Popular Post Subby1938 Posted October 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Unstoppablejayd said: This is fantastic.. I was thinking about getting a Magneto from him.. but some of his commissions I love, others not so much. He really is a fantastic artist . I’ll give my two cents on what I’ve seen on Esad. If he loves what he is painting the result will be stunning . Try and get a piece at a lower consumer event so he can focus on fewer pieces and you can get the best art you can. Obviously everyone wants a gem but if I’m an artist and people start showing up to my booth with cash , things change. Time per piece will taper off as well as quality . Esad also gives you more bang for your buck with 2 figures piece as price goes up so does quality . In the end it really is hit and miss sometimes . At the NYCC he dis my piece on day 1 and I believe it may have been one first pieces he did which really helped my cause before more money started pouring in . Twanj, Blastaar, Unstoppablejayd and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead2018 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Well I am ideally probably just going with all head sketches to maybe bust level. But ya I thinking I may box it out so I know each area be for this character and what not. I was thinking going 9 per side. So then it gives me 18 characters to work on getting probably for awhile. Counting on budget and what artists will be attending shows I plan to go too. I was thinking if I do 9 per side maybe 8 boxes per side be the head/bust side. And 1 per side be a larger box for maybe a full body for 1 character. But like I said I have no other shows I am going to this year. So I got over 6 months to settle on my plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Webhead2018 said: Well I am ideally probably just going with all head sketches to maybe bust level. But ya I thinking I may box it out so I know each area be for this character and what not. I was thinking going 9 per side. So then it gives me 18 characters to work on getting probably for awhile. Counting on budget and what artists will be attending shows I plan to go too. I was thinking if I do 9 per side maybe 8 boxes per side be the head/bust side. And 1 per side be a larger box for maybe a full body for 1 character. But like I said I have no other shows I am going to this year. So I got over 6 months to settle on my plans. Another thought. Contact an artist, e.g., Matthew Clark, about doing a layout that other artists can use to base their contribution. It can make for a more dynamic scene and reduce the time for the artists that are completing it - which might lead to a lower cost per figure.I did this with a Sgt. Rock jam and the figures weren't terribly expensive and everyone praised the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead2018 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Ya like I said I just need to settle on open jam or box out spaces. If I do boxes. I might have probably who ever I decide to do first sketch maybe do layout. If not maybe contact a few artists I am friends with to see if they do it. Or do you got a few names I could look into and seeing what they say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Matthew Clark does a lot of layouts for jams. I was very happy with mine. Click his name to go to his Facebook page. Edited October 6, 2019 by alxjhnsn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead2018 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Thanks for that name any other names to also look into. Ideally on fb. As I don't use any other social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rick2you2 Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2019 Went to NY Comicon, and did not get what I wanted--yet. I had asked Dan Quintana for a full figure drawing of the Phantom Stranger, but he didn't have time to do it. He did, however, do a rough head shot for me, and I am making arrangements for an ink commission with a wash effect. For now, this is his rough head shot, which is quite nice for what it is. dichotomy, piper, Blastaar and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Coloring commission from Mike Garland, Nick Pitarra's designated colorist. Here you see Nick's original and Mike's digitally colored version. Click to read all about it. celluloidbuff and Doc McCoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicfanboy007 Posted October 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2019 The past few months have been very good for my comic art collection and it culminated this past weekend at New York Comic Con. The following are the commissions I was able to pick up. Hope you enjoy Scott Williams Dark Knight Returns Batman Unmasked I am a big fan of Dark Knight Returns and Batman Unmasked is probably my favorite theme and recently I have been combining the two and it has resulted great commissions. Scott Williams delivered a stunning piece and was great to work with. Great communication and I absolutely love how he drew old man Bruce. I also really enjoyed talking with him about his original art collecting. All an all a wonderful experience. Mahmud Asrar Game of Thrones Battle of Winterfell Jamie Lannister Mahmud Asrar is an amazing artist whose work continues to improve by leaps and bounds. His work on Conan the Barbarian with Jason Aaron is a career defining. I know it's controversial, but I actually really enjoyed the final season of Game of Thrones. My favorite arc being Jaime Lannister's failed attempt at redemption. I like that it showed the journey to redemption is hard and sometimes you falter and fail. I thought that this would be a great fit for Mahmud and I was right. I couldn't be happier with this piece and how it turned out. The scans do not do this piece justice. Marc Laming House of X: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Wolverine House of X and Powers of X has been some of the best comics of the year. Jonathan Hickman has made every Wednesday an event and this may be the best X-Men story I have ever read. Marc Laming is a very underrated artist. I love his line work and when his preshow commission list opened, I knew that the House of X, X-Men would be a great pairing of Artist and Character. Marc has been loving the HOX/POX and was excited to