tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40980884539768569692024-03-13T13:47:37.734+11:00Red J :: A Blog of Art by Jon SommarivaRed Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-38150639539311772020-05-23T16:13:00.001+10:002020-05-23T16:13:22.854+10:00Raising funds for Aussie comic book shops! #aussies4comics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a drawing I did of Cable, Deadpool and Domino for #aussies4comics<br />
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We are a group of professional comic book artists from Australia, raising funds to help out local comic shops!<br />
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Auctions are held on eBay. This one can be found here, right now:<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-85800276730580880222019-03-24T08:47:00.000+11:002019-03-24T08:47:28.125+11:00Avengers issue 1 cover art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am currently working on the new all ages Avengers comic being released in conjunction between IDW and Marvel Comics. Having the opportunity to work on these most iconic superheroes is a bit of a highlight for me, and I'm making the most of it.<br />
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Just thought I'd share the making of the cover art for the first issue here. You can see my initial concept followed by the ink version and then the final coloured image.<br />
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This comic is out now and can be purchased from all good comic stores around the world.<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-7963464584839063282019-03-21T16:32:00.000+11:002019-03-21T16:32:12.259+11:00Star Wars Cover Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello!<br />
It has been a while since I last posted. I mostly use instagram (@sommariva) and twitter (@jonsommariva) to share my art these days, but I thought I would do an update here as well.<br />
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Here is a collection of recent covers for Star Wars Adventures that I have done.<br />
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As a long time Star Wars fan, it has been a real pleasure to add this franchise to my list of achievements.<br />
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More art coming soon!<br />
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J.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-83343820374865129922015-11-11T10:53:00.000+11:002015-11-11T10:54:39.200+11:00Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca - hanging out, now in full colour!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey guys!<br />
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So I decided to do a colour experiment with this drawing I did of Han, Leia and Chewie. I'm into this look. I don't know what it is, but it appeals to me! More Star Wars and more experimentation I say!<br />
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If you are interested in owning the original art, there are 3 hours left to grab it from here:<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-63061169033815955602015-11-08T23:52:00.000+11:002015-11-08T23:52:00.064+11:00Princess Leia, Han Solo, Yoda and Obi Wan Original Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey!<br />
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Just wanted to share some of my recent art. I did a bunch of Star Wars art for Inktober. You can see a couple of them here.<br />
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I am currently selling the Princess Leia & Han Solo original art on eBay. Only 2 days left to buy it! <b>Check out the auction here:</b><br />
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More Star Wars art coming soon!<br />
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One of my current projects is doing cover art for IDW's <b>TMNT AMAZING ADVENTURES</b>. I've always loved drawing the turtles, so its pretty cool getting to do the covers regularly.<br />
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Aside from this, I recently had a book come out published by DARK HORSE COMICS called <b><a href="http://www.rexodus.com/" target="_blank">REXODUS</a></b>, I also worked on a short comic for DC comics not long ago and I just finished doing a huge load of cut scene art for a game called <b><a href="http://wulverblade.com/" target="_blank">WULVERBLADE</a></b>.<br />
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Most exciting of all I'm currently finishing up the long over due fifth and final issue of Gemini which was published by Image Comics.<br />
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So... Keep your eyes on this Blog, 'cause I'll be sharing art from all of these projects over the next few weeks.<br />
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For now, here are some turtles covers!<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-56868008667563183142014-08-27T13:23:00.001+10:002014-08-27T13:24:26.726+10:00TMNT ALS Ice Bucket Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey guys!<br />
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Just wanted to give you guys a little heads up about this piece of art. I am currently selling it on eBay, and I will be donating whatever it goes for to the ALSA. You can find the auction here if you would like to bid on this piece of art:<br />
