Batman In Wonderland
upcoming Detective Comics to issue # 841- out this Wednesdays folks! here are some preview pages up over at newsarama- http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Feb08/previews/6th.html
here's the original masterpiece " mad tea party" by arthur rackham i really love and really the idea behind it all-
http://www.foodbeam.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/alice-tea-party.png
hell, it surprised me more than anyone when DC let me pass this as a cover. I am a HUMONGOUS fan of guys like rackham and dulac, not only were they genius storybook illustrators, but their technique and style always amazed me and pushed me to do more.
15 x 20, watercolor on arches paper.
posted by dustin nguyen at
1:42 AM
14 Comments:
WOW, Dustin! That's so kool!
Is this ink and watercolor on Bristol Board?
Can you explain the process?
Thx-
-JBeatty
This kicks 10 types of ass man! Give us a little insight into it. Paper, what kind of watercolor, pencil or ink. come on, share your secrets!
skottie
Yeh...what Skottie said, Duss!
-JBeatty
I hereby nominate this for an Eisner Award for Best Cover.
OMG! You just raised the bar so high I can't see it. Damn, this is phenominal!
thanks guys, i had a lot of fun on this one, probably the most ive ever had on a cover.
skottie and john!-
I start out penciling on 11x 17 bristol like a normal comic page, then tighten, scan, then scale up to the size of the watercolor paper i want to use, in this case 15 x20. then i print out in bits and pieces on 8x11 ( thats the size my printer prints ) and then transfer over to the watercolor paper. this paper wasn't too thick, so i was able to lightbox it over, if not, then you can always use transfer paper. then watercolor the thing, then ink over it once it's dry.
i was pretty bummed because i should have went with a thicker stock as the paper buckled a bit. plus i think it'd have been better if i worked it at a slightly larger size. the lineweight/ratio might have been a bit better. rookie move man.
Thx 4 the info, Dustin! You mean you don't 'stretch' your watercolor paper first so you won't get the buckling?
I just learned abou that a week or so back myself...not that I do a lot of watercolors, but it was mentioned and I had to ask!
There are some examples of how to do it on "youtube" if your interested!
Really nice piece...I think this one is BANK! :-)
-JBeatty
hey john! yeah, i normally soak and stretch the night before, i was rushed and got lazy this time, plus the stock was about 250lbs + so i sort of took the chance. sucks for me!
i did however recently find a stock called lanaquerelle that doesn't require stretching. i just used it on the latest cover and its amazing. its 300lb hot press and basically as thick as a 22 page comic. its super soft though, so i'd suggest transferring instead of working directly if you're planning on doing a lot of detail.
WOW...250lb and it still buckled? I've heard you can usually get away without stretching paper that is that heavy!
It's still an amazing piece of work! Looking forward to more...on your "new" paper! :)
-JBeatty
going for that vess look?
ergggggg that is so tight. I love it man.
Wow truly amazing. You really did raise the bar this one.
Thanks for sharing your process too!!
Hey Dustin, just shooting you a link to Wizard's coverage of the issue:
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/020808dkd2.html
-Jerry Whitworth
this is soo beautiful.
you put so much emotion into this and batman is my favorite character of all time.
thanks for this
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