Page 3 of 22 now is 100% inked- this page ended up being a nightmare of architectural proprtions, T&G shadowed ceilings, wood siding, over head shot of a terra cotta building burning, multiple facial emotion shots and three burning women… and yet – it turned out gorgeous (in my opinion) what do you think?
The Trailer finally came out for “ZERO CHARISMA” and my artwork did make it into the film! Here is the screen cap from the trailer, my work is at the 1:02 minute mark behind actor Sam Eidson’s Character in his room, tacked on the wall- Grizelda goes Hollywood, just a little bit… Enjoy this, I certainly did!
Trailer and fundraiser is at
http://www.indiegogo.com/zerocharismathemovie
Pages 3 and 12 that are in the screen capture…
Some of the Shirt Logos I did for the Vandalettes of Vero Beach– in 2011 in some of their new press photos in 2013- thanks Brandy and Kelly, the shirts looks outstanding! The 2011 artwork is below the two photos…
Photo credit to AUSTIN RUSSELL PHOTOGRAPHY
Jessica Belmont is hanged until dead in a California Prison in the 1850’s, and we see the land that was fought over is now the present day 2013 SAN QUENTIN State Prison in California… – The End
I loved the top hangman’s noose panel with the Flag of the state behind Jessica hanging from the gibbet, and the last panel is stark and sums up what it was all about- land for a prison to be built on that is there 160+ years into the future. Now onto the editing, and inking process with my writer Kevin Truglio who has stepped in to fill David’s shoes to make sure we hit all the script points so this works when you read it later in 2013.
Elijah rides off into the proverbial sunset and Jessica in a few years is arrested and walking death row in the California 1850’s era prison system…
I wanted to give Elijah a stern look while on Chinaman’s horse, and show Jessica without her fancy hair, attitude and finery, cut down in prison stripes- this page is really about closure, and effectively shows us the elements- Elijah leaving in a cliche way, but a nice angle/POV, the hads shackled and her walking the row, with the priest giving last rites in the background while she looks up at the hangman’s noose (see next page)
UPDATE- I made an alteration on the top panel- see correction above the page- I fixed some perspective and anatomy issues with the horse and Elijah- much better- thanks Joe and Jeff!
The Sheriff is Dead, Jessica- broken and reduced to tears without her man to be with her… she stands under the mercy of a now victorious (By the grace of God?) over the villains that killed three women for a piece of land in Northern California…
Really wanted to show some action in the top panel, a broken Jessica- by her torn expression, pose and position UNDER Elijah’s fist, and the last panel is Elijah telling her he wont kill her, I love this panel, the horse is back (remember Chinaman’s horse?) we see the house again, and Jessica cradling Sheriff’s now dead body… I really worked on her face in panel two, and it is raw with emotion, tears, anger, pain, it just flowed for me. Her arched shoulders were something I scored from my figure drawing class- thanks ladies of State College!
The Sheriff tries to stop Jessica and gets shot protecting Elijah Holman, his life the cost of his soul… Jessica is in shock…..
This page had a great layout and angle with three overlapping figures that I really liked on top, and a very cool side profile of Jessica that I wanted to explore her raw emotion as well as the arm going off and back on the page- the page really conveyed that split second of deadly decisions as I worked to wrap this thing up-
Nude portrait drawings with pencil on 9×12 & 13×18 paper- studies range from 1 minute to 45 minutes. This closed out the recent set of sessions at the studio- work with Ms Dayna a.k.a. “Elephant Lady”- see the tattoos- however, I did cheat and give her a mohawk in one of the longer poses.
Just a sweet little postcard I made up to start the drumbeat of promoting this incredible western I’ve been working on for months… I always hated that corny western typeset/font, but for the first time in my life- it makes sense on where to use it! I also used a little bit of Microsoft Paint and Microsoft Picture Viewer to do the color effect- yes I did some computer coloring- simple, yet effective to give it a burning/old photo look to it.
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Elijah is out of options, and a reveal- he was once the town preacher, a man of god, before he became a gunslinger… and the Sheriff flashes back to this with a spark of conscience. Of course Jessica Belmont doesnt care and the Sheriff’s new guilt wont stop her from killing the one person in her way of exposing what she did to the Painted Ladies of San Quentin! Will Elijah survive? Technically, I love the middle flashback to Elijash as a preacher and the drama in the bottom panel- with Jessica’s look and the over the shoulder look- I need to fix the top panel, not really happy with the background and Elijah, I love the Sheriff and Jessica in that panel. Big thanks to figure drawing class from the last few months- the bottom panel is all thanks to those hours of work!
NOTE #1- I redid the top panel totally- since I really didnt like it- and super pal and artist Jeff Lavezoli called me out on it- I love it now, added an inset panel dropping the gun to add some impact to Elijah losing his weapon –changed every element. Comments? Compare and contrast the new top panels!
NOTE #2- I redid the bottom panel as well- overlapped elements and made Elijah more dynamic and less stiff- thanks Jeff Lavezoli for calling me out on this- anyone notice today’s theme- Jeff forces Jason to make better work- thanks Jeff-!! Compare and Contrast the new and old bottom panel.
Overall – this is now an incredibly dynamic and strong page, it’s amazing what constructive criticism and good coaching can do for your work when you listen!
