imagetalker-Dove.

My pal Mark Schultz

2012-03-13T09:26:00.000-04:00

So Mark Schultz and I are working on an amazingly awesome project together. I recently did a self portrait for use on various things, one of which is to use for the packaging and promotion of the current project. So I needed to do one of the lovely and talented Mark Schultz. Below you will find said image and the process of how it was created.
enjoy
-dove

Wild West PUNISHER!

2012-03-09T09:03:00.001-05:00

I suppose this has already been done. I still haven't seen it but I'll have to check it out. Here's my take on it. YEE HAAAWWWW!
dove

The Punisher Father

2012-03-08T06:07:00.000-05:00

....an offer you can't refuse...
So here's Punisher piece number one I did for Periodic Heroes. I decided to not do the typical Punisher piece and do Punishers through history. Next one is a journey into the west. soon. First the digitally altered version, then the original painting and process pics. And remember prints are available.
-dove

Allen the Alien

2012-03-07T07:17:00.000-05:00

I often describe Invincible like this
"Imagine you were around when Spiderman first appeared (most of the people I am around were not around then, myself included) and you new this character was something special." Even though superheroes have been done to death, this book brings new stuff. It's really great. And somehow it is able to be SUPER violent and somehow not seem gratuitous. I think Allen the Alien, is one of the few true hero souls in the book (unless something happened that I don't know about). enjoy.
-dove

Portrait of me process pics.

2012-03-04T07:35:00.000-05:00

So I posted this a while back, and you can see why I did it there. But I thought I should show you how I arrived at it. Enjoy.
dove
1. Pencil drawing on grey matt board (sorry I forgot to snap pics of the early stages)
2. Clear gesso over pencil drawing, wait at least 10 hours.
3. Start black pencil drawing over gesso

4. More...

5. Black ink splatter. This is the stage that keeps my hands filthy. It makes me feel like a REAL artist.

6. Grey airbrush.

7. Add white highlights

8. Finally I took it into Photoshop and added some very general color.

Thank God for the new Thundercats.

2012-02-27T19:39:00.000-05:00

I think it has totally redeemed the franchise. Don't get me wrong, I was raised on the original, and my sons still play with my action figures. But wow, the new show is really good. Also I'd like to introduce a new up and comer to the blog, my son Brody. He did his own Thundercats image. Look out boys and girls....

New portrait of ME!

2012-02-24T17:43:00.000-05:00

So I have some cool news. The art supply company Caran d'Ache is making an incredible non-photo blue pencil that should be out soon. I know this because it was my idea and I've been working with them to perfect it. If you are an artist who uses non photo blue to pencil with prepare to be amazed. Not only is it soft, and no waxy, but it ERASES LIKE DREAM. Also my art will be on the packaging. Cool huh? Anyway I did a self portrait that will be included on the tear sheet, so I thought I would share it with you. The pencils should be out really soon.
-dove

Leg muscles!

2012-02-22T06:37:00.000-05:00

From a lecture on leg muscles in the "Drawing for Seqa" class. More like this here.
enjoy
-dove

The Ghost who walks!

2012-02-17T15:11:00.000-05:00

I love this guy. I know he kind of looks like Barney with handguns, but something about the tropical home base, and the fact that the character could exist through many times in history, just too cool. Anyway I posted this over at Periodic Heroes, but you get to see the process too.
Enjoy
dove
ps And as with everything on the blog, this is also available as a print

BUY PRINTS!!!!

2012-02-15T20:10:00.000-05:00

Okay everybody, I have officially taken the plunge into the world of having prints for sale. I got the first batch back and I must say they look really nice. So if you want a print of anything on my blog (or really anything I've done with the exception of some commission pieces) it is available as a print.
The prints are on a super high quality, archival 11"x17" 4 ply bristol board (image proportions may vary. I can let you know what the dimensions are of the actual image if you need that info). Signed.
And for a limited time they are only
10.00!
If you need them shipped shipping will be extra.
Thanks, Dove
dove00021@comcast.net

Rocketeer ALL DONE!

2012-02-14T10:08:00.000-05:00

Posted over at Periodic Heroes. Process pics coming soon, and prints available soon. Anyone interested? And if so, what size would be best? Never really done prints before so any help would be great.

On the Easel, Rocketeer.

