This year I was again invited to participate in an art show in LA benefiting the Angel City Derby Girls. A lot of sweet cartoonists/illustrators submit (like Jim Mahfood) and it's shown in Meltdown, LA's best comic shop! The show is Feb. 28th, and it sounds like a crazy party. Wish I could go! Here's the INFO.
Anyways, this years theme was "The Dark & Cryptic Origins of Nursery Rhymes," and I chose the pied piper. Here's the finished peice:
And here's some process shots! (click for bigger like always)
1. Pencil sketch on computer paper, then outlined in pen
2. Pen outline (to make it easier to see on a lightbox)
3. Pencil transfer to watercolor paper and a greenish wash to tone the paper
4. Watercolors
5. Ink outlines
6. Framed!
I'm not the best painter (I'm just too lazy) so I was trying to paint like one of my heroes, Scott C. A while ago he posted some process shots, and I've been waiting to try it ever since.
10 comments:
dude this painting is so sick! Love your watercolors!
Oh man! You nailed it! It looks beautiful!
Sam! This is awesome! THanks for posting the process! It's really inspiring. I love the pic too... the piper's outfit is pretty funny.
What kind of pen did you use on this one? is it a brush pen? I finally bought a really nice one (Pocket Pentel brush pen), but I haven't really gotten the hang of it yet.
This is kick ass. I'm going to try and make it out to the show.
I hate that you're so clever >:( Drown violently.
Yours truly,
Your No. 1 Nemesis
thanks friends and leila! and robin, I used a real brush for this with black ink mixed with red ink. and the pental pocket brush is the best! i swear by it. that's what i draw most of my comics in
I like your colors. And good idea, my Girlfriend is gonna like this one.
Amazing!!
p.s.
it's the 26th, you can still make it!!
xoxo
HaHA...BRILLIANT MATE!!! :)
damn, Sam, this is great!
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