Gemini 3 reviews

Well, the reviews have started to roll in. So far so good. It's always fun to hear peoples thoughts on your work. i'm especially glad to hear that people are enjoying the story, because I really do think this is one of the more fun comic books out there, and I am always excited to read the next instalment (and then of course I get to draw it!). Gotta hand it to Jay...He really knows what he is doing!

Here are some of the reviews which have come my way so far:

http://ifanboy.com/reviews/RipperSix/image_comics/gemini/3_(of_5)

http://bravenewworldscomicsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/brave-new-worlds-blog-review-has.html

I'll keep adding them as i come across them and when I blog.

Will be away in Sydney over the weekend catching up with my buddy, so hopefully I will have something interesting to tell or show next week.

The Art: The first image is just me playing around with some colours. Slightly different to what you see printed in the book. I like to indulge every now and then. Second image is the pencils from the spread I posted yesterday. The trem 'loose' might be used to describe them, but thats how I doos it.

Peace!

Jon.

Gemini # 3 :: It's out. GO GET IT!!!!

So...we meet again!

November is a special month for me. Probably cause I was born in November. So yeah...it's all about me. I'm sure I will announce my own birthday and everything...

The long-awaited 3rd issue of Gemini is out there for the world to consume! Please go grab a copy and let me know your thoughts! Would love to hear from anyone. I have a copy of it sitting on my drawing table, and I have to say that this issue printed really nicely. I thought issue 1 also printed beautifully, and issue 2 was kinda muddy, but issue 3 looks as good as it could as far as printing goes.

Issue 3 is like our Empire Strikes Back of the series. It is the mid-point of the story I guess and of course leads into the battle royale which takes place in issue 4 (which I am currently drawing). Can't wait to have the whole story done, cause I, much like you, want to know how it all plays out!

I have more art than I know what to do with to post up on the blog guys, so keep them peepers peeled, and check back often!

Jonos.

Wisdom level has dropped

Hello there!

I had a colourist jam over on my deviantart page. I provided the little Spidey lines and many colourists came along to show off their skills. These 2 guys here inspired me to put my wacom away and stick to drawing. That's a good thing. It means I draw more, and the colours look better than what i could ever do. Love it. The artists who provided colours here are known as 'Clunkworld' and 'Zaratus'. Both very nice guys.

I had a wisdom tooth removed today. It's feeling OK at the moment, but I'm not enjoying the taste of blood in my mouth mixed with anaesthetic. That tooth was a big fucker, but it popped right out. I think I experienced more discomfort having my teeth cleaned by the dentist actually.

See you soon!

J.

Little Spidey sketchyness and....

Blog-o-rama!

Just wanted to chuck couple of bits of art up here.

Firstly is a little baby chibi Spidey. Just another warm-up sketch I did to loosen up, and I kinda like how he turned out, so here he is making an appearance. Hopefully he will be making a colour appearance soon enough. He is the subject of my latest colour jam over at deviantart.

The other pic here is the head sketches I posted the other day with some more colour added for fun.

thanks for reading!

J.

Little Leo

Another very small ink warm-up done the other day, which I coloured this morning. I've been meaning to draw a proper Leo piece for ages... Still havn't got there, but this will do for now.

I'll be posting up some inks very soon for everyone to have a crack at colouring and show me what you can do :D

I realised today that i am a sucker for the simpler things in life... Butter on Toast, Vanilla flavoured ice-cream, meatpie with no sauce... Perhaps I am becoming an old man!

Enjoy!

J.

Head Shot III

Dam...it's been almost 2 weeks since the last entry. Where has time gone?

I have been busy...that's for sure.

I am back inking Gemini pages at the moment, hence the warm-up inks you will see appearing on the blog over the next few days.

Not much to report right now. The art you see here is a direct scan from my sketchbook. I felt like playing with a little colour there too, and now I am ready to hit some actual comic page stuff...

Good to see some people clicking the 'follower' button on the blog here. Definately plan on keeping it funky n fresh for you guys!

I'll be back soon!

J.

Marvel Masterpiece sketch cards

Here are some of the sketchcards I did for the latest Marvel Masterpiece set. All up I did 30 cards, but I still have 20 Artist Proof cards to do.

What are artist proof cards? Well...I'm glad you asked. They are the same as the cards pictured above, except that you don't have to buy hundreds of packs of cards to find one...You buy them direct from the artist, and you can even choose which character you would like to see on eyour card! Not bad eh? These cards are officially approved by Marvel Comics and Upperdeck. So they are the real deal. Not only that, but they are one of a kind cards. The art is original artwork.

If you are interested in owning one of these for yourself, please click on the link below to find out how to get one from me. http://scoundrelpublishing.com/spart/viewtopic.php?t=8871

SPECIAL OFFER:

thanks!

J.

Loose ends :: Gemini Inks

I spent the day doing a massive spring clean up of my house today. Every now and then you just gotta do it I guess. Feels nice, clean and refreshed in here now. Makes me want to sit down n draw actually! I might even take a few pics of the 'studio' for you guys to check out. That's what you do after a clean up, right?

I thought it would be nice to show the finished inks from the sneak previews of issue 4 I have posted up here. I think this issue is shaping up to be the best one of the series so far. I mean, it has Dynamo 5 in it, and they are just dam cool characters to draw.

Anyway...it's off to finish the vacuming. Good times.

J.

Head Shot II

Just a quickie today. Think of it as the calm before the storm.

Captain America. I tried something a little different. Inks with pencil shading. I thought it was relevant since this was one of many tests I did before deciding upon the style i wanted to go with for my marvel cards.

I'll be posting up a bunch of my Marvel sketch cards in the coming days, as well as info on how you can own an official piece of hand drawn Marvel art from me. So keep your peepers peeled! I have a very small limited number of slots available, and I expect them to fill quickly.

In Soccer news...no game on tonight. Apparently it is a long weekend. So hooray to all you people who work normal jobs!

Enjoy responsibly!

J.

Gemini :: Early concept art

Top of the morning to you!!!

It's good to see a little traffic coming through recently. I like it. Keep visiting, and I shall keep the art flow going.

For todays small delight I am going to give you an early piece of concept art I did for Gemini. Pictured here are the 2 characters we first get to see in issue 1; Rumble and Gemini.

Both characters ended up looking quite different in the final book, but there is still something about these designs which I quite like.

In my original idea for Rumble, I thought of him as a UK punk bruiser type of dude who had been genetically enhanced. Like he had taken way too many roids or something. Very aggressive. But then I designed the guys who fight Gemini in the junkyard scene, and they had a sort of punk/gothic vibe about them, so I decided to go a different route with Rumble. He became more of a military experiment gone wrong.

As for Gemini, this here was pretty much the first of about 2000 designs I did for him. I slightly exagerate. But as you can see I was on a completely different path to what we ended up with.

Does this info actually interest anyone?

See you again soon blog!

Jon.