Art Thread: Petersen Artwork (and Mouse Guard Thread)

[icbm1987]

Do do do do dododo dododo do do do do dododo dododo

yes... This double-posting is getting annoying.

Can't we just call you Fitzottorutaputterson? It's so much simpler.

Or we could call you the... wait... triumverate refers to three...

icbm1987

[Petersen]

"Those Guys Doing Their Own Lobster Johnson and Amazing Screw-on Head Comics That They're Gonna Post On the CBR/Hellboy.Com Message Board"
too simple

[fitzroy]

To recap, Otto, check your beer account dude.

How about '4'? Too complex?

[Otto66]

yes... This double-posting is getting annoying.
When yer mind melts to jelly, I'll be happy. :evilsmile

[Otto66]

Fitz? If we need a name... how 'bout...Just Us 4?
Not that we need a name. :rolleyes:

[E. Spears]

Fantastique Four?

[Otto66]

Otto and the Knuckel Heads?

[Otto66]

Fitzroy and the Tower of Power?

I'm really not liking this. :(

[fitzroy]

What's not to like?

Did you get the email ok?

[Johann]

ummm, hmm finally got around to reading another long thread(stopped while ago, don't know why??) Great art peterson, and good luck on the comic everyone, i lost track on who is doing what so i'll just keep it as everyone.

And is it a title for the contributors what yer lookin for?
-How about everyone, simple and thats who i think is contributing.

Next onto Fitz and Robert's threads..Tomorrow, now, i need ice cream.

[fitzroy]

Hey Johann, come over to my thread. It's pretty.

Petersen, got your page, you rock.

Can I be 1 of 4?

[Petersen]

2/3 done with page 4!!!!

should I tease????

hmmm






ok

[fitzroy]

Petersen, you teasey weasey.

Take a month off so i can catch up

[kid cthulhu]

You tease us with this "Krang!"???
:)
Man, I can't wait to see this!

[morna]

Nice lookin' word. Obviously from the SOH story! TEASER!

[icbm1987]

Looks great man...

I'm looking forward to the rest of the story.

icbm1987

[JohnThompson]

should I tease????
Excuse me? "Krang"? Is that all we're worth to you, a lousy "krang"?

But, umm.... keep up the good work.:)

[Petersen]

Excuse me? "Krang"? Is that all we're worth to you, a lousy "krang"?

No..you are worth so muc more to me than that JT!

see?

[JohnThompson]

No..you are worth so muc more to me than that JT!

see?
Well, since you put it that way... :rolleyes:

[Johann]

hmmmm, ploonk, i feel much better.

[crossstreetartist]

What's next a whirrr or a pop???? The anticipation is heart wrenching

[JohnThompson]

I can't wait for the familiar "ping, ping" of my favorite disembodied head.

Don't make us wait forever! (Like Fitz)

[Otto66]

It'll be done, when its done.

[Otto66]

Ya don't stop yer bitch'n, I'll have it delayed with
rewrites.

[icbm1987]

Otto's postcount beats mine by 729.

At least the double-posting will stop now, jeeze... such a cheap way to rack up a higher count.

Bastage.

[Otto66]

... such a cheap way to rack up a higher count.
Something that is only important to you.

[Otto66]

High post counts don't get ya BEER, CAKE or wimmen.

[Ose]

I'm not even going to pretend to know what the heck happened to this thread. I think what little remains of my sanity prefers me not knowing.

I've been meaning to poke around this thread and look at all your art, Petersen. Now that I've finally gotten around to it - gorgeous stuff! Your watercolours are beautiful, and I really like the style you've used in them. I've never seen anything like it before. I wish I could pick out a favorite of all the ones you've posted, but I can't!

[fitzroy]

Otto, high post counts also gain the respect of lesser mortals named KEVIN, or to give his full name, Kevin of the Pathetic Facial Hair.

Ose, poke around my thread too. I'm much better than this hack and twice as handsome. Although much slower, artistically. :D

[Ose]

Tsk, watch that ego Fitz. It might get out of hand, if it isn't already!

I've poked around your thread and site too. You and Petersen are both very talented artists who put the likes of me to shame. Petersen's got the beautiful painting thing, and you've got the drool-worthy inking thing :D

[Petersen]

No 'ping ping' so far....but I've got a ....

[Otto66]

Guest the question now is... did you write the sound FX
or are they part of the script?

[crossstreetartist]

I bet he wrote them himself...the genius.

[Petersen]

Nope..Good Lady Ruta included them. I think I added vowels to one to make it a better 'sound'

[fitzroy]

Lucky you, I got NOTHING. Probably

[Otto66]

David? Ya need to see morna's work.
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=11932

[morna]

Otto... what are you DOING!

[Otto66]

Since Fitz and Petersen haven't commented on Rick's
new glass, I thought they may have missed the thread.

[morna]

ya...!! .. but maybe they didn't WANT to comment ! Here 's one you can live by
" no response IS a response"

[morna]

oh ya the local protocol...
:D

[Otto66]

" no response IS a response"
Is that from Star Trek? It sounds like its from Star Trek.
Did Kirk say that or Janeway? No. It sounds like something
Sisko would say. :D

[morna]

as far as I know it's just a basic truism.

[kid cthulhu]

Like "Action is the enemy of thought"?

Some things just reek of truth...

Well, something in here reeks!

[Otto66]

as far as I know it's just a basic truism.
So? Are ya ticklish? 'Cause it sounds like Gary needs to come
and give ya a MAJOR tickle attack.

