Catwoman, Making Of a Base Card.

For the Women Of Legend set, I've had the opportunity to do my first base card for Cryptozoic and DC. Catwoman, no less! Every part of the work was a blast, from prelim to finished colors. And a cameo again of Monsieur le Baron, a.k.a. Jacques Insermini.

Cryptozoic wanted to see Catwoman stealing a jewel, hanged by a rope from the ceiling. First I've made 2 proposals, with intentions of colors.

They went for proposal #2, less dramatic angle, but well... I've done the pencil and inking on a DC comics template, a bit taller in proportion than the card.

Oh, don't call anymore, folks! The original is sold!



The process for the colors is the same as Galactus, thought there are a few more layers for textures and light effects.

Let's finish with Walking Dead....

I've had to do 50 cards for the second set of Walking Dead The Comic Book Sketchcards. It was a bit too much and I almost ran out of inspiration since it was specified that I shoud draw only 20% of zombi cards. So I've drawn some with the regular characters too.

1: Thomas, 2 : Zombi, 3: Axel, 4: Lorie, 5: Zombi, 6: Zombis, 7: Dale, 8: Carl, 9: Allen.

1,2: Michonne, 3: Tyreese and Julia, 4: Eugene, 5: Andrea, 6: The Governor, 7: Rick, 8: Zombi, 9: Billy.

1: Sophia, 2: Abraham, 3: Zombi, 4: Doctor Stevens, 5: Paul "Jesus" Monroe, 6: Negan, 7: Carol, 8: Regina, 9: Douglas.

1: Morgan w/ son, 2: Negan's Goon, 3: Zombi, 4: Maggie, 5: Tyreese, 6: Holly, 7: Glenn, 8: Rosita, 9: Eugene.

1: Heath, 2: Zombi, 3: Dale and Andrea, 4: Josie, 5: Father Gabriel, 6: Aaron, 7: Herschell, 8: Zombi, 9: Julie.

1: Heath, 2: Doctor Denise Cloyd, 3: Gregory, 4: Rick, 5: Zombi.

Bonus: 2 Artist Proof Sketchcards, Carl and Glenn. 3 remains, folks!

Walking Dead Magazine Interview

Here is a little interview I've done for the french edition of the Walking Dead Magazine. Thanks to Xavier Fournier and Thierry Mornet for their time and kindness.

You can find this interview in the issue number 2 of April 2013:

Néron

Jean-Marc Besnier, des éditions Indeez, (oui, oui, mon éditeur) m'a demandé de réaliser dans l'urgence une illustration pour insérer dans l'album Néron, Frères de Sang, le tome 1 du spin-off de Samourawaï. Je me suis donc tenu à une composition efficace et une opposition colorée forte, ce qui n'est pas dans mes habitudes de palette. Mais de temps en temps, il faut se mettre en danger et je me suis bien éclaté sur le dinosaure. Il s'avère que finalement, ce sera pour le deuxième tome de Néron.

The Walking Dead Sketchcards.

Here is the complete set (minus the 5 Artist Proofs) that I've provided for the Walking Dead Comic Book sketchcards. I was planning to do only 20 cards, but I went so fast and Cryptozoic was so happy with the result that they've ask me for 20 more. Well, I couldn't resist.
Voici le set complet de (moins les 5 Artist Proofs) de cartes que j'ai produit pour les sketchcards Walking Dead Comic Book. Je comptais n'en faire que 20, mais j'ai été tellement rapide et Cryptozoic était tellement content du résultat qu'ils m'en ont demandé 20 autres. J'ai pas pu dire non....

Since, I've participated on the second set, soon to be seen on this blog.
Depuis, Cryptozoic a produit un second set auquel j'ai participé. Bientôt sur ce blog :).

Sketchbooks

My all new sketchbook, Fun With Markers! Contact me if you would like to buy one.
Mon tout nouveau sketchbook, Fun With Markers! Contactez moi si vous souhaiter en faire l'acquisition.

