Fallen Sons
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Labels: Appearances / Penciled / Photoshop / Pin-Ups / Technique
I'll be at Jim Hanley's Universe this coming Thursday, November 29, from 6-8 PM for a signing. Please stop by and help me feel popular.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXtAOt2CXybrLZcnBByTSLhFAvn-9KpRinL3gySDoYTTdXQmXhuVKMP2ftvPF_wBG_Xl3Q6q1TcpeZvdKF7xaufb95K-fTDjimA2H2GmHjDA5r30tAX33i9h7aACX7ZjIQJ-Bpelu1lq6/s400/bac11%C2%B72007_rambo.jpg)
Here's another pin-up from the latest Big Apple Con. Kind of an off the wall request, but I guess it makes sense that Rambo would be upset at death of Captain America. So it goes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld-zNugUrwQuhJSLqxB_0UGnhDl5H7P7HIK56nbBAbj3neKBnzy6R_vQ4XvUrv0zCYyMWjiciMAL5oPw1gZ-wzoQ6sG5F9ARV8ETAg7bOg3yNipJyKNvjzcMabvu_2HjY052mIGxeDR2O/s400/ILIAD003COV.jpg)
And this is the latest cover for The Iliad, part of Marvel's Illustrated Classics.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIKpTSie2whrnnAU7fywEQfX0ZUmrLsyGD3MzZYDWI9qi_QnMHgPR1KYctvJoFDQoD2Kkz3JCzus-5muIVxTc-jafMjVn7u9OUMAlYYL00p1URlbCeCW2UUptsCXbgzIukGcy5kFen8vJ/s400/+ILIAD003COV_3P+copy.jpg)
This is the pencil stage just prior to final paints.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwysT5DTwi38pDc2u4VcXwTt-yqu1HHsO_PCedq6MfCvaBCTQ5G89n91FNM8IDub35pNI-MzYyfy2V3DuFXEMtRZNWOghaM6JPa_-VYHuVLvZAMvfOhl2GyPmYxZJL4VXv8KFh-qAcG4q/s400/ILIAD003.2.2COV+copy.jpg)
In this case, I did the preliminary completely in the computer, then traced a printout onto the final paper, where I tightened up the sketch and made my final revisions.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s-En72Tk6duEoZ6ygVLmpAhMZqXpkE5nP0ihQyGS5UECzX9Kp68GnB6ZpRLHChGYkLT6RNAkJO_0f1euQzWU10veKF99VlAgN_8YRX8N2azcXCuOm8qTYI3kBYU2tphvvwaAC3ISEAC2/s400/+ILIAD003COV+copy.jpg)
And this is where it all started. A Photoshop sketch with the scene and composition that I had originally wanted. The powers that be wanted something else, so that's what we went with.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXtAOt2CXybrLZcnBByTSLhFAvn-9KpRinL3gySDoYTTdXQmXhuVKMP2ftvPF_wBG_Xl3Q6q1TcpeZvdKF7xaufb95K-fTDjimA2H2GmHjDA5r30tAX33i9h7aACX7ZjIQJ-Bpelu1lq6/s400/bac11%C2%B72007_rambo.jpg)
Here's another pin-up from the latest Big Apple Con. Kind of an off the wall request, but I guess it makes sense that Rambo would be upset at death of Captain America. So it goes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld-zNugUrwQuhJSLqxB_0UGnhDl5H7P7HIK56nbBAbj3neKBnzy6R_vQ4XvUrv0zCYyMWjiciMAL5oPw1gZ-wzoQ6sG5F9ARV8ETAg7bOg3yNipJyKNvjzcMabvu_2HjY052mIGxeDR2O/s400/ILIAD003COV.jpg)
And this is the latest cover for The Iliad, part of Marvel's Illustrated Classics.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIKpTSie2whrnnAU7fywEQfX0ZUmrLsyGD3MzZYDWI9qi_QnMHgPR1KYctvJoFDQoD2Kkz3JCzus-5muIVxTc-jafMjVn7u9OUMAlYYL00p1URlbCeCW2UUptsCXbgzIukGcy5kFen8vJ/s400/+ILIAD003COV_3P+copy.jpg)
This is the pencil stage just prior to final paints.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwysT5DTwi38pDc2u4VcXwTt-yqu1HHsO_PCedq6MfCvaBCTQ5G89n91FNM8IDub35pNI-MzYyfy2V3DuFXEMtRZNWOghaM6JPa_-VYHuVLvZAMvfOhl2GyPmYxZJL4VXv8KFh-qAcG4q/s400/ILIAD003.2.2COV+copy.jpg)
In this case, I did the preliminary completely in the computer, then traced a printout onto the final paper, where I tightened up the sketch and made my final revisions.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s-En72Tk6duEoZ6ygVLmpAhMZqXpkE5nP0ihQyGS5UECzX9Kp68GnB6ZpRLHChGYkLT6RNAkJO_0f1euQzWU10veKF99VlAgN_8YRX8N2azcXCuOm8qTYI3kBYU2tphvvwaAC3ISEAC2/s400/+ILIAD003COV+copy.jpg)
And this is where it all started. A Photoshop sketch with the scene and composition that I had originally wanted. The powers that be wanted something else, so that's what we went with.
I'm really enjoying your digital sketches and this painting came out really well
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