THE WHITE QUEEN

I started this drawing of Emma Frost and after looking at it for a couple of days, realised I don't really like it. So I've decided to leave it and start again with a different concept. Better luck next time I hope.

SABERTOOTH COLOURED

I just got the colours back from Michael. The guy is a monster, I love working with him and can't wait for our Phantom book to get underway. He did 2 versions, one based on the movie colors, one based on the comic book color scheme, I like both so I've let the client choose which one he wants as a print with his original.

Overall though, I'm pretty pleased with the end result (gimme a week or so and I'll hate my line art in it).

Now on to Emma Frost :)

SABERTOOTH INKED

I finished inking this late last night. Tidied it up and just scanned it. Hope you like it. Michael Birkhofer will be giving it his usual touch of colour genius. Can't wait.

OPSEC continued...
and here are pages 6-8

OPSEC

I thought, as the competition is over I would put up the line art from my Zuda entry. Here are pages 1-5

SABERTOOTH

Pencils for a pinup I'm working on. Going to start the inks soon. Looking forward to seeing Michaels colors on it.

NEW SKETCHES

Below are 2 character sketches. Laughton Brice who will appear in my run on "The Phantom" and Professor Napoleon Stone from the novel "Fallen Heroes" written by Barry Nugent. A graphic novel adaption is in the works.

The three colour sketches below are from Bristol Con last weekend.

THE GHOST THAT WALKS
I'll soon be starting work on "The Phantom: Unmasked" being written by Martin Powell and published by Moonstone Books. I'm just doing a few rough sketches to try and get comfortable with the character before I start work on the book. I'll post some more soon.

OPSEC
My story went up over at earlier this week. Please pop over and give me your vote. I'd really appreciate it.

JUDGE DREDD
Did this for a friend as a thank you present. I rushed it a bit. Should have spent more time inking the lawmaster (bike). I wanted to get it done quick because I have a sabertooth vs wolverine commission to get done next.

THE SHADOW COLOURED.

Just got this back from an awesome colorist called Michael Birkhofer. Hoping to work with him again soon.

THE SHADOW
This is a commission I just finished inking. Along with the original art, I'll also be giving the guy a print mocked up a bit like a pulp novel with the title of his fan-fic story to the right. Hence the composition being a little left heavy. I left the inside of his coat unshaded so that once it's colored the red really pops.
I tried something new on the clouds that looks all right at original size. But looks a little like pudding in the web sized version

Anyway, here goes.

EXETER COMIC EXPO

I just got back from a small one day convention here in the UK. Last year I decided to start doing coloured sketches at cons using markers. This year I thought I'd try going a step further and using coloured fine liners to give them a sort of faux color hold type of look.

Mixed results on the sketches. I tend to do them really quickly as I always feel guilty how long I leave people standing around near the table while I sketch and want to get rid of them as quickly as possible so they can go and get sketches from a proper, professional comic artist.

I don't think I quite hit the characters. Both punisher and Dredd should look a lot beefier and meaner. Oh well, live and learn. I'll hopefully do better at the rest of the cons this year.

This is a Guy Gardner commission I just finished up. More coming soon :)