Post your work here!

[Michael Lark]

When I do how-to panels at cons, I like to have everyone bring in examples of their work, and we go over them together. It helps if you can see your own work and deconstruct it and find better ways of doing it. I think that's the best way for all of us to get better.

So, from now on, this is the place to post your work for discussion.

My only request is that, in discussing the work of others, you try to focus on the positives. It doesn't help anyone to point out all the things they they do wrong - especially because it's usually only a matter of opinion. There's a difference between offering constructive criticism and simply criticizing something. I will use my mod powers to delete and/or edit posts that are too critical.

By the way - I want to see sequential artwork here, as much as possible.

[AvidFan]

I've done three pieces recently, one an advert for Black History Month (http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/index.html)... it is a college project piece and nothing today with the site or organisation. colour

and two pilitical cartoons of teflon tony. b&w & wash

unfortnately I cant get them on line.
but there's some old stuff here @ my deviantart.com gallery (http://no-need.deviantart.com/gallery/)


AF.
I'll see if I cant get some of the above online, it would be cool to hear what you think

[Balthazar]

Here's something I'm working on.

http://brsalazar.com/gallery/albums/Sequential-Art/DeadWeight_pg02.sized.gif

http://brsalazar.com/gallery/albums/Sequential-Art/DeadWeight_pg03.sized.gif

http://brsalazar.com/gallery/albums/Sequential-Art/DeadWeight_pg04.sized.jpg

[nancyraygun]

Nice work Balthazar!


NR

[BronxRonin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/sunfire2copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/cloak.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/astonishing_x-men.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/finzan.jpg

not yet finished
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/3165fe1c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/catwoman6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/01bd27cc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Jmor30/stealthcopy.jpg

[NCKfury27]

that CG stuff looks pretty wild...

[guardian]

this is a really good idea for a topic. There is some realy awesome work being put forth by fans here. I spent some time looking through Avid/np-need's da gallery and you have some pretty sweet work up. I like you Urakhai and batman drawings but I espicially like your water-colours. Those pieces look really well done, the DD one espicially has a dark tone created through your use of colours and blotching. great work :)

[Victor Cabanelas]

Well, since Mr Lark asked kindly :P, here are the first four pages of TYR vol 2, # 1:


http://www.craigmaloof.com/newtyr/TYR01%20page01.jpg

http://www.craigmaloof.com/newtyr/TYR01%20page02.jpg

http://www.craigmaloof.com/newtyr/TYR01%20page03.jpg

http://www.craigmaloof.com/newtyr/TYR01%20page04.jpg

Thanks for looking! :)

[reddjam]

Here is my Christmas card this year.

More art is at http://reddjam.com (http://reddjam.com)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/christmas2005.jpg

Jim

[Darediva]

Most excellent work and commentary, Jim!

[Michael Lark]

Jim, that's some funny shit. :)

[reddjam]

Jim, that's some funny shit. :)


Thanks Michael.

Jim
art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com (http://reddjam.com)

[reddjam]

Most excellent work and commentary, Jim!

I'm glad you liked it Alice.

Jim
art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com (http://reddjam.com)

[Balthazar]

http://brsalazar.com/gallery/albums/inked/Darksied.gif

[Mike Steckler]

Mike, I know this isn't sequential art, but since you were nice enough to sign one of my jackets at the show, I wanted to show you the latest one I just finished for a friend of mine.

Hellboy and Abe Sapien
http://comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=120270&GSub=804&GCat=0&UCat=0

Mike

[Fredo]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Mystique.jpg

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Fredonardo/Yoda-piti.gif

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Hellboy2couleursmini.jpg

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/daredevil57mini.jpg

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Batmannoirmini.jpg

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/ebd6c7b4.gif

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Fredonardo/Miller_esquisse4mini.jpg

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Fredy2k4/Fredonardo/Sabretooth1.jpg

[Sean]

I colour stuff for fun and a hobby. Occasionally I get extra beer money for doing someone's cover/pinup...

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/topcowjam2004.jpg

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/topcowjam2003.jpg

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/mexicali.jpg

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/sword2.jpg

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/dollz.jpg

http://www.seanellery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/sara_marilyn.jpg

heaps more on my website gallery!!! I'm always on the lookout for good high res covers/pinups etc too!. (This is just a hobby so I've decided to steer clear of seqs at the moment. I have a day job as a high school teacher)

http://www.seanellery.com

cheers
Sean

[Fredo]

amazing colours, ouaaaaaaaaaaaaah !

[jsorrell]

Hi everyone. This is my first post here and I thought I'd post in the art thread since that is what I do. Below are some examples of recent work of mine. I just sent out the sequentials below as submissions to 7 comic book companies hoping to get work. I've spent the last year as a freelance toy designer doing work for Toy Biz, but now I'm changing focus. Anyways, enough of my story :lol: here is the art...

http://static.flickr.com/43/83199744_04c623428e_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/84758503_37f9317dc6_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/91250303_f2b06580c4_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/36/85831491_5fdb97f112_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/14/91250304_57d6dc1ea7_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/23/91250306_2acfb9a2b7.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/41/87522187_cdb5832adf.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/87522186_54b5639fb7_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/81918338_240bce915a_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/63045823_9e64c8035e_o.jpg

Thanks for looking and God Bless,
Jeremy

[Boss Hogg]

Hi everyone. This is my first post here and I thought I'd post in the art thread since that is what I do. Below are some examples of recent work of mine. I just sent out the sequentials below as submissions to 7 comic book companies hoping to get work. I've spent the last year as a freelance toy designer doing work for Toy Biz, but now I'm changing focus. Anyways, enough of my story :lol: here is the art...

http://static.flickr.com/43/83199744_04c623428e_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/84758503_37f9317dc6_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/91250303_f2b06580c4_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/36/85831491_5fdb97f112_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/14/91250304_57d6dc1ea7_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/23/91250306_2acfb9a2b7.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/41/87522187_cdb5832adf.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/87522186_54b5639fb7_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/81918338_240bce915a_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/63045823_9e64c8035e_o.jpg

Thanks for looking and God Bless,
Jeremy


These are sick, I wanna see the rest of that batman stuff when your done, killer phantasm

[yusuke85]

Great works, here is mine.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/2392/personaggiox9nx.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/7519/spideybomb7yu.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9166/spideyyusuke357fe.jpg

[jsorrell]

New piece...Wolverine unleashed!

http://static.flickr.com/24/94038780_c0d309fbf9_o.jpg

Hope you like it.
God Bless,
Jeremy

[Fredo]

Amazing pages, great job Jeremy !

[Professor Oreo]

Spider-man versus The Green Goblin.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/584/spideygoblinlores8bj.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8313/spideycloseupdeviant5sf.jpg

Hope you like it!

[Fredo]

Amazing colours, i like the effects !

[Angel]

i especially liked the phantasm one. and the texture of the spiderman one is really cool.
all of you guys did a great job!

[AvidFan]

here a self portrait I did last week


http://www.deviantart.com/view/29512781/


AF.

[Kody]

A page from a new thing I'm doing at Boom, written by Keith Giffen:

http://www.kodychamberlain.com/uploads/fun/Tag-01.jpg

[midknight]

did these for a convention but didn't go to show them
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ehardcore523/images/hulk1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ehardcore523/images/hulk2.jpg

-Armando

[reddjam]

Some more work

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/MINEcoverpaint.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/cthulu2.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/cover.jpg

art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com

[Hopscotch_Hero]

How old are you guys? Because if you're as old as I am (15) I will be deeply depressed and will probably give up art forever....

[Professor Oreo]

How old are you guys? Because if you're as old as I am (15) I will be deeply depressed and will probably give up art forever....

I just turned 31, so you have another 16 years to get your work to suck as much as mine. ;)

[reddjam]

I just turned 31, so you have another 16 years to get your work to suck as much as mine. ;)

Great stuff, loved the Cloak & Dagger.

Jim

art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com

[reddjam]

Some more...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/bushcrazy.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/musicman.jpg




Jim
art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com

[Professor Oreo]

That's a damn fine portrait you got of our Pres. there reddjam!

[reddjam]

That's a damn fine portrait you got of our Pres. there reddjam!

Thank you sir, I didn't want the VP to feel left out....

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/crazydick.jpg

Jim
art & graphic design portfolio
http://reddjam.com

[JoieSimmons]

Here's a sample of some artwork, from my first mini-comic.

Send me an email if you'd like a PDF copy
joiesimmons@yahoo.com

Thanks!

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p02.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p04.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p06.jpg

[Eric Williams]

http://ewcomics.ca/images/kabuki.jpg

[mario]

Here's a sample of some artwork, from my first mini-comic.

