Introduction

Hi all, thanks to Caanan for inviting me here. I'm John Rauch, for those of you who don't know me. I've been working in comics since 96 as a colorist, but recently started drawing a book as well. Hopefully I can contribute something useful to the community here. I'm definitely looking forward to it. For starters, I'm posting a couple a video I recorded over the weekend and a few of my recent pieces for work. Sorry for the length on the video.



This one is from the book I'm illustrating, 'This Hollow World'.


This is of a couple custom characters from the game, 'City of Heroes' for gamer-art.com (coming soon).


This is from Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #4. Paul Gulacy provided the lines and I did the colors.

Beyond the Art...

Hey everyone. As I said before, I want to be more than just an art blog, but a place to learn each other, and grow connected. So this topic is not art related, but it tugs at the human frailty of reality, and how we are constantly reminded how much we need each other and ultimately the One can protect us.

I herd on the radio the tragedy that took place at V-tech - the shooting-death of 32 people, with the kill ultimately shoot themselves. This is now the worse mass shooting in history. People, we need God, now more than ever. Beyond what people thing or what they believe, the common cry is universal. if you are people of prayer, and yer heart goes out to the people on Virginia tech, and there families, but to filled like can't do anything, well Prayer changes things. Here's is a link to a prayer you can pray over the Families, students, and faculty that i believe will cover the situation with a supernatural peace, and ease, that no natural thing can.

The Link: http://aljennings.typepad.com/al_jennings_ii/2007/04/prayer_for_the_.html

If this does not work, here is the actual prayer:

(Bible verse ref.) 2Chr. 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. "

"Heavenly Father God, We pray for the families of those killed at Virginia Tech. Comfort and strengthen them by Your Spirit, dear God. Send laborers across their path to minister to them. We release Your healing power on those who were wounded in this shooting. We pray for all the students, faculty, and staff at Virginia Tech; that You will furnish what they need by Your anointing. And Father God, we ask that You would reveal Yourself to all who are directly effected by this tragedy and that people would turn to You, in Jesus Name, Amen."

This is reality folks. Those who know how, Lets hit heaven hard with prayer. The people need hope.

Let me know yer thoughts on this.

be blessed

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Blowtorch by Jesse "Cadre" Hansen colored by Szerian

Here is a piece of artwork done by Jesse "Cadre" Hansen that he allowed me to color. It took me about a total of 3 hours since it's been about 6 months since I have colored anything. I hope I did your work justice Cadre! Thanks for the opportunity!

Co-Author Curt Combs - Szerian

2 Covers for Kord and Harley

Hey big swingin cats!

Okay, I need to hook up my scanner still, so these are snaps from my digital camera. The first is finished, and the second I'm working on. Thanks for the gander!

Proposed Art Jam (Galactus VS. Imperiex)

I was just sitting around thinking of some cool jams to do and this one popped into my head. How about Marvel's Galactus and all his heralds (Silver Surfer, Terrax, Nova, Morg) vs. DC's Imperiex and his "probes". These are two cosmic class heavy-hitters with major back-up. I know the Surfer and pals are ultra powerful and Imperiex's "probes" aren't as strong but they'll have the numbers advantage vs. power. My idea is that the power emanating from these two attracts each other through the universal barriers and each goes to the source to check it out. When they get to the "point of origin" the both lash out with power blasts that tear open the wall separating the two universes. The two sense each other's power and wants it for their own. Galactus believes that by absorbing the power of Imperiex will finally sate his hunger and Imperiex believes that by killing Galactus, the only threat preventing him from destroying our universe, he'll be able to wipe out our universe unchecked. Let me know what you think so I can either think of something else or start to write this story. We could also do this as a bunch of splash pages instead of a story. Either way, I'm cool wit it! Let me know and let the fun begin!

Co-Author Curt Combs - Szerian

A Spider-man in need of some colors...

currently looking for a colorist that can knock this piece into next week... anyone you know?

Color Saturation & Desaturation?

One of the most common crits and critiques I get are that my colors are too saturated. If anyone has any suggestions on how to correct this problem I'd appreciate it. I have colored and then desaturated the pics but I still get the "too saturated" comments. HELP ME!?!? Thanks!

Co-Author Curt Combs - Szerian

Hey Guys

Wassup?? It's Artsta droppin' through. I'd like to say thanks to Canaan for asking me to be a part of this! Once I can I will post some new art up. Be Blessed.

~Artsta

Keepin it CLEAN.

First off, no body did anything wrong. All The art is AWESOME. This is just somthing I thought about, on account of other ages younger than most of us, may be invited to this blog, hehe. Be as creative as you want, but keep it tasteful. That's it.

•Now back to out regulary scheduled forum already in progress...

be blessed.

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AWESOME!

So sweet be asked to join in on this action!!! Not sure how this goes. I have seen a similar type of thing before, and the artist have like a week to come up with a post for an idea. And the idea changes every week.

Blah! Here's a pic :)

Hello, I greet thee fellow members of the Artist Guild.

My name is Jesse Hansen, but in the realms of comicdom... I am better known as...

Cadre of the Cadre Corner Studios.

I'm a humble "embellisher" and like to wield my brush and pens when going into battle.

How farest thee?

Cadre

Grape

thank you comrades for your gracious invitation
to contribute my daily creations,
how valiant stemmed in such a field
to partake of this ennobled artist guild
and by my leave
i give you this
my drawing i have done of late
of a lascivious, lewd, licentious "grape".

-LS

from 'Half Dead' to 'Ricochet"

Hey guys, Thanks to Caanan for the invite to participate in this community. My name is Jimmy Bott. The graphic novel I pencilled and inked "Half Dead" hit shelves recently. Written by Barb Lien-Cooper and Park Cooper and published by DBPro/Marvel.

I've just started experimenting with Adobe Illustrator to "ink" my work. Still not getting it feeling quite right. But experimenting with a new medium is a lot of fun and its easy to manipulte lineweights etc.

This is a pinup for my new creator owned project "Ricochet" written by Screen Writer Will Wilson and News Producer Jason Stevens. It's a really fun book and I'm looking forward to getting it out.

Here I Am

hey guys....

good to be on this blog!

Hopefully ill have stuff to pitch in regulary!

Thanks to big C for the invite!

Im kind of a jack of all trades but I mostly like Character design and digital colors.

here's a new hulk i been tooling with:

Need Art to Color

As an aspiring colorist, I need your art in order to work on my style and abilities. I am looking for hi-res images to color. I use PhotoShop 7 for my coloring and am still learning to use all the different functions and tools. I have colored several of our Gulid Commander Caanan White's art and am looking for new talent to color as well. If you have anything you need colored, please, email it to me at s58149@netzero.com and I will give it my best shot. Here are a few samples of my work. Please, consider me for your coloring needs. Thank you!

Co-Author Curt Combs - Szerian