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A Voodoo cover I did for Wildstorm back in the 90s. One of the last painted covers I did before going to digital colors.It's probably 15" X 25", water-based mixed media on illustration board.
It was a rush job; Wildstorm called me up on a Friday and needed it on a Monday, so I did this one in a 48-hour marathon I think, no sleep whatsoever. I hate those.
The original cover artist disappeared, so I was asked to do the covers for issues 2-4. He had started the miniseries with an Art Nouveau design for the first issue cover, which is probably why WS called me to help out. The fact that Voodoo is a superhero who is a stripper (I know, CLASSY!) in her alter ego hours probably had nothing to do with it, right?
Even though it was a nightmare, I really enjoyed this piece, and is one of the rare occasions where I had a lot of fun on a job.
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you know, your work reminds me of Alphonse Mucha, so its wonderful seeing you actually do art nouveau. do you really not usually enjoy doing ur pieces? interesting
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'Enjoy' is an umbrella term. Most people feel 'fun' and 'rewarding' are synonymous, but they truly art. I normally don't have a lot of fun working on art; I'm always pulling out my hair, struggling, paining of its inadequecies. But's it's almost always rewarding.
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ur work looks so cool, I just assumed you maybe constantly thinking, 'ah what I just did there looks so awesome! this is the best thing I've ever done!'
I too sort of dislike the process, I like the end bit when you stare out the screen.
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Noooooo.... I look at my work and constantly think "Bah! In defiance of all physical laws, this both sucks AND blows!" It's all inadequate. If you folks could see what I'm imagining in my head (and what my stoopit hands cannot seem to convey properly).... I swear, CANCERS would be cured. Lepers would be healed.
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hahaha! exactly, I think if one could successfully transplant imagination onto a page you would literally be God or something. Nothing I do matches my original concept as seen in the mind, as I am finding with this current art work I'm doing...
I know you're busy but would you mind looking at this piece once it's done? I'm at the hair pulling stage right now, but once its done I would love for you to critique it, if you don't mind that is! ! !
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That was my cat, Frankenstein. He was kind of an asshole, but we were roommates for a number of years.
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ah, voodoo, my all-time WS superheroine fav... However, they have not captured the character right. I don't know... I saw potential in Priss once.
nice cover, Mr. Hughes.
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CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER READ IT.
ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS INTERESTING ENOUGH AND
YOUR COVER WORK DEFINITELY HELPS SELL IT
PEACE LUV EQUALITY
SIG GORGIAMUS ALOUS SUBJECTATOS NUNC
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I'll be trying out watercolors now that I own a starter set. I just ordered some illustration board from Dick Blick.
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Awesome! Make sure you post your work! Good luck!
-AH!-
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She IS classy, if only because you did the art.
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I did a full background, two character, underwater battle scene for a Punisher mag in 36 hours one time. Those are the times you realize this job ain't as glamorous as it seems! LOL
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I just wish there WERE times when this job seemed glamorous!
LOL
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I SHOULD have said "as glamorous as people THINK it is"! LOL
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damn I always thought it was digital, but I see you talk about the airbrush, so it begins to make more sense now
You've done Everything traditinnal? I mean... even the lettering, and empty space around them?
Need lots of patience; and maybe cofee
hey honestly you should came back to this media sometimes. I know traditionnal don't forgive mistakes ; but, traditional rocks when you can master with it
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This piece was done when all I could do on a computer was e-mail and Solitaire. The whole thing is traditional, the lettering was all done by hand. ALL WORK.
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i remember seeing this in an art book...i belive it was about modern media....or something... anyways... really nice work <3
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These remain some of my favorite covers of all time. Thanks for posting this.
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Awesome, I love the style! 
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Wow stunning as usually... very Art Nouveau, reminisent of Mucha
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i remember that series... actually it was the lady rawhide covers that first caught my attention, toward you.
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Honestly, your work depicting women is beyond parallel but images like this are the biggest reason I dig your work. The details are done fantastically, the graphic element in the background is absolutely stunning and the incorporation of fontography here is simply breathtaking.
Really an absolutely stunning piece.
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Lots of fun to do, but tons of fun to look at, Adam.
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Ah, that was you who did that cover! I certainly recognize the style immediately, now, but I hadn't ever made the connection before. Like many noted here, that was one of those covers that _really_ drew the eye. Fantastic pose, tremendous coloring, very enjoyable all the way around.
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Yummy... I remember that cover. Like what you did with the Image logo
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well THIS is the kind of thing i love about your work. such attention to detail, concept and color... But above anything she is friggin HOT! Good job sir.
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Alphonse Mucha style.
Perfect! (but I am sure you already know it)
Font good but a little bit obscure.
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I can definately see the Alphonse Mucha influence!
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I hated the Voodoo series, but bought this issue entirely for the cover.
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What's interesting for me having seen your digital work first before this is how similar the colouring styles look on first glance. Clearly you adapted to digital really well!
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This remains one of my favorite covers from you. THe slouch in her posture is SUCH a hard pose to pull off but you came to the party with bells on with this one.
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Yes, what a dream assignment.
As I walk the corridors of the Mucha museum in Prague, I cannot help but sigh:
"If only he'd drawn more strippers..."
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One of my favorite covers! I luv this Mucha-like frames!
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Hello AH !
I remember this cover and really like the Art Nouveau Style (without mentioning your work lol). I would like to know hop to paint like this (...with humility... how to paint only).
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gaah man, I wish I could shade like you!
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WOW I love the whole Art Nouveau style to this. It's like Maxfield Parrish soft porn!
It's a real treasure.
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Your sense of composition and color deeply pleases me sir. Pure greatness!!
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I love the skull of, apparently, Jesus Christ sitting randomly in the background. Really impressive job with the typography too. Pulling out that negative type must have been incredibly difficult without digital media
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Thanks; I look back and wonder how I pulled that off, myself. Panic is wonderful grease for the creative wheels, hunh?
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It surely is, pressure is a great motivator!
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