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.