The Bombshellter: May 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Terry Dodson's Bombshells Book 2 cover Work in Progress

Here's a sneak peek at my Work in Progress for my new Sketchbook Collection cover -

Terry Dodson's Bombshells Sketchbook Collection 2

This will collect my Bombshells 4-7 sketchbooks plus new material in a larger Hard Cover edition.

Should be available at Comic Con in San Diego in July, and worldwide afterward.

Details to come.

HB Pencil on 28" x 17" Bristol Board

Colored in Photoshop CS3 on Cintiq 22HD

See the finished version HERE

Monday, May 23, 2016

RED ONE #3 Cover Sneak Peek

Here's sneak peek at the cover to RED ONE #3 - out in September 2016 from IMAGE COMICS.

Inks by Rachel Dodson and Pencils and colors by me.

RED ONE

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Here's another take on the Princess Leia #1 cover by Rachel and I. We drew it AFTER completing the series to use for the collection but never had time to color...

After drawing Leia that many times I wanted another crack. Plus, the first cover was turned around amazingly quickly and always wanted another chance to get it right.

I will post up some detail shots of Rachel's amazing inks later.

Drawn on 12 x 18 2 Ply Bristol Board

Col Erase Light Blue and Staedtler HB Lead Pencil

Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush

Higgins Black Magic

Pro White

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

I've begun posting on Instagram

I've started posting on Instagram for just pure visuals - check me out at

Terry's Instagram

Monday, May 16, 2016

More Jack Davis - this time in ... ZIPATONE!

That's Zipatone kids!

Detail from the Jack Davis Lone Stranger Mad Magazine story.

Original art from the Art of EC Comics at the Jordan Schnitzer MOA in Eugene, Oregon.

http://jsma.uoregon.edu

Stunning stuff to see in person!

Frank Frazetta Weird Science-Fantasy #29 Original art

So one of the greatest comic book cover's of all time is on display at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon -

Frank Frazetta's cover for Weird Science-Fantasy #29.

Yep, this is on display - Rachel and I stood for ten minutes looking at this!

The artwork is huge - 14" x 22" something like that...

Part of The Art of EC Comics exhibit at

http://jsma.uoregon.edu

More to come!

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Jack Davis

Just one of several Jack Davis originals from the Art of EC Comics at the Jordan Schnitzer MOA in Eugene, Oregon.

http://jsma.uoregon.edu

Will do a longer post soon!

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Captain America 75th Cover Art - Step by Step Part 2 Color

Here a look at how we made the cover art (used as a variant cover on OLD MAN LOGAN #3)

Part 2 COLOR

FLAT COLOR

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

Generally, I hire someone to do this for me - a "flatter".

At this stage I go and adjust the colors to their medium value or imprimatura - I use this as the starting point for the piece. - the first part of coloring.

Based off my sketch, I knew almost exactly what I was going to do with one...

INITIAL COLORS

I colored this on my Cintiq 13 HD using Photoshop CS3 after I scanned the original line art.

Used a big Pencil to rough in at 100% of color then used lower % to work to add lighter and darker values. AND the Gradient tool to break up the flat background.

This had to be turned around REALLY QUICK so lots of work done initially!