tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172453002024-03-26T01:50:12.802-07:00The Making of Villains<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2201453331_ceff188546_o.jpg" /img>Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-3430721344225185892008-04-24T18:36:00.001-07:002008-04-24T18:37:29.111-07:00I decided to go back to old school to hurry up, I noticed how much slower I am trying to do anything digital.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2439273689/" title="more photos (1 of 1).jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/2439273689_bab0dcac64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="more photos (1 of 1).jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-37709904073073247932008-04-23T20:07:00.000-07:002008-04-23T20:08:06.055-07:00paint work ups.<br />i can't paint oh well<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2438112806/" title="work up paints.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2438112806_0f3bb41a86.jpg" width="500" height="313" alt="work up paints.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-1271403437331941052008-03-31T18:26:00.000-07:002008-03-31T18:27:50.965-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2379085784/" title="Picture 1.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2379085784_55e66e690e.jpg" width="500" height="350" alt="Picture 1.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-19039162258925414752008-03-27T18:58:00.000-07:002008-03-27T19:01:08.014-07:00getting more frustrated<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2367954268/" title="forgot.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2367954268_4f1fe382f3.jpg" width="497" height="500" alt="forgot.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2367954478/" title="mountainyard.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/2367954478_e12454a215.jpg" width="323" height="500" alt="mountainyard.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-53452236949787031752008-03-26T05:58:00.000-07:002008-03-26T05:59:33.701-07:00Frustration<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2363150225/" title="Picture 2.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2043/2363150225_084d31053f.jpg" width="500" height="199" alt="Picture 2.png" /></a><br /><br />Reworking panels, frustrated from not being able to nail the mood or the look right last night, I spent way to long on this and countless revisions only to come out with a small sketch that still isn't good enough.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-26634153480093349732008-03-22T16:43:00.000-07:002008-03-22T16:48:11.124-07:00A little Painter funI thought I would spend some time working all in painter today and testing somethings out.<br />Here I started out with some pencil sketches in painter xi, after the pencils I slapped down some sloppy inks<br />then went straight for the kill. At the end, I reopened the file in photoshop for some texturing and some<br />color adjustments.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2351637733/" title="Picture 1.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2351637733_60502f1e1f.jpg" width="325" height="500" alt="Picture 1.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2352467174/" title="Picture 2.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2352467174_4f7922305d.jpg" width="325" height="500" alt="Picture 2.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2351638789/" title="Picture 3.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2351638789_676ed91425.jpg" width="500" height="309" alt="Picture 3.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2351639331/" title="Picture 4.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2196/2351639331_68ded89173.jpg" width="500" height="313" alt="Picture 4.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2352510633/" title="Hardlriner_nick.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2298/2352510633_89bdd5f150.jpg" width="323" height="500" alt="Hardlriner_nick.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2352511353/" title="close up of the final.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2352511353_6569f5faf2.jpg" width="500" height="313" alt="close up of the final.png" /></a><br /><br />I just noticed I forgot to add a bandade.<br />OppsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-26019782490311763262008-03-21T20:14:00.001-07:002008-03-21T20:14:52.902-07:00Found the brushes i like finallyI found the brushes I want to use in painter and I am happy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2350607025/" title="toning.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2350607025_09a9518be8.jpg" width="500" height="312" alt="toning.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-82391636549482815372008-03-21T16:57:00.000-07:002008-03-21T16:59:04.655-07:00end of the nightI was penciling this up tonight in painter, ruffing more items out hit some key stroke and lost the layer..<br />No undo and I didn't save for a while.. I guess that means it is the end of the night.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2351104216/" title="Sketch 2.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2351104216_794f838412.jpg" width="314" height="500" alt="Sketch 2.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2350270839/" title="Sketch 3.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2392/2350270839_e6165c31c9.jpg" width="500" height="256" alt="Sketch 3.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-40093632055457083652008-03-18T18:03:00.000-07:002008-03-18T18:04:25.328-07:00wow how easy i forgetI forgot I did this as a prelim or mockup for Villains redux<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/1811995616/" title="SOGBITCH.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2176/1811995616_5a65ecb526.jpg" width="350" height="500" alt="SOGBITCH.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-57210537852972693652008-03-15T15:40:00.001-07:002008-03-15T15:40:47.300-07:00others<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2335369663/" title="Picture 2.