About Author: Ralph Contreras

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Description: My name’s Ralph Contreras, I'm a graphic designer & proud comic book nerd. I've been reading comics for over 25 years. I set up this blog to archive my journey from fan to creator. See my character designs, pencil drawing, inks. I'm always interest in making new friends and contacts, so drop me a line any time. - Shazam!

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Comic Book Video Tutorials – Text Block Lettering

Posted on February 14, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Book Video Tutorials – Text Block Lettering Become king of the block…Text Block. Learn how a simple trick will change the way you look at text blocks in Illustrator....
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Comic Art Terms – Perspective

Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Art Terms – Perspective Perspective is an approximate representation of an image as it is seen by the eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are that objects...
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Albuquerque Comic Expo – ACE 2012 Flyer

Posted on February 12, 2012 | No Comments
The Albuquerque Comic Expo is a comic book, pop culture, and entertainment convention. ACE 2012 will take place June 8th-10th, 2012 at the Albuquerque Convention Center! The show floor will...
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Got Cheeks?

Posted on February 10, 2012 | No Comments
Got Cheeks? As the series’ lead character designer, Sean Galloway provides the defining look that serves as a jumping-off point for the stories of the new half-hour Sony Pictures Television...
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Comic Book Video Tutorials – Inking Splatters

Posted on February 7, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Book Video Tutorials – Inking Splatters This is how to create splatters. > Go back to Comic Book Video Tutorials. You might also like: Comic Book Video Tutorials –...
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Comic Art Terms – Motion Blur

Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Art Terms – Motion Blur A motion blur is often used to indicate something is moving very fast. > Go back to Comic Art Terms. You might also like:...
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A Backside Artist’s Blog

Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
A Backside Artist’s Blog Matteo Scalera is an Italian artist with a sense of humour. His professional career started in 2008 with the publication of Hyperkinetic, a four-issues series by...
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Comic Book Video Tutorials – Hands, Front and Back

Posted on January 31, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Book Video Tutorials – Hands, Front and Back How to draw hands, step by step front and back with 7 different positions. This video demonstrate how to draw and...
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Comic Art Terms – Sound Effects

Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Art Terms – Sound Effects Sound effects and environmental sounds are presented without balloons, in bold or “3D” text in all upper case. Percussive sounds usually have exclamation points....
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Creative Differences

Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments
Creative Differences Official blog of comic book artist and Apocalpse survior Mahamud A. Asrar. > Go back to Favorite Blogs. You might also like: None Found
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Comic Book Video Tutorials – Drawing Quick Poses

Posted on January 24, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Book Video Tutorials – Drawing Quick Poses Just practicing poses! This was a great way to save some dinero, since Life Drawing Sessions were getting to be pretty costly....
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Comic Art Terms – Symbolia

Posted on January 23, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Art Terms – Symbolia A Symbolia is a symbol use for a word. Examples being the lightbulb above a character’s head to indicate an idea, the indication of sleep...
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Lines of Sanity

Posted on January 20, 2012 | No Comments
Lines of Sanity “…been here and there, done lots of art, and made some babies too! More of all of this to come, I’m sure… I am currently the lead...
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Comic Book Video Tutorials – Figure Foreshortening

Posted on January 17, 2012 | No Comments
Comic Book Video Tutorials – Figure Foreshortening Artist explains how to draw a figure going back into space using simple proportions. > Go back to Comic Book Video Tutorials. You...
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This Weeks Challenge is 80′s X-Men!

Posted on January 16, 2012 | No Comments
This Weeks Challenge is “80′s X-Men”! I’m putting out a challenge to all my art friends out on the internet! Any artists that wants to participate can draw, ink and/or...
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Ralph Contreras

I'm a graphic designer and proud comic book nerd living in Santa Fe, NM. I have aspirations of becoming a professional comic book artist.
I've been reading comics for over 25 years. I owned and ran my own comic shop for 5 years. I've set up this blog to archive my journey from comic fan to comic creator. I'm posting my character designs, pencil drawing, digital inks and some fun free comic resources.
I'm always interest in making new friends and contacts, so drop me a line any time. - Shazam!
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My name’s Rafael "Ralph" Contreras, I'm a graphic designer and proud comic book nerd living in Santa Fe, NM. I have aspirations of becoming a professional comic book artist.
I've been reading comics for over 25 years. I owned and ran my own comic shop for 5 years. I've set up this blog to archive my journey from comic fan to comic creator. I'm posting my character designs, pencil drawing, digital inks and some fun free comic resources.
I'm always interest in making new friends and contacts, so drop me a line any time. - Shazam!

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Posts by Ralph Contreras

Comic Book Video Tutorials – Text Block Lettering

Comic Art Terms – Perspective

Albuquerque Comic Expo – ACE 2012 Flyer

Got Cheeks?

Comic Book Video Tutorials – Inking Splatters

Comic Art Terms – Motion Blur

A Backside Artist’s Blog

Comic Book Video Tutorials – Hands, Front and Back

Comic Art Terms – Sound Effects

Creative Differences

Comic Book Video Tutorials – Drawing Quick Poses

Comic Art Terms – Symbolia

Lines of Sanity

Comic Book Video Tutorials – Figure Foreshortening

This Weeks Challenge is 80′s X-Men!

Ralph Contreras

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