professor oreo's artwork: wow

[half guard]

every now and then i like to go to professor oreo's deviant art gallery and his art never ceases to amaze me.

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/199/e/d/Victor_Fries___Pencil_Render_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity. jpg

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http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/251/c/5/The_Colonel___THE_EH_TEAM_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

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http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs10/f/2006/324/4/7/Human_Skull___1_8th_scale_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

[Andrew j]

He's got a bright future ahead of him.

[I AM GROOT!]

Wow, I'm impressed. :)

[emeraldsundae]

Awesome stuff.

That skull is amazing.

[Michael John Wheeler]

I still don't understand why he's not doing covers for DC right now.

[A.Huerta]

Worst. Artist. Ever.

[The Girl]

this is my favorite:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/297/4/9/ME_AM____BIZARRO_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

[half guard]

I still don't understand why he's not doing covers for DC right now.

i think they have a thing against canadians. dirty canuck-hating bastards! :mad:

[emeraldsundae]

i think they have a thing against canadians. dirty canuck-hating bastards! :mad:

grrrr!!!!

those jerks!

[Briomega]

Yep, his stuff is gorgeous.

[the last ronin]

i think they have a thing against canadians. dirty canuck-hating bastards! :mad:

Walter's a Yank.
Or at least he lives there.

[Pat Loika]

Walter's brilliant. I LOVE his work.

P.

[half guard]

Walter's a Yank.
Or at least he lives there.

don't know why, but i always thought he was canadian.

[Corey]

Wow!

Does he do sequentials?

[Dr. Omega]

DC needs to do things RIGHT NOW:

1) Hire the Professor for Batman covers for Dini's run
2) Fire Dan Didio

In that order.

Dr. Ω

[half guard]

this is my favorite:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/297/4/9/ME_AM____BIZARRO_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

that's another fave of mine. the detail pic of bizarro's face is jaw-dropping.

[Nick_Ardill]

[quote=turtle guard;2996090]http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/251/c/5/The_Colonel___THE_EH_TEAM_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

It's funny. I did some of the initial designs for that character. Good bunch of guys making a book called the Eh Team. It's cool to see Oreo doing a much better picture than I could have done.

[Foolish Mortal]

Worst. Artist. Ever.
Yeah, he sucks man!!

:)

[ZombieSpeedball]

There is no limit to how sick-awesome this art is.

[Adam Witt]

He is just amazing. Wish I could afford a commission.

[Foolish Mortal]

He is just amazing. Wish I could afford a commission.
So do I buddy.

[half guard]

He is just amazing. Wish I could afford a commission.

same here.

[PeteL]

Yeah, his artwork is incredible. I love when he posts new pieces here. Seriously out of hand awesome stuff.

[nick maynard]

what's this dudes deal?

he is way above and beyond some pro-artists that i can think of. why isn't he doing a big 2 book? or, is he? i can't remember seeing "professor oreo" at the bottom of any comic i've read.

if he isn't doing pro-work, does anyone know why not?

[cmoney]

He's a kick-ass sculpter too: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45021323/?qo=4&q=by%3Ano-sign-of-sanity&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps

[Afny]

what's this dudes deal?

he is way above and beyond some pro-artists that i can think of. why isn't he doing a big 2 book? or, is he? i can't remember seeing "professor oreo" at the bottom of any comic i've read.

if he isn't doing pro-work, does anyone know why not?

Some artists don't like to do sequentials (not saying he doesn't, but some don't), but that still doesn't explain why they haven't hired him as a cover artist.

[half guard]

what's this dudes deal?

he is way above and beyond some pro-artists that i can think of. why isn't he doing a big 2 book? or, is he? i can't remember seeing "professor oreo" at the bottom of any comic i've read.

if he isn't doing pro-work, does anyone know why not?

because the people at dc and marvel responsible for hiring cover artists are blind? from my understanding, he's gone to conventions to show his work off in the past. so it's not like no one at the big 2 haven't seen his art.

[Professor Oreo]

WOW! Thanks for this awesome thread! I love you guys! :D

Just to clear a few things up...

I'm American - born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California, but I moved to VancouverWashington almost a year ago. The Vancouver part is probably why it might seem like I'm Canadian. Hell, I had no idea there was a VancouverWA until I moved here. ;)

The reason I'm not working for Marvel or DC is because they won't hire me. Simple as that.

I've shown Marvel my work on several different occasions and I even had a well known Marvel artist pass my work along to right people as well. But Marvel doesn't call me, so there's not much else I can do besides try and make a name for myself elsewhere and use that as leverage to encourage them to give me a shot.

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…

So while it's a bit frustrating that it's so hard get your foot in the door, it's things like this thread that keep encouraging me to work harder to change all of their minds. Thanks guys! And extra special thanks to turtle guard for staring this thread! You rock man!

