Art Thread: HellboyOne

[icbm1987]

heh... I like the Cartoony hulk... especially the drooling...

haha...

reminds me of the old live-action Hulk tv show... that was great.

[Petersen]

drooling hulk is great!
That cartoony style reminds me of Jon Morris' artwork.

[Jelly Meets Jam]

Good hulk!

[fitzroy]

Good stuff. In the words of the great Petersen... 'me likey'

[Catlin]

Nice! But anything done is green always attracts me :D

Love your Wolvie take :)

[JohnThompson]

Salmons is just ridiculous with a brush. Of course, I'm too big of a pussy to
do the same so here's some green pencil facsimile..
BAH! Puny human! Afraid of brush, what so tough about brush? Human should SMASH brush!!

Oh, and me want to know, who handsome fellow in bottom picture? Me want!!!!

[shannanigan]

Hey, this thread's still on-topic kinda. :)

http://www.rickcortes.com/lilhb01.jpg
I think I'm gonna color this one.

R.



Awww.... I love lil' Hellboy. :)

I've been cruisin' though this thread... your art is great!
I'm new 'round here so forgive my ignorance but do you
work as an illustrator or comic artist?

[hellboyone]

I've been cruisin' though this thread... your art is great!
I'm new 'round here so forgive my ignorance but do you
work as an illustrator or comic artist?

Yes, I do all that stuff, as well as visual effects for film and tv. Thanks for the nice words and welcome to Hellboy!

R.

[Myron L]

"Nipple" as a verb.

Applied to zombies.

Pass me the brain bleach when you're done, Marty.


Nipple as ...a ...verb? bwah...hah..hah...ha !

[Catlin]

How did I miss that young Hellboy? *whacks self* I love it!

[Tad]

I find Mr. Cortes inspirational

[Otto66]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Poor Abejr, he gets the worst of it. Thanks, Tad.

[hellboyone]

I find Mr. Cortes inspirational

Ack! Beautiful!

R.

[Catlin]

I find Mr. Cortes inspirational

I don't know if I should :rolleyes: or :D

I think I'll :D

[Hellsaint]

OMG! Abejr. zombie! What a funny pic, nice one Tad :)

[hellgirl1886]

Poor abe, he has to put up with so much. Only the flies like him, and hellboyJr will make fun of him. :D

[Lobster Johnson]

Tad that is cool. Abe Jr. is a zombie! And Rick, that zombie teenage hellboy is cool. Awesomely cool.

[shannanigan]

I tried to draw people in the airport yesterday as Zombies...
but its not possible. People get a little nervous if you are
staring at them and scribbling in the airport. I didn't want
to get arrested for suspicious behavior. :p

[icbm1987]

I tried to draw people in the airport yesterday as Zombies...
but its not possible. People get a little nervous if you are
staring at them and scribbling in the airport. I didn't want
to get arrested for suspicious behavior. :p

...

Just do it anyway. If security comes for you just explain what you are doing and show them your work. Ask for comments/criticisms on the work to distract them. And don't forget to lay on the charm, but not too thick.

Zombie Abe is cool like no other.

[hellboyone]

I tried to draw people in the airport yesterday as Zombies...
but its not possible. People get a little nervous if you are
staring at them and scribbling in the airport. I didn't want
to get arrested for suspicious behavior. :p

There's an art to drawing people in public as much as there is to the artwork itself. It's all about quick looks and not letting your eyes linger. If you start to feel suspicious, you'll start acting suspicious. The airport's one of the best places to sketch people since there are lots of 'em and usually you're there for at least an hour uninterrupted.

Then there are those times when some cutie will notice you drawing them and suddenly you have a great conversation starter. Of course, if you're drawing her as a zombie, it may backfire. :)

R.

[Hellsaint]

Then there are those times when some cutie will notice you drawing them and suddenly you have a great conversation starter. Of course, if you're drawing her as a zombie, it may backfire. :)

R.
Went through the hard way, din't you? :D

[jinnaboy]

this is stupid and OT, but Hellsaint. I demand You to speak in Singlish from now on !!!!!

[Hellsaint]

Ok lah.... Dun so like that leh. Arrgghhh... ITS HORRIBLE! :eek:

[hellboyone]

There's a literary thread going on at the Drawing Board (which I'm happy to report Petersen has joined!). Anyway....I rattled off a couple of legendary characters from books for the thread. And here they are:

Jesus and Lucifer, and....
http://www.rickcortes.com/jaysee.jpg

Bunnicula. :)
http://www.rickcortes.com/bunnicula_sm.jpg

R.

[gary bolt]

Wow, nicely rattled Rick. Those are great drawings. Somehow I find Bunnicula more frightening than Satan.

[E. Spears]

haha, I love the Bunnicula. I read a couple of those stories when I was really little.
So cute!

-ERS

[Hellsaint]

About the Bunnicula... It looks like it loves TURNIPS! :eek:

Great sketches rick :)

[!mpact]

There's a literary thread going on at the Drawing Board (which I'm happy to report Petersen has joined!).
[snip]

R.


Drawing Borad... where can I find that one?
(Aspiring to do some comic-stuff.... maybe post something as soon as I have moved (gonna be off the net for a couple o weeks because of it) )

[Zabalou]

Bunnicula. :)
http://www.rickcortes.com/bunnicula_sm.jpg

R.
that remind me something from ...Craig Rousseau. :cool: :cool:

http://www.craigrousseau.com/gallery/misc/hellboy.jpg

[Zabalou]

Sometimes you get an idea in your head and it won't
come out until you get it down on paper. You poor
people have Otto and Morna to thank for this.

I give you....zombie Rockwell:
http://www.rickcortes.com/zombierockwell.jpg

R.


http://zabalou.free.fr/HellboyServal/Divers/RB-Hellboy-Rockwell-01-sm.jpg

It remind me something to, a drawing done for the art exchange, both great art :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Zabalou]

Something I haven't done in a while. Sketched people at the coffee shop as zombies. Forgot how much fun it was!
R.

one question they don't called police when they see what you were doing in that place ?
I haven't see that thread before, great art Rick as allways.
Firstofall, may i put the picture you have done of Wolverine & Hellboy in my gallery, please say yes ?
After all, great drawing, i really like Abe as in a film noir, little Hellboy is also really great, .... anyway great art, but those 2 are really my favorite.

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Maija]

Aaawwwww, isn't that cute, the little Bunnicula wants to bite my face.

*cough* I mean

Yarrrrr, ain't that cute, the little face-eating bugger'd make a foin' shoulder ack-sessory seein' as me parrot... well... it were s'posed ta be "Wing Night" las' Tuesday, but cookie was outta chicken...

[E. Spears]

Drawing Borad... where can I find that one?
(Aspiring to do some comic-stuff.... maybe post something as soon as I have moved (gonna be off the net for a couple o weeks because of it) )
Yarrr! Ye kin find the scurvy place at http://sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/index.php . It be a fine place for drawin', fer thinkin', and fer drinkin'!
I really can't talk like a pirate!
-ERS

[hellboyone]

Love that Rousseau piece. I've got a nice big print of that he sent me.

Go ahead and put the other drawing in your gallery if you really wanna!

R.