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I was nominated by a fellow comic book artist, <a href="http://kharupt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Khary Randolph</a> to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challnge, but with one important twist... Instead of pouring a bucket of ice water over my head, I had to draw some characters doing the challenge. Of course I picked a couple of Ninja Turtles for the task and added a little chibi twist to it. I thought this would be a great way to help the cause by helping raise awareness through these great characters, and also by donating the funds I get on the piece straight to the ALSA.<br />
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I hope the art finds a good home with a real turtles fan.<br />
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<b>Please feel free to share this post with anyone you know who might like to buy the art work so I can raise as much as possible for this cause.</b> I have seen what this terrible desease can do to people (not personally, but through some very touching videos online) and I think it is great that they are getting their moment to shine in the spotlight. Hopefully through all of the shennanigans we have made a difference to some of these peoples lives!<br />
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OK....Soapbox story over!<br />
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More art posts and news coming soon!<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-15735846299992600652013-10-09T02:26:00.000+11:002013-10-11T11:54:30.398+11:00TMNT :: Ninja Turtles Covers for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey guys!<br />
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Just a heads up to let you know that my sketch covers for IDW are going on sale today in a couple of hours.<br />
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You should be able to get them from the IDW limited site here: <a href="http://idwlimited.com/" target="_blank">http://idwlimited.com/</a><br />
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All up I did 15 covers for them, and they are all original and one of a kind!<br />
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Hope you guys enjoy checking them out.<br />
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Here are a few more recent turtle pieces I did to wet your appetite!<br />
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Happy Hunting!<br />
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<b>UPDATE: <span style="color: #cc0000;">All covers sold out within minutes of going up for sale.</span></b> I will be selling off 10 covers as commissions in the near future, so if you are interested, keep an eye out for an announcement. thanks!<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-48827076885066501382013-09-25T10:49:00.000+10:002013-09-25T10:49:50.585+10:00Black Widow of the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow... 5 months since the last update! Sorry about that my poor little blog. Today I will fix this up!<br />
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I'm back to my commission list, which means I am making my way through the list one by one until they are all done and the slate has been wiped clean. 2013 has been a year of tying up loose ends for me and it feels good!<br />
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This piece is one of my standard 9 x 12 copic marker commissions. Here you can see my pencils as well as a couple of other thumbnails for some poses I was trying out. This was the 2nd page of sketches I did until I finally landed upon the pose that I liked best for the piece.<br />
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<br />Here you can see a close up photo of the actual art which gives a much nicer look at the actual colours on the piece. Unfortunately my scanner is a real POS.... they dont make them like the used to!<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-48151319448356429722013-04-08T09:52:00.003+10:002013-04-08T09:54:12.613+10:00Wolverine VS The Sentinel Head<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hello? Testing, testing.... It's dusty around here...time to clean off the cobwebs and make some regular updates. Anyone reading this?<br />
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Well, I'm still making my way through all of these Ozmosis commissions, so if you are still waiting, here is proof that yours is coming soon! There are not too many left...maybe 15 or so and then I might open up for new commissions. Maybe.<br />
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Anyway, this one was cool... I was asked to draw Wolverine, which is always fun. I added the big Sentinel head in the background to create a little more of a story for the piece and to give me something which I could use to help Logan pop off the page even more.<br />
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For you guys who like to see some of the steps and progress behind the scenes...well, you know thats what this blog is for... so here you go. I apologise for the watermarks, but people have been stealing my shit and trying to sell it, so I gotta do what I gotta do. Those scallywags!<br />
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So, this is kind of where my process is at these days. I like to start with my pencil and sketchbook as I have always done. Once I have something that I'm feeling pretty good about I will usually scan it and then clean it up and mess around with it a little digitally. In this case you can see below that I actually drew the sentinel head completely digitally because it was an idea I had when I was sitting in front of my computer I suppose, so that's just how it worked out. <br />
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Above you can see a progress shot I took once I had done most of the line work on Wolverine. In the scan below you can see that line work with the undersketch removed, but this was the same step here.<br />
