REAL IN THE FIELD….
Another tidbit from the craziest, most funnest action fantasy graphic novel ever comin soon, Cannon Busters!
Featuring LOCK, the meanest muthafukin’ MUPPET SORCERER this side of GEARBOLT. plus, the nigga uses STANDS, SON!LOL. Wait till him and Philly the Kidd meet up!
Anyways, CB is scheduled to be complete july of 2008. Sketchbook,pinupgalleryand guest backs-ups and all. Oversized European-Book format, hard cover, embossed cover and all that. gonna be something special, garunteed. Pencils will be completed end of this year. I think when it drops, it will create a tsunami of influence and fun that hasnt been felt inna minute….. the game needs fun comics like this!!! i’m playin my part! LOL.
Here’s a rough layout of one of the pages from the graphic novel. Featuring a page out of context introducing “The New Deal” peace treaty celebration. Also a couple random conceptual sketches of characters from the graphic novel. I know some of y’all think i’m showing too much. but trust me when i say i’ve got so much material for this project that’ll be in the ogn sketchbook, these are minute (ask Philly Bee what my art room looks like! he’ll tell you!) Fun Stuff.
This is a page when i was in the early process of producing this book, i produced most of my pencils on 11X17 ( Issue #1). But now i’ve taken to cutting that in half and am now producing on 8.5 X 11 size paper, similar (not the same) as the manga comic size. it’s easier, faster and i can really control my shapes more drawing smaller. not to mention, it cuts my workload in half. i’d mostly apply 11X17 size paper to splashes and scenes that need hyper detail and emphasis…..
who here works that small? do you pro/ beginner/aspiring comic artists out there still actually draw on that big ‘ol bristol paper these days?
I’m a beginner but I love to work large. I can really get some large sweeping arcs. I always seem to noodle my drawings to death when working small.
Great work man.
This is lookin’ very cool. Looking forward to hearing more about what it’s about…
Seems it doesn’t matter what size I’m drawing at, I always run out of room! I’d be lost without Photoshop… guuh, I <3 my Wacom...
Cannon busters must be a short series, If I were you I would invest in making it to the stations.
you’re linework is screaming energy
I’m starting to doubt that ur veins carry magma 😉
you’re the best ever.
I work in pieces on little paper big paper everywhere and anywhere I get and idea and put it all together in CS3. I haven’t thought about it in a bit but I spent many many a late night up with that big ol bristol smudging pencil all over the place…
dude…lookin great as always…yur sketches are awsome. I work the same as you…work small most of the time, but large only when nessesary. Keeping line mileage to a minimum is a plus with me.
Keep up the good work my man!!
ps. tell me you watch Avatar.
You’ve got the craziest stuff sir! I can’t wait unti this gets unleashed. I’m not professional by any means, but I prefer to work small…. usually on 8.5×11 computer paper.
awesome brother, you never disappoint.
Nice looking page, LeSean. Did you get my e-mail about Hyperkinetic?
Hey Lesean, great stuff man. I checked out some of your stuff earlier on the character design site. Really like the looseness of the sketch.
I normally sketch on something really small (post its). It keeps me away from being detail oriented. Then when I have the shapes i like, i transfer onto 11×17. For me, i like the line quality it creates, plus i can draw it standing up and with my whole shoulder for better gesture. Look foward to seeing more of cannon busters. Take care.
Nigel
Brilliant as always!
Gotta work small enough to fit the page in the scanner. I hate halving pages. Lining that shit up is annoying. But yeah, usually work 8.5×11 so’s I can scan and color.