draw this and I think it shows. Joe Mulvey House of X: Cyclops and Marvel Girl House of X and Powers of X has been some of the best comics of the year. Jonathan Hickman has made every Wednesday an event and this may be the best X-Men story I have ever read. Joe Mulvey is an up and coming artist currently working on The Wailing Blade. I saw Joe do another HOX Professor X commission not that long ago and I knew I wanted a X-Men piece by him, and I was lucky enough to get on his preshow list. A great pairing of Artist and Character. Joe has been loving the HOX/POX and was really excited to draw this and I think it shows. Iban Coello Eddie Brock/Venom Iban Coello has been drawing Venom for quite some time now and is currently filling in while regular artist Ryan Stegman is drawing Absolute Carnage. I how he draws the symbiote and wanted to see him draw the symbiote revealing the bearded Eddie Brock from the current issues of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Phenomenal Venom run. Arranged as a preshow commission. Iban was super nice. Doc Shaner Mister Miracle Scott Free Unmasked with Beard My love for the Tom King and Mitch Gerads Mister Miracle knows no bounds much like my love of Doc Shaner's artwork. His elegant linework and beautiful and expressive storytelling is amazing. When his preshow list opened, I immediately leapt to get on it. With his upcoming collaboration with Tom King and Mitch Gerads on Strange Adventures, I seriously considered getting Adam Strange, but then I thought that sometime soon I would see Doc Shaner draw Adam Strange, but unless I asked, I might not ever see him draw the Mister Miracle from that run. I had extremely high expectations for the piece and Doc blew them out of the water. The sunglasses with Darkseid's reflection is such a great touch and the veggie tray background...marvelous. You can see how much fun he had drawing this piece and I could not be happier with it. Rod Reis Joaquin Phoenix Style The Joker I have yet to see the new Joker Movie. With NYCC happening the same weekend there just has not been enough time. I do look forward to seeing Joaquin Phoenix's performance and I love the design of the character. I think there is a lot of potential. Rod Reis style is perfect for the character and I love how he interpreted it. Regardless of how I like the movie this is a stunning piece of art. Klaus Janson Dark Knight Returns Batman Unmasked This was the last commission I picked up at NYCC 2019 and talk about a high note to go out on. A stellar example of Dark Knight Batman Unmasked by one of the original creative team members. Klaus did not draw this at the show, he took it home to his home studio and it’s just spectacular. Brian Level Venom Unmasked with wings and the All Black Sword Brian Level is an amazing artist. When he reopened his preshow commission list, I knew exactly what I wanted a winged unmasked Venom carrying the All Black Sword of the Symbiote God Knull. It's specific I know, but I love Cates and Stegman's Venom run, and so far my requests for this version of the character have turned out amazing. Marco Checchetto Venom Unmasked with wings and the All Black Sword Marco is an amazing artist. His run with Rucka on Punisher and his current work on Daredevil is fantastic. He was not at the show on Thursday, so I immediately ran to his table on Friday and made his list. I wanted a winged unmasked Venom carrying the All Black Sword of the Symbiote God Knull. It's specific I know, but I love Cates and Stegman's Venom run, and so far my requests for this version of the character have turned out amazing. Marco's assistant said he would really be down for this as it was so Metal. I picked it up on Saturday and my jaw hit the ground. Daniel Warren Johnson Venom Unmasked with wings and the All Black Sword Daniel Warren Johnson is an amazing artist. That statement surprises no one who has seen his art. His creator owned work on Extremity and Murder Falcon is epic, beautiful, kinetic, and filled with so much heart. His Commissions are unparalleled. He was the first table I ran to on Thursday morning. I wanted a winged unmasked Venom carrying the All Black Sword of the Symbiote God Knull. It's specific I know, but I love Cates and Stegman's Venom run, and so far, my requests for this version of the character have turned out amazing. I was thrilled with this version. I love how he drew the wings and made Venom look like a Knight of Knull. And it is very very metal. Those wings are amazing. Geoff Shaw Venom Unmasked with wings and the All Black Sword Geoff Shaw is an amazing artist. His work on God Country is masterful storytelling and helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I wanted to see his take on a winged unmasked Venom carrying the All Black Sword of the Symbiote God Knull. It's specific I know, but I love Cates and Stegman's Venom run, and so far my requests for this version of the character have turned out amazing. Ian Bertram Galactus and Silver Surfer This is marvelous. Simply Marvelous. I was incredibly lucky to get on to Ian's list. I love his style and really wanted to see his version of something Jack Kirby. We discussed two options and his face lit up when I said Galactus. Thank you so much to Ian and to the Felix Comic Art staff for helping to make this happen. Javier Fernandez Batman Unmasked Javi is awesome. This is a great example of Batman Unmasked. Alex Riegel Nick Fury Agent Of SHIELD (Not From NYCC) Alex's work is no stranger to this page. It's fantastic and I have wanted a piece by him for a while. After attending a signing with Jim Steranko, I knew exactly what I wanted from him. This was a stunning piece that I am thrilled with. Tom Reilly Superman This was a lovely predone piece by Tom Reilly. I love the colors and the joy he brings to Clark's expression. Tom Reilly Ex Machina The Great Machine Ex Machina is a political superheroic drama that combines elements of the West Wing, Unbreakable, and a dash of Mad Men. Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris weave a cautionary tale of wielding power both political and super. We meet Mitchell Hundred talking in the dark to...no one in particular, this is his confession. He tells us in the first few pages of this fifty-issue series that this is a tragedy. We flashback to various times in Mitchell’s life. Over the next forty-nine issues they lull you into feeling that maybe...maybe Mitchell and his partners, best friend Bradbury, and surrogate father Kremlin, will succeed and overcome the external and internal threaten New York and Mitchell’s administration. Instead their well-intentioned path leads to the only place it can, a hell made of compromise and regret. I love Tom Reilly's work and thought this would be a really interesting pairing. I love how he drew the Great Machine costume. Martin Morazzo Ex Machina Great Machine/Mitchell Hundred Campaign Poster Ex Machina is a political superheroic drama that combines elements of the West Wing, Unbreakable, and a dash of Mad Men. Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris weave a cautionary tale of wielding power both political and super. We meet Mitchell Hundred talking in the dark to...no one in particular, this is his confession. He tells us in the first few pages of this fifty-issue series that this is a tragedy. We flashback to various times in Mitchell’s life. Over the next forty-nine issues they lull you into feeling that maybe...maybe Mitchell and his partners, best friend Bradbury, and surrogate father Kremlin, will succeed and overcome the external and internal threaten New York and Mitchell’s administration. Instead their well-intentioned path leads to the only place it can, a hell made of compromise and regret. I love Martin Morazzo's work and thought this would be a really interesting pairing. I love how he composed this piece and drew the Great Machine costume. RBerman, celluloidbuff, Revol and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Subby1938 Posted October 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Few more back from framers Jamie Biggs and Jae Lee (2) Edited February 22, 2020 by Subby1938 Unstoppablejayd, Blastaar, BCarter27 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykza Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 23 x 30 Home Run. Ian has been on an incredible run of work with Little Bird this past year. I felt like Pan's Labyrinth would be the perfect subject for him to work his magic. The result is this giant masterpiece of the Faun. I love how Ian incorporated his tubes/tentacles to merge the Faun with the forest/Labyrinth. The eyes and classic Bertram hands add to the piercing feel of the piece. Once again, big thanks goes to Felix for another commission that exceeded expectations. dichotomy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 hours ago, jaykza said: 23 x 30 Home Run. Ian has been on an incredible run of work with Little Bird this past year. I felt like Pan's Labyrinth would be the perfect subject for him to work his magic. The result is this giant masterpiece of the Faun. I love how Ian incorporated his tubes/tentacles to merge the Faun with the forest/Labyrinth. The eyes and classic Bertram hands add to the piercing feel of the piece. Once again, big thanks goes to Felix for another commission that exceeded expectations. That’s perfect. Congrats! jaykza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESeffinga Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Yeah. That has to be incredible to see in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dichotomy Posted October 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2019 Paul Pope from NYCC19 PixelPusher, comicfanboy007, Andahaion and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caltex98 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) At the recent Gothenburg Book Fair I got my 24th convention sketch by Peter Madsen. The subject? A very angry Freyja! (from his graphic novel series Valhalla) (Click on the picture for a larger scan.) Edited October 16, 2019 by Caltex98 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doc McCoy Posted October 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2019 The latest additions to my "Iron" Throne theme, Doc Ock by Justin Mason and Professor X by Chris Johnson. PixelPusher, celluloidbuff, Unstoppablejayd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Picked up a couple pieces at the Suffolk show Saturday- Spider-man by Larry stroman Nightcrawler - quick sketch by Barry Kitson And Phoenix by Enrique Lopez eastbayrudy, PixelPusher and celluloidbuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPusher Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Recent addition to the commission collection by Mario Chavez (https://www.instagram.com/m.chavezart/). Detail shots of the metallic ink over at CAF: https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1585991 BCarter27 and celluloidbuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 New Bob Layton X-Factor Cyclops PixelPusher, celluloidbuff, Unstoppablejayd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicfanboy007 Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) My latest piece by the incredible Mitch Gerads His amazing work on Mister Miracle rightfully won him back to back Eisners. His art and storytelling captures such raw emotion and power. The quiet moments as powerful as the most cosmic of clashes. I love his work so much. I was lucky to get on Mitch's list for SDCC 2019 and I got an amazing Mister Miracle Scott Free. When his list opened for NYCC I knew I needed to get a second piece. This was a piece that was inspired as I was listening to the podcast Word Balloon with Tom King as they were talking about Mitch's art and how his art is perfect for street level characters. I have also been pouring over the IDW Daredevil Born Again Artisan Edition. A masterpiece. Matt Murdock is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction. His resilience is unmatched, he bends but never breaks...completely. "It was a nice piece of work Kingpin. You shouldn't have signed it." This scene from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's seminal work is one of it's finest. It was a moment that I felt captured Born Again and one that Mitch's art would exemplify. And I was right. Mitch exceeded my incredibly high expectations. Thank you Mitch for your amazing work and for this amazing piece. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1585605 Edited November 1, 2019 by comicfanboy007 vodou, Doc McCoy, celluloidbuff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...