Coraline Sketch Step by Step

Here's a look at how I made this Coraline sketch....

Drawn on 14 x 17 Strathmore 2ply Vellum Bristol Board.

Roughed in very quickly with a Col Erase Light Blue Pencil.

THIS is 90% done...

If it isn't happening here, it isn't happening.

Since I'm happy with the composition and the proportions I go ahead and nail down the face.

Next, I work on the rest of the figure.

Next, I work on the hands.

Clothing gets figured out...

Working out background

Happy with this now, just need to clean up and do final touches..

The final touches via video

Detail of the Final

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Leia Sketch Cover Step by Step

A look at how I made this Princess Leia Sketch Cover for  a New York Comic Con fan.

So this is drawn on a blank Star Wars #1 Cover.

I rough in the drawing quickly with a Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil.

Next, I rough in the initial values from light to dark using Copic Warm Grey Markers 1, 2, and 3.

I like this seat of the pants style of drawing - very much like painting!

Kinda a mess, but that's what I need to start finding the line using a Micron Pigma 02 Black Pen.

Continuing with the line art.

Next, I start using the Copic Warm Grey 4 and 5 to find the darker values.

Finally, I use a Pitt S and F Black Pen to nail down the final drawing plus a Copic Warm Grey 6 for the final darks and a White pen for highlights on the metals, eyes, lips, and nose.

May the force be with you!

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Inktober 2016 1 Mickey in Space

Inktober 2016

#1

Mickey in Space

Carson Sketchbook

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pigma Micron 03

Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 10

Pitt Pen F

Zen Mangaka F

Pro White

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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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Nomad Sketch Satchel Part 1

Testing out my Nomad Sketch Satchel today with a more detailed pics and review to come.

NOMAD link

And the first sketch drawn in it today!

Bee Paper Super Deluxe 9 x 9 93lb Sketchbook

Col Erase Scarlet Red

Warm Grey Copic Markers

Black Pitt S Pen

PART TWO

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