Sergio Toppi

Sergio Toppi recently passed - do yourselves all a favor and check out his amazing work!

 I love his color work the most - a great mix between Gustav Klimt and Bernie Fuchs.

TD

The Defenders #9 Cover Process

 Here is my process for creating the cover to Avenging Spider-Man #9 (July 2012) featuring Captain Marvel and Spider-Man. Didn't have much to go off so this is what I did!

Here's the little 1 x2 inch roughs done in my sketchbook ...

 adjusted and colored in Photoshop I sent in to Marvel for approval.

Pencil stage drawn on 13 x 19 inch 2 Ply Bristol Board with HB and Light Blue lead.

Rachel inks over my pencils using a #2 Sable Brush and Acrylic Ink

Flats

First pass at colors in Photoshop CS3 using a Wacom Graphics Tablet (circa 2001) at 7 x 10.6 inches and 800dpi in RGB using Channels.

Next stage and  coloring of line art on a separate "Screen" Layer .

Final colors 

Until next time...

TD

Avenging Spider-Man #9 Cover Process

 Here is my process for creating the cover to Avenging Spider-Man #9 (July 2012) featuring Captain Marvel and Spider-Man. Didn't have much to go off so this is what I did!

Here's the little 1 x2 inch roughs adjusted and colored in Photoshop I sent in to Marvel for approval.

Pencil stage drawn on 13 x 19 inch 2 Ply Bristol Board with HB and Light Blue lead.

Finished pencils.

Rachel inks over my pencils using a #2 Sable Brush and Acrylic Ink

First pass at colors in Photoshop CS3 using a Wacom Graphics Tablet (circa 2001) at 7 x 10.6 inches and 800dpi in RGB using Channels.

Final colors and coloring of line art on a separate "Screen" Layer .

That's it!

TD

Scenes from the Con Part 3

 Spider-Man works at Starbucks in San Diego ever since he was canned at the Daily Bugle.

 Getting out of the con for a little fresh air - on the boardwalk BEHIND the con.

Some of the ginormous yachts in the marina.

 Behind the con - a ton of booths and exhibits everywhere.
                                   

 After the show trying to get out...

 Can't get out...

Goodnight San Diego!

Don't go to sleep on me yet, there are still more pics to post...

TD

MS Marvel SDCC 2012

A quick little sketch of Carol Danvers "AKA" Captain Marvel in her previous life as MS Marvel from the SDCC, July 2012.


Drawn on a blank Avengers cover with Pencil, Copic and Pitt Pens.


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Captain Marvel 5 Cover Process

Here's the 3 cover sketches I sent into Marvel for the Captain Marvel #5 cover. Drawn at about 2 x 3 inches in my sketchbook then scanned and colored in Photoshop.

Once approved, drew full size at 11 x17 inches on 2 Ply Strathmore Bristol Board with Light Blue and HB Pencils.

Inks by Rachel Dodson using Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush and FW Acrylic Ink. I added the ship details and ground details with a Black Pen.

Colored for solicitation in Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet. Will do some tweaks for final printing.

TD

Korra and Naga SDCC 2012

Korra and Naga from the cartoon "Legend of Korra" - a convention sketch drawn at  Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012. 


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


Still more...


TD

Scenes from the Con Part 2

 Ah, my vision is already going - not really, I make a lot of facial gestures while drawing, especially squinting - all "real" artists do this ;-)

Nothing like standing and drawing with a pen in front of a crowd - just like in the studio.

You have now left the Earth's gravitational field....

The Flesk Panel from Thursday morning. John Fleskes asked me to do this panel and I said yes of course, what a great seat to watch and listen!


Craig Elliott (The Art of Craig Elliott), William Stout (Hallucinations, Inspirations), me, Mark Schultz  (Xenozoic), Jim Silke (Jungle Girls, Jim Silke Sketchbook), John Fleskes and moderator Jonathan Leveck (Flesk’s Director of Operations)


Great panel and I will post a link up when I have one with details from it.


TD

Babydoll SDCC 2012

From the movie that had everything, Babydoll from the Suckerpunch movie - convention sketch from Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012 - samurai sword, check, gun, check, school girl outfit, check etc...


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


Still more to come...


