Art Thread: HellboyOne

[Tad]

Wow. It's like Rick took a photograph of the session regulars. ;)

I was out of town, Rick. Just back. Tell Ed I'm in color crunch mode.

[hellboyone]

Wow. It's like Rick took a photograph of the session regulars. ;)

I was out of town, Rick. Just back. Tell Ed I'm in color crunch mode.

Cool. Ed, Mark, and I were the only ones at coffee last night. Ed and I expressed how much we were looking forward to seeing your story all finished. Mine's done being colored. I'm in lettering/writing mode (none of the dialogue I have is finalized yet).

Fitz: The rain girl started out as Noodle from Gorillaz. And then I realized I had no idea what Noodle looked like. :)

R.

[Rob H]

HA! :) Those sketches are great. That snot nosed turtle neck dude's hilarious.

[Johann]

nice sketches Rick, they're all great but i like the guy at the top right. Just something about him...i dunno. The office worker that doesn't quite like his job, but enjoys the workplace. Nice guy, despite what the tatoo's and the stud generally depict.

you can get a feeling for all these characters even though they're just sketches.
Oh...and the cave-dude is just awsome! :D

[kid cthulhu]

Nice, Rick!

Love 'em all, but the office guy with the neck tattoo was the first to catch my eye.
Office culture and neck tattoos always make for an interesting character.

The cave man is too funny!

[hellboyone]

The official Reckless Eric Preview! And check out some of the preview pages from the other artists in Zowie Deux!

http://www.rickcortes.com/zowie2/page06.jpghttp://www.rickcortes.com/zowie2/page07.jpg

http://www.zowiecomics.com

Colors by Anjin: http://www.anjindesign.com

R.

[E. Spears]

That's a sweet two-page spread. The comosition is wicked. So are the colors. So is the everything on this thread. Very cool.
And thanks for the link to the next zowie! Everyone's pages are brilliant. This is going to be on sale at SDCC right? cuz i'm buying it damnit.

-ers

[hellboyone]

Thanks for the support, Cure. Yep, it'll be available at the con.

Here's something else. I've got two shirt designs in the running over at threadless.com. It's a great site that the rest of you artists should get in on. You design a t-shirt according to their specs, submit it, and it gets voted on. The highest scoring designs get picked through by the staff and they become t-shirts for all to purchase. It's fun. Here are the links to click and vote. You might have to sign up for the site to vote, but it's free and it'll also let you vote on other shirts as well as submit your own designs:

http://www.threadless.com/submission/39925/Hot_Mic

http://www.threadless.com/submission/39932/Superangutan

Thanks for the support!

R.

[kid cthulhu]

Those are sweet, Rick!

Gotta get in on that site.

[Maija]

Those character sketches are great! I can't wait to see what you do with the caveman. And your t-shirt designs are cool too. That's a neat-o site.

Zowie Deux looks like it's going to kick ass! Nice tiki-saur.

[morna]

I have done my civic duty. Found a shirt I may have to buy - "the things you love"


(yes it has skulls :rolleyes: )

[JohnThompson]

Those character sketches are great! I can't wait to see what you do with the caveman. And your t-shirt designs are cool too. That's a neat-o site.

Zowie Deux looks like it's going to kick ass! Nice tiki-saur.
I agree wit' wot she sed. How about the caveman on a t-shirt?

Zowie kicks big screamin' Tiki butt! I checked out the link to the preview, and noticed the name "Tad Stones". Sounds familiar, but I can't place it. :confused:

[Tad]

Crap! They put my name in? Now I have to come through. Life keeps getting in the way of my work time.

[morna]

HA! Tad that's hilarious! Nice how the wizened goblin is on hand to cheer poor gothy sprite up. This Zowie thing will rock!

[yukon]

Your t's look great! I love this site ( I'm so ordering the polar bear shirt, and that girl blowing her brains out into butterfly's shirt if they reissue it) I think I'm going to follow your instuction and get cracking on some T- designs ( I have this little wapiti line drawing that has always itched to be on a t shirt) KC your drawing would be awesome in t- shirt design you should make some!

[hellboyone]

Wow....great colors, Tad. Can't wait to see the whole thing in action!

Thanks for the support, everyone. It really is a great site. Wish I thought of it!

R.

[hellboyone]

Bizarro with a little color.
http://www.rickcortes.com/bizarro.jpg

R.

[citymadeofash]

Looks Awesome!!

[kid cthulhu]

Another winner, Rick.

Love the colors!

[hellboyone]

Thanks, boys. It was a fun diversion.

R.

[hellboyone]

Creepy bleeding from the mouth lady. Just to see if I could still ink with a pen.

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

Come buy it in San Diego. Hundreds of dollars cheaper and nowhere near as good as a Mignola. :)

R.

[Rob H]

That is fantastic. If I weren't in a completely different country, I'd consider making my way to San Diego.

[gary bolt]

Nice bleed from the mouth lady, Rick. I like the lines of her dress dripping down to nothing at the bottom of the page. Gruesome.

[Maija]

Man, that is a hideous hat!

Seriously though, that's a pretty cool drawing. Her face is really wonderfully horrific.

The only part I'm not convinced by is her arm. I think the negative space indicating fabric wrinkles needs to be the reverse image of the black strokes indicating wrikles. The white areas are too comparitively squared off and don't indicate the roundness of her arm. I like the way you drew curly-cue shadows on her chest though and I like the gory drippy-ness of the shadows of her skirt. It would be cool to experiment with making every aspect of an otherwise innocuous drawing somehow gory upon closer inspection.

Her face really is outstanding. Eaag!

[Petersen]

I agree with Gary & Ruta. My fave part is the 'dripping' fade of the bootom of the dress. And I filled in her arm solid black and I think the image became stronger. It has a wonderful mood about it! more more more!!!

[E. Spears]

That's mega sweet looking. Everyone else is correct, every part of it is brilliant. The hat is actually my favorite part :).

-ers

[hellboyone]

Thanks for the critiques! You guys are right on with the sleeve. I looked at it first before I read what you guys thought and wasn't all too pleased with the arm bit (among other things). But I thought that creepy head was a good start. If you still wanna buy it, it'll be even cheaper now. :)

I might try Mr. Petersen's suggestion of filling the arm in completely...

Okay...here are some things to expect in San Diego...up first...the cover for our SD mini sketchbook. I volunteered to do it this year. We came up with an idea and I came up with a few variations before we all settled on one we liked. Here are some of the versions, from first to final:

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

http://www.rickcortes.com/sketchbookcover2.jpg

http://www.rickcortes.com/sketchbookcover4.jpg
.....

