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Sunday, 8 December 2013
References
As I'm a huge fan
of the work of Yoji Shinkawa I intend to adapt one of my thumbnails,
the image of the young woman in the tank top, to emulate his style.
To do this I will focus on the use of minimalist detail to get across
the idea of this style, making an accurate but stylised image.
I have tried to
emulate the work of Tony Moore, predominantly known for the Walking
Dead comic series, due to his use of thick black ink to starkly
contrast against the white of the page, making visually interesting
work. Because of this I will take one of my images and enhance it,
using pen to try and emulate this style better.
I have been a fan
of the Crow comic book series and films for a long time now, and as
such I intend to take my credit card concept of a face that I had
previously done, and try to expand upon it and improve it as an
homage to this title, reflecting the conflicting emotions of the
character in a respectful way.
As with The Crow,
I have for a long time been a fan of Spider-Man, hugely enjoying the
films and comic books, even watching the cartoons in my youth. I
attempted to do a concept image of the icon dangling upside down
post, but need to look closer at the muscle definition of the
character, and also the webbing over the suit to better create an
accurate image of the character.
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Artist Research
Dave Gibbons
Born April 14th 1949,
Gibbons is an English comic book artist most well known for his work
with writer Alan Moore, specifically by the graphic novel Watchmen,
and the Superman series “For The Man Who Has Everything”. He has
also worked on many popular comic book series' such as Judge Dredd,
Green Lantern and Batman. He has won the Jack Kirby awards for best
new series and best writer/artist for his work on the Watchmen
comics.
John Romita Jr
Born August 17th 1956, John
Romita Jr is an American comic book artist best known for his
extensive work for Marvel comics from the 1970's to the 2000's. Most
prominently he has done work for the Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil,
Iron Man and Uncanny X-Men series', and has a preference for working
on gritty, street-level stories as opposed to more outlandish,
science-fictionesque works.
Brian Bolland
Born March 26th 1951 in
England, Bolland is a prominent British comic book artist best known
as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for the British comics
anthology 2000 AD. He's also done considerable work for the Batman
series, doing interior art for the wildly popular Killing Joke
one-shot with writer Alan Moore. He also worked on the self-penned
Batman: Black and White story.
He spearheaded the “British Invasion”
of the American comics industry in the 1980's, helping British
writers rising to prominence in the industry, which involved the
inclusion of more mature storylines and a focus away from the
superhero genre.
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander 'Alex' Ross is an
American comic book artist and writer known primarily for his painted
interiors, covers and design work. He first became known with the
1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt
Busiek for Marvel Comics. He's most well known for his work at DC
Comics, prominently for his work on the Batman, Justice League and
Superman comics.
Yoji Shinkawa
Yoji Shinkawa was born December 25th
1971 in Hiroshima, Japan. He is most well known for his concept art
work for the Metal Gear Solid series, as well as his work on the Zone
of the Enders series. Most recently, he did a poster design for the
Japanese release of Pacific Rim. He is currently lead artist for many
of Kojima Productions' titles.
His style implements ink pens with a brush-like felt tip, and Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. His style of illustration is rather simplistic and minimalistic, using shading to create technically accurate works.
His style implements ink pens with a brush-like felt tip, and Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. His style of illustration is rather simplistic and minimalistic, using shading to create technically accurate works.
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