Re-Run: TMNT Cover Process

For the start of 2016 I need to put my Blog on hiatus. This is due to a combination of reasons: not having material I can currently share to post about, being behind on important projects & unable to dedicate the time to develop new posts, and some personal/life things going on with the health of my Mother.

I will return to regular posting with process, tutorials, insights, advice, behind the scenes, stuff from the vault, and more before summer or hopefully sooner.

In the meantime, over the course of the hiatus, I've decided that each week in place of a new post, I'd link back to one of my favorite posts over the past 9 years of me updating this blog. Think of it as a greatest hits re-run on something you may have missed in that time. (And you can visit past posts anytime using the Blog Index: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-index.html)

This week:
12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cover Process Posts

One of the first comics I ever read and collected was Eastman & Laird's original run of TMNT. It was seeing the creator's names above the title of the comic that led to my early adolescent understanding that people make stuff up, draw it, publish a comic...and that that is all a job (and one I wanted instantly). I've been fortunate enough to do 12 covers for IDW's TMNT books (* Hero Micro series covers and 4 Turtles in Time covers). Below are the links to all 12 posts with full process.

Raphael:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/07/dreams-do-come-true.html

Michelangelo:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/10/tmnt-michelangelo-cover-i-have-been.html

Donatello:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/12/donatello-cover-im-thrilled-to-be.html

Leonardo:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/01/tmnt-leo-cover-this-is-last-of-my-4.html

Splinter:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/04/splinter-cover-process-as-i-hinted-in.html

Casey Jones:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/05/casey-jones-cover-process-cover-number.html

April O'Neil:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/08/tmnt-april-process-my-7th-tmnt-micro.html

Fugitoid:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/09/tmnt-micro-series-cover-fugitoid-this.html

Turtles in Time #1: Dinosaurs:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/03/turtles-in-time-cover-1-process.html

Turtles in Time #2: Feudal Japan:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/04/turtles-in-time-cover-2-process.html

Turtles in Time #3: Pirates:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/06/turtles-in-time-cover-3-process.html

Turtles in Time #4: The Future:

http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/06/turtles-in-time-4-cover-process.html

BONUS:

TMNT 30th Anniversary Pinup process:

http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/05/tmnt-30th-anniversary-tribute.html

2016 Appearances:
C2E2: March 18-20
BD À Bastia (Corsica) March 31-April 3
Emerald City Comic Con: April 7-10
Heroes Con: June 17-19
San Diego Comic Con: July 20-24
Boston Comic Con: Aug 12-14
Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 2-4
New York Comic Con: Oct 6-9

Re-Run: Treepens Wands & Luna's Lion Hat

For the start of 2016 I need to put my Blog on hiatus. This is due to a combination of reasons: not having material I can currently share to post about, being behind on important projects & unable to dedicate the time to develop new posts, and some personal/life things going on with the health of my Mother.

I will return to regular posting with process, tutorials, insights, advice, behind the scenes, stuff from the vault, and more before summer or hopefully sooner.

In the meantime, over the course of the hiatus, I've decided that each week in place of a new post, I'd link back to one of my favorite posts over the past 9 years of me updating this blog. Think of it as a greatest hits re-run on something you may have missed in that time. (And you can visit past posts anytime using the Blog Index: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-index.html)

This week:
Treepens Emporium Wands
&
Luna Lovegood's Lion Hat

As a big Harry Potter fan, I worked on two Wizarding craft projects in 2015 that I'm bundling together for this re-run post. First, I went into the wand business and hand crafted over 20 hardwood wands under the Pseudonym Vidad Treepens (an anagram of my name). I also helped my niece Kate with her cosplay costume for SDCC as Luna Lovegood. She wanted to wear Luna's lion hat to support Gryffindor. Below are the links to each post showing process and details of each project.

Full post for Treepens Wands: 
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/08/treepens-emporium-wands.html

Full post for Luna's Lion Hat:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/08/luna-lovegoods-lion-hat.html

2016 Appearances:
C2E2: March 18-20
BD À Bastia (Corsica) March 31-April 3
Emerald City Comic Con: April 7-10
Heroes Con: June 17-19
San Diego Comic Con: July 20-24
Boston Comic Con: Aug 12-14
Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 2-4
New York Comic Con: Oct 6-9

Re-Run: Mouse Guard: Feather Knighting Print

For the start of 2016 I need to put my Blog on hiatus. This is due to a combination of reasons: not having material I can currently share to post about, being behind on important projects & unable to dedicate the time to develop new posts, and some personal/life things going on with the health of my Mother.

I will return to regular posting with process, tutorials, insights, advice, behind the scenes, stuff from the vault, and more before summer or hopefully sooner.

In the meantime, over the course of the hiatus, I've decided that each week in place of a new post, I'd link back to one of my favorite posts over the past 9 years of me updating this blog. Think of it as a greatest hits re-run on something you may have missed in that time. (And you can visit past posts anytime using the Blog Index: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-index.html)

This week:
Feather Knighting Print

In 2014 I decided I wanted to do a large scale Mouse Guard print where I had plenty of space to lavish on all the detail I wanted into a single image. The result was a one image story called "Feather Knighting" that is full of easter eggs to past Mouse Guard tales Below is the link for the full process of creating the art (including building a model of the room).

Full Process Post for the Feather Knighting Print: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/09/feather-knighting-print-art-process.html

And you can still purchase the print from my online store:
http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/feather-knighting-18-x-24-offset-print

2016 Appearances:
C2E2: March 18-20
BD À Bastia (Corsica) March 31-April 3
Emerald City Comic Con: April 7-10
Heroes Con: June 17-19
San Diego Comic Con: July 20-24
Boston Comic Con: Aug 12-14
Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 2-4
New York Comic Con: Oct 6-9

Re-Run: Snowy Valentine Children's Book

For the start of 2016 I need to put my Blog on hiatus. This is due to a combination of reasons: not having material I can currently share to post about, being behind on important projects & unable to dedicate the time to develop new posts, and some personal/life things going on with the health of my Mother.

I will return to regular posting with process, tutorials, insights, advice, behind the scenes, stuff from the vault, and more before summer or hopefully sooner.

In the meantime, over the course of the hiatus, I've decided that each week in place of a new post, I'd link back to one of my favorite posts over the past 9 years of me updating this blog. Think of it as a greatest hits re-run on something you may have missed in that time. (And you can visit past posts anytime using the Blog Index: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-index.html)

This week:
Snowy Valentine

In 2011 Harper Collins published my first children's book "Snowy Valentine". The book started life as a Valentine's day gift for Julia back in 2003 and developed into something in the same spirit but very different for a publication. Below are links to a 3 part blogpost showing the development, process, and details about the book.

Part 1: The origins of the book:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-valentine-my-1st-part-1-over-next.html

Part 2: Development and Illustrating:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-valentine-my-1st-part-2-last-week.html

Part 3: Color, Texture, & Cover:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-valentine-my-1st-part-3-over-past.html

Bonus Video of Jasper:

2016 Appearances:
C2E2: March 18-20
BD À Bastia (Corsica) March 31-April 3
Emerald City Comic Con: April 7-10
Heroes Con: June 17-19
San Diego Comic Con: July 20-24
Boston Comic Con: Aug 12-14
Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 2-4
New York Comic Con: Oct 6-9