| 2001: A Safe Odyssey
 Sadman  TV and Movies  2017/6/28 16:16
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Wanted to use a Nasa-style font on this but when skewed it proved pretty hard to read. Ditto all my space-age, techno and stencil fonts, so I settled on Yu Gothic.
Original photo of spaceship Discovery 1 found on The 2001 Archive. (https://2001archive.com/) |
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| A Little Mermaid's Surprise
Sadman Fantasy 2017/4/29 12:58
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| Behind Yoooo!
Sadman TV and Movies 2008/12/23 15:14
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Season's greetings all. Christmas is a time for - ghost stories! And it looks like the one my favourite girl detective has found is about to go interactive.
[This was done with oil on hardboard.] |
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| Bottle Vixens
Sadman Original Characters 2018/3/8 14:48
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Cover for a manga that does not exist. And given how long it took me to complete just this, never will!
The concept came after casually browsing the managa shelves at a big comics store for memorable titles, then altering them slightly and trying to figure out what it would be about.
Thus the misadventures of an mostly female firm supplyng water coolers and bottled water, with a sideline in industrial espionage / crime fighting / saving the world from alien invasion.
Another title I'm considering is Black Butter. (It's a tough one!)
Title font: Adventurer Light SF
Van font: Prisoner SF |
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| Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Sadman TV and Movies 2006/10/26 14:56
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| Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Too Late!
Sadman TV and Movies 2018/5/18 15:07
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Alternative title: Requiem Pour Le Meilleur Ami D'un Tueur De Vampires.*
Inspired by the Jean Rollin film of similar (but shorter) title, and developed as a cover for an imaginary angst-ridden subtext heavy fan fiction piece like those popular back when the World Wide Web was young and I was too.
*Google French for: Requiem For A Vampire Slayer's Best Friend. |
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| Callisto & Gabrielle
Sadman TV and Movies 2007/4/28 9:26
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Oil on hardboard.
I really wanted a more dramatic expression on Gabby's face, but after going through loads of photo reference, this was the best I could find to fit the pose. Just pretend she's approaching blackout here. |
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| Catwoman
Sadman TV and Movies 2005/8/6 7:42
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Batman Returns film version.
Oil on harboard. |
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| Classic Horror: 4D Man
Sadman Monthly and other challenges 2018/9/7 7:25
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| Not sure if The 4D Man counts as a horror film, but the original poster promised seeing him turn people to dust, which is pretty horrible. |
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| Croft and Dinkley #3
Sadman TV and Movies 2020/7/9 7:21
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| It's been a long time coming (I started sketching this out in May last year) but here is the cover for the 3rd issue non-existent cross-over comic Croft & Dinkley. (Probably the last in the series unless I have another of my funny turns.) |
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| Cyber Iron
Sadman TV and Movies 2015/1/22 14:24
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| Dalek 50th Anniversary Special: Barbvros.
Sadman TV and Movies 2013/12/14 8:31
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To mark 50 years since the first Dalek glided across a TV screen, (and just in time for Christmas!) a special commemorative Barbie doll.
Affectionate celebration of two modern icons - or sarcastic comment on the milking of the collectables market? That's entirely up to you.
Built in Real Space 3D with Real Materials. |
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| Darn It, Velma!
Sadman TV and Movies 2013/3/21 15:49
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| Pencil, paper and PaintShop Pro X5. |
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| Day Job: Black Canary - Supply Teacher
Sadman Monthly and other challenges 2011/3/30 15:25
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(March 2011 Challenge.)
Dinah Lance helps out at an inner city school. |
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| Dora The Explorer At The Mountains Of Madness
Sadman TV and Movies 2013/5/6 7:49
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I started this for the Darkened Stage challenge, but then had 'a better idea' which I failed to get on with and so wound up missing the deadline altogether. Story of my non-career.
Line work: Inkscape. Colour: Paint Shop Pro X5. |
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| Evangelion: Plugsuit Twister
Sadman TV and Movies 2017/12/20 12:26
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| Originally inspired by a scene in one of the official fan-service spin-off mangas. The computer desktop format was done to re-imagine the plot leading to the girls' predicament and to redefine the characters as being their late teens. |
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| Fantastic WHAT, did you say?
