tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356312612024-03-13T03:50:33.676-07:00Zurdo Molina PortfolioEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-86986291172094105972012-05-15T11:49:00.000-07:002012-05-15T11:50:00.074-07:00ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN COVER PROCESS 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once the final image was chosen, I used photoshop to create a cleaner version of the sketch. Because of my tight deadline, I decided to do the entire cover digitally, as opposed to using the traditional method of penciling.<br />
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Next, I put the flats on the image to give definition to the characters.<br />
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Once the flats were finished, I layed down a quick composition for the background. At this point, I already knew my light sources: global lighting and back light, and attempted to create a sunset background. With multiplying mode I start adding shadows to the characters.</div>
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I started adding light with a regular hard-edge brush with 75% opacity and 25% flow and adding a regular layer on top of my shadows.</div>
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Once I had a general idea of my lights and shadows, I compressed the file separating the characters on one layer and the background on another. I began focusing on just the characters. I used a hard brush over the entire character image, polishing their features and removing all pencil traces. Then, I began to polish the background elements, adding some texture as well. </div>
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For my final image, I finished polishing the edges and added a few details, such as the illumination and glow of the suit and web. After finishing, I sent the cover to the editors, who decided they prefered Spiderman's mask on, in order to maintain mystery in the character. </div>
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The editors at Marvel Comics requested that the next cover of Ultimate Spiderman be Spiderman fighting Prowler. Using just photoshop, I started with these two sketches, focusing solely on the composition without going into details. The editors chose the close-up because it added more drama to the scene.El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-70553459935491098712012-03-23T10:32:00.000-07:002012-03-23T10:36:11.895-07:00X-MEN 28<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi96lrpIb9Pj5_OZXBRlvv7qsONe8TWFaDxnJ3kUh5p8DuW0Gd3ACo8fJB1yX1xpxJzo31XYgAazYkXGj-T4HxXevtwsz8pyeevBq39Vv-5TbjzCNAXgOgxFFO-9r4f7QgCfAlRw/s1600/xmen28-cover-finallow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi96lrpIb9Pj5_OZXBRlvv7qsONe8TWFaDxnJ3kUh5p8DuW0Gd3ACo8fJB1yX1xpxJzo31XYgAazYkXGj-T4HxXevtwsz8pyeevBq39Vv-5TbjzCNAXgOgxFFO-9r4f7QgCfAlRw/s400/xmen28-cover-finallow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723147660956569746" border="0" /></a>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-39037788963367720592012-02-23T16:17:00.003-08:002012-02-23T16:20:02.507-08:00Free Time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivphlmDwTnyLm_DyyUUUbMuoN2zV65B28qPffyfc9U3CkFm9_LfMF3zCwbifg9leg4HU4TyNDrF1J7CDsU6toE4c8m9Mu97_eywPWL1G9G6pDuF4oFJSEmjUN4d9fgPN6qHltpeA/s1600/red_rum_by_zurdom-d4py5jo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivphlmDwTnyLm_DyyUUUbMuoN2zV65B28qPffyfc9U3CkFm9_LfMF3zCwbifg9leg4HU4TyNDrF1J7CDsU6toE4c8m9Mu97_eywPWL1G9G6pDuF4oFJSEmjUN4d9fgPN6qHltpeA/s400/red_rum_by_zurdom-d4py5jo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712489765158331410" border="0" /></a>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-25947942286684557642012-01-20T09:27:00.000-08:002012-01-20T09:39:30.588-08:00X-MEN 25 Preview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YuPfckIw9kU25X6w76w7_EBhuE-lsDxyvVM22ODUne0FxB3h0WCL3O_n0F_ShGdrjDMDtlT3oBNc2DzomRwbvndQqNpA8_9nXw_vyvEjyGD8zauLfR2oUOC7HsnfdpPld0djpg/s1600/pg04-low.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YuPfckIw9kU25X6w76w7_EBhuE-lsDxyvVM22ODUne0FxB3h0WCL3O_n0F_ShGdrjDMDtlT3oBNc2DzomRwbvndQqNpA8_9nXw_vyvEjyGD8zauLfR2oUOC7HsnfdpPld0djpg/s400/pg04-low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699769933863453426" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a little sneak peek at X-MEN 25 writing by Victor Gischler, illustrated by me.<br />Coming out this February, make sure to check it out!El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-47413786270916189762012-01-13T12:34:00.000-08:002012-01-13T12:45:50.026-08:00X-MEN 27 Process<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_z2UNhJcDwfATn3ICZIoExNooW9iXIoxpChodhf93LP_vxZoYrBdI7v0vztc9nlMdJFnVKD6LP8ImicbuFiOYAitnIHUDAblsx58HcQBl2uF1qXzy-4SwGcIgQ7fxhpYkQzHYA/s1600/x-men27-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_z2UNhJcDwfATn3ICZIoExNooW9iXIoxpChodhf93LP_vxZoYrBdI7v0vztc9nlMdJFnVKD6LP8ImicbuFiOYAitnIHUDAblsx58HcQBl2uF1qXzy-4SwGcIgQ7fxhpYkQzHYA/s400/x-men27-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219762056799138" border="0" /></a><br />These are the two composition sketches I did for the marvel editors, the concept I was given was to the depict the X-MEN surrounded by assassins. The image on the right was the first concept I nailed but the second one was the best choice since it's a much tightened shot and has more sense of danger.