Send me an email if you'd like a PDF copy
joiesimmons@yahoo.com

Thanks!

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p02.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p04.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/Cen01_p06.jpg


oh that's some great, clean art!
Send me the mini when it's done!

[mario]

the latest page from my kids comic
http://users.pandora.be/centipede/p-26.jpg

[Seth]

I suppose this is cheating to fit in as "sequential", as it is a comic page, but a title splash as well. Actually, this specifically is a marker rough on a print-out of the pencils. I think I've made enough excuses...
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_Lonely1_pg22.jpg

[Patrick King]

Here's a few samples of a comic strip I'm working on:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen0.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen3.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen4.jpg

Check out the rest and some of my non-sequential stuff here. (https://webspace.utexas.edu/phk55/www/art.html)

[Patrick King]

...aaaaaaand here's some more Lawmen (since I noticed myself improving as I went along).

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen5.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen6.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen7.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen8.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/outsiderzero/lawmen9.jpg

[Michael Lark]

I suppose this is cheating to fit in as "sequential", as it is a comic page, but a title splash as well. Actually, this specifically is a marker rough on a print-out of the pencils. I think I've made enough excuses...
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_Lonely1_pg22.jpg

I'll say you've made enough excuses. Because that fucker is FINISHED. And it looks great. (And I love the Three Stooges poster behind him. HA!)

[Seth]

I love the Three Stooges poster behind him. HA!

Golf with your friends, man! Also note my achiles heel: I must work Vincent Price into every project I do. Sometimes William Powel will do, but either way its a compulsion.
Here's more proof of said compulsion, also marker on printer paper:
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_Cover1.jpg

[jsorrell]

some more recent stuff...

http://static.flickr.com/44/140391793_8dd87de45e_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/23/144715540_b206d78940_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/52/138885323_84e1aebc6a_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/51/137147777_2bd3307634_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/47/136185235_dbb5bec74e_b.jpg

God Bless,
Jeremy

[Raymond]

Hi.

First, I have to say that I really enjoy your work Michael.

Just helped some students with some illustrations for the Intro-Sequence in their short movie about a Norwegian superhero that lives in the sewer.

Here are the illustrations and the sequence in QT-format0(it is not 100% yet, they are finetuning it these days)

http://www.olahaldor.net/shite/slides.jpg


Heres the clip:
http://olahaldor.net/shite/26mai_final.mov

They where all done in two evenings. There are some details I would like to have redrawn if I had the time.

What do you think?

Best, Raymond.

[jettboy]

Your Daredevil is fantastic,awesome work Micheal, you are the man! Love the way you tell a story, and that's what it's all about. These are my sample pages, i'm broke and dying for work!!!!
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1677/2756/1600/.1.jpg
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1677/2756/1600/.2.jpg
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1677/2756/1600/.3.jpg

[Hopscotch_Hero]

how long does it take you to do buildings and stuff like that?

[Seth]

Whew! I think I'll keep doing books set in the midwest so I can avoid drawing that many skyscrapers... either that or paste 'em in.

[Agostinuk Chimaera]

nm

[RayRieck]

Michael, I'm a huge fan of your work. I met you last year at the WizardCon in Chicago where I had a great conversation about the materials you use to ink with. It really was a watershed. I tried those pentel brush pens, and they've revolutionized the way I draw -- and has help me loosen up a bit (though I'm not where I want to be yet. Thanks for the sketch, by the way.

I know you prefer sequentials, and I'll have some in a couple days, but I had some images of some work I did for an independent publisher that I'd like your feedback on (and anyone else's too, of course).

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/10thMuse.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/IsisPinup.jpg

This is a character concept sketch.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/DEBsketch.jpg

And this is a teaser piece which I colored as well.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/DEBpinupC.jpg

[bairdduvessa]

tht's some cool shit Ray

[RayRieck]

Thanks, man. I should have some sequentials to post very soon. I know that's what Michael really wants posted in this forum.

[RayRieck]

As promised, I'm uploading some sequentials. It's only a six page story, so I'm uploading the whole thing. It's a radical departure from the superhero stuff, but it's nice to try to tell a story where there are only two people in one room -- and still make it visually interesting.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/POcover.jpg

The story is completely lettered, but I left the dialogue out so it wouldn't distract from the sequentials themselves.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page1.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page2.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page3.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page4.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page5.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Page6.jpg
The end.

[Michael Lark]

Nice work! Good storytelling! I like the inking style on this stuff better than anything else. I love the looseness of it.

The first panel on the second-to-last page is a bit awkward - that's just a tough angle to read, and it's the ONLY panel that hung me up for a second. It's not a deal-breaker, the rest of the story is really strong, but it's the kind of think you might want to watch out for in future work.

[RayRieck]

Michael, thanks much for the critique. The positive feedback is a huge encouragement coming from you.

[jasonbaroody]

Michael, mind if i post some stuff ?

http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/ultthordone2.jpg

http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/flashgordon.gif

http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/sandy2.jpg

http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/tankgirl.gif

http://www.tentonstudios.com/forum/index.php?topic=957.0
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=12716

i gots of more stuff but i ain't gonna take up more space here 4 pics are more than enough...
love to hear what ya think or anyone thinks.
thanks all.

[Special Agent Bachman]

No sequentials yet, but I'm laying out a ten page Spidey/Venom brawl that I'll post once pencils are up to snuff. Here's some random shit though.

Self-portrait, pencils on bullshit paper (2003):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/self_portrait.jpg

Iron Spidey versus Mac Gargan Venom, pencils and inks (2006):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/sv.jpg

Venger - Dead Man Rising pin-up, pencils by ArtisticBlasts, inks by me (2006):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/venger_final_resized.jpg

Darkhawk with a shrunken head and a fucked-up left arm, pencils and inks (2006):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/dh_resized.jpg

Original unnamed character, pencils and inks (2004):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/untitled.jpg

Quick mock-up Spidey cover (not laid-out beforehand), pencils, inks, colors, and logo (2006):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/spiderman_civilwar_cover_resized2.jpg

Videogame creature concept, pencils (2006):

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/tripod_re_design.jpg

[Seth]

Well, demand has forced me back onto photoshop for the first time in 6 years, as I'm doing more for print & web. I recently redesigned a band's website & did their whole CD jacket. These are sequentials, if you count each frame as a panel (there were 6 total to illustrate a song).
Frame 1
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_ICEJETS_pnl1web.jpg
Frame 2
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_ICEJETS_pnl2web.jpg
Frame 4
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_ICEJETS_pnl4web.jpg

[Michael Lark]

Well, demand has forced me back onto photoshop for the first time in 6 years, as I'm doing more for print & web. I recently redesigned a band's website & did their whole CD jacket. These are sequentials, if you count each frame as a panel (there were 6 total to illustrate a song).



VEEERY Nice!

[Seth]

Thanks Michael. I like using these non-comic jobs to experiment on techniques that I may use for books later on. For instance, I've been digitally inking everything for 2 months now, & I'm drawing several elements on seperate layers & joining them later. I miss the big, inky pools on original pages, but less time & very easy editting are bonuses.
Something a little more sequential--I'm not real happy with the res on this page mock-up, but it fits on the screen better.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_MAY06.jpg
This was for the US Air Force.

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/DoubleAyy.jpg

[Michael Lark]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/DoubleAyy.jpg


Hmmmm...interesting. I'm intrigued. Show us more.

[springer]

Thx Michael

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/femininespace.jpg

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/lurch.jpg

[Michael Lark]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/lurch.jpg

I'm lovin' this one!

[springer]

Thx Michael

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/condi.jpg

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/grand.jpg

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/uhone.jpg

[Michael Lark]

More nice stuff. Your black and white stuff kind of reminds me of some of Alberto Breccia's more experimental stuff. And the paintings are lovely. Nice car in that second-to-last panel, too. :)

[Seth]

Here's another instructional comic I just finished: How to clean your M16!
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/M16_spread_copy.jpg

[Michael Lark]

I think this is my favorite thing I've seen you do. I like how clean it is. Nice colors, too.

[Seth]

Thanks a lot-- the cleanliness has a lot to do with me using a higher res version rather than pulling it from the magazine's website, & yeah I decided to not be so "creative" with the colors. I haven't been working in full color very long & I usually dislike my own palette choices. Shading & modelling aren't a problem, just my retarded grasp of color theory.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_jatte.jpg

[Special Agent Bachman]

I thought I'd take this opportunity to post my inferior Daredevil that I drew at a coffeeshop while under the sway of Mary Jane. This took about an hour to pencil, ink, and color.

Click to enlarge.

