Paper Cuts

[dfbovey]

Figured I'd start a blog where I have all my artwork I've ever created as a member of this site posted in chronological order, or at least a summary. Starting with the first bit of art I posted working up to now and then posting everything I'll do in the future in this thread. Mostly out of curiousity to look at how I've progressed and let people see stuff they might have missed all in one place.

So here it goes...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thorpg1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/cyberwebink.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ehcover.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/EHpage1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/EHpage2.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/EHpage3.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/EHpage4.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ehpage5inks.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ehpage6inks.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thing.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/namor.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hulk.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/wasp.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/namorita.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/darkness.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/cap.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/marshal1.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/patriot.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dino.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/bikini.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/windu.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/bats.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/tool.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/warwiz.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/intrep1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/intrep2.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/intrep2inks.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fcinks.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hulkpage1.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/noface1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hb.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/bloodrayne.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/wolverine1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/wolverine2.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/spiderman.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/creelscale.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/coverip.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/liz.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/delfull.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/tinman.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/solpg1.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/medusa.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dragonrider.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/kelfin.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/landon.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/vcover.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/vanquished1.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hunter.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/icarus.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/supervshulk.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thecrow1.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thorvshulk.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/raipencils.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/sectaurs.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/colossus.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/tarzansketch5.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/tarzancolors3.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/magnusrobotfighter.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/raven.jpg

[xadrian]

Holy jesus that's a lot of drawing in one go. What sparked this?

[amadarwin]

I love it.

[dfbovey]

Holy jesus that's a lot of drawing in one go. What sparked this?

Part of it was that I just moved, was looking through all of my art over the past 6 years and it gave me a renewed feeling. I wanted to chronicle that and also use it as a catalyst for a new beginning... which is why I started a new blog. I'm feeling motivated and want to keep the energy going.

The overwhelming feeling I have right now is that I haven't drawn nearly enough over the past 5-6 years and I need to make up for lost time. If I had been dedicated to my craft over that time I feel I'd be working in comics right now.

I signed on to draw the first episode of Everforce for PJU and that's where it'll start. Then I have a project with Ugga Bugga that I'll hit hard after that. You guys are going to see production out of me that you haven't seen before. And that's starting now. Any art posted in this thread from this point forward will be brand new.

[Ugga Bugga]

Yippee... Great stuff. Let's keep that momentum going.

[xadrian]

I'm feeling motivated and want to keep the energy going.

You guys are going to see production out of me that you haven't seen before.

Good to hear, I've always enjoyed your work.

[Repo Man]

If I had been dedicated to my craft over that time I feel I'd be working in comics right now.
Being new to this forum and seeing all these pieces for the first time, I'm very surprised that you aren't working in comics now. Awesome stuff.

[Bruce Lee]

Sure is fun seeing some of these pieces again, Dave! I remember how busy some of your older work was--all those leaves and details that you really didn't need. You've come a LONG way, man! You've refined and streamlined your work tremendously over the years!

I've always watched your posts, whether I posted or not, and I've always been impressed with your artwork, man. But your attitude is equally impressive. You helped to make CRITICAL MASS a joy, and your valuable feedback and input on PJ has always helped make this place special. I just wanted you to know that.

Loston

[dfbovey]

Thanks guys :)

Loston, It's fun to look back and see progress... but it's also interesting to look back and notice some of the repeated mistakes I am prone to make. Need to work on my architecture and explore more unique composition and layout. Looking at it all together I've noticed that there are lots of repeated patterns.

[Popninja]

Whew. Seeing a lot of those brings back some cool memories, most of which involved me being amazed and inspired by your work. You definitely have come a long way. I look forward to seeing what you do next.

[theGOBLIN]

Its great to see this and I do remember seeing many of these pieces over the years. You definitely got talent and skill. Its interesting to see a style morph from lots of lines to more of gradient style.

[dfbovey]

Very rough layout for page one of the first episode of Everforce:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/everforce-pg1thumb.jpg

[theGOBLIN]

Good dynamic layout. I just not sure whats is going on in the last panel but I am sre you make it more clear as you go.

[dfbovey]

Thanks!

Yeah, it will be much more descript and detailed where you can see the emotion on his face in that last panel.

Script and all progress for this project can be found in the PJU section. http://www.penciljack.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=83

[dfbovey]

WIP:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/everforce-pg1progress1.jpg

[Manji]

Great collection of work here Dave and glad to see you becoming so motivated. Something must be in the water because I have recently had a fire lit under me also, starting in August (once I begin my new job) I am really going to get serious about my art for once.

[Bruce Lee]

Regarding the Everforce page: Flipping the legs on the flying figure was an EXCELLENT decision, Dave. It works far better than in your rough. I think the guy's eyes are a little too close together though. If his right eye were moved a little bit to the viewer's left, I think the page would be better for it. Trust me on this one. ;)

The figures in the inset panels might be a little too small. You'll drive yourself nuts doing all those tiny full body shots, so zoom in the camera a little on at least one more of the panels. The variety of figure sizes will add extra interest to the art as a whole. Right now, all your eggs are in the basket of the large flying figure. Make the inset panels count a little more.