[hellboyone]

Here's a page from my section of the book:

http://www.rickcortes.com/sd05page3.jpg

We're also doing an art postcard set called Chicks Dig Robots. There will be about 7 or 8 postcards in the set depicting various ladies and their mechanical buddies. Here's a crop from mine. The real version is a head-to-toe illustration. This was done completely in Photoshop:

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

And finally, a drawing of Einstein on PS just to fool around with textures I photographed. I used a bit of metal texturing on the robot above as well....:

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

Enjoy!

R.

[morna]

Kool Rick! I actually like the first version of the rooster best. Bush cracks me UP! Sweet robot too. This is gonna rock!

[fitzroy]

Strange. Not seeing any of your latest pics, Damn

[Petersen]

There is something bizzare and ominous about the 1st version of the sketchbook cover (dark background, colored rooster) I like that one best, but the final is good too, and more eye catching.

I stumbled on your drawings before I ever joined this forum Rick, and I got very jelous of some faces you had sketched...seems like there was a guy who looked like Lando on one of the pages. You made what I wanted to do with comic portraiture look effortless. And it's good to see that type of work show up again in your sketchbook page sample. The folks in Turbans are terrific. It has a precision and calmness that I think makes it the strongest style of your body of work.

[Johann]

More fantastic sketches, I love the Einstein and is there a possibility of seeing the rest of the Chicks Dig Robots piece? -or do we have to buy the book?

[kid cthulhu]

I'm a little partial to the first cover as well, but you know the contents better and I'm sure you all went for the right design. Wish I could make it to the con this year... :(

I love your Hellboy!

[Maija]

Ah! Sorry you won't be there, Jeremiah! :(

Can't wait to see the sketchbook, Rick!

And what chick doesn't dig robots?


Well, Amish chicks, I suppose. :rolleyes:

[JohnThompson]

Amazing art as usual, Rick! Are you doing your own sketchbook as well as the "Sessions" book? If so, could you please reserve one of each for me?

[Maija]

Hmmmm, maybe not Sarah Connor either.

[E. Spears]

I dig the third cover for the Sketchbook Sessions ashcan. The color choices work the best for that one. Great page from the book also, I'll be buying that for sure :D.

Chicks dig robots sounds like a sweet project. That teaser there is mighty fine.

Great stuff as usual, then.
-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Hmmmm, maybe not Sarah Connor either.

HA!

I'd have to agree with ya there!

[hellboyone]

I'm still undecided on whether I'll have my own sketchbook. Don't know if I have enough decent stuff to fill one. But we'll see.

I'll eventually post the full chick/robot pic. After we sell a few. :)

John: you got it.

Ruta: Yeah...a couple of robots from the future try to kill her and suddenly ALL robots are evil. Women, huh? :)

R.

[hellboyone]

Li'l Hellboy.

http://www.rickcortes.com/lilhb02.jpg

I got the SD Con fever...

R.

[E. Spears]

I'm pretty damn sure you have enough decent stuff to fill two sketchbooks at least.

That's a sweet lil' hellboy. His face is my favorite part.

-ers

[Maija]

Owp! He's so keeeeyooot.

[jnapper]

From a previous forum incarnation: Rick

[Rob H]

Hehe.... Hey! I have that T-Shirt. :D

[hellboyone]

Quicky sketch. Haven't drawn the big guy in a while. Hell, I haven't drawn anything in a while.

I'll finish 'er up tomorrow.

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

R.

[Jakob Westman]

That's gonna be good.
I can tell.

/ Jakob

[jscott]

That's gonna be good.
I can tell.

/ Jakob

Yeah, I agree with that statement... :)

[fitzroy]

GAK, can't see you pics.

[Tad]

Rick, you need a new avatar to get you out of your drawing slump. How bout a little Dr. Tran?










cuz, really that plastic mask thing is still freakin me out!

[Maija]

Yay! Rick's drawing the big guy again!

But I must agree: new avatar, STAT!! Yer current one gives me tha colly-wobbles.

[Griffin]

Sketch looks great so far, Rick. Don't screw it up :p

[hellboyone]

Thanks, gang.

I left the HB drawing alone for a bit and finally got around to finishing this one.

Rated PG-13. :)

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

R.

[Rob H]

Hubba, hubba. Great stuff.

[longmanshort]

This thread is now officially NON-WORK SAFE!!!!!!! ;)

Nice work there my man!

[fitzroy]

Gak, Still can't see the pics.

Help, someone?

[Petersen]

This is just a big fat reminder that we don't see enough artwork from you Rick ;)

[JohnThompson]

Rick, very nice! Hope you feel like drawing more often now, your work has been missed!
Gak, Still can't see the pics.

Help, someone?
Happy to oblige!

[kid cthulhu]

Wow, impressive piece, Rick. I like it!

[Maija]

Great drawing and well done with the foreshortening. I like the colouring too.

Is this for something in particular or are you just havin' fun drawin' girls?

[fitzroy]

Thanks JT, you DA man.

Excellent stuff Rick, loving the gal pic.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, everyone!

Great drawing and well done with the foreshortening. I like the colouring too.

Is this for something in particular or are you just havin' fun drawin' girls?

Just screwing around. I'm still not much of a colorist but I've been studying my favorites lately and figuring out (read: stealing) their coloring techniques.

R.

[hellboyone]

Break out yer 3D glasses. Made this using screen grabs from the movie. Enjoy!

http://www.rickcortes.com/kroenen3D.jpg

R.

[Tad]

They're torn and smudged but yes I have 3D glasses in my drawer! Great job, Rick.

[Mr Wolf]

Haha! Good thing I keep a couple pairs around! Good job Rick!

There's a fun one with one of Abe's relatives at this link. (http://crm114.tripod.com/3d/page/03.htm)

[gary bolt]

Dang, I wish I had 3-D glasses right now. That’s cool that you can make a 3-D image from a still. How does it work? I thought that you would need two viewpoints.

[DannyBoy7783]

You find a scene without much movement that pans around a bit.So technically speaking, he does have two viewpoints - they are just very similar

[hellboyone]

Exactly what DannyBoy said. This works for any movie where there isn't much motion within the scene but the camera is panning left or right. You capture frames from two viewpoints, just a bit apart from each other and after a bit of Photoshop fiddling....voila!

R.

[gary bolt]

Ah, gotcha.

[Petersen]

While the 3-D photoshop Keronen is cool..it begs the question Rick.....when do we see new Cortes art????

[fitzroy]

Poop, still can't see. Can someone link the last one? Ta!

[morna]

...when do we see new Cortes art????


Ya Rick! Get on that would ya? :)

[hellboyone]

I've got some new stuff on the horizon. Working on the back cover of an upcoming issue of Image's Amazing Joy Buzzards as we speak!