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/daredevil_small2.jpg (http://www.ggmedia.us/art/daredevil.jpg)

[Thomas Mauer]

Hey Mike, can I play with lettering work? :)

[Michael Lark]

Hey Mike, can I play with lettering work? :)

Abso-freakin-lutely. Lettering is a lost art, and balloon placement is one of the most important things in comics.

[Thomas Mauer]

Thanks, man. :)

The first three pages I'm posting are from Dracula vs. Capone #1. Written by Jim Krueger, drawn by Chris Moreno, published by Silent Devil. :)

Inside front cover. This was a lot of fun! Hope you can read the captions below the "photos."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seeker-of-souls/lettering/sm_dvc-01-00-inside-front-cover.jpg

Page 4. Historical fuckup on panel 2. Can you tell what it is? ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seeker-of-souls/lettering/sm_dvc-01-04.jpg

Page 7. One of my favorite pages from the book.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seeker-of-souls/lettering/sm_dvc-01-07.jpg

[Seth]

Its Friday & I got to looking through old stuff to see how much work I've actually done in the last 7 years. Before my kids were born I could finish 3 comic pages in a day, so sometimes I feel like they hold me back... until I look at the paying gigs I had back then. Here's one of my earliest commission pieces.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/norman.jpg
That's right, I started my career doing pet portraits. So much for the good ol' days.

[MarkChatman]

Great looking stuff here. :cool:

[Michael Lark]

Great looking stuff here. :cool:

We only serve the best at Chez Lark.

[Thomas Mauer]

Awakening #1, pages 18/19 (writer: Nick Tapalansky; artist: Alex Eckman-Lawn; letterer: moi :)):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seeker-of-souls/lettering/sm_awakening-01-18-19.jpg

[tgbrown]

how does one actually post images here. i can't make it work!

[tgbrown]

here goes,

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/tonyguaraldibrown/deathdealerpg1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/tonyguaraldibrown/deathdealerpg2.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/tonyguaraldibrown/deathdealerpg3.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/tonyguaraldibrown/ddpg4.jpg

[Thomas Mauer]

These pages look great. Can you post the dialogue script going with them? These are a lot of panels and it would be interesting to put it into perspective.

Oh, and here's a little something I like to call a spoof. No prize to whoever knows what the original logo is:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seeker-of-souls/tpo.png

[tgbrown]

thanks for the compliment, you can see more stuff at www.tgbart.com
i looked at your teaser page, looks good. unfortunatly there is no dialouge because i just made this story up on the spot. you can decide how the story ends.

[Seth]

Eh, these are what I've been working on lately to act as a buffer between old projects & new (& to prepare for Halloween). The finished versions are here (http://www.abnormalcomics.com/monsterbabies.html) & here (http://www.myspace.com/monsterbabies.html) if you care to look, but I won't fill this space with 'em.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/stitches_line.jpg
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/stitches_line2.jpg

[Michael Lark]

here goes,




Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on these - been crazy busy!

The pages look good - are you planning to ink them yourself? What about balloon placements (they seem awfully tight - I can't imagine where the balloons are going to go)? I can't say much until I know those things.

But I do have one comment on the last two pages, and that is to watch your head sizes - they're all more or less the same, which makes things a bit static. Try to vary them a bit - get a mix of close-ups, medium shots, and long shots. And I wish there was an establishing shot there - I'm not sure where the person on the sofa came from.

[Thomas Mauer]

Eh, these are what I've been working on lately to act as a buffer between old projects & new (& to prepare for Halloween). The finished versions are here (http://www.abnormalcomics.com/monsterbabies.html) & here (http://www.myspace.com/monsterbabies.html) if you care to look, but I won't fill this space with 'em.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/stitches_line.jpg
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/stitches_line2.jpg
This looks great, Seth.It's a silent comic, right? Seems like dialogue would be superfluous.

[Seth]

This looks great, Seth.It's a silent comic, right? Seems like dialogue would be superfluous.

Thanks, Tom.
Yeah, its mostly silent-- only 4 word balloons. I always see these as being more about the SFX & facial expressions. I used to hand-letter everything, but these are good practice at special lettering effects...plus I can write, draw, ink, letter & color the whole thing before my kids are home from school.
There's no better feeling than 100% completion of a project!

[Michael Lark]

I love the monster stuff, man.

[Seth]

I love the monster stuff, man.

Thanks again! Which do you think we'll see first:
official MichaelLark.com bobbleheads or MonsterBabies car fresheners?
Or would that be reversed? Oh, nevermind.
I have no shame/pride when it comes to these strips-- I'd probably owe 50 cents of every dollar to Jim Henson productions anyway ("muppet babies").

P.S: I like to draw these while drunk. shhhh.

[Michael Lark]

Hey gang - I haven't put anything of my own up here yet, have I? Well, here's a commission piece I just did for someone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/DoctorStrange.jpg

[Seth]

Awesome Dr. Strange, Michael; this is all about the shadows & the hands! Makes me think of Gene Colan, too.
Is that still your dry brush technique on rough paper? Because this one looks more like charcoal on watercolor paper, with all the texture & gray tones.
What size is the original? I'm guessing no smaller than 11 x 14".
Really, this one would have made a stellar print!

[Mike Storniolo]

The cover and some random pages from my book, Toxic Shock Comics.


First up's the cover, art by Nick Clark and colors by myself

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5864/coverqs4.jpg


Some pages from Kind Budz written/illustrated by Nick Clark & Zach Russel with letters by me...

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1423/page01om3.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/808/page06nj0.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9610/kb08tz0.jpg


Killer Lawn Gnomes from hell, Story/Letters me, art Nick Clark

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1045/2kz0.jpg


And finally Subcultural Syndicate, Story/Art/Letters by me and most of the art by Nick Clark.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9800/5ot4.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1461/8um9.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2228/11nq8.jpg

[jasonbaroody]

Michael that Doc Strange is frigin' SWEET!

[Thomas Mauer]

Awesome Dr. Strange, Mike!

(Ugh, why didn't we parody him for Civil Wardrobe. It's so obvious!)

[pneumadragonfly]

Hey gang - I haven't put anything of my own up here yet, have I? Well, here's a commission piece I just did for someone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/DoctorStrange.jpg

Perfect for the Halloween spirit I should think. :shock: Gave me chill bumps it did.

[Thomas Mauer]

Perfect for the Halloween spirit I should think. :shock: Gave me chill bumps it did.
I can't read your yellow text on the subsilver board layout. :(

[pneumadragonfly]

I can't read your yellow text on the subsilver board layout. :(Is this any better? I would hate to be the cause of forum-related blindness :Oops:

[Thomas Mauer]

Yes, this works. :D

[TheBradster]

Hey gang - I haven't put anything of my own up here yet, have I? Well, here's a commission piece I just did for someone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/DoctorStrange.jpg



Luv it. 8-)

[reddjam]

Here's some work I did recently.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/wolfman.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/frankenstein2card.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/reddjam/frankenstein3card.jpg

Jim

[Michael Lark]

Here's some work I did recently.

Jim


Nice stuff, Jim!

I did some Universal monster drawings for Steve Niles a couple years ago. Some of my favorite stuff I've ever done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/FrankandBride.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/FrankBride.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/Frank.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/Creature.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/MichaelLark/Wolfman.jpg

[Seth]

I love both of those Wolfman pics-- Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman happens to be my mouspad!
Jim, what exactly is your method? I've seen some of your other work before & its always gorgeous-- better than the Olan Mills "brushstoke" canvas portraits I have.
I had seen the Frankestein Monster & Bride in your 2004 sketchbook, Michael, but that Creature is amazing; I keep waiting for him to blink. I'm sure Steve is very happy with it.

[Michael Lark]

Wolfman and Creature were both exercises in texture, and were a LOT of fun to do. For the Wolfman I did his fur all in split brush - very inspired by Greg Ruth's stuff. Like I said, they were a blast. I can't wait to find the time to do some more.

[reddjam]

Thanks Mike!

Loved your Frankenstein, Bride, & Wolfman.


Jim

[reddjam]

I love both of those Wolfman pics-- Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman happens to be my mouspad!
Jim, what exactly is your method? I've seen some of your other work before & its always gorgeous-- better than the Olan Mills "brushstoke" canvas portraits I have.
I had seen the Frankestein Monster & Bride in your 2004 sketchbook, Michael, but that Creature is amazing; I keep waiting for him to blink. I'm sure Steve is very happy with it.

Thanks Seth.

I usually work in watercolor, gouache, acrylics, and colored pencils.

