Baby Invasion

[Oliver]

More 'Lil Peeps". 'nuff said. ;)

'90's Gambit and Rogue

[Oliver]

Hey, ya'lls! Haven't posted in awhile so I just went through some recent art and decided to post this '90's Jim Lee' era Gambit and Rogue that I did for fun.

I think this is my first time tackling the two together in these classic costumes, had a lot of fun with it. Hope u like;)

Rogue in the Savage Land

[jimlee]

Worked on it here and there over several days as a warmup to my real work.

The 80's ruled...

Savage Land Rogue WIP

[jimlee]

After the layout sat on my desk for a couple of days, I went back in and tightened up areas that didn't look right (it's good to have some time to gain perspective) and then I take a lead stick holder and use the side of it to lay down my black areas. To add form, shadow, indicate texture but most importantly, to create depth and a feeling of light and 3-dimensionality. I squint a lot during this process to make sure the black areas are forming the basic shapes I want to create.

After I chunk in the blacks and squint to make sure the shapes actually form different planes and essentially look well balanced and composed aesthetically, I go in with a .5mm mechanical pencil, HB lead, and start capturing and better defining shadows and add detail and rendering. I work left to right sometimes so that I don't smudge any of the final pencils.

Rogue X-Men pencil layout

[jimlee]

Here's a blast from the past. Rogue from the X-Men circa issue 269 when she's trapped in the Savage Land. A very short scene but you wouldn't believe how many fans hold it near and dear to their hearts. Here, I'm trying to apply my since evolved style and do another take on the fan favorite character.

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