Here's a recent 1/2 page illustration I did for Billboard magazine, concerning the decline in British music retail. Above is the final art, and below, you can check out my colour rough.
I usually hand in colour roughs to most clients, as I find that it gives a much better idea of what the final will look like than a pencil rough. Since I usually pencil in "clear line" without indicating where the tones will be placed, it can be a bit misleading -- especially since I tend to drop out most outlines in my final artwork and only use the pencil as a guide for "painting" in tone.
9 comments:
very cool
Really nice. Your rough is almost as nice as your finished piece. Are they always that tight?
Thanks, guys. Jason, yeah, my roughs are kinda tight. I get a bit of ribbing for that from some of my "looser" friends, but it just a comfortable way for me to work. I should point out, however, that my roughs are usually about 1/3 the size of the final piece, so they're pretty tiny and quick to do.
Tight is Right.. Screw those "loosey-goosey" friends of yours! hah
His Master's Voice.. Great concept, and beautifully-executed!
Beautiful piece Michael --as always!
The first thing I thought was what Jason thought.
Without seeing the final piece, I would have thought the rough was final.
I suppose, given your style, it has to be that way.
Rich: thanks, Rich. Personally, I do wish I could hand in looser roughs. When I thumbnail, I work pretty loose, but I just can't bring myself to hand in anything that isn't fairly complete.
Paul: thanks for stopping by, Paul. Hope you and your family are well.
Arkonbey: thanks for the comment. It actually looks a bit rougher in the marker rough, but its so quick to clean that up in pshop, so I do a quick pass with it before handing it in.
Nicely done.
;)
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