[hellgirl1886]

Love the murderous rabbit/bunny thingy, reminds me of holy grail (sp?). Love the rockwell and hellboy comparison, very cute, may put those on books and scare people. :D

[Zabalou]

Love that Rousseau piece. I've got a nice big print of that he sent me.

Go ahead and put the other drawing in your gallery if you really wanna!

R.

Thanks a lot Rick.
It's been a long time now since your gallery was closed on your website, ..., so do you will update it ?

[hellboyone]

zabalou: I'm just waiting for the right day to start on it. It's gonna be a huge undertaking since I'm planning on redesigning the site as well. Something simpler and no nonsense will be the key.

Here's something maybe-kinda cool I discovered in my ongoing apartment cleanings. I drew this sometime in 1996 on 12" x 18" paper. I hardly ever draw this big (even comics pages) so this is a rarity for me. It's a drawing depicting my 3 favorite comic book characters at the time: Jesse Custer from Preacher, Jack Knight as Starman, and big Red. Boy...my Hellboy sure has changed!

http://www.rickcortes.com/old_starmanhb_sm.jpg

R.

[hellboyone]

A Hellgirl I drew in Olmanic's sketchbook at our monthly sketchbook drawing party last Saturday.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellgirl_kir.jpg

R.

[JohnThompson]

A Hellgirl I drew in Olmanic's sketchbook at our monthly sketchbook drawing party last Saturday.
Nice, Rick! She looks like she'd put a fist in your gut if you looked at her "wrong". :D

So, do you sketch in colored pencil, or do you tint the linework after its scanned? I'm curious because colored pencils are notoriosly hard to erase, and your drawings never look like any corrections have been made. If you use erasable colored pencils, what brand are they?

[hellboyone]

John: Thanks! I swear by Sanford col-erase pencils. It's usually what animators used and I started using them after swiping some from an animation studio. They come in a variety of colors. I prefer them to normal pencils since they don't really smudge and since I'm left-handed my hand tends to drift on the paper left to right and it smudges everything. They oughta be available at most art stores. A little while ago, Sanford announced they were discontinuing many of the colors so I stockpiled a ton of certain colors but I guess they got enough complaints that they scratched the idea.

The color in the drawing above is Tuscan Red, my new favorite (this week). :)

I will, however, tint the lines digitally sometimes for effect (like the Lucifer drawing).

R.

[Zabalou]

A Hellgirl I drew in Olmanic's sketchbook at our monthly sketchbook drawing party last Saturday.

R.

Great, she's looks like Lara Croft, maybe because of the Short ... great, i really like it.
Oh i see now may be because Angelina Jolie, i don't know why, seems to be a Hellgirl for me; that's it, now it's clear, in can have a room on the asylum.

[Jakob Westman]

Some really fun and good stuff in here Rick!
Love the rabbit!

:) Jakob

[Maija]

Thank you, Rick, and all womanhood thanks you for giving her... a bra.

Bashing zombies demands comfort and support!!

[hellboyone]

Just finished this piece for an auction. I'll post a link to the auction when it goes up!

http://www.rickcortes.com/auctions/hblizauctionsm.jpg

R.

[Maija]

Cool zombie head in the background. I like the way you feathered the shadows on that. Looks really chewed up.

What's the auction?

[E. Spears]

That's super cool, Rick. I like the way you drew the Right Hand. Really looks like it's made of stone.

-ERS

[Shadowfax32]

Rick,

Can you make a Shaun of the Dead zombie pic when you get the chance? I'd love one for my desktop.

Michelle

[morna]

A Hellgirl I drew in Olmanic's sketchbook at our monthly sketchbook drawing party last Saturday.

nice Rick... first hellgirl I've seen with a brow ridge and a tiny squashed nose... and she's still a babe.

[petriacce]

A Hellgirl I drew in Olmanic's sketchbook at our monthly sketchbook drawing party last Saturday. R.This is indeed the best Hellgirl yet. I also like the way she looks more the Hellboy counterpart than a centerfold pic. Excellent Rick.

[Maija]

This is indeed the best Hellgirl yet. I also like the way she looks more the Hellboy counterpart than a centerfold pic. Excellent Rick.

Yes. She definitely doesn't look like one to prance around making a dipsy "O" face and instead looks like she could seriously whoop some tentacled ass.

[jakewebber]

... tentacled ass.
HaHa.

Is the auction going to be on Ebay?

[hellboyone]

HaHa.

Is the auction going to be on Ebay?

Yes it will, jake. As soon as it goes up, I'll post a link here. Thanks for the interest!

R.

[petriacce]

Bunnicula. :)R.Heh, I was meandering around Milwaukie the other day and saw a poster for Bunnicula. It's amazing how vampiric bunnies can catch your eye. It's like they don't even try to hide.

[hellboyone]

Auction is live! Check it out. And make sure you know what you're bidding on...and why.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2274389988&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1

R.

[E. Spears]

Inked Hellboy art in Sook & Mignola style
I wouldn't say it's in Sook and Mignola style; It looks like a Cortes peice to me :p.

[hellboyone]

I wouldn't say it's in Sook and Mignola style; It looks like a Cortes peice to me :p.

Yeah, I didn't write up the description. Thanks, Cure.

R.

[Zabalou]

Auction is live! Check it out. And make sure you know what you're bidding on...and why.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2274389988&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1

R.

That's allright for me, first to bid, let's see guys ... you can place bid no problem the money isn't for this bad boy of Rick. ;)

[icbm1987]

The description makes me happy.

Your friend is a good guy. ANd you are a good friend for making some art for him... and good art at that!

icbm1987

[morna]

Well I actually tried to bid but someone sees me coming ^.

Good Luck Rick!

[hellboyone]

Well I actually tried to bid but someone sees me coming ^.

Good Luck Rick!

Ah, people are bidding! I had some anxiety about it for a minute there. Cool. The money's not for me this time so I say good luck unto you people!

R.

[Jakob Westman]

Looking good Rick!!

/ Jakob

[hellboyone]

Thanks, Jakob. When are we gonna see a Jakob art thread here??? (hint, hint)

R.

[hellboyone]

I'm beginning a new project that will take up a lot of my free time. I've started restoring my family's photos. Many have been damaged in storage and from regular wear-and-tear and I figured it was time to start repairing them. I've done a few already, this being the latest one of my sisters Melissa (left) and Stella, taken in June of 1970 (I'm still 3 years away).

http://www.rickcortes.com/photography/sisters_comparison.jpg

It was scanned at 600 dpi and cleaned up in Photoshop in a couple hours over the last few days.

I think it came out pretty nice and the print out from my photo printer is phenomenal.

I've already done this kind of work before, usually for music industry clients, but I think I'll start offering my services to the public via my website soon! If anyone's interested, let me know.

R.

[JohnThompson]

That's a great thing you're doing, Rick, and I applaud you!

How cool would it be for your relatives to get a gift of these restored photos or a photo DVD set to the popular music of the period when these photos were taken?!

[Petersen]

Very cool Rick an huge and honorable undertaking. I have done some photo re-touching for family...a few old photos and removing a bra strap or two in newer ones..I know it takes a great deal of time. Congrats to you and I hope this takes off!

[King_Vold]

Wow, Rick's family photos - special edition! Since this is the internet it's only a matter of time before people complain that you won't release the originals.

This is a great idea, Rick, and I'm sure your family will appreciate it too. Well done.

