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2000AD: Prog 1773
You know the drill... first some sketches, references (incl. gurning) and painting - Et voilà! You have a cover...!
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Quick sketches, using the cover template
as a guide for placement. I kept the colours
minimal for effect and also give the droids
some room to play with design and palettes...
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Let the gurning commence!
Good reference can be invaluable.
Also, it can look silly.
But it's still invaluable...
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Many hours later, here's the final result.
Lots of painting and resizing of Dante's pupils
to get the right mix of terror and pain...
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Dante, on the cover.
A brilliant story - I'm proud to be a small part of it.
...and a Very Happy (Belated) 35th Birthday to Tharg and his Droids at 2000AD - Thank you for being the best and most consistently brilliant comic going and long may you reign over us ;)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!