2012-02-13T09:15:00.000-05:00

Be on the lookout for this soon....and a Phantom painting.
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Fortune and Glory!!

2012-02-11T08:18:00.000-05:00

Hey Y'all
Posted this over at Periodic Heroes for my choice INDIANA JONES WEEK! This was a challenge (and I'm not entirely happy with it, well I'm usually not) but I decided to do an image that focused on some of the cool relics and artifacts Indy discovered. I'm also toying with the idea of starting to offer some of these as prints. Anyone interested?
process below.
dove

Hey all you Indy fans....

2012-02-07T18:14:00.000-05:00

Go check out Periodic Heroes this week. We are doing an Indiana Jones week. YAY!

HAND CLASS!

2012-02-05T20:52:00.001-05:00

So here's a few images from a recent class I taught on drawing hands. I make it a point to focus on this because hands are such a critical part of communicating emotion. -dove
ps if you like this, lots more here

Answer? The Question.

2012-01-31T06:57:00.000-05:00

Love this guy. Initially posted on Periodic Heroes. Process pics below.
-dove
For sale here

Boba Fett!

2012-01-27T09:11:00.000-05:00

I did this as a gift for an amazing family. But you get to see how I did it. Enjoy!
dove
ps. I can do something like this for you too. Commissions are available HERE.

Metal Gear painting.

2012-01-25T10:02:00.000-05:00

So I posted this over at the ol Periodic Heroes, so now I'll post it here, with process images. Enjoy.
-dove

Hmmm, new technique....

2012-01-24T07:14:00.000-05:00

So I've been playing with a new technique for completing my comic pages. This one is a first attempt and some of the values need to be a bit darker and some higher contrast, but there are some cool things I think happening here. What do you think? "always changing, always growing" -dove

Metal Gear in progress...

2012-01-19T16:48:00.000-05:00

Working on this for Periodic Heroes, having NEVER played this game. I hope it works? I just need to hit it with the old airbrush now.
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Hey all you student types, new stuff...

2012-01-18T17:58:00.000-05:00

...in the "what I did in class" section. Check em HERE.

Hellboy process pics

2012-01-17T09:30:00.000-05:00

So I posted this over at Periodic Heroes here. But you get some process pics.
Enjoy
Dove

Abe painting process pics

2012-01-16T06:40:00.002-05:00

So I posted another Hellboy character poster over at the Ol' Periodic Heroes blog, but you get to see the steps in creating it. Enjoy. -Dove
for sale here

Initial thumbnail. It's really rough at this stage, and it changes a little for the better I think.

Johann Krauss is cool, (process pics)

2012-01-15T21:56:00.002-05:00

So I posted the finished product over at the Ol' Periodic Heroes blog, but you get to see the steps in creating it. Enjoy. -Dove
for sale here

Initial Thumbnail

Pencils

Post Gesso

Black paint

More pencils

And so begins the airbrush

ta da

Process for the NEMO teaser poster

2012-01-14T14:06:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone
So I posted this poster yesterday (go here to see the finished product) so I figured I put up a gazillion images to show the process. Enjoy -dove.

NEMO IS COMING!!!

2012-01-13T14:20:00.000-05:00

Some potential big news for NEMO

2012-01-13T05:56:00.000-05:00

Stay tuned...

The Authority. Engineer and Carrier, procees

2012-01-08T14:24:00.002-05:00

So here's the process pics of a recent painting I did for the ol Periodic Heroes blog. Go see the finished image here. Below are pics of all the major steps. And the painting is for sale HERE

Step 1. Initial pencil drawing. This was a REALLY quick drawing of the Engineer and the Carrier. I was hoping to add more with the next stage of pencil application.

Step 2. Add clear gesso on the penciled surface. oooo texture....

Step 3. Black Prismacolor pencil drawing.

Step 4. After I add a bit of medium gray tone over the whole piece, I add some splatter with some, almost black, ink.

Step 5. Start applying glazes of color with the airbrush

Almost done.

Another Nemo portrait discovered!