<br /><br /> Both of these images where done in a Photoshop CS5 with the Cintiq, I feel very comfortable doing the initial sketches since its easier to edit when needed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByINjq4UWZTP_z8fyoGz3ngUWpdGEiD6o-oiZ43oV1_8PeiM7rfCTGLYbf85GyDfGrZ3nNwJHKUslKDD66_T6w6ky1H_zZXg0u54pg6dXBFR0jtiFOxN2Cm9VL05aX9ljSEVDxw/s1600/xmen27-2pencils.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByINjq4UWZTP_z8fyoGz3ngUWpdGEiD6o-oiZ43oV1_8PeiM7rfCTGLYbf85GyDfGrZ3nNwJHKUslKDD66_T6w6ky1H_zZXg0u54pg6dXBFR0jtiFOxN2Cm9VL05aX9ljSEVDxw/s400/xmen27-2pencils.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219648934101922" border="0" /></a><br />At these point I keep polishing the sketch till I get to the level of detail that I want, I already know that I don't want any shadows in the image, all I want is to play around with line work and leave all the shading to the colors. Again, all these is done with the Cintiq and I really don't put any attention to the line quality of my work, all I look for is to have the composition and the details I need to polish the image on the next step.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJu3GMg6I7yXiXFxVTLYrKtYCVCtr-vyoRBzcZmfQqrOi9O0zZaNzEHbWgSYttL7YkV1VsTFlaL79P08pMUt9eQGSaCeXHE2ehDQSzjhgK3SSMhXdsg35PjVnWp2oaai54uj3Cw/s1600/xmen27-3inks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJu3GMg6I7yXiXFxVTLYrKtYCVCtr-vyoRBzcZmfQqrOi9O0zZaNzEHbWgSYttL7YkV1VsTFlaL79P08pMUt9eQGSaCeXHE2ehDQSzjhgK3SSMhXdsg35PjVnWp2oaai54uj3Cw/s400/xmen27-3inks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219513197653026" border="0" /></a><br />Then I print out the image above and trace it with the light table using H pencils and 11 x 17 bristol board, then I ink the pencils using Staedtler stylographs and a couple of brushes. All I focus in this stage is to have smooth lines and a good linework.<br /><br /> Then I scan the image back to the computer at 300 dpi on grayscale and use the levels on the Photoshop to clean the image.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS36H_WIvJm1HPrmCUXWuLv5fx8i_qgUe7RPaG-ZM4OERyxzTz1MVOyX8bnsEFcJaDOSMszQ3bn_SJtRovuWiovSdlcojUarwZO_1tEf2k1N5-wrGKwmfxoo9qF45U9D-lrFTvvA/s1600/xmen27-04flats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS36H_WIvJm1HPrmCUXWuLv5fx8i_qgUe7RPaG-ZM4OERyxzTz1MVOyX8bnsEFcJaDOSMszQ3bn_SJtRovuWiovSdlcojUarwZO_1tEf2k1N5-wrGKwmfxoo9qF45U9D-lrFTvvA/s400/xmen27-04flats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219290047148866" border="0" /></a><br />Once the levels are fixed I add a multiply layer to start laying the flats, this is the most boring part of the coloring process but is the most important since its the foundation of the image, I use a regular hard edge brush with 100% opacity and flow to cover all the areas. I tend to flat my character a one layer and my background elements on another for easer editing in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TyhvWcj6wF4ugAJ-7tVLq6DSeRQE6etyq5EpxvWdjjWB3qiDOpf7fJag8CzfMw-iG8lhiZnTyA4qAOL0YNRdgye1yau5rSdJCfaakIDmwGLiWJJmSc8XdkZoWz0fqMxajtIiCA/s1600/xmen27-05shadows.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TyhvWcj6wF4ugAJ-7tVLq6DSeRQE6etyq5EpxvWdjjWB3qiDOpf7fJag8CzfMw-iG8lhiZnTyA4qAOL0YNRdgye1yau5rSdJCfaakIDmwGLiWJJmSc8XdkZoWz0fqMxajtIiCA/s400/xmen27-05shadows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219022942004338" border="0" /></a><br />Then I do a selection of the flats holding the ctrl button and clicking on the layer, this will select the entire layer so I can add another multiply layer and add a shadow tone for all my characters, this time I went for a green-gray shadow tone.<br /><br /> I didn't want to use a lot of contrast on my characters so I added 2 layer of shadows on multiply but lowering the opacity those ayers to have subtle shadows.<br /> this process I do it with a customized brush that has a bit of texture with 70 opacity and 25 flow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKcWg-sSlyWIvtsLJANM-coCpvDKcABM-224SfQJJzhyZc8F6M6ZAosEIU-AyoFvsa_ofYdnRs4O8F339Ch877l-ehMUk84QsHTNwsWGDlkXCDpSXdt3hUMDdtw5sA2qfWWxzyg/s1600/xmen27-06lights.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKcWg-sSlyWIvtsLJANM-coCpvDKcABM-224SfQJJzhyZc8F6M6ZAosEIU-AyoFvsa_ofYdnRs4O8F339Ch877l-ehMUk84QsHTNwsWGDlkXCDpSXdt3hUMDdtw5sA2qfWWxzyg/s400/xmen27-06lights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697218863376652978" border="0" /></a><br />Then I start using lights just by adding layers on top on regular mode, since I wanted smooth transitions I didn't do a lot of mixing on light tones, I pretty much staid on the same tone values just by picking lighter colors and lowering my opacity on the layers.