And still available, Sketchcards Artist (A Collection Of Sketchcards), 28 color pages.
Toujours disponible, Sketchcards Artist, 28 pages couleurs.

All Your Base Are Belong To Us, my second sketchbook, Black and White.
All Your Base Are Belong To Us, mon deuxième sketchbook, Noir et Blanc.

And last, my first sketchbook: 2006. Soon out of print!
Et enfin, mon premier sketchbook: 2006. Presque épuisé!

 

Mais? Monsieur le Baron?

I've done this pin-up for the art book "Pin-up modernes, les dessous d'une création" published by Peleone Editions. In this book, that I share with 12 other artists, I explain all the process to realise this piece. Though it took me some times, I wanted to produce a pin-up in this technique and illustrate this typical situation from some 70's french movies.
Retrouvez cette jolie pin-up dans le art-book "Pin-up modernes, les dessous d'une création" aux éditions Peleone. Découvrez le processus de fabrication de cette image, ainsi que celui de 12 autres artistes dans ce livres de 90 pages, à commander sur la page FB de l'éditeur et bientôt dans les bonnes librairies.

Lille Comics Festival 2013

Je serai en dédicace au Lille Comics Festival 2013 les 6 et 7 avril à la gare St-Sauveur de Lille.

I will attend the Lille Comics Festival 2013 convention on saturday the 6th and sunday the 7th April. Lille, former St-Sauveur station.

http://www.lillecomicsfestival.com/bienvenue/

Pour l'occasion, mon tout nouveau sketchbook, Fun with Markers sera en vente au prix de 8 euros.

 You will have the opportunity to buy and get signed my brand new sketchbook: Fun With Markers.

Format 11,4x17,3 cm, 12 pages couleurs.

See you there!

Tribute to Shingo Araki

My tribute to the late Shingo Araki: Shura of Capricorn.This one is for a book created by Olivier Chamaillard, for Araki's widow. Pitt pens, Copic markers and white pencil.

Something Else...

Sometimes people commission me to do portraits in a classic way. I love to do that.

Sanguine and brown color pencils on beige paper with white acrylic.

Aldebaran of Taurus

I really am NOT into that Saint Seiya frenzie. A friend of mine asked me to watch the new OAVs (Hades) and I really dig the character. So... Best bit: The collumn and the armor. I thought afterward that I could have use a pic of Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo) as reference for the face.

Darkness

I've begun to draw this one at work, and turned out that french publisher Semic wanted illustrations to fill in the french edition of Darkness. So I've coloriée it on computer at home. At that time, I didn't ink my work, but cleaned it with pencils through a lightbox.

 

Golden Age Heroes and Villains Sketchcards

Breygent Entertainment contacted me a few week after I've produced the Iron Man 2  set. I had to draw characters that were in the public domain. I've used Pantone markers that time to give a different feel with the colors.

 

Iron Man Sketchcards

 The 9 first Iron Man 2 sketchcards for Upperdeck / Marvel. I did have a lot of fun on this assignement. So we have: 1-2: Iron Man, 3: Madame Mask, 4-5 Iron Man, 6: Iron Man Mark 1, 7: Iron Monger, 8: Black Widow, 9: Nick Fury.

  I've done 50 overall. 1: Man Bull, 2:Dum-Dum Dugan, 3: Black Widow, 4: Mandarin, 5 Jack Of Heart, 6: Modok, 7-8: Iron Man, 9: Blizzard.

1: Iron Man Mark1, 2: Black Widow, 3-4: Iron Man / Blueprint, 5 Iorn Man, 6: Jack Of Heart, 7: Iron Man, 8-9: Iron Man / Hulk.

The 5 rejected Iron Man 2 sketchcards: 1:Tony Stark screen design, 2: Happy Hogan, 3: Pepper Potts, 4: Tony Stark as Iron Man, 5: Tony Stark.

A Few Commissions.

 Catwoman

 Poison Ivy, partly done during a Drink'n'Draw session.

Black SpiderMan and Black Cat