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Published: 2011-07-25 03:46:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 879; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 17
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San Diego Comic Con 2011Last year I did the Thor piece while sitting and working in between commissions in Artist's Alley. Like that piece, the challenge was do a dynamic image with no reference and render the hell out of it.
Original 9 x 14" on art board; Copic markers (warm and cool grays).
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This is possibly one of the most fantastic pieces of artwork I have ever seen.
How do you get the grays to pop like that? My scans always look so drab.
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Michael, sadly this was scanned in the Kinko's at SDCC 2011, and this was the best they could deliver. The original had even more "pop." A lot of mid-tone is lost (especially in Cap's face).
Truthfully, since I was making up the lighting as I went along, I really layered on the deep darker gray tones to generate as much depth as possible. I think it also tends to jump since I hit the background with only black, making the areas of white jump even more. It was a happy experiment.
The previous SDCC I had done a Thor piece [link] . Not sure what I'll do this Con. Something as practice like this in between commissions.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Gabe
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Either way, it looks great. I might try scanning some of my stuff at a place like Kinko's before I sell them at conventions.
I just started doing warm and gray markers recently and am getting the hang of it. Seeing your stuff is a definite inspiration.
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Keep at it. I find it fun to do more rendering.
Stay in touch.
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Thanks for the kind word! I looked over your gallery; keep it up! You've got a nice foundation and obvious passion for drawing.
-Gabe
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