Captain Marvel #5 Cover Art Step by Step

Here's a look back at how we created another Captain Marvel Cover.

Here's the 3 cover sketches I sent into Marvel for the Captain Marvel #5 cover. 

Drawn at about 2 x 3 inches in my sketchbook then scanned and colored in Photoshop.

Once approved, drew full size at 11 x17 inches on 2 Ply Strathmore Bristol Board with Light Blue and HB Pencils.

Inks by Rachel Dodson using Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush and FW Acrylic Ink. I added the ship details and ground details with a Black Pen.

Colored in Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet. 

This was published by Marvel Comics in 2012...

TD

Avenging Spider-Man #9 Cover Art Step by Step

 Here is my process for creating the cover to Avenging Spider-Man #9 (July 2012) featuring Captain Marvel and Spider-Man. 

Didn't have much to go off, so this is what I did!

Here's the  1" x 2" roughs drawn in my sketchbook and then

 adjusted and colored in Photoshop that I sent in to Marvel for approval.

Pencil stage drawn on 13 x 19 inch 2 Ply Bristol Board with HB and Light Blue lead.

Finished pencils.

Rachel inks over my pencils using a Winsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush and FW Acrylic Ink

First pass at colors in Photoshop CS3 using a Wacom Graphics Tablet (circa 2001) at 7 x 10.6 inches and 800dpi in RGB using Channels.

Final colors and coloring of line art on a separate "Screen" Layer .

VOILA!

Cool to see that this has held up! I would like to work on the clouds some more in the color stage ... c'est la vie...

TD

Out Today - Beckett #1 and Avengers Wakanda Forever

There are two new covers by Rachel and I out this week!

Star Wars: Beckett #1

Avengers: Wakanda Forever #1

Both from Marvel Comics!

TD

AVENGERS X-MEN: AXIS #5 and #6 Original Art for sale

The original art by Rachel and me for Marvel Comics's AXIS 5 and 6 is now available for sale.

Scans for pages 1-5 of AXIS 5 can be found here -

http://thebombshellter.blogspot.com/2014/11/avengers-x-men-axis-5-pages-1-5-
lineart.html

Here are some various scans of pages from 5 -

Here are some various scans of pages from 6.

                                                     

Here is the price lists-

           PG $  DESCRIPTION

AXIS 5 1 500

             2.3 1,290

             4 900

             5 500 Spidey and Nova go out the window

             6 290

             8 750 Scarlet Witch Bottom Right Panel

             9 1,000

            10 290

            11 325

            12 250 KLUH appears

            13 275

            14 390

            15 250

            16.17 1,100

            18 600

            19 325

            20 325

AXIS 6 2 190

              4 450

              5 575 Sabretooth grabs Mystique

              6 500

              7 800 Stark Tower Panel one

              8 350

              9 290

            10 250

            11 250 Latveria

            12 700

            13 450

            14 700

            15 350 Thor in MGM

            16 290

            17 280

            18 250

            19 600 Avengers Mansion

            21 400


All artwork is drawn on Marvel Bristol Board.

If you are interested in a page, email 

terry at terrydodsonart dot com

to check on availability/reserve a page.
TD

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #5 Pages 1-5 LINEART

Here's a look at the scans of the original art to the pages 1 -5 of ISSUE 5 of Avengers & X-Men: AXIS 5.

Pages drawn on 11 x17 Bristol board with Light Blue and HB lead and then inked by Rachel Dodson using using Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink to ink with.

I will be posting up a list of original art for sale from this issue soon!

You can find this comic at your local comic book retailer

http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575

And digitally at 

https://www.comixology.com/Avengers-X-Men-Axis-5-of-9/digital-comic/160594?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L0lzc3Vlcw

TD

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #5 Page 1

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #5 is out today, written by Rick Remender with art Rachel Dodson and me and colors by Laura Martin. Here's a look at the making of page 1.

Pencils  drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 11 x 17 Bristol Board.

Rachel Dodson inks  - using Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink to ink with.

Colors by Laura Martin.

I will be posting up a list of original art for sale from this issue soon!

You can find this comic at your local comic book retailer

http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575

And digitally at 

https://www.comixology.com/Avengers-X-Men-Axis-5-of-9/digital-comic/160594?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L0lzc3Vlcw

TD

Avengers & X-Men: Axis #5 Preview

Here's some images from our newest work - Axis #5 - by Rick Remender, Rachel and I, and Laura Martin - out November 12.

For a complete preview visit-

http://marvel.com/news/comics/23490/submit_to_inversion_your_first_look_at_avengers_x-men_axis_5

TD

MS MARVEL sketch from SDCC 2014

Next sketch from Comic Con Int'l July 25, 2014, MS MARVEL!

Drawn on 11 x16 Canson Mi-teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pitt XS F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail

More to come….

TD

ECCC 2014 Rogue Captain Marvel Sketch

Yep, you read that right - Rogue in the new Captain Marvel costume (don't ask me, ask Amber, who I drew this for…)

Initial drawing on 11 x16 Canson Mi-teintes Paper,  with a Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pitt XS pen, Warm Grey Copics for values, then Pitt F, Copic .05, Pigma 1 Black Pens to finish the drawing and highlights with White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail

After I double-checked with Amber about which Ms Marvel costume, I finished up the drawing :-)

Had a lot of fun with this one...

TD

New Avengers #7 Wolverine House of M Variant Cover Step by Step

Here's how New Avengers #7 Wolverine House of M Variant Cover Step by Step was created.

This comes out next week,  June 12, 2013from Marvel Comics.

First step, I do cover roughs in my 11 x 14 Canson Sketchbook using Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, Pigma Micron and Copic Warm Grey Pens.

Then I scan these in and clean up and color in Photoshop. These are then sent to my editor at Marvel , George Beliard for approval.

Sketch A was approved so I commence on the cover full size - 13 x 19 Bristol Board - drawing with Col Erase Light Blue and Staedtler HB Lead pencils.

I adjust Scarlet Witch's face angle for more "attitude".

I then go to the next level of filling out the volumes and spotting the shadows.

I'm happy with the drawing so I begin tightening everything up for the inking stage. And began messing around with SW's legs - seem to short.

The final version of the pencils - SW feet are now the same length down the figure but I have made the feet themselves smaller - problem solved.

Rachel Dodson then inks the piece, she always starts by "masking off" the area she isn't inking so it doesn't get rubbed or dirty. She usually starts with the faces, for a similar reason - while the pencil line art is at it's highest point of clarity.

Rachel also moves foreground to background.

Rachel's inks this with a Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Kolinisky Sable Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink.

 Final ink art after scanning and cleaning in Photoshop and converting to a Bitmap.

The first step in color is to have the art "flatted" so I can select individual pieces of art at any point in the process - especially useful at later stages if I decide to "change" the background, etc.

I use Photoshop CS3 and a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet.

I lay in my initial colors knowing pretty well what I want (which is always nice). 

I start everything off in a medium value of the color. Then begin rendering by adding darker values first at 100% color.

I did the background on a separate layer and adjust the opacity and color throughout the process.

Begin adding lights and refining and cleaning up the colors I laid in.

 I begin coloring the lineart and special FX.

My final colors.