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Monday, October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween!!! #halloween #halloweendog #dogcostume #dogphotography


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"Damn it Larry, latitude and longitude do not qualify as a delivery address!" We usually have pizza on Halloween night. Makes things a little easier with trick-or-treaters. Last inktober. Been a bit tight on time going into these last days. Happy Halloween! #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #webcomic #deepdivefive #pizza


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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Playing around with underwater mech designs. Been hard finding time going into these finals days of inktober. Work and choirs are catching up with me. #inktober2016 #inktober #webcomic #deepdivefive


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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

"Can you see it, Frank?" Mech walker. Deviated from the usual DD5 subject matter. In the home stretch... #inktober2016 #inktober #mech #crawler


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My dog's "War Face" before doing battle with a stick. #blackdog #warface #dogsofinsta #dogphotography


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Monday, October 24, 2016

"Oh no... What happened to you, old guy?" Cyborg shark - mechanic-shark? Tried a little more subtle approach with my ink today. Day late on this one. Yard worked kicked my backside yesterday. #inktober2016 #webcomics #deepdivefive #hammerheadshark #shark


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Friday, October 21, 2016

Quinn deep in repairs on a certain submersible... a bit of playing around with some ideas for the next chapter of Deep Dive Five. This could definitely use more atmosphere but good enough for now. #inktober2016 #inktober #deepdivefive #webcomics


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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

“I don’t know, Chief.  Some ancient sunken city.  The computer seems to be able to translate some of these runes. ‘Welcome to R'lyeh.’ Hmmm, never heard of it.” -Sam. Had to get Cthulhu in here somewhere. Running a little late today. #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #deepdivefive #webcomic #cthulhu #lovecraft


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Monday, October 17, 2016

Heavy diver Hatch. The third member of "the Grip." #inktober2016 #inktober #webcomic #deepdivefive #hornedlizard


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Whales to the Rescue! Little shameless promotion for my webcomic Deep Dive Five. Also doing a half marathon of DD5 images for Inktober! Link for comic in profile! #selfpublish #comicart #comics #webcomic #adventure #squid #inktober2016 #illustration #laboroflove #comicbooks #comicbookart


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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Waiting for that last guy... Meet Frank and Drogo. They are part of a group of 3 frogmen for hire called "The Grip." Mostly cause the Cthulhu/squid character is in charge. They are waiting on Hatch - the third guy in this trio. He is still being designed. So they may be waiting a while :). Not sure why I chose a Blackhawk helicopter but I did. #inktober2016 #inktober #webcomics #deepdivefive


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Thursday, October 13, 2016

"Magellan knew his calculations were accurate and his engineering of the jetpack was spot on, but at this very moment he was ecstatic he remembered his goggles!" Yep a squid with a jetpack. Not sure there is much more to say.... #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #webcomics #squid #jetpack #ink #comicart #characterdesign #magellan #squidwithajetpack


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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Sam always hated Virtual Aquatic Navigation Recertification. #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #webcomics #comicart #deepdivefive #illustration #ink


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Monday, October 10, 2016

Squid versus Whale! Little shameless promotion for my webcomic Deep Dive Five. Also doing a half marathon of DD5 images for Inktober! Link for comic in profile! Things are getting serious for the crew. #selfpublish #comicart #comics #webcomic #adventure #squid #inktober2016 #illustration #laboroflove #comicbooks #comicbookart


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Sunday, October 9, 2016

"Roger that, CYD" - V. Hydrofoil bike? Not sure the physics of this would ever be possible. CYD is a Left over from the Great War. Originally used as a Navigation Robot with infantry units, they were all decommissioned and repurposed after the war. This particular unit was acquired from scavengers in the dread sea. #inktober2016 #inktober #webcomics #hydrofoil #deepdivefive


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Friday, October 7, 2016

"Big? No just a little guy here, Sam. In fact I'm surprised he even registers on your equipment." - V. Composition is a little awkward but I think the intention is still there. 4 of the 16 down. Half marathon for me. #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #deepdivefive #webcomic #jimsuit #atmosphericdivesuit


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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

"Naw Sam. Nothing too exciting. Just the head of a war machine from the Great War…” - V. As I started fleshing out the world I needed to create a bit of a past but I didn’t just want to throw something as serious as war in there without justification. It plays a large role in the next story and some of the new characters. I’ve also toyed with bringing mechs into Deep Dive Five and I think there is room for them in non-military functions. Certainly something to explore in future Inktober drawings. #inktober #inktober2016 #inktober2GO “deepdivefive #webcomic


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Monday, October 3, 2016

“ Just need to pop topside for a part.  I’m sure it will just be a minute...” - Sam. The suit is based on the JIM atmospheric dive suit (ADS)used in the 70s and 80s. I made some tweaks but an ADS suit will play heavily into the next story arc. BUT this image really has no bearing on the story just some fun exploration. #inktober2016 #inktober #inktober2go #deepdivefive #webcomic #JIMsuit #atmosphericdivingsuit #ads


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Saturday, October 1, 2016

"Yes, Chief?" She knew she was missing something good but she always answers when the boss calls..." So I am going to do a half @inktober challenge this year. If you aren't familiar with it it's a 31 day challenge to ink an image every day. Search the hashtag inktober or check out the site inktober.com. It was created by Jake Parker in 2009(I think). Anyway there is quite a following and some amazing art being created this month for it. I'm probably going to stick to Deep Dive Five themes. I think this one will definitely get a little more attention down the road. I think there is a really cool poster in there somewhere. #inktober #inktober2016 #webcomic #comicbookart


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      • Happy Halloween!!! #halloween #halloweendog #dogco...
      • "Damn it Larry, latitude and longitude do not qual...
      • Playing around with underwater mech designs. Been ...
      • "Can you see it, Frank?" Mech walker. Deviated fro...
      • My dog's "War Face" before doing battle with a sti...
      • "Oh no... What happened to you, old guy?" Cyborg s...
      • Quinn deep in repairs on a certain submersible... ...
      • “I don’t know, Chief.  Some ancient sunken city.  ...
      • Heavy diver Hatch. The third member of "the Grip."...
      • Whales to the Rescue! Little shameless promotion f...
      • Waiting for that last guy... Meet Frank and Drogo....
      • "Magellan knew his calculations were accurate and ...
      • Sam always hated Virtual Aquatic Navigation Recert...
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      • "Roger that, CYD" - V. Hydrofoil bike? Not sure th...
      • "Big? No just a little guy here, Sam. In fact I'm ...
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