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Aurora Light – Character Design for The REPLICANTS Project
Posted on August 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe idea of Aurora Light came from a challenge to create a superhero team based on an existing team. The REPLICANTS Project created by Dean Rivet. The inspiration for Aurora Light came from Wonder Woman. What I did was look at what makes Wonder Woman... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Sketch Card Sheet
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsFor the past few years I’ve noticed a lot of comic artist creating sketch cards. You can find them on their personal website and Deviant Art. I think it’s a really great trend. You can both create and collect awesome art. I’ve been wanting to... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Character Design 180°
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 3 CommentsResearch is very important when working on a comic book. If I’m going to draw a car, horse or gun then I need to know what it looks like. The same can be said about the characters in the comic too. Back in the 90′s... -
The Hunter – Character Design – From Sketches to Final Ink – Part 3
Posted on January 25, 2010 | No CommentsA few months ago I was looking through some of my old drawings. Ones I did while I was a kid up to when I was in collage. I found my original sketches for a character named “The Hunter”. I had redesigned his history and... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Scene Design Page
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 1 CommentOne of the most important things when drawing a comic book is the background. You can have the most stylized or realistic characters, but if the background is weak then the whole comic can suffer. Things on your paper will just not look right. If... -
The Hunter – Character Design – From Sketches to Final Ink – Part 2
Posted on January 18, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhile looking through some of my drawing from ten years ago I found a character design I did for “The Hunter”. Form that original sketch I redesigned his look and biography. The newer design sketches were a little rough, but they were intentionally quick to get... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Layout Pages
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsThumbnails are very important when your drawing sequential stories. To help with this you can use Comic Book Layout Pages to sketch down your ideas. It’s a great way to play with different angles and vintage points. You get a good practice before you decide... -
Free Comic Book Resources – Concept Sketch Page
Posted on December 16, 2009 | No CommentsWhen drawing your character designs it’s fun to do it on specialized paper. Ofcoure you don’t need a Concept Sketch Page to draw. You can use any type of paper, but it’s cool to have an organized looking paper system. What I’ve done is created... -
Comic Book Digital Inking Techniques with Illustrator Vector Anchor Points
Posted on September 1, 2009 | 5 CommentsI’ve received several requested to show the steps I used to create my digital inking of the Fantastic Four pin up I did of artist Ariel Padilla’s pencils. I was looking for some art to ink and found the pencils on his DeviantArt page. This... -
Vader’s Fist – The 501st Legion – Digitally Inked in Adobe Illustrator
Posted on August 23, 2009 | No CommentsA few months ago I decided to draw Vader’s Fist, the 501st Legion. I’m a huge Star Wars fan and wanted to draw something cool. I usually draw comic book characters but I think it was a fun change to draw some sci-fi stuff. The...
