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Post by onegemini on Sept 24, 2005 21:25:48 GMT -5
Hey all! I'm new here (got sucked over here from the Birds of Prey Virtual Season), so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Blair. I was one of the artists on the former Birds of Prey Virtual Season. I'm a graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Art, I am a former conceptual artist for an Event Marketing agency, and currently I'm a freelance artist and screenwriter. My first screenplay is currently being looked at by a few agencies for representation (yes, it is a comic-book style movie). As for my artwork... I'll post one big pic here, and links to a few others (so I don't eat all your bandwidth.  ~) First one here is a completely digital piece I did a couple of years back for a contest. I was one of the winners;  And a couple more; Harley Quinn painting... onegemini.com/art/harleyc.htmA New Batgirl pencil drawing... onegemini.com/art/newbatg2.htmand finally (for now), a quick Batman sketch... onegemini.com/art/sketches/batmansketch1.htmFrom these pages, you'll probably be able to wander around my website, which is fine, just keep in mind, it's under reconstruction right now, so not everything is working great. Okay... off to check the other art! |
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2005 22:20:35 GMT -5
I really encourage everyone to check this out; there is some great stuff on his site!
Welcome aboard, onegemini!
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Post by Brandon on Sept 24, 2005 23:06:35 GMT -5
Great stuff, Blair! Nice digital work and congrats on the successful graphic design work (read over your site).
We are always looking for artists to contribute covers here at the site so if you are interested please let me know.
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Post by onegemini on Sept 24, 2005 23:20:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments. I e-spoke with Idlewilder, so perhaps in the future, I will have time to contribute some original work.
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Post by Brandon on Sept 24, 2005 23:25:42 GMT -5
Sounds great.
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Post by HoM on Sept 25, 2005 8:23:36 GMT -5
Wow.
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Post by Lantern Lad on Sept 25, 2005 10:57:16 GMT -5
I second that opinion
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Post by HoM on Sept 25, 2005 13:42:57 GMT -5
hes like... the complete opposite of bad!
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Post by Lantern Lad on Sept 25, 2005 18:27:04 GMT -5
Brilliant! And yes... it is the Anti Monitor.
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Post by Susan Hillwig on Sept 25, 2005 19:01:11 GMT -5
hes like... the complete opposite of bad!  ;D Cool! We're getting professional-types here! Maybe we'll give DC a run for their money! |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 25, 2005 22:20:36 GMT -5
hes like... the complete opposite of bad! You mean like... "dab?" |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 25, 2005 22:41:42 GMT -5
I think there are a couple of Nightwing fans here (I'm one), so I'll post this, as it doesn't appear on my page. A pen and ink piece and Photoshop colors.  And this one is manipulated photos mixed with digitaly drawn images. Just a little test to see if I could make a comic page completely within the computer.  Okay... that's all for now. |
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Post by Lantern Lad on Sept 25, 2005 23:13:26 GMT -5
I suddenly feel quite inadequate...
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Post by onegemini on Sept 25, 2005 23:58:44 GMT -5
I suddenly feel quite inadequate... No need to feel inadequate, yer stuff is plenty good, LanternLad! KillerSeaMonkey posted about doing covers at some point (and I will, when I have time to dedicate to stuff here), but for now I'll post a -- GASP -- Marvel fake-cover I did for Spider-man (if you've been to my site, you've probably seen this, but if you haven't, it'll save you the trek).  Oh, and a few more tidbits about me. When it comes to comics, my favorite DC characters are... well, most of the Bat-family, especially Batman and Nightwing. At Marvel, it has to be Ultimate Spidey and the Ultimates (Avengers). Then I'm into a bevy of non "Big Two" titles and the like (check my webpage's bio for the low-down on that). |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 2:43:28 GMT -5
Looking at the other great work on the fan art board, I see I'm behind as far as quantity goes. Everyone's got so much art up. So, I'll play catch up. I'm trying to find pieces that you won't find on my page... so here's a couple more (pardon the scan quality... these were both commissions done under a tight schedule, so I only had time to photograph them, and not well, before I sent them out.) First up, another of my favorite ex-Boy Wonder, Nightwing;  And, since Wildstorm is still under DCs rule (I think), Abbey Chase from Danger Girl;  Like I said, sorry for the quality, but I'm looking for stuff you can't find on my site. |
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Post by HoM on Sept 26, 2005 2:59:12 GMT -5
I suddenly feel quite inadequate... dude... how do you think I feel?! |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 5:31:03 GMT -5
My WACOM tablet has been a bit touchy, so I thought I'd put it through its paces. Looks like it's fine. But I needed a subject. So, I drew KillerSeaMonkey's DC2 Wonder Woman design (I apolojize for just guessing on the boots, as I don't know what they'll look like). I like the fact he made her an Amazon, and not the typical thin, non-muscular superheroine that a lot of artists draw her as. You can have a muscular woman who is still beautiful, so I like that's what he's trying to do. This is all WACOM drawn in Photoshop. May look a bit blurry, as this is at 72 dpi, and the original is 300.  Hope the image isn't too big. My WACOM is warmed up -- any requests? |
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Post by Brandon on Sept 26, 2005 7:12:57 GMT -5
Again, stellar work Onegemini.
