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So my friend, Dan Doggett and I are working on a graphic novel and while he works on the story I am concepting some shots from the planet. I will need to concept a lot fo things, and get my workload cranking- but this one is a good example of point A to point B.



I start with some sketching in the coffee shop. At this stage I have the anti-gravity cylinder as a base-idea. From here I think of how someone would make a vehicle- and I kind of come up with the idea of a segway-like correcting anti-gravity drive. So it will counterbalance the driver. and it goes from motorcycles to more a boat style cruiser.



Here you can see a compositional study using the vehicle in context, I was trying to depict it shooting across the sand. (kind of tatooine like.. but ah well no ideas are truly original)



Here is the ink work. Underneath was a light-blue mechanical pencil drawing. I try to determine what pieces are in front of what. That way i dont make my pen marks across surfaces that are supposed to be in front. I found blue pencil lead, and I used the .5mm (although I skecth with the .9mm)



Here I am building values, and trying to figure out the sky and sand. At this point the drawings is too value-neutral and I need to match those comic-ink blacks...



wala. I added some post-painting white ink (with a brush.... so it techinicaly is painting) for highlights and to bring out a few of the shapes a little better. Lookin good so far... NEXT