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Thwarted by my earlier attempt at using a ribbon motif on the "Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale" cover, I thought this Buffy cover would be ideal for an adaptation of it. In this case, it's a bit of an Escher homage...on the Serenity cover it entailed ribbons (with an angry face) pealing away from Book's head to reveal a peaceful Book.
Continuing from The Occultist one-shot, Dark Horse is releasing a 3 issue limited series for the title, which I've done covers for. This first issue is a wraparound, due out in November. Also, the House of Night image I did for the SDCC wall, will be the variant cover for the comic release of HoN, in Nov. I'll post the HoN cover when I see a version with the logo on it, but there is some info and art on PC Cast's blog.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVMSEPl3gZA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] This is a trailer for new comics in Dark Horse's Fall lineup. I created the art in the video, which, If your at the SDCC, you'll see on a large curved wall at the Dark Horse Booth.
Last night I decided to edit my old Norns image. It wasn't a standard print size and I always wanted to show more of the tree. This new version is about double in height ( 24"x18") and shows the world tree off much better.
Title: "A Barefoot Walk Down an Uncertain Path” I think this was originally started in '08, and was a cover for a personal project. The style of the project changed and the image fell to the side. Today I decided to dust it off and get it done.
This started as a sketch for the cover of issue 1, but Dark Horse chose a different sketch for #1, and decided to use this idea for another cover. You can see on the sketch (if you click though) that the composition had London in the distance with Angel and Faith in a cemetery...so I need to change some elements so that the image looked independent from issue 1.
When I originally showed the sketch for this cover to Dark Horse, the composition was flipped vertically , so Buffy was over the demon, and I think she was standing as opposed to falling. DH felt that the demon needed to to be more imposing, so I flipped the sketch and did some minor editing. I've included the edited sketch if you click through to see the rest of the post.
Along with "Angel & Faith" I'll be doing a few Buffy covers, which was an unexpected surprise. Often liking to push story content into abstract and conceptual visuals, this cover is no exception although I can't explain the idea without giving story away. Buffy originally had a quizzical expression, but Dark Horse decided that on this first cover of the new season, she should be more placidly faced...which was probably for the better because I'm not sure I had the mouth correct on the first one. Note: I updated the old image with this new one...I was never quite happy with Buffy's face but deadlines are deadlines. After having not seen it in a long while, I realized the face really needed some editing, so I went to it. I believe this version is what will appear on the printed comic.
This was a fun one. I had churned out multiple sketches, most with Faith in some flipping or upside down action pose...I was determined to have her really kinetic on at least one cover lol. Rebekah Isaacs is doing awesome work on the sequentials, I don't think pages have been released yet, but I was psyched when I saw them.
Dark Horse posted my Angel & Faith cover, in their WonderCon recap, today...so at long last I'm posting it. I wasn't given any specifics other than the city (London) and the Clock Tower of St Stephens (aka Big Ben) should be under construction (due to its date with a spaceship). There was one other bit of info that they mentioned, after I had finished the drawing...take a guess on what the addition was :)
So I set about creating an issue-neutral image that could still impart back story about the characters.
This will be the Falling Skies Trade Paperback cover for Dark Horse, more info here. I don't like using a single picture as a reference for likenesses, but since the studio sent the image directly and it was the angle I needed, I worked straight off their image for Noah Wyle's face.
Title:"Hushed Demons Belie in Pleasantry Strewn Gardens"
I managed to produce this over the weekend, which was much faster than I expected. I spent the rest of the week cleaning up and stray lines and refining curves. I'm glad I had done the smaller botanical piece first, as I think it really helped my time on this one. The wolf took some experimentation, my first attempts made the fur too detailed, but I finally found a happy medium.
The completed size is 18"x24" and is for sale here. I may also offer it as a diptych, with each print being a detail of either The Wolf or Little Red Riding Hood.
I just finished up a wrap-around cover for Dark Horse, which I'll post when they release the art. Meanwhile, this weekend, I've started work on phase 2 of my botanical pieces...above is a small detail of the larger image.
I had some time yesterday so I decided to test out an idea I've had for a while. I started with this smaller piece as a way to experiment before I moved onto a larger image which will incorporate figures into it.
A detail of some progress on the first Dendriform drawing. The foreground subjects are finished, so I'm moving on to the background...just trying to decide how far I want to go with the detail and stylization. I planned to make the background float in the center of the picture, but I think I may take it to the edges, since the main figures are already close to some of the edges.
Page 2 in the Illustrator faze of converting the old black-and-red style to the full color style. The second panel is only partially converted. After I get the second panel completed, I'll bring the page into Photoshop for coloring bells and whistles.