I hadn't decided 100% on the footwear yet for Diana. I was thinking either a version of the high strap sandals, the boots, or some thick strap sandals that were somewhere in between the two. The pic looks great though. My Wacom is small (Graphire 2) so I haven't really attempted much in the way as digital drawing. You worked that pic up pretty fast though. Really fast, in fact. Surely you can turn out just a few pics here and there for us, right? *nudgenudge* ;D
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Post by HoM on Sept 26, 2005 10:08:30 GMT -5
batman!! batman.... (DC2 batman? if you have a look in the gallery... there are some sketches in the BATMAN gallery... or somethin  ) |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 13:26:45 GMT -5
Again, stellar work Onegemini. I hadn't decided 100% on the footwear yet for Diana. I was thinking either a version of the high strap sandals, the boots, or some thick strap sandals that were somewhere in between the two. The pic looks great though. My Wacom is small (Graphire 2) so I haven't really attempted much in the way as digital drawing. You worked that pic up pretty fast though. Really fast, in fact. Surely you can turn out just a few pics here and there for us, right? *nudgenudge* ;D I'm working with a 6x8 Graphire 3. Anything smaller, and I wouldn't attempt it. For some of my older digital works, I was doing that during downtime at my concept artist job. Those were done on a 15" Cintiq monitor. Dang, I miss that thing. Well, I honestly did believe the tablet wasn't working right. I hadn't used it in a long while. I got at least halfway into the pic before I decided everything was okay, and then just decided to finish it. |
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Post by HoM on Sept 26, 2005 13:31:40 GMT -5
u have a great style, reminiscent of what i draw in my head...
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 13:33:07 GMT -5
Here's a slight break from the regular stuff. Someone wanted to see what I was doing when I was 14-16 years old. This was done in 1994 when I was 16 (anyone remember Hero Illustrated Magazine? Articles were better than Wizard at the time). This was pen and ink and colored pencil. I don't even know where the original is anymore. This is a scan of a photocopy of the original. I never finished it. Sad.  |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 13:35:32 GMT -5
u have a great style, reminiscent of what i draw in my head... Hah. I like that comment. Thanks. I aspire to defeat the degredation of the Platonic ideal and make it take form. |
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Post by HoM on Sept 26, 2005 13:36:44 GMT -5
hell, you want stupid or cool comments, i'm your guy they call me charlie "stupid comment" HoM in nowhereland but i love your style. very dynamic. |
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 13:57:00 GMT -5
I didn't see a specific place to link this (if anyone has a suggestion, I'll take it), so I'll keep it with the rest of my junk fer now. This is a sample of my writing (prose -- not script). This is a Nightwing fanfic based on the Birds of Prey Virtual Season. Pardon the website it's on. They seem to be having problems. www.fanfiction.net/s/1550199/1/ |
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Post by HoM on Sept 26, 2005 14:05:18 GMT -5
thats pretty good...
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Post by sliderach on Sept 26, 2005 14:51:26 GMT -5
Yeah, Blair is the guy I was HOPING would do covers for Dark Squire. We also worked together on the BOP project he mentioned, and I wrote the Nightwing stories that inspired his script, which was also very well done. And yeah, his art is just gorgeous, hence the reason I tried to lure him in, but alas, he's a bit too busy at the moment. But I'm glad he's posting some samples here anyway.
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 16:02:31 GMT -5
Batman... let's see... this one is on my site (I've pretty much run out of stuff that isn't on my site that's worth looking at). It's an unfinished sketch done in Photoshop on a Cintiq. You can even see the layer beneath where my "blueline" sketch is;  And, cuz I like him so much, the Joker;  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2005 18:12:32 GMT -5
This is fantastic, high quality work.
The DC2 would be an excellent venue for art of this caliber to be displayed and noticed (we've gotten some attention on the DC Message Boards, so you never know who'll be dropping by for a peek)...
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Post by onegemini on Sept 26, 2005 19:35:41 GMT -5
This is fantastic, high quality work. The DC2 would be an excellent venue for art of this caliber to be displayed and noticed (we've gotten some attention on the DC Message Boards, so you never know who'll be dropping by for a peek)... Actually, I'm no longer actively persuing comic book penciling work. If I wanted to get noticed by them, I'd go back to submitting to them. I have contacts at DC (a few editors in the Batman group) and Marvel (submissions editor, editors, and some colorists). I have classmates at both. I can use those at any time to set up submissions or meetings. I haven't even posted narrative work here. Pinups, covers, and posters mean zilch to editors and submissions people. Just because you can draw well, doesn't mean you can tell an extended narrative with pictures. Heck, I went to school with many guys who could rock a pinup of Batman, but couldn't draw two pages of a mailman delivering mail. So they they didn't do very well. I'm posting things here purely for fun, and to share, because it's been a while since I've shared any art with much of anyone. |
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