[hellboyone]

I promise not to add a bad cg Jabba the Hutt in any of them. :)

R.

[Maija]

I have done some photo re-touching for family...a few old photos and removing a bra strap or two in newer ones..
On the first read through I didn't see the word "strap". :D

I promise not to add a bad cg Jabba the Hutt in any of them. :)

R.
But will Stella shoot first? ;)

Awesome re-touch job. I'm sure your family will be really moved.

[Petersen]

Ruta, Yuck..it was my Mom's strap too..so you put an icky picture in my mind.

Rick....how cool would a cg Jabba look? do it....DO IT!!

[hellboyone]

We're workin' our way through the Nightmare on Elm Street movies here and planning a visit to Nancy's real-life house location (in nearby Hollywood...where else?) so I figgered it was time to draw big Fred Krueger. I probably have not done so since high school...

http://www.rickcortes.com/freddysm.jpg

R.

[morna]

kool Rick.. it's very different from most of the other things of yours I've seen. Very loose and active ... and it all comes down to that eyeball. Creeeeepy!

I wonder if you should stick it in the halloween art thread too

[Tad]

Aiee! Nice work, Rick.

[Zabalou]

Hello Rick, i enjoy the picture, but your website artwork section is still off ...
What about Sara Hudson what kind of work have you done for her, i can't see on her website ? Some photo, drawing picture, do you write any song ?!?
:cool: :confused: :confused: :cool: <---FBI's men go away with confused people

[hellboyone]

Thanks, Zabalou.

The only thing that really survived the Sarah Hudson job was a cartoon I did of her. It appears on the back of the cd as her official logo, next to the record company logos. Unfortunately, it's only about half an inch tall. But I've heard that it may appear on t-shirts and such as well.

Here's a big version of the cartoon, which also appears on her website. Apologies for the watermarks.

http://www.rickcortes.com/sarah_toon.jpg

Also, Z....sorry for the delay in sending the artwork from the eBay auction. I'll send it out this week! Thanks for bidding on it.

Thanks, everyone!

R.

[Jakob Westman]

Wow Rick!!
That Freddy is AWESOME! I really, really like it. Way to go!
Sarah's great as well, but you already knew that ;)

/ Jakob

[petriacce]

Nice Fred, Rick. After Halloween, Nightmare On Elm Street was one of the scariest films I enjoyed as a kid. It eventually got watered down but the first film was great.

[King_Vold]

That's a great looking Freddy, Rick. You really nailed the facial expression, very creepy.

[HellSeidons]

uh hellboyone? what's the girl's name by the way? and nice drawing dude

[hellboyone]

hs: her name is Sarah Hudson. She just released an album a month or two ago. I was certain she'd turn into another pop princess but I haven't heard her anywhere. Her cousin is Kate Hudson. She's nowhere near as adorable, but she's nice as heck.

http://www.s-curverecords.com/sarahhudson/home.php

Thanks, everyone! Freddy was a whim. Glad ya liked it.

http://www.rickcortes.com/rickpopsm.gif

R.

[Maija]

Oh Freddy gave me some bad dreams in my youth, even though I said "Ha! That isn't scary!" at the time. Great drawing. Brings back fitful memories.

That animated gif is hilarious!

[hellboyone]

I invaded Zabalou's thread with my Hellfrog so I figured I'd stick this version in here. A quick coloring.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellfrog_color.jpg

R.

[morna]

yaay I love that little guy... it's the vexed expression

Thor/frog reference = good too!

[petriacce]

Shazbot, the hellfrog is awesome. Yeah, the Thor reference. What issue was he a frog, like the 160's?

Excellent.

[Zabalou]

Invaded all my thread if you want Rick, you're welcome ...
Great color on this frog Rick
:cool: :D :cool:
This would be a great storry, i think this may be use on a fan art storry, did anyone want to try ? That's so cool ... and funny to.
I really like it look like in his short. What kind of things do you think this frog will have on his Short's pockets ?
What about Petersen Hellboy Rabbit ?
Yeah who wants to tell a froghellboy and Abe storry.
You could do a crossover with Spongebob or the Turtle ninja ... or Sherk.

[Petersen]

Too cool Rick!
Red frog! yay!

[hellboyone]

Shazbot, the hellfrog is awesome. Yeah, the Thor reference. What issue was he a frog, like the 160's?

Excellent.

It was actually much, much later...issue 364. Here's the famous cover by the amazing Walt Simonson. This is one of my favorite comic book runs of all time.

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/87387731330.364.GIF

R.

[morna]

He he he that pesky Loki.

Gary and I were actually reading Thor then... Unfortunately Walt Simonson spoilt me forever. As soon as Simonson left I lost interest. sigh I actually see some Simonson influence in Mignola's work - even still.

[hellboyone]

He he he that pesky Loki.

Gary and I were actually reading Thor then... Unfortunately Walt Simonson spoilt me forever. As soon as Simonson left I lost interest. sigh I actually see some Simonson influence in Mignola's work - even still.

True. There was no reason to read it after Simonson left (besides the fact that he still did the covers for a bit after he left the book).

R.

[Jan Bentzen]

He he he that pesky Loki.

Gary and I were actually reading Thor then... Unfortunately Walt Simonson spoilt me forever. As soon as Simonson left I lost interest. sigh I actually see some Simonson influence in Mignola's work - even still.

Morna - now you´re talking. ;)

Simonson is also one of my favorite artists. Did you get his latest Elric issue from DC ? It´s very "Thor-like".
And keep an eye out for # 5 of "The Path" from CrossGen. His best work since Thor.

- Jan

[E. Spears]

I love the HellFrog even more when it's in color :D. Great job on that, Rick.

-ERS

[morna]

hey Rick... your PM box is full! :)

[petriacce]

It was actually much, much later...issue 364. Here's the famous cover by the amazing Walt Simonson. This is one of my favorite comic book runs of all time.

R.Thanks. I'm not sure why I am think 160s. I get tired of blaming everything on sleep deprivation. Again, the Hellfrog rocks.

[gary bolt]

So, Rick, draw any zombies lately?

[Tad]

It's Sketchbook Sessions tonight. I'm sure he'll bring along some rotting flesh to draw.

[hellboyone]

So, Rick, draw any zombies lately?

I've been working on the holiday exchange pieces and some other little surprises. Hope to be posting some new stuff soon!

See ya tonight, Tad!

EDIT: Okay...I finished this up. So, I did a few different things for the art exchange but I decided not to send this one. Not for any reason...it was mostly an arbitrary choice. Enjoy!

http://www.rickcortes.com/hbprague.jpg

R.

[hellboyone]

With a note from Mr. Petersen, I added a few more touches to the image above. I think it looks much better now.

R.

[HellSeidons]

Ah... Its a nice piece even without the edit. Good job on the rasputin sketch there. :)

[Myron L]

It was actually much, much later...issue 364. Here's the famous cover by the amazing Walt Simonson. This is one of my favorite comic book runs of all time.

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/87387731330.364.GIF

R.
I love Walt Simonson. I met him and his wife Louise here in Albany, NY at a comicon (Fantacon, now defunct, :( unfortunately) many years ago (Late eigthies, early nineties). They were such gracious folks and he gave me a free head sketch of the Beast from X-Men. Louise was the editor/writer on the X-Books durng the whole "Fall of the Mutants" storyline.