<br />Since I have two lights sources, one coming for the window an the other one for inside of the complex, I add a hard edge light on the back of my characters, this is a very helpfully lights since it makes the main characters pop, the second light is more subtle and helps to give volume to the characters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ewEhXzfKMO8Gig3EDZm_RCIMe4EkKKajRbHGsav4USPsdlQrAdvKG3v8_tt5Vo_gL_aq-3SxTcZboiPBPAQGQ3_xO7Kk_v6_WqyI3wxl1eCzXP75B0lx8I9z8NowAbqvUXE7bA/s1600/xmen27-07final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ewEhXzfKMO8Gig3EDZm_RCIMe4EkKKajRbHGsav4USPsdlQrAdvKG3v8_tt5Vo_gL_aq-3SxTcZboiPBPAQGQ3_xO7Kk_v6_WqyI3wxl1eCzXP75B0lx8I9z8NowAbqvUXE7bA/s400/xmen27-07final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697218702861316130" border="0" /></a><br />Once I go trough all my lighting steps, usually using 3 layers of light, I merge all my colors leaving linework separated, this way I can polish the colors without disturbing<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"></span></span> the lines, at this point I already have my color plate so it's all about adding details and polishing the image. After polishing all the details I star adding effects like glows and glares by using layers on lighten mode and overlay also using textures on a overlay mode with very low opacity on the layer.<br /><br /> Once y merge all the layers I do a color correction with the ctrl+u untill I get a color balance i'm <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">satisfied</span></span> with.<br /><br /> For previews on the following X-MEN titles follow me on:<br />Twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821</a><br />Tumblr: <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinam</a>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-60707152716834387862012-01-09T11:08:00.000-08:002012-01-09T11:10:01.504-08:00X-MEN 27<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyqoZcYB-pWF_cvtJZE0hzlEt3Uk0Am-nm7q9YNRJ-WFBHcMcyXGVdBF_RdCjyYOjcotBipKrImjY2AT39q96daOUssoKYDCykXlJaLUPwqxJ0UY9zgpld-TNHBRpBTyVi7sqsg/s1600/xmen27-final-lowres.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyqoZcYB-pWF_cvtJZE0hzlEt3Uk0Am-nm7q9YNRJ-WFBHcMcyXGVdBF_RdCjyYOjcotBipKrImjY2AT39q96daOUssoKYDCykXlJaLUPwqxJ0UY9zgpld-TNHBRpBTyVi7sqsg/s400/xmen27-final-lowres.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695711559014531026" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the final cover for X-MEN 27.<br />For a tutorial process of the cover follow me on:<br />Twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821</a><br />Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinamEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-72798426970885641162012-01-09T11:06:00.000-08:002012-01-09T11:08:49.204-08:00X-MEN 27 Inks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQbbZINNxgn_896RWTMpe-H2NXmGwrPUusscdvLod5mVs44OZFExy8NuUfa_WNQ49_MSuMEyIYogpb1Zc2_Ke4L1HdIE-dqI_4Do7yajea5Mt6ylKANRE9ou4vzZF6V7NU6qmMQ/s1600/xmen27-inks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQbbZINNxgn_896RWTMpe-H2NXmGwrPUusscdvLod5mVs44OZFExy8NuUfa_WNQ49_MSuMEyIYogpb1Zc2_Ke4L1HdIE-dqI_4Do7yajea5Mt6ylKANRE9ou4vzZF6V7NU6qmMQ/s400/xmen27-inks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695711250780365106" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the inks for the X-MEN 27 Cover.<br />For a tutorial process of the cover follow me on:<br />Twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821</a><br />Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinamEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-34129871364460897182011-12-21T12:15:00.000-08:002011-12-21T12:17:03.978-08:00Mark Morales Thor inks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc6Z2hrvnAvCVcPugR9KHI9KZavvm-9wD3DBIAYaSzWej3YWxl2bkUyDGnOUGJXMtxXH_ElafN-NP_DUf5jINlgOptuPADc3xAdP2s-9nFub_00FzCTxv8kT1pSjVHAJhKWgNVw/s1600/molinathorinks.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc6Z2hrvnAvCVcPugR9KHI9KZavvm-9wD3DBIAYaSzWej3YWxl2bkUyDGnOUGJXMtxXH_ElafN-NP_DUf5jINlgOptuPADc3xAdP2s-9nFub_00FzCTxv8kT1pSjVHAJhKWgNVw/s400/molinathorinks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688678214090378082" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a collab Mark Morales and I did from one of avengers initiative pages. I was very excited when mark decided to ink this piece since I'm a big fan of his work, I consider mark to be the best inker in the industry right now hopefully will be able to do some work together in the near future.<br /><br />http://markmorales.deviantart.com/El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-43551943821940519912011-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:002011-12-19T11:47:04.560-08:00X-MEN #26 Grayscale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKwqtZCUyHvWC40lRECZQW1YYy9_90o5W8cTNx5VKg24Dumtp8ooZ7vyZuxpNXt7E7OdKMy5sENPNkA64u9Sb_XwkYxXcnvXcuCATnLLUkvGhHjFYN52uLpNIMsoAus41yGl1CQ/s1600/cover-grayscale.