Close-up!

If you've been following Locus lately (and I'm sure you have), you know that each and every page is now available for sale. I decided to do this because I've had some private collectors approach me in the last couple of months, asking if they can buy original art from the comic. I'm working on a system where anyone can buy their favorite page or First Appearance and have artwork in their hands within a week or two. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm about a week or two away! Here's the deal:

Every page of Locus is hand-drawn on acid-free 2-ply bristol board with a brand of permanent ink I'm buying from China that's blacker than shit. I love it. Sometimes I use 11"x14"; other times I use 11"x17". It all depends on page layout, subject matter, and time at hand. I then scan the art into Photoshop and color & letter it.

Every collector who gets a page from me gets the following:

1. The original black & white artwork,

2. A full-color, full-bleed glossy 11"x17" print,

3. And some other goodies. Sometimes I include pages from my sketchbook, if I sketched out thumbnails for the page in question. For the Kiss fans, I throw in some Kiss 4K Lithographs I still have in the studio. If I'm in a goofy mood, I'll throw in something weird.

Total price: $150 plus shipping. I will be streamlining the shipping in the next month or two, too.

If that's too expensive, you can buy a print of your favorite page. This is the print mentioned in point 2 above. That will be $25 plus shipping.

I won't have this in place until next week or maybe even the week after. I will announce it here (and everywhere I can) once it's ready to go.

Until then, keep in mind that the page you see on LocusComics.com is a very low-res JPG (or PNG) that doesn't show much detail at all. The original and full-size print are much better looking. For example:

Today's Comic Page lost some detail. I've zoomed in the first two panels here:

Panel 1 in color:



and in black & white:



Panel 2 in color:



and in black & white:



I hope that shows the brushwork and coloring a little better. Any questions, suggestions or comments, feel free to comment!

Good News, Bad News, and Rock & Roll!

I have good news and bad news. Everyone wants to hear bad news first, so here you go:


I'm not taking any more commissions until after June. I'm embarrassingly behind on everyone's artwork as it is, and now I have a lot of Real-Life stuff to deal with as well. Namely, the Big Move. I'll be moving out of Arizona in a couple months, and the preparations have been murder. A 1300-mile move is difficult in the best of times, and in these Crappy Economy Times, it's even more hectic. Whee!

For everyone who is currently waiting for artwork, thanks for your patience. I'm working on your art, I swear! It's just been slow going lately.

Of course, Locus will still update M/W/F. Nothing short of my death or near-death will stop that.

And now, the Good News:

I will indeed be printing up 11"x17" posters of the cover to Locus, Issue Nine. However, these will be limited edition posters. I'm only making 50 of them, and they will be signed and numbered. Cost will be $10 each, plus $2 for shipping (in North America) or $5 anywhere else. I haven't announced this formally until now, and there's already a list of people waiting for me to print these things up. So get on the list now! They're first-come, first-served.

Send me an email (indigoshift@gmail.com) with "Locus #9 Poster" in the subject line so I can add you to the list.

I should have these printed up and ready to ship in the next couple of weeks.

Finally:

An old project that got shelved two years ago has been moved from the back burner. I met Cockpit at Wizard World LA in 2008, and we decided to work together on something cool and fun which I can't talk about just yet. The project got shelved because we all got way too busy, but we're kicking it into gear again. So stay tuned! It's an exciting project.

Locus & Spook Private Commission

Ralph V from Belgium (one of many Belgian Locus fans) asked for a private commission featuring Locus and Spook. This is what I came up with.



Nothin' fancy. Just a little attitude from our girl and her crazy uncle.

If you would like a private commission as well, drop me a line! My email is indigoshift at gmail dot com, and I've got some slots free this month.

So treat yourself or someone you love to some original artwork! Doesn't have to be Locus-related, either. I'll draw just about anything. :)

Bat Loaf!

He's the Bard out of Hell. The only D&D character to own a Flying V lute and pray to Sammy Hagar.

I didn't make him up, but I sure wish I did. No, Bat Loaf is a character I first read about over on Stupid Ranger almost a year ago, and asked Matt (who blogs there) if I could draw this awesome character.



The lady with the Lita Ford chaps is his wife, Niann; the baby is their son, Tarrasque Loaf--so named because he was conceived on the back of the Tarrasque.

Is that awesome or what? I'm going to try and find some time to do a few more Bat Loaf pieces, but I make no guarantees at present.

In any case, throw up the Horns!

RockIt Queen

Here's another commission, from Stacey during the latest Facebook Comic Con. It's her character, the RockIt Queen. It pretty much has everything I like to draw in it, and was lots of fun. Thanks, Stacey!

Commission!

It's always fun to take a break once in awhile and do some OPA*. Case in point:



The cool thing about this one is that I ended up adjusting my inking and coloring style to something a little better-looking that what I've been doing for Locus Issue Five. And that's always a good thing!

Stay tuned! I have another commission I'll be putting up in a day or two.

*OPA=Other People's Art. ;)

S/Lay W/Me

It's nice to take a break from comic-makin' and get back to RPG illustration every now and then.

My good friend, Ed Heil, pointed me to Ron Edwards' "S/Lay W/Me", which is an awesome game. He'll be selling this game at GenCon next month, so if you're going, grab a copy! It's lots of fun.

I did six pieces for this game, two of which are below. You'll have to look at the game to see the other four.

Ed did some art for the game, too. I love his style. He's like the 21st century Vaughn Bode.

Bloodrayne

This is my second-to-last commission from the Facebook Comic Con a couple of weekends ago. I was given a choice between Bloodrayne and someone I'd never heard of before, so I chose Bloodrayne. :)



Thanks to Stacey for the commission, and especially for her patience while I get over this tooth stuff.