Jim

[jsorrell]

Haven't posted here in a while, so here are some pieces for ya...

http://static.flickr.com/91/226661963_980b208cf6.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/97/263456619_eecc6948b2.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/114/266396128_2725400890.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/94/269855294_312f07f4a4.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/98/269855296_562c4c1db2.jpg

[jsorrell]

here are some of my own ideas...

http://static.flickr.com/97/247632543_b16bf224f8_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/91/246987817_947c84035c.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/81/218082103_4630bb40e6.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/98/218082101_d2f0e8ae37.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/67/218082099_fdd62e4a59.jpg

[Michael Lark]

Love the first and 3rd robot pieces, and the joker piece. Nice stuff!

[jsorrell]

Love the first and 3rd robot pieces, and the joker piece. Nice stuff!

Thanks man. I appreciate the reply.

[Seth]

Man, its been dead here lately. Perhaps Michael's renditions of the Universal Monsters made everyone gun-shy on this thread!
I have something new. Sadly, no sequentials yet, but I wanted to get some objective looks at some character studies I'm doing for a new series I'm working on (no plugs for the book here, I promise). I'm trying to make each character unique & expressive but I don't want anyone to just look at it & think its just a Law & Order comic or something.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/char_sketch2.jpg

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

my first ever squentials EVAR!

Goddard Draws A Batman Comic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/ImprovingGODDARD/somuchricher1.jpg

[Professor Oreo]

Damn great stuff guys! I really like jsorrell's Joker, and Mike's Dr. Strange! Fucking Sweet!

Here's a commission piece I recently finished for a fellow board member. I already posted this on the Bendis boards, but I thought I'd share it here as well. ;)

ME AM... BIZARRO
http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/8704/szbizarrofullbodydeviant2af1.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8327/szbizarroheadshotdeviantce6.jpg

[reddjam]

Damn great stuff guys! I really like jsorrell's Joker, and Mike's Dr. Strange! Fucking Sweet!

Here's a commission piece I recently finished for a fellow board member. I already posted this on the Bendis boards, but I thought I'd share it here as well. ;)

ME AM... BIZARRO
http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/8704/szbizarrofullbodydeviant2af1.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8327/szbizarroheadshotdeviantce6.jpg

Beautiful!

Jim

[Michael Lark]

ME AM... BIZARRO




In the Bizarro World, this well and truly sucks. Bites, too. :)

In THIS world, however, it rocks.

[MarvTMartian]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2023/page23colourfm5.jpg

All drawn and coloured in Illustrator & Photoshop.

[springer]

Cap

Oil on paper

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/cap.jpg

[Professor Oreo]

Damn Springer, that Cap is just crazy awesome!!! Great work!

[Diana]

I searched for an art thread and this came up! Hooray! :)

Two drawings from a page of sequentials I am working on.

http://sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p02_03.jpg

http://sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p02_05small.jpg

[John Drake]

beautiful. the eyes are amazing

[Michael Lark]

Nice work, Diana! Are those just pencils? Some of the line work may be difficult to reproduce, because it's so fine - just something to think about as you proceed.

I'd also encourage you to get a bit more energy into a drawing like the second one. There's nothing WRONG with it - it looks f-ing great. But if you can apply some of the energy of the pose to your actual drawing of it, if you can put more energy into YOURSELF as you draw it, it will translate down to the page and make the finished piece that much better.

Remember that DRAWING is a VERB. The act of doing the drawing is just as - if not MORE - important as the final piece of artwork is. What you do, how you feel, as you draw, is going to inform the final work. That's one of the things that makes Kirby's work stand out so much - the raw, over-the-top, almost manic energy that he put into each page is something you can sense in the lines and poses.

[Diana]

WOW! That's some great feedback! Thank you!!!

Reproduce as in inking? This is actually a digital drawing so I could easily make those lines thicker, if that makes the job of the colourist easier.

I guess a lot of the energy gets lost since I work while zooming in to about 400%... and the drawing is actually twice this size. HERE (http://www.sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p02_05.jpg) is the full size.

I did actively try to make the lines very smooth and now I see what you mean... it't not very dynamic. But whenever I tried not fixing the lines too much the individual lines looked better, more dynamic, but the overall drawing suffered. I am just not practised and confident enough to run with it I guess so I go in and "fix" it.

Another thing I have no clue about is colouring. I don't intend to do it myself, but I don't know what level of detail colourists want. Some of those very fine lines are meant to be guidelines for shading. Others were me trying to give a sense of importance and possibly material.

Your feedback is much appeciated!! Especially since the internet is the only source of feedback I have. Thank you!

[Seth]

Diana, I'm sure you'ld prefer feedback from Michael but I had the same problems & concerns holding me back. As far as what a colorist may "want" out of your drawing, don't worry about it too much as you're drawing-- colorists are pro artists too & don't need everything dumbed-down or spelled out for them.

As to line thickness & energy, my easy solution was to reduce the original size I was working at. I would probably have to use the 10 x 15" page if I were drawing something like the Avengers, but for most projects a smaller size makes it easier for me to get that energy in the drawing, & also the right amount of intimacy in those close-ups.
Sometimes I have to do an odd panel on a seperate sheet to really fit the info in, but it all gets scanned in anyway, right? (note: I haven't completely converted to seperating all the panels yet, as I still like to really look at each page's 'flow'... before I scan it in & change it!)
I know most people won't want to work at print size, & I'll probably change my method several more times over the next decade.

[Michael Lark]

Seth - oddly enough, I like to work smaller, too, at least when I'm penciling. Right now, with Stefano pretty much inking me, I'm penciling on 9 x 12 paper and then he enlarges it and prints out blue-lines to ink from. Sometimes I like to ink on the smaller pages - for me, it stops me from getting so anal about the details.

[Michael Lark]

WOW! That's some great feedback! Thank you!!!

Reproduce as in inking? This is actually a digital drawing so I could easily make those lines thicker, if that makes the job of the colourist easier.

I guess a lot of the energy gets lost since I work while zooming in to about 400%... and the drawing is actually twice this size. HERE (http://www.sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p02_05.jpg) is the full size.

I did actively try to make the lines very smooth and now I see what you mean... it't not very dynamic. But whenever I tried not fixing the lines too much the individual lines looked better, more dynamic, but the overall drawing suffered. I am just not practised and confident enough to run with it I guess so I go in and "fix" it.

Another thing I have no clue about is colouring. I don't intend to do it myself, but I don't know what level of detail colourists want. Some of those very fine lines are meant to be guidelines for shading. Others were me trying to give a sense of importance and possibly material.

Your feedback is much appeciated!! Especially since the internet is the only source of feedback I have. Thank you!

Yeah, as Seth says, don't worry about the colorist. Your job is to make the black and white art look good. If it doesn't look good in black and white, it won't look good in color. Some of those fine lines are gonna get lost when you shrink that art down to print size, that's the only thing I meant about that.

As far as the energy goes, sounds like you're on the right track. Just keep practicing, and try not to think too much as you draw. Let your brain wander off on an errand while you're drawing. Just use your eyes and your hand as much as you can, and that energy will be there before you know it.

[springer]

Damn Springer, that Cap is just crazy awesome!!! Great work!

Thx Doc. . .

Here is my redition of The Surfer. . .

Springer

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/silversurfer.jpg

[Seth]

Springer-- love that Silver Surfer; great pose & just enough information.

Micheal-- I use 9 x 12" paper, too. Another benefit for everyone to consider: smaller is cheaper! (same holds true when buying drinks for a midget, FYI).

Diana-- your linework is great, I'd just like to see it bolder. Twice the thickness would really make it "pop".

[MarvTMartian]

I don't wanna sound like a big cry baby, but should I feel slighted at the fact that my pic didn't get a comment?
(although I will admit that the Silver Surfer & Cap'n Am Pics kick my pics Arse!!)

[Diana]

Hey Michael! When is that website of yours going live? And I just saw your monster drawings... BEAUTIFUL!!!

Seth, loved those faces btw. I wish I could get that much expression with as few a well placed lines like that.

springer - crap! I really love your stuff. Now why is there no link to your website or something in your sig?

Marv, love the colours! Though is it possible the layer with the "ink" for the guy to the right dropped underneath the colours? it's not proper black, which looks weird to me.

Here we go: A beta of my first serious sequential page. Still thinking about what to do with the backgrounds...

http://www.sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p002beta.jpg

[MarvTMartian]

Hey Michael! When is that website of yours going live? And I just saw your monster drawings... BEAUTIFUL!!!

Seth, loved those faces btw. I wish I could get that much expression with as few a well placed lines like that.

springer - crap! I really love your stuff. Now why is there no link to your website or something in your sig?

Marv, love the colours! Though is it possible the layer with the "ink" for the guy to the right dropped underneath the colours? it's not proper black, which looks weird to me.

