Comics Work update
First, something non-comics. I hate feeling like I've been cheated by a purchase, so really enjoying having found The Consumerist website. Directions on how to arm David against Goliath International.
Getting slowly done with that first issue of Top 10, the new series. Sorry for the wait. The pencils are going quickly, but the detailed rendering of the 'inks' is taking me forever.
I did do some side projects, one because my Top 10 editor asked me to, and the other because I'd said I would and it was the chance of a lifetime.
Here's the once in a lifetime opportunity. In Spain last year, George Perez asked if I'd like to color a cover by him someday. I said yes! Pencillers don't often get to work on the same piece, except in jam covers. The offer became real a month ago. This is a small corner of a cover for TwoMorrows Back Issue magazine.
Here's a corner of a cover for my Wildstorm editor. Financially, it was a total waste of time doing this cover. Creatively it was worth it because it let me experiment with 'penciling' again. I penciled using marker, tech pen and white paint. The results were dynamic but fuzzy. All the tight glossiness is thanks to inker Andrew Pepoy!
I drifted away from using inkers because I wanted to use more tight hatching in my work. Now that I hate hatching that's not a problem. I took control of coloring because I didn't like the coloring in comics in the late 90s and early aughts. Coloring has gotten better. I'm considering becoming a traditional penciller again so I can meet monthly deadlines.
I love my current technique, but damn is it slow!
Getting slowly done with that first issue of Top 10, the new series. Sorry for the wait. The pencils are going quickly, but the detailed rendering of the 'inks' is taking me forever.
I did do some side projects, one because my Top 10 editor asked me to, and the other because I'd said I would and it was the chance of a lifetime.
Here's the once in a lifetime opportunity. In Spain last year, George Perez asked if I'd like to color a cover by him someday. I said yes! Pencillers don't often get to work on the same piece, except in jam covers. The offer became real a month ago. This is a small corner of a cover for TwoMorrows Back Issue magazine.
Here's a corner of a cover for my Wildstorm editor. Financially, it was a total waste of time doing this cover. Creatively it was worth it because it let me experiment with 'penciling' again. I penciled using marker, tech pen and white paint. The results were dynamic but fuzzy. All the tight glossiness is thanks to inker Andrew Pepoy!
I drifted away from using inkers because I wanted to use more tight hatching in my work. Now that I hate hatching that's not a problem. I took control of coloring because I didn't like the coloring in comics in the late 90s and early aughts. Coloring has gotten better. I'm considering becoming a traditional penciller again so I can meet monthly deadlines.
I love my current technique, but damn is it slow!
posted by Gene Ha at 4:44 PM
4 Comments:
Man, I gave you a full refund cash on that laptop!
I like the Wildstorm cover - looks like something for the Dreamwar crossover? Very cool.
Who's writing the new Top 10 Gene? I'm a big fan of Alan's and hated Paul Di Filipos but like the T10 riff. Talking of Alan I read Miracleman and Promethea back to back this week...I had some weird dreams, maybe it's the magic.
As usual, this is beautiful work.
I'll always covet your inkwash skills: )
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