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Thanks for reading, and hopefully I will see you guys back here very soon!<br />
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cheers,<br />
Jon.<br />
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<br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-72062675174652478352013-04-05T13:50:00.000+11:002013-04-05T13:50:42.469+11:00Where the Wild Things Are<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hey guys!<br />
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Well, I just finished a smaller commission last night that I wanted to share here.<br />
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I loved this book when I was a kid. There was so much imagination on these pages. It's the kind of book you see as a kid and remember it your whole life. You know, I probably havnt actually seen the book for maybe 30 years, but those monsters have always remained vivid in my head.<br />
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So, when I was aksed to draw one of the monsters from '<b>Where the Wild Things Are</b>' by my friend, <b><a href="http://minitreehouse.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Charles Santoso</a></b>, I was very excited. Well, I really had a blast working on this piece and spending a little time remembering the story and characters.<br />
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Hope you guys like how this one turned out.<br />
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More coming soon!<br />
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Jon.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-86341540796865766522013-03-23T08:15:00.001+11:002013-03-23T08:16:54.293+11:00LOBO vs ATROCITUS :: Oz Comic Con<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey Ninjas!<br />
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Well....It has been a while since the last update. I have been quite busy finishing off Rexodus and working on a bunch of stuff, but now Rex is in the can and waiting to be published which is good! I can't wait for you guys to see it.<br />
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For the past two weekends I had the pleasure of being a guest of <a href="http://www.ozcomiccon.com/" target="_blank">Oz Comic Con</a> in Perth and then Adelaide. Wow! What an amazing time. I met a lot of people and it is so great to see so many people interested in what we (comic book artists) do for a living. Very exciting. Over the 10 days I was there chilling and working with my buddy <a href="http://davidyardin.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">David Yardin</a> we produced a lot of art from head sketches to full size pieces. It was good times indeed!<br />
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So, I'm hoping to get a chance to show some of the actual scans here for you guys to check out. If you already follow me on <a href="http://inst.ag/u/sommariva/" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> you may have seen a bunch of art, but at the end of the day there is nothing quite like seeing a nice clean scan....and further to that, there is nothing quite like seeing the original art in person! At least, that's what I think.<br />
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Here is one of the pieces that came about thanks to this tour. I was asked to draw LOBO vs Atrocitus. Now, I LOVE drawing Lobo... This was actually the 2nd time I have done a commission of him, but I had never heard of Atrocitus before. All I really know about him is that he is a Red Lantern and he spews blood. He's a big dude, so I am picturing him going for a WWF body slam here, but Lobo is obviously very ready with his blades.<br />
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Had fun working on this one... More to come soon!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Jon.<br />
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PS: My latest art book, Ozmosis Chills III is officially SOLD OUT now, but never fear, there will be another coming soon as well as a collected volume of numbers 1 and 2...More on that later.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-594195475521849892012-10-23T10:55:00.000+11:002012-10-23T10:55:11.125+11:00Los Chavos :: The making of a CD cover.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hi guys!<br />
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October has been a crazy month so far! I have been super busy working on the last issue of a comic book series called <a href="http://fav.me/d57vuzs" target="_blank"><b>REXODUS</b></a>. The comic is coming along great and I can't wait to start telling you all about this. I should be done penciling by the end of the year. The last issue is 48 pages!<br />
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So, in between Rexodus pages this month, I did work on 2 little cover jobs. One was for a book which I may show at another time and the other was this CD cover for a band from my hometown of Canberra, Australia. The band is called Los Chavos, and this is the subject of todays blog post.<br />
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Before I get in to all of this, I just wanted to say a big <b>HELLO</b> and a warm welcome to everyone who found their way to my blog thanks to the awesome review of my art book on <a href="http://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-ozmosis-chills-iii-book-of-art-jon-sommariva" target="_blank"><b>Parka Blogs</b></a> page. Hopefully you all like what you see. If you like art books, go check out Parkas site!<br />
