dchisholm's art thread!

[dchisholm]

Your work is gorgeous, this step from cartoon to graphic art has certainly been one for the better!

I would pay to read a comic with your art lets put it that way

thanks! that means so much. you are too nice.

let's just put it this way:

i'd pay you to tell me you'd pay to read a comic with my art!
wait, that's not true...

 

[Joe Kerr]

You should do a really hot harley quinn...

up:

 

[dchisholm]

You should do a really hot harley quinn...

up:

maybe i'll sketch one out while i'm at work or something, but my main focus rignt now is these pages...

 

[keith_v]

I think the best thing about your art is how coherent it is. The fact that you can handle action scenes and the audience still knows what's going on, even without words, really says a lot about your work.

 

[dchisholm]

I think the best thing about your art is how coherent it is. The fact that you can handle action scenes and the audience still knows what's going on, even without words, really says a lot about your work.

thanks, man! it's gotta be clear. there's nothing worse than incoherent sequential art.

...

ok, there are a ton of things worse than that, but still.
i'm so damn excited about this.
i feel like i've come a long way in a relatively short amount of time...
can't wait to get more pages done!

 

[Comic_maniac]

i cant wait to see them...by the way, that 3rd page rocks

 

[dchisholm]

i cant wait to see them...by the way, that 3rd page rocks

thanks, man!
4th one's almost done.

 

[dchisholm]

just finished page 5!
i'll try to scan them to-morrow. (actually today...)

 

[dchisholm]

pages 1-5

 

[keith_v]

pages 1-5

Really unbelievable stuff! The only thing I think you need to work on is the hands. All the figures have so much movement and expression, the hands seem a little stiff in camparison. But as far as all the other art and story telling is concerned, I would definetly say it's a professional level.

 

[dchisholm]

Really unbelievable stuff! The only thing I think you need to work on is the hands. All the figures have so much movement and expression, the hands seem a little stiff in camparison. But as far as all the other art and story telling is concerned, I would definetly say it's a professional level.

thanks, man! i try to spend some time every day drawing hands...i promise they will improve!

 

[keith_v]

thanks, man! i try to spend some time every day drawing hands...i promise they will improve!

Nice. And don't be intimadated by hands. They're not as tough as everyone thinks. Remember, if you get stumped and can't figure how they should look, just look in the mirror at own hands.

And I would recommend doing another five page sample, but this time with no hero type characters. This way, If you submit that Batman piece and you don't get picked up, you'll have another example to send in that will help to demonstrate your range. It's always good to let a company know that you can handle any type of work that may get thrown your way, whether it be a story of just an average joe, or that coveted run on Detective Comics that every artist is looking for.

But just be persistent. You're storytelling is miles above many professional artists. That's the kind of artists companies want.

 

[dchisholm]

Nice. And don't be intimadated by hands. They're not as tough as everyone thinks. Remember, if you get stumped and can't figure how they should look, just look in the mirror at own hands.

And I would recommend doing another five page sample, but this time with no hero type characters. This way, If you submit that Batman piece and you don't get picked up, you'll have another example to send in that will help to demonstrate your range. It's always good to let a company know that you can handle any type of work that may get thrown your way, whether it be a story of just an average joe, or that coveted run on Detective Comics that every artist is looking for.

But just be persistent. You're storytelling is miles above many professional artists. That's the kind of artists companies want.

i've got to finish this story first! the more i do, the better i'll be. i can't expect the first 5 pages i draw to be the best i ever do. that would suck.

 

[Mattchew]

AMAZING stuff, all of it. This was my favorite, but it's all so top notch is kinda pointless to have a favorite.

The 'silhouette' in the upper left of this page is SO SO perfect... conveys so much of the character. Plus the big pic of him holding the man hole cover.... breathtaking.

 

[dchisholm]

AMAZING stuff, all of it. This was my favorite, but it's all so top notch is kinda pointless to have a favorite.

The 'silhouette' in the upper left of this page is SO SO perfect... conveys so much of the character. Plus the big pic of him holding the man hole cover.... breathtaking.

thanks, man!

i'm glad you like the silhouette...i figured it was the best way to get the information across...

 

[Comic_maniac]

pages 1-5

this is so awesome man!!!! im just dying to see the rest of it. great job on all the pages so far...you've got serious talent.

 

[dchisholm]

this is so awesome man!!!! im just dying to see the rest of it. great job on all the pages so far...you've got serious talent.

thanks!
i've got the next two pages super duper close...
it was a good day.

 

[I-T-B]

Wow, those last to pages are perfect!! Batman in the flames on page four and his expression of rage on page five are amazinf!!! And croc looks great as well, love him with the manhole cover, can't wait to see more.

 

[dchisholm]

Wow, those last to pages are perfect!! Batman in the flames on page four and his expression of rage on page five are amazinf!!! And croc looks great as well, love him with the manhole cover, can't wait to see more.

thanks! i can't wait for you to see more.

 

[dchisholm]

so i just finished the next two pages. they are looking cool.
i can't wait to put them up here...
i'm at the gf's house, no scanner, but i should be able to scan them tomorrow...

 

[forfeit]

Thats no excuse!!! We need to see them! Stop canoodling and give us our fix!!!

 

[Syncos]

I just went through the thread again from the beginning. You can see a huge amount of progression from the first posts to now. You've come a very long way in a short amount of time.

 

[dchisholm]

I just went through the thread again from the beginning. You can see a huge amount of progression from the first posts to now. You've come a very long way in a short amount of time.

thanks, man!
it's crazy, i've been learning so much...!

 

[dchisholm]

page 6

page 7:

page 6 and 7:

i butted the art right up to the edge, but the copier didn't recognize it...oh well. still looks cool.

 

[I-T-B]

That it does, it looks VERY cool indeed. Man, Batman looks pissed on the last page, uber awesome. Great work, as usual, still looking forward to seeing more pages.