2012-01-07T09:17:00.000-05:00

It looks like our hero Nemo may have been in deep cover here.
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ps. this was originally in color, but it turned out a bit ugly. -d

Just finished this for Periodic Heroes

2012-01-06T07:49:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone
You can see a little snippet below of a painting I just finished for the Periodic Heroes blog. I'll be putting the entire piece on Periodic Heroes probably Sunday and I'll post all the process pics here. And if you've never visited that fine blog you're missing out. Go check it out.
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General Lee (not the car)

2012-01-02T21:31:00.002-05:00

This is for my brother Vern.
So my bro is a civil war buff and I did him a painting of Stonewall Jackson some years back. So I figured I should do him a General Lee for Christmas this year. So you'll find it below. I took lots of shots of the process of this but my SD card freaked out and most of them were erased or damaged. arrggghhh!
dove

Daybreak Poster

2011-12-29T20:17:00.001-05:00

So I did this for my pal and fellow SCAD faculty member Brian Ralph. The extremely talented creator behind "Daybreak". If you haven't read it, do it NOW! Anyhoo, I wanted to give it the "movie poster" treatment. Thanks for writing such a cool book B Ralph.
dove
process below

Second newly discovered image of Nemo

2011-12-27T10:40:00.000-05:00

This one was discovered in a catacomb in Venice? Process below.

Newly discovered image of Nemo

2011-12-26T15:13:00.003-05:00

Behold! Unearthed on an uncharted island close to Greece!

Initial pencils.

Black and colored pencil.

First airbrush pass

Final airbrush pass before more pencil.

Old Nemo Ad

2011-12-26T08:55:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas, from the dirty south.

2011-12-25T07:54:00.000-05:00

And old e but a good e.
dove and family

Holy-moly! ANOTHER Indy sketch card

2011-12-23T19:55:00.003-05:00

Last one for a while. Merry Christmas!
ps. Also for sale in my "for sale"page. -Dove
p.s.s. no longer for sale.

Initial pencils on 4"x6" gessoed illustration board

Airbrush pass. Still needs final pencils.

Versus cards all framed up.

2011-12-22T13:41:00.000-05:00

So I've been posting these as process for the last few days, so I figured I'd post up a shot (thanks John 4B) of how they look all framed up. I think these turned out really well. You too can have one of these, check my original art page for something you might like. Or if you want, you can commission me here.

Star Wars Versus; card three.

2011-12-22T11:45:00.000-05:00

So I've been commissioned to do a short series of Star Wars "Epic battle Versus" cards. So the third in the the series is Obi Wan vs Anakin. Process below.

Initial pencil

Pencils with some splatter

First airbrush pass

More airbrush

After airbrush and more pencil, just some color splatter left to do.

Star Wars Versus; card two.

2011-12-21T13:54:00.001-05:00

So I've been commissioned to do a short series of Star Wars "Epic battle Versus" cards. So the second in the the series is Luke vs Darth Vader. Process below.

Initial pencil

Pencils with some splatter

First airbrush pass

More airbrush

After airbrush and more pencil, just some color splatter left to do.

Star Wars Versus; card one.

2011-12-20T18:11:00.001-05:00

So I've been commissioned to do a short series of Star Wars "Epic battle Versus" cards. So the first in the the series is Yoda vs Darth Sidious. Process below.

Initial pencils

Pencils after a little splatter, and some gray airbrush work.

First pass at airbrush on ol' Darth-e.

..., and yoda

Okay, about as much damage as I can do with the airbrush.

Finished airbrush, and colored pencil. All that is left is to do some more color "splatter".
dove

Hulk part 2

2011-12-19T06:57:00.000-05:00

SMASSHHHHH!!

Hulk painting process

2011-12-17T08:07:00.000-05:00

So I did this for Periodic Heroes. They were having a Hulk week. So I snapped a pic at all major phases of art.
Enjoy
dove
ps. I used Brian Ralph as a model cause he is PUMPED!

Another Cap'n Jack Sketch

2011-12-16T22:00:00.000-05:00

Initial art below painting 4"x6".
dove

Capt Jack card

2011-12-16T06:53:00.000-05:00

Process

Trying to "Jinn" up some art

2011-12-15T11:15:00.000-05:00

Hey All
So here's a new little sketch painting. This time it's Qui Gon Jinn. This is a bit bigger than the other ones, a whopping 4"x6". More sketches this size to come, stay tuned. And as usual it's airbrush and pencil on illustration board, and for sale. This one is 35.00. Contact here.
dove

Here's the initial pencils

Beat up Wolverine

2011-12-13T12:50:00.000-05:00

This actually started as a "normal" kind of portrait sketch card of Wolverine. Then a little overspary with the ol airbrush and it looked like he had a black eye. So I just went with it. I actually like it lots better this way.
ps. All my sketch cards are for sale.