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So, for this cover I was asked to draw the band as a group of super heroes for their new album. Andy, who is the lead singer, is an old work buddy of mine and we always talked about me doing a cover for his band one day. Sometimes these things actually happen! They are just about to launch this new album, and so they asked me if I could draw the cover for them. By the way, you can check out their music over here: <b><a href="http://loschavos.bandcamp.com/album/supermeng" target="_blank">LOS CHAVOS</a></b> with a preview of the whole album. You can play it in the background while you look at the art and see if it fits well! So, here you can see my thumbnails and initial ideas for the cover. As you can see I pretty much stuck to the thumbnail version in the final product.<br />
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<b>PENCILS:</b> Above you can see the pencil version as I started to clean everything up. I really wanted to make sure that the characters in the background would make sense. Especially the big trombone robot guy. So here is what he would look like if he wasn't covered by the rest of the band. He's a big guy! The main challenge I had was to take 9 individual musicians with 9 different ideas of how they wanted to be represented and then to make them all look like they fit in a team. I decided that a good approach would be to go with a Latin flavour which also represents the music that the band makes. There is also my actual drawing style which helps tie everyone in to the same world. The idea of a traveling Latin warrior band could make a pretty cool comic story I think!<br />
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Above is the 'clean pencils' version. At this stage I am already thinking about the colours and how I really wanted to keep the style very open and simple so that everything would read clearly in a very small space. I also wanted to make sure that each character would read clearly. At this stage I am ready for inks! </div>
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<b>INKS:</b> Here is a photo I took while I was working on the inks. You can get a look at some of the pens I was using. from left to right, there is a micron, a copic liner and a brush pen. So the idea here was to keep all the lines nice and clean. I didn't go too crazy with any ink effects or anything. Just nice clean lines which I knew would look slick with clean cell shade style colours. </div>
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<b>O</b>nce the inks are finished and I scan the piece in you get something that looks a little something like this:</div>
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<b>COLOUR:</b> The last step is to colour the piece. Going in to this I really wanted to keep the colour style very simple and easily readable as I know that the final product which will be printed on a cd cover which is quite small, so it is good to keep the colours smooth. Here is a mock up version which I tried out with a white background and with a temp title logo. This was also to give me an idea of how the cover would look cropped to CD cover size. </div>
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I then tried out a few different colours for the background. There were many possibilities, so in the end I left it up to the band to choose which colour they liked best. I'm still not sure exactly which version they are using, but it looks like green may have been the winner!</div>
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So there you have it. The making of a CD cover from start to finish! From here I deliver this to the designer and they will add all the logos and track listing on the back, and bar codes and fine print etc... I'm looking forward to seeing the finished printed version, and I hope to hear the band play live soon!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed seeing this process behind making the CD cover. Thanks for reading... more art coming soon!<br />
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Jon.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-8660153067299134202012-09-29T21:43:00.001+10:002012-09-29T21:45:13.787+10:00The Glyph - Chibi character<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every now and then I get to draw a chibi version of a character. I like having fun with these. The <strong>Glyph</strong> is an original character by a fellow who goes by the name <a href="http://estonius.deviantart.com/">Estonius</a> on deviant art. You can find many different artists versions of this guy in his gallery.
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I've been mega busy lately as I am working on the last issue of a comic book called <b>Rexodus.</b> It's a really cool story with very cool characters and I can't wait to start showing off pages and designs here. So I appologise for the trickly of updates, but that's whats keeping me busy. For anyone wondering, as soon as I am done with Rexodus, I will finish that last issue of <b>Gemini.</b> It will happen!
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On the flip side, me being busy means there will be a lot more art coming soon!<br />
In the meantime, you can always grab a copy of my <a href="http://fav.me/d5f7z5s">new art book </a>which is available now! Books are doing well, so if you want one, don't miss out! I'll be posting up a preview of the book for you guys here soon.
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The image you see above is an older commission I did of this character. This one was drawn on a small piece of A5 paper, so I was really glad to have the chance to revisit this guy without any size restictions!