Stay tuned...

Oh...if you're not reading Buzzards, you're missing out on some fun comics.

R.

[hellboyone]

Kate!

http://www.rickcortes.com/kate1.jpg

R.

[Jan Bentzen]

Rick- this is good....
I mean unbelievably good :)

- Jan

[Jakob Westman]

That's really sweet!!
Excellent hip-waist-chest combo.

/ Jakob

[gary bolt]

Awesome Kate, Rick!

[Ken O]

Love the work on Kate.


I really want a giant, obnxious BPRD belt buckle.

[Petersen]

Really nice stylistic choices Rick!

[Johann]

Sweet, can't wait to pick up Joy Buzzards, i've been meaning to pick it up... but never got around to it... now i've got an extra push to seek it out.

p.s. Kate looks great.

[Maija]

That's a fantastic drawing, just as a drawing, but as Kate it looks pretty damned good too.

[hellboyone]

Here's the back cover for an upcoming issue of The Amazing Joy Buzzards from Image:

http://www.rickcortes.com/joybuzz/ajbuz_backcover_post.jpg

Art by me with smashing color work by my friend and Hellboy pin-up & Zowie! collaborator, Anjin (anjindesign.com).

Enjoy!

R.

[Ken O]

Something tells me I should be picking this book up. It's a great pic.

[Neil Hill]

I really like that Flaming Squirrel graphic in the back! Was that part of your original illustration or did the colorist go crazy there and really trick it out?

[hellboyone]

Knowing that Anjin is a spectacular digital painter, I instructed him to "do his thing" when it came to the whole piece, but especially the squirrel.

Thanks, guys! Anyone not reading this book is missing out. It's so much fun.

R.

[hellboyone]

Self-portrait, documenting my pseudo-rock star (read: jackass) hair of late...

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

R.

[ADamUnRama]

Hellboyone your awesome. Really, you are really really good. Im gonna get my comic shop to start picking up the Amazing Joy Buzzards. Really, wow

YER BIZZARO IS SO SICK.
http://www.rickcortes.com/bizarro.jpg

I gotta say I am liking it a little better then Cassaday's (http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=5560). http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/134/Bizarro.jpg


I like the monster'esqueness of yours. Anyway, youve got a new fan, keep us posted
--Adam Un Rama

[ADamUnRama]

I went through every page to check out your art, and I gotta say I love the Hellboy painting himself, and the Zombie painting himself. But the Lobster Zombie, fricken GREAT

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

[hellboyone]

Thanks, Adam!

I redrew a panel from my Reckless Eric story. It always bothered me that I rushed through drawing it. Anyways...

http://www.rickcortes.com/final_01.jpghttp://www.rickcortes.com/final_01a.jpg

Before and after.

Oh...why did I bother redrawing this already published page? Stay tuned!

R.

[Johann]

Lovin' the Joy Buzzards, when does/did this issue come out?

[hellboyone]

Thanks! I believe the Amazing Joy Buzzards issue comes out on December 7.

R.

[hellboyone]

A quick sketch I did last night to help Jakob with a project.

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

R.

[Petersen]

That sketch is really nice rick!

[DannyBoy7783]

hot.

(I need 10 characters to post, ignore this line)

[DannyBoy7783]

Kate!

http://www.rickcortes.com/kate1.jpg

R.


Jeez man, great job! She's an under used character I think. I hope we get a figure of her.

[kid cthulhu]

Yeah, definitely diggin' that Kate.

That's one thing I've always admired about you, Rick. A shared fondness for the BPRD's most underused/rated character.
I'd love to see her in Mezco's HB comic line.

[hellboyone]

That's one thing I've always admired about you, Rick. A shared fondness for the BPRD's most underused/rated character.


That reminds me...I've been meaning to finish another piece with an even more obscure character...

Anyway, here's an Inhumans thing I did for a thread on the Drawing Board (http://www.drawingboard.org) .

http://www.rickcortes.com/inhumans.jpg
Lockjaw and Medusa of the Inhumans, digital

I posted this in my birthday thread...figured I'd lump it in here as well...I finished up the cover art for the DVD release of the stop motion short I worked on, Oedipus:

http://www.rickcortes.com/oed_dvd_cover_sm.jpg
digital

For those unfamiliar, the short film is based on the Greek tragedy with all the parts being played by vegetables. Oedipus is a potato. He's followed around by a sheep, played by a cauliflower. That's them silhouetted against the sunset. This was all done in Photoshop. It will fold over for the DVD cover and eventually be covered in copy and titles and images...the usual DVD crap.

R.

[Tad]

Thanks, Adam!

I redrew a panel from my Reckless Eric story. It always bothered me that I rushed through drawing it. Anyways....

Aggg! Don't start revising! I'll have to redraw my whole story!

[Jakob Westman]

Great drawing of the Inhumans.
Do you actually start from the tablet on these or do you have pencils on paper first?

/ Jakob

[hellboyone]

Great drawing of the Inhumans.
Do you actually start from the tablet on these or do you have pencils on paper first?

/ Jakob

Thanks, buddy!

This one, I drew on paper first then "inked" in Photoshop. Sometimes I just start drawing in PS but nothing beats pencil and paper (as you know!). I drew and redrew Medusa a few times before I got one I liked.

R.

[hellboyone]

Blast from the past...or a few years ago, anyway. I don't think I ever posted these quicky sketches. These were a couple of passes on the Weird Tales pin-up that Scott didn't care for. Maybe I'll go ahead and finish them sometime? I don't know..

http://www.rickcortes.com/reject1.jpg
Abe, Roger, and Johann...in a bit of a pickle.

http://www.rickcortes.com/reject2.jpg
Mr. Leech doing a little recon with Liz, HB, and Abe for back-up.

And this was another pass at the pin-up, I think, that I don't think I bothered sending to Scott.
http://www.rickcortes.com/hb_whatif.jpg
A what-if sketch, if HB hadn't left hell...I might have posted this one before....can't remember!

R.

[Maija]

:eek: You've been holding out on us?!!

Yes, maybe you should finish them off. That "what-if" is darned cool even if it is a long way removed from our cuddly, lovabobble Hellboy as we know him today.

I think you should finish off the first one by adding some coloured lights and a mirror-ball and changing Roger's torch to a glow-stick. It looks to me like they're all dancing at a tentacle rave. ;)

[Ken O]

I love the Leech picture. All of them are cool, but that is my favorite.

[morna]

oooo what a treat! not one,not two,but three as yet unseen Ricks - sweet action!
that anung sans earth is lovely. ...and nice abe in the leach piece... and - yaay Leach (a kool underused character IMo)

thanks Rick!

