to spend some time editing all the posts, too. I’m thinking the formats will probably be Nook, Kindle, and PDF. Not sure if there is need to do any others.


Check out the post on the Hand Cannon of the Hussites to learn more about both of these weapons.

Picture Update

I was trying to hold off posting the pictures for this week till both were done, but the Hwacha is taking a little more time than I anticipated. So instead of waiting any longer, here's the one I did finish. The link to the article it's for is below.

Weapons & Warriors: The Kanabō of the Samurai

I'll get back to the Hwacha and get it done before posting another update next week. Have a great Easter if you celebrate it, and if not, well have a great weekend!

Meet Mr. Jones

A self Portrait of Steven DeVon Jones

I've talked about the guy who is making the covers for my novels and I am now going to showcase some of his concept sketches on the blog. I created a new page where I'll place various drawings that he's done and sent to me. He mentioned once that he'd love to be a comic book artist, and I really enjoy looking at his work. If he ever gets a gig drawing for comics, I'll be first in line to buy. It's been a while since I read one, but I was pretty picky about the art back when I did. Check out the new page on the toolbar above and leave a comment if you like. Also, you can check out the Weapons & Warriors page where Steven sketched some of the warriors that are listed there.