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J.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-18834605997965629512012-09-05T17:04:00.000+10:002012-09-05T17:04:23.475+10:00Ariel :: The Little Mermaid all grown up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey!<br /><br />
Continuing with some A5 head sketches. For this one I was asked to draw my take on <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(The_Little_Mermaid)">Ariel</a></b>, the Little Mermaid, and to stay away from any cute/kid version. I really enjoyed this request, because I grew up on Disney films. Something I have always wanted to do was to be able to draw girls as pretty as Disney does (or did when they were kings of 2D animation). When I was much younger and first learning to draw, I thought Disney girls were so hot! I couldn't believe that some hairy old dude could make something look so beautiful with just a pencil and paper. Ariel was my first cartoon crush! So it has been interesting to try and capture some of that beauty. I think my 14 year old self would have liked this drawing.<br /><br />
Anyway, I didn't go for the full on Disney version, because then it wouldn't look like I actually drew it, and to be honest I would probably do a pretty shitty job of it. I don't even know if I could. I havnt tried. What I did end up with was a slightly more mature Ariel with a little sexyness thrown in. And I did have a lot of fun with that hair!<br /><br />
As for the art, this is ink and copic marker on A5 size pastel paper. It's small, but the colour and texture of the paper is nice to work with.<br /><br />
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For anyone interested, there are still a couple of orignial sketch commission spots open on my new <a href="http://www.jonsommariva.bigcartel.com">ONLINE STORE</a> as well as art books. I am planning on getting some previews together (photos) of the inside of the book to help any sceptics decide whether this book is worth getting or not. I think it is!<br /><br />
Hope you like! I'll try and post the rest of these A5 sketches all week as I have quite a back-log built up, so check in if you are interested!<br /><br />
thanks!<br /><br />
Jon.<br /><br />
Instagram user name: <a href="http://instagram.com/p/PJKFqDpHuE/">sommariva</a>
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Hey!<br /><br />
Just a quick update. I wanted to share this Michaelangelo head sketch.<br /><br />
The art is done on coloured pastel paper at A5 size using copic markers, brush pen and fine liners.<br /><br />
You know me... I always love a Ninja Turtle request. Can't wait to draw some more!<br /><br />
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Also, a quick heads up... I will be posting the link to my new online store where you will be able to grab a copy of my <b>new art book </b>in a few hours time. There will also be a couple of extra bits and pieces for anyone interested in original art.<br /><br />
Thanks for reading, and I will be back with another update shortly!<br /><br />
Jon.<br /><br />
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For this commission I was asked to draw Hulk ripping Superman in half, or something to that effect. The request was in Spanish, so I hope I understood it right!<br /><br />
Hope you don't mind a little blood and guts. I'm sure even this would not be enough to kill Superman though. I saw some peeps on instagram haing a proper nerdy chat about whether or not this could actually happen. Fun to read!<br /><br />
For the art heads: This is a 9 x 12 piece drawn on smooth 300 series bristol board. I used brush pen and copic pens as well as copic markers for the tones. You can see my intial thumbnail idea, as well as my rough pencils before I took it to final.<br /><br />
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Thanks for looking!<br /><br />
<b>NOTE: For anyone wanting to buy a copy of my ART BOOK, I should have the store set up by the end of the week. You should be able to place your orders starting on Monday 27th Augut 2012. There will be bonus content for the people who get in early! Ozmosis Chills 3 is almost here!</b><br /><br />
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Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-39083072190467560572012-08-15T12:33:00.000+10:002012-08-15T12:34:37.908+10:00Ironman and Batman Chibi team-up INKS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey!<br /><br />
So, today I am continuing with the chibi hero madness.<br /><br />
I think DC comics should let me do a Bat-Kids book. Am I crazy, or would that be a cool idea?!<br /><br />
For this commission I was asked to draw an Ironman/Batman Chibi team-up. (I think someone may have a thing for rich guys ;) What a great request! I can't wait to colour this one, but for now, you have the rough sketch, pencils and inks.<br /><br />
Hope you like!<br /><br />
Jon.<br /><br />
<b>PS: Just got the phone call 5 minutes ago, that my art book, OZMOSIS CHILLS III is printed and ready for pick-up! So excited!!</b><br /><br />
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Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-92003548231298734812012-08-14T00:12:00.000+10:002012-08-14T00:12:19.078+10:00Akuma :: Chibi Raging Demon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Blog!<br /><br />
Today, on this fine Monday evening, I would like to share a drawing I did of <b>Akuma</b> from <b>Street Fighter</b>.<br /><br />
This is one bad ass design for a character. The way he looks says so much about him. He is powerful, angry and full of rage. I love how his hair resembles flames. I'm aware that I am geeking out on this design even as I type this!<br /><br />
So, drawing a cute chibi version of him is kind of tough, cause on one hand you are drawing something kind of cute and fun, while on the other hand you still want to keep the aspects of the design that tell us so much about his character, which in this case are not so cute and friendly. It's not my place to say weather I have succeded or failed in finding the right balance of cute and bad ass, but this is what I was going for.<br /><br />
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I have to say that this version is kind of more kid-like than what I would call "chibi". Well, I enjoyed the hell out of drawing this guy cause he is one of my favourite characters, even though I tend to use Guile way more when I play the game. If you played me on Street Fighter you would loose. Just saying! Uness you are Justin Wong, or the dude that beat him in this video of amazing <a href="http://youtu.be/YnEWSO6NrQo">SKILL</a>! Go to 2:37 to see what the fuss is about. I love SFIII.<br /><br />
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As always, I thought you might like to see the pencils and inks behind the piece. And in case anyone is wondering, this one is already sold and will be flying to his new home along with a copy of my artbook as soon as I have them in my hands and ready to ship out. Inked with copic pens and brush pen.<br /><br />
So, there you have it... my chibi Akuma.<br /><br />
cheers!<br /><br />
Jon.