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKwqtZCUyHvWC40lRECZQW1YYy9_90o5W8cTNx5VKg24Dumtp8ooZ7vyZuxpNXt7E7OdKMy5sENPNkA64u9Sb_XwkYxXcnvXcuCATnLLUkvGhHjFYN52uLpNIMsoAus41yGl1CQ/s400/cover-grayscale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683481339764870194" border="0" /></a><br />This is the grayscale version of the cover for X-MEN #26.<br />I wanted to do grayscale traditionally using HB pencil, gray markers copic and Chinese ink (black and white). its was a fun exercise that I will probably try again in the future<br /><span></span><br />Follow me on:<br />twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821</a><br />Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinamEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-76276591236022378002011-12-06T09:38:00.000-08:002011-12-06T10:24:13.764-08:00X-MEN 26<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImTKCgoXz7S26zZ-X8ALu_s1nJwUiZIHQz1yiuEseho1-hfz2wTSvyZuVDar1YyypZITleSkd562VwelUrMCtg5QyZ41yw0qXEwzCRYAS2bGn06rKQV2W8rvtk7lIOCDogCBpUw/s1600/xmen26cover-low.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImTKCgoXz7S26zZ-X8ALu_s1nJwUiZIHQz1yiuEseho1-hfz2wTSvyZuVDar1YyypZITleSkd562VwelUrMCtg5QyZ41yw0qXEwzCRYAS2bGn06rKQV2W8rvtk7lIOCDogCBpUw/s400/xmen26cover-low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683079913974753234" border="0" /></a><br />Hey Guys,<br /><br />Here is the X- Men #26 cover. I'll post the behind the scenes this week.<br /><br />All photoshop CS5.<br /><br />Follow me on:<br />twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821<br />Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jorgemolinamEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-32727735947510584702011-12-02T08:36:00.000-08:002011-12-02T08:39:39.362-08:00Random 2.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYeL9dGq4uOGughgODt5Rg2MmZU3SXWa4-tXU0mPVGitrUTF7kc-sYMUdvT6C4LGkqrgpI7ESxDgUUjR5hZ0hWmibRNaFqWFeP7fweXCqsuS4IntpjA4KOuoIGYWP6kE7zLxEqQ/s1600/random_2_0_by_zurdom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYeL9dGq4uOGughgODt5Rg2MmZU3SXWa4-tXU0mPVGitrUTF7kc-sYMUdvT6C4LGkqrgpI7ESxDgUUjR5hZ0hWmibRNaFqWFeP7fweXCqsuS4IntpjA4KOuoIGYWP6kE7zLxEqQ/s400/random_2_0_by_zurdom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681570826527259890" border="0" /></a><span>A 60 minute sketch I did yesterday before going to bed. I miss painting for the fun of it so I gave it a try, I'm so glad I did...I need to get more loose on my work and this was the perfect way to do it.<br /><br />Also a tribute to one of my favorite artist<br />http://jeffsimpsonkh.deviantart.com/<br /><br />Photoshop CS<br /><br /></span>Follow me<br />twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821</a><br />Blogger <a href="http://zurdom.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://zurdom.blogspot.com/</a>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-29218413800119072752011-11-16T09:03:00.001-08:002011-11-16T09:05:46.902-08:00X-MEN #25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4vuIOTTs1VdfcjpfZBtanG6C5XVqhciCHS6wzxorQhIM-YO1VZDlxAjUXW6IRibPNFgBuzyPp9hi5gtrnlQahucU_LQfLCrQ-tJnjOSgQ7_yIQXpHsvDGBwlbbvpj4HDibkB1w/s1600/xmen25-coverlow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4vuIOTTs1VdfcjpfZBtanG6C5XVqhciCHS6wzxorQhIM-YO1VZDlxAjUXW6IRibPNFgBuzyPp9hi5gtrnlQahucU_LQfLCrQ-tJnjOSgQ7_yIQXpHsvDGBwlbbvpj4HDibkB1w/s400/xmen25-coverlow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675640757449940802" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the cover for X-MEN # 25.<br />I'll be doing pencils and inks for this title, I'm really happy to work with Victor Gischler again.<br /><br />I'll be in this title for the next 4 issues for previews follow me on<br />twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821<br />Blogger http://zurdom.blogspot.com/<br /><br />All done in pencil inks, colors in photoshop CS5.El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-51997059350678642322011-11-15T11:40:00.000-08:002011-11-15T11:44:26.841-08:00Artwork on saleThose interested on my original artwork<br />check it out this link:<br /><a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/searchresult.asp?txtsearch=Jorge%20%20Molinahttp://">http://www.comicartfans.com/searchresult.asp?txtsearch=Jorge%20%20Molina</a>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-71694448567529161092011-11-10T10:32:00.000-08:002011-11-10T10:34:13.327-08:00New Mutants #36<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7c-y3dfiUIb4D7Rv9tdyY_mHf0f6gDSaznCkLXjg0eYq-tS0jial7a4ncDsETrRzYrwr2UWGQ1ucBKGw2GMWXGBlbmt9yVpxDd5ULQ00V46K4SMvQ-TQ0ho6sY2K7dWaZSUTeQ/s1600/NM36LOW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7c-y3dfiUIb4D7Rv9tdyY_mHf0f6gDSaznCkLXjg0eYq-tS0jial7a4ncDsETrRzYrwr2UWGQ1ucBKGw2GMWXGBlbmt9yVpxDd5ULQ00V46K4SMvQ-TQ0ho6sY2K7dWaZSUTeQ/s400/NM36LOW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673437173968423762" border="0" /></a><br />This is the cover for New Mutants # 36.