Its 2AM. I'm off to bed. 'nite. :)

[morna]

Hey sucky boy... it's only 11:30

[Otto66]

Hey sucky boy... it's only 11:30
Sucky boy? Nice.

I don't live were you live. I like on the Mitten Shaped State.
Artists. :rolleyes:

[JohnThompson]

Sucky boy? Nice.
I'm sure she meant this in the nicest form of the phrase "sucky boy". Coming from the right dame, I'd take "sucky boy" over what I usually get called.

[Otto66]

I'm sure she meant this in the nicest form of the phrase "sucky boy".
Right. So, as morna's lawyer are ya paid a flat fee or hourly?

[fitzroy]

Would you prefer 'Muffin'?

[Otto66]

Would you prefer 'Muffin'?
Would you like to scrap the pages you've done 'cause
they no longer serve the writer's vision of the story? :evilsmile

[fitzroy]

Not a problem. The giant Muffin moonster never worked anyway

[Otto66]

Not a problem. The giant Muffin moonster never worked anyway
Moonster? Must be a Brit word I've never come across. :rolleyes:

[JohnThompson]

Right. So, as morna's lawyer are ya paid a flat fee or hourly?
I get paid in glass, naturally. (hint, hint)

[JohnThompson]

Would you prefer 'Muffin'?
I like "Suck-Muffin", myself.:D

[icbm1987]

There are times when I wonder if I'll be this strange as an adult.

Otto Pounder sounds like a porn star.

icbm1987

[JohnThompson]

There are times when I wonder if I'll be this strange as an adult.
This, from the guy who obsesses over Bat-nipples.:rolleyes:

'BM, take all the quirky aspects of your personality, and add to them the confidence and conviction of experience. Strip away all doubts about social acceptance or fitting in. Accept it now, you're going to be a weird adult.

[morna]

I like "Suck-Muffin", myself.:D
Hahahahahahaha VERY nearly spilt my coffee. JT you crack me up

[icbm1987]

Art threads should be 5 stars.

And I hate how people try to categorize others... if we got rid of the categorization (forming dividing lines) then the world would be a better place.

imbc8197

[fitzroy]

Like the one where on one side you are KEVIN, and on the other we aren't?

[KoryBing]

Petersen should be proud that he art post has ran for nearly 40 pages now.

[kid cthulhu]

I am!

I may not post on this particular thread too much, but the man's work is some of my absolute favorite.

Here's to 40 more, Petersen! :)

[Otto66]

Hahahahahahaha VERY nearly spilt my coffee. JT you crack me up
I hope the two of you will be very happy together. Artists. :rolleyes:

[JohnThompson]

I hope the two of you will be very happy together. Artists. :rolleyes:
Now, don't get all jealous. You know you're my little Suck Muffin! :)Yes you are!!:)

[Tad]

Yeah, but when's the last time we saw some new art? ;)

[icbm1987]

Like the one where on one side you are KEVIN, and on the other we aren't?

I smell a continuity conflict...

singular in the first... to plural in the next...

we aren't like otto and Tad... we can't inhabit the same body.

icbm1987

[fitzroy]

As in Kevin on one side of the line-you, the rest of the world on the other-wee

[icbm1987]

Wha?

Where's Athena been? Busy busy busy... women are always busy with something...

You have given too much reputation in the last 24 hours.

icbm1987

[Petersen]

Yeah, but when's the last time we saw some new art? ;)

damn, you're right Tad. I feel bad about that too...
Here is a drawing from ealier this year..just never posted it.

[Petersen]

And another oldie.....several years ago Cross Street Artist was working on a comic bbook to fall within the vertigo universe...I did a pinup for him...

[Petersen]

and lastly a gift for a friend...I wonder if anyone will understand this?

[Tad]

See what I little good natured whining will do? Great stuff. Can't wait to see the Screw-on story!

[petriacce]

and lastly a gift for a friend...I wonder if anyone will understand this?Looks like you have a lot of gold laying around that dungeon.

[icbm1987]

Nice Work Sir P.

icbm1987

[Hellsaint]

Is that moria pic pac-man related? :confused:
The other pics are cool too.
Enticipating ASOH eagerly...

[fitzroy]

Good stuff Petersen

Still your BIGGEST FAN

[Petersen]

Images to share!!!
Borrowed the Digital camera from work to snap a few pics at home...

1st batch more mouse guard statues. I have been done with these guys for a bit now, but didn't have photos to put up

[Petersen]

and because I can't show you tooo much of the ASoH pages...
I'll share this much.....

[JohnThompson]

David, your sculptures are always appreciated! Please make more (how about a Screw-On Head?) Thanks for sharing!

[morna]

and because I can't show you tooo much of the ASoH pages...
I'll share this much.....
Ooooh that looks like fun. I haven't watercoloured in YEARS.
Liking the mouseys. We have a set of mouse armour made by a crazy Calgarian - Ruta's probably heard of him - Jeff deBoer ... life size and made of sterling silver I will try to get a photo of it and show you. It's VERY Kool

[zefo]

mouseguard looks alot like redwall.....

[Petersen]

the armour sounds cool.

Mouseguard is differnt from Redwall in many ways.

[Ken O]

Mouse Guard does look really cool. Does have a Redwall feel. I read the first of those, was going to read more but I just never did.

[Petersen]

David, your sculptures are always appreciated! Please make more (how about a Screw-On Head?) Thanks for sharing!