Sadman TV and Movies 2017/3/31 11:56
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| This was a topical gag when I started work on it. |
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| Fashion Victim
Sadman TV and Movies 2019/5/12 8:34
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Still haven't finished my 'Christmas themed' idea for last year, maybe by this December.
In the meantime, here's one thing I have finished in a long time. It's supposed to be Asuka Langley from the Evangelion anime/manga realm, falling victim to a practical joke.
Appropriately, the base font for the caption is called Ill Omen. (The girl has a fierce temper and combat training!) |
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| For Wolf: Dalenatrix v1.1
Sadman TV and Movies 2012/12/10 7:17
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This is an updated version of my previous post. I lightened up the shading on the face in response to a couple of comments.
(For some reason I couldn't update the picture in the original post, only the text, so I deleted the whole thing and reposted.) |
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| For Wolf: Doctor & Romana II
Sadman TV and Movies 2012/10/7 13:59
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| Gorillangel
Sadman Original Characters 2009/12/15 14:48
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Christmas greetings from the arch gorillangel Guybriel.
Hanging decoration: acrylic on hardboard cut-outs. And a brass curtain ring for the halo.
Lettering added to digital image using PaintShop Pro 7. |
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| Harley Quinn meets Supergirl: Epilogue.
Sadman DC Comics 2020/1/29 12:05
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Conclusion of my Harley Quinn meets Supergirl triptych.
Hope your New Year's starting better than Harley's. |
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| Harley Quinn: Graffiti Artist
Sadman DC Comics 2015/9/1 12:51
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The poster forming the backdrop here caused a furore earlier this year when it appeared on London Underground stations. Cries of sexism, objectification of women and psychological manipulation through body image led to its withdrawal. But not before a certain porcelain-skinned minx had taken issue with it herself.
Harley was painted as my first attempt to get to grips with Corel Painter Essentials 5. The poster was scanned from a newspaper article and manipulated in Corel PaintShop Pro X7, which was also used to assemble and size the final composite. Harley's apparent bad hair day is purely down to my inexperience and in no way due to a lack of proper shampoo and conditioning on her part. |
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| Hero Out Of Time: Iceman In The Ice Age
Sadman Monthly and other challenges 2017/5/4 14:38
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| Probably the biggest non-event in the history of time travel. |
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| HEROES 5 concept sketch II
Sadman TV and Movies 2010/3/6 13:52
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Digitally coloured version of previously posted B&W pencil drawing.
'Weapon H emerges from a tank of eveantium electrolyte, & reveals her recent enhancements.'
A knowing post-modern homage to comics culture iconography. And an excuse to get the cheerleader naked.
(As a ratings chaser, a lesbian love interest could work, but might look a touch desperate?) |
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| Heromorph-O-Weenish: Poison Ivy & Trumpkin Head
Sadman Monthly and other challenges 2018/10/17 9:13
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| Jabba's Staff Problems
Sadman TV and Movies 2009/2/22 8:12
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[Pencil on paper.]
What if the dancer with the buxom tentacles hadn't dropped out of the picture so early on? Would she have resented the presence of Jabba's new plaything? Given the big fat slob's reputation for redundancy pay offs - big time! |
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| Just Another Working Day
Sadman TV and Movies 2017/9/17 6:50
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| Leela: line and stipple.
Sadman TV and Movies 2009/4/18 7:41
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Ink on cartridge paper.
One from the archives. Back in the last century, before the Internet and even before desk-top publishing, fans had to share their interests on paper. This was how fanzine editors liked their illustrations done back then - compatible with the cheapest possible printing processes! |
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| Leela: Stipple and Colour!
Sadman TV and Movies 2009/6/8 14:12
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Coloured version of a previous posting.
I've been trying on and off for years to find a way to electronically apply some sort of colour wash to my drawings. Something that would add colour without destroying the original shading. Too early to tell what the limitations are here, but maybe, just maybe...
For anyone interested this was done as follows.
Scanned drawing contrast adjusted for best definition.
New raster layer added on top with blend mode = multiply.
Colours painted on this layer with soft-edged brush.
Once fully painted, layer duplicated twice.
Lowest layer (directly above drawing) blend mode set to colour.
Next layer up blend mode set to burn.
Top layer blend mode set to multiply.
Transparency of various layers tweaked to give best effect.
(Tests were done along the way when selecting colours to paint with to avoid undesirable results.)
Any other techniques, anyone? |
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