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THE VALIANT #1 PAGE 2. 2014. Photoshop, 2750 × 4175 px. |
The Valiant trade is finally out! Now you have no excuse not to read it (unless you don't want to). But don't take my word for it — check out the stellar reviews on
Amazon. It's also available from
Midtown Comics and
Books-A-Million. And don't forget your
local comic book store!
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Not in the face!!! |
You can see in the pencils that I changed the Immortal Enemy's skull/face. This was early on in the project and I wanted to make sure that we remained consistent throughout the story. This meant that every incarnation needed to represent the culture and times in which it appeared — a proto-Mayan culture, in this case.
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digital inks |
Most of issue 1 was done digitally with
Kyle T. Webster's brushes, but you can still see all the traditional pages at
Splashpage Art. All right.
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digital pencils |
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digital layouts |
Your "wacky references" should be use as academic book, awesome !
ReplyDeleteI'll look for a publisher... don't hold your breath.
DeleteWhew! I was scared it was going to be reference for the first panel. :p
ReplyDeleteI think we both lucked out.
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