Friday, December 30, 2016

Justice League vs Suicide Squad #2 Cover Step by Step Part 2 Line Art


Our variant cover - out in stores now!

                              Here's a look at how we made it!

                                                   Part 2 Line Art



Rachel Dodson started with Superman's face first.

I love how she treated his hair!



Next she moved on to Enchantress' face.



Rachel inks over my pencils with a Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Dr. Martens Hi Carb Ink to ink the covers with.



She then inked the mass of the main figures.



Detail



No white out just drawing with blacks...


Here's video of Rachel inking the cape and Superman!


Final Inks


Detail of Supe and check out the grey in the capes shadows...


Final detail of Enchantress

I then clean up the scan in Photoshop to prep for coloring...

Next time-

Part 3


And to see Part 1


TD


Thursday, December 29, 2016

Justice League vs Suicide Squad #2 Cover Step by Step Part 1 Pencils


Our variant cover - out in stores now!

Here's a look at how we made it!

Part 1 

Pencils


Cover Sketch

My initial sketches for the cover submitted to DC Comics.

Roughs were drawn at 2" x 3" in my sketchbook using Warm Grey Copics then colored in Photoshop CS3.


Initial Pencils

Quick rough in drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 12" x 18" Bristol Board .


Initial Detail


Initial Detail


Intermediate Stage Pencils

Refining drawing.


Finishing Superman


Detail Enchantress


Almost done.


Detail



Final Pencils


Super Detail


Enchantress Detail

Next time-

Part 2 


TD


Sunday, December 25, 2016

Happy Holidays


Happy Holidays!

Terry and Rachel

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Spider-Gwen #14 Cover Step by Step Part 3 Color


Rachel Dodson and I did the variant cover for Spider-Gwen #14.

Out now from Marvel Comics!

Here's the Part 3 of the Step by Step of how we made the cover art!


Flats

The first stage of color is called flats - flatting allows me to choose an area to color at any point throughout the coloring process.


Initial Rough In

I colored this on my Cintiq 13 HD using Photoshop CS3 .

Here I rough in quickly all the medium lights and darks on the figures and cast initial shadows.


Background

Using the Pencil Tool on the figure and a customized brush for texture on the clouds.

I used the Gradient Tool for the Background.


And I use a Custom Brush for the Clouds.


Coloring Line Art

At this point I like to color the line art... especially the interior edges and the edges facing the strongest light. 

 Of course, I lose as much of the line as possible - especially as I move away from the "camera".


FINAL COLOR


Detail of final colors.

Recap of the Step by Step -

PART 1


PART 2


TD

Friday, December 23, 2016

Spider-Gwen #14 Cover Step by Step Part 2 Line Art


Rachel Dodson and I did the variant cover for Spider-Gwen #14.

Out now from Marvel Comics!

Here's the Part 2 of the Step by Step of how we made the cover art!


Rachel likes to start inking with the main figures.


Rachel inks over my pencils with a Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Dr. Martens Hi Carb Ink to ink the covers with.


All brush.



Figures down, time for backgrounds.

Here's the scan of the final inks that I clean up in Photoshop to color.


Detail of Rachel's final inks!

Next time, finishing this up in 



PART 3


PART 1


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Spider-Gwen #14 Cover Step by Step Part 1 Pencils


Rachel Dodson and I did the variant cover for Spider-Gwen #14.

Out now from Marvel Comics!

Here's the Part 1 of the Step by Step of how we made the cover art!


COVER SKETCH

My initial sketches for the cover submitted to Marvel. First time I've ever drawn Spider-Gwen professionally ... looked forward to this one!

Roughs were drawn at 2" x 3" in my sketchbook using Warm Grey Copics then colored in Photoshop CS3.


Initial Rough In

Just quickly drawn in with a Col Erase Light Blue Pencil.


Pencils

Drawn in and HB lead on 12" x 18" Bristol Board .


Really happy with Gwen, so went right into finishes.


Gwen!


Nailing down Spidey's exact positioning. He's such a "flexible" character that you can really put him into almost any position.

Smartest thing to do at this point is go back to my initial sketch and try to mimic that.


Love drawing Spidey's facial anatomy!


Nailing down the 3 Point Perspective Grid here for New York City.


Further finishes on the parts of Spidey I'm happy with.


Just about done - finishing up background.


Detail


Detail


And the final pencils.

I knew I wanted to color the background details, so I saved that for myself to do instead of just "busy-ing" up my pencils :-)

Next time, Rachel's inks in 

PART 2


TD