Another round of edits to make this piece more politically correct. Most of the detail has been removed, sword, doll heads, doll parts are out, skulls are now altered to be more “friendly”
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S.C.A.R. Derby- Happy Valley Dolls vs. Crown City Rollers – Nov 10th, 2012 Bout Poster- Pencils with New Edits v.2
The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2 Complete Wrap Around Cover- Inks
The Complete Wrap Around Cover: I think the old time Flag really brought this image home by unifying the image. I also felt the image tells the story and gives us a look at the style and imagery of this project (an old 19th century “engraved look”), and a “who’s who” of all of our characters in San Quentin. Finally, I thinkwhat the second issue of UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS is all about- unique artwork done at a high level of detail, with new takes on older story styles (in this case the classic western genre)- while also being a solid cover that also doubles as a great print/poster to promote the project!
~ Viva UGLI!!
The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2 Front Cover Closeup- Inks
The inked front cover to complete the Wrap Around poster cover of UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2- Featuring our Protagonist Elijah Holman, and Antagonist Jessica Belmont in front of the 1850 U.S. Flag. The hardest elements to draw turned out to be the best- the old revolver, the silk hand fan , and Jessica’s evil face- with a touch of fun/sexiness- all worked, and really made this image pop. Hello “Painted Ladies of San Quentin” and the beginning of USP #2!
The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2 Back Cover Closeup- Inks
The inked back cover to USP #2. I tried to go for very little solid black, and really work to have a lined set of textures like an old engraving to give it an old time, antiqued look. The Star Field on the flag was a pain to stiple, but I thought it really was a nice backdrop that looked like an old weathered flag.
“Infect Scranton” – Zombie Print ; Final Inks
Final version (thanks David Paul!) with inks and lettering for the INFECT SCRANTON Show I am doing next month on 9/22/12. This will be for sale in a print, and it may show up in some RPG stuff as well. I was pleased with the changes on the right hand (see pencils below) and the general textures and the 3 areas of body damage. Overall I liked the gloss look I got on the blood using just blacks, as well as the look of the arm tendons, face muscles, intestines inside the areas of body damage. Also, of note- I loved the wrinkles I got into the tank top, it makes the clothes pop in my opinion.
S.C.A.R. Derby- Happy Valley Dolls vs. Crown City Rollers – Nov 10th, 2012 Bout Poster- Pencils with New Edits
This is the updated pencils on this piece- fixed up the hands, altered the nose, and fleshed out (no pun intended) the skulls as opposed to heads for the necklace. Also, changed the arms and heads being held in the left hand to doll parts- a little “lighter” violence I suppose? Keep up with the ladies of SCAR Derby as we move closer to “November to Dismember”!!
The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2 Front Cover Closeup- Pencils
This is a close up of the Front Cover of UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2- The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- featuring Our Hero- Elijah Holman (only hero Ive ever seen with a beard!) and the Villainess – Jessica Belmont! The Flag is an 1850′s era American Flag…. and the bruning building is central to the plot and conflict of the story which is set in 1850 California!
The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2 Back Cover Closeup- Pencils
This is a close up of the Back Cover of UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2- The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- featuring Sheriff Tom Potter, Xi Chou Long and the Mexican Bandito gang led by “El Alacran” The Flag is an 1850’s era American Flag….
TAKE TWO-The Painted Ladies of San Quentin- Character Study/Poster and Cover to UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2; Pencil
So I was not happy with the original artwork I did for this project (USP #2’s Cover)- there were several anatomy / proportion mistakes and the image was too crammed to show all of the stuff I wanted to show and ended up not having a good flow/composition. I made the decision to redo it as a gatefold two page cover (front and back) with an 1850 American Flag to join the whole image together to get the space to tell the story and introduce my characters without crushing them in too hard. And you can see my friend, and superstar artist, Jeff Lavezoli’s edits in red on the original artwork where he called out some of my errors with scale, anatomy and proportion-Thanks Jeff! I’m glad I took the time to redo it- this is now a strong piece, and something we can get really excited about as an image and a comic book cover for UGLI STUDIOS PRESENTS #2!!
“Infect Scranton” – Zombie Print ; Pencils
This is a little Zombie artwork Im making as a print for the INFECT SCRANTON event Ill be exhibiting at Artist Alley in September, 2012. Ill be showcasing all of my Zombie and Undead art to the Zombie film faithful!
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