Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 385

Monday, August 6, 2018

DOCTOR STRANGE IMAX TICKET. 2016.
Gouache and Acryla Gouache on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Back in 2016, I was asked to create a limited edition collectible ticket for IMAX screenings of Dr. Strange. Although I wasn't able to see the movie before it came out, I did gain access to Marvel Studios' marketing photography (always with my name plastered across it for reasons of security). It was a fairly quick turnaround (at least for me) clocking in at 52 hours total. Full breakdown below:

— layouts: 7.75 h
— pencils: 2.75 h
— sculpt: 3.25 h
— color study: 1.25 h
— board prep: 2.25 h
(can't remember why this took so long, but I know I had some issues)
— reference: 1.5 h
— painting: 32.75 h
= 52 h


The reference I get from Marvel is always watermarked with my name.

The variant edition of the ticket (bottom of the page) was created using a gradient map in Photoshop. We tried quite a few different versions to get the right psychedelic look. The trick is to preserve most of the value relationships while going nuts with the hue and saturation. I reversed the values in the darkest part of the image, resulting in a "negative" appearance, but in an isolated area.


digital pencils, variant, color study


digital layout variations


digital layouts


DOCTOR STRANGE IMAX TICKET VARIANT. 2016.
Gouache and Acryla Gouache on bristol board, 11 × 17″.


painting over the digital printout


my gouache palette and reference


Almost done!


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3 comments :

  1. Wow! So labor intensive. How you have the patience is beyond me. Must be your love of the art.😊 Here's to your continued success in 2018🥂

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  2. I like the process and time breakdown, thanks for sharing :)

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  3. when you state the hours of doing the painting/drawings it also answers the question I've been wondering how long does an artist need to take to to do the painting/drawing.

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