<br />I really enjoyed doing this cover because it included characters from heavy metal, which is one of my favorite genres, also tried a new brush style so it toke me take much longer in finish it but here is the final result.<br />I hope you guys like it!El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-76200161066196361292011-11-01T14:05:00.001-07:002011-11-01T14:05:59.357-07:00New Mutants 25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiHULDe_0V_uSoMYU0LCT9w4b9zOke0LxL7u3lZ_kUAhReWEQWQ3wQFbJk8Hy2DxagA0fc-lLqbsmDSbmYf_V5epxYj3zQ7BSvDygfkOyA1-oioJJmFgIGz0qcgtdNl4y_S9TWA/s1600/NM25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiHULDe_0V_uSoMYU0LCT9w4b9zOke0LxL7u3lZ_kUAhReWEQWQ3wQFbJk8Hy2DxagA0fc-lLqbsmDSbmYf_V5epxYj3zQ7BSvDygfkOyA1-oioJJmFgIGz0qcgtdNl4y_S9TWA/s400/NM25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670136585777122802" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the cover I did for New Mutants #25<br />I hope you guys like it!<br /><br />Follow me on twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821<br />Blogger http://zurdom.blogspot.com/El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-6496628997207707232011-10-24T17:26:00.000-07:002011-10-24T17:29:55.154-07:00Generation Hope 15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1gj1YoUeHi09UOXAHO1qkD7ZccFjb_OdSeI_a6VxfNKdIethOXu1qIe6LzBflSogaEmWW1aic_AI3-k-l26ufGRRP15aXiIwYrALwlgqX32IAfCfK_pTBd1fckTppqHEKFZOxg/s1600/generation-hope-06low.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1gj1YoUeHi09UOXAHO1qkD7ZccFjb_OdSeI_a6VxfNKdIethOXu1qIe6LzBflSogaEmWW1aic_AI3-k-l26ufGRRP15aXiIwYrALwlgqX32IAfCfK_pTBd1fckTppqHEKFZOxg/s400/generation-hope-06low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667220109316326370" border="0" /></a><br />Hi guys,<br /><br />Here's the cover of Generation Hope #15.<br />Hope you like it!<br /><br />Follow me on twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-62976620788574420752011-10-18T10:44:00.001-07:002011-10-18T10:45:25.196-07:00airport drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MpbTkmbAtl7lexr3WcOVLGpF0mVUUi_7plLaYlADxQUh1aot5x8-0jIwT4_SuiSKg38rF9A09bfHVJZkjhCZ9eUQDMnf051nHhKRU6QV7f77AXUSN3_EpSqbVdc9DFFP9vu6oA/s1600/sketches.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MpbTkmbAtl7lexr3WcOVLGpF0mVUUi_7plLaYlADxQUh1aot5x8-0jIwT4_SuiSKg38rF9A09bfHVJZkjhCZ9eUQDMnf051nHhKRU6QV7f77AXUSN3_EpSqbVdc9DFFP9vu6oA/s400/sketches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664889636887206018" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some sketches I did from the people I saw in my free time at the airport.<br />I enjoyed do this, is really fun.<br /><br />I hope you like it!El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-52271776144686046572011-10-07T10:39:00.001-07:002011-10-07T10:42:11.328-07:00New York Comic Con<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDivhLDalw9pCBreCMFWmpqhrrAu_d_coDZojtxWw3m7tMhywinzGUS8_7cVmCSuwoer53NLBBFn6pxkjPJh9W17FtBhouUjxAknRSGY0I46Qsc2pYSeeqrL1kdURTGshNW75F6g/s1600/COMC11_artistalley+JM+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDivhLDalw9pCBreCMFWmpqhrrAu_d_coDZojtxWw3m7tMhywinzGUS8_7cVmCSuwoer53NLBBFn6pxkjPJh9W17FtBhouUjxAknRSGY0I46Qsc2pYSeeqrL1kdURTGshNW75F6g/s400/COMC11_artistalley+JM+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660806661847904866" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be at NYCC next week from Oct. 13-16 in Artist Alley at table O20.<br />If you're going to be there, be sure to stop by and say hi!<br />Is very easy find me at The NYCC, I've marked where Is my table on the map belowEl garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-8588392032891731312011-09-23T10:16:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:20:31.547-07:00Sketches ESPN Video Games<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWD2fyC2fPRoCOCYnyaLwuqf-tQL9QnjmedYa6pcprvptf3OKWF2N2gl2cnK0NlDsKV7_QqmEZKLi1WdUO_wK5QF19jfZgpV29tk3ClAZIEW_JgbK8jZQo2d1xnLlaPu_ZXIq0g/s1600/sketch8.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWD2fyC2fPRoCOCYnyaLwuqf-tQL9QnjmedYa6pcprvptf3OKWF2N2gl2cnK0NlDsKV7_QqmEZKLi1WdUO_wK5QF19jfZgpV29tk3ClAZIEW_JgbK8jZQo2d1xnLlaPu_ZXIq0g/s400/sketch8.