Superwoman 1 Step by Step Part 1 Pencils

Superwoman #1 from DC Comics by Phil Jimenez and Matt Sattorelli  and cover art by Rachel Dodson and me.

Here's a look at how we made this cover...

COVER SKETCHES

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

Knew exactly what I wanted to do on this cover, fortunately my Editor, Ben Abernathy and DC Comics loved it too!

INITIAL PENCILS

Drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 12" x 18" Bristol Board .

Detail

Quickly roughed in everything and then went to the face and figure...

Establishing the entire figure

And refining expression

Happy with the drawing the drawing, so I want so I begin to tighten up the drawing...

Detail

Reworked face slightly and time to draw the cape!

Finishing hands and feet

Detail

Scanned in to the computer so I can check for errors

Detail

Scanned again to double check the figure before I get down to the final finishes...

Finish SUV and tighten details for Rachel to ink and DONE ...

PART TWO

INKS

PART THREE

COLOR

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Holidays 2015 Step by Step - part 1 Lineart

How we made our 2015 Happy Holidays card!

What should we do... Rachel said how about a girl ice skating? - include some kinda animal....

Ok...

Into the sketchbook I went - Canson Universal Sketchbook 10 x 14 with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil

From Rabbit to Dog, added Pea Coat - Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Scan and finalize in Photoshop

On to the full size original - drawn in Col Erase Light Blue  11 x17 Bristol Board

Decided to add hood and fur to end of sleeves, and singular valkyrie type braid - drawing with HB lead now

Rachel found reference for the jacket in Miracle on 34th Street which really helped with construction

Dog or wolf - not sure, and moved "girl's" legs back to accurately support her legs and empasize being on tip toes

Maybe dog...

Maybe wolf...

Move legs back to original position - better compositionally - and found ref for boots!

Buttons on jacket - accuracy and depth cues

WHOOSH from skates!

One more time with wolf...

Slept on it and changed to Arctic Fox - took about 10 minutes to draw - good decision

Final pencil art

Detail of skater

Detail of Fox

Rachel Dodson's inks over my pencils

Rachel inked this completely with Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink 

Detail of fox lineart

Detail of skater - love what Rachel did with the hair!

Next color...

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HOLIDAY Work in Progress Part 1

Col Erase Light Blue Pencil and Staedtler HB Lead Pencil on 500 Series Strathmore Bristol Board

More to come...

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X-MEN #16 Cover Step by Step Part ONE - Pencils

Here's a look behind how the cover of X-Men #13 was created (out in stores this week from Marvel Comics - written by Brian Wood with art by Matteo Buffagni).

First step is to do sketches for approval by Marvel Comics for the cover. I was told to do a very Storm-centric cover.

The sketches are drawn at 2x3 inches in my sketchbook in pencil and pen and then cleaned up and colored in Photoshop.

I send these in to my Editor Daniel Ketcham for approval. 

In the meantime, it turns out the new Storm book is being published the same month, so Marvel opts to go with a team shot instead.

C is chosen.

My initial rough in of the pencils, drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 12 x 18 Bristol Board.

Moved Storm'a pose some more

Refining and finishing the drawings

Almost done but want to use Storms cape as a design element...

So I draw this in Photoshop to play with the shapes

The final pencils

Detail

Next time, Rachel's inks!

You can find this comic at your local comic book retailer

http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575

And digitally at 

https://www.comixology.com/X-Men-2013-16/digital-comic/122050

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