Army of Darkness sketch cover commission!

Here's a commission for my buddy Nick. It's a sketch, on an army of darkness #1 blank variant comic. I have to admit that these covers are a real challenge.... They take ink halfway decent ( although it takes a bit longer to dry, so you have to be careful) but it doesn't take marker very well. Only lighter shades, and you can't blend, and the markers colors you do lay down, come out several shades lighter than they normally would due to the lack of absorbency of the stock. So I used a variety of ink washes , thin layers of markers & colored pencil to try & get the color to work. The results were better than I'd hoped, however it is far less vibrant and saturated than my normal marker drawings... These covers are best suited for black & gray...

Demon ladies!

A couple of oversized (8x10) sketch cards done for the artist dreams art card charity set.

The proceeds will benefit hope hospital children's charities 

These were rendered in Copic markers , warm & cool greys .

The Walking Dead Comic Book sketch card art Lori & the twins.

Yes... MORE walking dead the comic book sketch card art that I was contracted to do for the official trading card set.

The first card is Lori Grimes, I hated her in the comic, hated her even more in the show...what else can I say, but I did over 80 pieces, so I had to draw her a couple of times because she was a main figure.

The 2nd card is the twins - not main characters but I thought they were very integral to the development of carl as a character, and I was sad to see them omitted from the TV show. 

How carl took it upon himself to deal with the "evil twin" just solidified carls acceptance of the world he lived in & showed his lack of concern with taking a human life, when it came to survival. He did what he must, not because he wanted to, but for the good of the group, much like his father. 

This event also brought a shocking realization to rick as to what his son was becoming....

If you haven't read the comics, it's a must. There are scores of events left out of the show that develop the characters far beyond that of the tv adaptation. The events that are identical to the show tend to unfold in different ways so it's not boring to read, even if your a fan of the show. 

Sinister Promo Card artwork for Asylum Studios

Some artwork That was done for an exclusive Promo card for the upcoming Sinister Trading card set by Asylum Studios.

Was going for a clive barkers meets Little Red riding hood Vibe....tried to make it a little sexy even though she's a disgusting demonic corpse thing...LOL. This was done in Photoshop with a wacom tablet.... I would LOVE a cintique....but.... starving artist thing. Horror art is always really fun to me, doesnt feel like work, I grew up on horror movies, so it just comes natural. I was going to do a full scene, but I thought since its going to be used for a 2.5x3.5 inch card, best focus on the face & torso area. Also I tried to rush as much as possible, because I was taking over for someone who dropped out....closer deadline. Anyway, hope you like it!


Here's the initial Marker sketch! Then I threw it into photoshop & used it as an underpainting!

Joker Sketch card process pics

Mornin....I guess I'm going to alternate between process pics & war of the worlds just to break it up...so without further or due...here's a little joker action. I did this card primarily with markers, just a bit of watercolor here an there for the coat.

Card 1) The first step is rough pencil shapes in a very light pencil,( 2h/3h/4h) and I have excluded this step. The next step is to go over it with detail using a mechanical pencil & you can see where I was debating to put the pupil in his eyes or not. I was thinking about doing that mad hatter look.

Card 2) In this stage I do the pre-Inking with a .1 or .3 liner. You have to consider what medium your using, so that the coloring stage doesn't make this ink bleed. For instance, watercolors will not make most inks bleed..however alcohol based markers such as copics, or prisma's will, so you'll have to use special liners or carbon ink in order to prevent that. Also one more tip...ERASE very well if using markers...because once you lay the marker down, the pencil will not come off....with watercolors your fine. I used copic Multiliners for this stage.

card 3)Here I just touched his face & hair with some marker.

Card 4)On this one I watercolored the coat with some basic purples & added the pinstripes with a marker. I also added some darker greens to the hair.

Card 5) Here I pretty much finished everything off, suit vest, flower, & face. I also added a thicker line around the outside with a .5 liner before I decided to paint the background black. But it wasn't a total waste because I could then color the whole background black very quickly without having to worry about getting too close to the actual edges of the joker. I also used my brush pen to add some darker lines to the figure itself.

Card 6)This one is fairly obvious.....black background. Thats it.

Card 7) Last card....all the white highlights with my white gel pen & then the writing on the wall in the back. At first I used a red gel pen for this & the black just bled through. it left a very dark red on there but wasn't visible. I ended up going over it with a red prisma pencil & then found some acrylic pigmented ink that I highlighted certain parts of the letters & it gave it a somewhat natural look.

-Jokes

Fantasy Sketch card for unstoppable cards - Evil hag demon

Another one of my Fantasy art sketch cards, for unstoppable cards over in the U.K. Great bunch to work with, responded to me right away & even worked with me, because the shipping took three weeks, out of the month I was given to complete the 40 cards I did for them. This one is another monster....I just love monsters, thats why I like these fantasy sets so much, they give you the freedom to do what you want, done with copic markers , as well as a brush pen.

Sibling Rivalry

Here's a weird one for ya! just wanted to do something dark & different. done with several pencils & some prismacolor pencils for highlights & such, also a white gel pen.
take it easy.

Mickey WIP

Here's a work in progress piece of mickey mouse, just a bit meaner looking. I kind of rushed it & I might start over, but it does need a bit of work either way. I'll post an update later on.

Self Conscious

10x10 - Photoshop