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Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-62984840874709585742012-08-07T10:45:00.000+10:002012-08-07T10:47:37.259+10:00Lobo :: A look at my drawing processHey guys! <br /><br />
Today I thought it would be fun to share a new piece I worked on last Friday and a look at the steps I took to get to the final piece. <br /><br />
I often get asked to make tutorials on how I work with copics or how to draw. This isn't exactly a tutorial, but it should give you an idea of the steps involved. <br /><br />
So, first of all, here is the finished product. This was a commission for someone who bought a copy of my new art book <b><a href="http://fav.me/d59nbtf">Ozmosis Chills III.</a></b> <br /><br />
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For this commission I was asked to draw <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobo_(DC_Comics)">LOBO.</a></b> I <b>LOVE</b> drawing this character! He is easily one of the coolest characters in the DCU. I like the fact that you can exagerate his proportions and go a little crazy, and I think the more you do this the more it suits the character. I hear the rumour that <b>THE ROCK </b>was going to play Lobo in a film version, and I think that would be really cool! I'm hoping for a great movie, as DC needs to start making some decent flicks! Batman was great of course, but I can't say I was a big fan of Green Lantern. Big let down, that one. <br /><br />
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Anyway, To begin with I did a little research on the character. I checked out some past interpreations and read up on him so I had an idea of who he is. Then I started drawing some sketches. I actually got a little hung up on the layout and design of the drawing, when finally I decided to just go for more of a cool looking full body pose. I've done a few bust pieces recently, so I wanted to go for something different. <br /><br />
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Once I had decided on the sketch I liked I began with the process of finishing it up and making it all look pretty. The pens I use are actually made by copic (except for the brush pen) and so they all hold up really well when you go over them with marker. No streaks if you are careful. So, in the inking stage I am laying down all the main holding lines to create the forms. <br /><br />
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Once I have the bulk of the outlines done, I can move on to laying down the tones. I take a moment to think about which parts will be light, which will be mid tones and which will be dark. You set yourself some restrictions and then let the markers do their thing. <br /><br />
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Once that is all done, I go back in and start adding all the extra details, such as hair, highlights, scratches, crinkles etc... <br /><br />
And that's pretty much it! <br /><br />
cheers!