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2335369663_8d3f3914be.jpg" width="500" height="220" alt="Picture 2.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2336202936/" title="Picture 1.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2336202936_aabd8c07cd.jpg" width="319" height="500" alt="Picture 1.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-57815460145343825942008-03-15T13:34:00.000-07:002008-03-15T13:37:25.071-07:00revisionsI am always revising things since I can't stand what I do. I couldn't draw a helicopter to save my life, so I probably drew about 10 of these things and decided to keep moving and layout the rest of the blocks for the page. I am also including a panel that I scrapped on the original page one. Since the money shot comes on the next page.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2335952154/" title="Page 1 revison.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2335952154_4e6e2caa29.jpg" width="500" height="313" alt="Page 1 revison.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2335108645/" title="panel 2 scrapped.png by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2335108645_d7db8919e7.jpg" width="329" height="500" alt="panel 2 scrapped.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-23073943405401340562008-03-13T20:02:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:05:05.700-07:00working workin workingtrying to nail these for a panel<br />yeap interesting. the first one is the first concept<br />the second is me reducing the page size and moving boltaction around<br />so i could add more members in the background<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2332496366/" title="1.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2332496366_cff9bc2482_b.jpg" width="662" height="1024" alt="1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieclark/2332496680/" title="2.jpg by charlieclark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2332496680_80d69c00cf.jpg" width="500" height="405" alt="2.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-67051494267556353172008-03-13T18:26:00.001-07:002008-03-13T18:28:03.784-07:00Charater sheet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2331518143_34df675255.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2331518143_34df675255.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Trying to get back in it and work on some character sheets.<br />One I did tonight playing in painter.Trying to stay loose and open.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-87391785997101914082008-02-25T13:44:00.001-08:002008-02-25T14:27:04.967-08:00Creator Profiles - Round 1!<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >It's time to meet the creative team of Villains: The Big Beat Down. Returning creators Adam, Ryan and Charlie are joined by some super-talented fellas and I'll be posting these whenever I get a chance.<br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><b>Name:</b> Ryan Cody<br /><br /><b>Location:</b> Phoenix, AZ<br /><br /><b>Contribution to Villains Volume 2:</b> Co-Creator, Co-Plotter, Cover Artist, Pencils + Inks for the main story, "The Big Beat Down", Back-Up Feature Colors<br /><br /><b>Past Work: </b>Villains Vol.1 (Viper Comics), Legends of the Middleman WW2 Short Story, Middleman Vol.2 (Viper Comics), Expendable One Vol.2, Chapter 2 (Viper Comics), Ultimate Spider-Man #100 Sketch Cover Artist (HERO Initiative, Marvel Comics), Writer/Artist HOLLOW #1 (Super75press), Hulk #1 Sketch Cover Artist (</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >HERO Initiative, Marvel Comics, Upcoming), </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >The Hurricane Kids (Upcoming)<br /><br /><b>Tools of the trade: </b>Dell Laptop + Photoshop + 4x6 Pen Tablet for Pencils, Pentel brush pens + assorted markers for Inks, Photoshop for Colors, Illustrator for Lettering.<br /><br /><b>Website: </b><a href="http://www.super75press.com/" target="_blank">www.super75press.com</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Digital pencils by Ryan Cody</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2291655825_869b40fc25_o.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Inks by Ryan Cody</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2292441146_aec386c6ab_o.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">_________________________________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Name:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Anthony Nixon</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Location: </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Hippie-ville USA, AKA Eugene, OR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Contribution to Villains Volume 2:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Colorist for "The Big Beatdown", Monkey wrangler.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Past Work:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Nothing professional, this is my first actual published work.. so be gentle.. it's my first time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Tools of the trade:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Photoshop, Wacom PL-500 tablet (precursor to the Cintiq), Mountain Dew.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Website: </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://spydormonkey.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">http://spydormonkey.deviantart<wbr>.com/</a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2291655705_ddbc6aafe7_o.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">__________________________________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Name:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Grant Alter</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Location:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> St Louis, Missouri</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Contribution to Villains Volume 2:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Bolt Action's Badassssss Song</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Past Work:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> The Hurricane Kids, Stolen, Popgun vol 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Tools of the trade:</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> A computer and/or pen and paper. And dare I say, a little...imagination.