It's time for GALLIFREY ONE!

So, tonight, at OMG IS THAT THE TIME o'clock, we'll be boarding the first of two planes that'll take us to Los Angeles and the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention.

I'm a guest, and will be appearing on at least two panels (the main IDW one and the "IDW: From Idea to Printed Page" panel), one kaffeeklatsch (with writer/colorist Charlie Kirchoff), and a couple of autographing sessions at the IDW table (where I might even do a couple of quick sketches, gratis).

For more info, check out www.GallifreyOne.com - hope to see you there!

Rex and Fae

In a turn from my last posting, here's a couple of images completed on a slight rush for a friend who is expecting a new daughter (the Zöe indicated). And just so her son didn't feel left out, a t-rex for him.





Both are destined to adorn the walls of the kids' room.

Cheery, ain't it?

Doomed to repeat.

Zaboo Redo

So, a couple of weeks ago a little project fell into my lap.

Wait. Stop.

Let me start here.

At this link --> [CLICKY] <-- is an interview with Felicia Day (Codex) and Wil Wheaton (Fawkes) about the upcoming Fawkes one-shot comic from Dark Horse Comics, and a brief mention of The Guild, Volume 2 trade paperback coming out in August.

That second bit is the interesting one. Why?

Well, if you'll remember from this post --> [CLICKY] <-- I did a pinup for The Guild comic, which appeared in the letter's section of the Bladezz one-shot (and was reproduced at about 3"x3").

Nevertheless, I got a fan in the form of Sandeep Parikh (Zaboo) who requested a print of the full size image. Sadly, I missed an opportunity to meet him and Felicia Day at New York Comic Con, and hand him the print in person.

Skip to now, and I get a request from The Guild editor; they'd like to use the pinup as the back cover of the Volume 2 trade!

However, they need me to move bits around so they have room for logos, text, etc. I agreed to do it, and thought it might be a quick job, however, the more I thought about it and poked at it, I realized I'd just have to re-ink the "thought balloon." Then I realized I wasn't happy with the coloring of the balloon, so I'd have to redo that.

Y'see, the original pinup was the last image I inked in Photoshop before I got Manga Studio EX 4. Also, it was the last piece I colored before the 2011 Doctor Who Annual, where I colored my own work, and figured out a whole new coloring method (which I currently use on The Raptor).

So I went to work re-inking the entire balloon, improving the background, and recoloring the entire piece.

While I don't think I can show you the final yet (and I'm not even sure exactly how it'll look on the cover, I can show you this for comparison's sake;



Old version on the left, new version on the right. I'm MUCH happier this time.

Anyway - August - mark your calendars.

I'm just happy to be part of The Guild team again, even if it is with the same piece.

They're old eyes...

As a "for myself" sketch tonight, I played around in the opposite direction from the cartoony Doctor I drew in my previous couple of posts. I went for more high-contrast shadowing. This is realm better handled by the likes of Doctor Who artist Matthew Dow Smith, and legend Mike Mignola.

But, back in art school, I wanted to draw like Mignola, like Brian Stelfreeze. I just couldn't pull off all the shadows.

Still don't think I do, which is why I then went and had texture and effect fun with this.

Ah, well. Something to work on. Something to learn.

Never too old.