process
I’ve been asked enough times over the years for suggestions on various inking materials. So I think it’s finally time I sit down and do a blog post on them. I’m going to start with brushes, which have the widest range of marks and applications when it comes to ink…
Read MoreAfter finishing ORCS! The Curse, I promised myself I would take some classes. I’ve been feeling the itch to change things up, and the desire to move my work into n even more analog space than it already occupies. So, I decided to take a Continuing Education Editorial Illustration Class…
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How a cover goes from thumb to sketch to finished painting. Here is a walkthrough of my painting for the ORCS! trade cover.
Read MoreI had no time for this. That happens a lot when it comes to comic covers. They are often the last thing I am thinking about when I have interiors to tackle. I did have two ideas I really liked for the cover of 4. One was an image of the elves (Daniel and Leonard) with Mother Spider. The other was the Wise Woman and her magic in the Astral Plane. The former would have been a lovely, moody piece, but the latter – with only one figure and the worst of my worries being a great glob of glowing goo – seemed the piece I could turn around the fastest.
Read MoreTo aid my coloring process, I often use two ink colors and separate them digitally to save me time when it comes to coloring in the line art for arial perspective or character details. I am creating this post to help anyone else looking to speed along their own coloring process.
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