Here we go: A beta of my first serious sequential page. Still thinking about what to do with the backgrounds...

http://www.sailorgalleries.com/personal/drawings/senshi_p002beta.jpg

Your final sequencial page looks great!! Are you planning on colouring it yourself, getting someone else to do it or leaving it as is.... I know some artists that bitch when they've finished a great inked page and the first comment they get is "when ya gonna colour it?"
anyway,
Thanks for the comment on my pic... I'm not sure exactly why the blacks went a bit wrong on the secong figure... Each guy was drawn in Illustrator then brought together, and I think I chose different blacks.
Hope to see more of your stuff soon!

[Diana]

I don't intend to colour it myself. Need to master the art of b/w before having a go at the colours as well! I don't want to split my focus. So I'll probably have it coloured by someone else.

I will try to shade it some though. Just not sure whether to finish the "ink" of all pages and then start shading, or whether to completely finish one page first. I fear that the individual pages will look too different if I do that.

This page will have taken me 2 weeks to finish, once I finish it at the weekend. But I am zooming out and drawing more freely now than I did yesterday and the day before so I hope I'll have this printed by summer next year. :)

[MarvTMartian]

http://myspace-726.vo.llnwd.net/01017/62/75/1017215726_l.jpg
another pic drawn entirely in Photoshop

[Seth]

Marv, now that is fantastic. Nice inking, kept it loose enough, & the color choices are great. To me, an expression like that says more than any dialogue balloon (sorry to all the writers out there).

[Seth]

I haven't put many sequentials on here so I thought I should. I overworked the pencils on these a bit, but all the better for posting prior to ink I suppose.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page2.jpg
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page3.jpg
Its all a lot of talking, but you can sometimes be a bit more creative in those scenes than in action sequences. Most of all, I'm trying to vary my page layouts as almost every page of this has 5 panels... which could stagnate rather quickly.

[MarvTMartian]

Fantastic Stuff Seth!
I love this kinda style of drawing. I think a big part of my problem is that I still don't have my own style yet (and you're only a year older than me Grumble grumble).
Thanks for the kind comment on my pic!

[Diana]

Hey Seth! Those are reallx nice! Looking forward to seeing them inked! :)

[hellblazer72]

here's some stuff i did not too long ago...i was mostly trying to get the tones right so i wasn't to sad that i couldn't pull of the likeness to well :)


http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m91/hellblazer72/img016copyv.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m91/hellblazer72/img007b.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m91/hellblazer72/img010b.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m91/hellblazer72/img002.jpg

sorry if some might be a little big....

[Seth]

I love that Lon Chaney; something about his expression & the way he's resting his hand makes me think he's tired of waiting for the bus or nervous about hearing the results from a recent doctor's appointment.

Anyway, I should probably just get more of this book done but I'm proud of this particular panel so...
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/shots.jpg
The script really only called for the central figure in this shot, & spread the action out to later panels. But, I wanted to generate more of a sense of rounds wizzining past one's head (I still need to add spent casings bouncing off the door, etc. but I was asked to refrain from too much gore).

[hellblazer72]

hey seth thanks for the comment...he was waiting on the results from the dermatologist...poor bastard's still waiting...i like the stuff you've been showing on here and on your site...and you can never have too much al gore so don't refrain from the gore...

[MarvTMartian]

I love that Lon Chaney; something about his expression & the way he's resting his hand makes me think he's tired of waiting for the bus or nervous about hearing the results from a recent doctor's appointment.

Anyway, I should probably just get more of this book done but I'm proud of this particular panel so...
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/shots.jpg
The script really only called for the central figure in this shot, & spread the action out to later panels. But, I wanted to generate more of a sense of rounds wizzining past one's head (I still need to add spent casings bouncing off the door, etc. but I was asked to refrain from too much gore).

How the hell do make a few lines n shadows look like detailed faces!?!
This is great stuff!!

[Seth]

How the hell do make a few lines n shadows look like detailed faces!?!

Try squinting:-x -- seriously, I have horrible eyesight & can only see shapes without corrective lenses. I used to draw all the planes of every shape, so everyone came out looking like Iceman or something. But in the end I learned a lot about how light catches objects & shadows define them.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/525_IceStatue.jpg
I also used to draw very detailed & now I always sketch with a small marker-- I'd rather make mistakes in sketches than spend time erasing 'em, & the marker forces you to make the most of every line.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_PHANTOM.jpg

So, try working small (Michael & I both draw entire pages at 9 x 12") & make yourself sketch with a felt tip pen for awhile- you won't have room for mistakes!

[hellblazer72]

this might be a stupid question but do you have any books out seth? 9X12, huh, i'm going in the opposite direction 15X20 :)

[Seth]

this might be a stupid question but do you have any books out seth? 9X12, huh, i'm going in the opposite direction 15X20 :)

Whatever you're comfortable with is cool; I just get too hung up on details when there's too much room, & I start drawing everything at the same scale. I find proportion & perspective much easier at the smaller size too, though I admit my thumbnails are never bigger than a baseball card.

Its been 2 years since I've had real sequential work printed but I'm working on something right now & slightly nervous about it. I'm not really comfortable with promoting anything of my own here either, as its Michael's forum, but the penciled pages I posted here are the start of the series I'm working on.

[hellblazer72]

what i've seen of the project looks good...i'll buy it...and don't worry about michael he's just upset that his daredevil looks nothing like affleck :)

[Sam Little]

Those penciled pages from Seth are beautiful. I'll be keeping an eye out for his stuff.

[TheBradster]

Damn great stuff guys! I really like jsorrell's Joker, and Mike's Dr. Strange! Fucking Sweet!

Here's a commission piece I recently finished for a fellow board member. I already posted this on the Bendis boards, but I thought I'd share it here as well. ;)

ME AM... BIZARRO
http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/8704/szbizarrofullbodydeviant2af1.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8327/szbizarroheadshotdeviantce6.jpg




:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Am I being too subtle for you?

[Seth]

Hrrm... I wasn't going to post any more stuff on here for a while but this whole board has been pretty dead lately. I'll just add the rest of the last page I did so it won't seem like all the board activity is a month old.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page4.jpg
Yeah, I'm kinda snowed-in right now & a bit stir crazy.

[hellblazer72]

so when's the book coming out...i like what i've seen so far so you have my money :)

[Seth]

so when's the book coming out...i like what i've seen so far so you have my money :)

I couldn't even speculate at this point. Its partly an experiment on my part, as to what productivity level I can maintain with a 5 & 3 yr old :blah:, & partly determined by the project itself-- at this point its a 4 issue series & by the time I'm done with all 4, who knows...

I should probably add that I'm also inking, coloring & lettering the whole thing. Its been over 5 years since I've taken on anything of this scope/ magnitude. I've gotten used to working really hard for 1 month & then taking a week off before starting another different small project, but my goal has always been getting a regular book so I've gotta throw my hat in the ring now if I want that 2 years from now. :scared:

[Seth]

It looks to me like this guy really had to sneeze. Picture "Achoo!" in the last panel.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page5.jpg

[Sam Little]

It looks to me like this guy really had to sneeze. Picture "Achoo!" in the last panel.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page5.jpg

A point to think about on that page: I kinda had the feeling the guy that dropped the grenade also got blown up (I assume he's meant to be in the car leaving in the last panel). Because of the way time is passing in the first three panels the last panel is reading like it takes place a split second after panel three.

This may be cleared up when you add dialogue/captions.

Looks great otherwise.

[Seth]

I kinda had the feeling the guy that dropped the grenade also got blown up. Because of the way time is passing in the first three panels the last panel is reading like it takes place a split second after panel three.

Yeah, I had that sense too when I first read the script. I'm thinking of spacing 3 & 4 out more in the final, maybe a bigger gutter. Thanks for helping me decide on that; I knew this one was gonna be a hurdle.

[JoieSimmons]

Zombie Cop.
Finally found an inking tool that feels totally comfortable.
And I like to color.

http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/zombiecop.jpg

[Seth]

Zombie Cop.
Finally found an inking tool that feels totally comfortable.
And I like to color.

That green background makes me happy.

[Sam Little]

Zombie Cop.
Finally found an inking tool that feels totally comfortable.
And I like to color.


So coool. Love the maggots!:)

[Seth]

I hope this one reads better than the last...
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page6.jpg
Even though I never watch local news anymore...

[Sam Little]

I hope this one reads better than the last...
Even though I never watch local news anymore...

Looks good. Obviously not an action-packed page, but it gets the job done.

