It’s always a treat getting some sweet, sweet Swifty Fan Art. I love, love, love the addition of the tennis balls on the feet of the walker. Wish I’d thought of that. This comes to us from Daniel Elliott of The Superpower Union. Check his stuff out! Thanks, Daniel!
Send me your SuperFogeys Fan Art to bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com.
In the spirit of Fan Art Week, I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring and, instead of drawing a character you already know and love, I drew up a new character you’ll be seeing in SuperFogeys within the next year or so–Violent Violet.
Most of your are aware I’ve put my kids in the SF universe as characters. Dictator Tot is my oldest daughter, Elora, at 3 years of age. Cami is, well, Cami–completely true to who she was at 3 as well. This time, I went younger. Violent Violet is based on my youngest daughter, Violet, at her current age–2. Violet is spunky. She causes trouble and smiles wherever she goes, so for her SF equivalent it felt right to make her a terribly cute villain. When you see Violent Violet in all her glory, she’ll be accompanied by Dictator Tot, her sister both in real life and in the strip. That’s all the backstory you’re getting for now. Look forward to Marc’s version of the character at a later date!
Want to send in your SuperFogeys Fan Art? Hit me up at bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com.
Fan Art week kicks off with this FIRST Zurida fan art by Roland Perez! He really captured her design wonderfully. Thanks, Roland!
I’ve heard whispers of more fan art coming my way. I can guarantee at least one piece from me–a design for a brand new villain you’ll be seeing in the strip soon (okay, that’s not technically fan art, but still…) If you would like to submit to Fan Art, please send along what you got to me at bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com.
Greetings, once again, SuperFans! Marc here with another illustration to share. This time it’s not superhero or comic book related, though so I hope you’ll enjoy it. The other day I thought it would be fun to draw one of the most iconic performers of the 1970′s punk scene, Joey Ramone.
I was experimenting here with a more fluid and cartoony style than I normally use for The SuperFogeys. The basic structure of the drawing is inspired, oddly enough, by Dr. Seuss. Seuss is a huge influence in my house, and having just celebrated his birthday this past Saturday (3/2/13) his style was fresh in my mind. (Fun fact: Dr. Seuss was born in the city I call home!)
Here's a pic I snapped of the blue line roughs I sketched out for this piece.
After sketching Joey out in a Seuss-esque style with a light blue colored pencil, I then inked over it on a sheet of marker paper taped over the original sketch.
Nearly complete inks.
For the inking, I wanted the look to be bolder than what I normally do, so I opted to use a black Prismacolor marker with a nice fat brush tip for all the heavy lifting. I then went back and cleaned up some of the line work with a Pigma Micron pen. The original actually measures 14″ x 17″, much bigger than I normally draw at.
After scanning, I colored in my usual fashion in Photoshop. When I color, I usually create a solid color layer for each major color in the piece, then create a layer mask based on a selection of the area I want colored. This allows me to easily adjust the colors if I need to after it’s all colored in without any hassle. For instance, I originally had Joey’s hair set as a darker shade of grey, but after laying in the background color, it didn’t “pop” like I wanted, so with a quick adjustment I was able to play with it and get it just right. The background also has a subtle grainy layer over it to give it some texture. This was created by making some quick gradients then playing with some noise, half tone screen, and blur filters.
So, there you have it. I hope you didn’t mind a little insight into my process. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to see more postings like this one.
Hey all, I know you’ve been patiently waiting for your Sourcebook & Adventure Game and we’re working real hard behind the scenes to get it out to you as quickly as possible, but I thought you’d like to see a little something Paul Lidberg over at Team Frog Studios posted this past week–The Spy Gal figure sculpt!
This was a late addition to the Kickstarter–you guys juuuuust made the goal in time to unlock Spy Gal. And I’m so glad you did. She looks incredible and, somehow, sculptor Gene Van Horne got her hair right. That’s tough to do. Believe me, I know.
Thanks again everyone for your incredible support of this project. Books coming soon! You can read all of the most recent updates right here.
