Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Re-Run Mouse Guard Reference Models

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:
Hand Built Model Reference



Over the course of drawing Mouse Guard, I have become more and more reliant on building and creating my own architectural models I'll need for reference in the series. Not only do these help with consistency and complex angles when drawing the pages, but building the model is an easier step for designing a location for me than starting with a sketch. Below are links to 16(!) of my models made of chipboard, bristol, basswood, tin foil, paper, and glue.

Matriarch's Chamber:

The Mariner's Bell:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/05/reference-model-mariners-bell-in-issue.html

Lillygrove Library Arch:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2009/12/model-building-while-working-on-cover.html

Darkheather Part 1:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/09/darkheather-model-pt1-in-winter-1152.html

Darkheather Part 2:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/09/darkheather-model-pt.html

Darkheather Part 3:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2011/09/darkheather-model-pt_27.html

A Ship of Shell & Timber Scrap:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/08/black-axe-5-boat-model-in-black-axe.html

Shorestone Exterior:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/02/reference-model-shorestone-exterior-few.html

Shorestone Interior: 
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/02/reference-model-shorestone-interior.html

Haven Guildroom:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/03/reference-model-haven-guildroom-with.html

June Alley Inn:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-june-alley-inn-model.html

Seyan Gatehouse:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/11/seyan-gatehouse-model.html




Bonus Model Video from 2010:



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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Re-Run: Torchbearer RPG Spot Illustrations

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:
Torchbearer RPG Monster Spot Illustrations


Game Designer Luke Crane, who designed the Mouse Guard RPG and co-designed Swords & Strongholds with me, has a classic fantasy RPG called Torchbearer (his loveletter to original D&D). I created a series of spot illustrations of monsters that he released free to players with all the statistics and information for including them in adventures in a free PDF. There were 10 of these monsters in total (with the open invitation for me to return and do more when time/schedule allows). Below are the two posts with the monsters and some background info on my ideas as I drew them.

Full Post of Torchbearer RPG Beasts Part I:

Full Post of Torchbearer RPG Beasts Part II:

http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-torchbearer-beasts.html


Bonus:
Full Process Post for Torchbearer Rulebook 'Winter' Chapter Illustration
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/10/torchbearer-rpg-illo.html


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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Re-Run: Hellboy 20th Anniversary pinup

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:
Hellboy 20th Anniversary
I have been a fan of Hellboy since I first saw him on the cover of Previews when the first issue was solicited. His creator, Mike Mignola, has been the most influential on me as a comic artist and creator-owned storyteller. In 2014 when Hellboy was celebrating a 20th anniversary, I drew this pinup as a tribute (it was later included in the SDCC program that year)

Below is the link with more info, lots of close-up shots of the portraits on the wall, and how they connect to past Hellboy stories:

Full Hellboy with Annotation Post:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/03/hellboys-20th-anniversary.html



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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Re-Run: Locke & Key Tip-Ins

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:

Locke & Key Head Games Tip-Ins


I really loved the full run of Joe Hill & Gabe Rodriguez's run on Locke & Key. So, it was an honor to be asked by IDW to contribute tip-in drawings to be included in their super special fancy edition of Head Games (Volume 2 of the series). I was given 10 pre-printed with Gabe's art for the inside of Bodie's head empty to fill in and 3 blank covers with the L& K logo. Below is the link to not only see the 13 original pieces that were tipped into copies of that limited edition printing of Lock & Key: Head Games, but also to see loads of sketches and in-process shots of the work.

Full post for Locke & Key Head Games Tip-Ins:
2016 Appearances:
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Re-Run: Hogwarts RPG Character Portraits

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:
Hogwarts RPG Character Portraits:

I started running a Hogwarts Role Playing Game session with a home-brew system for some friends of mine. In addition to all of the players drawing their characters, I as the game master (wizard), wanted to have portraits of all of the characters around Hogwarts that they'd be encountering: professors, students, staff, even business owners of Hogsmeade. These are a departure illustratively for me as they are rendered pencil instead of inkwork...something I hope to toy with more in the future on some projects. You can see all the portraits and descriptions of them all and the adventure in the link below.

Full post of Hogwarts RPG Character Portraits: 
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/09/hogwarts-rpg-character-illustrations.html


Bonus:
Video of my Hagrid Portrait I deposited for World Art Drop Day:

ArtDropDay 15 from David Petersen on Vimeo.

2016 Appearances:

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

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

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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


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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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:




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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Re-Run: Tower Board Game

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:
TOWER
Tower is a home-made board game a friend and I developed at the end of college. There are 3 copies that exist in the world (mine, his, and one my nieces asked me to make for them). The game has its flaws, but I still enjoy the heart of the game and occasionally toy around with re-developing it*. Below are 3 posts about tower: the original post about the game & it's pieces, updated character portraits, and updated item art.
Original Tower post: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2008/12/big-old-non-mg-post.html

*I was talking over ideas & jotting down notes on how to redesign & improve Tower as recently as the end of Dec 2015.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Re-Run: Legends of the Guard 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:
Legends of the Guard Volume 2 & 3 Covers

Legends of the Guard covers are always fun for me. I get to really stretch out and try odd & interesting stuff that might not otherwise ever fit into the normal Mouse Guard comics. Below are links to 10 step-by-step cover blogs for all of Volume 2 & 3 of Legends of the Guard


 Volume 2
#1: Copperwood Miner:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/03/legends-of-guard-vol.html

#2: Dayle's Orations:
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/05/legends-of-guard-vol.html

#3: Morten-Harvest Trio Dance
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/06/legends-of-guard-vol-2.html

#4: Coin Horde Memorial
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/07/legends-of-guard-vol-2.html

Hardcover: Gatherers in the Dale
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/08/legends-of-guard-vol2-hardcover-cover.html


Volume 3
#1: Lost Calogero Caravan
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/12/legends-of-guard-vol3-cover-1-process.html

#2: Bernarr & the Maple War
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/01/legends-of-guard-vol-3-2-cover-process.html

#3: Barron Finbarr Murough
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/02/legends-of-guard-vol-3-3-cover-process.html

#4:Moth Potentate Coronation
http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/03/legends-of-guard-vol-3-4-cover-process.html

Hardcover: Cloverdale Snake Tamer



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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Re-Run: Drawing Like Yourself & Learning From Copying

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)


These two "advice" posts I use as the basis for my most successful slideshow talk & presentation. The meat of these posts is to emulate and study and idolize your artistic heroes for a period of your development, but to allow yourself to become your own artist by using the underlying ideas of their work (not just the surface stuff) and become something new that has roots and foundations in your inspirations while at the same time being an imitation of no one.

The full Drawing Like Yourself post can be found here: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/02/drawing-like-yourself-yesterday-on.html

And the full Learning from Copying post can be found here: http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/09/learning-from-copying-these-mostly.html




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