More Indy action!

2011-12-11T21:59:00.000-05:00

Darth Maul

2011-12-11T00:20:00.000-05:00

process below

-dove

Sallah step by step

2011-12-10T07:15:00.001-05:00

So I didn't really nail the likeness, but here it is anyway. I tried to snap a pic at all the major steps. Enjoy
dove
Initial pencils. HB and prismacolor black on gessoed surface.

More prismacolor pencils to start working the values.

Initial airbrush pass, just to get some of the local colors in. Looks pretty terrible at this stage.

More pencil

Final pencils

After some white airbrush is added, it's just about done.

Close up on head

Rocketeer number THREE!!!

2011-12-09T15:28:00.001-05:00

Yet another Rocketeer painting. Isn't this franchise due for a reboot? Or at least a sequel? C'mon I need Rocketeer merchandise!

Marion Ravenwood step by step

2011-12-08T19:28:00.000-05:00

Here's another "sketch card'. This time it's Marion Ravenwood (best Indy girl EVER) and I captured it at a couple of stages. First the rough pencils, really just there to get features in there correct general spots. Next comes the clear gesso, and this step is really crucial for the "look" of these. A lot of the line art is really a result of the gesso making peeks and valleys for the pencil and paint. Then a more refined pencil drawing using colored pencils. Then I use airbrush to glaze color, rework the pencil, and add some white airbrush, and splatter where needed. ta da.

Roy Batty

2011-12-08T09:36:00.000-05:00

OH SNAP Another Rocketeer!!

2011-12-07T22:10:00.001-05:00

And these are for sale too!

Pencils below

OH SNAP Rocketeer!

2011-12-07T13:28:00.000-05:00

Initial pencils.

Barbosa Sketch Card

2011-12-07T08:18:00.001-05:00

Ok these should probably be renamed "Fully painted and finished cards".
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Pencils below. After this stage I use the copic airbrush system, and more colored pencil, more airbrush, pencil, then some splatter for effect.

Another Indy Sketch card

2011-12-06T20:37:00.001-05:00

Indy's Pa

2011-12-06T09:20:00.001-05:00

More sketch cards. weeeeeeee OK this one is more than 20 bucks cause I just like it.

Here's the pencils.

Mola Ram, SON!!!

2011-12-05T14:31:00.002-05:00

Hey there
I'm enjoying a nice holiday break, so in between playing music, working on my current awesome project with Mark Schultz, and doing cool holiday activities with my family, I've been painting and drawing galore. So here's a couple new sketch cards. One of Mola Ram, awesome Indy villain, and Indy himself. And btw all sketch cards are available to purchase for the low price of 20 bucks. More to come.
ps these are roughly the size of a business card.

GHOST Cel!!

2011-12-04T23:39:00.000-05:00

More cel painting. This time it's an old design of a ghost I did when I was talking with Dan Vado at Slave Labor about doing Haunted Mansion comics (it woulda' been a dream job for me,...oh well). I just kinda improvised the background. The first image is the back of the cel.
ps. sorry about the photos, my scanner died. Anybody want to donate one to me?

Then the front of the cel

Then the background

And TA-DA the finished product.

Crogan's March animated!

2011-11-27T15:07:00.000-05:00

So I have a friend, Chris Schweizer. He is a kindred spirit indeed and an amazing cartoonist! Check out his two incredible books from Oni Press Crogan's Vengeance, and Crogan's March (I wish I could have illustrated a chapter in both). Anyway, I had been wanting to draw his characters for a long time, the subject matter is so far up my alley that it seems like it could have been plucked from subconscious, and I finally sat down to do something "finished". So I thought "What would Crogan's March look like animated? Let's find out." Below you will see my attempt at creating an animation background and a cel. I've always loved the way these things looked in person and although it's a ton of work, you get something really cool as a finished product. All stages below. Thanks for writing such cool books Chris.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2011-11-23T19:59:00.000-05:00

CLICK ON IT TO READ!
Here's an old-e but a good-e Father of 3 comic strip. The punchline of the beginning of the strip was that my sons had an allergic reaction to the fat part of some dairy (usually involved a lot of pooping, weee). Anyway,...DON"T SHORT CHANGE THANKSGIVING! It's awesome.
dove
ps I have lots more FO3 strips peppered throughout the ol blog, like here.

