Velica

Here's some pages I coloured for the collected eddition of Velica...

Giffgaff

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Reynard City New Recruit

I've added Reynard City New Recruit to my links list, it is an online comic I drew, coloured and lettered a few years ago. It's quite fun and worth a read.

http://reynardcity.com/the-comics/the-comics-pc-or-laptop/issue-15-new-recruit/

Strip Magazine and Devil Dealers

I've recently been doing some colouring for Strip Magazine on both covers and interior artwork...

Here's a cover...

And a page from Black Ops Extreme, Flashback: Bad day in the jungle. Scripted by John Freeman, art by Nick Dyer and colours by me.

Here's a couple of covers for an upcoming project, Devil Dealers for Markosia. Script by Ross May, Art by Brett Wood, Inks by Victor Moya and Colours by me.

Baker Street Irregulars

Here are some pages for The Baker Street Irregulars which I've recently coloured, the story and art is by David Morris for Corvus press. I've used a different style of colouring for this project and have gonne for a more two tone approach.

Warning Parcel force

I would like to post a warning for anyone who uses parcelforce. I have just been charged a £7.76 VAT bill which I don't mind. What I do mind is they have also charged me an additional £13.50 'handling charge' which I'm appalled by Making the total up to £21.26. I had already paid good money to have this posted. I shall be avoiding parcel force in the future. I only ordered a jumper!!!!!

GOAL!!!

I've recently been lucky enough to have been given the colouring work the the David Beckham book for Bluewater productions Fame series. Similarly to all the colouring jobs I'm offered I view this as a great  and very enjoyable opportunity.

I've decided to spend some time here to give everyone an inside view of the colouring process that will help bring this book to life.

I start with the line art and script provided by Bluewater.

Before I start colouring I adjust the contrast and clean up the line art. Pablo Martinena's art is so clean it makes this part really easy.

I then choose an overall tone, this will help to tie all the colours together later on.

I then start to lay down the flat colours starting with the largest area of  a single colour. This really helps with the rest of the page. At this point I reference everything, I am very lucky as Peter Rogers script has included all the reference for me.

And then the rest of the flat colours.

I then re-apply the overall tone.

I then start adding the details, the highlights and the shadows using separate layers.

I then render the rest.

After this I add any highlights speedlines and other lighting effects required to make the piece pop.

And here's the finished piece... GOAL!!!

Following this here are a couple more pages coloured for this book. I hope everyone has enjoyed this inside look.

Winer wonderland

Here's a few pictures I took on one of my long and very very cold walks last January showing Britain's incredible winter. I have never seen snow like this before.

Recent Pages...

Hi! I'm aware I haven't up updated this site for quite a while. This is one of the problems with being a colourist, sometimes you're so busy you simply can't find the time to update web pages. It is good fun though.

Here's a selection of pages I've coloured over the last few months.

 

Here is a selection of pages for The legend of Isis for Bluewater productions.

These are some pages I've coloured for Female Force Nanci Pelosi for Bluewater productions.

Here's the cover for Velica 5 for Z Studioz. The line art is by Ken Johnson.

Keep on swimming... I mean colouring!

During this festive time which is about sharing...Here's an inside look into the process of colouring a comic book page for the Ellen Degeneres book for Bluewater Productions.

I start with the penciled art provided by Bluewater.

I then seperate out the gutters and choose a base tone which will later effect the mood of the whole page.

The flat colours go in next. I reference real people, environments and fish at this stage.

After the flat colours are complete I add the base tone which should be really subtle.

It's now time to pick up the brushes! Using a couple of layers I now paint in all the shadows, highlights and other details. And here you have it, a completed page.

And finally... Keep on swimming colouring.