American Wicked cover art

Cover art for the graphic novel American Wicked. I was sort of stupid and drew the cover without regard for trim and bleed. I guess I was kind of feeling myself.

full sized artwork - India ink on 14x17 paper

So when the cover got trimmed to the book size, I lost some of the badge and a little bit of the Porsche. Learned my lesson!

trimmed art with trade dress

-L

Sketchbook Bug-Man - In Color!

I drew Bug-Man in my sketchbook and enjoyed the drawing so much I scanned him in and gave him some color. I actually colored him twice. Each on a different version of Photoshop.

This one is the first one.

Bug-Man - india ink, computer color - Photoshop CS3

Folks on Instagram quite liked it. I got CC and colored him a second time:

Bug-Man - india ink, computer color - Photoshop CC 2017

I like it better.

Mostly because I was able to use more of the brushes I like for texture and all the other things I use on art that make me feel less insecure.

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings on this piece.

La'ers

-L

Sweet Christmas!

DOOM!

MSAB Black Panther Screening Party

My Superheroes are BLACK!, a Facebook group, threw a viewing party for the release of Black Panther in movie theaters. I created a poster for the event. It was a blast to draw and a blast to attend. I'm glad it went over well.

Below are examples of the poster without the graphic elements and distressing in color...

... and in black and white.

I also created an isolated figure that was used for the tickets given at the theater and other favors at the party. 

-L