The cover to my new sketchbook!
BOMBS AWAY!
A Terry Dodson Sketchbook Collection
There is a 4 page sequence in sketchbook on "How I created the Cover Art", but here's another look!
PART 2
COLOR
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.
INITIAL ROUGH IN
I rough in the colors on the figure and in this case start designing the colors for the bike. I also start designing the background of the
cover and setting the type.
DESIGN
I’m not thrilled with how this is reading, not enough “POP”, so I set the figure off against and a WHITE background and VOILA!
I also move the titles around and begin doing some tweaks to the bike itself.
The first thing I did is to change the cirlcle to orange to POP the rider a bit more. Next, I strengthened the bike colors.
REAL COLORING!
Then I start working away from the middle values by adding darks then lights to the figure and the bike.
CIRCLES
To accentuate the fun feel, I add the circles which I incorporate onto the back cover and interior.
COLORING THE LINE ART
The final touch is converting the black line art into colors lines - note the face especially!
PART 1
The book debuted at Emerald City Comic Co and available world wide soon and in my SHOP!
This collects highlights from last 3 years of my personal sketchbooks in a 32 page soft cover published by Flesk Publications!
It’s a comfortable 6" W x 8.25” with folded flap on front and back cover and a nice spot on page 1 to get a personalized sketch!
TD