[hellboyone]

Thanks, pals!

R.

[ADamUnRama]

Hey hellboyone, I might be a little behind (as it looks with the Sook thing) have you had anything published? Weird Tales? Or anyting in comics? I'd love to go through all 46 pages and read each entry to see, but its a slow process.

Also, do you do commisions? Whats say a Zombie LoJo? Eh? EEEHHH????

[Mike Cross]

Yeah, Rick's our gen-yoo-ine celebrity..pinup in Weird Tales and all..

[hellboyone]

Hey hellboyone, I might be a little behind (as it looks with the Sook thing) have you had anything published? Weird Tales? Or anyting in comics? I'd love to go through all 46 pages and read each entry to see, but its a slow process.

Also, do you do commisions? Whats say a Zombie LoJo? Eh? EEEHHH????

Celebrity, skinny? I don't know about that. Considering this is a Mike Mignola message board! Plus, the Tad Stones posts here!

Adam: shoot me an email, rick at rickcortes.com (change at to @, and no spaces). We'll talk! As far as published stuff....an upcoming issue of Amazing Joy Buzzards....another project that I'll announce soon. And some older stuff that nobody needs to see. :)

R.

[Mike Cross]

Rick, we've already established netween you and me that you are my celebrity seeker...Earl and all..
plus , THE Tad Stones stock rises everytime we see him..could he have gotten cooler? From Darkwing Duck to HB animated? Tad, you gotta open the vaults sometimes..i need some MegaVolt art....

[ADamUnRama]

Yea Rick I sent you a few emails a while ago. You probably dont remember, but I do. I dont remember how I got in contact with you. But I did. And I will.

[Longman]

Really loving that Lockjaw and Medusa pic, Rick (heh, that rhymes) You manage to catch 'female sultry disdain' perfectly ... which is a look I often receive on a night out :p

[Johann]

Love the horns on the what-if HB.
very cool.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, guys!

Here are some live action storyboards I completed recently. Some are in context, some not, so don't look for any storytelling. :) In fact, I don't even know the story since I basically just translated the client's crappy roughs.

http://www.rickcortes.com/brypage2.jpg
http://www.rickcortes.com/brypage3.jpg
http://www.rickcortes.com/brypage4a.jpg

R.

[Neil Hill]

What is this project related to, Rick? Was this for a commercial, video game, some guys side project, etc.?

[hellboyone]

It's a feature. I don't know much else aside from that. So if you see a movie with a dog and a truck with shots that don't make much sense, then that's the one. :)

R.

[Maija]

The arrows make it look like those are diagrams from a safety manual.

IN THE EVENT OF A ZOMBIE HELLHOUND ATTACK THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE!

5. Do not leave the rear gate of your pick-up truck down as zombie hellhounds can more easily gain access to your vehicle and attack you, even when the vehicle is in motion.

6. If you see a zombie hellhound, do not exit your vehicle.

7. A zombie hellhound may be distinguished from an ordinary dog by its distinctive, bone-chilling howl.

9. If you see a stray dog by the road, do not stop to pick it up. It may be a zombie hound from hell.

15. Zombie hellhounds will move to high ground to gain a better vantage point from which to spot their prey. Seek hiding in a place of refuge not visible from nearby high points.

18. The hellhounds will bark and howl dreadfully when they have spotted a potential victim. Assume you are the intended target and prepare to defend yourself or flee.

19. Water is no barrier to a zombie hellhound as they are excellent swimmers. Unless the water is holy, then you might be safe.

20. Zombie hellhounds move with unnatural speed and cannot be outrun.

22. If you are overtaken by a zombie hound from hell and do not have a weapon with which to defend yourself, play un-dead. It may leave you alone.

excerpted from the "Zombie Hellhound Attack Survival Manual"

[hellboyone]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! God, I hope that's the premise of the movie! Time to do a comic book together, Maija! :D :D :D

R.

[Tad]

Maija could keep several artists busy with just her whimsical notions of a single afternoon.



Actually........


Eight pagers by Petersen, Fitz, Jeremy, Rick, maybe John Thompson, heck I'd even make time to illustrate a Graham two pager, I bet Cure can manage a pin-up, even in college... That could be a pretty collectible issue of
Maija Graham's Hair-Brained Schemes and Other Whimsies

We aim for Comicon. We have printing deals. I'll have a higher profile due to Hellboy Animated. Rick could sell it at the Zowie booth.

Maija, give it some serious thought about whether you want to do it creatively - forget the money logistics for now. And let Rick and I know by email.

Totally serious.

[Maija]

Time to do a comic book together, Maija!Heh heh :)

Man, I'd SO much rather be doing a comic book collaboration than what I'm working on right now!

But I'll let you know if I ever come up with a genius Alan-Moore-like script. About a zombie dog. Who travels the country side befriending those in need. And then eating their brains. The Littlest Hobo-eating Zombie

[Maija]

Totally serious. Good Lord, man, you want me to come up with SIX scripts in time for people to draw them by SDCC? :eek: I have, like, three that have sat unfinished for YEARS and aren't likely to be done any time soon.

But I'll give it some thought. :rolleyes:

[hellboyone]

I'm in. But give the zombie dog story to someone else. I'm tired of dogs. :)

By the way, I plan on sharing a table with only one other artist this year (because my ego demands it! :P) so there'll be plenty of room for
Maija's Tales To Terrify and Terplex--err, Perplex!
R.

[E. Spears]

i could probably get a pin up in there, i think. just need a crazy thing from maija to draw off of.

if this is for real, may the updates keep coming.

-ers

[Petersen]

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[Johann]

amazing plan...

[hellboyone]

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[hellboyone]

I think David's in. :)

R.

[Maija]

- .... .. ... / .. ... -. .----. - / .- -. -. --- -.-- .. -. --. / .- - / .- .-.. .-.. :rolleyes:

Ruddy boy scoutsrrgrzzlrzzlrglrarrglzzz

[Tad]

I think David would love to participate but is going nuts just trying to get his current slate done. We can always adjust the release date.

[hellboyone]

Hey, we all have work to do. It's a few pages! 6 months to do it! Guys who do this for a living gotta churn out 30 a month! (poke...prod...coerce...) :)

R.

[morna]

need anything colourful and abstract?... thought not

sigh

[Petersen]

Tad: exactly
Rick: exactly

[hellboyone]

need anything colourful and abstract?... thought not

sigh

I bet you could do something pretty cool.

R.

[hellboyone]

Some Hellboy oldies! Don't know if I've posted some of these before...

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellboy001.jpg
http://www.rickcortes.com/hellboy002.jpg
http://www.rickcortes.com/hellboy003.jpg
Yeah...those are cows.