Jon.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-36789744845729407222012-08-02T10:01:00.000+10:002012-12-23T11:17:47.301+11:00Ozmosis Chills 3 2012 Art Book Cover!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello!<br />
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Today I want to show you guys the cover for my latest art book, <b>Ozmosis Chills 3,</b> along with some of the behind the scenes stuff. <br />
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The making of this book has been an adventure in itself with a successful indiegogo campaign to back it up, and many pre-orders taken from the conventions I have attended. To those people who supported this project, I say thank you! There is a fun page in the book dedicated to you guys!<br />
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For anyone else who wants to order a copy of the book, I am printing a limited number of extra copies, and <b>it will be available here through my blog.</b> More details within the next 2 weeks, as soon as I have the books in my hands and ready to ship. It is currently at the printers getting made! <b>So check back soon if you are interested!</b><br />
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My idea was to incorporate the old cover from OC3:Natural Selections (the NYCC 2011 edition, pictured directly above) in the background of the cover. I suppose it represents how this book is actually the "bigger picture" version of my art book. This book is the most complete package and art book I have created so far, and I hope the new cover image represents this in some way. I also wanted to fix up some funky things on that original cover which I was not happy with. Well, the whole book is a re-tinkering of something I thought I could do even better. Funny thing is, I'm already looking at the new cover as I post this and thinking about how I could have made it even better.<br />
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Above, you can see an Instagram snap I took of the proof pages I got from the printers. I have to say I am so pleased with the quality of the print I am getting for this book. I think the quality of the print is brilliant and I could not be happier with the way my art has been transfered to paper.<br />
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Those who have been following my blog for a while will know that i like to share all the steps and sketches and making of a piece of art, so here I will also share the ink scan I took of my original art. I later cleaned up this file for colour.<br />
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I also thought you guys might like to see a WIP snap I took of the back cover illustration while I was working on it.<br />
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So there you go! This is the cover art for Ozmosis Chills 3, and <b>the book should be available to purchase online in around 2 weeks from now.</b> <br />
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Hope you like!<br />
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J.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-42850810875177599942012-07-11T00:39:00.000+10:002012-07-11T12:36:15.111+10:00Onslaught :: Oz Comic Con SketchHey!<br /><br />
Well, the last couple of weeks have been hectic! Lot's of cons and lots of travel. It's been good times though, but I am always happy to return home and get back to some serious art making.<br /><br />
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<a href="http://ozcomiccon.com/">Oz Comic Con</a> in Melbourne was <b>HUGE!</b> Had a really great time there. It was a very interesting experience. Catching up with other comic book makers was really great as always, and meeting all the fans and art collectors was awesome too. I had some great con sketch requests, which I will talk about more in a moment. I can only imagine this show getting bigger and better with each event. It's exciting times ahead!<br /><br />
One of the highlights for me was sharing a table with <a href="http://blog.scottallie.com/blog/">Scott Allie</a> from <b>Dark Horse comics.</b> It was really great hearing his advice and insight as many artists came past to show him their work. It was interesting to experience the con from an editors point of view, and Scott had some great stories to share with fans. When I wasn't blabbing to people, I had my radar on and listened in as Scott did his thing. I also learnt one of the best ways to get someone to stop talking... Give them a Mintie! :) I now know why I am often bought packs of these things. <b>More Minties = Less talk = More drawing!</b> <br /><br />
I gotta send a shout out to my good friend and amazing artist, <a href="http://davidyardin.deviantart.com/">David Yardin.</a> We stayed up every night either drawing or hanging out, and were shown great hospitality by his family after the con. We had some good adventures with Mr. <a href="http://tyrannosaurusjones.tumblr.com/">Tristan Jones</a>, <a href="http://www.francismanapul.com/">Francis Manapul</a> and <a href="http://evilwabbit.deviantart.com/">Agnes Garbowska.</a> Lookin forward to sharing a Hendrix and cucumber with these guys again soon!<br /><br />
OK... I know what you are thinking.... <b>enough con reporting, let's see some art!</b> Well, today I am sharing with you something that is fresh as fresh can be...this one is straight off the drawing board. It is actually a con sketch that I didnt have time to finish. I have made a point of getting better at not taking con sketches home, but I just wasnt feeling the vibe in the last hour of the con, so I decided to take this one home.<br /><br />