How about a differnt man-of-metal in the meanwhile????

[Otto66]

D? Luv'n the Mouseguard. Maybe, someday, we'll be
standing in line at SDCC for your autograph? :)

[Petersen]

O?
Doubt there will be a line at Motor City this October

[Otto66]

O?
Doubt there will be a line at Motor City this October
I hear Novi is lovely in the Fall. Hmmm... :evilsmile

[Otto66]

Should I come to the con (not making any promises) I'd wear a
shirt that says,
"FOLLOW ME TO SEE DAVID PETERSEN".
And I lead people to your table. The rest, as they say, would
be up to you. ;)

[Elegance Liberty]

No, I think it should say:

"DAVID PETERSEN, I AM IN YOUR BACKYARD".

:D

Motor City 'con, eh? Well, I am about a days drive from Michigan... we'll see.

[morna]

Errrrrr... How frustrating. I took the mouse armour to work this morning, polished it all up and tried for most of an hour to photograph it with this sh%#%^tty digital camera we have. It's just no use the piece is too small. I ran out of time and had to start my day in the hot shop. Stupid crappy camera.

I will keep trying ... especially after seeing your woodsman I think you will really appreciate the armour which is listed as "1490 jousting mouse - English" and it's all articulated - really a very kool little piece

[E. Spears]

I absolutely LOVE the tin-woodsman sculpture! Veryvery cool!
Got plans for a Scarecrow? ;)

-Robert

[Siona]

Ohh, the pretty. *.*

[JohnThompson]

How about a differnt man-of-metal in the meanwhile????
David, I love the Woodsman! That is an excellent piece. My address is on its way, should you wish to part with this gem.:D

[morna]

Ok I realize this sucks but I swear I'm not spending one more hour on it!! :)

[Ose]

Petersen, the mouse guard sculptures are absolutely adorable!

By the way, don't be so sure about there being no line. My best friend from college has seen this thread, and has poked around your site - she adores the mice. The two of us are going to try to get to Motor City Comic Con, and drag as many of our classmates with us as we can :D

[Otto66]

The line forms on the right. No pushing please.
Gee. If only the guy did t-shirts.

[fitzroy]

Morna that is cool

Petersen, great mice.

[Maija]

As I've already demonstrated, I'm a big fan of David's mice. It's extra neat to see them in 3-D. I want to see them in their own story soon though! (Oh wait, you've got a certain SoH story to slog through first!) :)

[Maija]

Jeff deBoer was my jewellry & metals instructor. Okay guy, if just a wee bit full of himself. We had to spend our first class looking at slides of his work. :rolleyes: Extremely talented though. If you go through Calgary Int'l Airport you can play with the two-storey tall, amazing, wind-up aeroplane carousels he built in the departure lounge.

[/threadjack-- just another one of so many in Petersen's thread!!]

[morna]

Ya ... he definitely has a "healthy" ego on him!

[crossstreetartist]

yes the motor city in october....Petersen will be there, I will be there...we shall sit together and I will hopefully absorb some of his talent. :P

[fitzroy]

BUMP BUMP BUMP

Hey, how's it all going?

[Tad]

Go read your own thread. People have been searching for you.

[morna]

Petersen.. Your pirate avatar seriously rocks!!

[fitzroy]

Petersen, are you in hiding?
Haven't heard from you in a while.

How's the story coming?

[Petersen]

I'm working on it right now as a matter of fact. page 5 of 8.
had a good friend in from California for the week. I havn't posted much or done very much artwork since he has been here...too much catching up to do.

Took him to the airport this morning...hence: working on page 5 again

[fitzroy]

5 of 8
God damn I'm sooooo far behind
Glad you've had a good time
My email is always open for when you want to send a page

[Petersen]

Took a break from ASoH after finishing 2 more panels this morning...

thought about doing a hellboy piece...
here was step 1:

[Petersen]

and then transfered it to watercolor paper (Although I think this is Printmaking paper I bought for something else...but it works)

and put down color.....
I muddyed up the RHoD some...but I will try to add some small dark shadows to make it 'pop' a bit...

[Hells Orc]

I always enjoy water colored pictures, that looks just fantastic, I’d have to say the RHOD looks just fine, but I’m not any sort of hard art critic either, but I know what I like. I like how you included the steps as well; I was planning on doing some water colored sketches of Hellboy. Just for the fun of it, since I just started using them a few months ago. Great work as always though…

(On a side note, I’m sorry that I hadn’t gotten back to your last letter sooner, been away and…well been lazy. Hoping to do that before the end of today.)

[Petersen]

I have added in the background tones.

The rocks have a light grey wash and I have applied a liquid mask to the spiral designs (that is why they look a little yellow..it's the mask) I will darken them and add texture. When that is dry, the mask will be removed to reveal the light grey spiral patern.

here is step 3...ooh and the pizza just showed up! yay!

[JohnThompson]

David, this new watercolor of Hellboy is looking great, and has a nice feel of Mignola's painted work. I for one don't think it needs to have the extra level of ink-outlined paint strokes of your recent style of work (if that is something you have planned for this piece). It is beautiful how it looks now.

Thanks for sharing the progress pics.

[Petersen]

I planned on doing the ink work...but I have been liking it 'as is' also...the ink work would help the RHoD and some of the eges of things (hellboy's shoulder, the rocks, etc...)