Keep posting more stuff, man! It's great work!

Loston

[dfbovey]

Great collection of work here Dave and glad to see you becoming so motivated. Something must be in the water because I have recently had a fire lit under me also, starting in August (once I begin my new job) I am really going to get serious about my art for once.

Thanks Manji, motivation comes from strange places. I have alot of negative forces working against me in my day to day life right now. Years ago my art was a stress reliever when things were tough and I am trying to get back to that. Make a negative situation a positive one. If things are destructive all around me, it's up to me to be constructive to balance that out.

Look forward to seeing what you have in store, man. :)

[dfbovey]

Thanks Loston, I agree on all points. I've fixed the eyes this morning before I went to work because it was getting on my nerves as I was brushing my teeth. Heh...

I see what you mean about the small figures as well. I'll see what I can do about switching up some of the views. The one panel where earth is prominent, maybe I can have his head coming in looking at it instead of him hovering in the middle of the panel.

I'm also switching the panel above that to a close up headshot.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/everforce1.jpg

Completed page.

[dfbovey]

Another thumbnail... Page 2 of Everforce.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ef2thumb.jpg

[theGOBLIN]

OOOOOoo Ahhhh.

[JimLeeforGod]

Hey great stuff here bovey, I can see alot of improvement, mainly in the the inking stuff. Before I think it took away from your great lines but now it really adds something. I really dige the sequentials you've posted, it has alot of great composition in there. Page 2 of Everforce is really looking good too. Cant wait to see more :)

[dfbovey]

Got a little delayed but should have this page done tonight and on to page 3...

http://davidbovey.com/images/efpg2wip.jpg

[Karim]

Awesome thread, how did I miss this?
SO many great pieces. 5*

[Ra Havok]

Blast from the past! It was swell looking back at those older pieces.

Good luck with the PJU everforce stuff, and the rest that is bound to follow!
I'll be following this thread closely!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Havok and Karim...

Here's some quick photoshop scribbles over my own pencils. I really need to get a Wacom tablet and a better understanding digital coloring.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ef1colors.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpage2final.jpg

[dfbovey]

Very rough thumbnail for page 3 of Everforce.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpage3thumb.jpg

[dfbovey]

Edited battle scene, reshuffled as a directors cut from 6 separate pages that showed a flash forward to a battle scene. These are those flash forward panels in order:

http://www.joinvacation.com/ps/images/battle.jpg

[dfbovey]

Page 3 of everforce in progress...



http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg3progress.jpg

[JimLeeforGod]

Page 3 looks awesome. The compostition is phenomenal!
Has great flow and it easily carries the eye.

[dfbovey]

Thanks man, just added the forth panel and updated the image.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg3final.jpg

[Dri]

NIce layouts and rendering there, David. The compositions in each of the panels work very well.

[dfbovey]

Thanks man. The narrow panels were a little difficult and I'm not sure that I left enough room for word balloons... but in the end I was happy with how they flowed. Probably the best sequential page I've done in a while.

[dfbovey]

Page 4 in it's early stages...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg4progress.jpg

The thumbnail for it...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg4thumb.jpg

[Ra Havok]

Good stuff, good stuff!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Ra!

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg4final.jpg

[Manji]

Really sharp stuff here man I like it

[dfbovey]

Thanks man :) working on some thumbnails now for the next page. I really need more time to draw. Have too much going on and it's starting to frustrate me that I don't have good chunks of time to settle down and actually get into what I'm doing.

[Jel]

The treatment you give to the image with your pencils makes the inking stage pretty unnecessary IMO. Dale Keown, which I can sense is an influence of yours, did this when he came back to comics (with The darkness i Think), and his art never looked better.

I'm saying this because the inked battlescene is pretty hard to read /decyphrate, whereas your pencil work is crystal clear.

Very solid work in any case.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Jel!

Keown is definitely an influence. I was trying to develop a process along the same lines as that in order to save time from having to ink things myself, or the expense of having to hire or find one for future projects. So that you say that means I'm heading in the right direction. I still have a long ways to go to perfect it though.

Quick thumbnail, of a possible layout for page 5...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg5thumb.jpg

[Keith]

Pages 3 and 4 are the best works I've seen from you so far, sequentially anyways.

This is going to look great when it's all completed.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Keith. Progress on page 5.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/efpg5wip.jpg

[1peace]

1st time here, beautiful work! to much to comment on. very nice.

[shushubag]

Damn this is some sweet stuff in here. You have some solid looking sequentials they hold up all together, and look great as an entire page. Then when you zero in at each panel, each panel is great. Good stuff.

What are you working on now?

[dfbovey]

Wish I could say I'm working on something spectacular. But I haven't been very productive lately.

