Living Corpse Pin-up, Pt.2

Digital coloring it is!

This is the first piece I've finished in true comic book style- i.e. pencils, then inked, then colored digitally. I finished the color in 6 hours, which is pretty good considering I was going it all with a laptop touch pad.

I've been hesitating to buy myself a drawing tablet since they're so expensive... but they really are worth the money. If I do any more projects that involve digital coloring, I'm going to need to get a Wacom, 'cause this trackpad nonsense just doesn't cut it.

I can't decide if I like it better with or without the background.

If anyone besides me is reading this, leave a comment with your opinion.

But, yeah, really excited about this piece! It feels really great to bang out a good image in a few days, not because I need to, but because I'm so engrossed in the project that I can't turn away!

UPCOMING ART SHOWS!:

The Barrington Harvest Festival is tomorrow! My table and tent will be set up from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and it'll be packed with goodies- prints, original artwork, t-shirts, painted eggs, you name it! So, come on by if you're in the area!

Living Corpse Pin-up, Pt.1

I spent the day working on a pin-up for The Living Corpse- a delightfully entertaining horror comic illustrated by Ken Haeser. If you haven't heard of it or haven't read it, I highly recommend it! It's fun and campy and surprisingly sweet.

Anyway, there's a goth chick named Lilith who is infatuated with our rotting hero and I wanted to show them interacting with each other. I'm extremely happy with how the piece came together- especially from a stylistic standpoint, since I was concerned about matching my style to Haeser's characters.

I can't wait to show him!

I haven't decided if I'm going to color this with colored pencils or try my hand at digital coloring. Either way, I'll be posting the results as soon as they're finished.

Below you'll find photographic evidence of my mother's sainthood.

(She looks annoyed for the sake of the reference shot.

She was actually an extremely patient and responsive model.)

UPCOMING ART SHOWS:

I will be selling my wares (including eggs for the first time!) at the Barrington Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 9th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you're in the area, come say hey!