[Seth]

Thanks, Sam. Yeah, I think I have a handle on these scenes, & without the dialogue it could be just about anything. Maybe I'll keep it to action shots on here from now on.

[Seth]

Here's a little commission I just did; my daughter gave me the idea.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_mbdino.jpg

[Seth]

C'mon, people. Ya gotta be braver than this. At least stop by & tell me I'm lazy for not inking these before posting.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page7.jpghttp://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page8.jpghttp://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/page9.jpg

[hellblazer72]

on a scale of one to ten with ten being the highest and one being the lowest you're pretty freakin lazy..for not inking these...talented but lazy :) thanks for the help about the page measurements..oh yeah sweet looking pages..are you writing as well as doing everything else?

[JoieSimmons]

Is there enough room for word balloons in those panels?
And how about laying some ink down on some of those things.

LET'S SEE SOME INK!!

[Special Agent Bachman]

My inks over Jae Lee pencils.

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/dtower.jpg

My inks over ArtisticBlasts pencils. Click for extreme detail.

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/venger_final_resized.jpg (http://www.ggmedia.us/art/venger_final.jpg)

Self-portrait, pencils.

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/self_portrait.jpg

I'll post sequentials soon.

[hellblazer72]

i really like your inks over jae lee's stuff...

[Special Agent Bachman]

i really like your inks over jae lee's stuff...

Thanks man. I used Microns and inked directly onto a page of the Dark Tower sketchbook, which is made of that cheap newsprint shit. It was an adventure!

[Seth]

Is there enough room for word balloons in those panels?

That's one of the struggles with some scripts (& working small) but this wasn't written by Bendis so I should be okay.:)

[Seth]

..are you writing as well as doing everything else?

I'm drawing, lettering & coloring... & oh yeah, covers too... but not writing.
I've written a number of scripts myself but its just too many plates to keep spinning in the air right now. Its also too easy to rewrite as you go if you're doing it all, & then there's the whole issue of shopping a book around after you're done.

I already have 2 projects of my own in progress to propose after this one's done, so hopefully this one will get my hat in the ring & I'll be able to bring someone else in to help letter & color the next ones.

I'm a control freak, but not an egomaniac. Ya gotta recognize your weaknesses & strengths.

[JoieSimmons]

Hey, can I ink one of these boys?
Do you have a higher-res JPG you can send?

I'd like to try it out for fun.

[Seth]

Hey, can I ink one of these boys?
Do you have a higher-res JPG you can send?
I'd like to try it out for fun.

I draw at 7 x 10.75" (roughly) so even the originals are just over print size.
I have lots to pick from here:
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/thewitness.html

Go crazy-- I don't like to ink myself until I have everything penciled so the style looks the same from one page to the next.

[hellblazer72]

seth i like your avatar...curse you ming :)

[Seth]

Went to starbucks today straight from picking up my daughter from school... couldn't bring myself to draw the damn yuppies that were in my view.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/600_starbucks.jpg
Note that I did this in my daughter's school notebook; I wonder what grade she'll get on Monday.

[Seth]

Not to neglect my son, he commissioned a portrait of his Big Bird doll.
It HAD to be drawn with his green crayola marker.
http://www.abnormalcomics.com/images/bigbird.jpg
No sketching, no pencils; I just drew the beak & went on from there.
So why can't I do 8 inked comic pages a day? Maybe I think too much.

But if you ever see me at a con you will understand the shitty markers that are always in my pockets, & I may just do a sketch for you on your forehead.

[Angel]

wow, all of these are so good i'm afraid to post any of my stuff.

i've been teaching myself how to draw and i'm not really good at coming up with stuff off the top of my head, so i like to find pics online, print them off and work from there.

here's some early stuff. i'll post some more of my progression if you guys want.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/mangasketches.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/clerkanimatedscene.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/eurekaandrenton.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/rentoneurekakiss.jpg

[Seth]

i've been teaching myself how to draw and i'm not really good at coming up with stuff off the top of my head, so i like to find pics online, print them off and work from there.


Hi, Angel-- I like those eyes you have at the top.
From my own experience, working from print-outs is just fine but its better to deconstruct them. I still draw stick figures & armitures even when I'm working from referrence.

Try printing out a light, maybe black & white copy of an image you really like & just draw right on top of it; find the geometric forms that make up the shape of a character or object.

The finished drawing is what you like, but it needs a stable structure. Imagine your dreamhouse with the perfect colored facade & the right amount of detail in the window casings; but its only a real structure that you can live in because of the cinder block foundations & plain stud frame walls. That's the skeleton of the building, & the drywall & flooring is like muscle & connective tissue. The shingles, siding, garage door, etc are only surface details like skin, hair & wrinkles. Everything underneath is what makes it a ranch style A-frame or a 2 story colonial.

I still fuck up a lot, but I never erase-- I wanna see my exact mistakes later.

(BTW, I worked in construction when I was in school so sorry for the analogy.)

[Seth]

I carry a little 5 x 7" notebook with me almost everywhere to sketch any random thing I may think of or see. Today I thought of a good fart joke.

http://a494.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_51cec3c9ba97be1b47b9e13952745965.jpg

[Gregory]

EDIT: Whoops, I thought this was posting tin the Bendis board. I ran a search for "design" and didn't notice this thread was on another board. Sorry about that, Chief.

[Seth]

Establishing shots can be pretty tricky, especially when the script allows little room before moving on. I'm always weary of it looking like a scene from a sitcom or something-- one shot of the outside of the Brady household, & then 22 minutes of interior shots. I also worry about using the same kind of shot over & over.
http://a603.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_7ac7b612ce05b438a9758e3d13d8c7ea.jpg
Maybe this needs the caption: "this episode taped before a live studio audience."

[JPN]

Hi, I'm a newcomer on this board but a long-time comic-reader.
I'm 29 and I sometimes draw fanart.
Yesterday, I did a little tribute to "The Devil in Cell Block D" (it was inspired by a DVD cover from the movie ... Brubaker, with Robert Redford...)
Let me know what you think of it !
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3188/devilbrubaker4mt.jpg

[Angel]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/alucardprofile.jpg

[Ghrendal]

http://igrendel.com/images/colors/wo.jpg

[Special Agent Bachman]

http://igrendel.com/images/colors/wo.jpg

Whoa, that's a nice Deathlok ya got there.

[Special Agent Bachman]

Okay, here we go. The first piece is a flat color and pencil drawing; I'm trying a non-inked style out in an attempt to move away from my more hyperstylized tendencies. The second piece is a flat-colored version of a pencil and ink piece that I posted a while back. The top one is my new inkless style and the bottom one is my old inked style, and I think the contrast between the two is rather stark. I hope you like em.

Click either one to enlarge.

http://www.ggmedia.us/pencils/spideywebs_color_small.jpg (http://www.ggmedia.us/pencils/spideywebs_color_med.jpg)

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/sv_color_small.jpg (http://www.ggmedia.us/art/sv_color.jpg)

[Seth]

Okay, here we go. The first piece is a flat color and pencil drawing; I'm trying a non-inked style out in an attempt to move away from my more hyperstylized tendencies. The second piece is a flat-colored version of a pencil and ink piece that I posted a while back. The top one is my new inkless style and the bottom one is my old inked style, and I think the contrast between the two is rather stark.

I like the top, pencil-only one. The only thing I'd say is that you pencilled it in the same way that you ink. Can you go looser with the pencils?

Of course, I never got on board with the iron spider-- it eliminates all of the fluidity that I love about Spiderman.

[Special Agent Bachman]

I like the top, pencil-only one. The only thing I'd say is that you pencilled it in the same way that you ink. Can you go looser with the pencils?

Of course, I never got on board with the iron spider-- it eliminates all of the fluidity that I love about Spiderman.

I see what you're saying; I often pencilled very loosely, with the inks dictating the majority of the final feel of my art. This is something that I'm trying to abandon, and I've found that as I do more stuff in the new style my pencils get looser and more fluid. Already I've noticed a greater feeling of kinesis in my new style in comparison to the inked stuff, and I think that that particular aspect shows when you look at the two pieces that I posted. I'll post new stuff in this thread and will use the crits to hone my new direction.

The biggest thing that I've noticed with my stylistic shift is the difference in production time; the Spidey/Venom piece took ten hours to do, whereas the black costume Spidey took only an hour. This makes me very happy, and I believe that I could produce 22 pages in about two weeks or less with this new approach.

Next piece will be classic Spidey in a crouch.

[Special Agent Bachman]

Here's that classic Spidey that I said I'd post.

http://www.ggmedia.us/pencils/spideycrouch_color_small.jpg

[BernyRednib]

I wanna contribute something here too.
I new here and am confused by this well established community.
Here is my thing
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/BernyRednib/AnVG-promo2.jpg

It's a promotion picture of the book I'm working on right now.
When I get the script and can do some sequentials I will be here and hope you guys can help me out.