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104632116072882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v5N4Eod4C1Ot18RugcQ3p7uBDvL5CS5wDsFu38YDVWJzWDIFCLWuH1f8kcAJXjBhD6rlIMRCl6eM46bjPqSywY7E94IA1OLJRA3O5g2_LF0-TTpKuNeS_nGvJvZncmu0j7mXjQ/s1600/sketch7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v5N4Eod4C1Ot18RugcQ3p7uBDvL5CS5wDsFu38YDVWJzWDIFCLWuH1f8kcAJXjBhD6rlIMRCl6eM46bjPqSywY7E94IA1OLJRA3O5g2_LF0-TTpKuNeS_nGvJvZncmu0j7mXjQ/s400/sketch7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104620898301490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aJdACyyiPsZWct_qUlLt_8gudKpCGeBuQMyvqMYidbgbQ0N15vezSQPNiZjApIr7H4X_pAMf9ttlkE6Zs8LS394e2N8uH0By6FOCx8PGBnwNxWj54jDYj_0uPXsnfDLuIDzabQ/s1600/sketch1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aJdACyyiPsZWct_qUlLt_8gudKpCGeBuQMyvqMYidbgbQ0N15vezSQPNiZjApIr7H4X_pAMf9ttlkE6Zs8LS394e2N8uH0By6FOCx8PGBnwNxWj54jDYj_0uPXsnfDLuIDzabQ/s400/sketch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104637446503122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2DTo9H55UhDyfUIa9pPk56uF2GQwa_9QI1i4g6hzdKnvkmAbB_EtkhWH7CKX4krchDEEVJTT8rQS0npDKX5XsofTmkv5Vj1sGYb7PrXjJVg1Gh5jmyQTc8cCe3gO_Vfckvbg5w/s1600/sketch5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2DTo9H55UhDyfUIa9pPk56uF2GQwa_9QI1i4g6hzdKnvkmAbB_EtkhWH7CKX4krchDEEVJTT8rQS0npDKX5XsofTmkv5Vj1sGYb7PrXjJVg1Gh5jmyQTc8cCe3gO_Vfckvbg5w/s400/sketch5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104145013160002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExlfsi_FE39SWho8aFHbcjNEiqb4B2uVKQWEGgkhk7fblLmlAi4Wcy_RcRxcaonxrbtv92yS-xd_xZpwjqjm2R8LGrJpgpOrtL8gITI10HNitFrvgerbOI3H2t1Ganoa32aFl2w/s1600/sketch4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExlfsi_FE39SWho8aFHbcjNEiqb4B2uVKQWEGgkhk7fblLmlAi4Wcy_RcRxcaonxrbtv92yS-xd_xZpwjqjm2R8LGrJpgpOrtL8gITI10HNitFrvgerbOI3H2t1Ganoa32aFl2w/s400/sketch4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104136562472210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeetAlg4a_bTXPkTrCN9NrUtxISA193w6mwnnHlBPo34P3LLQFmHvmBGaV_16qLhbX9shjp3rZEXkjK-l23z8y7W5NxpMbBfP2fUUpaVGDoKukZ1pHuQ1fB7p6LEGzbd4gTIUiw/s1600/sketch3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeetAlg4a_bTXPkTrCN9NrUtxISA193w6mwnnHlBPo34P3LLQFmHvmBGaV_16qLhbX9shjp3rZEXkjK-l23z8y7W5NxpMbBfP2fUUpaVGDoKukZ1pHuQ1fB7p6LEGzbd4gTIUiw/s400/sketch3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104126985183154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZVwm6binnmD_uXNxSwjhTWkyXv7IoxCqHSnh39aL8cnRPcAqOY-4hpLyIRWm_yFU45pKHXJsDW8Lp8-7P3a9NQfbkj0uZwHKZZrs-g-Ou98iWNXX17RG4PjLnToVShmlC3Qkw/s1600/sketch2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZVwm6binnmD_uXNxSwjhTWkyXv7IoxCqHSnh39aL8cnRPcAqOY-4hpLyIRWm_yFU45pKHXJsDW8Lp8-7P3a9NQfbkj0uZwHKZZrs-g-Ou98iWNXX17RG4PjLnToVShmlC3Qkw/s400/sketch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104124456225026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZjXk8n-r-l26WO_Yh0ENiOFlbe2EGbnHBby8XeuPmMqTqvzPdhqg5VVYOo9u934UbdIad-Mv4fnW7ai2bV7heXxIxmMaWZ1qrUlDUbfOsxMrNvUGOvJ9sAMJS1QIPVuWuAL79A/s1600/sketch6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZjXk8n-r-l26WO_Yh0ENiOFlbe2EGbnHBby8XeuPmMqTqvzPdhqg5VVYOo9u934UbdIad-Mv4fnW7ai2bV7heXxIxmMaWZ1qrUlDUbfOsxMrNvUGOvJ9sAMJS1QIPVuWuAL79A/s400/sketch6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660104152158130754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4pLfied4tBiK8PXgEBb70vxcwVIBFnbuRV3bL0dNwjodOv8AWQoRbp4-XtAlbTBAYZ7htTyukQ3PeBA7Vru5NldaUKCDMhDalHPgKkZ7h36riG9zsZI0Ar5ulj6uBkBg9OPxmA/s1600/sketch1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCfDRJ6ZrLZpd5nx5wmEHIFiFYob_J3DG0euveTG3DUh3rTBF-XUSZIGXYl6ovejrRD99AcEDPRMs-peadN4aGvsy8JMUwFmC6QehSCU3Moxu_rC6CdLxT6h3O18Jraq8KqJqOg/s1600/sketch2.jpg"><br /></a>Here are some sketches I did for ESPN video games<br />I hope you like it, here's the link to see more<br />http://www.facebook.com/ESPNUCollegeTown?ref=ts<br /><br />Follow me on twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-55282848118117183942011-09-23T09:10:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:21:40.687-07:00Samurai Champloo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr2cJnjp5T_I5czQxiCTdI5ufgMo2s7QjDej1DJOQV5C81M0V4WY38EdQPuqMzFqAq3gtXTiG-7iJil_e1ur-gxopORZKZtfu5W-ekUiq8O-xV9_cKeCp-3Yr5RGL3b7ZjEadRg/s1600/samurai-champloo-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr2cJnjp5T_I5czQxiCTdI5ufgMo2s7QjDej1DJOQV5C81M0V4WY38EdQPuqMzFqAq3gtXTiG-7iJil_e1ur-gxopORZKZtfu5W-ekUiq8O-xV9_cKeCp-3Yr5RGL3b7ZjEadRg/s400/samurai-champloo-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655590529095773954" border="0" /></a><br />Here an illustration I did for my friend Rene<br />I hope you like it, here's the link:<br />http://fuckyeahletsdraw.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Follow me on twitter @jorge_molinam<br />Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-Molina/170336213026821El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-41696492512837954732011-08-16T15:47:00.000-07:002011-08-16T15:52:08.582-07:00<div><div>Here are some preview pages from X- Men #16 issue released on August 24,2011.</div><div>
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<br /></div>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-42572633169043535192011-08-11T12:10:00.000-07:002011-08-11T12:21:56.724-07:00X- Men #19 Cover<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Hey Guys,
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<br />Here is the step by step process behind the X- Men #19 cover.