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So, the request was to draw <b>Onslaught.</b> I gotta tell you, this character was a bitch to draw! I have never drawn him before, and I found him quite tricky. I try to do all my con sketches portrait, and the thing with this guy is that he is really wide, so that makes things interesting as far as placement on the page goes. The shoulder pads are a pain, until you "get" them.<br /><br />
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Usually with a con sketch, it is quite off the cuff, and fast as far as layout and structure goes. Usually you are getting the first thing that comes to mind. Since I had more time, I started off with some thumbnail sketches to get a feel for the character, so there was more thought put in to this piece. I actually then took one of these thumbnails to the rough stage, but I felt that the pose was a little static and boring, so I made a 2nd attempt.<br /><br />
I was much happier with the 2nd pose. It had a little more dyanamic energy to it. As far as composition goes, I wanted to give the image a little something extra to lead the eye and help Onslaught pop a little, and so I added a <b>Professor X</b> head in there. His main colours are red and purple, so there is not much variation in his tonal values, which is why I went for the darker space background to add contrast in the piece.<br /><br />
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Well, I hope this was not too boring. I have no idea if anyone actually reads this. If not and you just look at the art, well, that is cool too. A picture says a thousand words right, so I should probably type less and draw more, anyway!!<br /><br />
Thanks for reading, and more art is on the way!<br /><br />
Jon. <br /><br />Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-30720766030439641752012-06-19T10:29:00.000+10:002012-06-19T10:33:02.266+10:00Ozmosis Chills Art Book Preview!Hey guys!<br /><br />
Just a quck heads up... With only 2 days left to pre-order the art book, now is the time to go and guarantee that you get yourself a copy!<br /><br />
Grab it from here: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/ozmosischills3">ART BOOK!</a> <br /><br />
Attached you will find a nice little sneak peek at the insides of the book!<br /><br />
Hope you like.<br /><br />
Jon.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHyn2jufM3Q/T9_Hy_tRxeI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9eWKYUTsqb8/s1600/layoutPreviewsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHyn2jufM3Q/T9_Hy_tRxeI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9eWKYUTsqb8/s400/layoutPreviewsm.jpg" /></a>Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-75243755152224087422012-06-14T15:17:00.000+10:002012-06-14T15:19:24.227+10:00Gully, Lego Batman and more chibi art for my book.Hello!<br /><br />
So, I have been working hard on all these commissions for people!<br /><br />
There is still one week left to pre-order my art book and get yourself some art (or just the book)! Details are here: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/ozmosischills3">OZMOSIS CHILLS III</a><br /><br />
I know you like to see the raw behind the scenes stuff here on the blog, so here you have it. Not just finished stuff, but also pencils and inks and a bunch more! :)<br /><br />
<b>GULLY:</b><br /><br />
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<b>pencils:</b><br /><br />
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<b>inks:</b><br /><br />
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<b>LEGO BATMAN:</b><br /><br />
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<b>pencils:</b><br /><br />
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<b>inks:</b> <br /><br />
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<b>OZYMADIAS head sketch:</b><br /><br />
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This one is for my friend Paul Bedford, who has his own comic called <a href="http://the-list.com.au/enlightenment/">THE LIST.</a> It's an Aussie comic and you should check it out!<br /><br />
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Thanks for looking! Next I hope to show some of the actual pages from my art book, so check back soon!<br /><br />
cheers!<br /><br />
Jon.Red Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477809519670158397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098088453976856969.post-5397654503763109262012-06-09T12:04:00.000+10:002012-08-19T00:49:51.858+10:00Chibi Female Shepard :: Mass Effect 3<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S98_h23T394/T9KuQ9aygNI/AAAAAAAAAdg/lnc-8EBoIFo/s1600/Female_Sheppard_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="283" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S98_h23T394/T9KuQ9aygNI/AAAAAAAAAdg/lnc-8EBoIFo/s400/Female_Sheppard_sm.jpg" /></a><br /><br />
Hey guys!<br /><br />
Just a quick update here.<br /><br />
As I am sure you are aware, I am working on art for those people who pre-ordered a copy of my art book, <a href="http://igg.me/p/109510?a=623807">Ozmosis Chills 3.</a> There are till 12 days left for you to order my book.<br /><br />
Let's talk about art... So this is the first Chibi I have worked on for the chibi category. I was asked to draw Female Sheppard from Mass Effect 3. I have attached here, just for you blog checkers all the steps from pencils to inks (original art) to the finished colours.<br /><br />
Hope you like!<br /><br />
Jon.<br /><br />
<b>PENCILS:</b><br /><br />
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<b>INKS:</b><br /><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Po0jGcXp51I/T9KuQwKokCI/AAAAAAAAAdU/eB9EQs9aXCY/s1600/FemaleSheppard_INKS_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="281" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Po0jGcXp51I/T9KuQwKokCI/AAAAAAAAAdU/eB9EQs9aXCY/s400/FemaleSheppard_INKS_sm.jpg" /></a><br /><br />
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