Here's a marker sketch:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/nightwing.jpg

[Spidey]

That's a great drawing. I think anytime you tilt the "camera" effectively you can really pull the viewer into the drawing successfully. It helps give the viewer a little bit of vertigo in this case.

[dfbovey]

http://www.joinvacation.com/aac/images/skull.jpg
http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fisherman.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/warmup.jpg

[dfbovey]

Quick thumbnail:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hellboythumbnail.jpg

[dfbovey]

Something different, assignment for work. Flash video player for our conference website which will be 50's themed.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/drivein.jpg

[dfbovey]

Finally finished this one... or took it as far as I'm going to...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hunter-fisherman.jpg

[Mase]

Nice. What medium is that?

[Caimano]

Good art pal, I have to say Hellboy is a character able to inspire artist a lot...I'm see a very good of HB pic composition proposal for the draw off including yours!

[dfbovey]

Nice. What medium is that?

Thanks Mase :)

It's multi media. Toned pencils with some ink wash over it, then pro white for the water effects.

[dfbovey]

Good art pal, I have to say Hellboy is a character able to inspire artist a lot...I'm see a very good of HB pic composition proposal for the draw off including yours!

Thanks Simone! I'd be interested to see you do one :)

[Caimano]

Thanks Simone! I'd be interested to see you do one :)

too busy pal...i have very limited spare time for drawing recently and so I have to stay focused on the "to do list" I have...you know yesterday I started drawing at 10:30 PM and stopped at 2:00 AM and this morning in the office I'm really "sleepy mode":D

[Manji]

too busy pal...i have very limited spare time for drawing recently and so I have to stay focused on the "to do list" I have...you know yesterday I started drawing at 10:30 PM and stopped at 2:00 AM and this morning in the office I'm really "sleepy mode":D

Dude I do that every night.

Great stuff Dave really wanting to see how the Hellboy turns out. Are you going to color that one?

[dfbovey]

too busy pal...i have very limited spare time for drawing recently and so I have to stay focused on the "to do list" I have...you know yesterday I started drawing at 10:30 PM and stopped at 2:00 AM and this morning in the office I'm really "sleepy mode":D

I know how you feel. I lose track of time when I get really into it. Been a few times where I look out the window and see the sun coming up! And with no sleep, I head out to my day job. :)

Only today it's not about drawing. Just got a new kitten and he decided he was going to dig under my pillow to try to play with my hands all night. And when he was done doing that he would pounce on my feet! I think I got about 2 hours of sleep.

[dfbovey]

Great stuff Dave really wanting to see how the Hellboy turns out. Are you going to color that one?

I think I will, although I don't know if I will be able to finish it for the deadline. Will probably just enter pencils for the draw off.

Thanks man.

[dfbovey]

Rare digital colors from me. Can count on one hand how many times I've used photoshop to color anything. Simple stuff...

http://www.joinvacation.com/aac/images/drivein2.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/hellboyfinished.jpg

[Caimano]

I knew it! This HB pic is a very good piece of art! One of my fave coming from you (until now;) )

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone!

Creature design...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/venusaur.jpg

Where predators evolve from plant life.

[dfbovey]

Concept doodle...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/leafglider.jpg

[Caimano]

Are you always been in love drawings monsters or there is something behind?

They're cool....both;)

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone!

I love drawing monsters... and these are concepts for something in particular.

[Turtle Boat]

Wow, all i could say is that you're reaaaaaally good.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Turtle Boat!

[TheFightingFoetus]

Love the two creatures. I dub the first one the Venus Flytraptor! ;) Makes me feel like you're really looking forward to Spore's release!

[dfbovey]

Love the two creatures. I dub the first one the Venus Flytraptor! Makes me feel like you're really looking forward to Spore's release!

Heh... I actually affectionately named it a Venusaur :)

I'm not familiar with Spore, but these are concepts for a webcomic that I'm developing. I've decided that I'm not going to work on anything else but this over the next year.

Unless someone offers me a million dollars.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/jumper.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/rockcow.jpg

[dfbovey]

Just trying to get a feel for what the characters will look like.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/toshiko.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/runningsketch.jpg

[Morganza]

I just realized I never commented here, as you know, I'm a fan.

Love the last sketch, Tarzan?

[dfbovey]

Thanks Morgan.

You are correct! It started out as a Tarzan drawing but I might change it into something else.

[lost-spartan]

Love the angle and pose on that Tarzan. It's got great motion too it. Keep the good work coming Dave! ;)

[dfbovey]

Thanks man, I'll certainly try! :)

[Caimano]

as I said I really like the creatures. Also the woman character looks great, maybe less original then the monster, but she is vey cool. The Tarzan pose does woth to be used somewhere for sure

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/toshiko-final.jpg

Thanks Simone! I have the feeling the creatures will steal the show. :)

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/ammalyn2.jpg

[Morganza]

This new one looks better than the last, her left forearm looks beefy to me, looking cool.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Morg... this one is a science chick. I agree about the forearm.