[morna]

wow rick .... wow

[gary bolt]

Awesome drawing Rick!

I keep going back and looking at it. It's almost spooky how well you've captured the Mignola look but, at the same time, it looks like a "Rick" drawing.

[Maija]

Cool drawing, Rick! Love the statuary. I agree with Sir Ed: a great Rickified take on Mignola.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, gang. I do try to make it my own although it's difficult to tread on Mignola territory without soaking up some of the man's mojo. Hope you guys dig the art exchange pieces as well.

R.

[jnapper]

I invaded Zabalou's thread with my Hellfrog so I figured I'd stick this version in here. A quick coloring.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellfrog_color.jpg

R.

Rick, that is soooo cute!!! It has totally made my morning!!!

per http://www.rickcortes.com/hbprague.jpg-- the pic/eagle is so cool too!

[Leo]

Very kewl indeed. The red lends to it somehow. Kinda creepy though, zombies being the things that freak me out the most.

[Maija]

Thanks, gang. I do try to make it my own although it's difficult to tread on Mignola territory without soaking up some of the man's mojo.

Crap! No wonder it's taking so long for Mike to finish The Island. You keep stealing his mojo!

[hellboyone]

I try not to, Maija. :)

Thanks, everyone.

Since they're already posted in the art exchange site, I'll post these here as well....my presents for the exchange now in the grubby little hands of D'ohboy and Petriacce!

http://home.earthlink.net/~petriacce/exchange2004/hellboyone01.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~petriacce/exchange2004/hellboyone02.jpg

R.

[Hellsaint]

Woh... I missed so much already. The Hellfrog pic is great rick :) I really like your Abe sketch with HB. Maybe colour? (Hoping :o)

[gary bolt]

Rick, I really like your art exchange pieces. The combination of visual elements and the way they overlap is great. Very nice Hellboy renderings, especially 2/3 profile one.

Gary

[Maija]

D'ohboy and Patrick are lucky guys. I particularly like the montage piece. Who's the dead dude in the bow tie? Anybody we know?

BTW, where is your Zombie Rick drawing? I was just going back through your thread, reliving the drawing memories, and I can't find him.

I appreciate your portrait of Lindsey even more now that I've met her. It's really well done.

[morna]

yaaay zombie rick!

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=9533&page=2&pp=15&highlight=zombie+rick

he's the best........... and he's MINE muahaaaaaaahaaa.... cough!

[hellboyone]

hellsaint: Thanks. Don't know about color. If I have time..

gary: Appreciate it!

morna: glad you found it. I was starting to go crazy.

ruta: thanks. And that reminds me....I haven't drawn girls in a while and I'm gearing up again for a project. I did this last night.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hbshirt.jpg

R.

[E. Spears]

That's a great drawing, Rick :D. Her face is adorable.
What's the project you're getting ready for?

-ERS

[hellboyone]

That's a great drawing, Rick :D. Her face is adorable.
What's the project you're getting ready for?

-ERS

Thanks. About the project....it's a secret! Okay, not really, but I don't want to reveal too much until work begins in earnest.

R.

[Hellsaint]

Hey is she REAL? :eek:
Man what i'll do to get to know her :D

[Maija]

That is a really sweet drawing, Rick.

I want a shirt like that!

[Otto66]

A Rick pic thats not a Zombie? Don't seem right somehow.
Luv the hair. My favorite look on a woman.
(said in a jesting, yet complementarty manner)

Best of wishes to you, dear artist, in the Holiday season.
(said in a festive manner)

[morna]

Teaser! The project sounds intriguing..

nice drawing - very professional. I too want that Hellboy shirt

complementarty

heh heh was the tarty intentional - funny

[petriacce]

Since they're already posted in the art exchange site, I'll post these here as well....my presents for the exchange now in the grubby little hands of D'ohboy and Petriacce!

R.Yes, and it's great. I've actually been working on my Photoshop coloring and have been working on the scan of the piece Rick sent me.

[Otto66]

heh heh was the tarty intentional - funny
I'm so transparent, I should drink glass cleaner.
(said in a joking (yet clear) manner)

[Petersen]

I really like this girl drawing Rick. Can't wait to see what the project is all about.

I liked the image so much..I couldn't help myself but to color her. Hope ya don't mind

[hellboyone]

Thanks everyone.

Petersen: Cool...thanks, man!

Here's a new one I finished last night. It's a gift for friends.

http://www.rickcortes.com/ape.jpg


R.

[Leo]

It's Sketchbook Sessions tonight. I'm sure he'll bring along some rotting flesh to draw.

Sketchbook sessions? O.o Damn me living here.

[Leo]

I liked the image so much..I couldn't help myself but to color her. Hope ya don't mind

Can we all say "sex-eh lookin'!!" ? heh..

[Tad]

The Drawing Board (http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/index.php)

Although there's an official Sketchbook Sessions site, all the guys- and a couple of hundred others- hang out at the above. There are face to face sessions around the world and at conventions.

[Leo]

The Drawing Board (http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/index.php)

Although there's an official Sketchbook Sessions site, all the guys- and a couple of hundred others- hang out at the above. There are face to face sessions around the world and at conventions.

Ta very much Tad. *favourites for futher exploration*

[E. Spears]

Rick--the monkey pic is one of my favorites from you now! It's really cool, and the composition is very nice.

Petersen--great colors, too.

-ERS

[Maija]

Thanks everyone.

Petersen: Cool...thanks, man!

Here's a new one I finished last night. It's a gift for friends.


Wow! I really like the composition and the hard-edged black and white contrast. It has the feel of a screen print. The friends receiving it are lucky!

[morna]

Thanks everyone.

Here's a new one I finished last night. It's a gift for friends.

http://www.rickcortes.com/ape.jpg

R.


Guess who the lucky lucky friends are! - notice the skulls! Yup !
Isn't it fantastic !?! I love the frog - he's awesome... and of course the skulls
Rick you're just getting better and better.


... and I told the framer no more 'till after Christmas...silly me

[morna]

Gary and I had a critique of the piece over dinner - he's working on a post of some of our thoughts. In the mean time look what I spotted above the central skull!!!

[petriacce]

It's color Rick's art day! Here's the great exchange piece he sent me.

http://home.earthlink.net/~petriacce/exchange.jpg

[gary bolt]

Wow, Rick, what an awesome piece! It was great to come home from work today and see it. Thanks so much for making it and thanks for making it for us.

It is a truly great piece presented with confidence and control. The “collage” style of composition works really well for the disparate subjects/images. The strong shadows are rendered well and a style of drawing Rick Cortes now owns. I think it was a good decision for you to put the heavy band of black along the bottom. The monkey, skulls, frog and Rasputin are all great drawings in their own right (It intrigues me to imagine the Rasputin image presented in the full square with all that white space above and to the left of his face). The outer edges of all your blacks are defined with beautiful line qualities, full of all kinds of variety. The monkey really blows me away. I like just passing my eyes over just his (or hers) outline and seeing the great diversity of line.

Can't wait! :D

Gary

[morna]

It's color Rick's art day! Here's the great exchange piece he sent me.

