Holy mackerel! There was so much input for the first round of Princess BATMAN concept art! Feel free to add more comments today, but as it stands now:
- D seems to have the most overall appeal
- Pigtails are the favorite hairstyle, with the white hair of C coming in second
- B has the mask of choice
- The puffy sleeves of C are well-liked
- Nobody likes A's crown (it is kinda Sauron-y)
Here is a recent page. I've got twelve days to my deadline, and 33 pages like this to go. Which means I need to finish exactly 2.75 pages a day.
The sketches are already complete, they look like this:
I do the lettering (all hand-lettered, much more organic and in sync with the line-work than digital, font lettering, I think.) I ink the drawing (while making a few cuts and changes--you may spot a few) then I add the tone layer. I'm also doing a single color pass that, due to the spot-color printing process, doesn't read as a post-able jpeg. I've done about 210 pages like this since May. It has been a KILLER workload. But the end is in sight!
I don't think I've ever been more excited for a project, though. I can't wait for these books to arrive on shelves next year. Can't wait!
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This looks cool! It's interesting to see the process of how the pages come together. I like it. :)
Ahhhhh. Thank you.
That depicts the American withdrawal from Brooklyn, after colonial forces were badly beaten by the British.
Do I win a prize??
I would like you to come to my house dressed as Princess Batman (#2, if you don't mind).
ueberhund wins a PRIZE! It's a Playstation 3! Wait, what's that ueberhund? You already have a Playstation 3? You have TWO of them?
Oh well, I'll have to keep the prize. But you are the winner.
I do have plans for a real life Princess BATMAN costume (though not on me...)
this was a great post--I'm really looking forward to checking out the history books once they're published. They've got me in mind of the "the United States Constitution: a Graphic Adaptation" by Jonathan Hennessy, which was awesome. They will go over so well in libraries!
I like the look of this. Rainy scenes always make me so excited.
Unfortunately I know little of US history.
I only remember the parts that include Canadians...
Dang - I thought for sure that was the Delaware Crossing...need to brush up my book learnin'.
Are you writing all the content, too? Or just the graphics?
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