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<br /></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">For the process of this cover I was asked by the editors to do a jungle scene of the X-men and the Fantastic Four having as reference the 90’s X-men covers. I sent the first layout but the editors wanted a more dynamic angle and composition so we narrowed down to sketch number two. </span></div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSYEyfJXdt2s4FkxfmJqUEhBYr4JhtiXCF0bpvNH2uiDqdNFF4SadY68T3AQ4tY046UPtjmzrk410R_474ruiSv_emAWkVKCLGSN9dlB9Zy9qwES277tWI6gHvB5-JLDckGRnvw/s1600/pencil-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSYEyfJXdt2s4FkxfmJqUEhBYr4JhtiXCF0bpvNH2uiDqdNFF4SadY68T3AQ4tY046UPtjmzrk410R_474ruiSv_emAWkVKCLGSN9dlB9Zy9qwES277tWI6gHvB5-JLDckGRnvw/s400/pencil-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639680314109451666" /></a>
<br /><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">I set the sketch as a basis and I did a trace over on the cintiq until I got the pencils to the level I wanted.</span></div><div>
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<br /><div>Now I set the flat tones to start the coloring process. I already had in mind the feeling of the scene so I wanted to have colors that represent a sci- fi other dimension feel that the story has, trying to stay away from the typical jungle scene colors.</div><div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I tend to set mid tones and use that as a starting point to go darker and lighter.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>
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<br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Then I set my first step of shadows using a “multiply” layer on top of my basic colors, I also tried to work some of the lightning on the background just to have a quick idea of how I want to whole scene to look.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>
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<br /><div><p class="MsoNormal">At this point I started laying the lights just adding a regular layer on top of my shadows but under my pencils. I decided to have two light sources: one coming from the right side as sunlight hitting directly at the characters and the other one coming from the left side as an ambient lighting.</p></div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAYdDRUeBne6msEo26QxEqvIwWGYKddKE3PfXDB-4E0ks6mmBCBTevUmlXB6C8I77W_U1hDoEfJ68LYoVBDzK1VAD2hjVv6GNLQBYRa_-8Ll7c1ezE8zKV0UMM7p3aHB6BmwJ9w/s1600/pencil-05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAYdDRUeBne6msEo26QxEqvIwWGYKddKE3PfXDB-4E0ks6mmBCBTevUmlXB6C8I77W_U1hDoEfJ68LYoVBDzK1VAD2hjVv6GNLQBYRa_-8Ll7c1ezE8zKV0UMM7p3aHB6BmwJ9w/s400/pencil-05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639679197315911570" /></a>
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<br /></div><div>Once I <span> </span>had all my colors laid out I compressed all the layers and worked on top of my single file getting rid of the pencil work.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In this image you can see that result on wolverine’s face. I went over the whole image using this process.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzhicf-OrjwQIOZyCOmmSAwv_E4qXssAh7XuHcUxLX4rVQe1x4FKIlhwX9tQIVTRdZwiJH7tc-WqnL-aJEb6ZaQTJ4fDKLOlWX8ZaVyzDKXaabltAfJpE4trNrxTclR6ItoxgqA/s1600/Cover-19lowres.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzhicf-OrjwQIOZyCOmmSAwv_E4qXssAh7XuHcUxLX4rVQe1x4FKIlhwX9tQIVTRdZwiJH7tc-WqnL-aJEb6ZaQTJ4fDKLOlWX8ZaVyzDKXaabltAfJpE4trNrxTclR6ItoxgqA/s400/Cover-19lowres.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639678903648264482" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Once I polish the whole image I start adding some light effects like fog and the sunlight on the right as well as a couple of highlight on the metal materials. Then I go over the image to do a bit of color correction until I’m completely satisfied with the final result.</span></p><p></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">
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<br />Here is the X- Men #19 cover. I will post the behind the scenes soon, Follow me on Twitter @jorge_molinam if you want to know all about it!
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<br /></span>El garabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423140840829377357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631261.post-80604538476194087672011-08-03T10:59:00.000-07:002011-08-03T11:31:51.163-07:00Behind the Scenes: New Mutants # 28 cover<div><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Hey guys,<br /><br />Here is the process of the work behind New Mutants #28 cover.</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUGsJv7yIekQzh-cVHPVh5vHPGMsfEA0uVLvGMK2juzB3KfLn3rqxzD_wiWRotu0dkEtat-Wuq28zwN9ENHH9VzAxAv0G-rZPwvlR0ws94XLjPPmwGYUZpUhBjN_HR6H_heYCZg/s1600/sketches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUGsJv7yIekQzh-cVHPVh5vHPGMsfEA0uVLvGMK2juzB3KfLn3rqxzD_wiWRotu0dkEtat-Wuq28zwN9ENHH9VzAxAv0G-rZPwvlR0ws94XLjPPmwGYUZpUhBjN_HR6H_heYCZg/s400/sketches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636698560178482514" /></a><br /><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">These are the three layout sketches I sent to the editors. I was asked to have Magic from New Mutants in a jail cell hunted by her demons so I nailed the three quick composition sketches and sent them for approval. I do these sketches all in photoshop.