The artwork blog of Erik Mallinson. Erik owns Gravel Road Studios.
page 18-1 Henry looking in refrigerator: Here’s my inked illustration. Note to self: learn to actually ink. It’s not just tracing.
page 18-1 Henry looking in refrigerator sketch: I drew this sketch (and at least 31 others) in my Rhodia pad. I originally was planning on doing this with Prismacolor Markers but realized that any mistakes would set me back too far. I then decided to switch to a new plan: scan the artwork, then ink and color in Photoshop. I think it’s really the only way I’ll be able to finish this book dummy by Tuesday.
page 18-1 Henry looking in refrigerator: Here’s the colored version of the scene. I tried to nail down the 3 or 4 photoshop brushes I’d use beforehand so I could keep the same style across the whole thing. I want the sketches and the coloring to both be loose. If I had to do this over again I’d not do as much because the time constraint will prohibit many pages from being done. I also think it could be even looser and the fill-the-page with color approach I used kills some of the openness on other pages. I’m also considering finishing the coloring and then desaturating all the pages via Photoshop automation, I think it’s a little too bright.
page 18-1 Henry looking in refrigerator: Here’s the image with a dialogue box. The font is “Evil Genius” from Blambot.
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