Still figuring out what to do with the sword...right now planning on going dark

btw: the scans are washed out compared to the painting..the yellow is'nt so chiffon and highlighter colored, but subtle with some peachey spots
step 4:

[E. Spears]

Damn! That hellboy painting is awesome!!
Seriously, I wish I could paint like that.

-Robert

[crossstreetartist]

All you need now is a perm and a show on public access! This looks great so far!

[Petersen]

And done....I think....yes..yes done...er...or should I do the ink work...arg!!

step 5: finished?

[E. Spears]

With or without ink work, it rocks! Seriously.

[JohnThompson]

And done....I think....yes..yes done...er...or should I do the ink work...arg!!

step 5: finished?
Its finished. you don't need the ink lines, let the paint work show. The way each layer of color lays against the previous layer, and the subtleties of the different paint densities is a hallmark of watercolor art, and will be in part destroyed if each stroke is outlined in ink.

Here's a trick you can try if you really think it needs the ink work:

Get a piece of clear wet-media acetate (should be available in the sketchbook section of a good art store) and ink on that. You can easily lift the acetate flap to see the changes before and after the ink, then decide if its really necessary.

[Ose]

Leave it as is Petersen - it's gorgeous! I adore watercolour paintings and you do them so damn well. This one is just...wow. Please tell me you're going to frame it or something. Looking at that almost makes me want to pick up my watercolours again.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Very very cool Peterson.

[morna]

wow that's so kool. I love seeing the process. The drawing is really beautiful - I always love the drawings. It's a strong composition... I love the pose and the details on the rocks. The yellow background is very acidic on this monitor, it's a bit scary but as you say the scan isn't true. A lovely piece.. gorgeous work!

[JohnThompson]

I planned on doing the ink work...but I have been liking it 'as is' also...the ink work would help the RHoD and some of the eges of things (hellboy's shoulder, the rocks, etc...)
I felt I had to comment on this. True, an ink outline would obviously divide the shoulder from the background, or give definition to the stone hand, but...

The way the shoulder merges/blends with the background is what is called a "lost edge", and makes the image more interesting by blurring the boundaries between foreground and background. Your brain knows there are two different object planes there and mentally makes the connection, imagining the outline. But, leaving the area undefined leaves the viewer with some ambiguity or mystery. On a literal level you wonder if the shoulder is smoking or shrouded in mist, burned out by the sun's glare, etc. On a more subconscious level it creates an emotional response that adds to the atmosphere of the piece.

Sorry if any of that sounds pretentious, just my 2 cents. I'm sure others will see it a different way.

[Tad]

Don't ink.

To my eye, what looks unfinished is the hillside. If the rocks are so grey it seems like the hillside would be at least an intermediate value.

[morna]

The rhod has tons of definition as is...I like that the shoulder is glaring it suggests the intensity of the sun. The hillside being undefined I think is ok - it helps with the depth and the atmospheric feeling of the piece...but the rock there - which is in sharper definition than the foreground rocks seems a contradiction to me.

[JohnThompson]

Don't ink.

To my eye, what looks unfinished is the hillside. If the rocks are so grey it seems like the hillside would be at least an intermediate value.
I'm going to test Tad's wrath and disagree. The contrast between the rocks and hillside looks good to me. If you slightly deepened the the color in lowest part of the sky, it would give more definition to the highlighted top of the background hills and give it more strength. The same with deepening the tone of the hills where they meet the foreground rocks would define that edge better without darkening the entire hill.

Crappy Photoshop example:

[Otto66]

Doesn't need ink, but I do like JT's idea if you really
think you gotta. The scans are great. It must be a
knock-out as a real piece. What are your plans for this? :confused:

[Tad]

Even though JT picked a different way of doing it, it made the hill look finished. Nice. All set for the Christmas exchange. :)

[fitzroy]

Really stunning. Good stuff.

[Petersen]

I enjoy hearing all your ideas...I know that the lost edges are a pro of it's current state.

John, your idea suits me best. I will work on that further tonight.

and like the sith, with my paintings there are always 2 (One to work on while the other dries.)

oh, the sizes: HB & sword is 7" x 11", this one is 4.25" x 10"...
edit: I'm not done with the ink work on this one yet

[fitzroy]

Very very nice
I'm jealous

[petriacce]

Wow, those last two pieces are beautiful. I so envy people who can get images out of their brain and onto a surface. I have a misfire somewhere along the way.

[morna]

DAMN! They're both nice. I love the sword one... it has Hb's tail (love the tail) and I'm a sucker for strong diagonals. I love the atmosphere too. The new one, HBstone, is also quite beautiful. Easier colours to live with perhaps and definitely more typically Petersenny with the ink contours...great little skull on the door. Can't wait to see both finished.

[Maija]

I can't wait to see these finished.

I'm also glad you're taking a break from doing the SoH story! :)

[E. Spears]

You know what's funny--before you posted the hellboy/sword painting, I always thought you did the ink stuff before the painting.

That second one is great. I can't wait to see it finished.

-"Robert"

[Jelly Meets Jam]

That last one of Hellboy is a friggen beuty! I really like how there's your patented style with the lined watercolor of hellboy with his backround more of a regular faded watercolor, great as allways.

[Hellsaint]

Ah... the watercolours, haven't seen them in a while. Nice one petersen.
JT-- great pic. i wanna see more ok? :)

[JohnThompson]

JT-- great pic. i wanna see more ok? :)
:confused: You want to see more of my re-posts of Petersen's art?:confused:

[Petersen]

Jt, the song 'nobody does it better comes to mind'

HB sword in the stone: Did what John suggested and it's done

HB in front of door: Done with inks

Robert: I was hesitant to show my process, because it takes some of that mystery away...hope y'all still like em

[Otto66]

Great stuff. Wait till Fitz sees 'em. Thanks, David.