[dfbovey]

Quick colors over one of the panels in the project I'm working on.

http://www.joinvacation.com/aac/images/colorrough.jpg

I probably won't color it myself but I do like the idea of giving someone who will a few cues.

[Caimano]

Is the second woman sketch part of your project too?

Like the coloring feeling

[1peace]

Wonderful work!

[dfbovey]

Thank you :)

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/edenfall-01.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

Really nice lighting effect in the last panel - well done!

[Caimano]

Fantastic board!

Are you going to have colours over the pencilled page or you're going to ink it?

You need a Mark Farmer there!

[dfbovey]

Thanks :)

Since Mark Farmer is out of my price range and I don't have the time to ink this myself.... I'll probably be cleaning this up a bit so that it stands on it's own without inks and go straight to color.

I'll probably be looking to collaborate with a colorist as well if anyone is interested.

[dfbovey]

Was thinking about re-kindling this character for the space/gladiator arena tournament but I don't really have the time to enter. Should be a fun thing to watch though.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dwp1.jpg

[Manji]

I wish I had your focus.

[dfbovey]

Heh. Thanks! I wish I had the time to be even more focused. I think it's because I have so very little time that when I do, I'm OCD about things. But I really need to find a way to become more productive.

Not so focused character sketch below

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/max2.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/edenfall-02.jpg

[Caimano]

This is your project page 2 right?

As I said several times (I'm getting old) it's very intersting to see the work you did with just graphite...I know it's the same approach you have with splash or pin ups, but seeing it applied in seq pages is really interesting.

Do you write it by your own?

Please share also a coloured version when you have ones

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone. I don't think my sequential art has as much punch as my pin ups but I'm working on it. The process is less intuitive for me.

I have a friend who's writing this, I has a basic idea and we are running with it.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/edenfall-03.jpg

[Caimano]

Good page, the art quality is still very good on tghis 3rd one and the parallel acion of the running man is composed in a way it's adding drama and not confusion to the storytelling.

[krikkit13]

That running guy is collapsing, right Dave? I love the way you drew that fist in the foreground, and I know his hand was in a fist as he was running, but I think it would sell it a bit more if his fingers were extended. Sorta like he was trying to break the fall or grasping for something. Otherwise it almost looks like a punch when you first see the panel.

[dfbovey]

Thanks guys.

And Krikkit, I definitely agree.

[swampy19]

Awesome sequence

[Ugga Bugga]

great to see you back doing sequentials. Very nice work.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Ugga

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/edenfall-04b.jpg

[Caimano]

Love the composition in this one! The frame by frame technique is used in a good way!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone! It's officially the most panels I've ever stuffed into a page. Good challenge and practice because I think one of my weaknesses is drawing small.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/venus-jr.jpg

[dfbovey]

Was diggin through some boxes... found some art from 10 years ago. Self Published venture. Kinda fun to look through that stuff and see how cruddy it was. This is actually one of the better pages.

Character was called Crucifix. Was a mix between the Crow, Batman and Jules from Pulp Fiction. His father was a corrupt preacher who was murdered... basically giving him a reason to go around killing mafia members while quoting passages of the bible as the blood goes everywhere. I always thought the character could have been something cool and toy around with the idea of updating it ever so often.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/crucifix.gif

[dfbovey]

Work in progress

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/toshiko-pinup.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/toshiko-action.jpg

[Anim8r13]

David, this is some of the best work I've seen from you. Good work!

The only thing that caught my eye is her left knee. The way it's shaded makes it look like her leg/knee is flat and just curved like a bent piece of metal. Showing a little more of the circle on her armour would probably clear that up.

Can't wait to see some more!

~Wes

[dfbovey]

Worked up this sketch for Loston. Tried to do something a bit different with a Pitt brush pen.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/lagoon.jpg

[lost-spartan]

Loston's gonna dig the hell outta that Dave!

[dfbovey]

I certainly hope so! :)

[dfbovey]

Finally moved! Not entirely unpacked, have a studio again which should help my output and quality. Had stuff in storage for so long that it was almost like Christmas unpacking.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/moonknight.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Loston's gonna dig the hell outta that Dave!

Rumor has it, he framed it. :cool:

Very nice Moon Knight, Dave! It's coming along nicely!

Loston

[Jel]

Yep, very nice, not sure about the cape though, doesn't seem thick enough, to be draping so much in a free fall... But I don't have any alternative suggestion, apart from maybe going for a straighter and more iconic route, à la Sal Velluto in the 90s comic? Plus I think I remember MK used to use his cape to glide a little.

[dfbovey]

Rumor has it, he framed it. :cool:

Very nice Moon Knight, Dave! It's coming along nicely!

Loston

Heh :) I'm glad you liked it man. Now that I'm a bit more settled I might try to tackle the Creature from the Black Lagoon again sometime.

