Book List

Spring has sprung and with it I have several books hitting the stands.
I have had several different inquiries about release dates on different projects so here are some very overdue links with some of those publications and where to get them if your local comic shop doesn’t have copies.


Gaming:

White Wolf

2 pieces in this book:
http://flamesrising.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=60466

2 pieces in this book:
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=60626

Wizards of the Coast

5 pieces in this book:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4art/20090420

Comics

Moonstone

Kolchak the Night Stalker Annual #1C
variant cover by Woodrow Hinton III

https://secure12.softcomca.com/moonstonebooks_com/begincart.asp


and I'm finishing up my next Kolchak Graphic Novel Cover and a piece for Revolver magazine.




Peace and as the two time traveling galactic phone-booth sages say "be Excellent to each other"!
W

Spectrum 16

Back in 1997 while at CCAD my roommate Andrew Bawidamann and I stumbled across two books at a local shop called Spectrum 1 and Spectrum 3. He bought Spectrum1 and I bought the copy of 3, the one with the Frazetta cover. We poured over these two books for weeks admiring the art that we wanted so desperately to create; at the time only a few names were familiar to me, John Bolton was one of my favorites as I recall. At the time we had no idea what Spectrum actually was other than a collection of some of the most awe-inspiring artwork that we had ever discovered. It was in those early Spectrums that Andrew and I would get a glimpse of the art that we some day would be making. As the years went on we learned that Spectrum was an annual contest and book produced by two of illustrations most distinguished aficionados Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner. The function of the annual was to showcase the best in Fantastic Art including comic, science fiction, and horror.

Following my graduation I kept busy with many editorial projects channeling the techniques and whispers of Rockwell and my mentor Chris Payne while meeting deadlines and being rejected for my pale imitation of these truly great artists. It was in these terribly difficult times of stagnation that I was forced to start making the art I was suppose to be creating. In 2007 my Van Helsing illustration was finally selected for inclusion to Spectrum 14 and following the next year my Stake Out was selected for Spectrum 15.

This year I was privileged enough to get two pieces into Spectrum 16, which drops next fall. In the scheme of things I am still a relatively new player in the fantastic realms. I am still in the process of fine-tuning my artistic voice and expanding into new markets. While it has been a dream come true for me to be included with names like Sienkiewicz, McKean, Vess, Hale, Gustafson, Dorman, and Stout I know I have a very long way to go before I am battletested and can consider myself their equal. Regardless of this daunting task if my audiences feel a fraction of the passion I felt when lost in those imaginary worlds that I visited when I opened up my first Spectrum I will consider my life a great success.

Visiting Artist Andrew Bawidamann

Andrew Bawidamann, illustrator/designer/pin-up artist, is graciously visiting my classroom at Northern Kentucky University Monday night March 23rd @ 6pm.

Andrew's designs have been featured in countless annuals, advertising campaigns, and magazines. He has his own line of clothing as well as several successful product lines. Andrew will be showing and talking about his work, his early years, and discussing the complexities of entrepreneurship and merchandising.

http://www.bawidamann.com/

As I feel this is a great and rare opportunity for those interested, my classroom is open to artists, servicemen, laymen, and students alike.
Anyone interested in attending feel free. If you need more info call me (Woody) (513-225-4067) or email me.

If you go:

NKU Fine Art Building right next to the lake
3rd Floor Classroom by the computer labs
The class is to the left off the 3rd floor elevator and should be the only class open

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

A talented young lady ( Kristin Royer ) contacted me and asked me to do a few sample pages for a noir style mystery she had written. Here is a proposed cover (1 of 3 ideas) plus a few sample interiors I have completed.

Kolchak The Night Stalker Annual Released

I just got my copies from the publisher today. The printing I think turned out pretty darn good.
Moonstone is the publisher and you can check for the book at your comic stores or here:

http://moonstonebooks.com/

Be aware though mine is a variant cover ( cover C ) so it may be rather more difficult to get your hands on one as they are more limited. I look forward to my next Kolchak cover and I believe it will be sooner than later.

Links

I feel very neglectful as this blog has not been updated since December.

Unfortunately all the work I have done over the last several months I can not contractually post until published which to my best guess happens in late Spring. 

In lieu of no art and since I am teaching different techniques to my students here are a few helpful tutorial links that I have found interesting in no particular order.

http://www.imaginefx.com/-2287754330544769555/Combining_traditional_and_digital.html

http://www.illustrationacademy.com/Demo.htm#

http://www.adobe.com/uk/print/gallery/loughran/howto.html

http://arrestedmotion.com/2008/12/creative-process-eric-fortune/#more-6613

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34402640@N00/sets/72157601901917696/

http://www.boltcity.com/workshop/copper_tutorial/tutorial_03.htm

http://www.robertocampus.com/2007/06/photoshop-tutorial-wonder-woman-pin-up-digital-painting/

http://www.youtube.com/user/MassiveDVD

By no means is this a list of sites that I personally profit from if they are selling products nor do I pretend that they are the only or best resource available. I also will mention I have no direct contact with the artists or works being linked in this blog.
I am just posting them in the spirit of paying knowledge forward as clearly these artist intended by being gracious enough to share the information. Anyone who has more to post please feel free.

Merry Christmas to All

"But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round -- apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that -- as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!'"


Be good to yourselves and others this Holiday Season.

Peace,
W