[Hellsaint]

:confused: You want to see more of my re-posts of Petersen's art?:confused:
Arrrggghhh... That's what happens when somebody doesn't read the posts properly... *points gun at head*

[Ken O]

Oddly enough the gf noticed everyone thinking the picture of Liz that petersen did looked like her might put together a Liz costume.

[Otto66]

Oddly enough the gf noticed everyone thinking the picture of Liz that petersen did looked like her might put together a Liz costume.
Stock up on film. We'll need pics when the time comes. ;)

[rhox01]

Otto66 whats all this

Support the Lobster
Johnson mini-series.

about :confused:

[Otto66]

Otto66 whats all this
Support the Lobster
Johnson mini-series.
about :confused:
Over the years, we have run many threads asking what the fans
here at the board would like to see.

Hope that covers it. ;)

[Jelly Meets Jam]

otto the creater of the cath frase LoJo, i'm bewildered to be under your post

[Otto66]

otto the creater of the cath frase LoJo, i'm bewildered to be under your post
I NEVER pass up a chance to piss off Rick. ;)

[Petersen]

Suport head too!


oh god..that wasn't how it was supposed to sound...

[morna]

excellent head!

[Ken O]

excellent head!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[JohnThompson]

Suport head too!
I love Head!

David, great work on the new paintings of HB. I thought I'd post some of my new art for Hellsaint:

[E. Spears]

I love Head!
I'm with T-Wyrm on this one. Hhahahahahahahah. lolz.

And paintings are still as good as ever, Petersen! I'm doing a painting at school for my painting class that is kind of inspired by your stuff :o . <--note embarrassed smiley.

JT--Looks kinda familiar :rolleyes:

-"Robert"

[fitzroy]

Great stuff. Wait till Fitz sees 'em.


I've seen 'em. Blown away. :eek: Still Petersen's BIGGEST fan

[Petersen]

I'm doing a painting at school for my painting class that is kind of inspired by your stuff :o . <--note embarrassed smiley.

Wow! I am flattered! I would love to see it when finished. What is the subject matter?

JT: Awesome as always!
Fitz: As my biggest fan, will you do me a favor? DRAW MORE PAGES!!!!

[fitzroy]

Fitz: As my biggest fan, will you do me a favor? DRAW MORE PAGES!!!!

Blah blah blah :D

[rhox01]

Fritz I liked your zombie pics draw some more :D

[fitzroy]

Dude, this is all about 'the Petersen'

But thanks.

[rhox01]

yeh?
what fritz said
__________________________
Petersen your art work is great.

[Hells Orc]

I never get sick of looking at this stuff, so fantastic...just had to compliment on the water colors again, really very marvelous.

[Petersen]

I borrowed a digicam!!
Here are much better photos of the Mouseguard in our gardens:

[Petersen]

More of them:

[Ken O]

You really have to give the backstory on the mice.

[E. Spears]

aww! Those mice are cute!

Wow! I am flattered! I would love to see it when finished. What is the subject matter?
The assignment was an "autumn" theme, so I did one of my own characters with a buncha falling leaves. The teach' won't let me use watercolors, so I'm doing acrylics. First time using that kind of paint. I'm going to outline the stuff to (try to) give it a "Petersen feel" to it.

your (second) biggest fan--

-"Robert"

[Athena]

Petersen, the likkle meeces are sooooo cute!!! I want to hug them and squeeze them and love them...

[Hells Orc]

ARRGH! cuteness! *forms a crucifix with his fingers and hisses*

[crossstreetartist]

May I say again, great job on the mice! And your two hellboy wc's inspired me to break out my wc pencils! Great job on those too, I love them.

my little watercolor piece for the cover of my book
sistine! (http://home.ripway.com/2004-1/52021/sistine.jpg)

[Petersen]

Thanks Jess. Looks good!

I put a few older prints on my site:
Color reduction woodcut (http://www.materialsunlimited.com/petersen/prints/three.jpg)
18 lino-cuts printed on mylar colored by hand (http://www.materialsunlimited.com/petersen/prints/extinct.htm)


I also am selling a few pieces on ebay:
Petersen's Ebay Auctions (http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=ericebon&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50)

[Petersen]

Page 5 done!!

[fitzroy]

SHOOMP, love it, send it?

[E. Spears]

I wanna see the rest of the page! Great sound effect.

-ERS

[Petersen]

played with lines tonight...

[morna]

I put a few older prints on my site:
Color reduction woodcut (http://www.materialsunlimited.com/petersen/prints/three.jpg)
18 lino-cuts printed on mylar colored by hand (http://www.materialsunlimited.com/petersen/prints/extinct.htm)


Hey how'd I miss these! Nice work Petersen. I especially like the "extinct" one. Can't wait for the rest of 'shoomp' and friends!

[gary bolt]

Wow...

Petersen, you have a gift. When I first looked at your "lines" image it didn't do much for me. But then I remembered what my old design teacher used to say in college - "squint with your eyes". The patches of parallel lines resolve into lines and shadow when I take off my glasses. Awesome image of hellboy. I'm also blown away by your posting of older wood cuts. Some of the animals in your "extinct" grouping are cute and others are kinda scary. An impressive collection of odd little critters. Thanks for sharing. Any more images we can see from your printmaking archives?

