Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Terry Dodson's Bombshells Book 2 cover Work in Progress



Here's a sneak peek at my Work in Progress for my new Sketchbook Collection cover -

Terry Dodson's Bombshells Sketchbook Collection 2

This will collect my Bombshells 4-7 sketchbooks plus new material in a larger Hard Cover edition.

Should be available at Comic Con in San Diego in July, and worldwide afterward.

Details to come.

HB Pencil on 28" x 17" Bristol Board

Colored in Photoshop CS3 on Cintiq 22HD

See the finished version HERE

TD



Monday, May 23, 2016

RED ONE #3 Cover Sneak Peek


Here's sneak peek at the cover to RED ONE #3 - out in September 2016 from IMAGE COMICS.

Inks by Rachel Dodson and Pencils and colors by me.


TD

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Princess Leia #1 Take Two

Here's another take on the Princess Leia #1 cover by Rachel and I. We drew it AFTER completing the series to use for the collection but never had time to color...

After drawing Leia that many times I wanted another crack. Plus, the first cover was turned around amazingly quickly and always wanted another chance to get it right.

 I will post up some detail shots of Rachel's amazing inks later.




Drawn on 12 x 18 2 Ply Bristol Board

Col Erase Light Blue and Staedtler HB Lead Pencil

Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush
Higgins Black Magic
Pro White

TD

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

I've begun posting on Instagram

I've started posting on Instagram for just pure visuals - check me out at 




TD


Monday, May 16, 2016

More Jack Davis - this time in ... ZIPATONE!



That's Zipatone kids!

Detail from the Jack Davis Lone Stranger Mad Magazine story. 

Original art from the Art of EC Comics at the Jordan Schnitzer MOA in Eugene, Oregon.



Stunning stuff to see in person!

TD

Frank Frazetta Weird Science-Fantasy #29 Original art

So one of the greatest comic book cover's of all time is on display at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon - 

Frank Frazetta's cover for Weird Science-Fantasy #29.


Yep, this is on display - Rachel and I stood for ten minutes looking at this!

The artwork is huge - 14" x 22" something like that...

Part of The Art of EC Comics exhibit at


More to come!

TD

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Jack Davis


Just one of several Jack Davis originals from the Art of EC Comics at the Jordan Schnitzer MOA in Eugene, Oregon.


Will do a longer post soon!

TD

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Captain America 75th Cover Art - Step by Step Part 2 Color

Here a look at how we made the cover art (used as a variant cover on OLD MAN LOGAN #3)

Part 2 COLOR


FLAT COLOR

The first stage of color is called flats - flatting allows me to choose an area to color at any point throughout the coloring process.

Generally, I hire someone to do this for me - a "flatter".

At this stage I go and adjust the colors to their medium value or imprimatura - I use this as the starting point for the piece. - the first part of coloring. 

Based off my sketch, I knew almost exactly what I was going to do with one...


INITIAL COLORS

I colored this on my Cintiq 13 HD using Photoshop CS3 after I scanned the original line art.

Used a big Pencil to rough in at 100% of color then used lower % to work to add lighter and darker values. AND the Gradient tool to break up the flat background.

This had to be turned around REALLY QUICK so lots of work done initially!


Detail


BACKGROUND

Used a Custom "Cloud" brush to rough in the background. 


COLORING LINEART

Converting Lineart to Color.

Adding Reflective color.

General cleanup.


Detail


FINAL COLOR ART

This went really quick so not a lot of stages - did more tweaks to line art/color - Bucky's backside, tricep...


Per Editorial - removal of gun


ACTUAL COMIC


TD



Captain Marvel Civil War Variant Cover Art

Variant cover art Rachel Dodson and I did for Civil War II #0.


Done for Fan Expo Canada.

Details here-



I will be posting a Step by Step soon!

TD


Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Captain America 75th Cover Art - Step by Step Part 1 Line Art

Here a look at how we made the cover art (used as a variant cover on OLD MAN LOGAN #3)


Editorial mandate was all 3 Caps on the cover - no problem!

 

Roughs were drawn at 2" x 3" in my sketchbook using Warm Grey Copics then colored in Photoshop CS3.


Initial Pencils drawn in Light Blue and HB lead on 12 x 18 Bristol Board


Final Pencils


Rachel Dodson's inks


Rachel inks over my pencils with a Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable #2 Brush and Higgins Black Magic Ink



Look at this detail you don't get to see in the printed art...

Next time - colors and revisions!


TD

Monday, May 9, 2016

i's dotted - RED ONE Book 2 out the door


Yay, all the corrections are done and everything looks great - it's out of my  hands now...

For more RED ONE info visit 


TD

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU!


Here's a detailed look at another take on the Leia #1 cover by Rachel and I. We drew it after completing the book.

Drawn on 12 x 18 2 Ply Bristol Board

Col Erase Light Blue and Staedtler HB Lead Pencil

Windsor Newton Series 7 #2 Sable Brush
Higgins Black Magic
Pro White

TD

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Just add water... POISON IVY from Emerald City Comicon

 Poison Ivy from ECCC 2016.



Drawn on 11" x 16" Canson Pastel paper



Drawn with

Col Erase Scarlet Red Pencil

Pigma Micron 03 Pen

Pitt F Pen

Copic Warm Grey 2 4 6 8 Marker

Prismacolor White Pencil

Molotov White Pen

AND

Just add water!

For David!

TD