Here's some progress on MoonKnight. Jel, I agree I could have made the cape more sturdy looking.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/moonknight2.jpg

[Caimano]

I like it dave. I like both the drawing ( you know I like your style) and the composition idea of the worm eye view and the guns in foreground. Curios to see if you're going to work more on the shading...maybe the scene can take place during the knight.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone, I still have some stuff to work out on this one.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/moonknight3.jpg

[dfbovey]

Found this laying around... pencil sketch with watercolors that I worked up for a Muscle Car draw off a while back. Found it unpacking.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/mustang.jpg

[dfbovey]

Mixed media self portrait.

http://fc35.deviantart.com/images/i/9/f/8/Self_Portrait_in_prisma_pencil.jpg

Prisma Color pencils, markers and speedball white ink.

[brokenhill]

Found this laying around... pencil sketch with watercolors that I worked up for a Muscle Car draw off a while back. Found it unpacking.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/mustang.jpg

Nice 1969 Boss Mustang ManI really like the speed lines.!and if ya every have this as a drawoff again I'm in.

[Caimano]

Mixed media self portrait.

http://fc35.deviantart.com/images/i/9/f/8/Self_Portrait_in_prisma_pencil.jpg

Prisma Color pencils, markers and speedball white ink.

I always saw your work in pencil (and I really like it), but let me tell you that seeing this teaser you have cards to play also with colors!

[dfbovey]

Nice 1969 Boss Mustang ManI really like the speed lines.!and if ya every have this as a drawoff again I'm in.

Cool man, glad you dig it. That draw off was definitely off the beaten path, but definitely fun :)

BTW, small teaser for our current draw off:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thingy.jpg


Didn't have a whole lot of time to work on it tonight.

[dfbovey]

I always saw your work in pencil (and I really like it), but let me tell you that seeing this teaser you have cards to play also with colors!

Thanks Simone! Painting is probably my strength as an artist. Almost everything I used to do was in color until I got into working on comicbook type stuff. I've always wanted to attempt doing a painted book sometime before I die.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thing2.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/thor2.jpg

[dfbovey]

Was looking through the wallpaper thread in the break room and wasn't sure if I had posted it in my blog.

Colors by Karza over my pencils:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/Dragon_Rider.jpg

[dfbovey]

Another one of my favorite collaborations, Joel Harris over my Dr. Strange pencils:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/strangecolor.jpg

[Caimano]

What a collaborations here!

The Dragons pic remind me the CrossGen stuff.

Amazing as your pencil works so well also with colors!

[Bruce Lee]

Another one of my favorite collaborations, Joel Harris over my Dr. Strange pencils:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/strangecolor.jpg

Wow, this one is very trippy! Joel did a fine job! What happened to him, anyway??

I think the astral form of Strange is colored just right. It almost feels ethereal.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone and Loston!

Loston, Joel hasn't been around here in a long while. Wish he still posted here but I think he hangs exclusively at deviantart now.

http://jharris.deviantart.com/

[dfbovey]

Busted out some watercolors this weekend:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/tarzan2.jpg

Have some things that I need to widdle away at though.

[lost-spartan]

Thats ****ing sweet Dave. I remember the pencils for that one. It turned out real nice, definitely one of my faves from you.

[dfbovey]

Thanks man.

Yeah, I had a really loose thumbnail and finally had motivation to turn it into something for an upcoming draw off.

[calvinboygenius]

Tarzan? That's sweet! I'd buy a book with that in it!

[dfbovey]

Thanks!

A fully painted Tarzan book would probably be my dream project :)

[hadesillustrations]

That is pretty fantastic Dave!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alex, it was pretty fun to do :)

I think I like this a bit more than my last Tarzan piece.

[dfbovey]

Was asked a few questions at another forum and figured I'd post a quick description of the watercolor process for that Tarzan piece.

For the motion blur, I laid down puddles of color and then pulled a really large dry brush through the puddles. Just repeated the process in layers and different shades until I got it exactly how I wanted it.

The rest is pretty much standard glazing technique where you lay down puddles, let them dry before putting down a new layer.

And the water splashing was done with pro white ink and water. Flicking the brush handle to create splatter of white. And then I tapped some spots out with the tip up my finger.

Some details like the snakes teeth and the water coming off it's head were also done with pro white and brush.

Background behind the snake was done by laying down a layer of yellow, letting it dry and then added layers of green over top of it, and smeared it with a paper towel while the green layer was still wet.

Any smearing or dry brush techniques were done with motion in mind, whether it be Tarzan's running motion or the motion of the snake. I tried to make it as fluid as possible to give it a cinematic feel.

[dfbovey]

This'll be a mixed media piece. Starting off with color pencils. Erasing into them for texture and the blur effect for movement.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/battlefield.jpg

[lost-spartan]

I'm stoked to see what you're gonna do with that one Dave. What kind of bg are you gonna put in?

[Anim8r13]

Wow Dave, the movement in that last piece is awesome! Talk about putting the viewer right in the action. Well done!
~Wes

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

man non digital tools do you well sir.