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Website: </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.strugglingcomicwriter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.strugglingcomicwriter<wbr>.blogspot.com</a></span> <div style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span>Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-7934198965934553162008-02-12T09:14:00.000-08:002008-02-12T09:17:03.672-08:00UpdateThe entire creative team is in place, and I'll list everyone here sometime soon, for now, here is a sketch of the "modern day" Bolt Action that I did back when we were still doing Volume 1, so you can see that we always had an idea to do several VILLAINS books. I also included a panel from page 3 for Volume 2, we're still in the infancy stages, but it's already very exciting.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2260991296_74808f2459_o.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2260991368_5e8440751e_o.jpg" />Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-86244228087904884312008-02-01T09:24:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:41:10.948-08:00Process of Evil<span style="font-size:85%;">Some people, often other artists who might just be starting out, sometimes wonder what an artist's process is when it comes to drawing. When I illustrated Volume 1 (with heavy reliance on color god Russ Lowery), I went through several different processes involving several different paper sizes, inking tools, you name it. For volume 2 I plan to stick to 1 process the whole way through, unless it becomes detrimental. So here is how the process goes from script to art.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1</span>. Adam and I discuss the plot and the storylines we want to tell.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span>. Adam writes the script.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span>. I review and give him any notes I may have and then I receive the final script.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4</span>. Using the 90% finalized script (dialog changes can be made all the way up until lettering), I "pencil" the pages. For this project, I am penciling digitally using my pen tablet and photoshop. I've created an 8x12 blueline template (2/3 ratio) for this purpose. After pencils I send a copy to Adam for approval, then I make any edits we decide on.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5</span>. Finally I print the blueline "pencils" out on 8.5x14 legal paper at about 60% for inking. Since there is no demand for original art sales from my pages, I save money and time by just inking on normal paper. Using markers instead of ink to fill my blacks, I avoid the wrinkling you often get when inking on plain paper. To ink I use all sorts of tools but my main tool is either the classic #2 brush or a pentel brush pen.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. </span>With no pencil lines to erase, I scan the page into photoshop and using the hues/saturation setting I can wipe out all the blue line, leaving only the inks. I then use the threshold setting to darken everything up and make it a true black and white drawing.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span>. Now I send the page to the colorist and wait for him to do his magic.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/2234410227_0a73a1dc71_o.jpg" /><br /><br />* if you notice, I forgot to draw his headset in, so I'll add that in Photoshop before the colorist adds the colors.<br /></span>Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-33520109015313151192008-01-29T08:38:00.000-08:002008-01-29T08:57:57.137-08:00Charlie Clark preliminary sketchesHere are some prelim sketches by Charles Clark, the back up artist in volume 1, who will be returning for a short story in volume 2 focusing on one of our favorite villains from the first book, Bolt Action.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/2228168551_bf84f9f8ed.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2203959719_660d2157e6.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2203952775_799d0eef6e.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2399/2204752758_b8da2e2d57.jpg" />Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245300.post-69954092842409601442008-01-18T10:13:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:23:16.070-08:00THE BIG BEAT DOWN!!Villains Volume 2: The Big Beat Down will be released in fall 2008 from Viper Comics. Volume 2 will follow up the events in the first Villains series and continues to focus on the dynamic relationship between Nick Cogan, the new, villainous Hardliner, and Charlie Cobb, the original Hardliner. Tossed into the mix are some new and returning characters as we go all out action for THE BIG BEAT DOWN! Over the next several months we will posting pre-production art, sketches and more in preparation for the release this fall. Comments are highly encouraged and we hope you all will get as excited as we are for this new volume.<br /><br />To start the year off, here is a promo poster and some character sketches of Nick in Hardliner armor, Bolt Action, Calico and Flying Ace.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/2201453553_a962dd40e3_o.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/2201453439_66961517b5_o.jpg" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2201453411_581a69a608.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/2202244146_a4f41e95ab.jpg" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2201453385_9c59b300f3.jpg" />Ryan Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040083477066799612noreply@blogger.com0