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRPF5JeiEwTZTd6ny6NOrY5iKKVxa7E-rXCFeq1v13EBhKfTGydBEQSCgAcaP_3nRfg5toiATzL_YGgTzkMpMWL5b7EY7BZc1Da5xNPV1Rb0IKqcDujYUt9vtBWt1Wstvyvqegg/s1600/cover-02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRPF5JeiEwTZTd6ny6NOrY5iKKVxa7E-rXCFeq1v13EBhKfTGydBEQSCgAcaP_3nRfg5toiATzL_YGgTzkMpMWL5b7EY7BZc1Da5xNPV1Rb0IKqcDujYUt9vtBWt1Wstvyvqegg/s400/cover-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636698314607995186" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal">I did these entire image digitally because I wanted to try something new on my technique, I never try coloring over gray tones of shading so I decided to give it a shot. At this point I take the approved sketch and do a clean version on top of it just by tracing over it on photoshop.</p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamRqO9ZR4xnEXyzQrrPnwmnu9AcS1bp51mG1d-_ABQVKVsHfYsyLBOTf3pqFL0-JJzSqd3atcGgP2JVpW5itDDGn-lb-rdJI2Q6VsMWw0h_9o8tj-x536y8FnNumqkcV41ZBQjg/s1600/cover-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamRqO9ZR4xnEXyzQrrPnwmnu9AcS1bp51mG1d-_ABQVKVsHfYsyLBOTf3pqFL0-JJzSqd3atcGgP2JVpW5itDDGn-lb-rdJI2Q6VsMWw0h_9o8tj-x536y8FnNumqkcV41ZBQjg/s400/cover-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636698104875358274" /></a><div>When I’m done with the clean lines I set on “multiply” on photoshop to begin the coloring process. At first I set five tones from white to black so for the most part of this process I work strictly with this tones.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The main idea of why I wanted to try this new process of coloring was to get a better feel of the volume, the lighting on the scene and the characters. Usually when working straight on colors is hard to proceed the tonal values because of the amount of color variety on the image. So by sticking only to gray tones I can focus on the shapes and tonal values.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWVSmZbp1-FMOFgn2S3Q3goqyWoIThn0-L7n0IaZPDE4edlejIXlFk2g9Au5DqybqwlU4VJY4Ch8h_aiGsSP75jhnE5RKLEIdrVW0xs8t_2JMq18qXtXbHUAxSbcIcM00bU0drA/s1600/cover-04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWVSmZbp1-FMOFgn2S3Q3goqyWoIThn0-L7n0IaZPDE4edlejIXlFk2g9Au5DqybqwlU4VJY4Ch8h_aiGsSP75jhnE5RKLEIdrVW0xs8t_2JMq18qXtXbHUAxSbcIcM00bU0drA/s400/cover-04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636697858899612194" /></a><br /><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">At this point I usually use a regular hard edge brush with 70 % in opacity and 25% on flow.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfgRo6KZq3hxwBBctF5KCwQCVKgImXAPdtkvd3v7WSbSqwNfwHVW3qNe_gC-GO-5Ep4-AKM4aOWxWKK0D-N8aZYF7okwrVx8Z4jO7NIkujglyekIVHFbKJdPcfE-eicH5jVZfnQ/s1600/cover-08.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfgRo6KZq3hxwBBctF5KCwQCVKgImXAPdtkvd3v7WSbSqwNfwHVW3qNe_gC-GO-5Ep4-AKM4aOWxWKK0D-N8aZYF7okwrVx8Z4jO7NIkujglyekIVHFbKJdPcfE-eicH5jVZfnQ/s400/cover-08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636697689413146594" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal">Once I layout all the gray tones on the image I start going over the lines and cleaning all the edges from the pencil lines.</p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkRHC9_0CQVHu97XVNjkxzd8vCt38EN8Mbv0ZjCE-A_-OumTx68iGD22eir47vy5xTyChhfMVEgDhhTq_-0EOFrXAWIbHbYAa4UAQ2Zb43_SegqYz-Q7v_7xRKLsOt_cu_hxh8g/s1600/cover-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkRHC9_0CQVHu97XVNjkxzd8vCt38EN8Mbv0ZjCE-A_-OumTx68iGD22eir47vy5xTyChhfMVEgDhhTq_-0EOFrXAWIbHbYAa4UAQ2Zb43_SegqYz-Q7v_7xRKLsOt_cu_hxh8g/s400/cover-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636697452331200578" /></a><div>When I was at this point I started to get nervous since this was the first time I try this coloring technique and I had no idea how to lay colors on top of the gray tones.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br />So I started looking for a couple of tutorials on the web on how to work on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#2A2A2A;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><a href="http://www.imaginefx.com/-2287754330544769555/Combining_traditional_and_digital.html">http://www.imaginefx.com/-2287754330544769555/Combining_traditional_and_digital.html</a><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><a href="http://www.3dtotal.com/">http://www.3dtotal.com/</a> <!--[endif]--></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbmInBkp1KjJz2nqJLbyApTo8xzTU4ySVqMWHE6QWJVGcVuTDHitYAAH5-qsjtOypOZ3Lukj7_UNVM1vCS0-nkYUSIUA753VeVjiDDBRkrhj7-WPBO7OkmSes6t1of8BIrUhjRg/s1600/cover-147.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbmInBkp1KjJz2nqJLbyApTo8xzTU4ySVqMWHE6QWJVGcVuTDHitYAAH5-qsjtOypOZ3Lukj7_UNVM1vCS0-nkYUSIUA753VeVjiDDBRkrhj7-WPBO7OkmSes6t1of8BIrUhjRg/s400/cover-147.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696696266111410" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">At this point I’m pretty much learning by trial an error and I started laying colors on layers from “multiply “and “color.” I really don’t remember the exact process I used for this since I don’t have the technique nailed down but I had a really clear idea of how I wanted the image to look in the end so from the beginning I knew I wanted a defiant looking Magic with lots of cold tones and the moon lighting on the jail cell.<br />Once I’m done with all the coloring aspects of the image I start adding textures like the walls and the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXny87pCk9A1NY_OWw5AUKHn4a00itHCAu6vq_tlofkFmwHQrCDnSeiWa-T4fFuw3hiy0nj7wlcaOTj86t8fASGLwHIPLtqN_l_6rt_YkK7WYKF7AZ0VsJxCj3QHhyphenhyphenSV2Pdv4M1w/s1600/newmutants-cover-lowres02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXny87pCk9A1NY_OWw5AUKHn4a00itHCAu6vq_tlofkFmwHQrCDnSeiWa-T4fFuw3hiy0nj7wlcaOTj86t8fASGLwHIPLtqN_l_6rt_YkK7WYKF7AZ0VsJxCj3QHhyphenhyphenSV2Pdv4M1w/s400/newmutants-cover-lowres02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696294795774402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ES-MX;mso-no-proof:yes">This is</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> the final result, I hope you guys like it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; 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