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Description Whassssup!?,

I thought some of you might like to check out a bit of the background work that went into creating the Gambit and Rogue drawing I posted recently. You can see the coloured version here: [link]

fig A: This was my initial thumbnail. I did a bunch of sketches in my sketchbook to get an idea of Gambits poses. This was the one I was happiest with, so I went for it.

figB: This was my full size blue pencil rough version of the thumbnail, which i liked....but there was something missing here. Not dynamic enough perhaps? I dunno...Looking back, its still kinda cool, but i wanted to draw Gambit BIGGER! I have a bad habit of trying to fill the page too much.

fig C: All of a sudden, I decided to flip the page and draw what became the final piece on the back of the board! This is why the whol drawing is completely different to the thumbnail. I added Rogue in there. My plan was for her to accent the visual flow of the page. I'll admit that it was an after-thought though.

So there ya go...thats pretty much how I do my work. I'm working on another pin-up for an Aussie comic at the moment, and I'll probably post some more process stuff on that one so you guys can watch the piece develop before your eyes!

Thanks for lookin!

J.
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ohdarn [2008-07-22 08:27:11 +0000 UTC]

i dunno, he looks like one of the monkeys from the movie "madagascar"

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Beserk [2007-04-30 16:10:33 +0000 UTC]

my goodness, did NOT see this.

im working on getting robot eyes. its a risky operation, but its totally worth it.

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Red-J In reply to Beserk [2007-05-01 22:45:42 +0000 UTC]

wow! robot eyes! can they do that nowadays?! haha. I'm gonna get me a pair!

J.

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kitsuK8 [2007-04-05 01:47:08 +0000 UTC]

oo i wish my sketch book could look like that!! haha anywho! im glad to see that you did indeed post the pencils for this pic and the thumbs for what could have been!! awesome job!

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Red-J In reply to kitsuK8 [2007-04-05 02:12:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks man! By the way...in your avater, is that the child of Gambit and Rogue? Great idea!

J.

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kitsuK8 In reply to Red-J [2007-04-05 02:53:01 +0000 UTC]

haha yea i made up OCs of what i thought their kids would look like, so i pictured them having twins, one being the daddy's girl--> [link] and the other a momma's boy .

but yea! your art is seriously amazing!

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Trippp [2007-02-13 19:01:40 +0000 UTC]

too COOL i really like how the right hand flows

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Red-J In reply to Trippp [2007-02-15 02:47:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

J.

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Yoggington [2006-10-13 12:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Nice to see the progression.

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jasinmartin [2006-09-29 06:52:03 +0000 UTC]

I like that first thumb...

But Rogue is always nice too...

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Red-J In reply to jasinmartin [2006-10-02 02:08:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks man. Yeah, Rogue was kinda an after thought. I really don't know why I didnt just stick with my original sketch....probably would have made for a nicer piece...

J.

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oborohagane [2006-09-25 00:59:51 +0000 UTC]

muito legal... gostei.. vc esta usando a outa imagem nΓ£o Γ©...?!

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Red-J In reply to oborohagane [2006-10-02 02:19:18 +0000 UTC]

nao....a outra imagem foi so pra experimentar. Eu acho que nao tein tempo pra acabar elle!

Espero que eu explique direito! haha....Me Portugese e muito ruim agora!

J.

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oborohagane In reply to Red-J [2006-10-10 01:01:25 +0000 UTC]

deu pra entender tudo... seu trabalho é bem interesante.. vc tem um traço unico, parabens

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Haeeryu [2006-09-23 21:00:24 +0000 UTC]

You know, even with all that hotness flowing from everywhere in this picture, my favourite part is how you signed it

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Red-J In reply to Haeeryu [2006-10-02 02:21:36 +0000 UTC]

hahaha....cool...well, a lot of people seem to dig that part of the drawing. I'll have to think of some other cool sigs in the future.

J.

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mhowley01 [2006-09-20 14:04:43 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool! I love how you just randomly threw in Rogue in part C. and it still ended up having nice flow and composition to the overall picture.

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RodTsumura [2006-09-20 02:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Whata a kickingass pic and sketchs man !
Finish the B sketch bro !

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Red-J In reply to RodTsumura [2006-09-20 12:22:45 +0000 UTC]

haha...I wish I had time, but I have a lot of other stuff I need to get to in the meantime

Maybe one day!

J.

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RodTsumura In reply to Red-J [2006-09-20 14:34:02 +0000 UTC]

Understood ,but keep loving that one !
See ya bro and thanks for the attention !

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dfridolfs [2006-09-19 14:11:19 +0000 UTC]

Love to see the process stuff. Thanks for posting it up!

And which Aussie comic are you doing a pinup for? I'm working on an Aussie comic pinup myself right now.

- D

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Red-J In reply to dfridolfs [2006-09-19 21:30:34 +0000 UTC]

oh yeah???

I'm doing one for a comic called Knight Edge. Its for a buddy of mine, Gary Lau. I've owed him this pin-up for a very long time. haha.

