Toth is one of the greatest designers in the history of comics- his work is perfect in black and white. So the problem becomes-- how do you add color to a perfect black and white statement? Toth used to paraphrase Noel Sickles- to add to the truth of something only lessens its truth. In the case of this page, I tried to stay out of the line art's way, use color holds judiciously (it was tempting to hold the bushes outside the window, for example) and model just a touch, keeping Toth's own marker/ink color work in mind.
Anyway, I'm happy with the results and had a lot of fun!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Remasters- Neal Adams pencils
I don't think that any comic artist (or illustrator, for that matter) handled the pencil as a rendering tool better than Neal Adams in the 70s.
Dancin' by the Nile-- The ladies love his style!-
Dancin' by the Nile-- The ladies love his style!-
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Another Re-master- Kevin Nowlan
I first became aware of Kevin Nowlan's work when he took over Moon Knight from Bill Sienkiewicz. I was disappointed that Sienkiewicz was leaving the book, but this new guy's art intrigued me. He cemented me as a permanent fan a few years later with his work on a mid--80s Batman and the Outsiders annual- pencils, inks, colors and a painted cover (and probably letters- I'm not sure)! He's still doing excellent work- check out his full art job on a recent Hellboy one shot- and remains a constant source of inspiration. I'd love to color his work on a story one day, but the digital coloring he's been doing is so good, I'm sure I'll never get the chance.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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