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Post by Ross Hughes on Jul 21, 2011 11:09:54 GMT -5
True Blood Tainted Love #6 is in stores now! C&C's always appreciated. Art by Joe Corroney Colors by me for Hi-Fi Studios
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Post by Ross Hughes on Jul 26, 2011 9:43:14 GMT -5
A page from Titans #37. On sale now! Art by Fabrizio Fiorentino Colors by me for Hi-Fi Studios
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Post by Brian W. on Jul 27, 2011 9:24:27 GMT -5
Ross Colors are looking great on the True Blood stuff. What bugs the crap outta me is page 2 panel 4. The penciller and inker have a light source over head but shade it as though the light is coming through a window to the left!GRRRRR!! I guess it could be daytime...OH!! that's right...Bill is a VAMPIRE! whoops! Glad to see you colored it as the light source is the lantern, but it raises a question. Should you be true to the pecil/ink even though incongruous, or should you attempt to correct it? I like your approach in keeping with the clearly defined light source. True Blood Tainted Love #6 is in stores now! C&C's always appreciated. Art by Joe Corroney Colors by me for Hi-Fi Studios
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Post by Ross Hughes on Jul 27, 2011 10:03:50 GMT -5
I totally get what you're saying. The thing I've noticed as I've gone through these issues is that the same image gets used across books from time to time. I don't know if that's the case here or not, but it could explain some of the inconsistencies in the lighting.
As to your question, it's almost never a good idea to fight the lineart, but sometimes you do need to fudge some things. In this case, there is actually another lightsource coming from a lamp on the wall which is being obscured by Sookie's head. You can see the mount to the side of her head (making it hilariously look like she's a wind-up toy. Insert blond jokes here), but I decided not to emit a whole lot of light coming from there so that it wouldn't make it look like her head was glowing. There probably wouldn't be a shadow on her back in this scene because the bar is well-lit and clearly there are other booths behind her that would also have lights on, but I wanted to lead the eye towards Bill and break up what would have been a lot of (off) white between panels 3 and 4.
In short, I'd blame me more than the lineart itself for that panel, but I did it that way consciously at least. For better or for worse. LOL
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Post by Ross Hughes on Jul 27, 2011 10:05:10 GMT -5
A page from the Titans Annual. On sale now! Art by Cliff Richards Colors by me for Hi-Fi Studios
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Post by Brian W. on Jul 27, 2011 12:16:37 GMT -5
Ross You're a good guy to try and shoulder the blame and defend the line art. It speaks well of your character. But really....look at panel 2. Homeboy has a neck thicker than an NFL lineman and shaggy hair...panel 3..Sookie's magic smooch!! He drops about 75 pounds and his hair is perfectly coiffed! The line artists have to share in this!! The Titans stuff looks really pro. Again..total hobbyist inker here who has been a lifelong collector/buyer/seller....take all of this with a grain of salt! I totally get what you're saying. The thing I've noticed as I've gone through these issues is that the same image gets used across books from time to time. I don't know if that's the case here or not, but it could explain some of the inconsistencies in the lighting. As to your question, it's almost never a good idea to fight the lineart, but sometimes you do need to fudge some things. In this case, there is actually another lightsource coming from a lamp on the wall which is being obscured by Sookie's head. You can see the mount to the side of her head (making it hilariously look like she's a wind-up toy. Insert blond jokes here), but I decided not to emit a whole lot of light coming from there so that it wouldn't make it look like her head was glowing. There probably wouldn't be a shadow on her back in this scene because the bar is well-lit and clearly there are other booths behind her that would also have lights on, but I wanted to lead the eye towards Bill and break up what would have been a lot of (off) white between panels 3 and 4. In short, I'd blame me more than the lineart itself for that panel, but I did it that way consciously at least. For better or for worse. LOL
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Post by Ross Hughes on Jul 28, 2011 9:45:54 GMT -5
Ha ha! Thanks, man! Well, it looks like Disney put the kibosh on this project. This was to have been part of a Pirates of the Caribbean anthology to be released along with the latest film. As far as I know, we had it completed in time, so I'm not sure why it didn't come out. From what I could find on the internet about the book, Disney scrapped the project, and may have released a couple of the stories in different books. Oh well. This was from the Young Jack Sparrow story. Art by (I think!) Jean-Paul Orpinas Colors by me for Hi-Fi Studios
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Post by Ross Hughes on Aug 1, 2011 13:09:03 GMT -5
Can't get enough Pirates! Arrrr!!! This was from a story titled The Last Shanghai Lines by Andy Kuhn Colors by me for Hi-Fi
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Post by Ross Hughes on Aug 8, 2011 14:03:36 GMT -5
A couple of Wolverine pics I was commissioned to color. Art by John Byrne Colors by me.
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Post by Ross Hughes on Aug 15, 2011 8:12:31 GMT -5
Cory Hamscher posted this little gem and I wasted no time in asking him for a hi-res copy so I could color it. I loved the lines and the fierceness of it. Cory is a bad-ass! C&C's are always encouraged. Lines by Cory Hamscher
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Post by Ross Hughes on Sept 22, 2011 23:50:57 GMT -5
Colored this for Cory Hamscher. He wanted to try the new Superman on for size and I thought it would be a great opportunity to take a crack at him myself. Thoughts? C&C's are always appreciated. Lines by Cory Hamscher
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Post by Ross Hughes on Oct 9, 2011 15:52:35 GMT -5
Colored this for my man, Cory Hamscher! Cory and I are getting a good groove going. I'm really looking forward to doing more work with him. C&C's are encouraged and appreciated!
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Post by Ross Hughes on Oct 14, 2011 21:34:00 GMT -5
So it was just announced that Rob Liefeld is resurrecting Extreme Studios and among the titles being offered up will be Supreme! Erik Larsen will be doing the breakdowns with my buddy Cory Hamscher being the regular penciller/inker on the series. Fans of the Allen Moore written Supreme era will be in for a treat as the first story will be an unused Moore script. This particular piece is a pin-up that will be used in the book and will also be available as a print at Mid-Ohio. Swing by Cory's table and be sure to pick one up! Tell him Ross sent you. Lines by Cory Hamscher Colors by me
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Post by Ross Hughes on Oct 29, 2011 20:18:33 GMT -5
Colored this for Michael Babinski. Truth be told, I had my eye on this one since the day Mikey posted it on his Deviant Art page, so I was doubly excited that he wanted to commission me to color it for him. I've been wanting to break away from the cut and brush style that I've been relying on lately and do something a little more freehand. I don't think I've done one like this since I worked on Fallen Justice years ago. I was really pleased with the way this one turned out. C&C's are heartily encouraged. Pencils by Cary Nord Inks by Michael Babinski Colors by me
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Post by Brian W. on Nov 1, 2011 10:26:44 GMT -5
That, sir, is some d**n fine work.
I especially like the tooth and bone detail in the foreground skull.
Very well done all around.
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