R.

[hellboyone]

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellboy004.jpg
Brown-nosing.

http://www.rickcortes.com/hellboy005.jpg

[Rob H]

Cows eh?

Those drawings kick arse.

[Mike Cross]

Tad, Ruta, Rick et al..
i cannot draw but i will add a prose rendition of anything Ruta would like me to add, be it Zombie Dogs, Flying Frogs or Bespeckled Hogs..i'm in to the "Untitled Maija Project"

[Tad]

Not to co-op Rick's thread and it's all up to Maija but, unlike the Christmas exchange where it's the warm heart and good will that counts, not being able to draw limits your participation. The idea is that Maija does all the writing. :(

But I suppose there's always the potential of a fictional letters to the editor page. :)

Enough of this for now! Back to admiration of Rick's art!

Rick, how come your Hellboy keeps getting skinnier?? Hmmn.

[Mike Cross]

hehe..great idea..if this comes to fruition, i can certainly be a letter writer..

[hellboyone]

Rick, how come your Hellboy keeps getting skinnier?? Hmmn.

Sugar-free pamcakes?

R.

[Maija]

Okay you crazy kooks. It's a great idea but I'm guessing it's mainly a ploy by Tad to force me to come back to SDCC, but a lottery win would be needed for that. Meanwhile, I'll retire the topic to email and we can revert back to discussing Rick's art.

It's interesting to look at these older pieces and see the evolution of your line work and composition. The ink piece for Jakob is pretty sweet.

What the hell is up with those Japanese cows though? "Abe goes out for some Kobe Beef"?

[hellboyone]

I don't quite remember the sequence of events that led me to draw the fake cover for Abe Sapien's Japanese adventure with the samurai cows. I will not try to.

R.

[ADamUnRama]

Hey hellboyone, you still have the original art work you did for the pin-up?

[hellboyone]

Hey hellboyone, you still have the original art work you did for the pin-up?

Yeah, but that drawing was done in pieces and finished in Photoshop. Nothing anybody would actually want, I don't think.

R.

[Conundrum]

Samurai cows! I remember the samurai cows. I'm not sure where I saw them posted before but I distinctly remember thinking that it was possible that Rick is slightly "off". Brilliant. But off. As are we all.

[hellboyone]

Thanks!

Well...the dead guys had to make a reappearance sometime...

http://www.rickcortes.com/zombie120805.jpg

http://www.rickcortes.com/zombie120805cu.jpg
Handsome jasper, ain't he?

R.

[gary bolt]

Woohoo, zombies. Just by coincidence I just now clicked on you first post by accident and saw those great coffee shop zombie drawings. Imagine my pleasure at coming to your most recent post and discovering ol' Jasper!

[Maija]

Awesome zombie! Good job with the pose too since you set yourself up for some tricky foreshortening. I also admire well done hands since I'm prone to rendering them as a collection of sausages.

[hellboyone]

Mmmm....sausages.

R.

[Johann]

sweet zombie, love the close up..also like the new sig...Colbert Report.

[hellboyone]

Quick plug! The issue of Amazing Joy Buzzards I did the back cover for comes out tomorrow! Here's the cover by series regular and co-creator, Dan Hipp.

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/img/2005/dec/AJBV2_03_P00.jpg
Second comic with my name on the cover!

R.

[Jakob Westman]

That's really cool!

Dan Hipp has gone from being really good to being really REALLY good!! His coverwork in particular makes me envious.

/ Jakob

[Petersen]

Congrats Rick!!!

Second comic with my name on the cover!
forgive me for not knowing....but what's the 1st?

[hellboyone]

Congrats Rick!!!


forgive me for not knowing....but what's the 1st?

Thanks, David! Hellboy Weird Tales.

R.

[hellboyone]

Some newish doodles...

http://www.rickcortes.com/zombie012706.jpg

http://www.rickcortes.com/crimony012706.jpg
crimony crabhead copyright 2006 rick cortes

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

R.

[Maija]

CRIMONY!!!

Yaaaaayyy!!!

Oh how I've missed your low-tide stink. :)

And I see he's now got himself a music career. I assume he managed it with his wife's money? ;)

Great zombie too. The hands are awesome. I have great respect for a well-drawn hand.

[Johann]

i bought that joy Buzzards issue a couple weeks ago, and another issue another few weeks before, i gotta say, i've become hooked. Love the back pinup.

the return of crimony!

[morna]

good to see some new artwork popping up... nice zombie rick

er... nice zombie, rick ;)

[ADamUnRama]

Rick, Im digging it. I like the Magnus

[hellboyone]

Thanks, troops!

Ruta: Aww...I thought you knew that he was always a rapper! A low-tide smellin' rapper...

Morna: Thanks Morna. Err...thanks, Morna. :)

Adam: Thanks, dude! (Your piece is in progress and lookin' good!)

Here's something new for a thread on The Drawing Board (http://www.drawingboard.org). There's a new weekly Character Jam there under the Superheroes section. You artist-types and art lovers should check it out. Great way to stretch yer drawin' legs...

LOKI
http://www.rickcortes.com/loki_color_crop.jpg
I didn't have time to do all the shading I would have liked to do...

R.

[ADamUnRama]

I uh, I thought light glares should be left off'a photo shop.


I love the Loki though, looks great

[Maija]

Adam: You're thinking of a "lens flare" which that is not. Rick has not violated any Cliché Use of Photoshop Filters laws.

I'm sorry you weren't able to do the shading you wanted to, Rick since his bright light seems a bit odd casting no shadows, but the composition and line work are very nice.

I forget: do you ink in photoshop or by hand?

[hellboyone]

No filters were harmed (or used) in the making of this Loki drawing. :)

I did a super rough sketch and finished the whole thing in Photoshop. I sort of had a deadline for posting the Jam on the board (which was last night) and I ended up working all weekend so all the fancy shading I had planned didn't happen. :(

R.

[Maija]

Tis a nice piece, nonetheless!

[Leo]

I uh, I thought light glares should be left off'a photo shop.

It's not a light glare, its shiny. Anyways, not sure if you'd appreciate commentary from me (been away so long) so I'll leave any in-depth stuff to my own thoughts.

Good though.

[hellboyone]

A little something I cooked up...

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

R.

[Neil Hill]

Your passion for Elvis Costello knows no bounds sir, and that is one wonderful pastiche' you've created there! :) I'm lovin' it!

[hellboyone]

An interpretation of Jor-El and Lara, seeing their little baby Kal-El off into the void (or something).

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

R.

[Mr Wolf]

Always fun to see your stuff buddy!

Freaky number of replies!

[Jon D.]