Cheers
B

[hellblazer72]

hey berny cool artwork...really like the star tattoos...

[Seth]

hey berny cool artwork...really like the star tattoos...
Admit it-- its the placement of those tattoos.

Looking great, Berny. Absolutely nothing that I'd complain about on this... other than tilting my head to see the guy better;-)

[BernyRednib]

Admit it-- its the placement of those tattoos.

Looking great, Berny. Absolutely nothing that I'd complain about on this... other than tilting my head to see the guy better;-)
Hey Seth.
Thanks.
Actually I stole the star tat from a porn actress *lol*
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/BernyRednib/ace-alone.jpg
better ;)

[hellblazer72]

porn is great for referencing :)

[BernyRednib]

porn is great for referencing :)

Too bad that the tax authorities don't understand that :cry:

[sanoma]

Thought I'd throw my hand in and take the plunge!

These are some panels (not in order!) for a pitch I'm currently working on...sorry the images are large!

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/a5586afc46.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/f1ae7ac3ed.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7dd056bebd.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3d3409bf8a.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

Cheers,
Mack

[Eric Williams]

Damn!
That's some very solid work there. Really great mood.

[jasonbaroody]

wow, there's so much cool artwork on here!

anyways here a few of my recent pin-ups and such.
http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/panslab.jpg
pan's labyrinth...
http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/antmansm1.jpg
antman pic for a friend...
http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/elektrasc.jpg
elektra..
http://www.tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/batcolla.jpg
batman...
http://tentonstudios.com/dump/baroody/freeze2.jpg
mr.freeze...
thanks for looking:)

[Seth]

The Antman & Mr.Freeze pieces are stellar!

[jasonbaroody]

The Antman & Mr.Freeze pieces are stellar!
thanks man! glad you like them!

[Special Agent Bachman]

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/spidey.jpg

[Seth]

That's awesome, Bachman; love those colors!

[Special Agent Bachman]

That's awesome, Bachman; love those colors!

Thanks! I tried to make the colors look old-school. I took a few liberties with the coloring and linework aesthetics but for the most part attempted to stay true to the original ASM #1 cover. This is my tribute to Steve Ditko.

[Special Agent Bachman]

Another Spidey drawing, click for the bigness.

http://www.ggmedia.us/pencils/spideypose1_small.jpg (http://www.ggmedia.us/pencils/spideypose1.jpg)

[Seth]

I like this one too, but his legs are awkward- they have a little bit of a Liefeld thing going on... but with feet. Its just an unnatural pose, mostly.

I like Spidey because he tucks & flips & all that stuff that flying characters don't do. In his case, it looks weird to me when he's standing around with other characters. (Part of that may be his costume, which I can't seem to draw well.)

With Spiderman, you can cheat & avoid drawing his legs.
http://a296.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/23/l_55f7015712572b59e5cecbdd87b83b37.jpg

[Special Agent Bachman]

I like this one too, but his legs are awkward- they have a little bit of a Liefeld thing going on... but with feet. Its just an unnatural pose, mostly.

I like Spidey because he tucks & flips & all that stuff that flying characters don't do. In his case, it looks weird to me when he's standing around with other characters. (Part of that may be his costume, which I can't seem to draw well.)

With Spiderman, you can cheat & avoid drawing his legs.
http://a296.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/23/l_55f7015712572b59e5cecbdd87b83b37.jpg

I'll post a better Spidey pic soon. I hate Liefeld, so this is a pride thing. YOUUUUU . . . ! !

I'm gonna swipe your pose too.

[Quackenbush]

Wow. It seems almost obscene to post my stuff compared to some of the other art on this thread.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/FaranKreeg/Wolverinecopy.jpg
But me being the attention whore that I am will do it anyways.

[Seth]

I hope the size of this is OK. I'm not the world's best colorist but I do loves my me some markers. Can't decide if I wanna do this digitally from scratch or just mess with this value study in photoshop, since I already put an hour & half into it.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/sethfrail/W-cvr-value.jpg
I also hope it doesn't look too much like a cover for Blade or the Punisher.

[Daniel_Tanure]

So, hi, everyone, and hi Michael. This is my first post here and i hope i'm not breaking any rules but i was just so excited to finally be able to put my work to the test that i couldn't wait no more.

First of, i'd like to say how i admire Michael's impressionistic artwork. There are always those pencillers on a comic book that make you buy it no matter what, and you are one of the few.

And second, i'd like to thank you and Brian Michael Bendis to at least give the aspiring new pencillers, inkers and colorists a shot to know from the best how they are doing. I am brazillian, and unlike most americans, i know what lack of oportunity is (especially when it comes to art).

Well, here goes nothing:

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5492/dancer2vo9.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dancer2vo9.jpg)

[Daniel_Tanure]

By the way, i'm sorry if i sound kinda like a forum rookie, or as they say, |\|00|3.

That is only because i AM a forum noob.

[Special Agent Bachman]

I hope the size of this is OK. I'm not the world's best colorist but I do loves my me some markers. Can't decide if I wanna do this digitally from scratch or just mess with this value study in photoshop, since I already put an hour & half into it.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/sethfrail/W-cvr-value.jpg
I also hope it doesn't look too much like a cover for Blade or the Punisher.

That's some godly marker ninja shit right there. Has a Bradstreet feel to it. Nice.

[brainflow]

This is a piece of art.

http://http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/991044cb2d.jpg (http://www.theimageplace.net)

[brainflow]

and some more

http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/f995a98f22.jpg (http://www.theimageplace.net)

http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/bbfb7eb541.jpg (http://www.theimageplace.net)

http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/38d9e145c1.jpg (http://www.theimageplace.net)

[Special Agent Bachman]

This is a piece of art.

http://http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/991044cb2d.jpg (http://www.theimageplace.net)

That's a cool Spidey/Peter.

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/batman-black.jpg

[springer]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/Inddy/batman-blue.jpg

[Seth]

I love both of those, Springer. They may be a bit too "high art" for comics, but I would love to see covers like that.
Hell, I'd buy lithos of those today. Seriously.

[Special Agent Bachman]

Here's something I whipped up for Taki Soma. It's Eden Valley, the main character from her You'll Never Die... (http://www.youllneverdie.com) webcomic.

http://www.ggmedia.us/art/yndfinal.jpg

[Diana]

Back to the Roots: It's SAILORMOON!!! :D

Well, every few months or so I get back into the "zone" and into the mood for drawing. And then there is no stopping me! For a few days... let's hope this one lasts longer than the last!

Here is the latest. It's a close-up of a larger piece I am working on.

(If it's too large let me know and I'll upload a smaller version...)

http://www.sailorgalleries.com/sg/fanart/art/diana/eissa11.jpg

[Seth]

Nicely done, Diana! Your linework looks much bolder here than in the previous samples you've posted; getting more confident.

[Diana]

Nicely done, Diana! Your linework looks much bolder here than in the previous samples you've posted; getting more confident.

Hah! Thank you! I knew something had changed but I couldn't quite put my finger on it! :)

[Michael Lark]

I like it, Diana. Nice simplification, and the line work is very bold and strong. You chose the right lines to leave in. Except maybe for the nose, where you seemed to get a bit more timid. Noses are HARD AS FUCK to draw - I fuck them up all the time!

What if you simplified the color, and made it look a little less digitized, a bit more flat? I think that shiny digital sheen in the colors is detracting a bit from an otherwise awesome piece. I bet you can make it even better, and save yourself some work on the NEXT one. :)

[Michael Lark]

Springer, the Batman pieces are interesting. I quite like the second one. Something about the first one doesn't quite work as well, but I can't put my finger on WHAT, so maybe it's just me. Seth's right, it WOULD be cool to see some covers like that.


Sorry I haven't been around in a while, gang. It's been a busy winter/spring. I'll try to chime in on more of this stuff in the future. And thanks to those of you who have kept this thread going, and especially to Seth for so many damned posts and his always-positive responses and critiques. I nominate hiim for Vice-Moderator - what say you?

[Seth]

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

[Diana]

I can see what you mean with the nose! I just took out two of those lines and it looks much better already! Should have just left it to the shading... mostly.

