On my desk - RED ONE Book 2

On my desk today 

Working away on Red One Book 2 (issue 3 and 4) right now. 

On schedule to ship Spring 2016 from IMAGE Comics.

Keep up to date at 

http://www.redonecomic.com/

TD

Sabrina the Teenage Witch from SDCC 2015

This is the recreation of an actual Sabrina cover I did at San Diego Comic Con July 2015. 

Drawn on 12 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and White Prismacolor Pencil

Detail 

This is the Sabrina cover the sketch is based off...

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Copic Marker Demo of Princess Leia from SDCC

See how I turned this drawing into a full rendered Copic Marker drawing live at my booth at San Diego Comic Con 2015!

Rough in with Col Erase Scarlet Red and Pigma 01 Micron Pen on a Blank Star Wars Princess Leia #1 Cover.

From here, I had the rest of the sketching filmed (didn't know beforehand, I simply roughed in the Leia before I came into the show for the day to work on during the show as commission-ee (Demian, my website honcho, actually) was leaving at 3pm that day).

So, I sat and talked with Adriana (who filmed the whole thing) at my booth with numerous breaks to stop and sign and talk to people - but I think this shows pretty well how I "Copic" a piece - when interrupted about 50 times ;-)

Adriana ended up holding my stack of pens for me while I draw - I might have to hire her full time :-)

 Pitt Pens S, F and B Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6  and 8 and White Prismacolor Pencil

Detail

You can see a film of the whole Copic process here courtesy of Visual Zen Advocate Victor Glover - www.youtube/vzaage

LEIA SKETCH on YOUTUBE

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Star Wars Princess Leia from SDCC 2015

Leia from San Diego Comic Con 2015!

Rough in with Col Erase Scarlet Red and Pigma 01 Micron Pen on a Blank Star Wars Princess Leia #1 Cover.

 Pitt Pens S, F and B Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6  and 8 and White Prismacolor Pencil

Detail

I was filmed while drawing so will post up details when it's available to view.

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RED ONE from SDCC

Detail from a Red One sketch done at Comic Con, July 2015.

Drawn on 12 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and White Prismacolor Pencil.

AND

RED ONE BOOK 1 is available everywhere now-

Find your local comic retailer 

You can have your local retailer order you a copy through Diamond also 

Plus through major online retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Find out more about RED ONE at

RED ONE 

and

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Captain Marvel from San Diego Comic Con 2015

 Carol Danver's - Captain Marvel from Comic Con.

Drawn on 12 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and White Prismacolor Pencil

Detail 

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Step by Step RED ONE Hardcover - Part 2 Pencils

RED ONE Book 1 is now out - take a look at how we created the cover starting at the beginning.

Now we go into the final pencils...

Tweaked Vera's face a litttle more - happy now!

Make the figure inkable now for Rachel - tightening up the drawing in other words

Finishing the "Moscow" half of the cover

Finishing Vera's hair

I picture Vera's hair as the straighter center parted hair - 74-75 hair - while most of the girls in LA in 1977 will be heading toward "Farrah" hair.

Laying down the "Hammer".

Finalizing the "LA" background on the right

I gave Rachel the front cover to ink while I finished the backcover ... c'est la vie! Rachel "IX-NAYED" the little Soviet Vera figure on the back cover so I just added more smoke from Lou and Alabama's moto.

Next, inks!

To be continued...

The book is available everywhere now-

Find your local comic retailer 

You can have your local retailer order you a copy through Diamond also 

Plus through major online retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Find out more about RED ONE at

RED ONE 

and

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Step by Step RED ONE Hardcover - Part 1 Initial Pencils

RED ONE Book 1 is now out - take a look at how we created the cover starting at the beginning.

I had the wraparound image with the large Vera figure in my head for a LONG LONG time.

This was the last paper sketch I did in April 2015.

Once I sent issue 5 of Princess Leia out the door, I started to work on the final cover at the end of May 2015. 

Since there were so many elements I worked out a full size rough digitally and of course I had to make a wraparound Hardcover template for myself.

On to the cover - I taped together two 12 x 18 Bristol Boards to make a nice big cover!

I started by roughing in the cover with a Col Erase Light Blue Pencil.

Started nailing down the figure and determining the correct location for the hammer and sickle.

Switched to an HB lead pencil to begin finishes.

Ended up having the sickle go up in order to point back at Vera and the logo!

Refining figure - pretty happy at this point.

To be continued...

The book is available everywhere now-

Find your local comic retailer 

You can have your local retailer order you a copy through Diamond also 

Plus through major online retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Find out more about RED ONE at

RED ONE 

and

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Pulling another one out of the hat! Zatanna Sketch

Hmmm- another Zatanna sketch - what to do, what to do, what to do... and I pullled another one out of the hat!

Quick rough on  11 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1,Copic Warm Grey 1, 2

Finish up the drawing Pitt Pens S, F and B Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey , 3, 4, 6, 8 and White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail!

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RED ONE at the IMAGE BOOTH Comic Con

It was great to see RED ONE alongside all the other books at the IMAGE Booth at Comic Con!

MYSTIQUE Sketch San Diego Comic Con 2015

Drawn on 12 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail

Still more to come...

TD

Women of TV sketches from San Diego Comic Con

I hadn't noticed til I got home, but I did 3 SDCC sketches that featured females from tv shows and I did each one in one of the 3 formats I do sketches in at shows now -

11 x16 Canson Paper

9 x 12 Canson Paper

Blank Cover

So a good opportunity to to each format at once.

DAENERYS

Drawn on 12 x 16 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail

AGENT CARTER

Drawn on 9 x 12 Canson Mi-Teintes Paper with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and Red and  White Prismacolor Pencil.

Detail

DAISY/QUAKE

Drawn on Blank "SHIELD" Cover with Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil, Pigma Micron 1, Pitt Pens S and F Black Pen, Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.

Detail

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RED ONE Book 1: Welcome to America AVAILABLE NOW

So RED ONE Book 1: Welcome to America debuted at the San Diego Comic Con last week and on it's available everywhere now!

 It's the 80 page collection of Xavier Dorison and my story of everyone's favorite Soviet Agent Vera Yelnikov as she goes on a undercover mission to 1977 Los Angeles. The book features the 59 page story plus 16 pages of bonus material all wrapped in a oversized European style Hardcover.

Take a look!

You can how see much bigger the 9.5" x 12.5" Book is compared to the Comic Book.

Here's a good look at the spine for the thickness. Based 1 to 1 on the European Bande Dessinee style of comic books that I love!

Here's the credits page.

The Book has been completed redesigned and the printing turned out great!

Another look at how well the art fills out these pages.

Here's a look at the bonus material.

The Book has 16 pages of bonus material including character designs, unused covers,  the covers sans lettering, a close look at pencils and inks of the pages plus a look at the making of all new wraparound cover.

The book is available everywhere now-

Find your local comic retailer 

You can have your local retailer order you a copy through Diamond also 

Plus through major online retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Find out more about RED ONE at

RED ONE 

and

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