Posts Tagged ‘processes’

  • The Midnight Sun #1 cover process 2

    The Midnight Sun #1 Cover Process

    1. Original cover. This was the cover I had originally done back in 2003. Even at the time, I was disappointed with the execution of the lettering at the top. When I would finally print and officially release this issue nine years (!) later, I wanted to go back and redo the cover to reflect my current style and skill. Note the traditional comics-style issue boilerplate in the upper left corner. I was so cute. [...]

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    March 4th, 2012 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

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    “Team Burks” Process

    1. Initial sketch. 2. Refined sketch. I was asked to change the roses to records to reflect the client’s husband’s interest in music. 3. Ink drawing. 4. Marker colors. 5. Final Photoshopped image.

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    January 30th, 2012 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

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    “The Mesmerizing Mirela” Process

    1. On a whim one day I decided to do a one-shot image of the black-haired dancer girl from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. At this point I didn’t think any further ahead than that. Uh, I mean it was only the first step in a grand artistic scheme. I’ll edit that first part out later. . 2. After finishing the above image, I figured I might as well do images of all [...]

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    December 10th, 2011 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

  • chico_superhero_process_5

    “Best of Chico 2011,” Chico News & Review Cover Process

    1. These are my initial (very rough) ideas for the cover. The art director wanted a superhero-themed cover/issue, which played to my strengths as an über-nerd. Number five is what would make the final cut, but I was asked to flesh out four, five, and six. . 2. The finalists in more detail. Number three was a better idea in theory than in execution, in my opinion. Number two showed the city of Chico itself, [...]

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    November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

  • muerta_bride_day9

    “Muerta Bride” Process

    This was quite a whirlwind project. I had a specific deadline which left me about 10 days to complete it (which is about two or three days fewer than I would normally take for a piece this size). I documented my daily progress below. The quality of the photos aren’t great since I was moving pretty quickly. Day 1: I roughed out the composition and got started on the rose border. In the lower left [...]

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    July 31st, 2011 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

  • muerta_sketch10

    “Muerta” Process

    1. My ideas usually come as complete images in my head, with all the basics more or less in place. The idea for this piece popped into my head one day, and soon thereafter I jotted down the quick thumbnail on the right. None of the details were worked out in any real specificity, but the base was there. At this stage I thought it might be a strictly black-and-white piece, but that would change [...]

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    February 13th, 2011 | Posted in Processes | No Comments

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    Inland Empire Weekly cover Process (September 2007)

    1. This was a cover story about many Mexican immigrants’ accounts of their journey to America, some legal and some not. After reading through the copy of the story the editor provided, I came up with a couple pages of sketches. I based most of my concepts on actual tales told by the various immigrants. I always like to get the illustration dimensions as soon as possible so that I can base my ideas and [...]

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    November 13th, 2007 | Posted in Processes | No Comments