Wow man, your drawings has really inspired me man.

What do you use man? colored pencils? any specific brand/kind? :)

[Maija]

Good job on foreshortening their upturned faces and not making them all nostrilly.

[kid cthulhu]

Lovin the new stuff, Rick, especially Crimony Crabhead!
Are you a Little Brother fan? You've always had good taste in music. I discovered them through the work of Shpongle, which is also pretty interesting stuff.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, guys!

JDP: I use ColErase pencils exclusively, by Prismacolor (formerly produced by Sanford). They're soft leads that don't smudge much. Perfect for sketching.

ruta: Thanks! I used a bit of reference. I don't know if I could pull it off on my own.

kid cthulhu: I love Little Brother. Discovered them a few months ago browsing through music magazines. Their latest album is an instant classic, in my opinion.

I've got tons of Crimony comin' soon!

R.

[Jon D.]

Awesome, I have to try and get some then, haha.

-J.D.

[hellboyone]

Finally finished my fx demo reel and uploaded it to YouTube. Check it out here!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rk6x2nP8oak

R.

[Mike Cross]

great stuff there Rick!

[fitzroy]

great stuff Rick, love the Grey's Anatomy explosion

[Petersen]

Very cool Rick, didn't know you had worked on some of those projects.

Help me to understand. I know that in some work you are removing unwated elements from a shot to prepare it for the fx work, but I get the impression, you do some of the fx work as well.....what did you do in the LoEG? compared to the Power Rangers clip or I Robot.

[morna]

ya we want more info!

Very kool tho' Rick... good thing you've had time to work on that without pesky gainful employment getting in the way ;)

[Tad]

And may it all lead to a cozy staff job soon! Good work, Rick.

[hellboyone]

Thanks for the comments and support, pals.

David: I tried to limit my reel to shots where I did the majority of the work so for the most part, I did everything in every shot (the main exception being the Grey's Anatomy sequence which was a collaborative effort between a few other artists). A lot of the detail work is hard to see in this small, compressed video clip. Here's a detailed rundown of the work I did per shot:

1. Lady of Rage music video – frame-by-frame tracking of image onto chromakey tear-away paper.
2. Ice Cube commercial – bluescreen composites; hand-drawn electricity. Also co-supervised the shoot.
3. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen feature – frame-by-frame removal of blue-suited “invisible man”, replaced with background (note: no clean backplate provided).
4. Phil of the Future TV series – designed, created, animated watch graphic; tracked onto watch face.
5. My Name is Earl TV series – removed planted knives; re-animated fly-in of knives.
6. I, Robot feature – animated I.D./badge scan.
7. Son of the Beach TV series – hand-drawn cel-style animated bird, composite.
8. Deuce Bigalow feature – created algae element, tracked, rotoscoped removal.
9. Phil of the Future TV series – designed, created, animated screen graphic.
10. Tower of Terror TV movie – created matte painting from photographic elements.
11. Phil of the Future TV series – bluescreen actor composited over background bed crash.
12. Joey TV series – created background matte painting from photographic elements; actor shot on black backdrop, frame-by-frame articulated mattes to place in front of tracked matte painting.
13. Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV series – rotoscoped “smudge” effect; animated genie bottle cap.
14. Weird Science TV series – split screen “ghost” effect.
15. Phil of the Future TV series – hand-drawn electricity.
16. Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV series – animated, composited 2D playing card elements.
17. Phil of the Future TV series – RV warped and composited, created “time tunnel” effect using existing light elements, warping, hand-drawn energy and electricity. Removed unwanted background elements, expanded background fencing.
18. House on Haunted Hill feature – animated/warped/re-tracked background painting.
19. Phil of the Future TV series – matte painting to elongate room, animated lights activating.
20. Son of the Beach TV series – hand-drawn cel-style animated bird, composite.
21. Mastercard commercial – extensive clean-up of latex make-up on actors.
22. Baby Bob TV series – composited adult actor’s mouth onto baby actor; augmented with subtle facial/jaw warps.
23. Power Rangers TV series – created 2D explode element, composited and augmented with existing explosion elements.
24. I, Robot feature – articulated mattes of actor to remove/replace background.
25. My Name is Earl TV series – combined actor plate with car plate; multiplied amount of cars.
26. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series – composited hand-drawn electricity.
27. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen feature - frame-by-frame removal of blue-suited “invisible man”, replaced with background (note: no clean backplate provided).
28. Joey TV series - created background matte painting from photographic elements; actor shot on black backdrop, frame-by-frame articulated mattes to place in front of tracked matte painting.
29. Grey’s Anatomy TV series – replaced many backgrounds, requiring rotoscoped mattes of most foreground elements; removed stunt people, cables, added debris, explosion elements, etc.
30. Malcolm in the Middle TV series – combined several passes of actor into one six-armed character; animated cookie bites and cookie crumbles.

Thanks, again!!

R.

[Sparky]

Lookin' good, Rick! Nice work.

...Baby Bob scares me.

[Neil Hill]

Rick, you're an animal! That's quite a resume'. I'm impressed! :)

[hellboyone]

Rick, you're an animal! That's quite a resume'. I'm impressed! :)

Thanks! For the record, though, this reel represents probably .1% of all the work I've ever done and maybe 5% of all the shows I've worked on. Mentioning most of those shows doesn't make my resume more impressive though (nobody's patting me on the back for my stellar work on Time Trax). :)

Anyone with very specific questions on technique, by all means, I'm happy to answer.

I'd like to note that although the animated blue bird isn't the best thing in the world, I had not animated anything cel-style before the time that I did those shots and I had to complete about 45 seconds of animation in about a week having had no experience doing it before (the closest thing was doing Bil Plympton-style stuff in high school). It's a cliche to recommend the Preston Blair book for 2D animation hopefuls, but I read that book and that's all I needed to complete the project (with the help of my friend Sue and a lot of looping). And I got to animated a bird taking a crap! :)

R.

[fitzroy]

I love Time Trax

[KingMixer]

Thanks! For the record, though, this reel represents probably .1% of all the work I've ever done and maybe 5% of all the shows I've worked on. Mentioning most of those shows doesn't make my resume more impressive though (nobody's patting me on the back for my stellar work on Time Trax). :)

Anyone with very specific questions on technique, by all means, I'm happy to answer.

I'd like to note that although the animated blue bird isn't the best thing in the world, I had not animated anything cel-style before the time that I did those shots and I had to complete about 45 seconds of animation in about a week having had no experience doing it before (the closest thing was doing Bil Plympton-style stuff in high school). It's a cliche to recommend the Preston Blair book for 2D animation hopefuls, but I read that book and that's all I needed to complete the project (with the help of my friend Sue and a lot of looping). And I got to animated a bird taking a crap! :)

R.

