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[Dwitkin82]

Haven’t posted any commissions in quite sometime. This Doomsday just arrived from Armando Ramirez and in person is amazing. Such depth to the colors…way under prices for his talent in my opinion 

[Caltex98]

This was an unusual request for a commission:

Ever since I first tried Sophia Loren's recipe for tomato sauce from her first cookbook In Cucina Con Amore,1971 (Eat With Me, english pocket edition from 1980) I have stuck to it like gospel. And since the description is not written like a regular recipe but more like Ms Loren describing the process in conversation, I was thinking maybe this could be made into a comics page with six or eight panels to illustrate Ms Loren telling it to the reader while showing hands on how it is done. (Nigella, eat your heart out!)

Bill Galvan kindly obliged (but confessed it was kind of hard to break the recipe down into singular panels and deciding what to show) and this is the result of his efforts. Looks like a Sunday comics page (down to the coloring). I can easily see this as a syndicated strip since there are lots of recipes written in the same way in this book. And I dare everyone to try the recipe, it makes a delicious tomato sauce!

Click on the picture to see larger scans of both the finished pencils and the colored print-out in my CAF-gallery. That way the instructions can actually be read!

[vodou]

On 7/20/2021 at 4:15 AM, Caltex98 said:

Bill Galvan kindly obliged...

I like it. Too bad he doesn't know how to pack art  

[Blastaar]

Recent Mike Grell I commissioned. 
 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Blastaar

[fmaz]

On 7/20/2021 at 4:15 AM, Caltex98 said:

This was an unusual request for a commission:

Ever since I first tried Sophia Loren's recipe for tomato sauce from her first cookbook In Cucina Con Amore,1971 (Eat With Me, english pocket edition from 1980) I have stuck to it like gospel. And since the description is not written like a regular recipe but more like Ms Loren describing the process in conversation, I was thinking maybe this could be made into a comics page with six or eight panels to illustrate Ms Loren telling it to the reader while showing hands on how it is done. (Nigella, eat your heart out!)

Bill Galvan kindly obliged (but confessed it was kind of hard to break the recipe down into singular panels and deciding what to show) and this is the result of his efforts. Looks like a Sunday comics page (down to the coloring). I can easily see this as a syndicated strip since there are lots of recipes written in the same way in this book. And I dare everyone to try the recipe, it makes a delicious tomato sauce!

Click on the picture to see larger scans of both the finished pencils and the colored print-out in my CAF-gallery. That way the instructions can actually be read!

It would be great if you could somehow get this in front of Sophia herself... I bet she'd get an enormous kick out of it.  It's also a unique way to present a cookbook, although I guess I'm not sure who would be the target audience. Nonetheless, always great when the commission scratches the exact itch you had in mind! Congrats!!!

[Tnexus]

Got this commission from the fabulous Brian Ching. Features Jarael and Chantique from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Edited July 21, 2021 by Tnexus

[Rick2you2]

Straight commissions don't really interest me anymore. Why waste an artist's talent on a simple image when you can have him do something original and different? So, when I ran into an old friend at a recent show, Chris Battista, I asked him to draw something special that I described in detail. He came through with flying colors (although, I was expecting an annoyed Hoppy instead of a smiling one). After Chris posted it on Facebook, someone decided that they liked it so much, they colored it. Here's the original and the color version.

[Subby1938]

cool

Edited July 21, 2021 by Subby1938

[Artboy99]

On 7/21/2020 at 4:13 PM, Benedict Judas Hel said:

Thanks.  I told Renee other collectors would not be as forgiving as I was if they received a commissioned piece in this condition.

It does suck that the piece arrived with this gigantic crease and I am disappointed but I’m hoping that when I get around to framing this piece, my framer will be able to minimize the crease or possible even eliminate it.

a heat press could take that crease out.

[Benedict Judas Hel]

On 7/21/2021 at 3:01 PM, Artboy99 said:

a heat press could take that crease out.

Thanks for the advice, Karl!  I appreciate it.