Dirty Harry in COLOR

2011-11-18T17:23:00.000-05:00

See the line art here.

Ghost in the Shell!!!

2011-11-17T09:29:00.000-05:00

Here's the color portion of the piece I posted over at Periodic Heroes. See the color and the line art matched up here,
Line art

Color

Matrix Twins

2011-11-16T21:48:00.000-05:00

I liked these guys , and I always thought that these two were like the Sentinels personified in the Matrix world.
enjoy
dove
ps I added some color versions. Done traditionally.

Nemo in color

2011-11-12T06:55:00.000-05:00

More blue line experimentation.

Mummy in color

2011-11-11T21:28:00.000-05:00

So I decided to try out the ol "blue line" method of coloring. I tell my students about it, and it's been a while since I tried it so here it is (original line art here). For those of you who don't know what that is, I'll explain. First you just pencil and ink like normal, then you make a print of the art either in blue, or light grey (what I did here) and color with whatever media you choose. Then you marry the line art and color together (you used to do it by making the line art a transparency and laying it on top of the color, I just did that digitally).
Finished product

Raw color below.

Some new Sketch cards

2011-11-11T10:34:00.000-05:00

So here's some new sketch cards. These were done as a watercolor demo in class, and the theme we chose was "monsters". They are each roughly business card size. Want one? Just 19.99 and more here.
Ta-da.
dove

Wolverine!!!!!

2011-11-08T16:37:00.000-05:00

Here's a piece I did as a trade. Never drawn Wolverine before, and I almost couldn't get past the hair. Roughly 10"x15" ink on illustration board. Want a commission for yourself? Contact me.
dove

ooooo mummy

2011-10-25T06:20:00.000-04:00

So I posted this over at the Periodic Heroes blog for their "Castlevania week", so I figured I'd throw it up here too. Oh and the original is for sale here.

Dirty Harry

2011-10-21T05:47:00.000-04:00

I did this for Periodic Heroes
I like the Harry Potter movies (I've never read the books,...sue me) but I've always been frustrated by the fact that one sniper could have taken out Vold-e-hoosits from a football field away. BAM war over, go to second period. That's why those wizards stay in England, the second amendment. tee hee.
ps. Apologies to my wife, she REALLY loves the books.
For sale HERE.

In class demo. INK DRAWING!

2011-10-18T06:56:00.000-04:00

In my Materials and Techniques class, we did something that is fun, and a bit nerve racking, ink drawing. No pencils first, just using ink as a drawing medium. I found a bunch of random photos online and had them draw what they saw. I also forced them to use specific inking mediums, and some were a bit unusual. Below is what I came up with.

Above was drawn with a stick (like, from tree) and a pink towel someone left in my room.

Above was stick, G-nib, brush, and screentone.

Above was dip pen, stick, and towel

Above was everything. Pen, brush, stick, towel.

SKETCH CARDS ARE HERE!!!!

2011-08-01T14:07:00.001-04:00

By popular demand (well okay one guy, thanks Steve, said I should try doing some) I am offering a limited selection of super awesome, highly collectible SKETCH CARDS! Each one is an original piece of art! They are 2"x3.5" on illustration board, and are done with ink, watercolor, and a bit of airbrush. So far I only have the color ones, but I could be coerced into doing black and white, and I'll be happy to take commissions (time allowing). All the cards are a mere 19.99 us dollars while supplies last! Go HERE to see them all!
dove

SNIFF!

2011-08-01T10:29:00.000-04:00

So I did this story in 2004? I think. It's been a long while. And I did it for the Sequential Art department's anthology "Senses". I did it with a nod to the manga genius Taiyo Matsumoto. If you haven't read anything from him, you should. Programming note, read from the top down. enjoy, Dove.

I got PWNED-YO!