[E. Spears]

I really love that last one! the crown is rockin'!
Got anymore like that one?

-ERS

[Hells Orc]

the lines pic kind of reminds me of...something I we used to do back in high school art class, though I can't recall what it was. Either way I like it, it's different...and it's alwasy refreshing to see something different.

[Hellsaint]

I also am selling a few pieces on ebay:
Petersen's Ebay Auctions (http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=ericebon&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50)
That faerie pic is great. I loved it and with your other sketches.

But one thing.... Why have mice in your garden? :p They will eat all my pumpkins...

[Myron L]

very nice use of lines to ...ahem...delineate your images...allows the eye to finish the image...great job !

[Petersen]

Sir Edward: Thank you very much! What type of design class were you taking? are you in the graphic arts field? Other than the prints on my website, there arn't many moe worth showing. I think I have one at my Mom's house, but no photographs of it.

Cure: The line thing was an experiment..I have played with that texture/line play before (check the backgrounds of Mouse and Cardinal and Maddie & the Monster books on my site. Just thought I could use it to show planes and positive/negative spaces..While I'm not as happy with it as the experiment of the watercolor technique I am using, it might be worth doing more of.

Hells Orc: I like switching things up...it's one of the reasons I have such a hard time drawing a book...by the time I should be 'hitting my stride' I instead feel like switching gears/genres/styles/etc.

Hellsaint: Rather have the mice in the garden than in the house! And the Pumpkins are a small price to pay for the services they provide.

PsycoFire: While I enjoy artwork that requirews some work...I think that the viewer has to work too hard at this one, for very little reward.

Morna: Glad you didn't miss those guys. They hang in the room where my Nieces sleep when they come to stay with us. The story behind the piece is that a print professor invited me as part of a show in a local gallery..the theme was 'Zoo' So I came up with a bunch of fictional animals, printed it and called it extinct...well the show had dropped the theme a few weeks after anouncing the show so I was the only one with a piece about animals..

Re: Shoomp & Friends: I will be working on this almost exclusively for now, and get it done as quickly as I can...In the meanwhile, I will take my leave from this place.

-David

[gary bolt]

[QUOTE=Petersen]Sir Edward: Thank you very much! What type of design class were you taking? are you in the graphic arts field? Other than the prints on my website, there arn't many moe worth showing. I think I have one at my Mom's house, but no photographs of it.

I went to Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design near Toronto and majored in glass. That's where I met my wife, Morna. We actually started glassblowing on the same day (back in 1983). Our design teacher was an eccentric slave driver from Austria named Gernot Dick and he really changed how I see the world around me and how I look at art.

[Hellsaint]

Re: Shoomp & Friends: I will be working on this almost exclusively for now, and get it done as quickly as I can...In the meanwhile, I will take my leave from this place.

Take care pete. and i survive on pumkins to make pies :(

And Sir Edward? I hope the eccentric teacher did not drive you too hard. Remember, art stuff is about passion... Oh man... I'll stop preaching for now.

[Petersen]

Notice how well I stay away when I leave? ha.... My pissiness got the better of me.

Part of the cure was to paint..lots! I finished page 6 (of 8) and drew 2 new Monster Avatars while things were drying.

Hellsaint: I guarantee that my mice won't go anywhere near your pumpkins...they would rather wait for the pies!!

[Otto66]

Mice who eat pies? Now theres trouble. :D

[Ken O]

The new monster rocks! Glad you're sticken around.

[fitzroy]

Slow down you fool.
Make them wait

[Petersen]

Hurry up MoMo..I'm tired of waiting!!

[Otto66]

Fitz? David? Is it time to post the cover? :confused:

And as for the stories, should they be posted a page
a day or all at once? :confused: :confused:

[fitzroy]

Eep. I don't know. I can't take all these questions. For the next questions the answers are...yes, no, maybe and sometimes

[JohnThompson]

Fitz? David? Is it time to post the cover? :confused:

And as for the stories, should they be posted a page
a day or all at once? :confused: :confused:
I'd like to see it all at once, so I'm happy to wait for the cover. My 2 pennies.

[Petersen]

My thoughts were:
1:Cover in Art thread
2:Cover in new Fan Comic Thread
3:All LoJo Pages, all ASoH Pages
4:Let the 'letter column' start

I'll post the cover tonight once I'm home

[icbm1987]

So cool that I've lost control of my vocal cords.

Sadly I'll be off selling tickets so the debate team gets some meager funding from the Booster club.

icbm1987

[kid cthulhu]

Petersen!

Just felt like shouting

[Maija]

I'll post the cover tonight once I'm home

EEK!! :eek: That should be, like, any minute now!

So the roll-out is beginning?

It seems like just yesterday that I knocked together a script. *sniff*

[Petersen]

This is by no means an excuse to try and rush the process.
Niether story goes up until they are both done. So far, niether is done.
Consider this to be the teaser you might see in Wizard or Previews that wets your apetite as to what's down the road...

Lojo Cover Artwork sans text & Screw-on-Head Inset:

[JohnThompson]

Sweet tapdancin' Christ, that's one beautiful painting David!!

Great, now I'm gonna hafta be patient and wait for the stories to get finished! :(

[fitzroy]

Yes, yes you are.

[fitzroy]

Oh, and the LoJo story doesn't look half as good as the cover image, so don't get too excited.

