Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Wildstorm swimsuit calendar art

I don't even remember this character's name and I'm too tired to look it up.  I think she was in WildCATS, but you guys don't really care about those details, do you?  All I remember is that this was for a calendar in the late '90's and even though I did a really tight color guide (shown below) and specifically asked the separator to leave the swimsuit white, he or she put a 10% black screen over it.  Why do they do stuff like that?  By the way, I only drew two flamingos.  The rest are clones.




Posted by Kevin Nowlan at 3:53 AM
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  1. NickNovember 17, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    "Why do they do stuff like that?" Because they are idiots! Well perhaps that's a bit harsh, but there is a big difference between freelancers - who get paid for the work they do - and a staffers - who pick up a cheque at the end of the month. I'm guessing that a staffer applied the screen! Cheers Nick

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  2. Kevin NowlanNovember 17, 2009 at 6:25 AM

    I guess it could be argued that he was 90% right, because he only made the suit 10% black.

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  3. PatrickWedgeNovember 17, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    But man, having the brighter white would have helped pop the figure a ton more, especially against the pink flamingos.

    >>>I think she was in WildCATS, but you guys don't really care about those details, do you?<<<

    That comment just made me laugh.

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  4. Kurt BusiekNovember 17, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    I think the goggles indicate that she's Savant.

    Not that anyone cares.

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  5. Kevin NowlanNovember 17, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Yeah, it's all coming back to me know... I was going to guess "Goggle Girl" but it just didn't sound right.

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  6. inkdestroyedmybrushNovember 17, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    why did they add the screen?

    because, once again, they hire artists who know what they're doing and then proceed to think they know better. Hire a roofer and then stand next to him and tell him how to do his job. Do you know how to roof? Then why did you hire a professional? (if you do know how to roof then this analogy isn't going to work).

    only in the arts. "I hire you because i like your work. Now do it my way."

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  7. Kevin NowlanNovember 17, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    I don't know why they added the black tint, but sometimes I think colorists forget to use white as a color. I used it like crazy back in the old newsprint days.

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