You're hecka'doodeefresh! Rick

[hellboyone]

KingMixer in the house!!!

R.

[hellboyone]

I was reading Universal Machine today (wow!) and realized I haven't tried to draw Daimio yet.

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

R.

[Maija]

:eek: I can't believe it's taken so long for Rick to draw the BPRD chief zombie!

Great payoff though! Hurrah for grisly exposed teeth! And that's a fabulous Liz too.

[Jon D.]

God, i'd give anything to draw like that, looks awesome!

[Petersen]

That's really sweet Rick! I like the subtle texture on Diamo's face that makes it look like he's been through it.

What other Hellboy/BPRD characters havn't you drawn?
Agent Clarke?

[gary bolt]

Great Daimio, Rick! He looks like a real person. In fact, he kind of reminds me of my grandfather (you couldn't se grandpa’s teeth unless he opened his mouth, though).

[Johann]

sweet, great as always.

-i've been thinking...has anyone read The Coffin?- b/c i think Diamo looks alot like the baddie in it. All scarred and stuff, same hair even.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, guys. I haven't read the Coffin in a while so I don't remember much about it.

Here's an old Hellboy pic I only recently finished (he's so trim and ripped!)..

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

And creepy ghost bleeding mouth lady again from way back with new improved arm shadow that I never got around to posting...

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

[kid cthulhu]

Nice! Love the blue-line work.

And I've always liked renditions of a slimmed down HB, as long as they're done well.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, kid!

Mouse Guard issue 3.

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

Thanks for letting me contribute, David!

[morna]

Wow Rick! That's excellent!

love Saxon rahhhhhhrrrrr! (awesome feet on him!)

[gary bolt]

Nice action scene, Rick! He's about to loose his head.

Is the centipede part of the plot or did you see that gory footage that was on the net a while back showing a real giant centipede killing and eating a mouse?

[Neil Hill]

Is that your MouseGuard piece Rick!? Dude, I'm super impressed!!! You should work in watercolors more often. :D

[hellboyone]

Thanks, guys!

Gary: This piece was entirely inspired by that video. I was mesmerized by it!

Neil: I forgot to mention that this piece, as with all my pin-ups so far, was colored by the amazingly talented Anjin (over at anjindesign.com). And the colors are completely digital.

Thanks to David for letting me be a part of Mouse Guard!

[Sparky]

That's awesome. Lieam looks like he is going to seriously kick centipede butt...well, if centipedes had butts.

He reminds me of a very evil hamster I once had, who furiously leapt out of his cage onto my head in the middle of the night while I was sleeping. Aeeeiie! Thankfully he did not have two tiny swords.

[hellboyone]

Thanks, Sparky!

More Mouse Guard, for fun.

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

And a drawing of X-23, apparently a clone of Wolverine? (I know nothing about this character..)

http://www.rickcortes.com/x23.jpg

[Jakob Westman]

Great stuff Rick!
Especially the X-23. And the Daimo/Liz/Roger piece is among the very best ones I've seen you do. Yay!

/ Jakob

[gary bolt]

Great stuff! That mouse is bad-ass. I love the offensive/defensive claw/shield thing he's wearing. I'd hate to be the cat that runs into that mouse.

X-23 looks good but, like you, I don't know anything about the character. It looks like her creators got some things wrong when they cloned Wolvie though.

[ADamUnRama]

Thanks, Sparky!

And a drawing of X-23, apparently a clone of Wolverine? (I know nothing about this character..)

http://www.rickcortes.com/x23.jpg

I love it Rick. Im a huge Wolverine and X23 fan. Great take on it.

[Mike Cross]

I admit it..i read some Marvel books, but not anything with this character. Is she as pigeon toed as she looks?

[hellboyone]

Nah...that's me being silly and giving her character. :)

Apparently she was created for the X-Men Evolution cartoon and Marvel decided to integrate her in their regular continuity.

[Gene Poonyo]

Very nice looking Mouse Guard piece there, Rick.

[Petersen]

Thanks for letting me contribute, David!

You are welcome Rick!!! Thank YOU for being up for the task!!

I like the armored mouse as well! That digger claw shield is too cool!

[Neil Hill]

And a drawing of X-23, apparently a clone of Wolverine? (I know nothing about this character..)

Then you know as much as you'll ever need to know, Rick. :p

Still loving that MouseGuard 3 illo! Colored by you or not Rick, it's still a great piece! :D

[hellboyone]

Thanks, fellows!

Hey, look...Anjin surprised me and colored this one as well, just for fun!

http://www.anjindesign.com/images/Colors/mouseguard_knight5.jpg

[morna]

wow that Anjin really IS a good colourist - lovely texture in the background and sweet modulation on the armour. I particularly love the inside of the ear. awesome piece guys!

[Neil Hill]

I second everything Morna just said, Rick! Great stuff!

BTW, is Anjin a working colorist currently? If so, why haven't you jumped on his/her bandwagon and started a comic book of your own together!? Is is that Hollywood money that keeps you going back to effects work? :p

[hellboyone]

Anjin's got his own gig (check out his site, anjindesign.com) but he just did a coloring job for Amazing Joy Buzzards' creator Mark Smith independent of me so he's starting to get good notices in comics which was my goal from the beginning. I'll continue to work with him as long as he's not sick of my crap! :)

And now...this:

http://www.rickcortes.com/hbabestrip01.jpg

[morna]

heh heh cute Rick! :)


...although full lips on Abe always freak me out a bit.

[gary bolt]

Ha, ha, ha! Funny stuff, Rick. I love that the fish man is dreaming about being a bird man. And the rotten egg reference is good. And Hellboy driving with the RHOD is pretty funny too!

[TheRonin]

I already complimented you (elsewhere) on those Mouse Guard beautiful
illustrations, Rick. Let me say here how much I actually enjoyed that HB/Abe
strip: I am impatiently looking forward to read more of these :D
(and they are tempting too, cause I wanna do one too: speaking of inspiring
each other ;))

Francesco

[hellboyone]

Haha...I'll get more of those HB/Abe strips done soon!

Here's a commission I did for AdamUnRama (thanks, man!).

http://www.rickcortes.com/lobsterjohnson01.jpg

Some sketches of ManBat..

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

And The Mighty Dr. Tran!

http://www.rickcortes.com/themightytran.jpg
Ooooh how he HATES it!

[gary bolt]

Woooo!!! Tran of Thunder!!! (and rock and roll)

[Jake Capps]

Thanks, fellows!