Kool pets.
I'm not sure about the background. It does a great job of conveying distance but I think it is maybe too light. Have you tried the same thing in a more gloomy colour? - but not blue. In colour theory (and in visual perception) blue = distance. My inclination would be to use a warmer "closer" colour so as to be in keeping with the Hellboy sensibility of creepy closed in dark corners. Dried blood maroon maybe - just something more malevolent than pale foggy ochre! Sorry - don't mean to be critical, you are getting very facile with the medium and it invites another level of critique! :)

[Tad]

Sorry - don't mean to be critical, you are getting very facile with the medium and it invites another level of critique!

Yeah, and you should get that big nose fixed too!


Oops. Wrong level.



:)

[Maija]

Nice one, petriacce! Though I'd agree with Morna-- a darker, bluer, shadowier background would make it even better.

Gary and Morna, you've scored!

[petriacce]

Kool pets.
I'm not sure about the background. It does a great job of conveying distance but I think it is maybe too light. Have you tried the same thing in a more gloomy colour? - but not blue. In colour theory (and in visual perception) blue = distance. My inclination would be to use a warmer "closer" colour so as to be in keeping with the Hellboy sensibility of creepy closed in dark corners. Dried blood maroon maybe - just something more malevolent than pale foggy ochre! Sorry - don't mean to be critical, you are getting very facile with the medium and it invites another level of critique! :)I agree about the background. It's a total dud. It does need another color and I think I need to move away from the "cloud" background effect too. I tried it in several colors and they all looked bad. I might go with the common faded gradient fill effect.Yeah, and you should get that big nose fixed too!


Oops. Wrong level.Hey, this nose is trademarked baby!Nice one, petriacce! Though I'd agree with Morna-- a darker, bluer, shadowier background would make it even better.I'll try some more options.

Thanks for the suggestions. I wanted to do some highlights and shading on the piece too, but I still need to work on the basics a lot.

Dang, that is a nice piece Rick.

[hellboyone]

Thanks everyone. It was a fun piece.

patrick: Thanks, man. I love when other people color my stuff. Because I'm too lazy to do it myself. :)

Because my site's been down for redesign for...oh, at least a year, I thought I'd open up the gallery section for the benefit of those that haven't seen my older, crappier work so you can praise me on how much better I've gotten since then. :)

Anyway....! I don't know how many of these will make it to the next incarnation of the site, if any, so get 'em while they're cold and dying.

http://www.rickcortes.com/rick_cortes_online_art_gallery.htm

Gary: I know you mentioned how you dug that void next to Rasputin but it was bugging me (and Jakob also mentioned it) so I added a bit of an indication of his bald head. I think it helps. Well, it helps me, anyway...

http://www.rickcortes.com/raspy.jpg

R.

[hellboyone]

Haven't posted anything here in awhile since I've been working on some comics projects (and just working, in general). I was, however, cruising through Picasa on my hard drive and found this oldie. Don't remember ever posting it here but I probably did.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hb2002.jpg

R.

[hellboyone]

A sample page from part 2 of my Reckless Eric story appearing in Zowie! Deux and available this summer at the SD Con. The final will have gray tones. Dialogue is also temp.

http://www.rickcortes.com/ericp6sample.jpg

This originally would have been the left half of a 2-page spread but since we can't do bleeds with Zowie I had to split it in half.

R.

[Zabalou]

Hello Rick,

glad your website is allready open, but where are all those new picture we guyboarder see here, such as this Hellfrog, Hellgirl and this Ape with Rasputin ... those are grreat show them.

I take a look at your Curiculum Vitae, or your Visual Effects - filmography :eek: ... Wow, it's funny time everyday at your work :eek: i'm very suprised, wow.

[yukon]

I'm a total dolt, because I missed your art thread. Love your work and thanks for reopening your gallery of sketches. More stuff to look at is always good !

[icbm1987]

'Bollicks'?

I always thought it was 'Bollocks'.

[hellboyone]

'Bollicks'?

I always thought it was 'Bollocks'.

You'll find that this word is spelled about a hundred different ways depending on where you read it. I've found that "bollicks" is the easiest way to read it for people who have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

I used the word "bollicksed" in the previous issue. A friend of mine said, "I thought it was 'bollixed'?" :)

R.

[Johann]

hey, I dropped out awhile ago and missed some good art.

I'm just horrible at art threads, I'll to keep up, any more on the new project or why he's saying 'Bollocks?'

[hellboyone]

All will be revealed in time.

Zabalou: I've been....I don't know....bored with updating my website. I start it, and then quit. It's quite tedious for me, especially when I have so much to update. But I'll buckle down and do it one of these days. Just for you. :)

Johann, Yukon: I'm bad at keeping up with art threads, too. Just now getting around to seeing the threads for everyone, one at a time. Thanks for checking it out.

R.

[Maija]

I'm guessing from the dangling leash that Eric has recklessly created a troublesome pet of some kind.

Cool HB drawing.


The stump of a cig he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath,
He had a grim face and a little round belly,
That shook when he pounded the crap out of monsters like a bowlful of jelly.

:)

[hellboyone]

I'm guessing from the dangling leash that Eric has recklessly created a troublesome pet of some kind.

It does give that impression, doesn't it? However, that badly-drawn dangly thing is Eric's scarf which he was wearing earlier in the story (this is page 6). Your assumption suddenly sounds better though (even if doesn't make sense in the context of the existing story).


Cool HB drawing.


The stump of a cig he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath,
He had a grim face and a little round belly,
That shook when he pounded the crap out of monsters like a bowlful of jelly.

:)

When I get elected president, you can be my poet laureate.

R.

[hellboyone]

There's a thread over at the Drawing Board where the theme is crappy heroes and villains. Here are my first two contributions:

Matter-Eater Lad from the Legion of Super-Heroes (whom I actually like even though he's very goofy...a tooth on his uniform?)...
http://www.rickcortes.com/matter-eater.jpg

And Puck, a midget with the power of Mary Lou Retton...
http://www.rickcortes.com/puck.jpg

R.

[JohnThompson]

There's a thread over at the Drawing Board where the theme is crappy heroes and villains....

...Puck, a midget with the power of Mary Lou Retton...
Hey, Alpha Flight can't help it if they're crappy, eh? There like, Canadian ya hoser.

(No offense meant to my friends to the North. Just had to go for the cheap joke.)

Rick, how could any hero look crappy in your obscenely skilled hands? These are excellent! Draw more, eh?

[Zabalou]

Matter-Eater Lad from the Legion of Super-Heroes (whom I actually like even though he's very goofy...a tooth on his uniform?)...
http://www.rickcortes.com/matter-eater.jpg

I don't know this character but it seems very funny.
Your drawing are great any way where is this contest, is there a link i have missed ?
:cool:

[Petersen]

It's not a contest, but a jam to post drawings of your favorite 'zero' characters.

http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/viewtopic.php?t=28159

You have to login to see any of the uploaded images though (but it's free and it's a great place to hand and see an amazing range of artwork)

[gary bolt]

Nice drawings, Rick. The rectangular framing behind the characters is a nice touch. I especially like Matter-Eater Lad and the way he is chewing on a lead pipe like a baguette. What a truly goofy character!

I'm quite familiar with Puck, being as I'm Canadian, eh! :)

[Petersen]

Oh yeah, and Rick, great work!! These are some of the best things I've seen from you in a while! I like the tight pencils with the subtle shading

[Johann]

Very nice, thats good pipe..mmm-mmm!