How bout you man? What book are you doing a pin-up for? Go Derek getting published with some Aussie ink!! nice.

J.

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dfridolfs In reply to Red-J [2006-09-20 02:56:12 +0000 UTC]

Heh...I'm doing one for Knight Edge too. I've known Gary awhile now as well. I actually inked a pinup in one of the previous issues but now I'm drawing one as well. And your back cover looks great. Looking forward to the issue.

- D

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Red-J In reply to dfridolfs [2006-09-20 12:20:05 +0000 UTC]

yeah! I recall seeing your piece in there a few years back! Funny coincidence that we are both doing a new piece for him now! Can't wait to see yours!

J.

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dfridolfs In reply to Red-J [2006-09-21 20:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Mine is pretty simple. Might have to do a better one later.

- D

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Red-J In reply to dfridolfs [2006-10-03 13:28:05 +0000 UTC]

I saw yours dude...Looks really cool..like KnightEdge animated in the clone wars style! haha

Your inks are slick of course!

J.

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dfridolfs In reply to Red-J [2006-10-04 05:10:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man. Looking forward to seeing your finished back cover. I mentioned to Gary I'd offer to ink it, but I think you're probably well enuf along to doing the whole thing yourself.

- D

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Red-J In reply to dfridolfs [2006-10-04 10:27:49 +0000 UTC]

yeah dude...I was done with it about a week ago actually. Still, I do hope you and I can team up on something fun as soon as your free. Just let me know and I'll get something quick n fun happening.

Send me an email to jonksomm@hotmail.com if you want, and I'll hook you up with a sneak peek of my finished piece.

J.

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Caile [2006-09-19 04:33:52 +0000 UTC]

wow amazing drawing!

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Red-J In reply to Caile [2006-12-03 22:23:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks! Glad you liked it

J.

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chucksbitch [2006-09-19 03:32:55 +0000 UTC]

Yay I like it, I don't have to use my kenetically charged cards on you this time (being an awesome Gambit fan)!
I do really like the original concept, I'd love to see that one done up too.
From one Aussie comic book artist to another, awesome work man

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Shariko [2006-09-18 21:02:42 +0000 UTC]

Gambit is one of my favorite characters. Nice work. Like the style

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Fortis-Lupus [2006-09-18 16:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Nice to see these steps
Good job

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bipeds [2006-09-18 14:34:01 +0000 UTC]

whuuu, great details. hope u didn't spend a lot of time on it.

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gz12wk [2006-09-18 13:08:14 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

I didnt know Rogue was a hot latina babe!

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Red-J In reply to gz12wk [2006-12-03 22:18:52 +0000 UTC]

hahaha....well...she is now!

J.

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-seed- [2006-09-18 11:02:03 +0000 UTC]

I absolutley love B man! The final product is cool too tho.
But B is beeetteeer in my opinion! I don't like that crowded pinups, i rather prefer a strong composition, with some intelligent space-areas

Lookin forward to see that piece colored!

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scoundreldaze [2006-09-18 09:46:02 +0000 UTC]

Hey, Man!! Cool, I always love to see, where things come from! To be honest, I can't even tell you which one I prefer... It IS true that A is a cool pose and all, but I think as a pin-up it's cool to have the character leaping towards the spectator, as you did in your final installment... Well, all of them would work well as a pic, so you couldn't go wrong in the end...

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Bellevue-DarkKnight [2006-09-18 07:47:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing work!

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xhadowlx [2006-09-18 06:13:14 +0000 UTC]

awesome work red-j. the final is nice, but i actually would've liked fig A to be the final. ; i dunno if u had any control over that!

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kamoostoos [2006-09-18 06:06:53 +0000 UTC]

Freakin sweet man, love it! *thunbs up* his ring finger is kinda weird tho...looks like a ringworm

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ThirtyNineAfter [2006-09-18 02:48:33 +0000 UTC]

I think you already know what I'm gonna say :-p

Though I wonder what Blue Boy would look like.

Another Note For Random Readers: If you dont know who I'm talking about, maybe the phrase, "By my stars and garters" will jog your memory :-D

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Red-J In reply to ThirtyNineAfter [2006-12-03 22:24:44 +0000 UTC]

were you talking about the beast???

hahaha...I think I win the prize for most delayed response!

J.

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ThirtyNineAfter In reply to Red-J [2006-12-27 06:41:22 +0000 UTC]

Congrats! And Happy Holidays!

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funkydoodler [2006-09-18 02:34:41 +0000 UTC]

slick ass piece pimp

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eugenecommodore [2006-09-18 02:23:30 +0000 UTC]

I would have loved to to see sketch-A in it's full form

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RedWingsDragon [2006-09-18 02:17:18 +0000 UTC]

Great work here

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rivrav [2006-09-18 01:23:41 +0000 UTC]

stellar man, wicked poses

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Sebs-DA [2006-09-18 01:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Fig A was really dyanmic too, could be cool to finish it

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fco [2006-09-18 01:06:53 +0000 UTC]

really liked the lines on the final image, they look so clean and sharp

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