[dfbovey]

Thanks guys, did a little bit more work on it after dinner.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/battlefield2.jpg

[krikkit13]

This piece is looking awesome Dave. Great movement, yet again. Since you're still working on it, I think some more definition on the leg/hoof of the foreground horse would really help. I stared at it for a while before I realized what I was looking at. I think roughing in some shadow to define the underside of the hoof would be all that you really need. And if you can deepen the blue sky to the right of the leg, that would really separate it, and match the rest of the sky too.

[dfbovey]

Thanks krikkit, I've been getting a few comments on that and will probably do something to address it after work tonight. I was attempting a bit of a blur/out of focus effect on that and I don't think I pulled it off very well.

[Bathill8]

Bovey, just wanted to give ya some props on using traditional media and showing us that it's possible to compete with the digital gang with some strong pieces man! Go get 'em, bro! :)

[dfbovey]

Thanks Bat! :)

The thing that took me by surprise is that I've been working faster in color than I have been in pencil. Both this and my Tarzan piece have taken less time to do than my first round Thor entry.

[hadesillustrations]

That's a really slick piece Dave.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alex!

[dfbovey]

Made some minor changes

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/cavalry.jpg

[lost-spartan]

I did the helll out of your mixed media work Dave! It always has such a natural flow that's really inspiring to look at brother.

[Bathill8]

Thanks Bat! :)

The thing that took me by surprise is that I've been working faster in color than I have been in pencil. Both this and my Tarzan piece have taken less time to do than my first round Thor entry.


Are you serious? Is it because you're thinkin more in over all tones as opposed to individual line rendering of forms? Wow, very impressive! (also, just noticed the shadow of the rider in the background on the dust/smoke......nice touches like that really get me!)

[hadesillustrations]

Did you scan this differently or did you add more warm tones (reds) to the horses? I ask because the ogre/troll REALLY stands out now. I see the added detail in the foreground horse hoof and the added speed blur - that really helps frame the ogre as well. Is this for round 3?

[krikkit13]

Nice!

That's exactly what this piece needed.

[dfbovey]

Are you serious? Is it because you're thinkin more in over all tones as opposed to individual line rendering of forms? Wow, very impressive! (also, just noticed the shadow of the rider in the background on the dust/smoke......nice touches like that really get me!)

Thanks man.

Yeah, I think it's just that some of the techniques I try to pull off with a pencil are much easier and quicker to do with watercolor and color pencil techniques. Like the blur effects, and just filling large areas with textures.

[dfbovey]

Did you scan this differently or did you add more warm tones (reds) to the horses? I ask because the ogre/troll REALLY stands out now. I see the added detail in the foreground horse hoof and the added speed blur - that really helps frame the ogre as well. Is this for round 3?

Thanks Alex.

Yep, this is for my battle against G0b1in. Can't wait to see what he comes up with!

I darkened the horse in the foreground, rendered a bit more of the details of the hoof, added a little bit more color between the foreground horse's legs and added a tiny bit more shading to the Cyclop's face. I scanned it slightly larger because I was getting some feedback that some couldn't make out the Cyclop's face. But other than that, it's scanned the same with no other adjustments.


Nice!

That's exactly what this piece needed.

Thanks a lot for the feedback :)

[dfbovey]

Gonna be doing a painted webcomic in a similar format to Charest's Spacegirl. Roughs for the very first panel...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fisherman1rough.jpg

[dfbovey]

And progress on paints:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fisherman-panel1.jpg

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

I really like it, think maybe the water could use a bit more of a blue or green tint, I know you're kinda going for the whole dirty water dirty place blend together look but it just blends a bit too much I think.

[dfbovey]

Thanks TK!

Well, not only is the water dirty... but it's also kind of a sunset shot. And if you google images of sunsets over rivers, the water takes on the color of the sky. Adding blue would kind of go against what I'm trying to establish. If it's not clear, I'd have to think of another solution besides adding blue.

Here's more progress:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fisherman-1-1.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

The water ripples are long - it makes them look more like sand instead of water, though I get the idea. I think reducing the size and increasing the number of ripples/peaks in the water would get more of a liquid feel across. Also, adding an extreme highlight for the sun's reflection in the water would add to the water effect. In fact, reflections all around should really be added - you have some for the rock formations in the foreground, but the canoe and huts in the middle ground have no reflections in the water. I know you're going for the "everything orange" look, but those reflections still exist, even in that lighting.

That said, I really like the mood of this piece. I have SO much trouble with color - I envy your painting skill. Well done!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alex! Good suggestions!

One thing I need to work on if I'm going to illustrate an entire comic this way, is painting small. That's part of the reason the water strokes are too long, is this painting is much smaller than my normal size. Probably need to work with smaller brushes. This is only 5x11 inches.