[SteveZegers]

this is my favorite:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/297/4/9/ME_AM____BIZARRO_by_No_Sign_of_Sanity.jpg

All mine! Get a commission from him! So worth the money! He could charge twice as much!

[Tabraz]

I remember seeing the painting he did of "Ol' Scratch". The level of detail is astounding, and the pictures are amazing!

[Evan Wiener]

WOW! Thanks for this awesome thread! I love you guys! :D

Just to clear a few things up...

I'm American - born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California, but I moved to VancouverWashington almost a year ago. The Vancouver part is probably why it might seem like I'm Canadian. Hell, I had no idea there was a VancouverWA until I moved here. ;)

The reason I'm not working for Marvel or DC is because they won't hire me. Simple as that.

I've shown Marvel my work on several different occasions and I even had a well known Marvel artist pass my work along to right people as well. But Marvel doesn't call me, so there's not much else I can do besides try and make a name for myself elsewhere and use that as leverage to encourage them to give me a shot.

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…

So while it's a bit frustrating that it's so hard get your foot in the door, it's things like this thread that keep encouraging me to work harder to change all of their minds. Thanks guys! And extra special thanks to turtle guard for staring this thread! You rock man!

This industry is incredibly frustrating. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of "Good Ole' Boys" networking keeping less talented or just outright schmucks employed. But honestly, I'm sure Walter can probably push his art skills in other publications and get lots of work and representation. Hopefully, one day, one of the comic publishers' editors will come begging for his work, he'll get a prime rate, but will be too busy getting work from other places to fit it in his schedule.

When I hear stories like this, it's discouraging for myself, because I've not HALF the artist this dude is, and makes me wonder if Millar was right about talented folks leaving comics or just giving up on comics and getting more $ and better work in Hollywood anyway. :(

[Foolish Mortal]

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…
Earn the right..? Gee, I don't know...How about being damn good artist! How about that, Dan?!

Anyways, have you tried Image, Dark Horse, or IDW? There is no excuse from any publisher why you shouldn't be doing some covers.

Keep up what you're doing man. Don't ever stop. :thumb:

[JABSEN]

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…
n! Earn the right. Yeah that's retarded.


(Oh and it's hard to see this text with the blue background. I had to hightlight it.

[DaGetHighKnight]

Ha I never knew your name. Im an art snob straight up and "Walter" is the best artist on the board, pro's included.

[Bandit Chimera]

yeah oreos shit is fantastic. I know he'll get a good job in comics, or somthing better even eventually. He really is a fabulous artist

[Los]

Ha I never knew your name. Im an art snob straight up and "Walter" is the best artist on the board, pro's included.

Agreed. Best stuff I've seen on the board. And considering we have a lot of talent on here, that's saying something.

[JABSEN]

Ha I never knew your name. Im an art snob straight up and "Walter" is the best artist on the board, pro's included.Agreed.


(except for Maleev)

[Professor Oreo]

Earn the right. Yeah that's retarded.


(Oh and it's hard to see this text with the blue background. I had to hightlight it.

Sorry about the text color, I wrote my response in MSword and pasting it over either made it all black or all white. I chose that piss color so it would at least show something no matter what format you view the boards. ;)

[Professor Oreo]

Ha I never knew your name. Im an art snob straight up and "Walter" is the best artist on the board, pro's included.



Agreed. Best stuff I've seen on the board. And considering we have a lot of talent on here, that's saying something.


Agreed.


(except for Maleev)

Jeez thanks guys! I don't think the pros here have anything to worry about from me. I ain't got shit on Alex, Adi, Mack.. etc...
Although I used to do a little breakin' back in the day, so I think I might be able to out moonwalk all of them... except maybe Oeming... I do a mean robot too. :cool:


Earn the right..? Gee, I don't know...How about being damn good artist! How about that, Dan?!

Anyways, have you tried Image, Dark Horse, or IDW? There is no excuse from any publisher why you shouldn't be doing some covers.

Keep up what you're doing man. Don't ever stop. :thumb:

Image, Dark Horse, and IDW have all seen my stuff too, but still no dice. I thought I was getting somewhere with Darkhorse but it all seems to have fallen thru months ago..

[ClintP]

I would buy a P.O. comic even if I knew the inside would suck monkey ass.

[Professor Oreo]

I would buy a P.O. comic even if I knew the inside would suck monkey ass.

HAHAHAHA!!! I'm seriously going to put that quote on the front of my portfolio!

[A.Huerta]

WOW! Thanks for this awesome thread! I love you guys! :D

Just to clear a few things up...

I'm American - born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California, but I moved to VancouverWashington almost a year ago. The Vancouver part is probably why it might seem like I'm Canadian. Hell, I had no idea there was a VancouverWA until I moved here. ;)

The reason I'm not working for Marvel or DC is because they won't hire me. Simple as that.

