Avenging Spider-Man #10 Cover Process

This is the cover for my second issue of Avenging Spider-Man featuring Spider-Man and the new Captain Marvel. This issue shipped in August.

 Here's the scan of the page from sketchbook of my cover ideas - image is about 4 x 6". Drawn in Light Blue and HB Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens.

Next, I cleaned up the sketches in Photoshop and prepared for Marvel's Editorial to approve.

 Initial pencils drawn in Light Blue and HB Pencil on 11 x 17 2 Ply Strathmore Bristol Board.

 Here's the final pencils of the cover.

 Rachel Dodson's inks of the cover using Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush and FW Acrylic Ink and Crowquill and Tech pens on Background.

My initial flat stage of coloring - in Photoshop.

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

The final colors after turning black line art to color line art.

Terry

Sergio Toppi

Sergio Toppi recently passed - do yourselves all a favor and check out his amazing work!

 I love his color work the most - a great mix between Gustav Klimt and Bernie Fuchs.

TD

The Defenders #9 Cover Process

 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 little 1 x2 inch roughs done in my sketchbook ...

 adjusted and colored in Photoshop 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.

Rachel inks over my pencils using a #2 Sable Brush and Acrylic Ink

Flats

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.

Next stage and  coloring of line art on a separate "Screen" Layer .

Final colors 

Until next time...

TD