ON STYLE:
AS YOU VIEW THE SAMPLES, YOU'LL NOTE SLIGHT STYLE SHIFTS
FROM STORY TO STORY. THIS MIGHT DISTRESS SOME EDITORS AND OR COLLABORATORS.
INHERENTLY, WHEN I APPROACH ANY GIVEN MATERIAL: THE MATERIAL DICTATES
MY APPROACH. STYLE, I FEEL, IS AS IMPORTANT AS SET DESIGN OR LIGHTING.
I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BEND SLIGHTLY IF THE STORY'S MORE HUMOROUS OR DARK.
PLEASE READ on SCRIPTS: WHAT I'LL ACCEPT AND OR REJECT ON THE SPOT.
SOME GROUND RULES: HAVE SCRIPTS LOCKED DOWN! BY THIS I MEAN LITTLE TWEAKS ARE FINE AFTER PAGE ART HAS BEEN SEEN. BUT WHOLE CHANGES TO DIALOGUE OR PANELS AFTER I'VE GONE TO FINAL IS A REDO (ADDITIONAL FEES MAY INCURE) I ONLY DO ONE CORRECTION PER PAGE. ANYTHING OVER 30% OF THE PIECE IS CONSIDERED A REDO (ADDITIONAL FEES MAY INCURE). ALL THIS WILL BE HAMMERED OUT IN THE INITIAL PHASE WITH A CONTRACT. I'VE GOTTEN REALLY PICKY AS OF LATE WITH ANTHOLOGY STRIPS. IN THE END, SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION HAS TO BE WORKED OUT. IF NOT IN $$$ THEN IN CONTRIBUTOR COPIES. UNLESS I REALLY BELIEVE IN THE STORY OR HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE PUBLISHER, I WILL REJECT SCRIPTS.
ON GRAY-TONES / COLORING:
Here's a sample
of coloring. It will give you a feel for the before and after. I try to
synch with the art. The swipe is from THB.
ON INKS/
PENCILS:
MY PENCILS ARE PRETTY LOOSE. ALMOST
RESEMBLING A COLORING BOOK WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT THEM. I AM MORE THAN
HAPPY TO PROVIDE THUMBNAILS BEFORE BEGINNING.
BUT I'M NOT A PENCILLER, I'M A CARTOONIST. YOU WON'T FIND ANY SPOT BLACKS
NOTED DOWN. THE FINISH IS ALL INSTINCTUAL. IF
I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A SPOT I'LL POP IT IN WITH AN 'X' NOTATION. MOST OF
THE TIME IT'S NOT. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE RESULT
OF DOING PENCILS THEN SOMEONE INKING OVER THAT TO BE HORRIBLY STIFF. THE
RESULTS ARE MIXED AND AN INKER CAN ALWAYS TRASH
THE UNDER DRAWING. THE ONLY THING I'D FARM OUT FOR THE SAKE OF SPEED
IS COLORING. IF THERE ARE ANY SPOTS THAT NEED TWEAKED, I'LL TWEAK THEM
IN THE COLORING STAGE. OR IF IT'S FARMED OUT,
I'LL DO IT BEFORE I SEND IT OUT TO THE COLORIST. THAT SAID, HERE'S SOME
SAMPLES OF THE INKS BEFORE I COLOR..
(above &
below pages) IMAGINARIANS. for IDW. 2007
