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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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...No digital color here? You can't be human.
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Woah! This is as good as your digital work! Not suggesting for a moment that digital surpasses traditional media, but this is flawless. The styling is spot on too.
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Well, usually when people aske me for Photoshop advice, the first thing I say is "Go learn how to paint. Come back in 5 years and I'll teach you everything I know about Photoshop in 20 minutes."
Not that I'm any great painter, but the royal road to digital success is basic illustration & painting skills.
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Amen. Then we have to deal with those who thumb their noses at digital painting as being cheap.
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'Tis a thing of beauty indeed, sir...I tip my hat to you...well...I would if I had a hat...
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Perfect style of Alfons Mucha!
He is in my family roots..
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My gallry [link]
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I have all of these! Great artwork (yes-unique story line.)
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I like that !!
Are you inspired by the Modern Art Artist Alfons Mucha ?
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Wow the colouring is amzing for water based
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So many Nouveau style illustrations are a simple ripoff of Mucha, that I can appreciate the ways in which this cover takes the style and applies it to a contemporary use. The risquΓ© pose, the broad shoulders and other details make it new and balance out the ultra-femenine lines, shapes and colors of the old style.
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Oh my! what happened to the orignal cover artist, was he okay ?
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By 'disappeared' I mean 'the editors couldn't get him on the phone'.
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lol, kay. that must suck, i cant imagine that happens to often, but what ever puts more money in your pocket cant be all that bad
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Artists flake out all the time, I've done it once myself. It's OK to get an assignment from someone else's insanity.
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hee hee.. I've got that cover.
I've always liked that "Art nouveau" style you've put in that piece of work.
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the shading is so nice on her skin
Is that all watercolour washes? or did you need to use an airbrush or something?
I never understand how people can create such nice gradients of tone with traditional mediums.
Good job tho. The boobs look HOT =] good to see quite realistic big boobs in a cover they have weight!!! =]
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It's airbrush. By water-based mixed media, I mean: airbrush, watercolor, color pencil.
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Thanks for the reply =]
I was always too scared of the airbrush, quite an investment, and id imagine itd take a while to grow comfortable with. Looks worth it all tho.
I suppose if i hadnt had photoshop since i was about 13, things may have been different. Computers are so boring in comparison.
and again .... good boobs =]
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It's not like it's a masterpiece of airbrush work.... I just used it to give me an even coat of color and some nice graduations. If I was less lazy I could've done it with watercolors...
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Was this airbrushed acrylic? Just curious about what specific form of water-based media you were using.
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Air-brush, watercolor, colored ink, and colored pencil.
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holly cow, this is insanely outstanding! i freaking tought it was advanced digital coloring, damn!
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I KNOW, RIGHT???
This is absurdly beautiful. I cannot handle it.
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I remember this cover well. This (and all the rest of the ones for this series) I would spend quite some time looking at in the comic store. Although, she was so hot and so sexy I questioned getting them. Just the act of getting comics at all as a teenager had automatically put me on the potential lesbian list - and frankly I was unsure if I wanted to get anything to reinforce those notions.
But I did eventually buy them as a set - I remember the interiors being alright - but those fantastic covers still make me think of a days long gone.
Oh, and as an end of long comment note, I met my husband Adam a while later and the potential lesbian spell was broken. Yay!
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Interesting how one of the few super heroines out there that actually works professionally in the adult entertainment industry has a superhero costume that isn't much different from the other female school teachers and corporate executives out there in comic book land fighting crime.
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I know this was a rush job, but I can't help but be a little weirded out by the massive chest and wide shoulders :E Otherwise, it's pretty awesome, I'm a sucker for Art Nouveau.
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hot damn. As always I love how you draw your women.
I HATE YOU ADAM HUGES!
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I have very few words for this.
And those words are: BEST COVER EVER!
I wish I had seen this when it was first publishedβ¦
β¦I certainly would have bought it.
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Awsome cover,from the colors to the design,to the lettering.
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Wow, that's just beautiful. And I do dig the idea of a super hero who strips in her spare time. Might as well make full use of that super-powered chassis.
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The smooth gradiations are incredible! You sir have some serious skill!
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Wow! That's impressive work for a 2 day piece. Was it just for this one or did you have to do 2 more? Because you said you did 2-4 covers. Just a bit confused.
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No, I did not have to do 3 covers in 2 days, LOL.
Just this cover was needed in 48 hours. The other 2 covers I handed in over the next 2 months.
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Oh ok. I was about to say. Even more impressive if you did lol
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Lots of souvenirs in that cover ^^
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