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Pendragon Fan-Art By Sam Webster

on February 7, 2017 at 4:15 pm
Posted In: Blog, Fan Art

Hello!

Received some fantastic fan-art from Sam Webster (JOE CAPE, UNFAMILIAR SKY).

Pendragon Sam Webster

Going to have to commission some peeps to draw some of the other cast, as everyone seems to love drawing Pendragon!

See you tomorrow for the next page update.

Dan

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Figuring out FIGMA

on January 30, 2017 at 11:17 am
Posted In: Blog

Hello again!

There was a recent wave of artist friends of mine purchasing Figma figures in an effort to improve their drawing skills on poses, etc. I saw the bandwagon rolling by and leapt aboard with reckless abandon. I popped onto Ebay and bought two figures. A male and a female.

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I got both at a decent price and the shipping from China was quoted at two months, but to my surprise, it took just over two weeks. Sadly, the toe section of the ladies left foot has gone missing, but suspecting these figures aren’t ‘legit’, I let that slide. To be honest, it doesn’t really affect and poses I’d be making. The figures are relatively robust, but I’d advise against too much rough housing.

I’d literally taken a commission the day before the figures turned up, so thought it’s be a good opportunity to put them through their paces. I set the figure up in a variety of poses and put it to the person who commissioned the picture to decide on the one to use. They chose the following:

Figma

Once that was decided, I drew from the photo as reference. The following is an image with the red lines dropped to black and darkened.

and then went onto inks.

Scanned and 3D element dropped in.

Final version.

Summing up:

Overall, I found drawing using the model handy. While I won’t be using it for absolutely every panel/page/pin-up I do, it certainly has it’s benefits. One didn’t foresee is the being able to use it for light/shadow reference. The muscular sculpt on the model really pays off here. It’s definitely something I will use in future.

My only complaint/warning is that if one were to use this all of the time, there’s a risk that poses/actions will start to look too static and not fluid.

If you’re looking to invest in an artistic tool, you can’t go too wrong with these. The full scale/’proper’ figures will set you back a fair old sum though, so you’ll have to consider if it’s worth investing in.

Any questions on how I got on with this, please ask below and I’ll endeavour to answer 🙂

Dan

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VANGUARD issue 13 launch date

on January 12, 2017 at 9:26 am
Posted In: Blog

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Dis gonna be good!

Some new faces and new foes make their appearance in the next issue. Lots of exciting plot twists too. Can’t wait to start telling the story to you 🙂

Dan

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XO Manowar

on January 6, 2017 at 9:02 am
Posted In: Blog

Hello you!

Over the Christmas break, I worked up a picture of XO Manowar. A friend of mine recently got me into the new Valiant trades. They’re absolutely fantastic! Highly recommended.

Xo Manowar

Dan

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VANGUARD – 2017

on December 22, 2016 at 11:41 am
Posted In: Blog

Hello you!

So, 2016 draws to an end. It’s been a good year for the comic. I’ve been able to work on a number of projects besides VANGUARD, including ‘Suited & Booted’ for Comichaus, Brethren Born, NESS, Punchface, Cognition, Assault on Fortress Doom and a few others. I’ve lots more planned for 2017. It’s going to an exciting year.

As always, you can also listen to Vince, Tony and I as we spout ill informed comicbook nonsense on THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST if you really want 😉

VANGUARD issue 13 will start uploading in January. Lots of exciting stuff kicking off in this one. It’ll be good one!

Once again, thanks for all your support of the years from this comic. It’s very much appreciated.

I post up work and sketches daily over on my Patreon account. Go check it out!

Have a great Christmas and see you in 2017.

Dan

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