TD

Scenes from the Con Part 1

First shot from San Diego SDCC 2012. Rachel and I came in a day early for SD this year, Tuesday. After setting up the booth at 0700h Wednesday, we went out to Point Loma for the day, to get some sun and see the amazing view!

More later!

TD

Wonder Woman SDCC 2012

Something a little heroic for today - a bust shot of Wonder Woman.


From Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012. 


Drawn on 11 x 14 Bristol Board with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


TD

July Calendar Girl SDCC 2012

This was probably my favorite "assignment" from SDCC - a Calendar Girl sketchbook. I did "July" as it was available and the date was July 14th, Bastille Day in France, so I thought cool - I'll do a period piece - but I realized that the person holding the gun and sword would probably have been the one being shot so I switched to a Fourth of July theme :-)


From Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012. 


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


Still more to come...


TD

Captain America SDCC 2012

Time to take out the trash! World War II era meets Movie era Captain America reciting lines from a movie that won't come out for another 30 years - I love doing con sketches! From Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012.

Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


More to come...


TD

Dean Yeagle's Mandy SDCC 2012

This is Mandy, the creation of Dean Yeagle, a great artist and even greater guy! I'm pretty sure this is the first time I have drawn here.  From Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012.


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


More tomorrow!


TD

Elektra SDCC 2012

Daredevil's old flame, Elektra, from Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012.


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


More to come!


TD

Red Sonja and Kitty Pryde

Red Sonja and Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) and Lockheed from Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012.

Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


Terry

Supergirl SDCC 2012

Here's Supergirl from Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15, 2012.

Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.

To be continued...

TD

Straight from SDCC 2012 - Magik!

Here's my first sketch from Comic Con Int'l, San Diego July 11-15 - Magik from the X-Men!


Drawn on 11 x 14 Canson Pastel Paper with Col Erase Light Blue Pencil, HB Lead Pencil, Pitt and Copic Pens, Warm Grey Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.


Just the beginning...


TD

Comic Con International, San Diego July 11-15

Yep, it's that time again.

WHERE/WHEN

Rachel and I will be appearing at CCI San Diego, July 11-15 at booth 4706. I will be at the booth most of the show.

SIGNING

I will be signing books/comics/statues/etc at my booth the whole show.

COMMISSION SKETCHES

I will take sketch requests from the start of the show Wednesday through Thursday.

I will write down all names HOWEVER I will be choosing myself who's sketch I'm drawing and if you had a sketch recently I won't be doing you a sketch so I can try to get sketches down for fans who I haven't done sketches for!

And San Diego is a VERY busy con so I will only be producing between 5 and 10 sketches TOTAL.

PANELS

Flesk: Celebrating a Decade of Publishing, featuring panelists John Fleskes, Terry Dodson, Mark Schultz, Jim Silke and William Stout, with moderation by Jonathan Leveck. Flesk will announce its exciting line of new titles coming out in the fall. Thursday 10:00-11:00 in room 32AB.

ALSO

ORIGINAL ART

I will be selling original art from Avenging Spider-Man, AVX VS, The Defenders, Uncanny X-Men, Wonder Woman and selected covers, pinups and sketches PLUS some brand new art from Rachel and I!

PRINTS/POSTCARDS

I will have my brand new "San Diego Gaslamp Quarter" Print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 250 copies, plus my Paris and Seattle prints for sale. I will also have postcards of all 3 available as well.

RECAP

I will post pics of the sketches after the show here!



See you there!

TD

San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Print Art

Here's my new print for Comic Con International, San Diego - featuring a little masquerade fun in the Belle Epoque/Old West era of the historic San Diego Gaslamp Quarter.

It will be a 11" x 17" sized print, signed and numbered limited edition of 250.

The original art was drawn in HB pencil on 13" x 19" Bristol Board and then colored in Photoshop.

All lettering was hand lettered with a Black Copic Marker and .08 Copic Multiliner and then dropped in via Photoshop.


TD

San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Print Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek of my new print for Comic Con International, San Diego - featuring a little masquerade fun in the Belle Epoque/Old West San Diego Gaslamp Quarter.

I will post the rest soon!

The original art was drawn in HB pencil on 13" x 19" Bristol Board and then colored in Photoshop.

TD

Bombshell 6 A Terry Dodson Sketchbook

My new sketchbook collection, Bombshells 6, has arrived from the printer. 

TD