Doc Savage!

I'm a fan of The Man Of Bronze. I mean, the pulps, the comics and the art produced around him, particulary by Jim Bama. Here is my little tribute, once again a Drin'n'Draw theme (mine of course) completed at home.

Grand Moff Tarkin

Portrait of the late actor Peter Cushing, a.k.a Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. I've begun this one during a Drink'n'Draw session (portrait of actors) and completed at home like 2 years later. Too much to do, so little time... Pencils and white acrylic paint on tainted paper.

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!

Batman The Legend

Batman The Legend, sketchcards for Cryptozoic Entertainment. Pitt Pens and Néo Piko markers.

1: Catwoman, 2: Batgirl, 3-4: Ra's Al Ghul, 5: Poison Ivy, 6: Talia, 7: Mr Freeze, 8: Solomon Grundy, 9: Huntress.

1: Batman, 2: Harley Quinn, 3: Alfred Pennyworth, 4: Commissionner Gordon, 5: Clayface, 6: Killer Croc, 7: Katanna, 8: Maxie Zeus, 9: The Penguin.

Two-Face, 2: Man-Bat, 3: Mad Hatter, 4: Batman, 5: Batgirl, 6: Batwoman, 7: Robin, 8: Hugo Strange, 9: Hush.

1: Catwoman, 2: Solomon Grundy, 3: Talia.

I've made a set of 12 postcards from those drawings for sell. Contact me if you'd like to buy some (unity or set).

 

Galactus, Step-by-Step.

A friend of mine gave me some paper board from Marvel Comics, so I've tried them with this character. I love Galactus' design.

I did the pencil on a separate sheet though.

And inked it on the board with my Pitt pens. I think there was a long time that I haven't really inked a piece. At that time, I was mostly cleaning-up with a pencil through a boxlight. Since this one, I don't do it anymore. Here is the result, devoid of the Marvel template.

I've messed up the background a bit while inking (I'm very anal with my inking), so I've done it on computer. I've redone the background on the board since and this one is for sale. Below is the computer version.

I have a monochromatic eye for illustration. I've chosen a violet/purple tonality for the piece.

Nothing fancy, flat colors.

Then I go for the shadows, on a separate layer. Mostly, I use the same color for the whole shadows, using a lot of selections.

And on another separate layer, the lights. Actually, I do shadows and lights at the same time.

Then I add FX, using the different blend of the layers. Some layers are over the lines, some under.

And voilà!

Iron Man

Since the Iron Man sketchcards assignment, I'm associated with the man of steel. Ok, he is cool to draw, but he is difficult to draw too. And of course, often requested during conventions... Well, please, if you want a beautiful Iron Man like this one, contact me, I can't provide this quality on such conditions.

This one, like other arts you will see on the blog, is for sale. Pitt pens, Copic markers and white guouache on A3 tainted paper.