Giles Issue #1 Comic Cover
My cover for the first issue of the new Giles mini, 1 of 4. More info over at CBR»
Spike variant cover, issue 1 of 5
Dark Horse requested that I use a more comic bookish look for these Spike covers, to create a better visual separation between my variants and the main cover art. I essentially used my sequential style, but I drew/colored it all in Photoshop rather than Illustrator, which had been my typical means of drawing sequential art. After finishing this cover, I realized I had gone a little too thick on some of the line art...so subsequent covers, for this series, will be on a line-weight diet.
By request, I'm adding the original line art, click through to see it...
Drusilla cover, issue 1 of 5
Drusilla cover, issue 1 of 5, written by Juliet Landau.
Slayalive interview
I was interviewed by Slayalive about my cover work for the Buffy and Angel & Faith comics, check it out here.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer issue 5 s9
Since this was my last issue of Buffy, I decided to go bananas...actually I would have done this cover even if I was scheduled to do more, but I'm glad the last one was the craziest. I wanted to dress her in something that she might ogle over in a magazine, but would most likely never have the circumstance to wear, as she's not a woman of leisure lol. Beyond the pure aesthetics, the pattern and flow of the dress were good vehicles for seamlessly merging the imagery in the lower half.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer issue 4 s9
Thwarted by my earlier attempt at using a ribbon motif on the "Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale" cover, I thought this Buffy cover would be ideal for an adaptation of it. In this case, it's a bit of an Escher homage...on the Serenity cover it entailed ribbons (with an angry face) pealing away from Book's head to reveal a peaceful Book.
Likenesses
These Qui Gon Jinn and Buffy sketches (click the "continue reading" link to see the Buffy sketch) are a result of a potential client, requesting that I provide examples to demonstrate my ability to create a likeness accurately.
I noticed this page was getting allot of hits so I updated the above image as I had edited it after posting...my roughs are rough, but the older one had been too rough for Dark Horse so I had smoothed it out.
I don't like to copy images, for many reasons, but creatively it narrows what you can do with the character as you must always match the body pose to what face angle you can find...I much prefer doing whatever pose I want and then extrapolating the face from several photos. I've painted portraits throughout my life, so I guess if I have a "thing", faces would be it, and this background is a big benefit to do likenesses and faces in general.
These sketches landed me the job and I'll fill in the details once the work is published.