[Maija]

These heroes/villains were actually in published stories? You didn't just make them up?

This is why I didn't read comics for 20 years. :p

Those are great drawings though. I love Puck. Though I'd love him more if his power was the ability to literally transform into Mary Lou Retton.

So when are you gonna draw Paste Pot Pete (http://www.superdickery.com/other/221.html)?

[Maija]

When I get elected president, you can be my poet laureate.

IN YOUR FACE, TED KOOSER!!!

[Tad]

So when are you gonna draw Paste Pot Pete (http://www.superdickery.com/other/221.html)?

I own that comic! But the nefarious Paste Pot Pete changed his costume (twice) then took on the name, Trapster, one of the Frightful Four.

[hellboyone]

You guys are the best. :)

Paste Pot Pete, eh?? I'll have to think about that one.

Here's something sorta different. Drawn at work today between computer renders.

R.

[gary bolt]

Awesome sketch, Rick. I liked the last couple but this one is so much more... so much more Hellboy!

[E. Spears]

snap. this one's got heaps and heaps of cool.
you must color.

-ers

[Maija]

That's fantastic! I really like the style. I especially love the way you've exaggerated the RHOD. It emphasizes its mechanical nature.

A hit! A very palpable hit! :)

[morna]

These are all great Rick. Love that pipe eater dude. Great Puck excellent job on his weird proportions... and the hellboy piece ROCKS!!! yaay skinny wrists

[Petersen]

http://www.rickcortes.com/hbsketch01.jpg

Hellboy walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Why the long face?"

din't get me wrong though Rick, I love the extreme stylization. Not what I expected from you...now I want more!

[kid cthulhu]

Oh, that is just too awesome.

Rick, your stuff blows my mind, man!

[fitzroy]

Very, very cool.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, you guys. :)

R.

[Jakob Westman]

Wow Rick!!
Whatta beauty. Love it.

/ Jakob

[Johann]

Wow, love the hand, great curve and overall stylization.

THUMBS UPS! 'tis rock'n!

[hellboyone]

Heehee...didn't think this sketch would get such a reaction from you guys. Thanks.

Here's a little quickie, one of a few I plan on having for sale at this weekend's Wizard World con in Long Beach.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hbwiz01.jpg

Otherwise, it'll probably end up on eBay.

R.

[hellboyone]

In progress. I'll probably ink this tonight.

http://www.rickcortes.com/inprogress01.jpg

Any suggestions for similar pieces (Hellboy or any other characters) are welcome since I wanna do a few more of these before the con this weekend. (Yeah, right.)

R.

[E. Spears]

That's really awesome. I love how the skull looks so old and rotting. You best be inkin' this.

as for other peices, maybe do one of roger, and have panels behind him that maybe have a frog creature, his ugly brother, and maybe like a cool lookin' zombie or something.

word up.

-ers

[Petersen]

Nice Gorilla Rick.

I liked the sculpture you did as a background in a recent HB..perhaps one of those? Shirtless banged-up HB?

I'd also like to see your take on the comic version of Kronen....scientist/butcher...cool lab thingies

[yukon]

ooo is that a condor?

[hellboyone]

Here she is, all inked up. I think I lost some good energy and a bit of the mean-ness in HB's face from the sketch to the final inks....I don't know. I don't think it came out too badly though.

http://www.rickcortes.com/inprogress01.jpghttp://www.rickcortes.com/hbwiz02.jpg

Cure, Petersen: Thanks for the suggestions. I'll think on 'em.

Yukon: Close...it's a vulture.

R.

[Tad]

Great drawing, nice inks but squint at it. To me it feels like it needs black in the lower left. Maybe shadows on HB's coat?

[hellboyone]

Great drawing, nice inks but squint at it. To me it feels like it needs black in the lower left. Maybe shadows on HB's coat?

You're right, of course. I was kinda scared to ruin that area with shaky shadow work. I'll have to play with it in PS...

R.

[gary bolt]

Great drawing, Rick. Brave of you to post the ink and pencil version side by side. Hellboys mean-ness doesn't seem diminished to me in the ink but I thought the penciled gorilla looked more crazed when we could see the whites of his insane eyes.

[hellboyone]

Great drawing, Rick. Brave of you to post the ink and pencil version side by side. Hellboys mean-ness doesn't seem diminished to me in the ink but I thought the penciled gorilla looked more crazed when we could see the whites of his insane eyes.

Thank you, Sir. I don't know about any bravery on my part. I love seeing pencils next to inks when it comes to other artists so I thought I'd do the same.

The gorilla definitely lost something in the inks. I almost wanna re-do it. Oh well..

I still gotta do some heavy blacks on HB's coat though, as per the Wizened One's suggestion.

R.

[Johann]

Sweet -I love the pencil version, I'm not to fond of inks, i can never get it right and always lose the feel of a sketch, therefore i stay away from pens. However you did a commendable job on the inking! Also, nice krigaffre.

[morna]

That's awesome Rick! Hellboy does look quite a bit less pissed off in the inked version but it's still gorgeous. It reminds me of our Christmas present.


Gary's referring to bravery was that you can see both pieces at once which makes it so very easy to nit pick the differences... speaking of which the pencil drawing's still missing

hackers :rolleyes:

[hellboyone]

speaking of which the pencil drawing's still missing

hackers :rolleyes:

Grrr...I HATE THEM!!! Thanks, Morna.

R.

[Maija]

Great drawing, Rick! Good angry gorilla and drippy condor. I agree about a weight of black being needed in the lower left though.

[Maija]

This was raised in the Shaolin Mignola thread, but I'll put the question here:

What is Criminy Crabhead up to these days? Has he had a mental breakdown as the result of a moral crisis during Crab Fest at Red Lobster? Has he over come his pungent "low-tide" odour and found love?

[hellboyone]

I'm afraid Crimony still smells of old crabmeat and still has yet to get a girl to make out with his mouth parts. But he's still pretty upbeat. More to come...

R.

[Maija]

I'm afraid Crimony still smells of old crabmeat and still has yet to get a girl to make out with his mouth parts. But he's still pretty upbeat. More to come...

R.

I wait with bait breath. :p

You should have scented Crimony T-shirts made for SDCC.

[fitzroy]

Great stuff again Rick, I bow to your inking, it really is fabulous.

[Petersen]

Color on that one could help your displeasure with the gorilla's inking...

More Crabhead! I want more funny!
perhaps it's time for more wordless strips

[JohnThompson]

I'm afraid Crimony still smells of old crabmeat and still has yet to get a girl to make out with his mouth parts.
Maybe he should date Japanese girls. I've seen some of "those" Japanese comics- the girls get freak-ayyy! :eek:

[kid cthulhu]

Yeah, put me down for more Crabhead as well.

Love that little guy!

[hellboyone]

Would there be any interest in a mini-comic for this? Say, in San Diego?

Hmmm...

R.

[E. Spears]

woowoo! yeah, I'm up for a criminy crabhead mini comic :D. fo sho, thug.

I'm extra pumped for SDCC now.
Speaking of SD now, is there going to be a giant sketchbook session at a hotel there again? I missed the last one because I suck (and didn't know about it), but are there any plans for one this year?

Rock on, yo.

-ers

[Tad]

Think it's kind of an annual thing. See ya there.