[dfbovey]

My entry for the PUMMEL finals, more watercolors:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/storm6.jpg

[Jel]

Holy sh...
I declare this without a doubt to be your best piece to date.
Effin' awesome. The colors, the drawing the figure, the composition... everything is perfect, really.

The way you mixed light oranges with blue is great.

So this is all traditional?

Edit: Did I say this was awesome?

[hadesillustrations]

...I hate you.




:D

[krikkit13]

That is awesome.

One thing that usually throws me a bit with your work (and it's a preference thing, so I've never commented on it) is that I usually find the musculature to a be a bit too harshly defined. That's not the case in this piece, where I really think you've hit the sweet spot. It's especially impressive considering the harsh lighting. I love the volume in the clouds too - just great work man - awesome stuff.

[Jel]

After glazing for a while to it, and being nearly blinded by how cool it is, I noticed a small something: the breasts don't really react to gravity nor to Storm's speed... They are more as if the girl was laying on her back. It's not distracting, but fixing it could enhance the piece even more.

[dfbovey]

Jel - Thanks man! This is 99% watercolor with a couple minor things that I enhanced in photoshop. I agree that it's probably my best, and it needed to be for the championship round :) I see what you're saying about the boobs. I kinda thought that her outstretched arms would flatten them out a bit, especially since they aren't proportionately large ones.

Krikkit, I agree with you about my tendencies. I think it's especially prominent when I draw male figures... but I try to taper that back a bit when I draw women. Something I'm trying to be more conscious of in general though. Thanks!

Alex, I love you too man! :D Can't wait to see what you came up with.

[krikkit13]

Hey Dave, I don't know if you have any interest in an overpaint for that fisherman piece, so if it's not cool with you, let me know and I'll take it down.

Otherwise, something like this might help separate the land and water while keeping the same mood and color scheme that you are going for:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/krikkit13/fisherman-overpaint.jpg

All I did was add the below greens in photoshop set to Multiply with an opacity of 56%:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/krikkit13/fisherman-overpaintgreens.jpg

You're extremely good with watercolors so you could probably do something similar that way, without resorting to digital. I hope this helps.

[dfbovey]

Thanks man, that's a good possible solution!

[hadesillustrations]

I'll be done with my PUMMEL piece later today (really, tonight). I knew you would create something that would knock my socks off (I just put them back on) and you didn't dissappoint. The topic (Storm) played to your strengths in a big way - dramatic lighting, dynamic pose, weather effects - your talents are keyed directly into these features, especially when you're painting. Great work man!

[Jel]

Jel - I kinda thought that her outstretched arms would flatten them out a bit, especially since they aren't proportionately large ones.


Oh definitely, but the detail that makes them appear as if she were laying on her back is the shadow rim you placed, as is they had this flattened egg shape boobs have when girls are on their back... getting rid of them would change everything I think. I can do an overlay if you want.

[dfbovey]

I'll be done with my PUMMEL piece later today (really, tonight). I knew you would create something that would knock my socks off (I just put them back on) and you didn't dissappoint. The topic (Storm) played to your strengths in a big way - dramatic lighting, dynamic pose, weather effects - your talents are keyed directly into these features, especially when you're painting. Great work man!

Awesome man, thanks for the compliment and I really look forward to our match! And the rematch next month :)

[dfbovey]

Oh definitely, but the detail that makes them appear as if she were laying on her back is the shadow rim you placed, as is they had this flattened egg shape boobs have when girls are on their back... getting rid of them would change everything I think. I can do an overlay if you want.

Thanks Jel, I get what you mean.

[Spidey]

Holy sh...
I declare this without a doubt to be your best piece to date.
Effin' awesome. The colors, the drawing the figure, the composition... everything is perfect, really.

I agree. WHoa!:eek:

[dfbovey]

Thanks! Still a lot to improve on, but I'm glad you guys dig it :)

[dfbovey]

Rough thumbs for panels 2-3 of the new project:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/fisherman-thumb2-3.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/Dust-2.jpg

[dfbovey]

Two panels together for easier viewing. 3rd panel might be done tomorrow, which would complete the first page. Just depends on how much time I spend over at my parent's for father's day.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-pg1.jpg

[krikkit13]

Nice work on the watercolors in that second panel - that hint of green/grey is exactly what I was talking about, and I think it really helps pull the figures out of the background.

[dfbovey]

Thanks man, barring a few minor tweaks, this is the full page:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-page1.jpg

[dfbovey]

Some quick thumbs for page 2

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-page2-thumbs.jpg

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-2-1.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Some quick thumbs for page 2

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-page2-thumbs.jpg

Lovin' that last panel--nice depth. I'm getting a Ditko vibe from those magic spark effects, Dave!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Loston! I don't know if that spark effect will still be there after it's painted. Just used it as shorthand to give a quick idea of the effect.

[Bathill8]

Thanks for sharing the thumbs, Bovey! Nice seeing the process unfolding as you go....and congrats on becoming the current HW Pummel Champion. Going to be a fun ride defending the top!

