Sleepy time time

Ahoy chums,

Colouring-in stuff for you this week.  I recently submitted some pages for a paid superhero comics job (which I didn't get by the way), so I thought I'd post them here.  They may well end up in the gallery section of the trade paperback yet, but I'm sure the author won't mind me putting them on my mighty blog.

A cover test and a page for you, the two delicate readers of my blog.  It was an interesting pitch though, and all good practise in meeting a tight deadline.

(Do you know?  Even if I do say so myself, that's a nifty hand what I have drawn on yellow/blue suited chap in the cover test)

In other news, I shall be having some piccies published in a forth-coming collection of poems for children.  'Born to Giggle' is compiled by Ian Billings and features a very loverly cover by the equally loverly Hunt Emerson.  It's all to raise money for Save the Children, so dig deep.  I'll let you all know when it's piblished as well as published.
   

 

Phew and indeed phew.

RT

Painting by numbers

Quick colouring test what I have done using an old Grinning Mask page.  Thought that I'd publish it here rather than have it languish on my PC.
 

What do you all think chums?  Any comments?  I'm a bit new to this colouring lark.....

RT

Devo-lution

What ho chums,

For today's ramblings, I'll put together a quick piece about a cover I've recently completed for a fabbo up-coming anthology by the Midlands Comics Collective. 

First, a very rough A4 pencil sketch
 

 

Blow it up to A3 and start pencilling on layout paper (my current pencilling paper of choice)

 

Then inks onto tracing paper taped over the layout.  This method means I'm not as precious with inking as I may be on super-expensive Bristol Board...

Scan it in and have a quick dabble at colours

 

Add some more layers of watercolours, drop the lettering in, and Bob's your uncle (he certainly is as well).

This anthology (as you may have guessed) is all loosely based on the end of the world and features contributions from the very talented Midlands Comics Collective, including (I'm reliably informed) a 'lost classic' from the splendid Hunt Emerson. 

If you happen to be at Kapow this weekend and providing the printers haven't fibbed to us about deadlines, then you should be able to grab a copy from fellow Midlands Comics Chum and top bloke Josh Clarke.  Tell him I sent you.
  
To further whet your appetites, I'll attach a snippet from my contribution to the anthology.
 

Until next time.
RT

Archie and the Sweep

A departure from my pencils. A quick cartoon based on the adventures of our friend's baby and his fascination with our cat.