[Benedict Judas Hel]

I got in this 8” x 10” watercolor commission by Dan Brereton.  It’s not quite The Baroness but a reasonable facsimile:

[Spidey 62]

On 10/5/2020 at 4:09 PM, fsumavila said:

haven't been much of a commission guy, but this year I decided to scratch an itch I had to get some work from artists I love (and whose OA is HARD to get).

One piece I commissioned was this killer Batman & Robin from Lee Bermejo. I asked Lee to put his spin on the classic Carmine Infantino image of the Dynamic Duo on a rooftop, patrolling Gotham.

I think he absolutely nailed it -- especially Robin! Can't wait to get this framed.

 

 

I picked up this piece from Romeo Tanghal recently. Looks familiar.... I love the colors on mine, and I really like the detail on yours. 

 

[Subby1938]

Sub-mariner 6 Recreation by Esad Ribic

Art was done July 27/2021 at Anthony’s Comicbook Art shop (in house) in New Jersey. It was a special event where Esad flew in to catch up on commissions that were delayed due to Covid and his obligations at Marvel doing the Eternals comics . I’m very happy with the result . 
 

The only direction I gave was it had to be identifiable as Subby 6 cover and I wanted his take on it ( modern version ) so the scene to take place underwater . He did a great job . One of my fav artists out there .  

 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Subby1938

[Unstoppablejayd]

On 7/28/2021 at 3:55 PM, Subby1938 said:

Sub-mariner 6 Recreation by Esad Ribic

Art was done July 27/2021 at Anthony’s Comicbook Art shop (in house) in New Jersey. It was a special event where Esad flew in to catch up on commissions that were delayed due to Covid and his obligations at Marvel doing the Eternals comics . I’m very happy with the result . 
 

The only direction I gave was it had to be identifiable as Subby 6 cover and I wanted his take on it ( modern version ) so the scene to take place underwater . He did a great job . One of my fav artists out there .  

 

This came out fantastic! 

[Webhead2018]

Amazing piece I saw a quick sketch op from him I was tempted to do but looks like it closed.

[Subby1938]

His schedule gets tight with work he has to do with Marvel and limited cons. I ordered this last September so it’s been a long wait . He does his absolute best to hook fans up. He will honour any commissions he takes on but there was no set time to receive them . If you’re cool with that it’s worth the wait imo. I need one more to finish my silver age Namor trilogy …. 

Edited August 12, 2021 by Subby1938

[fsumavila]

On 7/24/2021 at 10:11 PM, Spidey 62 said:

I picked up this piece from Romeo Tanghal recently. Looks familiar.... I love the colors on mine, and I really like the detail on yours. 

 

Romeo did a superb job! that looks great....

[Twanj]

On 7/28/2021 at 3:55 PM, Subby1938 said:

Sub-mariner 6 Recreation by Esad Ribic

Art was done July 27/2021 at Anthony’s Comicbook Art shop (in house) in New Jersey. It was a special event where Esad flew in to catch up on commissions that were delayed due to Covid and his obligations at Marvel doing the Eternals comics . I’m very happy with the result . 
 

The only direction I gave was it had to be identifiable as Subby 6 cover and I wanted his take on it ( modern version ) so the scene to take place underwater . He did a great job . One of my fav artists out there .  

 

Wow, that's special.

11x17 or is it larger?

[Subby1938]

14” x 20” approx

I measured my framed Ribic Doom & Namor piece it’s 13.5” x 19” that’s because the framing hid a little of paper edge . I believe the single figure commission is slightly smaller than two character but don’t quote me on that 

Edited July 29, 2021 by Subby1938

[Benedict Judas Hel]

I got in a few items in today.  First I got in an 8” x 10” Baroness commission by Sorah Suhng:

 

Then I received this 11” x 17” Baroness and Vega sketch by Karl Janot as a “thank you” for my patience:

 

Patience for waiting for my latest 11” x 17” cover homage commission of Thor #359 featuring Vega and The Baroness:

The original cover as it appears:

Edited July 30, 2021 by Benedict Judas Hel