2011-07-30T08:12:00.000-04:00

So I did this mainly for my sons, they LOVE Ponyo. Like, watch it continuously, love it. Thank God it's an awesome movie because that means I have to watch almost as much as they do. So I wanted to do something they could hang in their room. It's all traditional media, ink, copic marker (and copic airbrush system), watercolor, and acrylic paint. Below you'll also find the un-colored line art. Also two years ago I had the once in a lifetime honor to actually go to Ghibli studios, talk about a jaw dropping experience, and in the pic below is L-R Youichi Watanabe (of Studio Ghibli), and Koji Takeuchai (president of TMS Animation), me, Ray Goto, Sharon Sakai, David Duncan, & Stan Sakai.
dove

Another happy customer

2011-07-28T06:28:00.000-04:00

Look how awesome your wall could look with my art on it. Thanks happy customer for sending these cool pics. If your wall is feeling jealous go here to buy some art for yourself. Or contact me about a possible commission. dove.

Heavy Liquid inks

2011-07-23T10:04:00.001-04:00

So I forgot to post process of my last post. So here it is, the scan of the original line art pre-color. Oh and it's for sale, and that's real zip-a-tone too!
Enjoy.
Dove.

Heavy Liquid

2011-07-20T13:48:00.000-04:00

I remember back in my touring musician days, going into a little comic store in a town where we were playing and finding these crazy books in the quarter bin. It was Paul Pope's "Heavy Liquid". The series totally blew my mind. It was a mix of hip culture, sci-fi, graphis design, and rock style, and it was colored in just two colors,...cool. It also opened the possibility of doing comics in a different way, and having the audience come to me. Plus it just looked so cool. Thanks Paul Pope, you rock. Dove.

Toy Story 4 THE RECKONING!

2011-07-13T21:00:00.000-04:00

It was Disney theme over at Periodic Heroes so I did two of the coolest "buddy movie" characters ever. But I did them a little differently than you might have seen them in the movies. What d'ya think? I'd really love to see these two in a movie together. Also for sale here.

Steampunk Mech

2011-07-12T09:42:00.000-04:00

So I've been doing some design work this summer for a project that has some steampunk elements. So when the call for "Mechs" cam from the Periodic Heroes blogspot, I thought "How bout Steampunk mechs?". Ok,...I really just wanted to play with my french curves. I love them so. Unthreshheld image below. It is also for sale here.

Akira action

2011-07-11T11:52:00.000-04:00

So here's another image I did for the Periodic Heroes blog for their "Akira" week. Really just an excuse for me to keep working on my inking. And yes, that's real screentone. From rough to finish in about 2 hours. I'm slowly starting to figure out how much I can leave out in the pencil stage if I am going to ink it myself. This is also for sale in my "For Sale" section here.

A couple NEMO designs

2011-06-27T20:30:00.002-04:00

Welp, big things afoot for the Nemo project. I've been spending the summer thus far doing a lot of design work for this book. Here's a jail cell for an early scene in the book, and a little detail of the interior of one of the subs. Toned with markers and powdered graphite. Enjoy

Another Captain America from HeroesCon

2011-06-23T14:17:00.000-04:00

Here's another Cap I did for someone at Heroes Con this year. Thanks for putting it up Shannon Slayton !

Even MORE Blade Runner

2011-06-22T17:43:00.000-04:00

Periodic Heroes was having a Blade Runner week, so I HAD to show some love for one of my all time favorite movies. So below you'll find all of the Blade Runner animated images I've done so far with the most recent Deckard piece on top. Enjoy. If you haven't seen this film yet, you should watch the most recent edition of it, it is awesome.

The Empire Strikes ME!

2011-06-20T12:15:00.000-04:00

So here's a little something I did for the Periodic Heroes blog, but as usual, after the mad rush dies down over there, I post them here. And as usual, below you will find my inks, and my colors. Also you can find this piece for sale on my "original art for sale" page here.

Wonderboy Sketch

2011-06-19T07:24:00.000-04:00

Here's a sketch I did at HeroesCon for the ever lovable Dave Wheeler. A super great guy, and a super cool book. Go check his web site out http://mindwavecomics.wordpress.com/
GO WONDERBOY!

Process "Doubt"

2011-06-16T09:21:00.000-04:00

So I did some art for church. They have projectors that display a "slide" image during the sermon, and they asked me to do the art for a series called "Doubt is not a four letter word?". So you can see the whole process below, from several thumbnails (and of course we went with the first idea I had) to pencils, inks, color, and how it finally looked on stage. Cool huh?

