Boston Comic Con- Day One

Hi All,
           Just checking in after Jake's and my first day at the Boston Comic Con! The show was a success, with attendance somewhere up in the thousands. There were loads of artists there, like us, selling prints and doing work on commission. Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Joe Quinones, Mark McKenna, Frank Quitely, Dexter Vines, and Frank Cho were there, just to name a few superstars. We had a good position, right out in the front, across from Dexter Vines and Scott Wegener.

We sold some trading cards and posters.

But the main action for me came from two commissions that I did late in the afternoon. The first was for Antonio, a college kid from Fitchburg State Univ., who wanted an entire Spider-man rogues gallery pinup.

He asked me to draw him the Shocker. Having never drawn him before I think that I did a pretty decent job. That insulation on Shocker's face is strange! Later on he came back with the finished piece, and I was blown away! I love what the other artists were able to do with the given space- comic art is something else!

Almost immediately after I did this drawing I was approached by Joe, who wanted me to do a drawing of the new character, Cyclone. I'd never heard of her but I was up for the challenge! I doodled for a minute to come up with a pose and then I started to draw.

Then came the inking stage.

Then the COLORS!

Joe looked pretty happy!

I'm looking forward to tomorrow! I hope that I can get the chance to draw more characters.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Josh

More Art...

Hi All,

I have just finished a new illustration for the Boston Comic Con. This one was sitting around the house for about a year before I finally added some finishing tones to it today. I like this illustration so much that I've made a few variations of it. It's one of those things, like graphic art, in which different versions broaden the interpretation of the piece/design. I hope that you like it!

-Josh

Kisses Kill- ink & photoshop

A Couple of New Things...

Greetings,
               I hope that you've had a great Easter holiday and that you've enjoyed the awesome weather that we've had today! Over the past two weeks I've been busy working on trading cards for the Boston Comic Con, as well as, a poster for the Portugal. The Man contest hosted by Creative Allies. This is my final weekend before the big show so I'm trying to be as productive as possible. Here're my latest creations!

These are pretty much watercolor except for a few obvious instances in which I used some colored pencil and ink. It felt good to be water coloring again. These will be on sale at the Boston Comic Con.

Here's my poster entry for the Portugal. The Man contest. I took the name of the festival quite literally, as you can see! If you would like to support this creation please visit the Creative Allies website and rate my design. Thanks!

We'll see what I can get done to prepare for the show. It's gonna be a long week!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Josh

Figure Drawing- Pt. 2

Hi All,
           Checking in this week with a few new drawings from last week's figure drawing session up in the ArtRoom. I stuck with pencil for the majority of the session and it worked out nicely. I'd also like to mention that our model (Shandra) was amazing. She never broke a pose. Below are some of the better drawings that came from this session.

Week to week I'm having a blast attending these sessions. They're giving me a chance to experiment more with different techniques (you may not have noticed but I used different blending techniques in these drawings). In other news, I've been working on City Girls (page 3) when I can. Here's a rough of what will be going on: 

In preparation for the Boston Comic Con Jake and I are working on some sketch cards of some of our favorite characters. So far I have five done and I probably won't do more than 10. I'll have some pics of my progress later. I just need to get through this week!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

-Josh

City Girls- Page 2

Hi All,
          I hope that all is well! I've been working diligently on City Girls in my spare time. When thing that is sort of off topic is that I saw the movie Sucker Punch over the weekend. Although the reviews were all around bad, I thought the movie was right on target for what it was trying to achieve. "And what was it trying to achieve?" one might ask. My answer is, "I have absolutely no idea!".  I do have a guess though- entertainment. As a fan of all things awesome I must say that this movie had some moments of magic. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see amazing effects with a hint of story (you can see that I have very low expectations when I go to the theatre). Did I mention that the girls wear leotards and skirts through the entire film? I digress...

Page two of City Girls is underway as you can see:

This is the final pencilled page after I light-boxed over the roughs (below). Unlike with page number 1, a lot changed from the initial roughs. The direction of panel 1 and the hands of panel 4 are the most noticeable. Let's see if you can find any other differences.

The third panel, if you look closely, is shifted to the right. I did this because I had to extend the panel on the right side. The dimensions were then adjusted on the left when I light-boxed over it.

Oh wait! There's more!

Here's a sneak peak at panel one of page three. It's a street view of downtown Boston where two new characters are introduced into the story.

Still more work to be done, but the perspective is all worked out.

I'll be posting up some new developments soon. The Boston Comic Con is just around the corner!

Thanks for your support,

-Josh