[Petersen]

That is untrue! I have seen pages...differnt style...Fitz style!

[E. Spears]

CRAP IN A HAT! That cover is amazing, Petersen! Wow. Seriously cool.

and fitz your art is gonna be great!

Shazam.

-ERS

[fitzroy]

Bugger, I'm starting again




Hehe

[Petersen]

CRAP IN A HAT!

Hopefully you will like the whole project more than crap in your hat Bob-o..

Doncha dare Fitzy...I'll find away accross the pond and wring yer neck!

[fitzroy]

I can't take this pressure. AAAARRRGGGHHHH! - Tweak

[Maija]

YAHOODLES!!

I've already seen it, but it still kicks butt.

Hee! :)

[Ken O]

Absolutely stunning.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Dear lord, i have been blessed with this cover.

[icbm1987]

Hotness...

I love how you kept it to shades of blue.

[morna]

Loooord tunderin' jezus........It's exquisite

[gary bolt]

Oh my gaawd! Drool!

That cover is awesome. I love the splattery, drippy lined directional spew comin' out of the gun.

[Hellsaint]

Jeez. Phenomenal work :eek:
C'mon! Bring on the other pics!

[Otto66]

Huh, would have thought you'd show the cover mock-up.
Still, thanks for getting things started with this amazing
piece.

[jinnaboy]

if drawing skill was a RPG. Petersen would be at level 45 with a +15 amulet of color fitted on a +25 gauntlet (sp?)of style . and i'd still be in the beginner's zone whacking away rats and rabbits with a -4 wooden stick :D

[Petersen]

I gues this piece is a 'critcal hit' with Jinnboy

[icbm1987]

I gues this piece is a 'critcal hit' with Jinnboy

Petersen has weighted dice... natural 20 every time.

[Athena]

Petersen:
I love it.
K XXXX

[jinnaboy]

I gues this piece is a 'critcal hit' with Jinnboy

http://www.gamerevolution.com/previews/featured/pc/baldurs_gate2_throne_bhaal4.jpg

[Hellsaint]

I gues this piece is a 'critcal hit' with Jinnboy
A SMASHING success would sound more like it :D

[Jelly Meets Jam]

[comedy club drummer] Badump BUMP [/comedy club drummer]

[fitzroy]

Myself, and I'm sure many others would love to see a new painting from you (my master stroke to delay Petersen's ASoH is cleverly disguised MWUHAHAHAHA!) maybe a Sin City or Batman pic, fully painted of course (ha, the poor sap has no idea) So, we look forward to it. thank you. (snigger)
:D

[Petersen]

Batman Painted.

Oh yeah, Page 7 (of 8) 30% done

[E. Spears]

That's a cool Bats painting.

-eRs

[Petersen]

no it's not...I therew it down on xerox paper in like 2 min. and outlined it with sharpie

blah...I was doing it to tease Fitz

[Otto66]

no it's not...I therew it down on xerox paper in like 2 min. and outlined it with sharpie
blah...I was doing it to tease Fitz
Sure. Make those of us with no talent or skills feel bad. :(

Nifty Batman. Looks like yer style has taken another step
in its evolution.

[E. Spears]

blah...I was doing it to tease Fitz
I realize this, but it's still neat.

And what's wrong with sharpies? I do all of my non-computer stuff with sharpies.

-eRs

[Otto66]

I luv the smell of sharpies in the morning. :D

[JohnThompson]

I realize this, but it's still neat.

And what's wrong with sharpies?
Sharpies, and almost all markers unless specified, are susceptible to fading over time. Some will continue to bleed into the surrounding paper long after the marker has dried. I have some story pages I had used a Sharpie to quickly fill in large black areas of the art, and after several months the marker ink bled a bright pink through all the stacked pages.

Years ago, I bought a sketch from an artist at Chicago Comicon. He used a marker to ink the art, but didn't like an area so he used some white-out and re-inked over it. Again, months later the original marker bled up through the white-out, making the sketch look like crap.

Markers are fine, but are not good for anything you want to keep for a long time.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

I neva knew, do Pantone markers do this? I use alot of them.

[Athena]

I ain't no artist, and it's a long time ago since I did this, so it might not work. If you want to know if a pen is going to bleed, then you will need to do this. Get the following things:
1. A piece of decent absorbent paper (coffee filter?) cut into a long rectangle
2. A glass filled with about 1/2 cm of water.
3. Your pens.

Put a blob of the colours you want to test about 1 1/2 cm from the bottom of the piece of paper, and about 3 cm from each other (on the long side and make sure there is enough to roll it into a cylinder shape without any of the colours overlapping). Put the paper into the glass with the water in it making sure it's in a cylinder shape so that it rests against the glass and doesn't come unfurled. The water should be sucked up by the filter paper, and if the pens aren't any good, the colours that make up the pen colour will reveal themselves like MAGIC! in lttle feathery bits.
I guess the marker turned pink because the white out made the paper damp.
It might work, it might not, whaddo I know?
You've got nothing to lose, and it could be BIG FUN!
Kisses XXXXXX

edited for spelling

[JohnThompson]

I neva knew, do Pantone markers do this? I use alot of them.
I don't know about the bleeding, but Pantone and any other graphic design or art markers are dye-based, not pigmented colors. They will fade over time when exposed to light. The colors will fade much quicker if the art is hung in direct sunlight.

These markers are meant to create color studies and comps, not to create a permanent piece of art.

