Original Thumbnails for the Garbageman Page I sent to Aaron Lopresti Note that Panel 1 was supposed to have “Shock Lines” and Panel 4 was supposed to have Tears, both of which (sadly) didn’t make it into the Final Version.
Comics – Chris Bachalo Page Study 03/09/20
Mimicking and Learning from Master Bachalo. Studying Page Design, Panel Size, Silhouettes, Shading, Blank Space, Perspective, Camera Angle, Pacing, Balloons. Sun sets Shading. Camera moves Closer and Closer. Figure pops out at Reader
Comics – Aaron Lopresti Garbage Man Page 03/08/20
Dedicated to My Master, Aaron Lopresti. Testing ability to create a Finished Page of Art. Penciled, Inked, Colored, Cleaned Up. Measured Time Required. Standard Kirby 4-Panels, Part Serious, Part Humor
Comics – After Rob Liefeld Page Study 02/23/20
Mimicking and Learning from Master Liefeld. Studying Page Design, Panel Size, Body Language, Shading, Perspective, Camera Angle, Pacing, Balloons. Curiously, Panel 2 has No Borders. The Worm Looking Straight Up is Unusual and Effective
Comics – After Erik Larsen Savage Dragon Page Study 02/23/20
Mimicking and Learning from the Dragon, Master Larsen. Studying Page Design, Panel Size, Body Language, Silhouettes, Shading, Blank Space, Perspective, Camera Angle, Pacing, Balloons.
Comics – Omac Test 02/23/20 Jim Lee Barry Windsor-Smith John Byrne Color
Testing my Capabilities. Drew Underdrawing, Inked, Rendered (Jim Lee+Windsor Smith+Byrne), and Colored (Simple per OSCR). Measured amount of time needed.
Comics – Chris Bachalo Head Color Test 12/29/19
Color Test. Learned how long it takes to color, what the results look like, what inking standards are needed in order to color well, how much cleanup is required, and more. The #oldschoolcomicsrenaissance uses only simple flat colors like the old days.
Comics – John Byrne Fantastic Four Page Study 12/12/2019
Mimicking and Learning from the Legend John Byrne. Studying Page Design, Panel Size, Shading, Perspective, Camera Angle, Pacing, Balloons. Panel 2 focuses on the room more than Sue. Panel 3 has a unique perspective. Panel 5 is actually from behind.
Comics – Jim Lee Rendering 12/12/2019
Mimicking and Learning from the Legend Jim Lee. Focusing on Rendering in particular. This drawing was done on 12/12/2019.
Comics – Rendering Experiment 12/12/2019 Finch Mignola Kirby Windsor-Smith Lee
Mimicking Byrne plus a Rendering Experiment. Combination of David Finch, Mike Mignola, Jack Kirby, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Jim Lee Rendering. Shows Promise but Needs Refinement. This was drawn on 12/12/2019.
Comics – After Mike Mignola Skulls 2017
Mimicking and Learning from Master Mignola. Studying Shading on a Skull from two different angles. This drawing was done sometime in 2017.
Comics – After Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Page Study 2018
Mimicking and Learning from King Kirby. Studying Page Design, Panel Size, Balloons, Perspective, Camera Angle, Pacing, Shading, Body Language. This drawing was done sometime in 2018.