HeroesCon Cap sketch

2011-06-16T08:58:00.000-04:00

So I had a great time at Heroes Con in Charlotte, saw lots of peeps I normally only converse with via email. It was cool to get to meet Tommy Lee Edwards whole family there too. Here's a sketch I did for the super sassy David Allan Duncan. Worth every drop, tee hee.

Animal sketches

2011-06-09T11:16:00.001-04:00

Some old sketchbooks I discovered had some animal drawings I completely forgot about. Here are a few. I'll post more later. Drawing animals can be a fun way to practice drawing form and texture without the added pressure of getting a human figure "correct". All were done with black prismacolor pencil, a great sketching tool.

New page with art for sale.

2011-06-06T12:00:00.001-04:00

Hey everyone. I've decided to start offering some of my stuff for sale on the ol blog. Go check it out here. Art for sale Thanks. Dove.

Canon Fall 2011 cover!

2011-06-02T05:46:00.001-04:00

Here's the current state of the cover for the new issue of Canon! I think this is going to be a great issue. I had a great crew of grads. Should be available sometime in late summer. Thanks Dave, Gloria, Phil, and Chris (or should I say Maxamillian?). You guys rock! See cover process below. 10x15", pencils and inks on illustration board, kid finish. Color in Photoshop.

Come to my BOOK SIGNING!

2011-05-27T20:50:00.000-04:00

Sub designs

2011-05-25T18:00:00.000-04:00

So I am knee deep in some new Nemo stuff. I've got some new pages inked so slowly I'm starting to determine the style of the art. But wow is it a tough process. Never quite as good as you'd like it. Also trying to write it. whew! this will be quite a learning curve. Thank God I have the lovely and talented Mark Schultz to help me. It is a bit intimidating to show Mark these pages though, man is he good. So below are some quick little sub designs I was kicking around. The first sub is an amalgam of these. Hey anyone want to sculpt one for me as reference?

More Blade Runner animated

2011-05-20T08:14:00.000-04:00

Ok. So I did this for the Periodic Heroes blog, but I can't wait for that week (I'll just have to do another character for PH when that week comes). So here's Pris. (spoiler alert! but hey, if you like looking at comic art, and HAVEN'T seen Blade Runner, then I can't help you) Her death in that movie is still one of the freakiest deaths ever. I am thoroughly weird-ed out by it. Enjoy.

Blade Runner animated?

2011-05-10T18:48:00.000-04:00

Blade Runner animated? Wow, don't I wish. I posted this over at the Periodic Heroes blog but I thought I'd post it here too. Man, I love this movie. Should I do more of the characters from the movie? I think I would do Pris next. Ink on matt board, and photoshop.

Drawing Trees!

2011-05-07T07:36:00.000-04:00

So I added something to the drawing for Sequential class, how to approach drawing trees and foliage. The main reason was because I got sick of seeing an otherwise adequate environment drawing ruined by generic "tree shape". What looked like cotton balls on sticks. Also it killed me when someone put palm trees in the American northwest? Do your reference! These are from last quarter, all on 11x17 copy paper.

Another in class demo

2011-05-06T08:52:00.000-04:00

Here's a little demo I did in class (It's unfinished because if I had finished it everyone would been asleep by the end of it), related to figures in perspective, and reconciling curves and figure placement in perspective. Nothing like the pressure of 20 eyes watching as you draw and hopefully not screw up (I never screw up though, seriously, never, tee-hee).

Italian Green Lantern movie?

2011-05-04T18:29:00.000-04:00

Ok so really it's a piece I did for the Periodic Heroes blog but I thought I'd drop it in here too.

Finished Fantastic Four comicon illo

2011-04-29T09:30:00.001-04:00

So I quickly finished the Fantastic Four comicon piece (nothing like waiting until the last minute, tee hee). Below you will find the pencils, the inks (much thanks to Troger aka Tom Rogers) and the finished color. Enjoy. dove Oh, and if you would like to buy this piece, go here http://imagetalker.blogspot.com/p/original-art-sale.html

Drawing. Class 10.

2011-04-28T17:08:00.000-04:00

So here's what I did in class today. Hands and feet. I'm so lucky to be able to continue to improve my skills as I teach weeeee! These aren't everything from today, we also did shoes. It's not unusual for me to use almost an entire ream of 11x17 copy paper in a quarter. If you want more check out the sample of other in class demos here http://imagetalker.blogspot.com/p/what-i-did-in-class.html