Batgirl Original Cover Art

This is the original art used to make Batgirl Variant Covers for DC Comics, that I penciled and Rachel inked over the top of pencils (and then erases my pencils).

Original art is black and white and on 13" x 19" Strathmore Bristol Board.

Batgirl 47

$2700

Batgirl 45

$2000

Batgirl 43

$2200

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 terry at terrydodsonart dot com to check for availability.

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Batgirl #42 Variant Cover Art

Out now from DC Comics!

PENCILS

INKS BY RACHEL DODSON

Detail

Steampunk Batgirl Sketch Step by Step

Here's a step by step look at how I made this Batgirl Sketch.

Tools

11' x14"Canson Mi-Teinte Paper

Col Erase Carmine t Red Pencil

Pitt S, F and B Pens

Pigma Micron 1 Pen

Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Pens

Prismacolor White Pencil

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey 22 Cover Step by Step Part 1 Pencils

Here's a look at how we made the cover art for Batgirl and the Birds of Prey - 

out now from DC Comics.

PART 1

PENCILS

COVER SKETCH

The cover concept I sent into DC Comicsapproval. 

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

INITIAL PENCILS

Drawn in Light Blue on 13" x 19" Bristol Board. 

I draw with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil and Staedtler HB Lead Pencil.

Getting closer

FINAL PENCILS

All ready for Rachel Dodson to ink...

Next time, 

INKS

in 

PART 2

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Batgirl and The Birds of Prey #21 Cover Art

The cover art by Rachel and me - out now from DC Comics

My Cover Sketches

My Pencils

Rachel's Inks

My almost completed colors.

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Superman Batman Supergirl Batgirl Midtown Comics Original Art and Cover

We did the art for these two covers and here is the original art framed up with covers themselves AT Midtown Comics Headquarters!

See the complete making of the covers

HERE

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Superman #50 Variant Cover Step 2 Color

Here's the 2nd part of how we made the cover to Superman #50 guest starring Batgirl - this time dealing with the colors!

This was done for Midtown Comics and my DC editor was Mark Chiarello!

The book is out in stores now.

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.

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 color rough in

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

Used a big Pencil to rough innate 100% of color then used lower % to work to add lighter and darker values. Used a Custom "Cloud" brush to rough in the background. Plus the Gradient tool to break up some of the flatter areas. 

Detail of same shot

Began Batgirl - keeping her more "cuts" as opposed to rendering. Moved to the next level with Supes and Background...

This cover matches up with a Batman cover  (see Step 1) so I began adding the Blue elements from that cover in on the right side, plus the next level of rendering on Supes.

Converting Lineart to Color.

Adding Reflective color.

General cleanup.

Detail of Lineart colored...

Final colors.

Pushed the contrast on Batgirl.

Cleaned the Background.

The Printed cover.

Next time, the Batman side....

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Superman #50 Variant Cover Step 1 Lineart

Here's a look at how we made the cover to Superman #50 guest starring Batgirl!

This was done for Midtown Comics and my DC editor was Mark Chiarello!

This is an interesting assignment as it lines up with the Batman #50 Variant so I had to design them to fit together ...

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

and to work on their own.

Now, I was leaving to go to a SCAD Comics Art Forum for a week so I HAD to finish these pencils so Rachel could ink while I was gone because both this and Batman cover were due the following Wednesday. We were really up against on this one..

Pencils drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 12 x 18 Bristol Board

I actually drew the bulk of the Batman Cover at the same time so it line up correctly (plus I wouldn't have much left to pencil when I got home...)

And now Rachel's inks ---

Since I was out of town while Rachel was inking - she sent me step by step of the inks!

Rachel started with Batgirl.

Detail

Rachel inks over my pencils with a Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink to ink the covers with.

Moving along...

Boom! Batgirl Done...

Onto Superman

Almost there....

Done until I get home to take a look at it.

I finished up Supes neck, worked on Batgirl's mouth, and moved her left leg back...

Scan into Photoshop - next time-

 Color...

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