[alfred183]

I know EVERYONE will disagree with me but I looked through all 21 pages of your stuff yesterday and I would like to request a little bit more pencil stuff. Love the mixed media stuff. I think it's excellent but I see some of the pencil and inked pieces and I guess I feel nostalgic since a lot of it inspired me so much when I started out here.

So, where will we be able to pick up this comic you and Uga are making? Love the sketches for the next page.

[dfbovey]

Thanks guys :)

Alfred, I definitely enjoy doing both... and you'll probably still see me do plenty of pencils. The comic is just easier to do this way and I think the painted feel will really suit the subject matter nicely.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-panel4.jpg

[dfbovey]

Next panel:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-panel5.jpg

[Caimano]

Fantastic update the colours in the second one are amazing too! I like how you set warm ones (yellow/orange) and more cold for the magic stuff (green ish). Can't wait to see the whole page

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone! I hope to have the last panel for page 2 completed tonight or tomorrow.

[Bathill8]

Love the coloring techniques you use, Bovey! Nice sense of mysticism that comes off with a realistic touch. Tough to pull off, but you have done a great job!

[hadesillustrations]

Next panel:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dust-panel5.jpg


I almost wish you hadn't outlined the hand the energy is emanating from - it would've really pushed the light source even further. Great work Dave!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alex, I agree about the hand. Gotta start thinking ahead more.

Here's the completed page:

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs47/f/2009/191/d/7/Dust_page_2_by_dfbovey.jpg

[Caimano]

Very good indeed man!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone!

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/abyss.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

Heh - I know what that's from.

[dfbovey]

:) I think I'll have mine done tomorrow.

[dfbovey]

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/namor2.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

Wow! That's awesome! I'm almost done with mine - be posting tomorrow most likely.

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alex!

Really lookin forward to seeing what you came up with :)

[Caimano]

Very good!

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone!

[Bathill8]

Water/lighting effects are phenom, Bovey. If only i could be a fly on the wall when you work sometimes! Another rockin piece man.

[dfbovey]

Water/lighting effects are phenom, Bovey. If only i could be a fly on the wall when you work sometimes! Another rockin piece man.

Thanks Bat! I've been thinking about doing some kinda documented video about my process at some point. Video tutorials on watercolor techniques and other processes like the prisma and turp technique. Just have to figure out how to carve out the time for it. Or if it would be something people would have interest in to begin with.

[dfbovey]

Back to doing a bit of pencils. Feels a little goofy after all the color stuff I've been doing lately.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/sps2.jpg

[dfbovey]

Progress...

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/sps3.jpg

[Porpitude]

Great piece, the hand closest to us just blows me away.

[Caimano]

Very good work Dave. I like the Venom face in foreground a lot!But the thing I really dig on this pic is the difference between the Rhino brutal approach and the Spidey one. They very reflect the characters nature. It's a good sample of body language

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone! Here's the finished version. Not perfect but I'm happy with it:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/sps4.jpg

[Porpitude]

Looks great. You gonna color it up?

[dfbovey]

Looks great. You gonna color it up?

Thanks! Probably not. If I take it any further I might ink it, and then maybe let someone else take a stab at digital colors over it.

[Porpitude]

I'd love to take a crack at it.

[alfred183]

Hey Dave, how's the comic going?

[dfbovey]

Doing a little bit of conceptualizing right now. Hope to resume page work this weekend.

Been extremely busy with the new house this week. Having a family get together this weekend, lots of family coming over who haven't seen the house yet. Had a lot of walls to paint, pictures to hang... and so on.

[dfbovey]

Color doodlin'

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/redeye.jpg

[calvinboygenius]

bad ass rendering sir! good job!

[Jel]

Very cool!

[dfbovey]

Thanks :)

Vampire doodlin:
http://www.davidbovey.com/images/vampire.jpg

[dfbovey]

Slow progress on the Vampire... just haven't had a whole lot of free time the past few weeks.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/vampire2.jpg

[alfred183]

Looking so good! Those are some great eyes. Did you use reference?

[dfbovey]

Thanks Alfred!

Eyes are one of the things that I usually don't have to reference unless I'm doing a portrait of someone specific and need to get a likeness.

[Caimano]

VEEERYYY GOOD!

How's going your comic with Ugga?

[dfbovey]

Thanks Simone! Here's the finished version:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/vampire-finished.jpg

Progress on Dust has been slow, I've got a handful of roughs for creature and character designs that I'll be sharing soon.

[dfbovey]

GI Joe stuff.

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/stormshadow.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/baroness.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/joe3.jpg

The first two images were elements of panels I was going to add to that third image, but ran out of steam and interest. Wasn't really feeling like it was going to add much.

[dfbovey]

Abe Sapien I worked up over a few hours today and yesterday:

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/abesapien.jpg

[starkoryan81]

He's really gonna have to bring it if he wants to beat that. Media?

[dfbovey]

Thanks!

This was done with Prisma color pencils and a bit of turpentine.