Jyn Erso and K2SO Copic Marker Demo

Here's a look at how I created this WonderCon Commission Sketch.

First off, I roughed in the sketch very quickly using...

11" x 14" Canson Mi-Tiente Paper

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Next I used the Pitt S Pen for the drawing and the 

Copic Warm Grey 2 for the initial value.

Continuing with the Pitt S for the drawing and the 

Copic Warm Grey 2, 3, and 4 for the initial values.

Next I used the Pitt F Pen to "find" the remainder of the drawing.

Then Copic Warm Grey 5 to render the initial darker values (pants, shadows), then the 6 knock in the initial darkest values.

Continuing with the Pitt F Pen plus Pigma Micron Graphic 08 and 1 for the outline.

Copic Warm Grey 4, 6, 8 Pen for the rest of the clothes and figure.

Copic Warm Grey 2,3,5, and 8 for K2SO

Final highlights Prismacolor White Pencil.

And the final drawing!

TD

Wonder Woman Step by Step Demo from ECCC 2018

Starting the sketch at my artist alley table ...

Using ....

11" x 14" Canson Mi-Tiente Paper

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pitt S 

The Pitt S for the drawing and the 

Copic Warm Grey 2 for the initial value

Continuing with the Pitt S for the drawing and the 

Copic Warm Grey 2 and 3 for the initial values

Line drawing completed.

Continuing Pitt S and F Pen plus Pigma Micron Graphic 1 for the outline.

Pitt B for the hair.

Copic Warm Grey 2, 3, 4, and 6 Pen for the rest of the clothes and figure.

Final highlights Prismacolor White Pencil.

TD

Astonishing X-Men #1 Cover Step by Step Part 3 Line Art Bonus

Here's the Astonishing X-Men #1 Variant Cover featuring Fantomex and Psylocke!

By Rachel Dodson and Me.

Out now from Marvel Comics.

Now for Part 3 of the Step by Step making of the cover art -

Video of Rachel inking this...

LINE ART BONUS

Next time -

COLOR

PART 1

PENCILS

PART 2

LINE ART

TD

San Diego Comic Con, Recap Part 3 - The Bride of Frankenstein and Yoda Sketches

Bride of Frankenstein sketch from San Diego 2017!

and 

YODA

Works in Progress of Yoda

TOOLS

11" x 14" Canson Mi-Tiente Paper

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pitt S and F Pen

Pigma Micron Graphic 1

Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 Pen

Prismacolor White Pencil

San Diego Comic Con, Recap Part 2 - Rogue

My 2nd sketch - Savage Land Rogue from San Diego 2017!

TOOLS

11" x 14" Canson Mi-Tiente Paper

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pitt S and F Pen

Pigma Micron Graphic 1

Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 Pen

Prismacolor White Pencil

See the video here-

More to come...

TD

San Diego Comic Con, Recap Part 1 - Poison Ivy

My first sketch from San Diego, Poison Ivy!

TOOLS

11" x 14" Canson Mi-Tiente Paper

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pitt S and F Pen

Pigma Micron Graphic 1

Copic Warm Grey 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 Pen

Prismacolor White Pencil

More to come...

TD

Astonishing X-Men #1 Cover Step by Step Part 2 Line Art

Here's the Astonishing X-Men #1 Variant Cover featuring Fantomex and Psylocke!

By Rachel Dodson and Me.

Out now from Marvel Comics.

Now for Part 2 of the Step by Step making of the cover art -

LINE ART

Rachel Dodson inks directly over my original pencil drawing.

Rachel inks with a Windsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Dr. Martens Hi Carb Ink.

Rachel likes to start in the foreground with the main face.

Detail of same

Now on to the background figure

Detail

Guns and SFX are last

Artwork is scanned into Photoshop at 800dpi Gray full size. I then go in and convert to Bitmap and clean to prepare for....

Next time, 

PART 3

LINE ART BONUS

PART 1

PENCILS

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Astonishing X-Men #1 Cover Step by Step Part 1 Pencils

Here's the Astonishing X-Men #1 Variant Cover featuring Fantomex and Psylocke!

By Rachel Dodson and Me.

Out now from Marvel Comics.

Now for Part 1 of the Step by Step making of the cover art -

PENCILS

COVER SKETCH

The cover concept I sent into Marvel Comics Editors Mark Paniccia and Christina Harrington for approval.

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 12" x 18" Bristol Board 

Quickly roughed in the drawing making sure the composition still help.

I printed out my rough in light blue on the paper to ensure the composition was positioned correctly.

Now that the composition is set and initial drawing in, I moved to my Staedtler HB Lead Pencil.

Since I'm convinced that the figures are good, I go ahead and move to the faces (as that is my strength).

First up is Psylocke - close but no cigar....

Slight tweak on Psylockes faces and bring her hair down.

Start to tighten her "roundness" of figure.

Fantom is in a good position to start finishing.

Work on finishes on the figure of Psylocke and prepping Fantomex.

Decide to push Psylocke's expression a bit more.

Finishes on Fantomex.

Finish the SFX and Psylocke's "wrap".

And nail lighting on Fantomex.

FINALLY get Psylocke's expression! JEEZ! It's either right or wrong - no middle!

DETAIL

FINAL PENCILS

Next time, 

PART 2

INKS

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Batman Rebirth #1 Step by Step Part 2 Inks

Our cover art for Midtown Comics Batman Rebirth #1 - a full color and black and version are available here-

LINKY

And here's Part 2 of the Step by Step of how we made the art!

INKS!

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.

Rachel Inking Video 1

Crosshatching Arm and Chest

Rachel Inking Video 2

Chest Feathering and Arm

Rachel Inking Video 3

Lower body and blacks

And how it looks sitting still :-)

Rachel's in process inks...

Head detail

Arm

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Master scan - scanned at 800dpi greyscale on an Epson 11000XL Scanner

Detail 

Detail

You can watch all the videos on

Terry Dodson Art You Tube Channel

See the Pencil version here

PART ONE

and next time COLORS!

TD