[Athena]

JT.
Do you know how long it took me to type that?
XOXO

[JohnThompson]

JT.
Do you know how long it took me to type that?
XOXO
Umm.... no idea. Not quite sure what you mean by that. :confused:

The only markers I use anymore are the pigmented ink ones made by Sakura under the name "Pigma". The markers come in a variety of tip sizes, and they also offer a flexible tipped "brush" marker. Not much variety of colors, but the ink is waterproof and fadeproof. If I want to color a piece I use only colored pencils, paint, or Photoshop. Too many bad marker experiences here.

[Athena]

I meant that I come up with this high-falutin' explanation of checking pens, and then you just come up with the answer.

Tell me, John, is it better to be taught than to learn? Is it better to love or be loved in return?

(gotta turn Fitzs' "Best of the 80s'" CD off...)

[JohnThompson]

Tell me, John, is it better to be taught than to learn? Is it better to love or be loved in return?
It is better to give than to receive. It is better to have loved and lost than never have loved. It is better to be upwind when Otto is around. That's about all I know....

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Thanks for the info y'all.

[Otto66]

It is better to give than to receive.
(depends on what yer give'n and who is receiving.)
It is better to have loved and lost than never have loved.
(Love ain't nothing but sex mispelled.) HE
It is better to be upwind when Otto is around. That's about all I know....
Some wimen like the musk of a real man. Guys are always jealous.

Everything you know is wrong. :evilsmile

[zefo]

Some wimen like the musk of a real man. Guys are always jealous.

Everything you know is wrong. :evilsmile

to bad. the only thing more repulsing then the smell are the oozing boils on your hump :p

-no offence. its a very pritty hump.

[icbm1987]

To know a thing's name is to have power over that thing.

Sir David Petersen... it would be nice if you could give us a piece of art so that we may get back on topic.

[Petersen]

Alright,

After a lovely visit to Mr. Guy Davis', I have been trying to crank out work for a book to have ready by the October Motor City Con (aka Novi) He is very kind and supportive!

So here is a re-worked version of Fir Darrig, an Irish Fay folk who will be the title character.

[Otto66]

to bad. the only thing more repulsing then the smell are the oozing boils on your hump :p
(Must you tell all my secrets?)
-no offence. its a very pritty hump.
Keep it up and someone won't be getting a Birthday thread. :rolleyes:

[Otto66]

Thanks for the art, but Jeez, the ears on that Irish Fay. :eek:

[icbm1987]

Thanks for the art, but Jeez, the ears on that Irish Fay. :eek:

The ears are my favorite part, as well as the smug expression.

[Maija]

So here is a re-worked version of Fir Darrig, an Irish Fay folk who will be the title character.
What a fun little dude. Are you going to do a model sheet for him?
The ears are my favorite part, as well as the smug expression.
Mine too. :)

[Jelly Meets Jam]

He's a cool little guy.

[E. Spears]

Fir Darrig is super cool lookin'! I definitely see more characters like him.

-ERS

[Otto66]

The ears are my favorite part, as well as the smug expression.
Mine too. :)
There ya have it folks. The brain washing is complete. :rolleyes:

[Petersen]

Grabed an acrylic painting that I was never happy with (it was to be a christmas exchange piece, but didn't cut it for me) and scaned it. It's the prize for the new wordless art contest...

while I had it digitized though, I played with it in photoshop, using filters to make it look more like my recent work..so here is the 1st one o these done digitaly:

you can see how it originaly looked in the wordless comic contest thread

[zefo]

gah! *gasp**thud*

[E. Spears]

I liked the original version more. This one feels too "filtery" for me. It's still awesome, though.

-ERS

[Hellsaint]

That Fir Darrig pic reminds me of my grandad, love the ears. :D
That Abe pic is cool too.

[morna]

Yaaay I got IT Petersen!!!! I love it - it's really beautiful! Thanks so much!

see pm! :)

[gary bolt]

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5946

Hi Petersen...

Morna got your package a couple of days ago. The painting is smaller than my brain envisioned (8.5 x 4.25") but somehow that is a plus with this piece. Maybe it's because your watercolours with inked outlines have a stained glass feeling when I look at them (plus when viewed on a monitor they are literaly back lit) but I've always seen your pieces as quite large. This piece is quite intimate in scale and is somehow precisely rendered while lacking detail. So far I like it more every day I look at it. The drawing rocks too.

Thanks for doing the trade with Morna.

Gary

[Petersen]

Morna,
Post Office left a note saying that they didn't leave the package because they needed me to sign...I think I can get it from them tomorrow..I'm anxious!!!

Here is a drawing that took control of me. As many of you know, I am working on the Amazing Screw on Head backup story for the Fan-Comic of Lobster Johnson. And many of you know that I also have another comitment for 4 pages due in a little over a week.....so what am I doing???? Drawing a Faire that has nothing to do with either project. bah!

It's now 5+ hrs since I have been home and all I have done is screw with a light box I borrowed, clean up dog puke and this....

[Otto66]

Easy fella. 'Lest ya don't have anyone to nag on ya the way
I do Fitz. As we've said, the ASoH can wait till yer schedule
clears up. Unless yer get'n naggity PMs from Albert Land that
I don't know about. :evilsmile

[Petersen]

I'm getting nagity nags from myself and the folks who are a part of my other comitment.

Ruta has been nothing but pleasant with her correspondance...

and I still want that whole project to roll out all together..perhaps on a Wed (New Comic Day)