The Self-Absorbing Man: January 2019

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 399

BLACK PANTHER VOL. 7 #8. 2018.
Gouache on illustration board, 11 × 17″.

Out today! Full details here. I had wanted to do something special of No. 400, but I'm running out of time (it's next week, after all). Still hope to have a giveaway this year, though! Will post when I've ironed out all the details. Thanks for reading!

Lotta stuff went into this one!

Photoshop color study

Photoshop pencils

Photoshop layouts

detail of raw scan

Monday, January 14, 2019

Marvels Annotated No. 1 Variant Cover

detail of raw scan

MARVELS ANNOTATED #1 VARIANT COVER. 2018.
Gouache and Acryla Gouache on illustration board, 11 × 17″.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 398

STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC — JANGO FETT #1. 2018.
Ink(ed by Joe Rivera) on bristol board with digital color, 11 × 17″.

In stores today! Full credits here. With these Star Wars covers, one of my main concerns is getting things to be "screen accurate." That usually entails plucking photos from many different sources, almost none of them from the actual screen. The best reference is usually from statues, particularly from Sideshow. It's rare that I don't have at least 1 photo from them for any cover. There are also a ton of 3D models at Sketchfab, especially useful for weapons and accessories.