I’ve added 8 additional pages of sketches to this ebook, all from my archives dating back to 1989-91. These are never-before-seen sketches and my intention is to continue to add to this book periodically until I’ve published all of my art from this period. This time in my life was highly creative, although in hindsight I didn’t really have the chops to develop all of the ideas swirling around in my 19-21 year old brain. But it’s been fun revisiting these early works and I hope you enjoy this look into my distant past.
Scott
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I finished inking the first two pages of SOADU II this week and here’s a high res of that double-page spread. I actually ended up inking this spread twice because my first attempt I was experimenting with a much looser style in the spirit of Klaus Janson but I just couldn’t get the results I was envisioning. So I scrapped that and re-inked it, adhering to the same style as the first issue. As much as I like the idea of ‘evolving’ the art throughout each issue, it’s a risky concept because consistency is important for a mini-series and I’m already pushing my luck a bit by having black and white art combined with instances of full color. Who knows, maybe when I finish entire project I’ll make some creative adjustments, if inspiration strikes (and I have time for such finessing).
Page 10 is obviously a work in progress, I’m still figuring out the placement of the panel scenes and figures. The idea is that there is a growing cacophony of exchanges between the various villains seated around the table, with SickNess finally snapping and telling them all to shut up. But as you can see, my lettering placement is a bit wonky at the moment. I’ll be fixing things.
I didn’t do the livestream today because I had a ton of work commitments, but plan to do so tomorrow. So look for an email notification about that, hope to see you there!
Scott
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Here’s today’s recorded livestream, where I delve into penciling the first two pages of Saga of a Doomed Universe II! Lots of super villains in this big double pager. Most of the art in this project is being created on my iPad Pro, except for the livestreams. Here I’m switching over to my Wacom Cintiq, which to be honest has a slightly more responsive behavior than the iPad. It’s probably the sort of thing that only artists who are used to using these devices would notice, though. I had every intention of penciling and inking this book traditionally on my drawing board, but had to concede to the fact that creating it digitally is far more efficient.
I’ll have some exciting news soon about this book, which I alluded to in previous posts. In the meantime, I’ve attached Shane White’s inked art for the Image Comics edition of issue 1 from 2007, plus a very early iteration painting by Steve Stanley from 1991. Yes, this book had a long gestation period.