I've shown Marvel my work on several different occasions and I even had a well known Marvel artist pass my work along to right people as well. But Marvel doesn't call me, so there's not much else I can do besides try and make a name for myself elsewhere and use that as leverage to encourage them to give me a shot.

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…

So while it's a bit frustrating that it's so hard get your foot in the door, it's things like this thread that keep encouraging me to work harder to change all of their minds. Thanks guys! And extra special thanks to turtle guard for staring this thread! You rock man!


Just go for Image, Darkhorse, IDW, etc... then Marvel or DC will get ya.

[ClintP]

HAHAHAHA!!! I'm seriously going to put that quote on the front of my portfolio!

Sweet! :)

[Professor Oreo]

Just go for Image, Darkhorse, IDW, etc... then Marvel or DC will get ya.

Yeah man I'm just trying to get my shit out there and I'll worry about attracting the big 2 later. I've got a few gigs in the works right now that'll hopefully land me some more high profile work down the road.

Have any of the big companies expressed any interest in your work man? Your sequnetial work is really tight! They'd be nuts not to..

[A.Huerta]

Yeah man I'm just trying to get my shit out there and I'll worry about attracting the big 2 later. I've got a few gigs in the works right now that'll hopefully land me some more high profile work down the road.

Have any of the big companies expressed any interest in your work man? Your sequnetial work is really tight! They'd be nuts not to..

DC showed some interest but at the time I was too busy and didnt have enough portfolio work to show off to them. They asked me to stay in touch and get back to them when i had more work to show. We'll see what happens when the book im working on drops.

Also try BOOM! studios, theyr cool peoples.

[JABSEN]

Also try BOOM! studios, theyr cool peoples.I ordered a book thru previews with your stuff. North Wind, right?

[A.Huerta]

I ordered a book thru previews with your stuff. North Wind, right?

Ah, yes. I only did the cover, not sure if theyre sticking with it tho.

[JABSEN]

Ah, yes. I only did the cover, not sure if theyre sticking with it tho.ah, well. That's still cool.

[Genius J]

Do you do indy cover work for hire?

[ClintP]

Do you do indy cover work for hire?

Best comic cover for an indy EVER I would imagine.

[Taki Soma]

WOW! Thanks for this awesome thread! I love you guys! :D

Just to clear a few things up...

I'm American - born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California, but I moved to VancouverWashington almost a year ago. The Vancouver part is probably why it might seem like I'm Canadian. Hell, I had no idea there was a VancouverWA until I moved here. ;)

The reason I'm not working for Marvel or DC is because they won't hire me. Simple as that.

I've shown Marvel my work on several different occasions and I even had a well known Marvel artist pass my work along to right people as well. But Marvel doesn't call me, so there's not much else I can do besides try and make a name for myself elsewhere and use that as leverage to encourage them to give me a shot.

DC on the other hand says that they don't hire cover artists... period. From the lips of Dan Didio himself, DC does not hire any new cover artists while they still have guys like Adam Hughes on payroll. They consider cover art as the dream gig and you have to earn the right to do them. How do you earn that right? I have no clue…

So while it's a bit frustrating that it's so hard get your foot in the door, it's things like this thread that keep encouraging me to work harder to change all of their minds. Thanks guys! And extra special thanks to turtle guard for staring this thread! You rock man!

you know I love your work. but yeah, cover artists... well, yeah... I would 'earn the right to do them' by doing them for smaller publishers? I dunno, good luck with everything, your work is just bafflingly good. Have you looked into fantasy cover art for books?

[Professor Oreo]

Do you do indy cover work for hire?

Are you asking me or A. Huerta? If you meant me, then "yes", but I'm booked solid with work for a few months. PM me and we can talk about it. ;)

[A.Huerta]

Are you asking me or A. Huerta? If you meant me, then "yes", but I'm booked solid with work for a few months. PM me and we can talk about it. ;)

I'm sure he's talking to u. :)

[Professor Oreo]

you know I love your work. but yeah, cover artists... well, yeah... I would 'earn the right to do them' by doing them for smaller publishers? I dunno, good luck with everything, your work is just bafflingly good. Have you looked into fantasy cover art for books?

Thanks Taki! Yeah I'm putting my shit out there just about everywhere these days and I'm catching a few eyes here and there. I've got fires going in a bunch of places. I've met some really cool pros in a few different industries that are trying to help me "blow up" so to speak. So If I can't get thru the door, my ass will be jumpin in thru the window. ;P

[Corey]

I swoon over your 2 Cloak & Dagger images!

So you don't do sequentials, right?

[Professor Oreo]

I swoon over your 2 Cloak & Dagger images!

So you don't do sequentials, right?