What if you simplified the color, and made it look a little less digitized, a bit more flat? I think that shiny digital sheen in the colors is detracting a bit from an otherwise awesome piece. I bet you can make it even better, and save yourself some work on the NEXT one. :)
You know... it took me somewhere between 20-30 hours to finish this so saving myself some work sounds good!! :D
Though some practise might do the job just fine, too! :surrend:

This is the only way I know to colour and leaving the colours more flat has never even occurred to me! I can see what you mean!
If this wasn't an anime/manga thing I wouldn't have gone so over the top with it. I quite like it for this genre, but I wanna draw something closer to real life, once I have finished this series of four drawings, and then I'll try the flats. :)

Actually, while re-reading this... it's the lineart that tends to bring out my digital colouring style... I first started this piece with NO lineart and it looked quite different. More flat. more realistic. I shall try that in future, but I don't like drawing the same piece twice...

Thinking about it... I am waaay too dependent on the airbrush for shading... Reducing the use of that and defining the shaded areas more should also get rid of the digital feel...

*ramble, ramble*
Thanks for the comments! Very inspiring! :)

[killingyouguy]

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49760736/

Wolverine drawing on I did. It's really washed out, because I took it with a digital camera.

[Seth]

...it took me somewhere between 20-30 hours to finish this so saving myself some work sounds good!! :D
Though some practise might do the job just fine, too! :surrend:

This is the only way I know to colour and leaving the colours more flat has never even occurred to me! I can see what you mean!

Thinking about it... I am waaay too dependent on the airbrush for shading... Reducing the use of that and defining the shaded areas more should also get rid of the digital feel...

Hey Diana, have you used markers (like Copics, etc) to color before? I always do a marker rough before going to the computer; if I go straight to digital painting then I'm using the airbrush for 20 hours also! I like having a more simple plan in front of me & I've never spent more than 1 hour on a marker rough.

Of course, your rendering on that picture is damn near virtual reality & waaay better than I can do so... my advice only applies if you want to simplify/ flatten/ save time.:-?

[Seth]

Sorry I haven't been around in a while, gang. It's been a busy winter/spring. I'll try to chime in on more of this stuff in the future. And thanks to those of you who have kept this thread going, and especially to Seth for so many damned posts and his always-positive responses and critiques. I nominate hiim for Vice-Moderator - what say you?

Thanks, Mike. Are you asking me to be your Sith apprentice? 'Cuz I'm not gonna wear a Chad Vader helmet!

[Diana]

Hey Diana, have you used markers (like Copics, etc) to color before? [...]

Actually, I own a few Copics, but never really got the hang of it. I don't have a lot of patience for learning new things unfortunately.

But I already got a plan on how to colour my next piece digitally. Since I wrote my last post my brain has been processing the information from your previous posts - without me even noticing - and now that I think about drawing again I have a whole new strategy in mind! Funny how that works. :lol:

[Michael Lark]

Diana - I think you're spot on about the airbrushing. It DOES tend to be overused by less experienced colorists. Matt Hollingsworth noted that it's important to not use TOO much of a range of values, as well. That's what tends to make things look "shiny" - though I don't really see you doing that here. Just because you CAN use the airbrush and grads doesn't mean you SHOULD. Look at Marko's covers on the new DD issues (or any of his covers for that matter) - he's doing those all in PShop, and they don't look digital at all.

All of that said, I don't think you should spend any more time on this piece - it's nice work, let it go. Apply what you've learned to the next one and keep moving forward. I've seen a HUGE growth in your work since you started showing it here, and it's really exciting! Keep moving onward and upward.

[Michael Lark]

Thanks, Mike. Are you asking me to be your Sith apprentice? 'Cuz I'm not gonna wear a Chad Vader helmet!

Darth Seth. Hee hee. We will eradicate those Jedi scum....

[Diana]

Darth Seth. Hee hee. We will eradicate those Jedi scum....
Oh boy... :scared:

[Seth]

Darth Seth. Hee hee. We will eradicate those Jedi scum....

I've already told you how to shoot lightning from your fingertips :twisted:

[RayRieck]

Hi Michael,

I don't get to post often, but I love reading the threads and looking at everyone's art. I posted some sequentials a number of months ago (see page 6 of this thread), and you gave me some great feedback. I'm working on another story, and have a rough scan of one of the pages. I'd love to get some of your feedback on this new stuff. I've started encorporating a grey brush pen into my work which has been a lot of fun.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/RayRieck/Mushroom1.jpg

[Seth]

Hi Michael,

I don't get to post often, but I love reading the threads and looking at everyone's art. I posted some sequentials a number of months ago (see page 6 of this thread), and you gave me some great feedback. I'm working on another story, and have a rough scan of one of the pages. I'd love to get some of your feedback on this new stuff. I've started encorporating a grey brush pen into my work which has been a lot of fun.


That looks awesome! What kind of grey brush are you using? I've been adding more of that myself but it hasn't reproduced quite like that yet. Nice atmosphere there!

[RayRieck]

The the Pentel brush pen -- the same one that I use for the blacks that Michael turned me onto when I talked to him at '05's WizardCon Chicago. They make color brush pens which are exactly the same except with different pigments. I bought the grey one (right now, they only make one shade of grey).

[Seth]

The the Pentel brush pen -- the same one that I use for the blacks that Michael turned me onto when I talked to him at '05's WizardCon Chicago. They make color brush pens which are exactly the same except with different pigments. I bought the grey one (right now, they only make one shade of grey).

Cool. I have a set of 6 shades of the Pitt Brush pens, 3 cool grey & 3 warm, but they coat the paper pretty heavily- I still need to get used to them, but I've used the black one a lot so I'll get there. I really want to get the sepia set too.

Its impressive that you get such good brushwork on comic art boards. I can't stand those things- I'd rather work on typing paper 'cuz at least its cheap as well as shitty.

[Angel]

man, everyone's stuff makes mine seem kind of childish.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Zarum/sketches/kyuzo.jpg

[hellblazer72]

hey diana cool sailormoon...i really like the way the hands look...rayrieck really nice page, i like your style it's really solid..and i see michael lard..i mean larks back here now darth seth can take a breather

[Seth]

...now darth seth can take a breather

I take a breather in the garage every few hours- L.S.M.F.T.
Other than that I have inking to do.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/sethfrail/pg6ink.jpg
I used more outlines than I typically like to but I thought I'd save the colorist some headaches. Were I coloring myself I'd leave it even looser.

[Sam Little]

Wow, there's always so much great stuff here! Love the gray tones in that page by Ray.

Saw that Seth's book got a mention in this wek's All the Rage. Congrats, man.

Here's a one-pager I did for a Free Comic Day thing some guys on the Oeming board are putting together:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/flerksam/Sequential%20art/BOOTEHFUH.jpg

[Diana]

Hah! Sam, that's fun! Put a big fat smile on my face! While at work... :scared:
RayRieck, that's georgious! Love the grey!
Seth, I don't know a thing about inking. I just thought those mics on the cameras look great! :)

[RayRieck]

Thanks, all. Glad you like the page.

By the way, Diana, I really liked the pencils that you posted awhile back. And Sam, I really like that page too.

[Daniel_Tanure]

So, hello again, everyone.

Here's a sequential i did in a kinda hurry, cause i really wanted to post something here, and i had a few pages i did with daredevil and the punisher, but they vanished somewhere, and i couldn't find them, so i had a quick idea of a ninja fighting a werewolf...

...Well, that's the best i could come up with in short notice.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4853/ninjawerewolfqb9.jpg

[JoieSimmons]

This is one page of three, going in an anthology.
http://home.comcast.net/~joiesimmons/deadnight_p1.jpg

[Sam Little]

Hey nice work, guys!

I love anything that involves werewolves. Good angles and shadows on that one too.

Joie, I get a bit of a Dave McKean "Cages" feeling from your page. Love the greytones and the expression on the guy's face on the bottom left.

[Seth]

Sam- I love little one-pagers; that's boo-teh-fuh!

I'm trying to decide how expressive I wanna go with inks right now. Don't wanna ink every page twice, but I'm almost there already!
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/sethfrail/TOMslick.jpghttp://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/sethfrail/TOMexp.jpg
I'm leaning towards one more than the other but I've been looking at the same pic for weeks. Any suggestions out there?

[RayRieck]

Nice. I'd say about half-way in-between leaning towards the bottom. I like the roughness of it. But if you go too far with it, it might get hard to read. I really like things with a bit of a rough edge. Too much just looks sloppy. Obviously, I see Lark's influence on your approach -- and he's certainly a master at it.

[Seth]

Thanks Ray. I don't have Stefano inking me (slacker!) but I'm trying to retain some of the grit of my pencils. I'll probably settle somewhere in the middle but its taking a while to establish. Guess I should send both to my colorist & see what happens.

FYI- the Lark look largely comes from using the same tools & materials, mostly listed in the "pens" thread (I suck at hotlinking) & I ink on watercolor paper.