[hellboyone]

The San Diego sketchbook session is already in the planning stages here. More to come..

R.

[Tad]

? There's more to plan than "show up with pencil and paper?" I'm tingly with anticipation!

[Toonimator]

The extra planning'd involve getting more lighting in the lounge near the bar... more seating available, and it'd allow folks to... y'know, draw. And not walk 20 yards to get a beverage.

Also it's possible we'll try someplace else!

[Maija]

He's planning the piñatas, ice cream cake and free beer as well as promotional Crimony Crabhead crabcakes. :p

A Crimony Crabcake-- I mean, Crabhead mini-comic would be great!

Now I have a craving for crabcakes.

EDIT: Dammit, Toonimator you had to go and post a rational answer as I was writing mine! ;)

Better lighting would be great, but if you could find a location with cheaper drinks, that would be nice too. Although those big leather chairs were mighty comfy.

[Tad]

Like Qualcom Stadium? We may have to if any more people show up. ;)

[Neil Hill]

Are we planning the 2005 SDCC gathering of Hellboy-ites already?! Seems like a good time I guess and for sure, I'm in! Also, we have to have the officially designated "who is the hottest guy from the Messageboard" thread after the Con like last year ;) I don't remember which female from the Messageboard started that, but it was a hoot reading the comments from different girls (I think girls at her job that saw our pics) who gave comments. No, it's not a ego thing at all :p

[hellboyone]

Am I gonna have to comb my damn hair now??

Actually, I don't remember anyone discussing how hot anyone was...

R.

[Tad]

Sketchbook Sessions is a whole separate thing from the Hellboy gathering, although Mike attended. (I'm sure he'll think twice this year)

We might meet earlier than Saturday this time for a possible lunch or dinner. Maybe a separate weekend meeting for those who can't ditch work or school.

And of course you bring up Naiad's "Hottie Poll" because you scored high while some of us "stunningly handsome but frickin' old" types were not appreciated. :rolleyes:

[yukon]

I have to stop checking threads that involve the SDCC b/c I end up checking flight to SD.....

[Tad]

What's it going to hurt to check?........... :evilsmile

[Maija]

Hoooo buuuoys. :rolleyes:

Rick you can't comb your hair. You have to have that messy boy band "bed head" look.

Yes it begins innocently enough with the "Hottie Poll" threads and then before you know it we have "Men of the Hellboard SDCC Souvenir Calendar 2005".

The moral fibre of this hellboard is going to HELL I tell you! :p

[hellboyone]

I better go shave then. I'll have the appropriate length rock star beard by the time SD rolls around.

R.

[E. Spears]

you better grow a beard like sweet dude Tim Kasher of Cursive and Good Life:
http://bangbangphoto.com/v-web/gallery/albums/Cursive/Tim_Kasher_of_Cursive_at_the_Curiosa_festival_San_ Diego_CA_08_24_2004CRW_4280.thumb.jpg

-ers

[hellboyone]

you better grow a beard like sweet dude Tim Kasher of Cursive and Good Life:


-ers

It was just about there before I shaved it all off about 20 minutes ago. Gettin' grizzly!

R.

[yukon]

facial hair rules. girls dig it :p

[E. Spears]

It was just about there before I shaved it all off about 20 minutes ago. Gettin' grizzly!

R.
DAMN YOU!! Beards like that are sweet as hell!! DAMN YOU!!!
You better grow it all back. If you don't, there will be consequences.

-ers

[E. Spears]

...and by consequences I mean a distinct lack of beard on your part.

[JohnThompson]

...I shaved it all off about 20 minutes ago.
Suddenly, I feel a great disturbance in the Force....

as if ICBM's voice suddenly cried out, and was silenced... :rolleyes:

[fitzroy]

Hehe. JT, you so funny

[hellboyone]

Suddenly, I feel a great disturbance in the Force....

as if ICBM's voice suddenly cried out, and was silenced... :rolleyes:

Haha....no...he should still be okay. I did have a full beard yesterday, but I just shaped it into something that makes me look like a henchman in a Bruce Lee movie.

http://www.rickcortes.com/photography/shaved.jpg

Jesus, I need a haircut..

R.

[fitzroy]

Hey Rick, click the link
http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3458951/news?item_id=3684812

No offence intended

[hellboyone]

Hey Rick, click the link
http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3458951/news?item_id=3684812

No offence intended

Haha! Yeah...see, I shower when I'm at a convention and have yet to wear a Storm Trooper outfit so I don't think I'm nerd enough for a makeover, although I'm plenty nerdy.

Although having action figures, comic book artwork, and an ET record/storybook behind me in that photo won't convince anyone of what I just said. :)

R.

[Tad]

I can attest that the beard looks much stringier in person, much more worthy of being on a villain's face.

And I have never seen Rick's hair this combed.

[hellboyone]

I can attest that the beard looks much stringier in person, much more worthy of being on a villain's face.

And I have never seen Rick's hair this combed.

Ironically, I almost never comb my hair. My hair sort of just takes care of itself. I think it's the wearing beanies all day that does the trick.

R.

[hellboyone]

Been a while...

It's convention preview time! I'll be in this year's Zowie! compilation once again and I'm in the home stretch of finishing my story. Here's a sneak preview of the opening splash page. This was done ENTIRELY in Photoshop, pretty much a first for me. Graytones to come, if I have time:

http://www.rickcortes.com/page01.jpg

And another sneak preview of part of a page (can't give away too much!) from a story I'm doing for Michael Molcher for hiz Brit zombie mag (hope you don't mind, Mike!). I'll hopefully have copies of this in SD as well:

http://www.rickcortes.com/photo1.jpg

And a couple of color illos I did for the pre-school where my girlfriend teaches. This is a style I've been cultivating a while which might be something I use for children's books I've been contemplating. We'll see. These will likely end up in my new sketchbook, which will hopefully be ready by the time con arrives:

http://www.rickcortes.com/construct.jpg http://www.rickcortes.com/farming.jpg

Cheers..

R.

[Petersen]

Good to see art from you again!!!

1: How big is your Zowie story? ya got me hooked with the dialouge so far..

2: I got a chance to look at the zombie script, glad it fell into the hands of someone more capeable than I...looks good!

3: What fun illos! I like the worn knees on the construction worker's jeans.

[Maija]

That's a terrific splash for Reckless Eric! At last we will have the exciting conclusion (or continuation?) of Eric's reckless adventure into space-time. The zombie story looks good too. I can't wait to see both books.

I like the pre-schooler illos. The farmer with the chicken under his arm cracks me up for some reason.

[Jakob Westman]

Wow Rick - That looks spectacular!!

I would never have guessed it was you who did them (don't get that the wrong way ;)). I'm especially impressed with the first two pieces. How the heck did you pull those backgrounds off? And the way Eric looks on top of it is SO fun. If the rest of your story looks that good we're all in for a ride. Put a ticket aside for me, will ya?

Cheers! / Jakob

[Johann]

great stuff, Egyptian Nazis...Sounds good. Is the First part of Reckless Eric Available? -I think i remember it but i'm not sure if was the whole story...
...thanks any way.

I also love that last one, the look on the sheep and the overall positioning of the farmer is just great. :)

[hellboyone]

Petersen: Thanks, buddy.