Thanks! Nah, sequentials really don't suit my temperment. I like taking a single image and detailing the holy hell out of it. You really can't do that if you're trying to do 22 pages a month. :surrend:

[Dr. Omega]

Thanks! Nah, sequentials really don't suit my temperment. I like taking a single image and detailing the holy hell out of it. You really can't do that if you're trying to do 22 pages a month. :surrend:
True, but if you did a Ross type of thing where you did extreme detail for each panel. It would take you months to finish a single book, but MAN!! That would be beautiful.. the Kingdom Come of the modern day..


Dr. Ω

[Shepherd]

True, but if you did a Ross type of thing where you did extreme detail for each panel. It would take you months to finish a single book, but MAN!! That would be beautiful.. the Kingdom Come of the modern day..


Dr. Ω

No kidding. I'd buy the hell out of that book.

R

[FredC]

True, but if you did a Ross type of thing where you did extreme detail for each panel. It would take you months to finish a single book, but MAN!! That would be beautiful.. the Kingdom Come of the modern day..


Dr. Ω

I would definitely buy a copy. Prof Oreo's stuff looks WAY nicer than Alex Ross' (in my opinion).

[nick maynard]

I would definitely buy a copy. Prof Oreo's stuff looks WAY nicer than Alex Ross' (in my opinion).

haha, jeez, could the praise be any higher?

so far, according to this thread, you are better than david mack, alex maleev, adi granov, ethan van sciver, AND alex ross. way to go.

[Sam Little]

haha, jeez, could the praise be any higher?

so far, according to this thread, you are better than david mack, alex maleev, adi granov, ethan van sciver, AND alex ross. way to go.

Oreo definitely stands shoulder to shoulder with those guys in the talent department. It's only a matter of time before he breaks big.

[Kody]

Great work!

[nick maynard]

Oreo definitely stands shoulder to shoulder with those guys in the talent department. It's only a matter of time before he breaks big.

i agree. definitely better than literally half the covers on the rack every week.

[Professor Oreo]

Thanks again guys! :D

[ClintP]

do you have any prints of any of your work? I would love to hang some up in my garage so i can see before and after work.

[Professor Oreo]

do you have any prints of any of your work? I would love to hang some up in my garage so i can see before and after work.

Technically I can't offer prints of any of my comic stuff because I don't have permission to use the licensed charcters. However the Ol' Scratch painting I did for The Shiflett Bros is being made into a limited edition print and both the bros and I are gonna sign them all. They should be available within a few weeks. I'll let you know. The edition size is going to be rather small so they might sell out pretty quickly, and I'll even be drawing sketches on a handful of them to make 'em ultra special. :cool:

[ClintP]

Technically I can't offer prints of any of my comic stuff because I don't have permission to use the licensed charcters. However the Ol' Scratch painting I did for The Shiflett Bros is being made into a limited edition print and both the bros and I are gonna sign them all. They should be available within a few weeks. I'll let you know. The edition size is going to be rather small so they might sell out pretty quickly, and I'll even be drawing sketches on a handful of them to make 'em ultra special. :cool:

Is that the scary ass thing you made? that would give me nightmares...:surrend:

[Boris the Blade]

Image, Dark Horse, and IDW have all seen my stuff too, but still no dice. I thought I was getting somewhere with Darkhorse but it all seems to have fallen thru months ago..

You are fucking LYING.

You have to be.

I almost want to start a comics company so I can get you on the shelves.

[Professor Oreo]

You are fucking LYING.

You have to be.

I almost want to start a comics company so I can get you on the shelves.

I wish I was lying... :cry:


Is that the scary ass thing you made? that would give me nightmares...:surrend:

PM me and we'll figure something out. ;)

[Boris the Blade]

I wish I was lying... :cry:



PM me and we'll figure something out. ;)
It doesn't make sense to me at all man. But there's no shortage of people around here telling you to keep it up, because if anyone has ever had the stuff, you got it. And fuck, I feel like a real nerd saying things like that to a stranger.

And The "Eh" Team? Ugh. I can kind of appreciate the tongue-in-cheekiness of it, but come on!

[the last ronin]

Technically I can't offer prints of any of my comic stuff because I don't have permission to use the licensed charcters. However the Ol' Scratch painting I did for The Shiflett Bros is being made into a limited edition print and both the bros and I are gonna sign them all. They should be available within a few weeks. I'll let you know. The edition size is going to be rather small so they might sell out pretty quickly, and I'll even be drawing sketches on a handful of them to make 'em ultra special. :cool:

Let me know m-man.

[Professor Oreo]

And The "Eh" Team? Ugh. I can kind of appreciate the tongue-in-cheekiness of it, but come on!

:no: Dude don't be hatin' on The EH Team man! It's actually pretty funny stuff made by fellow benbo members. I'm actually working on the first 2 covers for them right now. ;)



Let me know m-man.

Will do buddy! :D