2015 wip

Here's basically a bunch of behind the scenes stuff from the last year or so. Villain designs, layouts, panels, thumbnails sketches etc. I did up a few controllers for my friends. Had to basically redraw the lower half of the cover for the Endless Incident and even then one of the figures got redrawn by the inker, but I understand the cover means a lot to the book so it's got to just be right. The release date is 24 Feb , please do publicize this wherever you can! Website - http://www.comixplay.com and facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/comixplay The price will be $6.99 ($5.99 promotion in the first week) Also had a double page spread layout that I got a little too into and ended up having the reader going top to bottom in the middle, then along the bottom towards the right, then up the right hand side, then right to left by the end. it was a little too much. Also stacked a panel on the left in the graphic novel that needed one of those 70's style arrows down so readers didn't get confused.

Toeless wip

1First Comics/Devil's Due Talent Search 2 entry by xaqBazit on DeviantArt

WIP battle splash pages

http://xaqbazit.deviantart.com/art/Endless-Incident-Battle-Splash-Pgs-2-548003964 http://xaqbazit.deviantart.com/art/Endless-Incident-Battle-Splash-Pgs-1-548003188 Above are the final drawings. Here's basically the layout "blobs" I do before putting down my final lines. Also a few comparrisons from the cover, which I haven't shown yet of some redraws - had to work on an outstretched 4 finger claw hand and on Ashini and her hand on the hip pose in the background. And here's the sketch out for the Shadowpact commission - to show about how far I go before inking when I'm my own inker. Here's the final http://xaqbazit.deviantart.com/art/Shadowpact-543604560

Odds and Ends, Red Sonja WIP

Here's my thumbs for the Red Sonja contest. Lots of diving into battle behind a shield. The one similar to the one I chose, I abandoned because I think I saw one like it in a Conan mag by Simonson or Frank Thorne. Sonja looks so much like the girl from New Teen Titans. I ended up having to add her scales, change her boots and gloves etc. I was inspired to try this full pencil shaded version after seeing the process for Jenny Frison of Revival.
Red Sonja Cover Entry by xaqBazit on deviantART and this was a design for a mural at a local gym that I was supposed to do. But I landed a big penciling gig today, so I wanted to get these odds and ends up before I got busy again. Also posted a handful of unused/wip art on the From Blood facebook group.

Robyn Hood Samples Inking WIP

Some work in progress images I don't usually remember to take as I ink. I usually work all my pages at once and use one tool/technique at a time. Here it's mostly only the brush work that's been done. Usually go fat to fine. Also just got invited to a Wizard World show and have a lot of original pages from the last few years I'm looking to sell. So I hope to see you guys at one of the shows. Been working behind the scenes this last year, doing a lot of plotting and writing. And trying to find peace in the chaos that is an artist's life. Changed day jobs and moved too. Check out my DA page for the finished versions of these pages. http://xaqbazit.deviantart.com

Outcast Angels WIP - round 2

Here's thumbnails and some of the works in progress for my most rescent illustartions for the Outcast Angels book promotions that you can read more on at outcastangels.com or on my deviantart at xaqbazit.deviantart.com