Wacky Reference Wednesday, No. 173
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Labels: Covers / Daredevil / Digital Color / Inked / Photos / Step by Step / Wacky Reference Wednesdays |
Daredevil #12 Cover. 2012. Ink on Marvel board, 11 × 17.25″.
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Today marks the debut of Chris Samnee on Daredevil—you're all in for a treat. You can see a 5-page preview here. I provided the "pulse-pounding" cover for the issue, going so far as to ink it myself (I can't let my Dad have all the fun).
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I had originally submitted this concept for issue 3 of the series, but there wasn't room for the scene. My editor, Steve Wacker, also rightfully pointed out that we hadn't yet established the radar sense by that point—covers are submitted a couple months in advance.
The 2 bottom pics are from last year, while I was still living in Brooklyn. Since they were mirror images, the buttons are on the correct side for a woman's shirt. It's a minor detail, but a lot of new artists miss it.
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| 1. Pencil sketch with digital color 2. Digital Composite 3. Original art |
This was a relatively simple cover, so I just inked over the blue-line print of my digital sketch. Once I got into coloring, however, I ended up making the whole shirt flat black. It was a happy accident, but I liked the resultant tone.
Happy accidents are definitely good things. Also, thanks for being conscious of the fact that men and women button their clothing on different sides. That's a minor thing, but something that I always notice, coming from a tailoring background.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. Have I said you draw great hands lately? ]| )
Excellent as always, great gesture on the hand, awesome topographical...chest, and the solid black shirt works great
ReplyDeleteThe accidental black shirt definitely works, almost giving the image a silhouette feel. I really like it:)
ReplyDeleteGood stuff. Comics need more covers like this. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks, everybody! Hope you all enjoy the issue.
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