1. This part of the Zowie story is about 12 pages. It might be 10, depending on whether or not I'm a slacker this week. :)
2. It would be interesting to see what you would have done with it. I don't know about the more capable part. You would have done as well if not better.
3. It was fun to do.

ruta: Thanks! It was gonna be a continuation but I think it'll end up a conclusion as I want to be able to do something else for the next Zowie and perhaps get going on a proper Eric book (with his pal, Jack Argus). I may flesh out both parts and release it as its own book. Not sure yet...

jakob: Ah...backgrounds. The bane of my existence. I depend on the kindness of reference photos.

Johann: Part 1 of the Eric story is still available in Zowie 1 which can be had here:

http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/new/index.htm

...or at any con I'm attending, the next being SD. Thanks for the interest!

Zowie 2 is shaping up to be an incredible looking book, which is why I'm spending more time beefing up my segment. There are too many great artists in it who've already done some amazing pages.

Thanks, everyone.

R.

[morna]

Wow Rick - holey smokes! I can see why you've been busy lately. These are all great. Love the Eric stuff. I need to get the whole story. Liking the eye/swastika logo.

.. and the sphynx (?) (how the hell do you spell that) nicely rendered! More tantalization for SDCC! Will it never end! : )

[kid cthulhu]

Nice, Rick!

Great looking backgrounds. I know how tedious they are (something I respect in other artists and I definitely need to start thinking about them more). Eric's looking good.

And those illos are a very different style for you. Glad to see you're being kept busy.

Can't wait to check out your stuff at the con.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, guys. I'm starting to get excited about the big con.

Took a break from "real" work and did a little Shaun of the Dead drawing. Been meaning to draw this guy ever since I saw the movie.

http://www.rickcortes.com/shaun01.jpg

R.

[fitzroy]

The earlier posts were great but that has just blown me away. Excelent stuff Rick

[Mikolaj]

Great work! Love the Shawn!!

[citymadeofash]

HBone, is that Shawn of the Dead picture done in Illustrator or by hand (outside of the computer)... just curious. Looks great!!!!

[JohnThompson]

Damn, Rick! You're turning into Geoff Darrow! Great stuff on the Zowie art (please reserve me a copy!) and I really love the Shaun art, especially the contrast of the graphic red against the detail of the linework. You're getting too good at this!!

[hellboyone]

Aww...you guys are nice.

fitz and khan: Thanks, fellas!

ash: It was done by hand on the computer using Photoshop. This is gonna be the downside of this whole only-drawing-in-Photoshop thing....no actual artwork to hold (and sell). :) But this would have probably taken an extra hour to do if I had drawn it on paper first.

john: I actually considered coloring it all the way through but stopped at the red . I'm glad I did. The tie looked a little blah so I grayed it in. Thanks!

R.

[Ken O]

I absolutely love the Shaun. It's going to be my new desktop image as soon as I get home.

[Zabalou]

Great art Rick,

excuse me if i miss some episode but i want to ask you ...
You've finished the first episode and work on the second one.
You make the story and the drawing.
You will show it for the first time in ... convention.
Am i right ?

Is this a short mini series in only few issue, or an ongoing serie ?

Anyway all your stuff is great !!! :cool: :D :cool:

[Johann]

I absolutely love the Shaun. It's going to be my new desktop image as soon as I get home.

Ditto, I love the graphic look to it, great inks! -you nicely kept the feel the posters and art for the movie had. -supurb! :D

[hellboyone]

wyrm and johann: thanks!

zabalou: If you're referring to the Reckless Eric story in Zowie!, the first episode was released last year in Zowie 1 and is still available. The second episode will be in Zowie 2 which hopefully will be available at this year's San Diego convention. If it's not, it'll be available in some form later this year.

I'm thinking of concluding the whole story in its own book apart from Zowie after that (and it will include the first 2 parts).

Thanks for the interest!

R.

[hellboyone]

"Who wants ta have a little?"

http://www.rickcortes.com/ash01.jpg

R.

[citymadeofash]

wow, that'd make a GREAT screenprint!

[longmanshort]

mike giggles like a little schoolgirl - Rick is all his, alllllll his! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa! :D

Heh, I must go on record and state my eternal love for the divine genius that is HB1! The stuff he's done for The End is Nigh is superb and will take pride of place alongside artists like Jock (The Losers) and Frazer Irving (The Authority, Klarion the Witch Boy).

I now intend to kidnap him and force him to draw my mega-epic Hellboy's Guide to Fungus and Moss.

[hellboyone]

+blushes+

Geez, Mike! I wouldn't apply any of that praise myself but it's appreciated nonetheless. Thanks, man!

R.

[fitzroy]

Heh, I must go on record and state my eternal love for the divine genius that is HB1! The stuff he's done for The End is Nigh is superb and will take pride of place alongside artists like Jock (The Losers) and Frazer Irving (The Authority, Klarion the Witch Boy).

*sob* my stuff must have been crap and LMS is too polite to say *sniff* :D

Great Ash Rick

[longmanshort]

*sigh*

"Stupid boy..."*

;)

I'd like it to be known that Fitz's work is ALSO of genius-level and ALSO appears alongside those previously named notables :p Actually, it's pretty damn fine and I'm dutifully humbled to have it in - on time too! ;)

As a half-arsed scribbler myself, I remain astounded by the level of work that's been turned in for EiN and both HB1 AND Fitz are worthy contributors!


*Copyright, Dad's Army 1974

[fitzroy]

LOL. Thanks dude.

Have you had Jason Brashill's pic yet. Love that guy

Rick, you da man. Should get the Shaun printed on a tee for the con in July

[Johann]

nice Ash, Bruce Campbell is the man!

[Maija]

Aw man! That Shaun image would make a wicked T-shirt if one was to screen the sillouetted zombies all the way around the bottom edge of the shirt. I want one!!!

[hellboyone]

Thanks, thanks, everyone.

Fitz: I make it a point not to wear nerd shirts to conventions. I figure I wear 'em enough in daily life that I don't need to double up at a comic con. Can't wait to see whatcha did for the mag!

ruta: If you wanna make it, I'll give you the high res version of the drawing. Do what you will with it.

johann: Thanks. Spent the weekend up in the Big Bear area in a huge cabin and watched Evil Dead 2 with my girl. I make it a point to show cabin-related horror movies when we're up there. :)

R.

[Rob H]

The Hellboard is filled with so much unbelievable talent. So much that I think I'm gonna cry. Great stuff hellboyone.

[Maija]

Thanks, Rick, if I had more cash around I might take you up on it, but alas I do not!

[hellboyone]

Yeah....too much talent on this board, Doc. Makes ya sick, doesn't it? :p

Here're some scribbles from last night's "Where's Tad?" coffee session. I imagined he was blitzed at some Cinco de Mayo happy hour but he was likely just working. Que lastima...

http://www.rickcortes.com/sketchesdemayo.jpg

I do believe I stumbled upon something good with the caveman on the lower left. Stay tuned...

R.

[fitzroy]

Very cool, nice touch of Jamie Hewlett in some of them (may have been there before but I've just been listening to Gorillaz CD)

Loving the caveman

[JohnThompson]

All of these characters are great, but I especially love that caveman! You've got to do more with that guy!

[citymadeofash]

excellent excellent work :D

[yukon]

I love booger boy, what a fancy turtleneck!