Hey, look...Anjin surprised me and colored this one as well, just for fun!

http://www.anjindesign.com/images/Colors/mouseguard_knight5.jpg


Man-o-Man that is sweet!!! The attention to detail is amazing!

[Jon D.]

Loving those Manbat sketches.
man you know what would be cool? if you did Dimebag Darrel. *wink wink*

[hellboyone]

Thanks for the nice words, gang!

Heh...I never got to pay tribute to ol' Dimebag...
http://www.rickcortes.com/dimebag.jpg

And here's The Mighty Dr. Tran with a bit o' color.
http://www.rickcortes.com/themightytran_cc.jpg

[morna]

dimebag... whoheyinthewhatnow?

I coulda sworn I posted on this latest clump of goodies but apparently not :(

anyhoo lovin the manbat and mighty tran is awesome ... heh heh he doesn't look too happy about it!

[Maija]

Manbat is great. I want him to team up with Crimony Crabhead for some capers. Or to eat Crabhead's head.

I love how Dr. Tran looks angry, but not in a "I shall smite thee" godly way, but in a "Why did you put me in this costume?!!! Who are you people?!! I have to do chores!!!" way. :)

[Neil Hill]

You really captured the likeness of a non-generic human being on that Dimebag sketch, Rick! Great stuff! :D

[Ta2grrl]

Thanks, fellows!

Hey, look...Anjin surprised me and colored this one as well, just for fun!

http://www.anjindesign.com/images/Colors/mouseguard_knight5.jpg

Holy mouse craps that's awesome batman...!!

Hey Rick...any chance of getting your friend to do us a thread on his PhotoShop process...his colours are unbeatable!!

XXX

[Maija]

RIP Dimebag Darrell.

Now do the Hickey brothers (My Name is Earl) Dimebag reminds me of Earl. If he was heavier. And had long hair. And tattoos.

Okay he looks nothing like Earl. :)

[Jon D.]

AH MAN! thats friggin awesome bro! your the mang! :D

[Johann]

Great stuff, Is the ref. for that zombie/mummy from a Nat. Geo? - it looks familiar.

Also man-bat, Dr. Tran and Dimebag are amazing.

[hellboyone]

Great stuff, Is the ref. for that zombie/mummy from a Nat. Geo? - it looks familiar.


The zombie/mummy from the Lobster Johnson thing? I made it up. But I probably channeled the dozens of mummy references I have when I did. Thanks, Johann!

Ta2grrl: I'll ask him.

Ruta: It'll be fun to draw the Earl bros. I'll do that this week.

Morna: "Dimebag" Darrell was the guitarist for heavy metal band Pantera. He was shot on-stage a few years ago by some crazed fan.

Thanks, guys. I'll try and post more regularly....

[TheRonin]

That Lobster Zombie is still one of the coolest drawing of yours, Rick (darn, I
wish I thought to draw that instead of you ;))
Are we still up for a zombie-superhero related thread over at DB?

FRancesco

[morna]

Morna: "Dimebag" Darrell was the guitarist for heavy metal band Pantera. He was shot on-stage a few years ago by some crazed fan.
...


oooh I kinda remember hearing about that - drag :(

[hellboyone]

Francesco: I'm still gung-ho on that thread. Just trying to figure out the right character to start with...

This next one might be my favorite Hellboy drawing ever. :)

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

[Maija]

Now there's a Hellboy who can crush a beer can with his belly. But he's pissed that you just asked him if would demonstrate this beer can-crushing talent for a quarter. And so now you're just slowly baaacking awaaaay...

:)

[Otto66]

Cooolll! Its Rick as Hellboy.:D

(Aww... hey! No hitting.)

[hellboyone]

Heh...I wish I was built like a brickhouse. I'm more like an unstuffed scarecrow these days...

[Otto66]

Heh...I wish I was built like a brickhouse. I'm more like an unstuffed scarecrow these days...
An artist draws an idolized version of themselves. I think the eyes
are very Cortes-like.

[TheRonin]

Francesco: I'm still gung-ho on that thread. Just trying to figure out the right character to start with...

This next one might be my favorite Hellboy drawing ever. :)

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

And you may be dead right on that: great Hellboy there! :D
About the thread, let the Con pass and, if you want, I will start it and you
and Euan can make it a sticky for awhile ;)

Francesco

[hellboyone]

Hey, I got make-it-sticky powers, too! MuHAHAHAHAHA!!! Ahem. :)

(No make-it-sticky jokes, please.)

[Neil Hill]

I think Hellboy's had too much stuffing and potatoes in that picture above. :p I can say that though, because Rick knows I have nothin' but love for him!

[Jake Capps]

I like it, the more un-human Hellboy looks the better. And the little legs kick ass(pun intended)!

[KnockaroundGuy]

I'm pretty new around here. Don't know anyone or nuthin'.

Hellboyone, are you a pro? Do you publish anything? Your work is fantastic!!!

[hellboyone]

I'm pretty new around here. Don't know anyone or nuthin'.

Hellboyone, are you a pro? Do you publish anything? Your work is fantastic!!!

Welcome aboard! Thanks for the nice words. I'm pro-ish. I've had a couple of stories and pin-ups published but I don't do comics for a living.

[Jon D.]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for the nice words. I'm pro-ish. I've had a couple of stories and pin-ups published but I don't do comics for a living.

I bet you could tho, ever come up with characters of your own? :)

[hellboyone]

I bet you could tho, ever come up with characters of your own? :)

I'm still trying to figure out if there's a market for rappers with crabs for heads.

[Jon D.]

Hahaha, oh yeah I member that :D great stuff.

[KnockaroundGuy]

Just the same as I'm trying to find if there's a market for a dynamic duo consisting of a suicidal clown and an escaped mental patient who thinks she's a fairy :confused:

But I just think some ideas are TOO GOOD for the masses :)

[hellboyone]

It begins!

http://www.rickcortes.com/zombie_batman.jpg
Looks like Ollie got a couple of shots off before he got turned. :)

[Neil Hill]

Whoa Rick! That is some far out stuff! :D He got that ol' King of the undead thing going on.

[Maija]

This weekend at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con at the Midtown Bizplex, special guest Adam West will be signing autographs and eating the flesh of his fans.

What became of all of his Bat-things on the utility belt? Did he eat them? Were they stolen by grave robbers?

Fantastic job on the hands and the drapery on his collapsed torso and crotch. I would have given him less nose and more lips, but that's just me. He's friggin' creepy, but I can imagine him doing a creaky, "Thriller"-esque Batusi.

[hellboyone]

I figured the first thing Zombie Bats would do was start going through his belt (you never know where brains might be) and then shit started leaking out and exploding on him (let that be a lesson to all you kids who carry acid and explosives in your belts). :)